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Sept 16, 2008
Photos are up from Friday night's opening reception of Welcome All. Click here for viewing.
Sept 13, 2008
Thanks to everyone that came out last night to the opening reception for Welcome All, it was a great event. if you missed out make sure to come by and check out the show in person, it will be on display through October 6th. (Complete photos of the show to come)

photos by G.Ellis (right)
photos by A.M. Scott (left)

Brian Glaze
What people are saying about Welcome All:
• The Flavor Pill
• The Fanzine
• Art Log
• Mission Mission Blog
• SF Art & Design Lover
• Trifeca.org
Sept 11, 2008
FRIDAY @ N+P!!!

Opening September 12th (6-9pm) @ N+P:
~ Welcome All ~
A Photographic Exhibition of Americana and Beyond in Full & Half-Frame Fromat by
Andrew M Scott & Geoffrey Ellis
*PLUS, musical performance
by BRIAN GLAZE (Birdman Records)
* AND the SF zine release of SAD KIDS#5 (Gonerfest Edition)
(click here for details)
Sept 6, 2008
This is sort of last minute, but we're going to have an impromptu closing party TONIGHT for Cackle Cackle Rackle with a free in-store musical performance by Tara Jane Oneil & Pale Hoarse. Starts around 7PM.
Sept 6, 2008
Forgot to mention it, but a new N&P Blog went up on Fecal Face. Check it out for zine reviews and pics of the Sam McPheeters event that went down in August.
Aug 31, 2008
This is the LAST WEEK to check out TJO & Vanessa Renwick's Cackle Cackle Rackle show! The show comes down on September 4th and there's still tons of amazing work available.
Aug 27, 2008
Coming September 12th to N+P:

~ Welcome All ~
A Photographic Exhibition of Americana and Beyond in Full & Half-Frame Fromat by
Andrew M Scott & Geoffrey Ellis
(click here for details)
Aug 21, 2008
Heads up art collectors, Sara Thustra is selling off everything and donating it to the SF Coalition on Homelessness. Here's some pics of the work. Interested? Go to Soma Arts on September 11th and get in on the auction. FYI - Needles & Pens is NOT handling the sale of this work contact Soma Arts for more info.
Aug 17, 2008
Pics are up from the Cackle Cackle Rackle,

also, check out some Art Business.com shots of the show.
Aug 7, 2008
NEXT UP @ N+P
Saturday August 9th
7 to 9 PM-ish :::::
Sam McPheeters
(Born Against, Wrangler Brutes) spoken word/reading,
w/ Tara Tavi
(Amps for Christ) musical performance and video screening.
Aug 6, 2008
New N&P blog on the FecalFace.com. Take a LQQKSIE...
Aug 2, 2008
Thanks to all that came out last night for the opening of Cackle Cackle Rackle new works by Tara Jane Oneil & Vanessa Renwick. Here's a small sampling of what went down:





Full pics of the artwork and opening to come...
Aug 1, 2008
Have you heard, Tara Jane Oneil is taking over San Francisco? Come to the show tonight and see the take-over happen before your very own eyes!
July 27, 2008
~ FRIDAY AUGUST 1ST: ~
ART! MUSIC! & VIDEO PROJECTIONS!
The opening reception (6-9:30pm) for
CACKLE CACKLE RACKLE!

Tara Jane ONeil & Vanessa Renwick
present an exhibition of drawings, photos, neon, video and scratch.
**PLUS** - Live musical performance by Tara Jane Oneil accompanied by the video projections of Vanessa Renwick

INFO:
Vanessa Renwick is a Portland Oregon based filmmaker and the founder/ janitor of The Oregon Department of Kick Ass (odoka.org). Renwick’s 33 films and installations have screened internationally at sites such as The Andy Warhol Museum, MOMA/NY, The Bread and Puppet Theatre and the Kill Your Timid Notion Festival in Dundee, Scotland. She has worked and toured for many years with Bill Daniel and has also worked with Miranda July, Sleater Kinney, and William T. Vollmann. “Patriot Act", an installation concerning the USA Patriot Act and libraries, has found a resting place in the hallowed Prelinger Library in S.F.

Tara Jane ONeil has been dropping sounds and sights all over the northern hemisphere for the last 16 years. Her paintings and drawings have exhibited in NYC, Tokyo, London, Barcelona, Chicago, Portland, Toronto, and Louisville. Her art has also appeared on several record and book covers and in numerous publications, including Punk Planet, Venus, Plan B, Copper Press, Magnet, The Wire, and others. Two books of her artwork have been published: Who Takes A Feather (Map Press, Japan, 2003) and Wings. Strings. Meridians: A Blighted Bestiary (Yeti, 2007.)
As a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Tara Jane ONeil creates melodic and experimental music under her own moniker and in collaboration with other artists, bands, and filmmakers. Her musical career started at the tender age of 19, when she played bass in the influential Louisville, KY, art punk ensemble Rodan. She has since collaborated with Papa M, Ida, Mirah, Michael Hurley, Jackie-O Motherfucker, among others, and has released five solo records under her own name. She has also scored soundtracks for films, theater, and performances, including work commissioned for CalArts and the Humana Festival of New American Plays. Since 2003 she has lived in Portland, Oregon. She works from her garage studio or the back of moving vehicles.
July 29, 2008

ZAK SALLY (formerly of the band LOW and the cartoonist behind the Recidivist, Sammy the Mouse, and La Mono Books) will be playing music and signing copies of his new Fantagraphics release - Sammy the Mouse #2.
NATE DENVER (of Nate Denver's Neck, Total Shutdown, and the amazing Wait, You're Not A Centaur book/ cd) will also be joining in on the musical festivities. **It's FREE and should be rad, so don't miss out on this one. **
July 14, 2008
New N+P Blog on Fecal Face!

Make sure to check it out - and watch the bonus video clips, from last Thursday, of Erick Lyle and Bucky Sinister reading @ N+P.
July 7, 2008
EVENT @ N+P
- Next Thursday July 10th @ 7pm -
Realease Party
for Erick Lyle
of Scam Zine's
new book:
ON THE LOWER FREQUENCIES

featuring readings by Erick and his pals - Greta Snyder (mudflap zine)
and Bucky Sinister
July 7, 2008
I just stumbled across these jaded curmudgeons (don't think I ever embeded the video on the site) -

Needles and Pens from dsinker on Vimeo.
July 5, 2008
More pics of Hardland/Heartland show over at Art Business.com
July 3, 2008
Pics up from the Hardland/Heartland show! (Zines from the show will be available for purchase online in the next couple of days)
June 29, 2008
John posted some pics of the Hardland/Heartland show on Fecal Face. (...and then, um, some pics of us getting a bit wierd towards the end of the evening....)
June 24, 2008
AHOY!!
This Saturday June 28th: 6-9pm
The opening of
Hardland/Heartland: Us Doves
~ featuring new works (and zine release) by ~
Crystal Quinn, Eric Carlson
& Aaron Anderson.

For the past two years Minneapolis based artists Crystal Quinn, Eric Carlson and Aaron Anderson have been working together on drawings, paintings, installations, hand-made books and fashions under the title Hardland/Heartland. Drawing inspiration from their everyday lives the artists piece together an elaborate narrative of playful allegories, coded symbols and vivid imagery that illustrates the world as they see it around them.
(show runs through July 28th)
June 19, 2008
New N+P blog on Fecal Face. Check it out. Also, there's only one more week for the 5 Year Show - Get on it!
June 10, 2008
Full Pics up from saturday night's opening of 5 Years/50 Art Shows. There's a lot of 'em, so be patient!
June 8, 2008
Thanks to everyone that made it out our 5 Year show last night and to Pale Hoarse for the jams! Good times were had by all.



(complete photos of the show up soon!)
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In the mean time,
check out the love from the press:
• SF Bay Guardian - Pick Of The Week
• FecalFace.com's John Trippe says: "...Got a peek last night and they really have some great work"
• Boston's Meighan O'Toole also said some super nice things on her blog - My Love for You is a Stampede of Horses
• HOT + COLD - massive
June 1, 2008
!!! NEXT SATURDAY @ N+P !!!

{ 5 YEARS + 50 ART SHOWS }
JUNE 7TH, 2008 • 6-10PM
Needles +Pens' 5th Year Anniversary Art Show feauring artists from N+P's past, present, and future:
Alika Cooper, Allyson Mellberg, Amy Browne, Andrew McKinley, Andrew Schoultz, Andrew Scott, Brion Nuda Rosch, Claire Nereim, Canderson, Caroline Hwang, Chris Duncan, Chris Pew, Cynthia Connolly, Dave Schubert, David Benzler, David Franklin, Griffin McPartland, Heidi Anderson, Ivy McClelland, Jake Watling, Jay Howell, Jay Nelson, Jeffrey Brown, Jeff Canham, Jen Smith, Jenny Hart, Jeremy Fish, Jeremy Taylor, Jessica Cusik, Jovi Schnell, Julianna Bright, Julia Wertz, Kari Byron, Kevin Scott Hailey, Kyle Ranson, Lena Wolf, Maria Forde, Mark Todd, Mary Joy Scott, Matt Furie, Maxwell Loren Holyoke Hirsch, Maya Hayuk, Michael Krueger, Miriam Stahl, Monica Canilao, Nigel Peake, Nikki McClure, Oliver Halsman Rosenberg, Orion Shepherd, Paul Schiek, Paul Urich, Paul Wackers, Peter Thompson, Rachell Sumpter/Jacob Magraw, Randy Lee Sutherland, Ray Potes, Rebecca Miller, Rich Jacobs, Ryan Jacob Smith, Sarah Smith, Stefan Simikich, Tara Jane Oneil, Ginger Brooks Takahashi, Tara Lisa Foley, Tauba Auerbach, Ted Pushinsky, Veronica De Jesus, Will McCurtin, Yuri Shibuya, Zefrey Throwell ...and more, more, more! * PLUS muscial performance by Pale Hoarse.
May 20, 2008
...Wow, just stumbled upon this cool write up on KQED's Arts, Culture, & Literature Blog, "The Needles & Pens Twenty-Three Dollar Adventure." - So, rad. Thanks Suzanne Kleid of KQED!
May 11, 2008

A few pics of the OCEANS of POTIONS show up on Art Business.com
...and once again, it's time for the latest installment of the N&P blog on FecalFace.com. Dig in!
May 4, 2008
Check out the Sunday S.F. Chronicle article on John Trippe, Needles + Pens named among the "Top 5 Galleries in San Francisco!"
Plus, Matt Petty, the Chronicle's Culture Blogger, made this here video:

(...total dorks)
April 29, 2008
Been finalizing up our gallery show schedule for the rest of the year - Check out our upcoming arte shows. ...Speaking of art shows, we'll see you on friday!
April 27, 2008
This week at N+P: Wednesday is the last day for the Hope Springs Eternal show. And then:
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Friday May 2nd, (6-9pm),
OCEANS of POTIONS
"An Exhibition of Gay Feminists Working bot h Alone and Together on some Midnight Magic..."

Featuring the Works of:
Math Bass, Maya Bookbinder, Edie Fake, Kim Kelly, Sam Lopes, Dylan Mira, Leidy Churchman, Jason Fritz Michael, and Marty Winslow
April 8, 2008
The SF version of the Hope Springs Eternal show is pict-o-fied on fecalface.com. LQQK AT IT ....okay??
April 1, 2008
This Saturday, April 5th, the Hope Springs Eternal show comes home from England and will be on display in the gallery at Needles + Pens. We'll be having a reception from 6-9pm. Come on down and see the work in person it's amazing. AND the last of the catalogs from the show will also be available for sale.
Mar. 20, 2008
Oh yes, my friends, the jet lagged wierdo reports with his final installment of the N+P Euro-Blog for Fecalface.com.
Mar. 10, 2008

London's Tweakerzine.com did a lovely flash blurb on our show in London, Check it out..
Mar. 4, 2008
Needles & Pens in London! Check out the blog now up on FecalFace.com.
Mar. 2, 2008
Check out the new video interview that Dan Sinker (of Punk Planet fame) did on N+P. Thanks Dan!
Feb. 15, 2008
ATTENTION Good People of London
Needles + Pens is headed your way!!

OPENING
Thursday February 28th:
Needles & Pens' group show
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL @ 96 Gillespie, in London England. Featuring: Monica Canilao, Bill Daniel, Chris Duncan, Mat O'Brien, The Polaroid Kidd, Kyle Ranson, Andrew Scott, Sara Thustra, and Paul Urich. Click here for details. Keep an eye out for the limited edition hand-made zine that will be released in conjuction with this show! ...SEE YOU THERE? Hope so.

96 Gillespie
96 gillespie road,
London n5 1ln

tube arsenal . finsbury park
bus 19 . 4 . 106 . 236
Feb. 13, 2008
...And what would life be without a new N+P blog on FecalFace.com? This time around, Andrew blogs up the Xerox show.
Feb. 13, 2008
The great hive of the internet is buzzing about over the Xerox on the Insides of Your Eyelids show, look onward: GSD's blog over at Altamont, Roger Bridges' Strange Beautiful, Bernie McGinn's Of Skateboards + Copy Machines, Andy Jenkins' Bend Press, and Epicly Trife
Jan. 30, 2008

(click above image for info)
Opening: SATURDAY FEB 9TH (6-10pm)
MOVE 15: "There is Xerox on the Insides of Your Eyelids"
Curated by Rich Jacobs.
An art exhibition exploring the realm of 1980s Skate Zines & Xerox Art featuring the zines and art of the original makers with work from : Garry S. Davis (skate fate), Tod Swank (swank zine), Thomas Campbell (joke), Chris Johanson (karma boarder), Andy Jenkins (bend), Bernie McGinn (tiki), Kevin Wilkens (7 zine), John Dettman-Lytle (naughty nomads), Mark Waters (408), Rich Jacobs (skate-edge), Jocko Weyland (elk, revenge against boredom, author of: the answer is never), Dennis Remsing (rem zine), Dan Esabrook (contort), Tim Kerr (Big Boys), Chris Shary (burly obsession zine-uk), Ron Cameron (dope zine- a blockhead mag, and skate slate), Mofo (thrasher mag photographer ), Rodger Bridges (grim ripper, powerhouse, dancing skeleton zines)
...and more!!
Jan. 22, 2008
Oi! - New N&P Blog up on FecalFace.com for your perusal.
Jan. 9, 2008
Happy New Year! Why don't ya buy yourself a book ----->
Dec. 25, 2007
We'll be closed DEC. 25th-26th for the holidays. See ya Thursday!
Dec. 17, 2007
New N&P Blog on Fecal Face, and if you missed it, the Tim Kerr & Rich Jacobs radio interview I did is available as a podcast .
Dec. 10, 2007
Photos from the TIm Kerr + Rich Jacobs show are up and the zine from the show is now available online. >>>------>
Dec. 8, 2007
TONIGHT @ N+P, 6-9:30pm:

Tim & Rich will also be playing music (@ 8:00), followed by a full Irish-Jam session (w/Tim Kerr on accordian)
Dec. 5, 2007

(((expect music)))
Thursday 12/6
@ 4pm pst:
I'll be interviewing
Rich Jacobs
& Tim Kerr
live on
FecalFace.com
Click here
for details
Nov. 27, 2007
BTW - Holiday mayhem is in full-swing and the shop is stocked to the gills all kinds of fresh merch. Get you some! ...We're open daily 12-7pm. dig it. Guaranteed to be xmas-muzac-free. In magazine and craft gala news: Thursday Dec. 6th Needles & Pens will be tabling at the annual Ready Made Magazine Winter Ball. Stop by, have a cocktail, and score some shit... It's a good time.
Nov. 20, 2007
Heads up shoppers: N+P will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 21 and Thursday Nov. 22 for Thanksgiving. See you on Friday!
Nov. 18, 2007
View the latest N+P Blog on Fecal Face about the making of my mostly Half-Frame Calender.
Oct. 21, 2007
Pics of the Pat Graham show at N+P
are up --> HERE
Oct. 15, 2007

Gen Art Pulse did a nice little inteview and write-up for the Pat Graham show @ N+P. (Keep your pants on, I'll be posting photos of the show in the next couple of days). Also, there's a new N+P blog on fecalface.com by me, your pal, Andrew. ...Smell the magic.
Oct. 14, 2007
The interview I did with Pat Graham is now being broadcasted on Fecal Face.com. Please read it by clicking here. You're the best.
Oct. 10, 2007
Opening Friday
Oct. 12th:

Silent Pictures
by
Pat Graham

Reception 6-9pm

Click here
for details
Oct. 10, 2007
Check it yo! The online artwork has been updated:

* New Bill Daniel pics for sale online *

* New POLAROID KIDD pics for sale online *
May 29, 2007
...And on Friday:

"Ill with the thrill of the chase"
New work by
DAVID BENZLER
friday JUNE 1st @ N+P
Reception 6:29pm - 9:29pm
May 16, 2007
N&P is featured
in the Summer 2007
issue of Japan's
+81 Magazine
...Check it out
(if you're in Japan)
or click here to see the spread
May 15, 2007

Andrew has started up a new blog on Fecal Face.com that documents the glamorous life of a shopkeeper. Check it out, It's totally mind-blowing.
May 2, 2007
Photos up from the HUMAN HAIR show. Click here to view them. Art will be up for sale online soon, but feel free to email needlesandpens @hotmail.com if anything strikes your fancy before it's up.
April 27, 2007
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SATURDAY
April 28th, 2007
@ N+P

Sam McPheeters
and Neil Burke

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April 20, 2007
Last chance to get art from The Image is the Master show - it comes down on Monday. ...And don't forget about the limited edition Mat O'Brien artist t-shirts.
April 20, 2007
CHECK OUT THE UPCOMING ART SHOWS @ N+P: (and the updated Gallery page)
June 1st, 2007 - David Benzler
July 2007 - Paul Urich
August 2007 - Mike Brodie
aka "The Polaroid Kid"
September 2007 - Billy Childish
December 2007 - Tim Kerr & Rich Jacobs
March 29, 2007
Fecalface.com did a liittle photo taking at the
Image is the Master show wihich can conveniently be viewed --> here.
Thanks John!
March 28, 2007
Juxtapoz.com did a check-out on the
Image is the Master show --> peep it here.
Thanks Isaac!
March 22, 2007
Friday, March 23rd:
6-9:30 @ N+P:

IMAGE is the MASTER
new works by
MAT O'BRIEN
& NICK NUEBECK
with music by:
North Korea
* In addition to the art on the walls, there will 36 Mat O'Brien designed t-shirts for sale at the opening:

(Printed by Anthony at Ape Do Good - Go There!)
March 18, 2007
Happening @ N+P:
Monday, March 19th, 7PM
REALIZING THE IMPOSSIBLE
booklaunch/celebration with
Josh MacPhee and Erick Lyle
Co-Hosted by AK Press
March 17, 2007
!TO N I G H T!

TEXAS PUNX PIX by BILL DANIEL 6-9:30pm
...Photos of the opening to come soooon!
March 3, 2007

LAST CHANCE to get ARTWORK by NIKKI MCCLURE. Show comes down in one week! ...and there's only 4 unsold pieces left.
--->BUY ART ONLINE NOW <---
March 2, 2007
THIS MONTH @ N+P:
Saturday, March 17th:
TEXAS PUNX PIX

by BOZO TEXINO
filmer BILL DANIEL		 Friday, March 23rd:
IMAGE is the MASTER

MAT O'BRIEN &
NICK NUEBECK
Feb. 24, 2007
ON THE TOWN: Columinst and Author, Lynn Peril of the SF Chronicle calls N+P "...One stop shopping at it's best." We totatlly agree.
Feb. 12, 2007
Photos from Saturday night's NIKKI MCCLURE show are up.
Feb. 5, 2007
JOIN US!!
on Saturday
February 10th,
from 6-9pm for the
NIKKI MCCLURE
solo show @ N+P.
featuring all new work and pieces from her 2007 Calendar.
Feb. 4, 2007
Check it out, Andrew just finished up a board series for Anti Hero!

Jan. 26, 2007

Check it out, we're in Spin Magazine's Feb. 2007 issue!
Jan. 22, 2007
Photos are up from Saturday night's Sara Thustra Calendar Release Art Show
Jan. 18, 2007
S A T U R D A Y N I G H T:

January 20th 6-9pm, Sara Thustra 2007 Calendar Release/Art Show. Can't attend or out of state? No Problem, view + buy a calendar here.
Jan. 18, 2007
N+P is super stoked to be hosting a show with Olympia's Nikki McClure. Check out these photos that the busy ladies of the Indie-Craft Documentary shot at Nikki's studio as she works on the stamp-sized art for her upcomming N+P show. Be sure not to miss it - it all happens here on February 10th!
Jan. 13, 2007
LQQK new stuff fer sale >> ---------------->
Jay Howell 's latest informational pamphlet LET ME TELL YOU WHERE TO STICK IT. Oh hey, also Jay's DOGS & DOG INFORMATION ZINE is back in stock .
Dec. 16, 2006
N+P WILL be OPEN on MONDAYS for DECEMBER. So come on down!
Dec. 15, 2006
Media Blitz!
KQED did a video segment on N+P and the Monica Canilao show CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ACTION.
Dec. 12, 2006
There's more pics up from the Monica Canilao show up on ArtBusiness.com and Art Fever. And in other non N+P related news, Andrew has joined the blackhole of the blog-o-sphere. Dig it.
Dec. 5, 2006
Photos up from the Monica Canilao show
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Dec. 1, 2006
S A T U R D A Y N I G H T:
MONICA CANILAO + music by Ghost Family


Nov. 12, 2006
N+P is now selling records (remember those?).

Well more specifically SS RECORDS (and his distro stuff). SS is Scott Soriano's experimental punk (and scholarly music nerd) label based out of Sac that has brought the world amazing titles along the lines of the A FRAMES, Tête de Bébé , Cheveu, and tons other great music! I'm stoked, cuz his stuff is pretty much only available by mail order ...and now @ N+P!
Nov. 6, 2006
Photos from the Julianna Bright, Jen Smith, and Tara Jane Oneil show are up. The artwork was great and Tara Jane Oneil's music sealed the deal. -----> CLICK HERE <-----


Nov. 4, 2006
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A R T
T O N I G H T
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Julianna Bright
& Jen Smith

with music by
Tara Jane Oneil
(music starts
at 8pm)
Oct. 24, 2006
TALK, TALK, TALK

Good ole Zefrey had Chris Fitzpatrick and us (your faithful N+P proprietors) on his radio show on Saturday. Listen to it here.
Oct. 9, 2006
Pictures from the Mary Joy Scott's "A Stitchin Time" show are up! Check em out here!
**ALSO** All the artwork from the show is available for purchase online --> here (for all sorry saps who were unable to attend the opening).
Oct. 1, 2006

Needles + Pens is super excited to be hosting a solo show, this Saturday October 7th, by our old pal Mary Joy Scott (she volunteered @ N+P back in '03! ...damn time flies). Make sure to be here for the opening to revel in the visual beauty and old-timey charm of Mary Joy Scott's world of Victorian-Era female convicts. Drawings, paintings on paper, vintage handkerchiefs, and installation work - it's truly a show not to be missed.
Sept. 23, 2006
LAST CHANCE TO get artwork from the Stefan Simikich & Jay Howell show. The SHOW COMES DOWN SEPT. 30th! (....pssst! - Stefan and the Hamburger Eyes folks just had a show @ 49 Geary here in SF ...so, in other words, you're not gonna see his stuff this cheap ever again)
Sept. 13, 2006

::: Check it out! Upcoming Art Shows @ N+P :::
Oct. 7th - Mary Joy Scott
Nov. 4th Julianna Bright and Jen Smith
Dec. 2nd - Monica Canilao
Feb 10th 2007 - Nikki McClure
March 2007 - Mat O'brien and Nick Nuebeck
April 28th, 2007 - Sam McPheeters and Neil Burke
June 2007 - David Benzler
Sept. 7, 2006

Make sure to visit the SF Zine Fest this weekend (Sept 9-10) atCellspace, 2050 Bryant Street.
Aug. 23, 2006
A R T F O R S A L E

All artwork from the Stefan Simikich & Jay Howell show is now up (and on sale) for your online perusal. Buy now or cry later taters.
Aug. 21, 2006

Wow, thanks to everyone that came out to the art show on Saturday night. It was great. I threw up some quick photos of the show --> ((((CLICK HERE))). Captions and all the art work from the show to be put up for sale online sooooooon!! (...like in the next couple days, ...man).
Aug. 21, 2006
Did you see our new sign yet? Our pal Monica Canilao did an amazing job on it (stay tuned for her solo art show in December at N+P). We finally got it up this weekend. we're stoked check it out.
Aug. 9, 2006
COMING SAT. AUGUST 19th (6-9pm) TO N+P: An art show and radical joint collaboration featuring our pals STEFAN SIMIKICH and JAY HOWELL .
July. 26, 2006
Media Blitz!: According to the SFBG N+P is like totally THE BEST BASTION OF PALM-SIZE ....something or other. Thanks for the going away present, after 5 years that was my last issue at the Guardian - anyone need a freelance or PT graphic designer? Hire me. In other all-press-is-good-press news, the SFGATE culture blogger doesn't like our new spot. Yes, it's all true!
June. 28, 2006
Posted up some photos of the art show - CITATIONS & RELOCATIONS. John posted some on fecaface.com too (...and for some reason his look a lot better than the ones I took??). yepper doodle.
June. 26, 2006
Wow, the benefit art show did the trick. We made enough money to pay off the lousy fine the city stuck on us, and we had a good time to boot. What the hell else could a person ask for?? Thanks a million to everyone that came out to the grand re-opening benefit art show, donated art, bought art, played music (both at N+P and Adobe Books), and just hung out. What an amazing community we're part of. Here's a sample of some of the pics shot at the opening (full photo documentation to be posted soon!!):
June. 16, 2006
The N+P Grand Re-Opening Benefit Art Show is finalized! Don't miss it, Saturday, June 24th 6-9pm. Great art at cheap prices - proceeds go to pay off a fine the city of SF laid on N+P for art show flyering.
June. 11, 2006
We've got some pretty rad friends,
check out the benefit show Kyle Ranson put together for N+P (see you there) :

Pale Hoarse • Ghost Family • Last Legs
@ Adobe Books Thursday June 15th

Kyle sez : "We are playing a benefit for needles and pens at adobe books on thursday the fifteenth. Needles and Pens got stuck with over a thousand dollars in fines for flyering.They just moved to 16th st. so a benefit is in order to help these righteous kids. And what better place to do it then at the artists town hall - Adobe Books. Adobe is on 16th st. btwn Guerrero and Valencia." THANKS KYLE.
June. 3, 2006
WE'RE OFFICIALLY OPEN ON 16TH STREET VISIT NOW, BE HAPPY.
May. 24, 2006
Hard To Believe it, But NEEDLES + PENS LAST DAY on 14TH Street will be Sunday May 28th !!
We will be open for biz in the new space, 3253 16TH Street, starting Thursday June 1st.
P.S. - We just got a big box of ANP Quarterlys, come down to the old space (wow, this is our final weekend..?) and grab one. They're going quick.
May. 15, 2006
!! NEEDLES + PENS IS MOVING !!
After three glorious years of business on 14TH street, N+P is relocating two streets over to a larger spot at 3253 16TH Street (the former location of Otsu.

We've got a shit load of stuff to do (painting, moving, etc...), but we're shooting to be open in the new spot by June 1st. In the mean time, it's business as usual on 14th street where we'll happily continue to sell you photocopied and stitched up crap until May 28th (which will be the last day of business at 483 14th Street). We're excited, the new spot is gonna be great...
April. 20, 2006
Added some pics of Sara Thustra's solo show from last year to the features menu (look to your right -->)
April. 19, 2006
The power went out tonight. It's crazy how fast one realizes that without electricity this whole world wide web communication system we've created ceases to exist. But yet, the earth is uneffected and continues to spin regardless of high-voltage currents....I'm thinking that's probably a good thing to keep in mind. Anyway, you probably noticed the new scrolling menu off to the right, slowly but surely I'm trying to put up pictures from all of the art shows we've had since we started this N+P fiasco. Tonight,I just added Jay Nelson's Tree House and Jen Smith & Chris Duncan's show (both from last year). Hot diggity!
April. 4, 2006
Scope out the latest issue of Readymade, Breezy's has one of her home-made Strandid dresses featured. wa-hoo! She's been sewing like crazy check out all the new stuff she's been making!
Mar. 29, 2006
LIfe has been crazy busy lately (and what's up with this rain??), but I finally put up some pics from the Biophilia opening - Check 'em out here.
Mar. 16, 2006
Art Business.com posted some kind words and some photos from the Biophilia opening - check'em out here. I'll be posting pics of the show soon ...I swear it.
Mar. 9, 2006
Two events this weekend: Saturday night SFBG pick of the week the Biophilia art show and Sunday @ 3pm a New Orleans book tour & zine reading (another SFBG pick of the week) featuring the editors of Chain Breaker, Rocket Queen, I Hate This part of Texas, and more!. (if it rains were screwed ...might move the reading to 5:30 pm over at Box Dog Bikes)
Feb. 9, 2006
This weeks SF Bay Guardian has an interview with Ginger Brooks Takahashi. Read it here (scroll to the bottom).

Jan. 30, 2006
Posted some photos of the Failed Attempts at Space Travel show. It rained like hell, tons of folks showed up, and Box Dog Bikes saved the day. Also, the Municipal Zoo print by Sam McPheeters from the Space Travel show is now available for purchase online.

Jan. 27, 2006
We've done it. We are willing participants in the virtual hell-hole that is Myspace.com. If you hve also sold your soul, why not become a pal of the N+P at www.myspace.com/needlesandpens.
In other notes, we went and saw Dan Higgs play at the Hemlock on Tuesday. It was a religious experience, to say the least. The guy is a truly amazing artist and If you miss him playing here with The Golden Bears on Saturday 1/28/06 you are a fool. seriously. P.S. - If it happens to rain the muiscal portion of the show will be moved across the street to Box Dog Bikes.
Jan. 17, 2006
I couldn't be happier to announce that there has been addition to the January 28th Failed Attempts at Space Travel show. In addition to the already amazing line up of artists exhibiting work, the prolific Baltimore based artist and Lungfish vocalist Daniel Higgs has been added to the group! Higgs will be displaying artwork as well as performing music.

Saturday, January 28, 2006 6-9pm:
FAILED ATTEMPTS
AT SPACE TRAVEL
a group art + music exhibition featuring:
Cynthia Connolly
Julianna Bright
Daniel Higgs
Sam McPheeters
Chris Duncan
Ginger Brooks Takahashi

with music by:
Daniel Higgs (LUNGFISH)
The Golden Bears
(Seth + Julianna of THE QUAILS)
Jan. 3, 2006
Merry New Year to all of you enthusiasts of home-made cloth and print materials!! 2005 was a doozy of a year, and '06 will most assuredly prove to be packed with equal amounts of N+P action.

First up on the roster, JANUARY 28, 2006 6-9pm:
FAILED ATTEMPTS
AT SPACE TRAVEL
a group art exhibition featuring:
D.C. based phtographer Cynthia Connolly (Beautiful Losers), hard-core legend /album cover artist Sam McPheeters (Born Against, Wrangler Brutes), multi-talented audio and visual artist Julianna Bright (ex-QUAILS), Oakland painter and string installer Chris Duncan, the prolific Baltimore based artist and Lungfish vocalist Daniel Higgs, and last but not least, LTTR editor, and Brooklyn based artist Ginger Brooks Takahashi. In addition, Seth + Julianna (ex-QUAILS) will be playing a set of music on the back patio.
Dec. 3, 2005
Hot-diggity, the Flavor Pill did a check out on THE COPYIST CONSPIRACY show - Check it out here. Thanks Katie! (12/3/05)
Nov. 20, 2005
Posted some quick photos of THE COPYIST CONSPIRACY show. It was a great! - Tons of folks showed up and lava-lava & spoonboy played in the back yard (organization and captions for the photos coming soon).
KQED did a little write up on Greta Snider's piece for the show and the Guardian also plugged it in 8 Days a week.
Nov. 19, 2005
Needles & Pens + Hot & Cold present the final satelite show for Yerba Buena Center for the Arts fall show The Zine Unbound:

THE COPYIST CONSPIRACY:
an exhibition of zine art

Featuring the works of: Bill Brown (Dreamwhip), Janelle Hessig (Tales of Blarg), Sara Jaffe (Long Ago And Right Now), Sean Tejaratchi (Craphound), Cristy Roads (Green Zine), A.M. Scott (Sobstory?), Mike Taylor (Scenery), Icky Apparatus (Nose Dive), and Greta Snider (Mudflap ...and tons of videos)
Nov. 4, 2005
MAKE Magazine did a nice little write up on N+P. Also did you happen to see this month's 7x7 magazine?? it features an interview with Kevin Bacon!!! ...Oh, and it mentions N+P too.
The write-ups keep coming in! This week Needles + Pens pal Sara Thustra was interviewed for the Arts & Entertainment section of this weeks SFBG. Check out the story here.
Sept. 29, 2005
Check out this weeks SF Bay Guardian, there's a full page story on Bill Daniel! The ELEVATION show will be up unil October 9th. it's your last chance to score some art work by Tim Kerr & Bill Daniel.
In other zine news, your humble N+P co-operator Andrew has released a new issue of his zine Sobstory? into the world. Please purchase one. Thanks. Have a nice day.
Sept. 11, 2005
Thanks to Berin Golonu (Curator at the YBCA) for including N+P in her San Francisco Chronicle listing of her favorite local spots! If you happend to miss the story in Sunday's paper, read it here.
Thanks to BUST magazine! They included us in "Around the World in 80 Girls - San Francisco treats that can’t be beat!" article by Heidi Rhodes.