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Santa Cruz Electronic Music OM
Santa Cruz Electronic Music OM is a series of live electronic music every 4th Thursday of the month in Santa Cruz from ambient to techno and improv to sequenced using synthesizers …
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Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM | Indexical | Santa Cruz | live_music electronic experimental | FREE to Attend |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Tricky FM: Twin Star Fantasy
Her forthcoming album Twin Star Fantasy finds Tricky FM on the other side of this reckoning. Where PLUR was forged in chaos, Twin Star Fantasy was built in stillness. What fantasti…
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Thu, Oct 22 · 8:00 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | $17 / free or discounted for members |
| ☆ | 6 | Audium V: Rewind Details › | Thu, Oct 22 · See venue | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Thu, Oct 22 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Fri, Oct 23 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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CHARI: Performing Anarchive
Through motion capture, immersive sound, and real-time digital systems, CHARI performs alongside Harriet, a life-scale avatar carrying a living archive of Black cultural memory. To…
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Fri, Oct 23 · 7:30 PM | Indexical | Santa Cruz | experimental live_music dance | FREE |
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New Music for Wind Trio
The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers USA) will present an evening dedicated to music for winds. All new works by local composers Monica C…
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Fri, Oct 23 · 8:00 PM | Community Music Center | Mission | live_music experimental | $15–$25 |
| ☆ | 6 | Audium V: Rewind Details › | Fri, Oct 23 · See venue | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | — |
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Godwaffle Noise Pancakes
Pay to get in and indulge in free GOURMET vegan pancakes. 26 yrs of bizarre experimental ecstasies! [More]
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Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental | Free GOURMET vegan pancakes |
| ☆ | 10 |
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
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Sat, Oct 24 · 7:30 PM | Cal Performances | Berkeley | classical experimental live_music | Subscribe May 5 |
| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Sat, Oct 24 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Tyondai Braxton + Matt Robidoux
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Doors 8pm / Show 8:30pm
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Sat, Oct 24 · 8:30 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | $23 adv / $25 door / free or discounted for members |
| ☆ | 6 | Audium V: Rewind Details › | Sat, Oct 24 · See venue | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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The Lost Tower Tapes
Bassist (with Bobby McFerrin, Lightnin' Hopkins, Steve Lacy) H. Carr presents his compositions along with pianist Unpil Baek. The pieces range from miniatures exploring Béla Bartók…
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Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental | — |
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Paul Dresher Ensemble: Subconscious Life
SUBCONSCIOUS LIFE
LARRY OCHS (tenor and sopranino saxophones) offers up a deeply felt set of improvised music, created by this stellar ensemble of San Francisco Bay Area improvise…
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Sun, Oct 25 · 7:30 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | experimental live_music | — |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Sun, Oct 25 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Call for Scores, Vol. 3
Ensemble for These Times presents emerita pianist Dale Tsang performing works by 13 composers selected from E4TT's third Call for Scores for solo piano.
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Sun, Oct 25 · 3:00 PM | Berkeley Piano | Berkeley | live_music classical experimental | $5 - $30 (in-person); free (livestream) |
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Ives Collective Fall Concert
IVES COLLECTIVE FALL CONCERT New Music Meets Timeless Masterworks I By Ives Collective 39 followers 7 events 1y hosting 338 total attendees Follow Noe Valley Ministry San Francisco…
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Sun, Oct 25 · See venue | Noe Valley Ministry | Noe Valley | live_music classical experimental | Free |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sun, Oct 25 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Mon, Oct 26 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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BOBBY MCFERRIN AND MOTION: CIRCLESONGS
Join Bobby and Bay Area’s MOTION featuring Bryan Dyer, David Worm , and Destani Wolf . They will lead Circlesongs at noon and encourage everyone to bring a spirit of adventure, cur…
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Mon, Oct 26 · 11:30 AM | The Freight & Salvage | Berkeley | live_music experimental | $40 (INCLUDES ALL FEES) |
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| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Tue, Oct 27 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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The Roast of Count Dracula
Join us for a raucous night of comedy, music and mayhem. The Roast of Count Dracula is a Very Adult Comedy Show hosted by Legendary Comic, Brian Holtzman. Not for the Faint of Hear…
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Wed, Oct 28 · See venue | Great Star Theater | Chinatown | festival experimental live_music | — |
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| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Thu, Oct 29 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Thu, Oct 29 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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Knobs, Switches, Buttons, Strings
Marcia Bassett with JMP, Jenny Graf, Danishta Rivero, and Transient (David R. Molina) will turn knobs, flip switches, press buttons, and explore transformation and related pathways…
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Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | live_music experimental | — |
| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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CELLOGAYAGEUM
Founded in 2016 by Austrian cellist Sol Daniel Kim and Korean gayageum virtuoso Dayoung Yoon , CelloGayageum bridges the soulful depth of Western classical music with the mesmerizi…
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Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM | The Freight & Salvage | Berkeley | live_music experimental | $39/$44 (INCLUDES ALL FEES) |
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Eternities
Eternities is an intuitive collaboration between bass clarinetist Katie Porter and sound artist Bob Bellerue. Their work is inspired by deep presence, resonant feedback, melodic dr…
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Fri, Oct 30 · 8:30 PM | Indexical | Santa Cruz | experimental live_music | $16 Advance / $18 Door / FREE or discounted for Members |
| ☆ | 6 |
Let the Poets Speak
Presented by Stanford Live - Featuring Timo Andres, Taylor Mac, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus - Contemporary
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Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM | Bing Hall | Stanford | live_music experimental | — |
| ☆ | 6 | The Depths (A Halloween Special!) Details › | Fri, Oct 30 · See venue | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | — |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
| ☆ | 6 | The Depths (A Halloween Special!) Details › | Sat, Oct 31 · See venue | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Matt Robidoux: The Spiral Worker
Matt Robidoux presents the Bay Area premiere of "The Spiral Worker," a connector within a rhizomatic network, fundamentally distinct from tree-like hierarchical structures that imp…
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Sun, Nov 1 · 7:30 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | experimental live_music | — |
| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Sun, Nov 1 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Doors Only in That Open Silence
Open-participation, free improvisation and non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen. Held on first Sundays.
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Sun, Nov 1 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | live_music experimental workshop | Donations at the door are welcomed |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sun, Nov 1 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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BOBBY MCFERRIN AND MOTION: CIRCLESONGS
Join Bobby and Bay Area’s MOTION featuring Bryan Dyer, David Worm , and Destani Wolf . They will lead Circlesongs at noon and encourage everyone to bring a spirit of adventure, cur…
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Mon, Nov 2 · 11:30 AM | The Freight & Salvage | Berkeley | live_music experimental | $40 (INCLUDES ALL FEES) |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Free improvisation open workshop and playground hosted by Lewis Jordan. First Tuesdays; spontaneous small-group collaboration for musicians, poets, and dancers.
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Tue, Nov 3 · See venue | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental | Free |
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| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Wed, Nov 4 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Ryli
Known for their melodic yet melancholic sound, Ryli will provide a sonic juxtaposition to Gahee Park’s moody and introspective paintings.
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Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM | Yerba Buena Center | SOMA | live_music experimental art | Free with RSVP |
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The Do-Over Music Series
Set 1 (7pm): sound performance by: John Ivers - bass clarinet/electronics Michelle Lee - bass flute Set 2 (8pm): expanded cinema + improvised music with: the above artists + Suki O…
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Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM | Shapeshifters | Oakland | live_music experimental | Admission: $10 |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Thu, Nov 5 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Thu, Nov 5 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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Eternities & Antimatter
Deep resonant drone and bass clarinet interplay from Eternities (Katie Porter & Bob Bellerue) paired with raw electronic oscillator textures from Antimatter (Xopher Davidson).
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Fri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | $17 / free or discounted for members |
| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Fri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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VERMILION BORDER: SONGS AT THE THRESHOLD
Soprano Jill Morgan Brenner and pianist Paul Dab present Vermilion Border: Songs at the Threshold, an evening of contemporary American art song and opera, featuring works commissio…
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Fri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental classical theater | — |
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Jam Session with Creativity Explored
Join us for an afternoon jam session featuring Creativity Explored artists and their handmade instruments.
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Fri, Nov 6 · 12:00 PM | Yerba Buena Center | SOMA | live_music experimental art | — |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Godwaffle Noise Pancakes
Free GOURMET vegan pancakes & fruit compote with entrance fee to this noise show [More]
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Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental | — |
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NAT EVANS; THE ELECTRIC GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Nat Evans performs his new album What Are Days For. Written over the course of three years, this new album by Nat Evans considers the grief of losing loved ones, relationships with…
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Sat, Nov 7 · 7:30 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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Cornelius Cardew Choir / Pet the Tiger
CORNELIUS CARDEW CHOIR performs Cardew's "THE GREAT LEARNING"PET THE TIGER Instrument Inventors’ Collective performs new works for video with Dan Gottwald (invented instruments), S…
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Sun, Nov 8 · 7:30 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | live_music experimental | — |
| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Sun, Nov 8 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sun, Nov 8 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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BOBBY MCFERRIN AND MOTION: CIRCLESONGS
Join Bobby and Bay Area’s MOTION featuring Bryan Dyer, David Worm , and Destani Wolf . They will lead Circlesongs at noon and encourage everyone to bring a spirit of adventure, cur…
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Mon, Nov 9 · 11:30 AM | The Freight & Salvage | Berkeley | live_music experimental | $40 (INCLUDES ALL FEES) |
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| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Wed, Nov 11 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
| ☆ | 7 |
Lowercase
noise-rock post-hardcore, noise-rock experimental, noise-rock post-hardcore
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Wed, Nov 11 · 8:00 PM | Bottom of the Hill | Potrero | live_music rock experimental | $15 in advance / $18 at the door |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Thu, Nov 12 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Tom Djll
Tom DjllClose your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in the anthropoid menagerie of vibration.https://djll.ban…
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Thu, Nov 12 · 8:00 PM | Peacock Lounge | Haight | live_music experimental | $5 |
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Immersive Listening: Dolby Atmos
Date: Thu, 11/12/2026 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
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Thu, Nov 12 · 7:30 PM | CCRMA | Stanford | live_music experimental | FREE |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Thu, Nov 12 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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Dorian Wood + Roco Córdova
Weaving together chamber classical, folk, torch song, and experimental music, Dorian Wood’s Canto de Todes is a 70-minute distillation born from Wood’s acclaimed 12-hour compositio…
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Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | — |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Max Jaffe + leshy
In a trio formation with some of the core rhythm section players from the record, Max Jaffe, Gavin Gamboa, and Logan Kane reimagine the music from Jaffe's 2025 release You Want Tha…
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Fri, Nov 13 · 8:30 PM | Indexical | Santa Cruz | experimental live_music | $18 Advance / $20 Door / FREE or discounted for Members |
| ☆ | 6 | ~W~a~V~e~R~ Details › | Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | — |
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Max Jaffe: You Want That Too!
Burden of Dreams is the latest band from Oakland composer and multi-instrumentalist, Nathan Clevenger . Along with Clevenger on electric bass, the ensemble features Brett Carson (H…
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Sat, Nov 14 · 8:30 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | — |
| ☆ | 6 | ~W~a~V~e~R~ Details › | Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM | Audium | J-town | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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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
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Sun, Nov 15 · 7:30 PM | Musicians Union Hall | SOMA | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sun, Nov 15 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Thu, Nov 19 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Thu, Nov 19 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Fri, Nov 20 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Paul Dresher Ensemble: Kreasi: Zimmermann, Viegut & Dayu Mang
Eva-Maria (piano), Graham (percussion), Dayu Mang (gamelan), and guests present musical creations from the international gamelan community.
KREASI KONTEMPORER (contemporary creati…
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Fri, Nov 20 · 7:30 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | live_music experimental latin_world | — |
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Paul Dresher Ensemble: Bassoon Transformations: Paul Hanson
Solo Electric Bassoon with Loops/Effects; Duo with pianist Unpil Baek. Originals by Paul plus music by Glen Campbell, Wayne Shorter, Sting, Tigran Hamasyan & Ralph Towner.
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Sat, Nov 21 · 7:30 PM | Dresher Ensemble Studio | Oakland | experimental live_music | — |
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Agriculture, Uniform, Pure Hex
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Sat, Nov 21 · 8:00 PM | August Hall | Union Sq | live_music experimental | $34.70 |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sat, Nov 21 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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Improvisation Workshop
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Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised…
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Sun, Nov 22 · 9:00 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | workshop experimental live_music | Free |
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| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Wed, Nov 25 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Gretchen Menn & Daniele Gottardo
ivy room presents - genre - jazz, funk, soul, avant garde, experimental, acid jazz
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Wed, Nov 25 · 7:00 PM | Ivy Room | Albany | live_music jazz experimental rnb_soul_funk | TICKETS |
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| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Fri, Nov 27 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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JAZZ THE DOG, FREE SHOW IN THE GARDEN, 5:30 to
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FREE - 5:30 to 7:30 Rick Zeek - Guitar, Vocals Patti Maxine - Lap Steel, Vocals Rhan Wilson - Guitar, Vocals, Looping Jazz, the dog. - Mascot, best friend.
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Mon, Nov 30 · 8:00 PM | The Crepe Place | Santa Cruz | live_music folk experimental | FREE SHOW |
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Jazz the Dog
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FREE - 5:30 to 7:30 Rick Zeek - Guitar, Vocals Patti Maxine - Lap Steel, Vocals Rhan Wilson - Guitar, Vocals, Looping Jazz, the dog. - Mascot, best friend.
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Tue, Dec 1 · 8:00 PM | The Crepe Place | Santa Cruz | live_music folk experimental | FREE SHOW |
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| ☆ | 6 |
L'Rain, Cole Pulice, Zayallcaps
all ages
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Wed, Dec 2 · 8:00 PM | Rickshaw Stop | Hayes Valley | experimental live_music | $25/$28 |
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FREE - 5:30 to 7:30 Rick Zeek - Guitar, Vocals Patti Maxine - Lap Steel, Vocals Rhan Wilson - Guitar, Vocals, Looping Jazz, the dog. - Mascot, best friend.
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Wed, Dec 2 · 8:00 PM | The Crepe Place | Santa Cruz | live_music folk experimental | FREE SHOW |
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| ☆ | 10 |
Laetitia Sonami: Now
Date: Thu, 12/03/2026 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
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Thu, Dec 3 · 7:30 PM | CCRMA | Stanford | live_music experimental | FREE |
| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Thu, Dec 3 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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After Dark: Rule Breakers
Get out of your comfort zone, try something new, and enjoy a special musical performance by innovative sound artist Ivana Dama.
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Thu, Dec 3 · 6:00 PM | Exploratorium | Embarcadero | experimental live_music | — |
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San Francisco Youth Ballet presents The Nutcracker
San Francisco Youth Ballet presents the 20th annual performance of The Nutcracker.
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Fri, Dec 4 · See venue | Great Star Theater | Chinatown | live_music experimental | — |
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| ☆ | 10 |
NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly)
Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in t…
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Sat, Dec 5 · 8:00 PM | Tom's Place | Berkeley | live_music experimental | — |
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Doors Only in That Open Silence
Open participation free improvisation non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen.
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Sun, Dec 6 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | live_music experimental workshop | Donations at the door are welcomed |
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Mark Guiliana Beat Music
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Wed, Dec 9 · 7:00 PM | Ivy Room | Albany | live_music jazz electronic experimental hiphop_rap | PURCHASE TICKETS |
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| ☆ | 8 |
Vilbjørg Broch
Date: Thu, 12/10/2026 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
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Thu, Dec 10 · 7:30 PM | CCRMA | Stanford | live_music experimental | FREE |
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Godwaffle Noise Pancakes
Get your free vegan GOURMET pancakes with entrance fee, watta deal! Noon-2pm sharp! 26 yrs of odd sounds and cyborscht. [More]
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Sat, Dec 12 · 12:00 PM | Center for New Music | TL | live_music experimental | — |
| ☆ | 7 |
Basic
ivy room presents - genre - experimental, art rock, avant rock
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Sat, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM | Ivy Room | Albany | live_music rock experimental | PURCHASE TICKETS |
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Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, Macie Stewart
Their influences are vast — dispatched with more playful ease than a trio of string instruments is typically approached with, and just as likely to be found in the cloud-obscured m…
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Fri, Dec 18 · 8:30 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | — |
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Doors Only in That Open Silence
Open participation free improvisation non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen.
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Sun, Jan 3 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | live_music experimental workshop | Donations at the door are welcomed |
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Anna Von Hausswolff
all ages
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Sat, Jan 9 · 8:00 PM | Great American | TL | live_music experimental | $25/$30 |
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Eco Ensemble
Eco Ensemble Item details Date February 6, 2027 7:30PM Additional Details Read More Hide UC Berkeley's acclaimed new music ensemble in residence brings its nuanced and attentive in…
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Sat, Feb 6 · 7:30 PM | Cal Performances | Berkeley | live_music experimental classical | Subscribe May 5 |
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Doors Only in That Open Silence
Open participation free improvisation non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen.
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Sun, Feb 7 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | live_music experimental workshop | Donations at the door are welcomed |
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Luna Lab@10
LUNA LAB@10: Celebrating a Decade of Young Composers with Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid, composers and hosts Item details Date February 26, 2027 7:30PM Additional Details Read More …
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Fri, Feb 26 · 7:30 PM | Cal Performances | Berkeley | live_music classical experimental | Subscribe May 5 |
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CWICO Orchestra
Rika Iwasaki Ellis, Frances Feldon, Rebecca Hass, Lee Heuermann, and Joyce McBride
Formed in 2025, CWICO (Creative Women Improvising Composers Orchestra) came together to workshop…
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Fri, Feb 26 · 7:00 PM | First Cong Ch Berkeley | Berkeley | classical experimental live_music | $35 general; $20 First Church members and students under 25 |
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Doors Only in That Open Silence
Open participation free improvisation non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen.
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Sun, Mar 7 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | live_music experimental workshop | Donations at the door are welcomed |
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Doors Only in That Open Silence
Open participation free improvisation non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen.
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Sun, Apr 4 · 7:30 PM | Temescal Arts Center | Temescal | live_music experimental workshop | Donations at the door are welcomed |
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Kali Malone: Burning Song
Kali Malone presents Burning Song , her new album for pipe organ, cello and guitar featuring Lucy Railton and Stephen O’Malley . The program also includes select compositions from …
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Thu, Apr 8 · 8:00 PM | The Lab | Mission | live_music experimental | — |