Brittany Newell, San Francisco author and professional dominatrix whose new book, “Soft Core” comes out Feb. 4th, poses for a ...

Katy Perry is hitting the road for the first time since 2018, and Bay Area fans will only get one night to catch her comeback ...

Two works by Hector Berlioz get the spotlight in the orchestra’s latest program, along with music by Debussy, Richard Strauss ...

While the main, multi-day S.F. Silent Film Festival has been pushed back from the spring to at least the fall because of the ...

The Grateful Dead has been named MusiCares’ Persons of the Year, and are set to be honored with a gala and musical tribute ...

Exotic Deadly’ at San Francisco Playhouse was inspired partly by playwright Keiko Green’s experience as the granddaughter of ...

In the wake of the fires that have engulfed L.A., here’s an ode to the region that has brought me so much joy.

Jerrod Carmichael is set to perform at Cobb's Comedy Club on Feb. 3-4. Photo: Rich Polk / NBC via AP Jerrod Carmichael strives to be a “Truman Show” level of candid with his audience. The comedian, ...

When you pick up a book by Lidia Yuknavitch, whether fiction or nonfiction, here’s what you won’t find: squeaky-clean characters, milquetoast storylines, bland prose or neat-and-tidy conclusions. What ...

Bay Area author Betty Shamieh with a copy of her first novel, “Too Soon,” in her home workspace in Santa Clara. Photo: Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle If you’re at all involved in the theater scene, you may ...