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an urban, robotic, drunken good time electronic dance beats that vacillate between reggae and drum ’n’ bass, Zumbi carries the vocals with socially conscious lyrics. Originally formed in Atlanta, the Berkeley-based duo creates a relatable sound that’s difficult to define. Neither West Coast hip-hop, nor East Coast rap, the band’s musical influences remain deeply engrained in songs that deliver messages of unity and hope. (Childs)
Wednesday/13 KQED Presents an Evening With Ken Burns Remember slowly drifting off while watching documentaries during history class on a warm afternoon? Well, if there’s any-
9pm, $25 The Independent 628 Divisadero, SF (415) 771-1421 www.theindependentsf.com
one who can make a historical documentary interesting, it’s the great Ken Burns. If you’ve ever used iPhoto, iMovie, or Final Cut Pro, you’re familiar with “The Ken Burns Effect.” Known for bringing life to still photographs, the Ken Burns Effect is back with The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. Burns will present a sneak preview of his seven-part, 14-hour documentary after an onstage conversation about the film, which will premiere on PBS in September. The film takes the unique perspective of weaving together the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, illuminating the influential stories of how two presidents and a first lady played integral roles in shaping American history — from human and civil rights battles to the creation of National Parks to the defeat of Hitler. (Laura B. Childs)
Saturday/17 Black Market SF Presents ‘Rendezvous’
fou fou ha see friday/16 you’re in for a rare treat. This postindustrial improvisational band, made up mostly of Zeitgeist employees and regulars, will play a live soundtrack to Metropolis, the cult-classic silent film by German Expressionist filmmaker Fritz Lang. Sleepbomb has done live soundtracks to Metropolis and Nosferatu before in the Zeitgeist beer garden, and it’s always an eerie, artsy, urban, robotic, drunken good time. (Steven T. Jones) 8pm, donation-based
joys of necrophilia, join the bill for what promises to be one hell of show. (Sean McCourt)
Inner Mission
www.zeitgeistsf.com
9pm, $18-$20
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DNA Lounge 375 11th St, SF (415) 626-1409
www.castrotheatre.om
Rocking the robots
If you’ve never seen Sleepbomb do its thing at the band members’ main stomping ground,
22 SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN
$25 advance, $30 door
199 Valencia, SF
Castro Theatre (415) 621-6350
9pm, DJ dancing until 1:30am
With The Riverboat Gamblers and Dime Runner
Zeitgeist
7:30pm/$25 429 Castro, SF
for Mama Fou (aka Maya Lane) and the rest of Family Fou. The troupe got its start in this location back when it was CELLspace, the players kept it as their home during its evolution into Inner Mission, and now this looks like it will be Fou Fou Ha’s final performance in a space that is being shut down this fall and converted into condos. So laugh, cry, dance, and laugh some more. (Jones)
Thursday/15 British hardcore punk stalwarts the Anti-Nowhere League have made a name for themselves over the past three decades with an unabashedly aggressive and in-your-face approach, as evidenced by their signature songs “I Hate People” and the profanity-laced “So What” — the latter was even notoriously covered by Metallica. In a perfect pairing, Southern California punk icons T.S.O.L (True Sounds of Liberty), pictured, who became infamous for the police riots that would break out at their shows, and the tune “Code Blue,” an ode to the opinion
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Zion I
Folsom Street Foundry
Last time Zion I was at the Independent was for a guest appearance during the venue’s 10th anniversary celebration.
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Anti-Nowhere League
2035 Bryant, SF
Friday/16 Fou Fou fabulous
Fou Fou Ha, our favorite cartoon performance troupe, makes a big leap forward as it returns to its roots for its latest original show, In Living Colors. This psychedelic dance journey through an exotic world is described as “Alice in Wonderland meets the Forbidden Zone,” combining elaborate 3D pop-up sets and projections by Obscura Digital. It’s a new twist on the lively choreographed comedy that is classic Fou, but on an occasion that’s a little bittersweet food + Drink
Secrets, truths and lies...Black Market SF is hosting one of its legendary events tonight for the curious: Rendezvous. They say, curiosity killed the cat, but in this case, let your curiosity run wild. This clandestine discovery market will carry an assortment of local craft and food vendors as well as many secret activities to be discovered on the night of. Explore one of SF’s best-kept secrets in the intimate setting of the Folsom Street Foundry. If the city’s best craft artisans and food purveyors don’t pique your interest, an exclusive live set of up-and-coming acts will spearhead the dance party. This mysterious night will be one for the books. (Childs)
1425 Folsom Street (415) 795-3644 www.folsomstreetfoundry.com
‘Nomad: the blue road’
Tonight, the Bay Area indie hiphop duo is back. Baba Zumbi and AmpLive of Zion I have been making music together for over 15 years. AmpLive brings the
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Many tribal people living on parched lands engage in ritualistic dances to encourage the falling of precious rain. Since water is the world’s most important and most endangered natural resource, we might as well try dancing. It just could help. For this weekend the bi-national Dance Monks, an interdisciplinary ensemble that works in the Bay Area and Mexico, has enlisted local artists — Dohee
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