| Rating | Title | Date/Time | Venue | Neighborhood | Type | Price | Source | Fetched | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jul 17 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
Max Cooper: Feeling Is Structure
Using the retro-inspired creator PICO-8, participants will create a short, vignette-style mini-game to communicate a specific feeling, moment, or idea through metaphorical mechanic…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Jul 17 · 6:00 PM | Gray Area | Mission | live_music electronic experimental | Check website for pricing | Gray Area | 2026-07-08 03:31 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Audium: Sound Hour
unconfirmed
Audium: Sound Hour offers San Francisco a place to relax in a safe sonic space away from all the noise. This curated, immersive environment takes the listener on a journey througho…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Jul 17 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $25.00 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Sat, Jul 18 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
Rick Sanders
Acoustic rock / live looping
Details ›
|
Sat, Jul 18 · 7:00 PM | Ocean Ale House | Ingleside | live_music rock experimental | — | Ocean Ale House | 2026-07-16 03:37 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Audium: Sound Hour
unconfirmed
Audium: Sound Hour offers San Francisco a place to relax in a safe sonic space away from all the noise. This curated, immersive environment takes the listener on a journey througho…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Jul 18 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $25.00 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Sun, Jul 19 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
The Sky Is A Suitcase & Insect Life
THE SKY IS A SUITCASE is a melodic free jazz group from Seattle: MIKE GEBHART, drums; LEVI GILLIS, saxophones; and CARMEN QUILL, bass.Raffi Garabedian is a tenor saxophonist and co…
more
Details ›
|
Sun, Jul 19 · 7:15 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | live_music experimental | $20 (FREE for students and financially challenged) | Dresher Ensemble Studio Paul Dresher Ensemble Bay Improviser | 2026-06-01 03:15 |
| Mon, Jul 20 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 6 |
Iced Wrist, Global Disgust & Friends
Iced Wrist/ Global Disgust/ Dotcursor/ Butane/ Street Sweeper with Global Disgust , Dotcursor , Butane , Street Sweeper Mon, Jul 20 8:30 pm (Doors: 7:30 pm ) $19.00 Buy Tickets + G…
more
Details ›
|
Mon, Jul 20 · 8:30 PM | Neck of the Woods | Inner Rich | live_music electronic experimental | $19.00 | Neck of the Woods Stevelist | 2026-07-11 03:15 |
| Tue, Jul 21 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Jazz at the Make-Out Room
Jazz at the Make-Out RoomTuesday, July 21, 6pm doors/7pm showJazz at the Make-Out Room (formerly the Monday Make-Out) continues! A wily evening of cutting-edge jazz, free improvisa…
more
Details ›
|
Tue, Jul 21 · 7:00 PM | Make Out Room | Mission | live_music experimental | free improvisation, and creative music | Bay Improviser Make Out Room | 2026-06-30 03:07 |
| Thu, Jul 23 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 6 |
Natural Information Society
all ages
Details ›
|
Thu, Jul 23 · 8:00 PM | The Chapel | Mission | live_music experimental | $36.64 | Stevelist | 2026-07-12 04:45 |
| Fri, Jul 24 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 6 |
Audium: Sound Hour
unconfirmed
Audium: Sound Hour offers San Francisco a place to relax in a safe sonic space away from all the noise. This curated, immersive environment takes the listener on a journey througho…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Jul 24 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $25.00 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Sat, Jul 25 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Godwaffle Noise Pancakes
Jul 25: G|O|D|W|A|F|F|L|E||N|O|I|S|E||P|A|N|C|A|K|E|S
Details ›
|
Sat, Jul 25 · See venue | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental | — | Center for New Music | 2026-07-15 03:15 |
| ☆ | 7 |
The Body, BIG BRAVE
Saturday July 25 2026
8:00PM doors -- music at 8:30PM
••• 21 AND OVER
$20
$25.31 in advance [20 face value + 5.31 service fee]
The Body
sludge metal
BIG BRAVE
post-metal
Cel…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Jul 25 · 8:00 PM | Bottom of the Hill | Potrero | live_music rock experimental | $20 $25.31 in advance [20 face value + 5.31 service fee] | Bottom of the Hill Stevelist | 2026-04-18 00:39 |
| ☆ | 7 |
Ben Chapman
Event Details Sean Healy Presents Ben Chapman: Feet On Fire Tour w/ Nate Fredrick with Nate Fredrick July 25, 2026 8:30 pm PDT (Doors: 7:30 pm ) Brick and Mortar Music Hall , 1710 …
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Jul 25 · 8:30 PM | Brick and Mortar | Mission | live_music experimental | $26.74 | Stevelist Brick and Mortar | 2026-06-17 03:47 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Audium: Sound Hour
unconfirmed
Audium: Sound Hour offers San Francisco a place to relax in a safe sonic space away from all the noise. This curated, immersive environment takes the listener on a journey througho…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Jul 25 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $25.00 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Sun, Jul 26 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Experimental Music Showcase
(ff) a new duo formed by SHARKIFACE and AVA KOOHBOR. SHARKIFACE, aka Angela Edwards and sound artist AVA KOOHBOR. Iranian composer and performer KIMIA KOOCHAKZADEH-YAZDI presents I…
more
Details ›
|
Sun, Jul 26 · 7:15 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | live_music experimental | $20 (FREE for students and financially challenged) | Dresher Ensemble Studio Paul Dresher Ensemble Bay Improviser | 2026-06-01 03:15 |
| ☆ | 7 |
Parts and Labor, Evicshen, HLLLYH
Sunday July 26 2026
8:00PM doors -- music at 8:30PM
••• 21 AND OVER
$25
$30.81 in advance [25 face value + 5.81 service fee]
Parts and Labor
Noise Pop, Experimental Rock
Evic…
more
Details ›
|
Sun, Jul 26 · 8:00 PM | Bottom of the Hill | Potrero | live_music rock experimental | $25 $30.81 in advance [25 face value + 5.81 service fee] | Bottom of the Hill Stevelist | 2026-04-18 00:39 |
| Mon, Jul 27 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Rewards Program
Monday, July 27, 2026, 7:30 pm, classic-editor Swimmi ng Class in My Looking Glass, a live-scored three-projector celluloid meditation on bent light, consciousness, and the deep se…
more
Details ›
|
Mon, Jul 27 · 7:30 PM | Television Access | Mission | live_music experimental film | — | Bay Improviser Television Access | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
| Fri, Jul 31 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
The Whoadees
The Whoadees take over the Garden Stage this Friday Night at OMCA with an immersive live set that pushes the boundaries of Hip-Hop, funk, and experimental sound. Blending their bac…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Jul 31 · 5:00 PM | OMCA | Oakland | live_music hiphop_rap rnb_soul_funk experimental community festival | Free | OMCA | 2026-07-12 03:41 |
| Sat, Aug 1 | |||||||||
| ☆ | — |
ARC Edge & Performing Diaspora 2026 Showcase
unconfirmed
The culmination of the Artist Residency & Commissioning (ARC) program, featuring new experimental dance and performance works from resident artists exploring social change and cult…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 1 · 8:00 PM | CounterPulse | TL | dance experimental live_music art | $0 – $35 Sliding Scale | CounterPulse | 2026-05-07 04:48 |
| Sun, Aug 2 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Doors That Only Open in Silence
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 in…
more
Details ›
|
Sun, Aug 2 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental | Donations for the venue rental are encouraged. | Bay Improviser Temescal Arts Center | 2026-06-21 17:16 |
| ☆ | — |
ARC Edge & Performing Diaspora 2026 Showcase
unconfirmed
A matinee performance of the ARC residency showcase, featuring contemporary choreography and interdisciplinary art.
Details ›
|
Sun, Aug 2 · 2:00 PM | CounterPulse | TL | dance experimental live_music | $0 – $35 Sliding Scale | CounterPulse | 2026-05-07 04:48 |
| Tue, Aug 4 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Improvisation Workshop
Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Open workshop and playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously assembled small groups will collaborate.
Details ›
|
Tue, Aug 4 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | experimental workshop | Donations encouraged | Temescal Arts Center | 2026-07-12 03:26 |
| Thu, Aug 6 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
Do-Over Music Series
The Do-Over Music Series at Shapeshifters Cinema, organized by Lisa Mezzacappa and Jordan Glenn, is a monthly series of sound performances presented by a rotating cast of local lum…
more
Details ›
|
Thu, Aug 6 · 7:00 PM | Shapeshifters | Oakland | live_music experimental | $10 | Shapeshifters | 2026-07-16 03:19 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Thu, Aug 6 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| ☆ | — |
ARC Edge & Performing Diaspora 2026 Showcase
unconfirmed
The second weekend of the ARC residency showcase, featuring double-billed performances from the 2026 cohort.
Details ›
|
Thu, Aug 6 · 8:00 PM | CounterPulse | TL | dance experimental live_music | $0 – $35 Sliding Scale | CounterPulse | 2026-05-07 04:48 |
| Fri, Aug 7 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Splinter Reeds Summer Concert
Splinter Reeds' annual summer home-field advantage concert. Contemporary compositions for reed quintet with and without electronics by composers including Seare Ahmad Farhat, Jasmi…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Aug 7 · 7:30 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | live_music experimental electronic | — | Bay Improviser | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Aug 7 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Sat, Aug 8 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
it could be infinite
In a benefit for Shapeshifters Cinema, illustrator Michael Wertz convenes It Could Be ∞, the ensemble of live drawing, hand-held projection, and improvised scoring with musicians A…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 8 · 7:00 PM | Shapeshifters | Oakland | live_music experimental electronic | $8 | Bay Improviser Shapeshifters | 2026-07-09 19:41 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 8 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Tue, Aug 11 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
SFEMF: Dialogue and Sound
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA Panel discussion with Miya Masaoka and Pamela Z + Live performances and festival documentation screening
Details ›
|
Tue, Aug 11 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental film workshop festival | — | Tom's Place | 2026-07-13 03:05 |
| Thu, Aug 13 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Thu, Aug 13 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Fri, Aug 14 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
SOUNDING ARROW, GARY JULES, BREEZERS
A Night of Sonic Impressionism
Details ›
|
Fri, Aug 14 · 8:00 PM | Hotel Utah | SOMA | live_music experimental | 21+, $17.00 | Hotel Utah Stevelist | 2026-06-04 04:31 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Aug 14 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Sat, Aug 15 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 7/09 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight Street] Euphotic This is the supertrio of Cheryl Leonard, Tom Djll and Bryan Day euphonizing the Natural, the Physical, and the Imaginar…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 15 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — | Tom's Place | 2026-07-13 03:05 |
| ☆ | 8 |
Jaimeo Brown's Transcendence
unconfirmed
In-demand Bay Area drummer and bandleader Jaimeo Brown brings a new duo version of his innovative multi-year project Transcendence to the Jazzschool, an immersive multimedia perfor…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 15 · 8:00 PM | CA Jazz Conservatory | Berkeley | live_music jazz experimental | $25 General / $15 Youth | CA Jazz Conservatory | 2026-07-12 03:18 |
| ☆ | 7 |
Matmos with Dick Slessig Combo
Visionary electronic duo Matmos returns to Gray Area, bringing Metallic Life Review to life on stage, transforming everyday sounds of metal into wildly inventive, immersive sonic l…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 15 · 8:00 PM | Gray Area | Mission | electronic live_music experimental | Check website for details | Gray Area Recombinant | 2026-05-17 03:21 |
| ☆ | 7 |
Matmos with Dick Slessig Combo
This 10-week intensive introduces live coding as a tool for building hybrid performance systems that connect code with music technology and digital media tools.
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 15 · 4:00 PM | Gray Area | Mission | live_music experimental | Check website for pricing | Gray Area | 2026-07-08 03:31 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 15 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Mads Tolling: String Symphony
Patio | Neighborhood:
Castro Valley | Composers:
Astor Piazzolla, Fats Waller | Instruments:
Violin with looper and effects pedals | Price:
$5 to reserve, $30+ at event
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 15 · 2:00 PM | Castro Theater | Castro | live_music classical experimental | $5 to reserve, $30+ at event | Groupmuse | 2026-07-16 03:52 |
| Sun, Aug 16 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
SIMM Series
7:30pm to 9:30pm, SIMM Series , Calendar: Outsound Presents, Location: Musicians Union, 116 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, August 16, 2026
Details ›
|
Sun, Aug 16 · 7:30 PM | Musicians Union Hall | SOMA | live_music experimental | — | Outsound | 2026-07-08 04:30 |
| Thu, Aug 20 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
Strolling Gnomes
ivy room presents - performing two sets for an intimate evening at Ivy Room
Details ›
|
Thu, Aug 20 · 7:00 PM | Ivy Room | Albany | live_music experimental | PURCHASE TICKETS | Ivy Room | 2026-07-14 10:53 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Thu, Aug 20 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 9 |
Zola Jesus (solo voice and piano)
Account Login Cart Time remaining: 00:00 Enter Promo Code Promo Code (Optional) Activate Code Promo Code View Cart 0 Your cart has expired Your order contained expired items and yo…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Aug 21 · 7:00 PM | The Freight & Salvage | Berkeley | live_music experimental | $39/$44 | The Freight & Salvage Stevelist | 2026-05-27 15:40 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Aug 21 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Sat, Aug 22 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
SFEMF: 25th Anniversary Gala
Gray Area 2665 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA Carl Stone | Kush Aurora | Luciano Chessa & Wobbly (Jon Leidecker) | DJ Ida B
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 22 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental dj_party festival | — | Tom's Place | 2026-07-13 03:05 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 22 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Wed, Aug 26 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
Fred Frith’s Fremakajo & Jordan Glenn
ivy room presents FRED FRITH’S FREMAKAJO + JORDAN GLENN’S BEAK Wed Aug 26 Minimum age: 21 and over Show time: 8:00 PM Doors open: 7:00 PM Purchase tickets Description IVY ROOM PRES…
more
Details ›
|
Wed, Aug 26 · 7:00 PM | Ivy Room | Albany | live_music experimental | PURCHASE TICKETS | Ivy Room Stevelist | 2026-05-28 11:57 |
| Thu, Aug 27 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Thu, Aug 27 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 9 |
Merope w/ Shahzad Ismaily + David Wesley Golightly
Buy Tickets
Doors 8pm / Show 8:30pm
$23 / free or discounted for members
Member tickets are not yet available for Fall 2026 Programs
Details ›
|
Fri, Aug 28 · 8:00 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | $23 / free or discounted for members | The Lab | 2026-07-13 03:06 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Fri, Aug 28 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 6 |
Resident Artist Shows: golden lionheart collier
unconfirmed
golden lionheart collier is a self-taught transdisciplinary polymath, researcher, and sound nerd whose praxis unearths and honors diasporic wisdoms that defy static or linear narra…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Aug 29 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | $20 - $30 | Audium | 2026-07-09 18:57 |
| Tue, Sep 1 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Improvisation Workshop
Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Open workshop and playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously assembled small groups will collaborate.
Details ›
|
Tue, Sep 1 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | experimental workshop | Donations encouraged | Temescal Arts Center | 2026-07-12 03:26 |
| Sun, Sep 6 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Doors That Only Open in Silence
Open participation, free improvisation, non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen.
Details ›
|
Sun, Sep 6 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | experimental workshop | Donations encouraged | Temescal Arts Center | 2026-07-12 03:26 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
Unsane / CNTS / Facet
Thursday September 17 2026
8:00PM doors -- music at 8:30PM
••• 21 AND OVER
$20 in advance / $25 at the door
$25.31 in advance [20 face value + 5.31 service fee]
Unsane
noise …
more
Details ›
|
Thu, Sep 17 · 8:00 PM | Bottom of the Hill | Potrero | live_music rock experimental | $20/$25 | Bottom of the Hill Stevelist | 2026-04-07 01:22 |
| ☆ | 6 |
Blue Eternity
unconfirmed
Ambient music performance by Blue Eternity, featuring trumpeter/flugelhorn player Jeff Oster, bassist Michael Manring, and electric guitarist Carl Weingarten.
Details ›
|
Thu, Sep 17 · 8:00 PM | Back Room | Berkeley | live_music experimental | $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $15 for students/low-income | Back Room | 2026-07-14 11:29 |
| Sun, Sep 20 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
SIMM Series
7:30pm to 9:30pm, SIMM Series , Calendar: Outsound Presents, Location: Musicians Union, 116 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, September 20, 2026
Details ›
|
Sun, Sep 20 · 7:30 PM | Musicians Union Hall | SOMA | live_music experimental | — | Outsound | 2026-07-08 04:30 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
SFEMF: September 24-26, 2026
25th Annual Festival THE LAB 2958 16th Street, San Francisco, CA Moor Mother | Rrose | The Gleaners (Laetitia Sonami & Matt Robidoux) | Paul DeMarinis | Albert Yeh | Idhaz & Emily …
more
Details ›
|
Thu, Sep 24 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental festival | — | Tom's Place | 2026-07-13 03:05 |
| Mon, Sep 28 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Devin Gray (perc) and Lorin Benedict (voice)
This intimate performance at Tom's Place features an improvised duo collaboration between drummer Devin Gray on percussion and vocalist Lorin Benedict. The two musicians will explo…
more
Details ›
|
Mon, Sep 28 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — | Tom's Place | 2026-07-13 03:05 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 6 |
Igorrr, Secret Chiefs 3, Violent Magic Orchestra
all ages
Details ›
|
Sat, Oct 3 · 7:30 PM | Great American | TL | live_music rock experimental | $32.50/$38 | Stevelist | 2026-07-12 04:45 |
| Sun, Oct 4 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Doors That Only Open in Silence
Open participation, free improvisation, non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen.
Details ›
|
Sun, Oct 4 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | experimental workshop | Donations encouraged | Temescal Arts Center | 2026-07-12 03:26 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Improvisation Workshop
Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Open workshop and playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously assembled small groups will collaborate.
Details ›
|
Tue, Oct 6 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | experimental workshop | Donations encouraged | Temescal Arts Center | 2026-07-12 03:26 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
Xiu Xiu: Eraserhead
A new live concert, film, and album by Xiu Xiu that channels the darkness, strangeness, and emotional intensity of David Lynch's film through sound collage, handmade instruments, v…
more
Details ›
|
Thu, Oct 8 · 8:00 PM | Gray Area | Mission | live_music experimental | $30.49/$36.59 | Gray Area Stevelist | 2026-06-02 03:49 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 10 |
Jaap Blonk with Tom Djll and Gino Robair
Renowned Dutch sound poet and vocalist Jaap Blonk joins forces with Bay Area improvisers Tom Djll and Gino Robair for an evening of experimental music. The trio will deliver a capt…
more
Details ›
|
Sat, Oct 10 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — | Tom's Place | 2026-07-13 03:05 |
| Tue, Oct 13 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 5 |
Other Minds Music Festival
Every year, Other Minds holds a Festival of new music, around an idea, theme, or group of composers. Known for featuring stellar guest performers, a significant number of world pre…
more
Details ›
|
Tue, Oct 13 · See venue | Great Star Theater | Chinatown | live_music experimental festival | — | Great Star Theater | 2026-07-15 03:38 |
| Fri, Oct 16 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 9 |
Hana Stretton + Phipps Pt
Buy Tickets
Doors 8pm / Show 8:30pm
$27 adv / $29 door / free or discounted for members
Member tickets are not yet available for Fall 2026 Programs
Details ›
|
Fri, Oct 16 · 8:00 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | $27 adv / $29 door / free or discounted for members | The Lab | 2026-07-13 03:06 |
| Sun, Oct 18 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
SIMM Series
7:30pm to 9:30pm, SIMM Series , Calendar: Outsound Presents, Location: Musicians Union, 116 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, October 18, 2026
Details ›
|
Sun, Oct 18 · 7:30 PM | Musicians Union Hall | SOMA | live_music experimental | — | Outsound | 2026-07-08 04:30 |
| Sat, Oct 24 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 9 |
Tyondai Braxton
Buy Tickets
Doors 8pm / Show 8:30pm
$23 adv / $25 door / free or discounted for members
Member tickets are not yet available for Fall 2026 Programs
Details ›
|
Sat, Oct 24 · 8:30 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music electronic experimental | $23 adv / $25 door / free or discounted for members | The Lab | 2026-07-13 03:06 |
| ☆ | 7 |
Steve Reich at 90
A one-night Reich extravaganza celebrating the trailblazing composer’s 90th birthday with a program of seminal works and a West Coast premiere. Learn More
Details ›
|
Sat, Oct 24 · 7:30 PM | Cal Performances | Berkeley | live_music classical experimental | Subscribe May 5 | Cal Performances | 2026-07-03 05:49 |
| Sun, Nov 1 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Doors That Only Open in Silence
Open participation, free improvisation, non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen.
Details ›
|
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | experimental workshop | Donations encouraged | Temescal Arts Center | 2026-07-12 03:26 |
| ☆ | 7 |
Ema Nikolovska & Sean Shibe
An eclectic program featuring acoustic and electric music across genres and centuries––"like being awake in a vivid dream" (The Times, London). Learn More
Details ›
|
Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM | Cal Performances | Berkeley | live_music classical experimental | Subscribe May 5 | Cal Performances | 2026-07-03 05:49 |
| Tue, Nov 3 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Improvisation Workshop
Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Open workshop and playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously assembled small groups will collaborate.
Details ›
|
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | experimental workshop | Donations encouraged | Temescal Arts Center | 2026-07-12 03:26 |
| Sun, Nov 15 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
SIMM Series
7:30pm to 9:30pm, SIMM Series , Calendar: Outsound Presents, Location: Musicians Union, 116 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, November 15, 2026
Details ›
|
Sun, Nov 15 · 7:30 PM | Musicians Union Hall | SOMA | live_music experimental | — | Outsound | 2026-07-08 04:30 |
| Fri, Nov 20 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 7 |
The Complete Philip Glass Piano Etudes
A marathon tribute to Philip Glass' 90th! 10 pianists perform all 20 Glass Piano Etudes—“portals into Glass’ world” (New York Times). Learn More
Details ›
|
Fri, Nov 20 · 7:30 PM | Cal Performances | Berkeley | live_music classical experimental | Subscribe May 5 | Cal Performances | 2026-07-03 05:49 |
| Tue, Dec 1 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Improvisation Workshop
Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Open workshop and playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously assembled small groups will collaborate.
Details ›
|
Tue, Dec 1 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | experimental workshop | Donations encouraged | Temescal Arts Center | 2026-07-12 03:26 |
| Wed, Dec 2 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 6 |
L'Rain
all ages
Details ›
|
Wed, Dec 2 · 8:00 PM | Rickshaw Stop | Hayes Valley | live_music experimental | $25/$28 | Stevelist | 2026-07-12 04:45 |
| Sun, Dec 6 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 8 |
Doors That Only Open in Silence
Open participation, free improvisation, non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen.
Details ›
|
Sun, Dec 6 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | experimental workshop | Donations encouraged | Temescal Arts Center | 2026-07-12 03:26 |
| Sat, Jan 9 | |||||||||
| ☆ | 6 |
Anna Von Hausswolff
all ages
Details ›
|
Sat, Jan 9 · 8:00 PM | Great American | TL | live_music experimental | $25/$30 | Stevelist | 2026-07-12 04:45 |