The Dirty Works Jazz Band brings its signature jam session to Paris 75 every 1st Thursday at Paris 75. Led by upright bassist Kyle Finley, these "Dirty Works & Friends" nights transform the North Beach venue into a buzzing jazz laboratory. Far from a casual background set, this is a professional performance environment where the...
Howard Wiley presents a celebration of soul-jazz, funk, gospel, and R&B steeped in West Coast flavor, combining Wiley’s hard-driving originals with a funkified selection of classics. Wiley has been a standout on the Bay Area music scene since he was a teenager in the mid-1990s, and he’s taken on the mantle of mentor, sage, and...
Witness a true piece of San Francisco musical history as Johnny Z and the Camaros take the stage at Tupelo. If you’ve spent any time in the city’s jazz and rock circuits over the last few decades, you likely know this band; they famously served as the house band for the legendary Gold Dust Lounge...
Prepare for a dose of authentic, "drenching wet" blues as the legendary Eugene Huggins takes the stage at The Saloon. As San Francisco’s oldest bar, The Saloon is the perfect cathedral for Huggins’ raw, unfiltered sound. A North Beach institution in his own right, Huggins brings a lifetime of blues pedigree to Grant Avenue, delivering...
Prepare for a dose of authentic, "drenching wet" blues as the legendary Eugene Huggins takes the stage at The Saloon. As San Francisco’s oldest bar, The Saloon is the perfect cathedral for Huggins’ raw, unfiltered sound. A North Beach institution in his own right, Huggins brings a lifetime of blues pedigree to Grant Avenue, delivering...
Celebrate North Beach First Fridays at the legendary Vesuvio Café with a solo exhibition by San Francisco artist Daniel DiPierro. Located in the heart of Jack Kerouac Alley, Vesuvio has served as a sanctuary for artists and thinkers since 1948, making it the ideal backdrop for DiPierro’s striking, contemporary compositions. The Art: DiPierro is known...
Join Waystone for North Beach First Fridays as they feature the works of local artist Kevin Figueroa. Located on Market Street at the edge of the Financial District and North Beach, Waystone pairs its curated selection of beer and wine with a focus on contemporary Bay Area art. Figueroa’s work provides a sharp, intellectual aesthetic...
Experience a compelling visual narrative at Sweetie's Art Bar as it hosts Barbara Sizelove’s latest exhibition, Moody Landscapes / Toxic Places. Tucked away on Francisco Street, Sweetie’s provides a quintessential North Beach "hidden gem" atmosphere—a mix of pool hall cool and serious gallery intent—making it the perfect laboratory for Sizelove’s evocative and challenging works. The...
Celebrate the true heart of the neighborhood at Fish Tank Gallery for North Beach First Fridays. This month, the gallery hosts an exhibition by A Guy Who Lives Nearby, an artist whose work is as deeply embedded in the local landscape as the gallery itself. Located on Grant Avenue, Fish Tank Gallery—curated by the renowned...
Lisa Kindred is a renowned blues, folk, and rock singer based in Mill Valley, California, widely admired for her soulful voice and deep connection to blues music. She grew up in Buffalo, New York, and immersed herself in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s, often sharing the stage with legends like Bob Dylan....
Katy Stephan’s residency at Comstock Saloon turns the room into a small, candlelit listening space. At the piano she blends jazz‑inflected originals with reimagined standards and art‑pop tunes, her clear, expressive voice sitting right on top of the clink of glassware and low conversation. It’s an intimate, song‑forward set that feels equally at home as...
Gaea Schell and Scott Foster perform at Biordi Imports, bringing jazz with Latin accents and a vibrant, soulful energy. Join them for an engaging performance that blends Schell’s mastery of flute, piano, and vocals with Samuels’ expressive guitar playing. Experience a night of sophisticated jazz, rich harmonies, and Latin-inspired rhythms, making for a memorable musical...
