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still from ‘wampler’s ascent,’ clap your hands say yeah, still from ‘It’s up to you,’ mikeq, sindie chopper in terror-rama photo by natalie Ashodian, original promo poster from ‘texas chainsaw massacre,’ heklina photo by barry muniz, screaming females photos by christopher patrick ernst, dominique christina, nas
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saturday/18 Celebrity Twitterature What’s better than popping some popcorn, sitting back, and watching celebrity dirt and drama unfold in real time thanks to the wonders of social media? Why, having San Francisco’s fiercest drag queens narrate it for you, of course! Celebrity Twitterature is the Bay Guardian’s annual contribution to the jampacked nine-day lit lovers’ affair that is Litquake. Grab a drink and put your feet up as the year’s most scandalous tabloid trials, triumphs, and tribulations come to life — via Twitter — through hilarious reenactments by D’Arcy Drollinger, Heklina, Martha T. Lipton, and Ben McCoy. Don’t forget your phone, either; photos of this event are, of course, social media gold. And would it be meta to live-tweet all night? (Silvers)
the market for a family-friendly Screaming Females song, this is your chance.” (Silvers) 9pm, $10 Hemlock Tavern 1131 Polk, SF (415) 923-0923 www.hemlocktavern.com
monday/20 Lit Slam
Everyone’s favorite fast-paced lit event returns this month, featuring four-time national poetry slam champ Dominique Christina. Her writing celebrates the civil rights movement and her family heritage
7:15pm, free Beauty Bar 2299 Mission, SF bit.ly/ celebtwitterature
within a global perspective. She’s one of the best — not to mention the only person to hold two national titles in the field at the same time. And to liven things up, this slam is not your average poetry competition. Five members of the audience will be randomly selected to judge, and the poems they choose will be published in the annual anthology Tandem. Come out and enjoy a night with voices from all corners of the writing world, in a moving “intersection
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5:30pm-8pm, free Bender’s Bar & Grill 806 South Van Ness, SF (415) 824-1800 www.bendersbar.com
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
The Shelton Theatre
There’s no question that 1994 was a big year for music, and Nas’s landmark debut, Illmatic, tops many a critic’s list for reasons why: Emerging from the streets of Long Island City, Nas was an articulate, poetic, realist voice for the second golden age of East Coast hip-hop. The new Tribeca Film Institute-supported documentary Time Is Illmatic follows the rapper through the odds he overcame to create the record up through the impact it still has today. This special tour pairs Nas performing the album live in its entirety with a screening of the film; for would-be hip-hop historians, this is not to be missed. (Silvers)
533 Sutter, SF
8pm, $39.50-$69.50
www.thelitslam.com
Fox Theater
Screaming Females Known as one of the most reliably aggressive lady-fronted punk bands still in existence, New Jersey’s Screaming Females surprised more than a handful of people when they debuted a lighter, janglier (yet still super-heavy guitar hook-driven) sound with their recent single, “Wishing Well.” The 7-inch will be available at the Hemlock at this stop on their current national tour (one of 33 shows in 37 days), but don’t expect this to be a permanent departure. ”I vaguely recall my wonderful aunt mentioning that we finally had written a song she liked,” singer-guitarist Marissa Paternoster recently told Rolling Stone. “So if you’re in
And, yes, you might be left wondering who cut the cheese after walking into this pungent crowd. (Brucato)
of page and stage.” (Brucato) 7pm, $10
1807 Telegraph, Oakl (510) 302-2250
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www.thefoxoakland.com
Stinky Cheese Club
To cheese or not to cheese? That is never the question. Bender’s is hosting its monthly meeting of the Stinky Cheese Club once again. Pack up your smelliest mold and some crackers to smother it over for a not-so-classy wine and cheese event. Because, well, forget the wine. You’ll get a free can of PBR or well drink instead if you contribute some scrumptious delights.
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