Good music events in San Francisco?

friday, july 11
tullycraft
boyracer
aerospace
the how
frenchmen

saturday, july 12
lucksmiths
even as we speak
from bubblegum to sky
mosquitos
lil pocketknife

sunday, july 13 - including all you can eat bbq
radio department
gregory webster (sportique, razorcuts)
sprites
evening lights
origami
the crabapples

There's a club called the Milk Bar that just opened on Haight street which is a dj bar and sometimes features interesting performances from local electronic artists and some hip hop. Supposed to be great but I haven't been.

http://www.ticketweb.com

www.bottomofthehill.com

www.cafedunord.com

www.musichallsf.com

Those are most of the worthwhile sites. American Analog Set are playing their last shows on the 5th and 6th of july.

Melt-Banana, Numbers @ Slim's, SF (6/20)

the Fall @ Slim's, SF (6/21)

Metalux, Big Techno Werewolves @ ?, SF (6/21, 6/22)

Calvin Johnson and the Sons of the Soil, Rebecca Pearcy, Jay of Wolf Colonel, Adam of Yume Bitsu, Kyle of Little Wings @ Bottom of the Hill, sF (6/22)

Bangs, the Husbands, Deadly Weapons @ Bottom of the Hill, SF (6/23)

Le Tigre @ Slim's, SF (6/23, 6/24)

!!!, Outhud, the Feeling @ Bottom of the Hill, SF (6/24, 6/25)

XBXRX, Pansy Division, Chromatics @ Bottom of the Hill, SF (6/28)

the Thermals, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Sushi Robo @ Bottom of the Hill, SF (6/29)

Nautical Almanac @ the Cube, Santa Cruz (7/3)

Nautical Almanac @ Bottom of the Hill, SF (7/4)

Nautical Almanac @ Hemlock, SF (7/6)

what's the 'street press' paper to look out for in SF for the stuff I'm interested in?

also recommended for listings:
http://transbaycalendar.org/
http://sf.flavorpill.net/index.shtml

be keen to get out of geek mode after the apple developer conference...

june 27 -- evan dando (CHRIS BROKAW accompanying)
san francisco, ca, at the bottom of the hill

is he still covering "eureka"?

Northwest Passage Festival:
San Francisco: November 3 - 5
http://www.northwestpassagefestival.com/

Supersilent | "a virtuoso union of Miles Davis' 1975 Agharta-Pangaea band, zero-gravity 1970 Pink Floyd and the chilled digital foreboding of Four Tet and To Rococo Rot." - Rolling Stone

Jaga Jazzist | "Intoxicating. Blending Stereolab's mathematical crispness with the hypnotism of Tortoise and their own autumnal melodiousness" - Q

DJ Srangefruit | Longtime collaborator of Nils Petter Molvaer, coming from early Nineties Detroit and Chicago house/techno-scene, the New York disco scene of late 70's and 80's and experimental jazz.

Maja Ratkje | "Ratkje's voice is gloriously possessed by the tongues of more split personalities than there are angels on the head of a pin." - The Wire

Arve Henriksen | "This is musicmaking as natural and essential as breathing." - BBC Online

details......
http://www.northwestpassagefestival.com/whenwhere.html

M83 - sometime in September.

MORE!

THAT PLACE IS SO FANCY FEAST

JaX0n, come to Black Dice.

OPENING FOR ELECTRELANE!? MADNESS.

is that the Danielson Famile guy billed as Brother Danielson?

The Museum of Performance & Design’s (MPD) critically acclaimed exhibition Somethin’s Happening Here: Bay Area Rock ‘n’ Roll 1963-73 marks the end of its run with a very special program on August 25 that focuses on the sounds of the era it celebrates. In a treat for casual fans and aficionados alike, the Museum hosts an evening of rare audio and video recorded during the 1960s in San Francisco. Big Brother & The Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sly & The Family Stone, the Sons Of Champlin and the Beau Brummels are among the many local acts to be featured in an unprecedented evening of sound and vision.

Is the exhibition worth seeing? I won't be there on the 25th though.

weird. i wait for the bus for work every morning next door to that place and i've never even heard of it

From Chuck Prophet's newsletter:

FREE CONCERT CITY HALL JUNE 19th

Folks,

If you’re in San Francisco on June 19th (and come to think of it, even if you're not), the Mission Express will be the House Band at a big bash for the 100th anniversary of City Hall - a big outdoor show in Civic Center Plaza in front of City Hall starting at 6 PM. For the price of free, people.

I was asked to reach out into the community and put a couple of sets of music together. To tap into San Francisco music history - and I dug deep with a sharp spade, even with my hands when necessary. Some "people" were busy, but others weren't, and there will be a lot of talent on the stage. Maybe even a few ego collisions.

AND…Lavay Smith will be hosting a second jazz & blues stage featuring legends like Jules Broussard, Denise Perrier and Freddie Hughes.

We're totally chuffed (sorry, but I’m on the M1 typing this) to be backing original Flamin’ Groovie Roy Loney and original Beau Brummels vocalist Sal Valentino, along with many other well-knowns and lesser-knowns you'll be happy to hear. We’ve got the Kingston Trio with original members. Kelley Stoltz singing Bobby Freeman's "Do You Wanna Dance?" Amoray will be doing a tribute to underground disco icon Sylvester. Jorge Santana - original member and leader of Malo - will perform Mission District lowrider anthem “Sauvecito."

We’ve also got Bill Kirchen from Commander Cody with the Red Meats, Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon, Tim Bluhm from The Mother Hips, and Andy Cabic from Vetiver. I'm even starting a rumor that I'll be singing "Willie Mays Is Up At A Bat".

There will be a tribute to 415 Records with Steve Barton from Translator, Romeo Void and Mark Pistel from Consolidated. We’ll re-imagine Journey with a choir and re-imagine the Dead Kennedys with a classical string octet. And yes, Jello is singing "Let’s Lynch The Landlord." Penelope is doing the Avengers anthem "American In Me." That's a lot to melt down. I’m not too handy with the bullet points but I hope this gives you some kind of idea. Oh yeah, also on board as MC is Ben Fong-Torres.

There also promises to be a courtyard of carnival chaos with circus performers, magicians, stilters (is that a word?), marching bands, contortionists and much more. After dark, the DJ’s will take over. Expect light wand acrobats, a burlesque revue and an over the top light show. Plus all manner of cabaret weirdness.

100 Years of San Francisco music. A lot to sink your gums into. There are easily 27 different San Franciscos and they all overlap. It’s impossible to include everyone’s San Francisco but we’re gonna reach for it. Also, there are no corporate sponsors. The Hellman family and the Giants are footing the bill.
But if any of those drones from the Twitter tower can peel themselves away from their computer screens and want to wander over? Well, it’s a free country, right?

Hope to see you there.

Rock on you monsters,

I'm opening up for Canadian metal god Thor on Thursday at Thee Parkside in a shitty Manowar cover band

is that the band Mel@nie is in with you?

no idea why superfluous googleproofing

A friend of mine has started up a very informative substack showcasing San Francisco/Bay Area musicians and artists, record labels and events/releases. Lots of focus on new/underground up and coming artists but also looking back to some legends of old too. Not limited by genre or scene, though some of the early posts focus on a few labels genres, but everything is on the table if it's worth sharing. Latest post covers Oakland's Lower Grand Radio, Xyla, Lunchbox, and Santana among others.

Linky: https://whitecrate.substack.com/

While it might seem more relevant to post this in San Francisco and what to do in it, ILM would not see it, so I figured this thread should work!

And now I just realized this is an ILX thread. Jeez.

Free tix for Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew performing Remain In Light on Sat 8/17 @ 1pm:

https://www.tixr.com/groups/noisepop/events/sf-live-jerry-harrison-and-adrian-belew-remain-in-light-108161

thanks! haven't been to SF in a few years now, good excuse for a getaway

cool thanks for flagging this. wish jerry would restore the 1980 live in Rome show. 44 years ago yikes!

OOIOO
Lightning Bolt
Gumby's Junk

4/8 @ grayarea

https://tickets.grayarea.org/events/019d0284-9011-14ab-77ab-dbd88647da37

also, does anyone have 1-2 extras to Dirty 3 on Monday? 🙏🙏🙏

As a matter of fact, I know someone who needs to let go of their tickets for that. Shoot me a best email or contact and I'll pass it on to them.

As for OOIOO/Lightning Bolt I'll be seeing them both at the Open Melody festival in LA, which a friend of mine has organized. (I helped a bit -- I contributed a testimonial letter for OOIOO's performing visa!)

Anyway this weekend for me is the Third Mind tomorrow and Marissa Nadler Sunday, but I do want to also point out Lucrecia Dalt and Marielle V Jakobsons' show tomorrow too: https://www.thelab.org/projects/2025/12/8/lucrecia-dalt-marielle-jakobsons

Ned, I emailed you at your anteater addy

Got it!