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Con Funk Shun will bring funky vibes, and August Lee Stevens promises a swoon-worthy set of jazzy R&B.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980113\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980113\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/GettyImages-1003446616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/GettyImages-1003446616.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/GettyImages-1003446616-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/GettyImages-1003446616-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martha Wash performs live on stage during Rewind Scotland 2018 at Scone Palace on July 21, 2018 in Perth, Scotland. \u003ccite>(Lorne Thomson/Redferns)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandpride.org/event-details/mainstage\">Oakland Pride\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 7, 2025\u003cbr>\nDowntown Oakland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two queens of dance music are headlining the main stage of Oakland Pride this year: Martha Wash, whose powerhouse vocals propelled ’90s house anthems like “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” and CeCe Peniston, whose “Finally” continues to light up global dance floors 30 years later. Joining them on stage is Oakland rap star Kamaiyah, who should have everyone going dumb by the end of the night with songs like “Fuck It Up” and “Windows.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933120\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933120\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poolside performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://apeconcerts.com/events/poolside-250907/\">Poolside’s Daytime Disco\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 7, 2025\u003cbr>\nUnion Square, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poolside makes perfect day party music: laidback, tropical boogie you can two-step to with a drink in hand. The multifaceted, percussion-powered live band led by Jeffrey Paradise plays a free show that promises to bring sunny vibes to Union Square during San Francisco’s second summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962418\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962418\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaboozey performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.empire15.com/\">EMPIRE 15 with Shaboozey\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 13, 2025\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Civic Center, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco label EMPIRE has a knack for signing hot artists before they blow up — most recently, Shaboozey, whose “Bar Song (Tipsy)” tied for the longest-running No. 1 hit in Billboard chart history. He headlines a free show at San Francisco’s Civic Center alongside Afrobeats star Fireboy DML and singer-songwriter Red Leather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929276\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956.jpg\" alt=\"Larry June raps into the microphone on a big festival stage. He's wearing a bucket hat, designer sunglasses and a bandana and is smiling.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry June performs at 2023 Rolling Loud Los Angeles at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 4, 2023, in Inglewood, California. \u003ccite>(Photo by Timothy Norris/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sleeping-on-gems-fest-w-larry-june-thuy-more-sj-tickets-1538883765769\">Sleeping on Gems Fest\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 14, 2025\u003cbr>\nDiscovery Meadow, San José\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larry June’s ice-cold-player flow and esoteric flexes about fine foods and coastal views have made him a favorite well beyond his hometown of San Francisco. Joining him on stage at Sleeping on Gems is the silky-voiced, Bay Area-raised R&B singer Thuy, as well as Sango, DJ Lex and Lou Phelps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13919640\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13919640\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peggy Gou performs at Portola Music Festival in San Francisco on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/\">Portola\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 20–21, 2025\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Pier 80, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dance music greats including The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy will perform at San Francisco’s premiere electronic music festival, Portola, alongside newer talent like The Dare and Peggy Gou. At the industrial waterfront setting of Pier 80, this festival has a warehouse-rave feel and a huge lineup of mostly DJs and a few live acts, including Christina Aguilera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13917270\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kali Uchis performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, August 6, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sapcenter.com/events/detail/kali-uchis\">Kali Uchis\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 27, 2025\u003cbr>\nSAP Center, San José\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether dedicating soul songs to her infant son on \u003ci>Sincerely\u003c/i>, or getting a perreo party started on \u003ci>Orquídeas\u003c/i>, Kali Uchis enchants her audience with her airy voice and coquettish bilingual lyrics. The Colombian American star brings her dynamic stage show to San José, where she’ll pull from her vast, decade-long discography.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13979076\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1788px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13979076\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with blonde hair and a black leather jacket leans against a bar counter\" width=\"1788\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar.jpg 1788w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1788px) 100vw, 1788px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucinda Williams. \u003ccite>(Artist photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 3–5, 2025\u003cbr>\nGolden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This free, unpretentious festival in Golden Gate Park is a tried and true San Francisco tradition — the ideal place to pack a picnic and take the whole family. This year’s lineup features legendary singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, jazz singer Samara Joy and jam band The String Cheese Incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13905593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13905593\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Burna-Boy-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Oct.-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Burna-Boy-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Oct.-31.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Burna-Boy-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Oct.-31-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Burna-Boy-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Oct.-31-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burna Boy performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0062CAB1F02FDB\">Burna Boy\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nov. 18, 2025\u003cbr>\nOakland Arena\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresh off his new album \u003ci>No Sign of Weakness\u003c/i>, Nigerian superstar Burna Boy will touch down in Oakland during his international tour. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13979826\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13979826\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/08082025_Outsidelands_EG_037_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/08082025_Outsidelands_EG_037_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/08082025_Outsidelands_EG_037_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/08082025_Outsidelands_EG_037_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/08082025_Outsidelands_EG_037_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">LaRussell performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, August 9, 2025. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://dockofbay.com/\">Dock of the Bay Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 6, 2025\u003cbr>\nMare Island, Vallejo\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Headlining this year’s Dock of the Bay Festival is a triple bill of Vallejo greatness: E-40, Baby Bash, and LaRussell. The biggest living icon of Bay Area rap will join forces with the “Suga Suga” hitmaker and one of the brightest young talents from the region, at a festival practically down the street from where they were raised. Con Funk Shun will bring funky vibes, and August Lee Stevens promises a swoon-worthy set of jazzy R&B.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980113\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980113\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/GettyImages-1003446616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/GettyImages-1003446616.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/GettyImages-1003446616-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/GettyImages-1003446616-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martha Wash performs live on stage during Rewind Scotland 2018 at Scone Palace on July 21, 2018 in Perth, Scotland. \u003ccite>(Lorne Thomson/Redferns)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandpride.org/event-details/mainstage\">Oakland Pride\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 7, 2025\u003cbr>\nDowntown Oakland\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two queens of dance music are headlining the main stage of Oakland Pride this year: Martha Wash, whose powerhouse vocals propelled ’90s house anthems like “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” and CeCe Peniston, whose “Finally” continues to light up global dance floors 30 years later. Joining them on stage is Oakland rap star Kamaiyah, who should have everyone going dumb by the end of the night with songs like “Fuck It Up” and “Windows.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13933120\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13933120\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Poolside-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Aug.-13-2023.-004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poolside performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://apeconcerts.com/events/poolside-250907/\">Poolside’s Daytime Disco\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 7, 2025\u003cbr>\nUnion Square, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Poolside makes perfect day party music: laidback, tropical boogie you can two-step to with a drink in hand. The multifaceted, percussion-powered live band led by Jeffrey Paradise plays a free show that promises to bring sunny vibes to Union Square during San Francisco’s second summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13962418\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13962418\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/240809_OutsideLands__EG_008-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaboozey performs at Outside Lands on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.empire15.com/\">EMPIRE 15 with Shaboozey\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 13, 2025\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Civic Center, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco label EMPIRE has a knack for signing hot artists before they blow up — most recently, Shaboozey, whose “Bar Song (Tipsy)” tied for the longest-running No. 1 hit in Billboard chart history. He headlines a free show at San Francisco’s Civic Center alongside Afrobeats star Fireboy DML and singer-songwriter Red Leather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929276\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929276\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956.jpg\" alt=\"Larry June raps into the microphone on a big festival stage. He's wearing a bucket hat, designer sunglasses and a bandana and is smiling.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-1471382956-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry June performs at 2023 Rolling Loud Los Angeles at Hollywood Park Grounds on March 4, 2023, in Inglewood, California. \u003ccite>(Photo by Timothy Norris/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sleeping-on-gems-fest-w-larry-june-thuy-more-sj-tickets-1538883765769\">Sleeping on Gems Fest\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 14, 2025\u003cbr>\nDiscovery Meadow, San José\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Larry June’s ice-cold-player flow and esoteric flexes about fine foods and coastal views have made him a favorite well beyond his hometown of San Francisco. Joining him on stage at Sleeping on Gems is the silky-voiced, Bay Area-raised R&B singer Thuy, as well as Sango, DJ Lex and Lou Phelps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13919640\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13919640\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Peggy-Gou-performs-at-Portola-Music-Festival-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-Sept.-25-2022.-estefany-Gonzalez002-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peggy Gou performs at Portola Music Festival in San Francisco on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.portolamusicfestival.com/\">Portola\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 20–21, 2025\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Pier 80, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dance music greats including The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy will perform at San Francisco’s premiere electronic music festival, Portola, alongside newer talent like The Dare and Peggy Gou. At the industrial waterfront setting of Pier 80, this festival has a warehouse-rave feel and a huge lineup of mostly DJs and a few live acts, including Christina Aguilera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13917270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13917270\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/Kali-Uchis-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Saturday-August-6-2022.004-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kali Uchis performs at Outside Lands on Saturday, August 6, 2022. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sapcenter.com/events/detail/kali-uchis\">Kali Uchis\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sept. 27, 2025\u003cbr>\nSAP Center, San José\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether dedicating soul songs to her infant son on \u003ci>Sincerely\u003c/i>, or getting a perreo party started on \u003ci>Orquídeas\u003c/i>, Kali Uchis enchants her audience with her airy voice and coquettish bilingual lyrics. The Colombian American star brings her dynamic stage show to San José, where she’ll pull from her vast, decade-long discography.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13979076\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1788px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13979076\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with blonde hair and a black leather jacket leans against a bar counter\" width=\"1788\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar.jpg 1788w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/lucindawilliamsrestaurantbar-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1788px) 100vw, 1788px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucinda Williams. \u003ccite>(Artist photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/\">Hardly Strictly Bluegrass\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 3–5, 2025\u003cbr>\nGolden Gate Park, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This free, unpretentious festival in Golden Gate Park is a tried and true San Francisco tradition — the ideal place to pack a picnic and take the whole family. This year’s lineup features legendary singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, jazz singer Samara Joy and jam band The String Cheese Incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13905593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13905593\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Burna-Boy-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Oct.-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Burna-Boy-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Oct.-31.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Burna-Boy-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Oct.-31-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/11/Burna-Boy-performs-at-Outside-Lands-on-Sunday-Oct.-31-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Burna Boy performs at Outside Lands on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0062CAB1F02FDB\">Burna Boy\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nov. 18, 2025\u003cbr>\nOakland Arena\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresh off his new album \u003ci>No Sign of Weakness\u003c/i>, Nigerian superstar Burna Boy will touch down in Oakland during his international tour. Whether performing breakout hits like “Last Last” or addictive new tracks like “Bundle by Bundle,” Burna Boy promises hip-winding beats and a high-production live show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cb>Be sure to check out our full \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/fall-guide-2025\">2025 Fall Arts Guide\u003c/a> to live music, movies, art, theater, festivals and more in the Bay Area.\u003c/b>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With respect for differing tastes, I sincerely hope the final chapter of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/tag/downton-abbey\">Downton Abbey\u003c/a>\u003c/em> isn’t the movie you’re most looking forward to as the calendar flips from Summer to Serious. I feel the same way about \u003cem>Spinal Tap II: The End Continues\u003c/em> (both resurrections open Sept. 12), though I understand the need for comedy now. (Paging Jordan Peele with my pitch for \u003cem>Downton Abbey: This Old House\u003c/em>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seriously, entertainment is all well and good up to the point where escape becomes evasion. Fall — and perhaps this is a remnant of back-to-school days — is the time to challenge ourselves, to grapple with unfamiliar perspectives and foreign ideas and uncomfortable histories. Streaming (which is to say television) can make us forget that film is an especially effective medium for opening the mind. Hide the remote and pick a theater, a festival, a film and go!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980184\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1333px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980184\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/P1-%E2%80%94-Zwirchmayr-Antoinette-In-the-stranglehold-of-ivy-2024-still2.jpeg\" alt=\"small key in person's mouth, on tongue\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/P1-—-Zwirchmayr-Antoinette-In-the-stranglehold-of-ivy-2024-still2.jpeg 1333w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/P1-—-Zwirchmayr-Antoinette-In-the-stranglehold-of-ivy-2024-still2-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/P1-—-Zwirchmayr-Antoinette-In-the-stranglehold-of-ivy-2024-still2-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still from Antoinette Zwirchmayr’s ‘In the stranglehold of ivy,’ 2024, screening at Crossroads on Aug. 29, 2025. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of SF Cinematheque)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcinematheque.org/crossroads/crossroads-2025/\">Crossroads 2025\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aug. 29–31, 2025\u003cbr>\nGray Area, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where does the avant-garde survive in our TikTok-blasted, ad-infested, moving-image maelstrom? Shapeshifters Cinema (Oakland), BAMPFA (Berkeley), Artists’ Television Access (San Francisco) and San Francisco Cinematheque, whose energy is increasingly focused on its annual compendium of artist-made films and videos from around the globe. The 47 evocative works that curator Steve Polta has carefully sequenced into eight programs include Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu’s \u003cem>I Carry the Universe With Me\u003c/em> and Malena Szlam’s \u003cem>Archipelago of Earthen Bones—To Bunya\u003c/em>. Shake off the cobwebs at Crossroads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSDHjkuwaic\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The Lost Bus’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Opens Sept. 19, 2025\u003cbr>\nDebuts Oct. 3, 2025 on Apple TV+\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hyperkinetic English director Paul Greengrass (\u003cem>United 93\u003c/em>, a fistful of Jason Bourne movies) steers school bus driver Matthew McConaughey, teacher America Ferrera and 22 children through the Camp Fire that claimed 85 lives and torched Paradise in 2018. Think Henri-Georges Clouzot’s \u003cem>The Wages of Fear\u003c/em> with less testosterone and a cargo of kids instead of nitroglycerin. Climate change may have dampened our desire for real-life disaster flicks, but feats of individual heroism will always have a home on the silver/flat screen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980185\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980185\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/EleanorTheGreat_2000.jpg\" alt=\"older white woman poses with ferris wheel behind her, head at center\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/EleanorTheGreat_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/EleanorTheGreat_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/EleanorTheGreat_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/EleanorTheGreat_2000-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">June Squibb in ‘Eleanor the Great.’ \u003ccite>(Sony Pictures Classics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Eleanor the Great’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Opens Sept. 26, 2025\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scarlet Johansson makes her narrative feature directing debut with this sentimental contribution to the undervalued genre of actors directing actors in actors’ showcases. Nonagenarian June Squibb (\u003cem>Nebraska\u003c/em>) plays a Jewish widow who returns to New York from Florida after the death of her old friend and roommate, a Holocaust survivor whose story Eleanor adopts in a pinch as her own. Complications ensue but hard truths are largely avoided, leaving Squibb’s performance as the film’s raison d’être.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mvff.com/\">Mill Valley Film Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 2–12, 2025\u003cbr>\nVarious locations\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n[aside postID=arts_13980987 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/conjuring-last-rites.png']In its 48th year, Marin County’s little festival that could balances the inviting bonhomie of a small-town event with the star power of an L.A. dinner party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cinema — film as art and films with purpose — remains front and center, even as the woodsy surroundings and short-sleeve vestiges of our late-start summer engage the senses. Along with the world premieres of a few local documentaries, the lineup always includes several arthouse tempters with potential Oscar nominees. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Possible selections include \u003cem>After the Hunt\u003c/em> (Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield), \u003cem>Blue Moon\u003c/em> (Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott), \u003cem>Bugonia\u003c/em> (Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons) and \u003cem>Hamnet\u003c/em> (Paul Mescal, Jesse Buckley).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1541px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980189\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Salvation-Mountin-Leonard-Knight.jpg\" alt=\"mound covered in painted slogans and crosses\" width=\"1541\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Salvation-Mountin-Leonard-Knight.jpg 1541w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Salvation-Mountin-Leonard-Knight-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Salvation-Mountin-Leonard-Knight-768x538.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Salvation-Mountin-Leonard-Knight-1536x1076.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1541px) 100vw, 1541px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from Harrod Blank’s ‘Salvation Mountain – Leonard Knight,’ 2025, screening as part of the Drunken Film Festival Oakland. \u003ccite>(Drunken Film Festival Oakland)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.drunkenfilmfest.com/oakland\">Drunken Film Festival Oakland\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Oct. 4–10, 2025\u003cbr>\nVarious locations\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Popcorn is still the favorite movie-theater nosh (with a nostalgic nod to the Jujubes of my youth), though I get the full-service appeal of Alamo Drafthouse’s in-seat dining. But it’s hard to beat watching a movie with a cold pint. Ringleader Arlin Golden’s eighth mashup of independent shorts and welcoming pubs includes original stalwarts Stay Gold Deli (Oct. 6), Beeryland (Oct. 7) and Eli’s Mile High Club (Oct. 9). All shows are free except for the opening night kickoff at Craig Baldwin’s venerable Other Cinema at Artists’ Television Access in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeQ5zIc381I\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Mistress Dispeller’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Opens Oct. 29, 2025 at the Roxie Theater, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A graduate of Stanford’s vaunted master’s program in documentary, Elizabeth Lo scored with her debut, \u003cem>Stray\u003c/em> (2020) a street-level portrait of Istanbul dogs. Her intimate follow-up, \u003cem>Mistress Dispeller\u003c/em>, screened at dozens of festivals around the world (including SFFILM’s Doc Stories and CAAMFest) since its premiere at Venice a year ago. With astonishing access to all parties, Lo follows the professional “dispeller” whom a Chinese wife hires to subvert and end the relationship between her husband and his lover. (Divorce isn’t the best option in every culture and situation.) An excellent choice to get the conversation started on a first date, or any date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQXdM3J33No\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Opens Oct. 24, 2025\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nebraska\u003c/em>, the bleak lo-fi home recording that the Boss released between \u003cem>The River\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Born in the U.S.A.\u003c/em>, is a rarity: A hit album (it peaked at #3) that most buyers never tossed on their turntable again after the first, depressing listen. While Springsteen’s breakthrough \u003cem>Born to Run\u003c/em> was populated by aspirational alley cats and freeway rebels yearning to breathe free, \u003cem>Nebraska\u003c/em> was strewn with killer loners howling along a desolate prairie highway. Scott Cooper (\u003cem>Crazy Heart\u003c/em>, \u003cem>The Pale Blue Eye\u003c/em>) adapts Warren Zanes’ nonfiction book about the making of \u003cem>Nebraska\u003c/em> with Brooklyn-born Jeremy Allen White (\u003ci>The Bear\u003c/i>, \u003ci>Shameless\u003c/i>) playing the Bard of Asbury Park in his blue period.[aside postID=arts_13981015 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/baltimorons.png']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://sffilm.org/\">Doc Stories\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nov. 6–9, 2025\u003cbr>\nVogue Theater, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SFFILM’s annual buffet of biting reality covers a ton of ground in a compressed amount of time. The lineup, announced later in the fall, includes gutsy immersions in global trouble zones, unfettered portraits of creative giants, and pithy short works commissioned by online magazines and newspapers. Doc Stories is well-attended by local documentary makers, needless to say, along with anyone else who recognizes the urgent necessity of independent journalists at the present moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyRdazbYKgY\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Train Dreams’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Opens Nov. 7, 2025\u003cbr>\nDebuts Nov. 21, 2025 on Netflix\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella provides the source material for Clint Bentley’s episodic, gorgeous and profound saga of a working man’s life in the Pacific Northwest in the 1900s. Richly allusive, the film depicts the journey of railroad man and logger Joel Edgerton (a likely Oscar nominee, I’ll venture a guess), whose encounters with Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, Kerry Condon and various unnamed strangers illuminate, among other things, our relationship with nature, capital’s attitude toward labor and America’s obsession with progress at all costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980186\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1385px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980186\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Russell-Crowe-and-Rami-Malek-in-NUREMBERG-2025-courtesy-Sony-Pictures-Classics.jpg\" alt=\"men in uniforms face each other in tight space\" width=\"1385\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Russell-Crowe-and-Rami-Malek-in-NUREMBERG-2025-courtesy-Sony-Pictures-Classics.jpg 1385w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Russell-Crowe-and-Rami-Malek-in-NUREMBERG-2025-courtesy-Sony-Pictures-Classics-160x69.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Russell-Crowe-and-Rami-Malek-in-NUREMBERG-2025-courtesy-Sony-Pictures-Classics-768x333.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1385px) 100vw, 1385px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russell Crowe and Rami Malek in ‘Nuremberg,’ 2025. \u003ccite>(Sony Pictures Classics)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘Nuremberg’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Opens Nov. 7, 2025\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps you’ve been thinking recently about human rights abuses, concentration camps and genocide. And which “special qualities” the perpetrators possess. The U.S. Army psychiatrist assigned to the highest-ranking defendants at Nuremberg had the same question 80 years ago. Screenwriter (\u003cem>Zodiac\u003c/em>) and producer James Vanderbilt adapts Jack El-Hai’s 2013 book \u003cem>The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII\u003c/em> for his directorial debut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rami Malek faces off against Russell Crowe with Michael Shannon and Richard E. Grant providing backup. A parallel foray into the heart of darkness, \u003cem>Riefenstahl\u003c/em> (playing Sept. 14–25 at the Smith Rafael Film Center, with German director Andres Veiel on hand opening day) probes the mental and artistic machinations of ruthless ambition by mining the estate of Hitler’s favorite filmmaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13980187\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13980187\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Beau-Geste.3_2000.jpg\" alt=\"three men in military garb lean against rocks\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1554\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Beau-Geste.3_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Beau-Geste.3_2000-160x124.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Beau-Geste.3_2000-768x597.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/Beau-Geste.3_2000-1536x1193.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Herbert Brenon’s ‘Beau Geste,’ 1926. \u003ccite>(SF Silent Film Festival)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://silentfilm.org/\">San Francisco Silent Film Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nov. 12–16, 2025\u003cbr>\nOrinda Theatre\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Give thanks, East Bay, that the ongoing “improvements” to the Castro Theatre push the Silent Film Festival temporarily across the Bay Bridge. Every program is a spirit-raising marriage of pristine prints and inspired (live) musicians; don’t miss the centennial celebrations of Charlie Chaplin’s \u003cem>The Gold Rush\u003c/em> (opening night) and Buster Keaton’s \u003cem>Go West\u003c/em> (closing night). Glistening restorations of Herbert Brenon’s action frolic \u003cem>Beau Geste\u003c/em> (starring heartthrob Ronald Colman) and Joe May’s Weimar melodrama \u003cem>Asphalt\u003c/em> (featuring the luminous Else Heller) are guaranteed to quicken the heart. There’s more: Carl Theodor Dreyer’s rarely screened \u003cem>Master of the House\u003c/em> emerges from the vault on its 100th anniversary to accompany the presentation of the SFSFF Award to Thomas Christiansen of the Danish Film Institute. Just go, already!\u003c/p>\n\n",
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