On Friday, November 2nd, Strangelove honors those who have passed by celebrating Dia de los Muertos - the Day of the Dead - at The Cat Club (Folsom and 8th, San Francisco).

In the back room, DJs Tomas Diablo (Villainy - R.I.P.) and Bryan Hawk (Asylum - R.I.P.) play the best of Dark Electro, Industrial, New Wave, and Goth. In the front room, enjoy spooky sounds and surprises from New York's Saint James (Limelight - R.I.P.) and local legend Andy T. (Covered Wagon - R.I.P.)

Of course, it wouldn't be a proper Day of the Dead celebration without macabre activities!

SKULL FACE PAINTING! Make-up artists will put a ghoulish grin on your face. It's FREE for everyone, though tips are always appreciated.

ALTAR TO THE DEAD! Bring a picture of a deceased loved one or celebrity to add to our altar. Please respect the altar and do not take anything from the ofrenda - items there are for the spirits.

PINATA! How often do you get to savagely swing a big stick in a nightclub (without getting arrested)? Whoever breaks it open will win a gift certificate from Amoeba Music, a Strangelove t-shirt, AND a pair of tickets to see The Birthday Massacre with Aesthetic Perfection at Slim's on Thursday, November 15th.

RSVP on Facebook HERE!

Having already entertained multiple sold out crowds, The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive have their L@TE season in full swing!

Throughout the Fall season the BAM/PFA continues to partner with Amoeba Music and other curators to bring the public extended hours, discounted prices, and avant garde performances within the museum's expansive gallery on Friday nights!

Highlights in the coming weeks include T.I.T.S. & Eric Lyle (10/19), Peggy Honeywell & Bill Daniel (11/16), and a special E@RLY performance from former DNA drummer Ikue Mori (12/2)!

The Friday night programs typically begin at 7:30pm in Gallery B. Doors open at 5pm with DJs in the lobby or Gallery B at 6:30pm. Admission is $7; free for BAM/PFA members and Cal students, faculty, and staff. Tickets are available exclusively to members, students, faculty, and staff until one week before each event, at which time tickets go on sale to the general public. If a show is sold out, rush tickets may be available at the door beginning at 8pm.


Read the full season schedule HERE!

 

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In San Francisco, we take Halloween seriously and what better way to honor ol' Samhain than with some seriously funny theater!?

HALLOWEEN! The Ballad of Michele Myers is musical parody of America’s obsession with slasher films and answers the age-old question, what happens when you mashup your favorite slasher movies with the scariest television show of all time...The Facts of Life!

Mrs. Skerritt chaperones four school "girls" up to the lake for a fun-filled Halloween dance over at the boys’ camp. But someone also invited crazed tranny killer Michele Myers to crash the party! Watch her slash through her victims to a disco beat! Do-si-do and try to evade her bloody gaze! Rock out with your cock out and it just might get snipped! Shriek in horror at her unmasking! Freddy, Jason, and Michael scared you breathless…now it’s HER TURN!

WHEN:
OCT 19-21, FRI-SUN at 8PM
OCT 26-28, FRI-SUN at 8PM
OCT 31, WED at 8PM

WHERE:
CounterPulse 1310 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (at 9th Street in SoMa)

Get your tickets NOW...or else!

This weekend's Treasure Island Music Festival is coming up, so it's time to start planning your stage circuit now. Check out the set times by stage/day below or visit the TIMF online schedule planner to customize your festival schedule.

 

No one celebrates Halloween better than Trannyshack, San Francisco's biggest drag club night. And guess what? October 26th marks their biggest Halloween show EVARRR! 

Hosted by Peaches Christ and Heklina at the DNA Lounge, the show will feature Exhibit Q., Elijah Minnelli, Raya Light, Skid Marks, Qween, Fade Dra, Sue Casa, Dulce De Leche, The Rice Rockettes, Aurora Switchblade, and special guest Alaska Thunderfuck (all the way from Pittsburgh)! 

And believe us, this is the best costume contest in all of San Francisco. Come and meet the fierce competition!

Get your advance tickets HERE!