Appearing at the Rite Spot, the Lee Vilensky Trio is a strictly instrumental trio from the San Francisco Bay Area, led by musician and composer Lee Vilensky. The group is known for creating cinematic, retro-inspired instrumental music that blends elements of jazz, surf, blues, R&B, lounge, spy-soul sound, and Latin influences.
This Friday's Happy Hour Gig at the Rite Spot Chris Moss is a San Francisco Bay Area singer-songwriter whose music blends intimate acoustic performances, emotionally driven rock, and Americana influences. Drawing from personal experiences of resilience, healing, and self-discovery, he delivers soulful originals and distinctive reinterpretations of classic songs with a raw, story-focused approach. There...
Deep Space is an independent instrumental music band and jazz-influenced experimental trio appearing at the Rite Spot. The group focuses on freeform improvisation, ambient structures, and avant-garde jazz textures. They are joined by Rent Romus, an Emmy Award-winning queer, non-binary Finnish-American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and community activist
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
The 12 String Duet appears at the Rite Spot. It is a smaller subset of the Twelve String Roulette, a San Francisco-based tin-pan-django-classical band. The group features a rotating collective of musicians, which inspired the "Roulette" name as the lineup and genres shift regularly.
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...
The Rite Spot welcomes Meredith Edgar — a San Francisco–born songwriter whose music wraps modern Americana in smoky tendrils of 1930s jazz‑chanteuse darkness. With a supple, deeply expressive voice and lyrics that turn the personal into the poetic (and vice versa), she renders delicate emotional details and bold swaths of feeling in equal measure, crafting...
The Rite Spot welcomes The Jamie Duncan Trio with special guests — an American roots and instrumental ensemble based in the San Francisco Bay Area, led by guitarist and composer Jamie Duncan. Blending Americana, folk, country, and indie‑instrumental sounds, the trio features Jamie Duncan on guitar, Joe Kyle Jr. on bass, and Tim Rowe on drums,...
Georgette brings their hypnotic, guitar-driven sound to the Rite Spot — a San Francisco band drawing from psych, shoegaze, post-punk, and krautrock into something that sounds like Stereolab meeting the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Expect two sets of distinctly underground indie with a swirling, immersive energy that is pure San Francisco.
The Etiquette bring their genre-defying sound to the Rite Spot — a San Francisco band that blends post-Americana, indie rock, and the exhilarating unexpected territory of "disco metal," drawing inspiration from Damien Jurado, Jeff Tweedy, Radiohead, Beck, and New Order into something entirely their own. Jeff Linnell's fragile vocals and songwriting anchor the band, backed...
Wall of Fog brings their dense, hypnotic sound to the Rite Spot — a San Francisco-based rock and experimental band deeply rooted in the Bay Area's underground and psychedelic scenes, delivering the kind of immersive, boundary-pushing music that makes neighborhood venues like the Rite Spot the perfect stage.
Merely Mortals bring their brooding, original sound to the Rite Spot — a San Francisco three-piece dark rock band active since 2023, drawing from the post-punk and dark indie rock canon of Bauhaus, Joy Division, The Damned, Interpol, and Sonic Youth into a sound that is entirely their own.
The Significant Otter brings warm acoustic roots music to The Rite Spot — a San Francisco-based duo featuring Bria Light on fiddle, guitar, and vocals, and Marques Ignatius on guitar, mandolin, and vocals, rooted in the rich traditions of bluegrass and old-time folk music.
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...
Deep Space is an independent instrumental music band and jazz-influenced experimental trio appearing at the Rite Spot. The group focuses on freeform improvisation, ambient structures, and avant-garde jazz textures. They are joined by Rent Romus, an Emmy Award-winning queer, non-binary Finnish-American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and community activist
Marc and the Contenders bring the Bay Area’s premier Waylon Jennings tribute to the Rite Spot, delivering the outlaw country legend’s music with the passion and authenticity it deserves. The band spans Waylon’s entire career — from his early Nashville days and breakthrough outlaw classics to overlooked gems and beloved collaborations with Willie Nelson —...
Joe Mackessy is a Bay Area singer, guitarist, mandolin player, and songwriter known for acoustic roots music, traditional American styles, and community-oriented performances. He is especially associated with folk, bluegrass, Americana, old-time country, and songwriter showcases around San Francisco. He frequently performs solo and in small acoustic ensembles at listening-room venues such as this show...
Appearing at the Rite Spot, the Lee Vilensky Trio is a strictly instrumental trio from the San Francisco Bay Area, led by musician and composer Lee Vilensky. The group is known for creating cinematic, retro-inspired instrumental music that blends elements of jazz, surf, blues, R&B, lounge, spy-soul sound, and Latin influences.
This Friday's Happy Hour Gig at the Rite Spot Chris Moss is a San Francisco Bay Area singer-songwriter whose music blends intimate acoustic performances, emotionally driven rock, and Americana influences. Drawing from personal experiences of resilience, healing, and self-discovery, he delivers soulful originals and distinctive reinterpretations of classic songs with a raw, story-focused approach. There...
GG Amos on vocals and guitar and Kam Mobasser on guitar deliver a soulful blues performance infused with jazz and funk influences at the Rite Spot.
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
The 12 String Duet appears at the Rite Spot. It is a smaller subset of the Twelve String Roulette, a San Francisco-based tin-pan-django-classical band. The group features a rotating collective of musicians, which inspired the "Roulette" name as the lineup and genres shift regularly.