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510.703.8195
3111 Deakin Street, Berkeley CA
Past Events
[ tue jul 13 ]
EKG — Ernst Karel (tpt+elec) and Kyle Bruckmann (ob+elec)
Chris Brown (pno+elec)
[ tue jun 15 ]
Gratkowski/Brown/Winant trio
Frank Gratkowski (reeds), Chris Brown (piano, electronics), William Winant (percussion)
Pictures by Michael Zelner
[ sat jun 5 ]
The Matthew Sperry Festival
8:00 PM
at 21 Grand
416 25th St. (at Broadway), Oakland, CA 94612
(not at Tom's Place!)
SfSoundGroup plays music of
Matthew Sperry
Anthony Braxton
Cornelius Cardew
James Tenney
sfSoundGroup
[ thu jun 3 ]
The Matthew Sperry Festival
8:00 PM
at The Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF
(not at Tom's Place!)
TrioShift — continuous tag-team trios, featuring
myles boisen, matt davignon, tom duff,
tom djll, phil gelb, ron heglin,
jacob felix heule, ma++ ingalls, travis johns,
aurora josephson, bob marsh, lisa mezzacappa,
david michalak, polly moller, kjell nordeson,
tom nunn, dan plonsey, jon raskin,
gino robair, tom scandura, damon smith,
moe! staiano, agnes szelag, and very many more
Pictures by Jon Raskin.
pictures by Michael Zelner
Recordings, also by Michael Zelner
[ tue may 4 7:30 pm ]
Karen Stackpole (gongs), Tom Djll (tpt), Ron Heglin (tbn)
[ tue apr 6 7:30 pm ]
Doctor Bob: Bob Marsh (voc, etc.) + David Michalak (lap steel)
John Gruntfest (sax) + Greg Goodman (pno)
[ wed mar 17 7:30 pm ]
duo pantoMorf (2 x elec)
and friends, featuring
Tim Perkis (elec), Thea Farhadian (vln) and Kyle Bruckmann (oboe)
pictures by Michael Zelner
[ tue mar 2 7:30 pm ]
Thollem (pno)
Bruce Ackley (sax) and Henry Kaiser (gtr)
[ tue feb 16 7:30 pm ]
Birgit Uhler (tpt)
Solo, and with Tim Perkis (elec),
Damon Smith (cb),
John Shiurba (guit)
and Gino Robair (perc)
Pictures by Michael Zelner
[ tue jan 12 7:30 pm ]
Magda Mayas (piano innards) and Tony Buck (perc)
Christopher Williams (cb)
and all three in trio
[ tue dec 8 7:30 pm ]
Sarah Cahill - solo piano (including works by Cowell)
Scott Looney - solo piano
Killick - H'arpeggione (with Gino Robair, percussion)
[ tue nov 10 7:30 pm ]
Hans Koch, sound artist
Michael Evans (perc), solo
[ mon nov 9 7:30 pm ]
NOTE: Monday, not Tuesday!
Hans Koch (bcl)
Michael Evans (perc)
Ryan Jewell (perc)
[ tue oct 13 7:30 pm ]
John Butcher (sax) with John Shiurba (gtr) and Gino Robair (perc)
pictures by Michael Zelner
[ tue oct 6 7:30 pm ]
Aram Shelton (sax) and Trevor Healy (12-string guitar, sine waves, electronics)
Jacob Zimmerman (alto sax) and Michael Carreira (perc)
[ tue sep 1 7:30 pm ]
Paul Hoskin (cbcl) & ma++ ingalls (cl, bcl) duet
The New Black [Jeremy Drake (gtr), David Rothbaum (elec), Gino Robair (perc), John Shiurba (gtr)]
[ jul 11 2009, 1:00 pm, 21 grand ]
9th Annual Skronkathon BBQ
featuring
vibrating garbage
Davignon/Baker/Coombs
weltschmerz
Aaron Leese
Respectable Citizen
George Ludwig
T D Skatchit
Corpsevapor
mystery player
sndrft eeeooo & Mike Jacobs
Hanuman Zhang
Protea
z_bug
RTD3 + David Michalak
Hanes/Adams
PG13
Reconnaissance Fly
sfSound Group
Baker Heglin Stackpole Djll
Robair/Neuburg
[ jul 7 2009, 7:30 pm, tom's place ]
Terrence McManus (gtr)
Polly Moller (fl, voc) & Amar Chaudary (elec)
RTD3 [Tom Nunn (perc), Doug Carroll (cello), Ron Heglin (tbn)]
[ jun 5 2009, 8:00 pm, hillside club ]
2009 Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival
featuring Gail Brand (tbn)
Gail Brand (tbn), Gino Robair (perc), Tom Djll (tpt), Tim Perkis (elec) & John Shiurba (gtr)
Gail Brand (tbn) & Morgan Guberman (voc)
[ jun 4 2009, 8:00 pm, luggage store gallery ]
2009 Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival
Treasure Mouth Karaoke Band
OrcheSperry Large Ensemble, conducted by Gino Robair
pictures by Michael Zelner
[ jun 2 2009, 1:00 pm, studio 1510 ]
2009 Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival
Lesli Dalaba (tpt)
in trio with Fred Frith (gtr) and Jason Hoopes (perc)
in duo with Gail Brand (tbn)
and with Gino Robair (perc) in a quartet
pictures by Michael Zelner
[ may 5 2009, 8:30 pm, tom's place ]
5x5 on 5/5
John Shiurba's 5x5 [John Shiurba (gtr), Ava Mendoza (gtr), Gino Robair (perc), Dan Plonsey (sax), Devin Hoff (cb)]
ma++ ingalls (cl, bcl)
Kyle Bruckmann (ob, eng h)
pictures by Michael Zelner
[ apr 7 2009, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ]
Liz Allbee (tpt, voc) & Ava Mendoza (gtr, voc)
Dan Plonsey (sax, kbd)
Henry Kuntz (sax, etc) pictures by Michael Zelner
[ mar 3 2009, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ]
Phil Gelb (shak), Ma Jie, Tim Perkis (elec)
Cylinder [Lisa Mezzacappa (cb), Kjell Nordeson, Darren Johnston, Aram Shelton]
The Amen Seat [Maryclaire Brzytwa (elec, voc), Wobbly (elec)]
pictures by Michael Zelner
[ feb 10 2009, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ]
An evening of duets with
Jennifer Wilsey (gongs) & Karen Stackpole (gongs)
Kinda Green [Tom Djll (tpt, elec) & Tim Perkis (elec)]
James Fei (sax) & Chris Brown (elec)
[ jan 6 2009, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ]
Jon Raskin (sax) & Kanoko Nishi (koto)
Schnüffler [Liz Allbee (tpt, elec) & Gino Robair (elec)]
Noah Phillips, Jason Hoopes & Andy Srain
Kanoko Nishi (styrofoam) & Gino Robair (styrofoam)
[ dec 9 2008, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ]
Ava Mendoza (gtr) & Jacob Felix Heule (perc)
Lucio Menegon (gtr), Morgan Guberman (elec b) & Pat Spurgeon (perc)
[ oct 7 2008, 8:30 pm, temescal arts center ]
Moe! Staiano (perc)
Bubble & Squeak [Gino Robair (perc), Scott Rosenberg (sax), John Shiurba (gtr)]