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Composer Meetup June ’24

Present what you’ve been working on, ask for feedback, hear what others are up to, discuss relevant new music topics, and spend time with colleagues and good company! The composer meetup is open to anyone. Bring a score or recording to share, or just be ready to chat about new music. If sharing music, you […]

G|O|D|W|A|F|F|L|E||N|O|I|S|E||P|A|N|C|A|K|E|S

Godwaffle Noise Pancakes now in it’s 24th year! Join us for noise music paired with gourmet, vegan pancakes!! Heartworm——————— Dominic Cramp————– Liver Cancer—————— Ava Koohbor——————- Bryan Day———————— Free vegan gourmet pancakes with entry fee! […]

POPCORN OBSTACLES Films by David Michalak/TRI-CORNERED TENT SHOW

ATTACK OF THE POPCORN OBSTACLES Films by David Michalak/TRI-CORNERED TENT SHOW Eye-Full Films presents Attack of the POPCORN OBSTACLES – the trouble with expectations in the Circus that surrounds performance. Films include: Popcorn Obstacles (1984) – a satire of the movie going experience with Mike & George Kuchar, Marc Austin and Billie-Marie, Portraits, Pt. 1 […]

Opening Reception: Peter Whitehead’s “Difficult Listening for Beginners”

Join us for the opening reception for Peter Whitehead’s “Difficult Listening for Beginners” the latest Window Gallery Exhibit! Peter will give a demonstration of his invented instruments. Reception with light refreshments at 6pm followed by artist talk/demo at 7pm. RSVP for this FREE event!! Artist Statement: Two of my earliest memories are of listening […]

Gachapon with dancer Christina Braun

Gachapon: A quartet featuring Nancy Beckman, Cindy Webster, Tom Bickley and Dean Santomieri; playing a variety of instruments including: shakuhachi, lyre, EWI (electronic wind instrument), bowed, amplified saw, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, taishogoto, percussion and voice. Collaborating, for this performance, with dancer Christina Braun. A Gachapon is a Japanese vending machine that dispenses small toys in capsules. […]

SFSU Composition Studio Recital

Composers from SFSU will present a variety of music, newly composed and improvised. […]

Yifan Shao: Colors of the Wind

This is the first solo concert of Yifan Shao. He will be premiering his latest work Colors of the Wind and Love Letter. Get ready to embark on a spiritual journey. Artist Bio: Yifan Shao (b.2003) is a Chinese composer, vocalist, photographer, painter, poet, and performance artist. Yifan Shao’s music is fluid, relational, and nonlinear. […]

Paul Kogut & Niko Umar Durr

NYC jazz guitarist Paul Kogut presents selections from his ongoing project of reimagining classic Grateful Dead tunes through new harmonic lenses. He will be joined by violinst & composer Niko Omar Durr performing music by Saariaho and Corigliano. For the past 25 years, Paul Kogut has been steadily building an international reputation as a […]

DIMUZIO – GREENLIEF – WOBBLY

THIS S#^T IS UGLY Thomas Dimuzio – live electronics Phillip Greenlief – tenor saxophone, Bb clarinet Wobbly – live electronics, sampling, all the other things TSIU Is a trio sound bath of fire and ice in rainbow colors – the kind of music that leaves light stains on the soles of your feet. Tt […]

Fire at the Plantation House Album Release Show

Fire at the Plantation House (FatPH) celebrates the release of their debut album “Southampton Insurrection”. An afternoon of memorable melodies and mosh-inducing riffs! Fire at the Plantation House is a one-person project based on occupied Ohlone land (otherwise known as San Francisco) FatPH lyrically wrestles with the injustices that shape our world and pushes the […]