653 Chenery Street
in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood

1-415-586-3733
[email protected]

Open to walk-in trade and browsing
Tuesday to Sunday
noon to six

 

Live Streams every weekend!

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But nothing beats being in the room with the music & the musicians!

Sunday, November 21 – 5pm
Amy Kessler & Joshua Raoul Brody
Reeling – Movie Tunes for a Winter Day

An evening of songs from and about movies, sampling silent films, cult classics, Japanese anime, and flicks that don’t yet exist (but should).

Oakland-based contralto Amy Kessler has performed in opera, jazz, experimental theater, radio, symphonies, churches, and many backyards. Her love of film music and her hatred of standard recital repertoire have combined to produce REELING, in collaboration with the legendary J. Raoul Brody.

The legendary Joshua Raoul Brody is probably best known these days for sitting at home and watching the leaves change. Prior to that, he was best known for his work accompanying improvisational theater (BATS Improv, Robin Williams), non-improvisational theater (literally several “one-man shows so big they take two guys, a gal, and a six-pack of beer to do them” with Merle “Ian Shoales” Kessler, and some of The Residents’ projects), non-theater (Orchestra Nostalgico, Amy Kessler, Tom Waits), and community service (Beatles Thingy). His band, the Potrero Hillbillies (which also includes Joe Cunningham and Christopher Gray) has played Bird & Beckett on more than one occasion. He tends to understate the number of times he has demonstrated considerable community service generosity by bringing extraordinary projects to the Bird & Beckett stage (not to mention bestowing a memorable piano upon the place at a critical juncture in its history).

Good show promised.

Doors open ten minutes before showtime.
If you have a reservation, you should claim it by 5:00pm.
Once the show starts, we allow anyone waiting for a seat to take what’s available.

Please bring proof of vaccination and a mask,
plus $15 cash for the cover charge.
And keep in mind, it’s BYOB at Bird & Beckett!

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Or just can’t get in due to the throng?

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YouTube channel or Facebook page.

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