Bindlestiff Studio is a rare example of an ethnicity-focused community theater in the city that helps many Filipino artists express themselves. Bindlestiff, a volunteer-run performing arts center in San...

Black women’s hair carries a profound heritage extending far beyond style or appearance; it is a living archive of culture, resilience, and identity. For centuries, braids, twists and natural textures...

In March, Xpress Magazine canvassed campus with flyers on message boards inviting SF State students to join us in a fashion editorial project. In early April, 12 participants gathered on the third floor...

On the coast of Sausalito, a quarter mile from Marinship Park, is the venue for Sausalito’s historical art festival. Tucked inside a bleak ordinary office building, is Bay Area artist Raylene Gorum’s...

On the SF State campus, the beat of a drum loudly echoes out of a single building. There are guitars lined up on the wall, signs and posters of animated figures, bands and a multi-colored flashing fluorescent...

Roughly 50 miles north of San Francisco, in Sonoma County, surrounded by towering redwoods, wide-stretched wineries, and the region’s famous Russian River, SF State alum Ryan White found inspiration...

To be, or not to be — that is the question San Francisco State University’s theatre department asks as its funding dwindles. Since 2017, SF State’s School of Theatre and Dance has seen massive...

If you’ve ever been to a party in SF or Oakland, you’ve most likely heard the all-too familiar melodies of Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle” or E-40’s “Tell Me When To Go.” Both artists represent...

Bags of pigmented powder covered people, tables and the street until all the boxes of non-toxic, rainbow powder were dispersed. Then, the water guns emerged. Joyous attendees dodged streams of dyed water...

New Yorker Magazines from 1939 are stacked on the librarian conference table on the third floor of J. Paul Leonard Library. Their thick, glossy paper is in pristine condition – Melanie Smith, the first-year...

The strumming of a banjo twanged throughout The Depot on March 13th during a Punk N’ Drag night.  Big Tractor, otherwise known as Liv, performed two original songs, Down to Farm and Arizona, with...

It seemed to come out of nowhere — and then it was everywhere: six rounded points in the formation of a flower. Flyers were hung around San Francisco that read “program.soulseek. Big Bass and Hot Trax....