Eduardo Arocho, award-winning Boricua poet direct from Chicago, will be promoting his latest chapbook, "Hot Wings", a collection of English, Spanish and Spanglish poems with themes of gentrification, urban violence, colonialism, and a few love poems. This event is a first in many ways! It will be Eduardo's first time to the Bay Area […]
Lulacruza is an electronic folk duo at the junction of the hypermodern and the ancient. Their music weaves together hypnotic female singing, South American instruments, found sound objects, field recordings, and electronic manipulation. The result is cross-genre music unfolding with mesmerizing vocals, aquatic textures and up-tempo, handcrafted South American rhythms. Alejandra Ortiz- voice, cuatro, […]
A unique performer, Eva McGowan has created her own, distinct style. She has a captivating honesty that enthralls audiences, entwining her rich storytelling and love of traditional blues, jazz and folk. Her songs have been described as witty, poignant and sultry; she explores the world around her, with all it has to offer. Combined […]
Former San Franciscan and current New York pianist, keyboardist, composer, and producer Michael Gallant returns to the Bay area to celebrate his critically acclaimed new trio album, Completely. The music draws from jazz and grunge rock, tango and swaggering funk, showcasing what Jazziz describes as “strong melodies and intense musicianship across several genres.” Gallant will […]
The pickPocket ensemble - new music for the world cafe. Inspired by many world musical traditions, the pickPocket ensemble inhabit a country all their own. Original, fresh and engaging, the pickPocket ensemble create a contemporary chamber café music that moves both body and soul. Chloe Allen - violin Rick Corrigan - accordion and composition Yates Brown - guitar John Slattery - percussion With […]
Las Bomberas de la Bahia was founded in November 2007, under the direction of Denise Solis and Sarazeta Ragazzi, and is one of only a handful of all-women’s Bomba ensembles to exist internationally. The group is composed of San Francisco Bay Area artists, educators, and activists dedicated to expanding the tradition of this living cultural […]
Sita is a Hindu goddess, the leading lady of India’s epic the Ramayana and a dutiful wife who follows her husband Rama on a 14 year exile to a forest, only to be kidnapped by an evil king from Sri Lanka. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, Sita is put through many tests. Nina (the […]
We hope you'll join us for an informal community gathering on Friday, September 20th for Poppy Day from 6-10pm at the Red Poppy Art House. Bring your favorite food, poetry, instrument, or music to share and enjoy some good conversation! All ages welcome. This is a free event.
An intimate journey through the song book of the classic ranchero and the timeless tango themes that make up our sentimental common ground, while defying the politics of passion and cross pollinating our vernacular. This intelligent, irreverent, apocalyptic repertoire explores the tragic humor of the 20th century; its lost love and its revolutions […]
Classical Revolution presents Dúo del Sol: Rock / Classical / Flamenco Firestorm, High energy original music from LA Classical Revolution presents the 2nd Annual Bay Area Chamber Music Festival, with concerts throughout the month of September in venues around the Bay Area. For tonight's concert at the Red Poppy, we are thrilled to present the enormously enjoyable […]
Claudio Santome is a musician with diverse experience in both classical and popular music. He has performed Italian, German French, and Spanish operas. Claudio has sung with Ariel Ramirez's Misa Criolla in and toured with J.P Gaffney in Swizterland and Italy. His vast vocal range has allowed him to sing Orff's Carmina Burana with Berkeley's Community Chorus […]
Sol Tevél integrates sounds, rhythms, and multi-lingual lyrics from around the globe in order to advocate building a strong, conscious and united community worldwide. Led by Israeli-born singer and guitarist, Lior Ben-Hur, Sol Tevél is a San Francisco-based band that focuses on connecting Hebrew roots while engaging world cultures. In October 2012 Sol Tevél released their […]
Winner of the SF Weekly award for Best Jazz Artist, guitarist Terrence Brewer is "a melodic improviser with an exquisite tone and abundance of soul" (JazzTimes). A veteran of the San Francisco, Russian River and Monterey jazz festivals, Brewer has topped the jazz radio charts nationally. Guest flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny, an honors graduate […]
Music, Art and City Light Eve Fleishman serves up an “old soul” sound, weaving together elements of jazz, motowny pop, showtunes and even a dab of country folk to create a unique listening experience. Eve’s original music has been played on stations world-wide and she has appeared live on both TV and radio. […]
The MAPP is a homegrown, intercultural, multidisciplinary neighborhood event that takes place the first Saturday every two months in the Mission District. This months's MAPP features more than 15 venues—garages, cafés, studios, gardens, street corners—which artists transform into makeshift venues for the intimate experience of people and culture. Endeavoring to bridge the cultural divides of our […]
Red Reels presents: Montaje: Caso Bombas, a Spanish-language documentary about the political environment in Chile. "Montaje: Caso Bombas" Muchos estados y gobiernos, amparados en la impunidad que les otorga el ejercicio del poder, han recurrido a los montajes como arma política para desacreditar, invalidar y encarcelar a sus detractores. Pero, ¿qué es un montaje […]
Irish Fission Irish-born violinist and former Red Poppy Resident Artist, Colm Ó Riain and some highly select friends mix the music of Ireland with rhythms and melodies from all over the musical world – jazz, blues, Roma (gipsy), India, Cuba, Brazil and many more. An accomplished and fiery improviser in many genres, Colm has performed in festivals and […]
An evening of Classical Royal Court Music with Persian Starr Shirzad Sharif (Persian Starr) is the inventor of a custom built Persian-Electric Acoustic instrument & creator of many Middle Eastern cross genre musical projects ranging from World Music collaborations, Avant Garde Persian Music, Persian Electronica, Persian Gothik & other forms of Persian […]
Storytelling, Workshop, and Ancestral Tradiciones Local healers and spoken word artists come together to share their "brujerias." The suggested donation will include medicinal herbs to take home.
Tito will be playing all of the famous rhythms that has made Cuban music popular...Rumba, Guaracha, Son and of cause romantic boleros. Tito's plays high energy authentic Cuban music. Tito Gonzalez - Lead singer, tres guitar and minor percussion David Frazier - Congas Tony Garcia - Bass Rubin Hurtado - Piano Miguel Martinez - Flute Admission: $15-20. […]
Litquake 2013 will present more than 800 authors and journalists in more than 160 events over 9 days, culminating with with the closing event, Lit Crawl on Saturday, October 19th. Spread over three hours, the LitCrawl hosts live readings of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and more in bookstores, bars, art galleries, restaurants, stores, cafés, laundromats, […]
Come and enjoy a night of short LOVE poems and performances with specialists and experienced artists in the matter of love and other crisis. Poets: Jack Hirschman, Nina Serrano, Jennifer Barone, Adrian Arias, and direct from Argentina Teresa Palazzo Conti & Salomé Audisio releasing their new book "A Woman's Plea", under the local new publishing house "Mariposa […]
Noche de Trova y Música Folklórica Latinoamerica with Special Guest: José Roberto Hernández Friends of Buena Trova Social Club is a multi-cultural Bay Area band whose share a passion for world art and culture through music. Friends of BTSC sing unique interpretations of covers and original compositions with Latin, Caribbean and contemporary sabor! Well crafted harmonies, wind, percussive […]
Brava! For Women in the Arts announces: ~Our Mission: No Eviction! A community action to benefit Rene Yañez & Yolanda López~ In solidarity with this important event held at Brava Theater, The Red Poppy Art House has canceled it's evening programming to support the efforts of this fundraiser and tribute to longtime Mission district […]
Join us for a community gathering. Bring some food, poems, music to share. In addition, we will have a opening for the "Dia De Los Muertos" visual exhibition.
Classical Meets Contemporary: A Cross-Century Performance Hailing from across North America and Europe, The Chamber Players met on the idyllic coast of Thisted, Denmark through a shared passion for chamber music. Mike Kaufman, Etienne Gara, Tatiana Trono, and Cassandra Bequary have collaborated in the United States and abroad on a range of projects, […]
Genre-bending Jazz and World Music Radically multicultural and poly-stylistic to the marrow, TriBeCaStan are one of contemporary music’s most musically diverse and exciting bands. The New York Times describes TriBeCaStan's sound as "genre-bending jazz and world-music" and The Washington Post hails them as "an international jazz and folk festival unto itself, […]
'Tarimba' is believed to be the African root word of 'tarima', which is the most important instrument and symbol of the Son Jarocho tradition of Veracruz Mexico. TARIMBA is a band comprised of local Bay Area musicians who have embraced the traditional genre of Son Jarocho music from southern Veracruz, Mexico. The members […]
SEEDS OF GOLD: A Community Premiere of the New Documentary Film Join us for the Community Premiere of the yet-to-be released film SEEDS OF GOLD (40 min), followed by an audience discussion with the filmmakers. Seeds of Gold takes us to the Andes of Colombia to share the true story of a […]
An Evening of Soulful Folk: Originals, Covers, Conversation Exploring Americana Singer/songwriter, Amy LaCour, has recently made the Bay Area her home. She has brought along a suitcase full of songs that chronicle her years as a performing musician in New York, LA, and abroad. Described by Urban Network as “a thinking woman's cross between […]