Saturday, April 25th – 7:30pm
Darren Johnston’s Cyclic Break

Darren Johnston, peace cannon Danny Lubin-Laden, trombone Liberty Ellman, electric guitar Mat Muntz, bass Tim Bulkley, drums $25 / byob. Students $10. For a reservation, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733. We’re more than pleased to present this all-star aggregation of fine musicians happy in the outer realms of jazz, brought together for the occasion by…

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Sunday, April 26th – 8pm
The Howell Boys – Richard & Elé
& their band

At left in the featured photo, that’s Richard Howell, the magnificent saxophonist known a lot now by newbies as Elé’s dad, ever since Elé became the drummer of choice for saxophonist Ravi Coltrane’s quartet. Read about Richard here: http://www.rchowellmusic.com/about.html. In the picture at right, that’s Richard peeking out from the left side and Elé towering…

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Monday, April 27th – 6pm to 9pm
Bohemia with Grub in West Portal
A Benefit Blow Out for Bird & Beckett
at Proposition Chicken, with
The Skooter Fein Trio
Hank Maninger & the Juke Box Charlies
The Kai Lyons Trio
plus poets!

Fried, Flipped or Fake, Proposition Chicken has something for everyone — and 10% of your tab goes to Bird & Beckett every Monday in April, from 9am to 9pm. It’s their Non-Profit Mondays policy, and they do it year round! They serve great food all year round as well. From ten bucks in revenue on…

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Tuesday, March 28th – 7pm
Author Event: Jeanne Carstensen
A Greek Tragedy: One Day, a Deadly Shipwreck and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis

Join PEN Award finalist Jeanne Carstensen, in conversation with Frances Dinkelspiel, for the paperback launch party for A GREEK TRAGEDY, with live rebetika music. The author:     Jeanne Carstensen, in conversation with Frances Dinkelspiel The book:       A Greek Tragedy: One Day, A Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis (Atria/One Signal,…

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Water under the bridge…

The posts that follow show you what’s come and gone. Search the videos on our youtube channel or facebook page to find evidence of what you remember, or what you missed! Then, make sure you catch the next thing that catches your fancy. The live streams are great, but live music in a room with…

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