Sat 7/12 3:00 PM San Francisco Public Library, Golden Gate Valley Branch [1801 Green St. San Francisco, CA 94123]
Melt the North Pole: a collection of electronic voices that sound as if they are all singing through the same throat. A special live sound collage performance by Wobbly (Jon Leidecker of Negativland) on a theme of Climate Crisis. This event will take place in the high ceiling reading room of a historic public library branch.  More...

Sat 7/12 7:00 PM The Lab [2948 16th St SF]
Aine Nakamura: hands on tape

Closing performance including a duo with Jacob Felix Heule  More...

Sat 7/12 7:00 PM Spruce Street Concerts [send email to harry@fullplatemedia.com]
Bassist, composer, & improvisor Lisa Mezzacappa and percussionist Jason Levis perform in a house concert in Berkeley. Their collaboration, "duo B.", will present their work "Incomplete, Open", a flexible suite of compositions inspired by the drawings of Sol LeWitt. Self-described as "a musical think-tank of grand schemes and impossible scenarios," the ensemble has spent nearly 20 years developing and refining its singular approach to improvisation and composition. Their work involves cross-disciplinary collaborations with film; partnerships with improvising instrumentalists both locally and internationally; and deep dives into the improvised-composed musical worlds of masters Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, and others.  More...

Sat 7/12 7:30 PM Audium [1616 Bush Street]
Audium VI: Rewind  More...

Sun 7/13 1:00 PM San Francisco Public Library, Main Library's Koret Auditorium (lower level) [100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102]
Eco-composer Cheryl E. Leonard on Thin Ice: From Antarctic icebergs to Europe’s largest glacier to frozen lakes in Yosemite National Park, voices of melting ice are showcased in a musical performance by Cheryl E. Leonard. Field recordings interweave with sounds played live on rocks, shells, driftwood, penguin bones, water, and kelp in compositions about our transforming polar and alpine regions. Rooted in her personal explorations and informed by scientific research, Leonard’s music shares sonic wonders and stories of change from Earth’s icy realms. Cheryl E. Leonard is a composer, performer, field recordist and instrument builder whose works investigate natural sites and ecosystems and human relationships with them. She uses microphones and amplification to explore sonic intricacies, highlighting unusual voices and soundscapes while addressing environmental issues.  More...

Sun 7/13 7:15 PM West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]
Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Vandoren Emerging Artist competition, GEORGE ROGERS (sax) with Lorin Benedict (voice)

Lisa Mezzacappa 5(ISH) - Aaron Bennett, tenor saxophone; Kyle Bruckmann, oboes/modular synth; MARK PASCUCCI-CLIFFORD, vibraphone; Brett Carson, keyboard; Lisa Mezzacappa, acoustic bass; Jordan Glenn, drums  More...

Sun 7/13 7:30 PM Little Hill Lounge [10753 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito]
Zachary James Watkins, gaseous corpsewater, and headbleedsultraviolet resonate within Little Hill Lounge on July 13, 2025 at 7:30pm - guitars, saxophones, electronics galore - come sit in the ether with us for an evening.  More...

Tue 7/15 7:00 PM Make-Out Room [3225 22nd St SF]
Jazz at the Make-Out Room (formerly the Monday Make-Out) continues! A wily evening of cutting-edge jazz, free improvisation, and creative music.
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6pm doors/7pm show

7pm Andrew Barnes Jamieson

7:45pm Infinite Monkeys
Jaroba, et al.

8:30pm Sung Kim  More...

Thu 7/17 7:00 PM Black Cat Jazz Supper Club [400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109]
Step into the heart of jazz innovation as Thomas Linger, one of today’s most electrifying pianists, makes his Black Cat Residency debut.  More...

Thu 7/17 7:30 PM Ten26 pleasant oaks dr. 94523 [1026 Pleasant Oaks Dr]
The Opening Ears Concert Series returns with Bjll Dingalls and the Lorin Benedict Tim Duff duo!
July 17th in Pleasant Hill! Food and drinks served and donations go to musicians!  More...

Fri 7/18 7:00 PM Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]
Other Dimensions in Sound Presents Red Fast Luck/Deciphering Broken Rhythms Collective  More...

Fri 7/18 7:30 PM Audium [1616 Bush Street]
Audium VI: Rewind  More...

Fri 7/18 8:00 PM Tom's Place [3111 Deakin Street Berkeley]
George Rogers (alto sax)
Lorin Benedict (voice)
Tim Duff (bass)
Evelyn Davis (piano)
Martin Kent (drums)
Company style  More...

Fri 7/18 8:30 PM Bird & Beckett Books and Records [653 Chenery St. SF]
Lisa Mezzacappa Five plays Cosmicomics  More...

Sat 7/19 12:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
G|O|D|W|A|F|F|L|E||N|O|I|S|E||P|A|N|C|A|K|E|S

Unique experimental sounds 25 yrs stronger through gourmet vegan pancake event. Please enjoy.

Jay Howard (Circuit Wound, L.A.)
Fletcher Pratt
Sharkiface
Sissisters
Tomaka Connor  More...

Sat 7/19 3:30 PM Re:Sound [Building 34 (near 1024 Nimitz Ave), Mare Island, Vallejo Coordinates: 38.098466,-122.2694642]
Solar Return (Julien Ottavi & Jenny Pickett) from Nantes, France
+ Wayne Grim & Phoebe Tooke as bLackPullet Grimoire  More...

Sat 7/19 7:00 PM Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]
BROUN FELLINIS

David Boyce-electronics and saxophones

Kevin Carnes -samples and drums

Kirk Peterson-bass  More...

Sat 7/19 7:30 PM Audium [1616 Bush Street]
Audium VI: Rewind  More...

Sun 7/20 3:00 PM Joaquin Miller Park [3220 Joaquin Miller Rd, Oakland]
Emergent Sound Practices:
Karen Stackpole
Jacob Felix Heule
Lisa Mezzacappa + Crystal Pascucci-Clifford  More...

Wed 7/23 7:00 PM Black Cat Jazz Supper Club [400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109]
Dave Scott lights up the Black Cat stage with fire-breathing horn lines, fearless improvisation, and a sound that’s as sharp as it is soulful.  More...

Thu 7/24 7:00 PM Wyldflowr Arts [809 37th St Oakland]
Rootstock @ Wyldflowr: Steve McQuarry Working as Synsor

Steve McQuarry is an avant-garde audio and visual performer-composer renowned for his
groundbreaking work in experimental music, where he performs and records under his moniker Synsor, on his independent label, Mandala Records. With a focus on electronic soundscapes and digital visuals, Steve's creations traverse the realms of ambient, drone, noise, and beats. His journey into electronic music began in high school, where an encounter with a neglected synthesizer sparked a lifelong passion. This pivotal moment led Steve to explore and innovate, becoming a pioneer in synthesis.  More...

Fri 7/25 7:00 PM Berkeley Finnish Hall [1970 Chestnut St. Berkeley]
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22nd Annual Outsound New Music Summit

Ric Louchard Group, Fumi Okiji, with Music Research Strategies, Motoko Honda
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Special Summit Packages @Indiegogo  More...

Fri 7/25 7:00 PM Medicine for Nightmares [3036 24th St SF]
Other Dimensions in Sound Presents Angel  More...

Fri 7/25 7:30 PM Dresher Ensemble Studio [2201 Poplar St Oakland]
Other Minds presents scenes in workshop from the work-in-progress, I Am He Whose Life and Soul Are Torment, by American composer Joseph Bohigian, Lebanese-Armenian vocalist Khatchadour Khatchadourian, and the music-technology group Ensemble Decipher. The free workshop performance will take place on Friday, July 25, 2025, at 7:30 pm at the Paul Dresher Ensemble Studio in Oakland, CA. The performance will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A with the ensemble, moderated by Charles Amirkhanian.  More...

Fri 7/25 7:30 PM Audium [1616 Bush Street]
Audium VI: Rewind  More...

Sat 7/26 6:00 PM Berkeley Finnish Hall [1970 Chestnut St. Berkeley]
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22nd Annual Outsound New Music Summit

Gumby's Junk, Ologist, Lunar Mistake, Tri-Cornered Tent Show, Modesty
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Sat 7/26 7:00 PM Lloyd’s Records [3824 Telegraph Ave Oakland]
3 sets and a DJ at Lloyd’s: Paul Sakai and Lulu West (NYC), Fornax Linteum, Sundawg, and DJ Elias FS  More...

Sat 7/26 7:30 PM Audium [1616 Bush Street]
Audium VI: Rewind  More...

Sat 7/26 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
An evening of cartographic improvisations using projected, manipulated, digital maps in dialogue with composed and improvised soundtracks.  More...

Sat 7/26 8:00 PM Ugra Deva Loka [1035 22nd Ave. Unit 14 Oakland, CA 94606]
SHARKIFACE: Project of experimental artist Angela Edwards from the Bay Area in California.
Bryan Day: Bryan Day is a sound artist, musical instrument inventor, and conceptual artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is known for his work with noise, electroacoustic music, and free improvisation, often utilizing salvaged electronics, repurposed materials, and constructivist sound sculptures.
JORDAN BLANKENSHIP: No frills harsh noise from Modesto. Channeling the energy of classick japan sounds
SHUTTERED: Brutal noise violence from M. Donofrio  More...

Sun 7/27 2:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
A rare concert consisting of piano trios only, by major Bay Area composers. Pianist Paul Dab, violinist Michael Long, and cellist Sung Choi!  More...

Sun 7/27 3:00 PM Oaktown Jazz Workshops [55 Washington St. Oakland, CA]
ATOM Ensemble

Drawn together by their shared interest in exploring diaspora through music, ATOM Ensemble integrates their multifaceted musical and cultural heritages to create new cultural pathways. Featuring Roopa Mahadevan (vocals), Erika Oba (piano/flute), Chris Trinidad (bass), and Kevin Amos (drums).  More...

Sun 7/27 7:00 PM The Back Room [1984 Bonita Ave Berkeley]
Charlie Hunter/Scott Amendola Duo  More...

Sun 7/27 7:00 PM Berkeley Finnish Hall [1970 Chestnut St. Berkeley]
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22nd Annual Outsound New Music Summit

Doctor Bob & the Out Patients, Ari Micich
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Sun 7/27 7:15 PM West Oakland Sound Series [2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland]
ERNST KAREL presents his multichannel, ongoing iterative work, "Atmospheric Rivers."
THE GLITCH BLOOM (Eda Er & DANNIEL RIBEIRO) operates in an indefinable musical territory where the lines between composed work, improvisation, and multimedia blur into a distinctive sonic fusion.
SADA is a vocal duo between Sarah Grace Graves and Eda Er, both singers and composers.  More...

Thu 7/31 6:00 PM San Francisco Public Library - Main [100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA]
Del Sol String Quartet: part of “Everybody’s Project”
The Jingwei Bird, with SF Poet Laureate Genny Lim  More...

Thu 7/31 7:00 PM Black Cat Jazz Supper Club [400 Eddy St San Francisco, CA 94109]
Fresh off his sold-out GENESIS Tour across Europe—with packed shows in Paris, Dublin, London, and Newcastle—JustKing brings that same transformative energy to Black Cat for a powerful three-night residency that promises both celebration and healing. These nights aren’t just concerts—they’re revivals.  More...

Thu 7/31 7:30 PM SFJAZZ Center [201 Franklin Street (at Fell) SF CA]
We Travel the Spaceways
SUN RA ARKESTRA
THU-SUN, Jul 31-Aug 3
MINER AUDITORIUM

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Sat 8/02 2:00 PM Indexical [1050 River St. #119 Santa Cruz]
A guide through the history of biofeedback art from the 1960s to the present and an overview of the main approaches to live representation of biological data  More...

Sun 8/03 2:00 PM Indexical [1050 River St #119, Santa Cruz, CA 95060]
A hands-on introduction to making music with biofeedback.  More...

Sun 8/03 3:00 PM The Tiger Garage, a private studio in south Berkeley [south Berkeley, near Ashby BART]
Pleasant Coolness in the Heat/Solace in the Midst of Woe:
Sarah Grace Graves, voice. Eric Theise, video and electronics, Nancy Beckman, Shakuhachi, Tom Bickley, recorder and electronics
Composer - performer Sarah Grace Graves joins performance cartographer and musician Eric Theise, and musicians Nancy Beckman and Tom Bickley for an afternoon of composed and improvised performance with sound and video.

Seating is limited. To reserve a spot, email Tom Bickley tbickley@gmail.com  More...

Sun 8/03 7:30 PM Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]
Doors That Only Open in Silence (open participation, non-hierarchical workshop in free improvisation)

Monthly series of improvisation research at Temescal Arts Center. Bring your instrument or come to listen. Movement and other disciplines encouraged. No advance notice needed — just show up.

Small groups will be randomly assembled from submitted names immediately before each group plays. Set up before 8:00 and be as ready to play as possible. We try to keep transition time between groups at a minimum. Over by 10pm.  More...

Wed 8/06 8:00 PM Lloyd's Records [3824 Telegraph Avenue Oakland]
CSTMR
Matias E.A. & Jordan Glenn duo
Matt Chandler + Chris Cooper + Jacob Felix Heule  More...

Thu 8/07 8:00 PM Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]
The new August Return the Gift curated series starts off with two great sound artists featuring Thomas Carnacki, and Ven Voisey.

Ven Voisey is a sculptor, composer, and designer who creates rituals, tools and circumstances as a means of exploring the relationship between internal and external space; between the spiritual and physical.

Thomas Carnacki is a multi-headed entity engaged in the creation of the subtle, the textural, the disquieting, and the unsettling. This is a whole other world where art and the afterlife briefly touch.  More...

Sat 8/09 1:00 PM Gray Area [2665 Mission St, San Francisco]
This workshop on biofeedback music offers an introduction to the theory and practice behind this innovative approach to utilizing physiological data to compose and perform music.  More...

Thu 8/14 8:00 PM Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]
The new August Return the Gift curated series at Temescal Arts Center continues with three great sound artists featuring Nathan Corder, Kevin Corcoran, and Marielle V. Jakobsons.

Nathan Corder is an Oakland-based composer of works for electronics, objects, and arrays of people. Focusing on translational procedures, transduction, and process-based composition, Corder’s music has been performed throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Kevin Corcoran is a San Francisco based percussionist focused on techniques which extend the sonic range of the drum by emphasizing texture, friction, sympathetic vibration, sustained tones, and the use of found objects.

Marielle V. Jakobsons is an award-winning composer and interdisciplinary artist known for creating immersive, transportive soundscapes. Blending lush synthesizers, expressive strings, and ethereal vocals, her music weaves together minimalistic patterns with deep, melodic emotion.  More...

Thu 8/21 8:00 PM Temescal Arts Center [511 48th Street Oakland]
The new August Return the Gift curated series at Temescal Arts Center continues with two great sound artists featuring Zachary James Watkins and Jean Carla Rodea.

Zachary James Watkins has performed in numerous festivals across the United States, Mexico and Europe and his band Black Spirituals opened for pioneering Minimal Metal band Earth during their 2015 European tour.

Jean Carla Rodea (b. Mexico City) is a research-based interdisciplinary artist and educator. Her/their work involves a variety of disciplines and mediums such as music, sound, vocal performance, poetry, performance art, photography, video, movement, and sculpture. Her artistic practice deals with spaces and instances where problematic socio-political and cultural constructs are rendered visible through multimedia installations and performances.  More...