San Francisco Voice

The Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival is so much more than just music but there are so many shows associated with the event that you might find it easy to forget everything else it’s got to offer.  The ten-day festival is known for highlighting the work of emerging local musicians and getting them the attention that they deserve but they also support local arts of all kinds with events that include art at The Lab, performance art and a parade at Dolores Park and dance / choreography in the city.

As far as the music goes, there are more than a dozen venues in the city which are hosting Mission Creek shows.  Just a few of these venues are:

Café du Nord:

• 5/11 – Calling All Monsters, Dear and the Headlights, Vedera and Track Star
• 5/12 – Derrick Lassiter, Katrina Lamb, and Veronica Klaus
• 5/13 – Junior Panthers, HIJK, and The Dont’s
• 5/15 – Coal Beautiere, Spider, Willard Grant Conspiracy and Edith Frost
• 5/17 – Eric Bauer, Sic Alps and Comets on Fire
• 5/18 – The Dilettantes, Persephone’s Bees and The Chamber Strings
• 5/19 – The Society, Sugar and Gold, Her Grace and The Duchess
• 5/20 – Last of the Blacksmiths, The Finches and Or, The Whale

Hemlock Tavern

• 5/10 – Mark Silverman, Rob Paravonian, Drennon Davis and Brent Weinbach
• 5/11 – French Disco, Empty Rooms and The Rum Diary
• 5/12 – Special Ed, Red Dons, Clorox Girls and The Contractions
• 5/15 – Daevid Allen with Kwisp and Josh Pollock
• 5/17 – Mute Socialite, Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, Wah Wah Exit Wound
• 5/18 – Nice Smile, Tyvek and Cheveu
• 5/19 – Andy Tisdall and King Kong

The Independent:

• 5/19 Winter Flowers, The Watson Twins and Lavender Diamond

Swedish American Hall:

• 5/12 – Sean Smith, P.G. Six, and Gary Higgins
• 5/19 – Vincent Gallo’s RRIICCEE

Check out the website for complete information about the Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival and get out there and support your local music-and-more!

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