There Will Be Blood: ‘Elektra’ Unfolds Like a Horror Movie at SF Opera It’s a horror-filled time in the nation’s movie theaters. Rather than the typical summertime superhero fare, it’s Obsession and Backrooms, horror films made by young directors who came... See more
She’s the One: Elim Chan Wins ’Em Over at Davies Symphony Hall Elim Chan could have left the building Friday night after conducting just one piece, the gorgeous concert opener “Prelude and Liebestod” from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, and earned a spot in ... See more
On May 24, 1996, Sublime played their last show at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma. No one knew it’d be their final concert. But no one knew, either, that singer Bradley Nowell would be found dead of a heroin overdose the next morning at a motel in San Fr... See more
San Francisco Symphony Appoints Elim Chan as Music Director The San Francisco Symphony has appointed Elim Chan as its new Music Director. The 39-year-old conductor born in Hong Kong has signed a six-year contract, the Symphony announced Thursday. The appo... See more
This story is part of How We Get By, a KQED series exploring how people are coping with rising costs in the Bay Area and California. Find the full series here. We understand. Concert tickets are too expensive. Why not make a summertime project of seeing f... See more
