On the heels of his packed Portola Music Festival performance, British DJ and producer Jamie xx announced he already has ...

The pop singer, who went viral for her 2011 breakout single “Friday,” made her Portola Music Festival debut over the weekend ...

The world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Piano Concerto, with soloist Alexandre Tharaud, fits perfectly with the other ...

John Waters’ work at Rena Bransten Gallery shows off the humor and cinematic connections in the filmmaker’s visual art.

Both classic and innovative, the film stars the voice of Lupita Nyong’o, who gives carefully nuanced life to a robot lost — ...

Pat (Maggie Li Lin Lin, in glasses) and Angie (Patra Au Ga Man, standing) are a same-sex couple who join Pat’s family for special dinners in the Hong Kong film “All Shall Be Well.” Photo: Strand ...

From the moment he heard about “The Wild Robot,” Chris Sanders knew it was a story he wanted to bring to the screen. “Everything about this seemed like the right fit,” the filmmaker told the Chronicle ...

In the beginning, and the end, there was Alice Coltrane. As a novice choreographer just starting to make a name for himself in 1982, Alonzo King set his first dance in San Francisco to music by ...

Pieter Hugo's portraits on view in "Californian WIldflowers" at Jonathan Carver Moore. Photo: Jonathan Carver Moore It feels fitting that Jonathan Carver Moore is presenting “Californian Wildflowers” ...

Rick Estrin and the Nightcats are scheduled to play Biscuits and Blues on Friday, Oct. 11. Photo: Steve Jennings / Alligator Records Long recognized as one of the most dependably pleasurable combos on ...