Friday, February 7
Fri 2/07 7:00 PM Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]
Other Dimensions in Sound with Maya(solo harp) and duoB(Lisa Mezzacappa-bass Jason Levis-drums)
Fri 2/07 7:30 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
Mayuko Hino + Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela + Rubber (() Cement
Fri 2/07 8:30 PM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
Vernaculars Plays Wong Works
Bay Area quartet Vernaculars explores the intersection between jazz, improvised music, and Filipino tradition. This special performance centers on Wong Works – a lengthy exploration of the music of Asian Improv aRts cofounder Francis Wong.
Saturday, February 8
Sat 2/08 2:00 PM San Francisco Public Library, Golden Gate Valley Branch [1801 Green St. San Francisco, CA 94123]
A Sun Ra Celebration with musician David Boyce, featuring 1 hour lecture, 1 hour documentary “Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise” (1980), a display of Sun Ra library materials to borrow (books, CDs & LPs), and a limited edition original Sun Ra poster, handmade by library artist staff.
Sat 2/08 2:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
The San Francisco Chapter of NACUSA returns to San Francisco’s Center for New Music for an afternoon concert of chamber music written by members of NACUSAsf.
The program will feature new works by Monica Chew, Dinah Bianchi, James W. Cook, Mary Fineman, Sheli Nan, John Bilotta, Ludmila Yurina, and Amy Stephens.
Performing guest artists include pianist Frank Johnson, guitarist Jeff O’Sammon, and baritone Steve Zimmerman, in addition to works performed by the composers.
Sat 2/08 3:30 PM RE:SOUND [Building 34, Nimitz Avenue, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA]
RE:SOUND enters its 10th year of programming on Mare Island in Vallejo, CA featuring sets by
Mayuko Hino making a rare visit from Japan, and Bay Area (noise)maker Ava Koohbor.
Saturday February 8th at Building 34 in the Mare Island Historic Core. Doors 3:30 pm sound at 4 pm.
Sat 2/08 8:00 PM Indexical [Tannery Arts Center 1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]
Gneiss + Jeff Kolar
Sat 2/08 8:30 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
Shane Parish + Katsy Pline
Sunday, February 9
Sun 2/09 5:00 PM Spruce Street Concerts [send email to [email protected]]
Improvisers Fred Frith (guitar, etc.) and Theresa Wong (voice, cello) perform a house concert of free improvisation in the Berkeley Hills. There will be two sets: the first set at 3pm, and the second at 5pm.
Sun 2/09 8:00 PM Beauty Supply Arts [Email [email protected]]
Three very different bands presenting their music with enough star power that the fox network is feeling very concerned that the Super Bowl ratings will suffer meaningfully.
Thursday, February 13
Thu 2/13 7:30 PM Audium [1616 Bush St. SF]
Audium: New Voices IV featuring Briana Marela, Phillip Laurent, and Shanti Lalita
Thu 2/13 8:00 PM Gray Area Art And Technology [2665 Mission St. SF]
Recombinant Media Labs and Gray Area present
THIRST with Franck Vigroux & Werktank
Thu 2/13 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF]
Elliott Levin Ensemble
Elliott Levin is a Philly legend, poet, master of tenor sax and flute. An ESP-Disk & Ayler Records recording artist, he’s played with Cecil Taylor, Odean Pope, the Sun Ra Arkestra and tonight will be joined by the Arkestra’s own Kash Killio with Tom Rollison on guitar and the incomparable Jordan Glenn on drums.
Friday, February 14
Fri 2/14 7:00 PM Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]
electro-acoustic trio with Jean Carla Rodea & Marcus Stephens, & Raffi Garabedian.
Fri 2/14 7:30 PM Audium [1616 Bush St. SF]
Audium: New Voices IV featuring Briana Marela, Phillip Laurent, and Shanti Lalita
Fri 2/14 8:00 PM Tom’s Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]
Ron Heglin/Suki O’Kane/Tom Djll trio
John Bischoff, solo electronics
