{"id":490659,"date":"2026-10-09T19:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490659\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T19:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:04:10","slug":"big-week-psyched-fest-other-minds-sex-pistols-high-on-fire-electric-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490659\/","title":{"rendered":"BIG WEEK: Psyched! Fest, Other Minds, Sex Pistols, High on Fire, Electric Fields…"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week is a quickie Big Week, because we just put out our 52nd edition of Best of the Bay<\/a>! Check out the winners for some great suggestions on where to go and what to eat. And grab tickets for our 13th Annual Gala and Best of the Bay Party on October 27! <\/p>\n

GENERAL ARTS
Marke B<\/a>.\u00a0keeps an eye and ear and everything else out.<\/p>\n

THROUGH SUN\/11: OTHER MINDS FESTIVAL Contemporary and experimental music are alive and well in the Bay Area, and this annual gathering\u2014it\u2019s 30th\u2014bolsters the scenes with performances and debuts by avant-jazz pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, guitar\/electronics and drums duo Foreign\/Domestic, Black electronic music scholar and hero King Britt, 79-year-old \u201csovereign of embodied minimalism\u201d Charlemagne Palestine, and many more. Brava Theatre, SF. More info here.<\/a> <\/p>\n

FRI\/9 + SAT\/10: \u201cUNSEEN VISIONS: A NEW AGE MUSIC AND CULTURE SYMPOSIUM\u201d New Age music long ago beat back accusations of schlock and has become a lifeline to many in the age of machines. \u201cCelebrate the pioneers of New Age music and media at this two-day symposium, featuring performances by\u00a0Robert Rich,\u00a0Steven Halpern,\u00a0Kat Epple(Emerald Web), and\u00a0Larkin, with visuals by\u00a0Ken Jenkins; screenings of visionary films by\u00a0Jordan Belson,\u00a0Jeanette Stobie, and\u00a0Dorothy Fadiman; and presentations by scholars\u00a0Erik Davis\u00a0(TechGnosis,\u00a0High Weirdness), Continuum dancer\/artist\u00a0Georgianne Cowan, and\u00a0Jacob Smith\u00a0(Bridge to an Unseen Shore: New Age Music as Visionary Art<\/a>).\u201d Gray Area, SF. More info here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

SAT\/10: ELECTRIC FIELDS This free, all-ages, outdoor dance party at Golden Gate Park Bandshell from outstanding party crew Green Gorilla Lounge brings some fantastically diverse tunes from the likes of Reggae Jams, Discoseo, Ledet & J Key, Carrieondisco, and Dj M3 & Dj Cira. Pack a picnic basket and some dancing shoes and let the sonic wind blow through your hair. Yes, there\u2019s an afterparty! 1pm-6pm, Golden Gate Bandshell, SF. More info here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

SUN\/11-NOVEMBER 6: PSYCHED! FEST Fabulously independent Psyched! FM Radio is putting on this lollapalooza of a \u201cfestival arts, music, diversity, and counterculture\u201d that takes over venues on both sides of the Bay for almost a month, bringing gonzo lineups including Peaches, Allah-Las, DIIV, DJ X\u2019ces, Illuminati Hotties, Pixel Grip, Carrion Kids, Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Buena Vista Orchestra, and so many more. So stoked to have another indie fest happening that doesn\u2019t feel co-opted by corporatism. Let\u2019s get Psyched! More info here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

WED\/14: SEX PISTOLS: 50 YEARS OF PUNK Legends Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock long ago replaced pissy conservative jerk Johnny Rotten (who, unfortunately, still puts on a good show of his own in Public Image Limited) with Frank Carter, and fans seem to be just as into it. \u201cGod Save the Queen\u201d has never felt more comfortably nostalgic, but you can bet there will be more than a whiff of that old punk energy in the air. 8:30pm, Warfield, SF. More info here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\"\"High on Fire<\/p>\n

MUSIC
Hit up John-Paul Shiver\u2019s\u00a0Under the Stars<\/a>\u00a0column for great tunes and shows every week.<\/p>\n

FRI\/9: HIGH ON FIRE A name, a brand forever attached to \u201credrafting\u201d what a high-velocity metal power trio can do. High On Fire, the nationally recognized and Bay Area-beloved outfit, is touching down in Berkeley this Friday. When the New York Times descends from its throne and launches, earplugs in, into the sweaty pit to declare you the \u201csludgy resin from 30 years of super-hard-rock history,\u201d somehow your heresy, bombast, and hall-of-fame heaviness have become literally etched in stone. Not too bad. Come early to support bands Windhand and Penury. 7pm, UC Theatre, Berkeley. More info here.<\/a><\/p>\n

SUN\/11: DERYA YILDIRIM & GRUP \u015e\u0130M\u015eEK PLUS THEE MARLOES\u00a0This is the type of show we refer to around these parts as a \u2018two-fer.\u2019 We earmarked Derya Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m & Grup \u015eim\u015fek last month. They\u2019re the \u201970s Turkish funk, acid rock, and psychedelic soul outfit that takes Anatolian folk songs and flips them into evergreen melodies with retro grooves. Shot through a prism of hallucinatory \u201970s vibes? Essentially, they slap. HARD. But we missed Thee Marloes. Cousin. This Indonesian trio pulls off both neo-soul and psych-soul while still infusing that energy and appeal of jazz and pop. This IS an Outernational night of sound that SF bookers just love to curate. On this Sunday?\u00a0Oh, the Chapel gotcha back. 7pm, The Chapel, SF. More info here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"A Turkish treat from Oklava<\/p>\n

FOOD & DRINK
Tamara Palmer\u2019s weekly\u00a0Good Taste column<\/a>\u00a0tells you where to stick your fork.\u00a0<\/p>\n

OKLAVA CAFE July brought the debut of Palo Alto\u2019s Oklava Cafe into San Francisco\u2019s Saluhall\u2014the owners are also behind SoMa\u2019s nearby\u00a0Turquaz Cafe<\/a>, which opened in 2025. Both places lead with pastry cases full of housemade and imported sweets, but also excel at savory breakfasts and flatbreads. Like Turquaz, having Oklava\u2014and its Turkish coffee\u2014right near Muni in the city will\u00a0 make me generate reasons to be in the neighborhood and grab a snack and drink.\u00a0945 Market Street, SF.\u00a0More info here<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2018Final Girl\u2019<\/p>\n

STAGE
Charles Lewis III checks out theaters and performance spaces every week in the\u00a0Drama Masks<\/a>\u00a0column.<\/p>\n

SAT\/10: MISFIT CABARET\u2019S FINAL GIRL\u00a0Can you imagine what would happen if the sexy victim of a masked killer not only fought back, but had a catchy new song to go along with the fight? Wonder no more! Kat Robichaud\u2019s bawdy burlesque showcase flips the script on high school horror victims, and the slashers who love them. Joining her little sleepover are burlesque stars Ashanti Altovese and Riley, drag star Meatflap, and pole-dancer Jessikr. With a line-up like that, it beats waiting around for The Great Pumpkin to show up.
7pm, Great American Music Hall, SF. Further information\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WED\/14 THROUGH NOVEMBER 8: WORD FOR WORD PRESENTS ASSIMILATION\u00a0EL Doctorow\u2019s tale of a green-card marriages is just one-of-the-two stories in Word for Word\u2019s show about compromised values. Doctorow\u2019s story is paired with Tatyana Tolstaya\u2019s \u201cSmoke & Shadows,\u201d in which a Russian professor living in the US starts to wonder if their adoptive new home is erasing their cultural identity. Directed by local talent Rotimi Agbabiaka, both stories force readers (now audience members) to examine their own personal boundaries and ask when adjusting to circumstance means losing your true self. Z Space, SF. Further information\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FILM
Dennis Harvey\u2019s long-running\u00a0Screen Grabs<\/a>\u00a0has tons more flicks to recommend.<\/p>\n

OPENING FRI\/9: NEVER AFTER DARK This twisty horror thriller avoids genre cliches by mixing both supernatural and serial-killer elements in an effectively matter-of-fact way.\u00a0Airi (Moeka Hoshi) is a loner who travels from gig to gig, albeit not strictly solo\u2014she has a late sister whose ghost only she can see and speak to. Gifted with paranormal abilities, her unique profession is \u201cto help souls come unstuck and move on to the next world.\u201d That\u2019s now led her to a remote former hotel recently acquired as a private home by a somewhat ditzy widow, who\u2019s been frightened by appearances of a restless spirit.\u00a0Overriding her adult son\u2019s skepticism, she\u2019s hired Airi, who promptly banishes the two in order to get down to work. Almost immediately, specters and poltergeist-like disturbances reinforce the client\u2019s claims. Jaded Airi begins to grasp that these hauntings might be trying to warn about something else: A \u201cflesh and blood monster\u201d very much to be feared.\u00a0New People, SF.\u00a0More info here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week is a quickie Big Week, because we just put out our 52nd edition of Best of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-490659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}