Home ›

Marke B.

Snap Looks: Glamorama fashion director is glamorous

09.13.12 - 5:46 pm | Marke B. |
(0)

I kind of adore that Laura Schara is not just the fashion director who oversees the annual Macy's fall fashion kickoff show and fiesta, Glamorma  (a valuable fundraiser for AIDS Emergency Fund, Glide, and Project Open Hand), she's also the offical Macy's "trend correspondent," responsible for "translating emerging fashion trends for the department store." I did not know this position could exist! And while I doubt we'll be seeing much Hood by Air or RHLS appearing on the couture floor any time soon (maybe I'm wrong), I'm sure she gets to translate a lot of intriguing things.

Like Britain! And Nicole Richie! Glamorama is tonight, Fri/14, the theme is "The British Invasion." Below, Laura shared a few quick words about the theme, the designers, and the glamour that is SF.

Read more »

Call Miss Jenkins

Go into your purse, baby: This week, Alton Miller, Lost Cat, BYOQ, and Detroit deepness are worth it

09.11.12 - 7:03 pm | Marke B. |
(2)

marke@sfbg.comRead more »

You're drinking Air

BEER + WINE ISSUE: Adult beverages come full circle with new "sparkling alcohol water"

09.11.12 - 5:34 pm | Marke B. |
(0)

marke@sfbg.com

AIR Know that for this article I just spent an ungodly amount of time popping the Youtube replay button on Biggie's 1995 30-second TV spot for St. Ides malt liquor, "Big Poppa" shoutouts from passing flygirls and all. Why besides the fashion tips, you ask? Turns out St. Ides is from good ol' San Francisco, created by the McKenzie River Corporation, a somewhat overlooked party beverage marketing powerhouse that also brought us Steele Reserve, Black Star, and the one, the only Sparks, truly the hipster runoff off the '00s.Read more »

The darn thing's got wings

Nightlife: Eagle still gay, New Wave City turns 20, SF Electronic Music Fest blast through town, more

09.04.12 - 4:17 pm | Marke B. |
(0)

marke@sfbg.comRead more »

Beyond the Pink

1980s teen movie star Molly Ringwald finds new success as an acclaimed author -- but can she still put lipstick on with her cleavage? 

09.04.12 - 3:45 pm | Marke B. |
(2)

marke@sfbg.com

LIT Molly Ringwald is 44, fabulous, and living a dream life in Santa Monica with her gorgeous husband and three daughters. She's also far from shy when it comes to talking about her storied past as an 1980s movie legend, the red-headed dream girl of choice for a generation of disaffected teens.Read more »

Nite Trax: Body High are your bass mechanics

08.30.12 - 11:45 am | Marke B. |
(1)

In this week's Super Ego column, I wrote of my deep, abiding love of bass music (and revealed my secret source of UK bass knowledge). As low-low luck would have it, 222 Hyde will be woofed and tweeted this Saturday by Body High, a label out of LA whose roster is comprised of several Cali bass stars: Samo Soundboy, LOL Boys, Floyd Campbell. Plus you get DJ Dodger Stadium! (requisite half-hearted boo from Giants fans, and then indulgent smile.) Here's a few sounds you can expect to be rumbled by:

Read more »

Nite Trax: The Eagle flies again

08.29.12 - 3:45 pm | Marke B. |
(41)

I hung out yesterday evening with the new occupants of the Eagle Tavern (now known as the SF Eagle, apparently) at a celebration of the lease-signing at the Lone Star Saloon. Alex Montiel and Mike Leon seem perfect to replace the former Eagle operators Joe and John: Tough-looking and leather-bearish, a tad gruff at first but friendly once they warm to you, and a wee bit shy of the press right now.

They'll be releasing their full plans for the storied queer bar in a couple weeks, but I did manage to squeeze some juicy info out of Alex. They hope to open the bar in time for Halloween, the liquor license has indeed been secured (in fact, they have two!), and they'll be doing their best to return some of the Eagle's ambiance to the now-pretty-much-gutted space, with a few slight modifications to the bar layout for code and traffic flow reasons.   

It's certainly been a long, winding, super-convoluted road to get to this point!

Read more »

Secret Scotsman

DJ Deevice gives the summer downlow, Dub Mission turns 16. Plus: Original Plumbing, the Field, more parties.

08.29.12 - 10:16 am | Marke B. |
(0)

marke@sfbg.com

SUPER EGO So: woozy hip-hop has snuck back onto better dance floors via trap music, neon mutant Goosebumps-Beetlejuice children are ruling the queer clubs, techno keeps getting rave-wiggier, a true house revival is lighting up Oakland — and right now I'm wearing 6-inch shiny black pumps, a canary yellow pencil skirt, and a pair of sexy hornrims, because I am breaking down summer nightlife for you like the busy head of a global conglomerate, power points everywhere. Now where's my soy double mocha latte no foam with a single ice cube?Read more »

The tuning forks

Musical experiences to dine for

08.28.12 - 8:36 pm | Marke B. and Caitlin Donohue |
(0)

culture@sfbg.com Read more »

You must have a Peaches Christ mask

08.28.12 - 3:55 pm | Marke B. |
(5)

Er, if you have $200 to spare for this flawless Nikki Dyer latex piece. Clean with warm water. Do not scrub; just wipe away dirt. And maybe keep away from kids?