Tonight’s reading features Olivia Soule and Brian K. Turner, with an open mic to follow. Olivia Soule completed her M.F.A. in poetry at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2018.  She has a B.A. in English and Italian from UCLA. Her poems have appeared in the Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Pudding Magazine and Q/A Poetry,…

Jonah Raskin has invited Steve Wasserman and Garrett Caples to join him in a bookshop celebration of the centennial of Jack Kerouac’s birth, March 12, 1922. Jonah’s recent novel Beat Blues: San Francisco 1955 is an evocative take on that era and the way it felt here when the Beats were tuning into a whole…

Back at last! It’s been a few months’ hiatus, but the time has come. America’s favorite honky tonk band returns to their bookshop home for a couple sets of outlaw & classic country music. Mitch Polzak, Hank Maninger, Joe Goldmark and Kenny Owen deliver rave-up joy every time out! And tonight, Seducer emeritus Eddie Kendrick…

Christie Aida, vocals Laura Harris, piano Greg Kehret, bass Mena Ramos, bata & hi-hat with special guest, San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin ____ BYOB, a mask and $20 cash for the cover charge Can’t make it to the show? Check it out in the live stream on our YouTube channel or Facebook page. _____…

Darren Johnston’s Double Detour will be at Bird & Beckett twice in two months–tonight and April 9! Catch both dates! Darren Johnston – trumpet Ben Goldberg – clarinet Jeff Denson – bass Gerald Cleaver – drums $20 cash cover charge; BYOB; proof of vaccination, a mask. Reservations, call the shop at 415-586-3733. Can’t make it…

SORRY, THIS  MORNING’S LIVE STREAM CONVERSATION IS POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS. GET ON THE STORE’S MAILING LIST TO HEAR ABOUT FUTURE SF LIVES CONVERSATIONS AND TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN THIS PARTICULAR CONVERSATION IS RESCHEDULED. San Francisco journalist Denise Sullivan hosts a live-streamed series of monthly morning discussions with The City’s arts and cultural leaders and…

The Oaktown Strutters celebrate the golden age of American swing and song in all its elegance, sophistication and optimism. Led by Richard Chon on violin and vocals (Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks), the band features John Nichols on guitar, Bing Nathan on bass and Mark Lee on drums. Their music is by turns buoyant,…

A student combo from the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, coached by pianist Matt Clark, kicks off the evening with a set at 6pm, followed at 7pm by a student-friendly jam session. CJC Combo: Richard Benitez, trumpetWill Shannon, tromboneSean Chen, guitarJonny Kaminek, bassSheldon Alexander, drums Session Trio: Akira Tana, drums David Udolf, piano Chris Amberger,…

Each year, to welcome the new year of the Chinese zodiac, the pianist, composer and educator Betty Wong hosts a wonderful variety of musicians, including Shirley Wong with the Flowing Stream Ensemble and a handful of wonderfully talented student musicians, all drawing on a number of rich cultural traditions and always culminating in a set…

Noertker’s Moxie CD release for the Billville trilogy Annelise Zamula – saxes, flute Brett Carson – piano Jason Levis – drums Bill Noertker – bass, compositions $20 cash cover charge. Doors open 10 minutes before showtime. Reservations, call the store at 415-586-3733. Capacity is limited. BYOB, proof of vaccination and a mask. Can’t make it…