Burning Man News

Ash Ruiz , a former member of Latin boy band Menudo , has launched his solo "electroganic" pop music career with Burn , a song that addresses the 2012 Burning Man ticket situation .

WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday. WHERE: Main Street, Historic Colfax . COST: $12 in "street wear" or $10 in "Costume" or "Burner Wear." Kids 11 and younger free with paid adult.

At Burning Man 2012, The Temple of Juno will be constructed to serve as the "spiritual refuge where thousands gather to reflect and to mourn their loss." Longtime Temple builder, artist David Best , will once again create the "emotional centerpiece" of Burning Man.

There's been an interesting little slow-motion dustup between the makers of Krug Champagne and the organizers and stewards of Burning Man over an event that happened last year at the annual festival of radical fun in the Nevada desert.

Writing about Flipside is peculiar. If you're already tied into the Flipside/Burning Man culture, you don't need to hear about it - how it's held on the 24th-28 of this month at the Apache Pass River Theatre and all present are participants and there's no trash cans anywhere - and if you haven't heard about it yet or are curious, you won't get to ... (more)

By now Island rental agents have put down their phones, turned their computers to the wall, and have booked up every last available house for the 4th of July weekend, and, in fact, the whole week itself.

The memorial last night for Kev Sweetwater was a subdued affair, except for the Temple burning to the ground, leaving only memories and ashes on the desert floor.

Julian Cash's The People of Burning Man is a beautifully produced photo-portrait book shot over many consecutive years at Burning Man, the giant, weird, delightful art and culture festival that takes place every summer in Nevada's Black Rock desert.

I try to get there when I'm jamming with my band -- but I didn't realize until I wrote The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu how much this longing relates to West African spirituality, and the Voodoo concept of possession.

The Los Angeles-based company j2f productions will present two films at the Renton Civic Theatre on Saturday, May 12.

Today, I went over to an industrial part of Magnolia Street in West Oakland, not far from West Grand, to visit FuseBOX - the Korean fusion restaurant Ellen Sebastian Chang and her partner, chef Sunhui Chang, just opened.

Burning Man is a massive event held around every Labor Day in the Black Rock desert in northwestern Nevada.

Bearded muscle bears cavort in pink tutus. Mustached twinks wrestle while coated in lube.

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A Yesterday at Occuplaya, surrounded by avatars sitting around a campfire on the dry caked mud of the Second Life A virtual playa, the legendary M2 Danger Ranger A told tales of the great ships that once plied the Black Rock playa and memorable Burning Man happenings from days long past.A Sitting around that campfire among veterans both of Nevada's ... (more)

A Occuplaya opened at noon PT/SLT today in Second Life A with a concert by Mankind Tracer who as always gave an amazing performance that was a mix of original songs and classic favorites.A The event will last through midnight Sunday and features live music, DJ's, Lamplighter processions each evening and creative builds.

Five minutes before the show's start, there were 17 people in the audience - and they all seemed to know each other.