in-depth and experimental coverage of the bay area’s arts and cultural scenes
By Julius Ernesto Rea, with Austin Dean Ashford
Substrate Arts co-founder Julius Rea sits down with As the 2024 Artist-in-residence at Z Space in San Francisco, the critically-acclaimed Austin Dean Ashford shares his philosophy behind his art making.
By David John Chávez, with Jeffrey Lo
Substrate Arts co-founder David John Chávez sits with Bay Area theater maker Jeffery Lo about his career and the state of local arts producing.
By Hiya Swanhuyser, with Ani & Bonnie Bonani
Substrate Arts co-founder Hiya Swanhuyser talks to Ani & Bonnie Bonani about the history behind Petaluma’s inclusive queer arts space: Slough City Studios.
By David John Chávez
Three female and queer DJs flip the script on who can lead the way in the Bay Area music scene.
DJ Lady Ryan, DJ Del and DJ DeeAndroid make the Bay Area a better, more badass place, one mix, scratch, one track at a time. Or maybe even four at a time.
By Hiya Swanhuyser
Nazi punks, fuck off! The night of a small-town rebellion.
Bad trouble came to Petaluma’s Phoenix Theater in the form of skinheads wearing military-style jackets, tall boots, and armbands with swastikas. That night, a group of teenagers banded together to resist that racist violence—culminating in an intense but nearly forgotten confrontation.
By Nicole Gluckstern
No EXIT, a post-mortem.
What will become of EXIT Theatre’s vision of an expanding Tenderloin arts district now that they’ve closed up shop at 156 Eddy Street?