As reported in Mission Local<\/a>, the district will add a music listening venue this fall. After nearly two years of vacancy, the former Chase Bank branch at 2500 Mission will reopen as Hidden Frequency, a small, intimate music venue hosting immersive listening sessions and electronic and experimental music. Hidden Frequency founder Naz Khorram, also owns Arcana, the wine bar-plant store right next door. Nice to have an additional experimental music spot in the Mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n Governor Newsom recently signed a bill making May 17 officially Bruce Lee Day<\/a>, marking the moment he returned to San Francisco from Hong Kong at age 18\u2014as Lee was born here and received birthright citizenship, which led to the launch of his acting and martial arts career in the US. Shouts to SF for formally recognizing this global icon.<\/p>\n And we just want to send a big wave of love to actor Danny Glover, who announced earlier this month that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s<\/a>. Ever the rooted and connected-to-the-community San Franciscan, back in the day, Glover used to drive to the now-closed fish store at 2687 Mission Street, Wang Fat Fish Market, to personally get his catch of the day (at the time, they were one of the best fish stores in the city, which indeed really smelled like\u2026 well\u2026 a fish store). He was always polite when people in the neighborhood recognized him, waiting in line like everyone else, tending to his seafood purchases. That\u2019s right: Star of Lethal Weapon and The Color Purple, shopping for his own fish.\u00a0<\/p>\n We love ya, Danny Glover.<\/p>\n THE WOMACK SISTERS AT THE GREEK THEATRE, BERKELEY, AUGUST 15<\/p>\n Sometimes you see a combination, but the concept doesn\u2019t quite materialize until you can hear it for yourself. We wrote about the upcoming and absolutely captivating The Womack Sisters <\/a>self-titled album a few months back. But sometimes you need to refresh your memory to really grasp it. What can the amalgam fusion of siblings BG, Zeimani, and Kucha Womack and the production tactics of Gabriel Roth (aka Bosco Mann), co-owner of Daptone Records, generate? I\u2019ll opt for the term bliss.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I Let You\u201d is an elevated 60s-style soul-Latin combo, fully lived in and worked out by the distinct guiro-meets-organ shuffle step and the sisters\u2019 vocals wafting over the top.\u00a0It\u2019s what classic Daptone does. Pre-order here<\/a> and catch them along with Thee Sacred Souls and La Lom at The Greek here.<\/a><\/p>\n THE ODYSSEY CULT, \u201cTHE YETI\u2019S EYES\u201d FROM VOL. 3 (SILVER CURRENT RECORDS)<\/p>\n You know that feeling when you get a d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu jolt running through your body? Like you\u2019ve heard something before, in a fever dream? Familiar, but it\u2019s kind of untamed and just so far out. Welp, I got a good shot of that pristine chi listening to the outer-rock high-propulsion single from the soon-to-be-released album Vol. 3 by The Odyssey Cult. <\/p>\n Members of this self-described \u201call-star slugfest,\u201d including several of SF\u2019s finest musicians: guitarist Ethan Miller, Zoh Amba, Brigid Dawson, Paula Frazer, Inna Showalter, Anthony Taibi, and drummer Steve Shelly, notably of Sonic Youth and the recent \u201clet it rip\u201d supergroup of Orcutt, Shelley, and Miller.<\/p>\n Recorded at El Studio in SF by Phil Becker, the latest from this decade-old project returns with the right type of pummeling psych to light up the Andromeda constellations in the autumn skies.\u00a0Pre-order here.<\/a><\/p>\n THE WRONG GIRLS<\/p>\n We used to be a proper country. A land made up of five-dollar foot-longs. Respectable baseball teams that focused on baseball, not writing repugnant ramblings on hats. And every summer, we\u2019d be treated to those ever-golden stoner comedy flicks. Well, you can thank writer-director Dylan Meyer for the upcoming, hilarious and fantastic-looking The Wrong Girls.<\/p>\n It\u2019s based on Meyer\u2019s friendship with producer Maggie McLean, \u201cI kept making this joke during production that it was my memoir, which is very funny when you watch the movie because there\u2019s giant squids and telepathy and all kinds of other stuff in it,\u201d she says in the film\u2019s press notes. \u201cBut it feels very autobiographical to me when I watch it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Oh shit, my bad. Buried the lede. Starring Kristen Stewart as Frankie and Alia Shawkat as Molly, who play a duo that end up on a harsh one\u2014but manage to maintain their classic \u201cwhut\u201d stoner chillness despite being two weeks late on rent and having less than an ounce of weed on their person. I\u2019ve shared apartments with people whose daily stakes were exactly just that. So this feels uncomfortably familiar, which is why I\u2019m quite stoked it\u2019s just a film. Not a monthly reality that resembles seven circles of slackerdom.<\/p>\n Now, some of y\u2019all goobers (and you know who you are) went in on Supergirl. I\u2019m having to do my own personal research on the matter because there\u2019s just no way Supergirl can be any more corny than last year\u2019s Superman. Let\u2019s keep it a bean. Superman and that whole \u201cpunk rawk\u201d love friction point? Corny McGoofball.\u00a0<\/p>\n So I forbid you to come for Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat in a stoner flick. We need this type of \u201chilarity ensues\u201d situation. Plus with LaKeith Stanfield, Kate McKinnon, Geena Davis, Tony Hale, Zack Fox, plus Seth Rogen and Kumail Nanjiani as the voices of Frankie\u2019s and Molly\u2019s cats? Sheeeit. I\u2019m high already. The movie comes out August 14.<\/p>\n DIRECTIONS IN STEREO AT 540 BAR WITH DJ CIRCUIT 73 & GUILLERMO OF SWEATER FUNK<\/p>\n This has become the end-of-month hang. You check in to see what condition your condition is in. Directions in Stereo cues up an eclectic, sonic backdrop for the evening by way of vinyl records. Celebrating life, liberty, and the pursuit of positive vibrations. This month, the theme is wide open, a perfect setup for two DJs who can flip styles professionally with ease and voice. Expect the unexpected. Yes, there will be funk, soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, and more\u2026but the combinations remain infinite.<\/p>\n Directions In Stereo is a human-curated sound and vision event going down in the heart of the Inner Richmond at 540 Bar<\/a> in San Francisco, purveyors of local craft beer, seasonal cocktails, quarterly art shows, and vintage pinball machines. 540\u2019s inclusive nature and community vision are a perpetual favorite for both residents and tourists alike.<\/p>\n \u201cTHE MUSIC NEVER STOPS: A REX FOUNDATION BENEFIT & TRIBUTE TO BOB WEIR\u201d AT THE GREEK THEATRE, FRI\/31-AUGUST 1<\/p>\n Anchored by Dark Star Orchestra\u2019s return to one of the Bay Area\u2019s most meaningful Grateful Dead stages, this weekend that coincides with Jerry Garcia\u2019s birthday on August 1st and the beginning of The Days Between, the annual stretch between Garcia\u2019s birth and the anniversary of his passing, when Dead Heads from all over descend upon Fog City to reflect on such a compact legacy. <\/p>\n For nearly 30 years, Dark Star Orchestra has occupied a unique place in that extended family, channeling historic Dead moments with love and unbridled on-the-spot passion, similar to the way Jerry and the boys would work out those vibrations and frequencies swirling in the air during the performance. Over 3,400 shows performed since forming in 1997 and still going, DSO has become a bridge between eras, offering longtime fans a way back into the feeling of specific Grateful Dead nights while giving younger audiences a firsthand experience of the communal ritual that continues to surround this music. <\/p>\n On Friday, July 31st, DSO will be joined by Melvin Seals & JGB featuring Jazz Mafia Horns, and on August 1, Garcia\u2019s birthday, DSO will recreate the Grateful Dead\u2019s August 1, 1973, Roosevelt Stadium show in full, the first time the Dead performed on Jerry\u2019s birthday. That night will also feature Peter Rowan and the Sam Grisman Project performing music from Old & In The Way, bringing in another major piece of Garcia\u2019s musical life through bluegrass, folk, and the Grisman family connection. <\/p>\n Proceeds will benefit the Rex Foundation, which has carried forward the Grateful Dead\u2019s philanthropic spirit for over four decades by supporting grassroots work across the arts, education, environmental causes, Indigenous rights, social justice, and community-based change. Grab tickets here.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DIS_540_web_073126-1024x878.jpeg\")
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