Last weekend’s CubaCaribe Festival at Dance Mission Theater was a feast for the senses: Voluminous skirts swished to the beat of Afro-Caribbean music, drums thumped and dance shoes clacked. The festival, which began April 12,...
The free chocolate was just a bonus. The main attraction in front of Dandelion Chocolates on the sunny afternoon of March 10 was the live music that beckoned people to stop, lean and listen awhile....
This beautiful short documentary about Marcos “El Soñador” Alvarez, a blind street musician who plays at the 24th and Mission BART station, is well worth watching. The project was shot in 16mm and Super 8 film,...
Join us at El Rio on Sunday, Feb. 24, for a Salsa Sunday to benefit Mission Local. Every second and fourth Sunday afternoon El Rio hosts the best salsa, merengue and cumbia bands from around...
Jared Marchildon worked as a buyer at Libros Latinos, a leading Spanish-language bookseller in the Mission. As part of his job, he traveled throughout Latin America to find books that he felt mattered. When not reading or...
Different Fur Studios is a hidden Mission District gem. Tucked away on a side street off Valencia, it has birthed some amazing recordings since its founding in 1968. Among the artists who have worked there...
The first time I sauntered into Public Works, it was December 2010 and I thought I knew exactly what to expect. It was a pulsating, cathedral-like space with spiraling staircases and a towering ceiling, the...
Mission resident Nate Allbee is a legislative aide to District 9 Supervisor David Campos. He was hired in August after working as Campos’ campaign communications manager, and is focusing on LGBT issues, nightlife and communications,...
