Wed 1/3 8:00 PM G3 Lounge [3910 Geary (@ 3rd) SF] Andre Custodio / Thomas Dimuzio will be doing the "standard" sonicisms that are all the rage with fuzzy homemakers worldwide. They think they are really serious, but are just a couple a knob twiddlers with no rhyme or reason. They're also a bit awkward socially, so don't hurt their feelings... OK? They don't need another nervous breakdown. ; ) Thursday, January 4
Thu 1/4 9:00 PMHemlock Tavern [1131 Polk Street Between Post and Sutter SF] Ettrick (brutal blackened improv) & Oaxacan (free psych) Friday, January 5
Fri 1/5 6:00 PM Revolution Cafe & Art Bar [22nd Street, between Mission and Valencia Streets, San Francisco, CA 94110] V-Neck Plays Happy Hour at Revolution Cafe!
Fri 1/5 6:00 PM Revolution Cafe [On 22nd St between Mission and Valencia] V Neck (guitar and drum duet) play the Revolution Cafe in the Mission.
Fri 1/5 8:00 PM1510 8th St Performance Space [1510 8th Street Oakland] Free-Jazz Friday's - Tribute to Ornette Coleman. A high-energy, improvisational, free-jazz tribute to the man who started it all...Mr. Ornette Coleman. Saturday, January 6
Sat 1/6 9:00 PMOrbis Nex [East Oakland http://www.vialmagazine.com/breadcrumbs.html] saturday 1/6/07 : Live Musick, Experimental Dance and Weird Puppets: Nommo Ogo, Skullcaster, Myrionymos Marionette, Pareidolia Puppet Theatre. at underground east oakland location... Sunday, January 7
Sun 1/7 7:00 PM Arc Cafe [1890 Bryant @ Mariposa, SF] Sword & Sandals (free jazz), One and Seven Death (ettrick + oaxacan), Chen Santa Maria, Foque Mopus (jyrk / olympia) & The Moms (olympia)
Sun 1/7 8:00 PMAnna's Jazz Island [2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA] Anna's Jazz Island Presents: MoFone! | Larry de la Cruz - saxophones, clarinet, flute, percussion | Jim Peterson - saxophones, bass clarinet | Jeremy Steinkoler - drums Wednesday, January 10
Thu 1/11 9:30 PMStarry Plough [3101 Shattuck Ave @ Prince Berkeley] Go - Go Fightmaster & Double Stroke will play music. Friday, January 12
Fri 1/12 9:00 PM21 Grand [416 25th St @Broadway Near 19th Street BART Oakland] Good for Cows (Devin Hoff/Ches Smith) Mary Halvorson/Jessica Pavone duo from NYC
Fri 1/12 9:00 PM21 Grand [416 25th St @Broadway Near 19th Street BART Oakland] 21 Grand Presents
On tour from the east coast, the Halvorson - Pavonne duo is an acoustic duo performing gorgeous new music for guitar and violin. Also featured on the bill are local wunderkinds Good for Cows, a duo that has reimagined drum and bass in an acoustic setting. Saturday, January 13
Sat 1/13 8:00 PMCalifornia College of the Arts [1111 8th St (@ 16th & Wisconsin) SF] 23 Years of Hernia Milk and Ergot Dreams: A Retrospective of Caroliner and its Homage to a 19th Century Singing Bull, closing reception and show. Caroliner’s first performance in a year and a half. With Lus Alibi and Georgio Marauder, Theremin Barney and Ploc Munster. Sunday, January 14
Wed 1/17 8:00 PMJupiter [2181 Shattuck Avenue (@Center St.)Berkeley, CA] Catch one Evander Music's most popular groups at Jupiter: Mo'Fone. Larry DeLa Cruz - saxophones; Jim Peterson - saxophones; Jeremy Steinkoler - drums
Wed 1/17 9:30 PM g3 lounge [3910 geary blvd. san francisco ca. 94118] EXP.FOLX presents: Aspidodelone, Antlers, Art Lessing and the Flower Vato, and The Hill People of Albion. Thursday, January 18
Thu 1/18 8:00 PMLuggage Store Gallery New Music Series [1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF] Mason Jones - solo guitar | Dubmarronics - electronics (Japan) | Flaming Horse - Alwyn Quebido - guitar, Tony Dryer - bass, Jacob Felix Heule - drums/sax Friday, January 19
Fri 1/19 8:00 PM1510 8th St Performance Space [1510 8th Street Oakland] The Free-Jazz sytlings of D'Armous Boone, a member of Steve Coleman's MBase!!! D'Armous Boone, saxophone | Howard Wiley, saxophone | Sameer Gupta, drums | David Ewell, bass | Matthew Goodheart, piano
Fri 1/19 8:00 PM Cafe Metropole [923 E 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90013] Rocco Presents: Damon Zick and Friends || Damon Zick - Saxophone | John Daversa - Trumpet | Adam Benjamin - Piano, Fender Rhodes | Kaveh Rastegar - Bass | Nate Wood - Drums
Fri 1/19 8:30 PM21 Grand [416 25th St @Broadway Near 19th Street BART Oakland] Magic Bag (Eric Bauer, Mike Guarino, Loachfillet, Jake Rodriguez, Randy Lee Sutherland) / Weasel Walter with Greenlief, Gruntfest, Raskin and Slusser / Moe! Staiano solo Wednesday, January 24
Wed 1/24 9:30 PM g3 lounge 3910 geary blvd. at geary and third st. [3910 geary blvd. san francisco ca. 94118] EXP.FOLX presents: leavenworth, tarpita fleisch, the deletist, and horseflesh at the g3 lounge. Thursday, January 25
Thu 1/25 8:00 PMLuggage Store Gallery New Music Series [1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF] 8pm Slow Children (MaryClare Brzytwa - flute, guitar, electronics; Kanoko Nishi - koto; Shayna Dunkelman - drums) 9pm DeafDog with Jaroba - dark accoustic improv of Cello, double Bass, Bass, Clarinet
Thu 1/25 9:00 PMRecombinant Media Labs [763 Brannan St btwn 6th and 7th st san francisco] ASPHODEL and RECOMBINANT MEDIA LABS present an evening with: Alvin Curran with Cenk Ergun assisted by Tana Sprague. Computer, Midi Keyboard and over 3000 sampled sounds of everything and everybody. Friday, January 26
Fri 1/26 7:00 PM Cafe Bastille [22 Belden Place (1 block below Kearny between Bush & Pine Streets) - Downtown San Francisco] Michael Gold Quartet at Cafe Bastille!
Michael Gold - Saxophone Paul Mindrup - Piano Dan Seamans - Bass Jim Zimmerman - Drums
Fri 1/26 7:00 PMThe Exploratorium [3601 Lyon St. San Francisco, CA 94123] Activating the Medium, an innovative showcase for sound art, celebrates its tenth season this year in conjunction with the Exploratorium's new Listen: Making Sense of Sound collection. Come to the Exploratorium for two nights of performances by local and international sound artists. This year, the Festival's theme centers on the shifting boundary between the natural and the artificial. Featured performers include Sweden's B.J. Nilsen, Australia's Camilla Hannan, and the Bay Area's Keith Evans. The performances are free with same-day museum admission, but reservations are recommended. For advance ticket reservations, please call (415) 561-0308.
Fri 1/26 8:00 PMThe Hillside Club [2286 Cedar Street Berkeley] New York City’s The Four Bags make their west coast debut, celebrating the release of their third recording, “Live at Barbes” for NCM East Records. The Four Bags feature a captivating blend of Trombone (Brian Drye), Accordion (Jacob Garchik), Guitar (Sean Moran) and Woodwinds (Mike McGinnis), an astonishing array of tonal colors, mind-bending improvisations, and covers ranging from Schoenberg to 30’s Brazil.
Sat 1/27 7:00 PMexploratorium [ 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123] Activating the Medium w/ Steve Roden, Olivia Block, Matt Shoemaker, and Keith Evans
Sat 1/27 8:00 PMJazzschool [2087 Addison Street Berkeley] Smith Dobson V CD Release Party @The Jazzschool! Join Smith and his crew as they celebrate the new Evander Music release, Basement Bloodlines
Sat 1/27 8:00 PMThe Red Poppy Art House [2698 Folsom St. SF] New York City’s The Four Bags make their west coast debut, celebrating the release of their third recording, “Live at Barbes” for NCM East Records. The Four Bags feature a captivating blend of Trombone (Brian Drye), Accordion (Jacob Garchik), Guitar (Sean Moran) and Woodwinds (Mike McGinnis), an astonishing array of tonal colors, mind-bending improvisations, and covers ranging from Schoenberg to 30’s Brazil.
Sat 1/27 9:00 PMDowntown Restaurant [2102 Shattuck Ave. (corner Addison) Berkeley, CA] J. Steinkoler Quartet @ Downtown Restaurant. Jim Peterson, saxophone; Michael Abraham, guitar; Sam Bevan, bass; Jeremy Steinkoler, drums Sunday, January 28
Sun 1/28 12:00 PMCCA Verbierboten Compound [15th St. & Carolina St. San Francisco, CA] Godwaffle Noise Pancakes: +DOG+, T/R, WEIRD HABIT (16 Bitch Pile-Up side project), HODAG (Ettrick side project), & LITTLE BOBBY MUDSKIPPER. Pancakes and waffles provided.
Sun 1/28 4:00 PMChez Hanny [145 Fillmore (@Waller), San Francisco 94117 ] Jules Rowell at Chez Hanny. Jules Rowell - trombone; Ian Wilson - saxophone; David Udolf - piano; Mario Suraci - bass; Rob Gibson - drums
Sun 1/28 8:00 PMRecombinant Media Labs [763 Brannan St btwn 6th and 7th st san francisco] Activating the Medium Tenth Annual Festival of Sound Art - Second Chapter HAZARD (Sweden) & JOE COLLEY (Oakland)
