Fri 1/01 4:00 PM Youtube [Online]
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Lockdown Festival IV: The New Year (Online)

Featuring: Scott Amendola, Grex (Karl Evangelista + Rei Scampavia), SNEAL (Jacob Rimler), Evelyn Davis, Nik Francis (DC), William Roper (LA), Shayna Dunkelman (NY), gabby fluke-mogul (NY), and Usufruct (Polly Springhorn + Tim Walters).

Ringing in the new year. A host of extraordinary experimentalists and creative musicians join for a mini-online festival, streamed from home. Lockdown Festival IV promotes music of purpose at a time of continued - but hopefully soon-to-be-ending - strife.

Proceeds from this festival will be directed to causes of communal concern: Black Organizing Project in Oakland, Asian Improv aRts, and the invaluable, embattled work of percussionist Milford Graves.  More...

Sat 1/02 11:00 AM Internet Streaming [Online]
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Franck Martin - Live from the studio, every Saturday at 11am PST, modular synthesizer, chat, news with All That's Gone  More...

Sun 1/03 5:00 PM soundcrack.net [soundcrack.net]
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Principles of Non-Isolation in Audio returns Sun 01.03.21 (5PM Pacific / 7PM Central) w/ live sonic exploration featuring MEDIUM performing longform collaborative drone in real-time - tune out at https://www.soundcrack.net/  More...

Sun 1/10 12:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
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The Colibri Duo (Monika Gruber and Michele Walther) perform works by Sergei Prokofiev and Kyle Hovatter with artwork by Josh Dorman to benefit the San Francisco Union for Musicians in Need.  More...

Tue 1/12 8:00 PM The Laundry SF [3359 26th St SF]
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Resident is a monthly electronic audiovisual open mic event started in 2017. It is held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at The Laundry. Resident is casual and cool, and the community you'll find is like no other for aspiring electronic musicians in the Bay. No judgments, no bullshit, just positive support and openness to new ideas. Due to restrictions, this show will only be streamed online, do not come to the Laundry  More...

Fri 1/15 8:00 PM Gray Area Art And Technology [2665 Mission St. SF]
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On January 15, Bay Area's own ASTU and Salami Rose Joe Louis take the stage for our first Patch Pulse A/V performance of 2021, filmed live in the Grand Theater. From ASTU's unique blend of soul, R&B and synth-pop to Salami's beautifully woven vocals and keys, this is sure to be an evening you won't want to miss!  More...

Sun 1/17 5:00 PM Sonic Sundays #7 ft. Reishi0 [twitch]
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A monthly streaming event featuring one to two different artists: live performers or DJs - from the Sonic Alliance community, the Bay Area, and beyond! Pre-recorded performances are sent to Fetz to process the video through analog visual hardware creating a unique visual collaboration to accompany their performance! Tune in, hang out, and discover new music! Experience pre-recorded audio visual performances while supporting up-and-coming artists from the community!  More...

Sat 1/23 7:30 PM Bird and Beckett [653 Chenery Street San Francisco CA]
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the lost trio will play two sets starting at 7:30 pm - streaming live from bird and beckett. Phillip Greenlief: tenor saxophone - dan seamans: bass - tom hassett: drums  More...

Sat 1/30 11:00 AM Internet Streaming [Online]
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Franck Martin - Live from the studio, every Saturday at 11am PST, modular synthesizer, chat, news with Christie Blizard  More...

Sat 1/30 7:00 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
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E4TT continues our series (sold-out last season!) of music by women composers with works by ten of today's fabulous women composers, joined by guest violinist Ilana Blumberg. Featuring music by Jesse Montgomery, Missy Mazzoli, Tania Leon, Anna Clyne, Vivan Fung, Claudia Montero, Marti Epstein, Caroline Shaw, Jennifer Higdon.  More...

Sat 1/30 7:30 PM Center for New Music [55 Taylor St SF]
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Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) will start the new year with the next installment of their wildly successful series of contemporary women composers. Sold out last season, their 2021 edition will feature two reprises from the COVID-shortened season: “Matrix” by Bay Area composer Elinor Armer to poetry by Ursula Le Guin and Rella Lossy; and “Rest These Hands” (2014) by Anna Clyne for solo violin. The concert will also include works by Tania León, Jessie Montgomery, Claudia Montero, Marti Epstein, Caroline Shaw, Jennifer Higdon, Missy Mazzoli, Vivian Fung, Anna Clyne, and the remarkable Grażyna Bacewicz.  More...