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of Da Baydestrian, in 2007. F.A.B. still has yet to see the release of his Atlantic Records debut. The frustration is compounded in part by a copyright claim by Columbia Pictures and a longtime personal beef with KMEL’s music director. But anyone on the streets knows that F.A.B. is the real deal—a smart, articulate rapper whose freestyle abilities are matched by his charity work and community outreach in the East Bay. If you can forgive his recent misstep “Hit Me on Twitter�—a trending track basically jacked from The-Dream’s “I Luv Your Girl�—F.A.B.’s got an arsenal of bulletproof hits. Hear “N.E.W. Oakland,� “Super Sic wit It,� “Ghost Ride It� and “Slappin’ in the Trunk� when Mistah F.A.B. hits the stage on Friday, April 30, at 19 Broadway Niteclub. 19 Broadway, Fairfax. 9pm. $25. 415.459.1091.

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Knights Who Say ‘Ni’ Admit it. You know every line of the dead parrot sketch. You can sing every word of “The Lumberjack Song.� You have mastered all the silly walks, wink-winked and nudgenudged total strangers in public, and seriously considered opening an argument clinic in your hometown. Thus, get thee to the grand and glorious Mostly Python II, a celebration of all things Python to take place at, on and around the Toad in the Hole Pub this Saturday. While the street in front of the pub is shut down to the general silliness at hand, participants can drink ale from “Holy Grails� while watching actors/rabid fans/obsessed nutcases replay famous scenes from the furiously funny British comedy troupe. Live music comes in the form of the Crux, Brothers Horse, Crazy Famous, Steve Pile and others. Feel free to bring along a can of Spam, and be sure to yell “Bicycle repairman!� if Jeremy Sycip pokes his head out from his frame-building shop across the street when Sounsa’s “Liberty Bell� chimes in the festival on Sunday, May 2, at the Toad in the Hole. 116 Fifth St., Santa Rosa. Noon–6pm. Free. 707.544.8623.

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Without a Nett For the past four years, Jason Nett has served as composer-in-residence for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, writing modern classical pieces that aren’t “modern classical.� In other words, they contain melody and structure. In Vancouver, Nett often showcased his works in small theaters, and he’s getting even more intimate for his show in Napa this weekend. Inf luenced largely by rock music, Nett’s Sonic Bloom Orchestra (not to be confused with the Sonoma County hip-hop group Sonicbloom) is a chamber-music ensemble far more suited to nightclubs than the stuffy concert stage. Nett, a multi-instrumentalist who plays drums and guitar, calls Silo’s “the

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perfect venue� where “the intimacy of the room allows the audience to sit just feet away from the players.� After dabbling in symphony, opera and choral work, Nett’s success in chamber music should prove a foregone conclusion. See him up close and personal on Saturday, May 1, at Silo’s Jazz Club, 530 Main St., Napa. 8pm. $35. 707.251.5833.

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Fabby Cat Mistah F.A.B., the Oakland rapper who is poised to outlast any trend the Bay Area might happen to throw his way, is serving quite the test of patience. After the release

The North Bay Film and Art Collective is on everyone’s lips these days, and usually it’s not because of film or art, but music! That’s the case this weekend when Brothers Horse and the Iditarod play a Masquerade Ball featuring the artwork of Joe Leonard and Ruth Alison Donovan. The NBFAC has been tossed around as a possible site for the soon-to-be-homeless Rialto Cinemas, but don’t hold your breath—the owners of the building plan to rename it the Arlene Francis Foundation’s Center for Spirit, Art and Politics. “The Center’s activities,� reads the mission statement, “ref lect a vision of social change based on the idea that we must create a ‘Parallel Universe’ to the current society, within the current society, that can begin to pre-figure the world that we wish to bring into existence, and by the hope and positive force that we ourselves generate, draw others to our work and serve to inspire others to create similar efforts.� Whew! Before the big change, whenever it may come, get there for the Masquerade Ball on Friday, April 30, at the North Bay Film and Art Collective. 99 Sixth St., Santa Rosa. 7pm. $7 with costume; $10 without. www.myspace.com/northbayfac.

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