San Francisco Voice

Cinco de Mayo (that’s May 5th for those few of you that are shaking in your heads in confusion) is a fun holiday celebrated in Latin American style with food and festivities.  San Francisco is home to a large Hispanic population which celebrates its roots here this weekend with Cinco de Mayo events.  Here are some of your choices for getting in on the Cinco de Mayo action:
Festivals:

Cinco de Mayo Festival @ Dolores Park – Mariachi music, Aztec dance, all ages picnicking and enjoyment of the area from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cinco de Mayo Festival in Oakland – If …read more

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If you’re living in San Francisco or the surrounding area and you’re a fan of progressive metal music, you should have tickets to the first ever soon-to-be-annual Bay Area Rock Fest taking place May 4 and 5 at The Independent.
On Friday, May 4, the headlining band will be Spocks Beard, a progressive rock quartet with an impressive discography that you can check out here.  The bands that are playing before Spocks Beard on Friday are:

Enchant – These are the local guys so get there in time to support them.
Balance of Power
Mob Rules
Timeline

On Saturday, May 5, the headlining bands will be …read more

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On Earth Day, the West Coast, the East Coast and the Midwest all come together for a musical celebration and San Francisco is one third of the heart of that celebration.  The Green Apple Music and Arts Festival begins on April 20 and runs through the weekend with a diverse group of musical artists centering the stage of fun in New York, Chicago and here at home.  The goal of the festival is to raise awareness about environmental issues, but this educational event is all about having a good time.

The culminating San Francisco event is the free show on Sunday, …read more

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San Francisco is host to a number of annual festivals, including the late summer / early fall Love Fest.  This clip from Love Fest’s popping circle shows off the modern dance skills of San Francisco.

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I don’t actually know how it is possible that I managed to get this far along in my profile posts of San Francisco’s neighborhoods without getting around to mentioning The Castro.  It is the first neighborhood in San Francisco where I got out to enjoy the nightlife and it is one of my favorite neighborhoods in the city, for both day and night activity.  Although, now that I think of it, maybe it makes sense that I missed mentioning The Castro.  Although it’s an area I love, it’s not one that I get up to all that often, and so …read more

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