The Big Meat Combo at the Rite Spot revives one of San Francisco's most beloved cult bar bands, a psycho-bluegrass outfit that got its start in 1994 when four pizza-kitchen coworkers picked up banjos and guitars as an excuse to drink free beer. Three decades later, the now seven-piece band still brings a loose, good-humored...
Six Roses at Etcetera Wine Bar brings the multi‑genre collaboration between saxophonist David Boyce and guitarist/loop artist Michael Cavaseno into the Mission’s cozy wine bar, turning the room into an intimate sound lab for improvisation and texture. Blending saxophones, guitar, and live loops, Six Roses moves fluidly across jazz, ambient, soul, and experimental sounds, making...
Zolo-Solo — Chewy Marzolo, solo — is the happy hour set at the Rite Spot from the multi-instrumentalist Bay Area musician who drums and arranges for bands including Hammers of Misfortune, King City, and The Real McKenzies, and of course anchors The Big Meat Combo. Ahead of tonight's night's full Big Meat Combo show, he...
Ghost Town Messengers is a guitar trio from San Francisco, CA. Driving jazz fusion with a particularly groove oriented and instrumentally rich approach. All seasoned jazz session players the Ghost Town Messengers have been playing together in different combos and pickup gigs for decades. Wishing to focus on the guitar trio format, their music emotes...
Angela LaFlamme at the Rite Spot features San Francisco vocalist Angela LaFlamme fronting a six-piece band devoted to cabaret jazz, torch songs, and mid-century lounge sounds. Backed by guitarist Myles Boisen, pianist Michael Risse, bassist Greg Olwell, drummer Garry Williams, and a horn section of Danny Cao and Scott Larson, LaFlamme reimagines material spanning eight...
Hipsteria is one of San Francisco’s favorite jazz, soul and party bands! Members of Hipsteria have included some of music’s legendary musicians! Featuring “Tender Tim” on drums and some vocals Hipsteria plays every Friday at Etcetera Wine bar.
Karina Denike and Michael McIntosh appear at the Rite Spot. They are prominent, long-time collaborative musicians based in the San Francisco Bay Area and frequently perform together as a dynamic musical duo and as core members of the vintage jazz and swing ensemble, The Cottontails
Allison Lovejoy at the Rite Spot features Bay Area pianist and composer Allison Lovejoy, a classically trained performer known for blending virtuoso piano technique with dark cabaret theatrics. Trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and London's Royal Academy of Music, she draws on influences from Nina Simone and George Gershwin to Kurt Weill...
Kyra Gordon and Brian Rodvien at the Rite Spot bring an intimate duo set led by Bay Area singer-songwriter and pianist Kyra Gordon alongside drummer and percussionist Brian Rodvien. Gordon draws on jazz training and albums like Soul of a Showgirl and Traveler, channeling influences like Janis Joplin into soulful, story-driven songwriting. Rodvien brings a...
Mike Burns Quartet at the Rite Spot features local pianist and bandleader Mike Burns leading a jazz quartet at one of the Mission's favorite little dive bars for free live music. Burns anchors the band with a steady rhythm section of bassist Pam Brandon and drummer Justin Berthiaume, with pedal steel player David Phillips typically...
Every Wednesday Mark Brazil hosts an open jam at The Liberties in the Mission. Come by for a hang, a bit, a drink, a dance, or the opportunity to play with some fantastic local talent. Bring your horn, strings, keys or voice. Friendly to all levels of playing.
The Alexandra Rieloff Trio performs a selection of jazz standards, bossa nova, and boleros at Etcetera Wine Bar. This acoustic ensemble focuses on a repertoire that balances the rhythmic traditions of Latin jazz with classic arrangements from the Great American Songbook.
Flavio Souza performs weekly on Mondays at Etcetera Wine Bar. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Flavio started music at 14 years old. His main influences were great musicians such as Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Joe Satriani, Sandro Haick and others. He is the owner of Studio Plano 7, which...
Twango SF plays every Sunday evening at Etcetera Wine bar. This gypsy jazz group that plays hot swing music in the style of Django Reinhardt.
Six Roses at Etcetera Wine Bar brings the multi‑genre collaboration between saxophonist David Boyce and guitarist/loop artist Michael Cavaseno into the Mission’s cozy wine bar, turning the room into an intimate sound lab for improvisation and texture. Blending saxophones, guitar, and live loops, Six Roses moves fluidly across jazz, ambient, soul, and experimental sounds, making...
The Octomutt Duet brings their genre-bending sound to their home turf at The Rite Spot — a San Francisco Bay Area duo featuring Ashley Adams on bass and Ted Savarese on guitar and vocals, their music draws from folk, blues, roots rock, and experimental indie into the kind of hard-to-pigeonhole mix that feels distinctly San...
Hipsteria is one of San Francisco’s favorite jazz, soul and party bands! Members of Hipsteria have included some of music’s legendary musicians! Featuring “Tender Tim” on drums and some vocals Hipsteria plays every Friday at Etcetera Wine bar.
El Chato in the Mission welcomes Alex Pasternak — a musician, producer, composer, DJ, curator, and artistic coordinator who crafts records for bands and solo artists while shaping nightlife atmospheres behind the decks. In the warm glow of this Spanish taberna, Pasternak’s set threads together his producer’s ear and DJ sensibilities, turning the room into...
Every Wednesday Mark Brazil hosts an open jam at The Liberties in the Mission. Come by for a hang, a bit, a drink, a dance, or the opportunity to play with some fantastic local talent. Bring your horn, strings, keys or voice. Friendly to all levels of playing.
Get ready for a chill night mixing smooth jazz vibes with some down-home country tunes featuring Joe Dileo and Travis Geyer on guitars. Enjoy Richmond Special playing some country, swing, jazz and blues while sipping on your wine at Etcetera in the Mission.
Experience an evening of acoustic music with Alfredo Gomez at Etcetera Wine Bar. Gomez brings an eclectic repertoire of balads and boleros.
Flavio Souza performs weekly on Mondays at Etcetera Wine Bar. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Flavio started music at 14 years old. His main influences were great musicians such as Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Joe Satriani, Sandro Haick and others. He is the owner of Studio Plano 7, which...
Twango SF plays every Sunday evening at Etcetera Wine bar. This gypsy jazz group that plays hot swing music in the style of Django Reinhardt.
Six Roses at Etcetera Wine Bar brings the multi‑genre collaboration between saxophonist David Boyce and guitarist/loop artist Michael Cavaseno into the Mission’s cozy wine bar, turning the room into an intimate sound lab for improvisation and texture. Blending saxophones, guitar, and live loops, Six Roses moves fluidly across jazz, ambient, soul, and experimental sounds, making...
Hipsteria is one of San Francisco’s favorite jazz, soul and party bands! Members of Hipsteria have included some of music’s legendary musicians! Featuring “Tender Tim” on drums and some vocals Hipsteria plays every Friday at Etcetera Wine bar.