Featured: The Music of the Grateful Dead for Kids
This family-friendly jam from the Rock and Roll Playhouse is designed for babies and kids and encourages them to move, play, and sing while experiencing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock and roll. Even the volume is turned down to accommodate little ears, giving adults an incentive to listen just a little bit more closely. Takes place for Father’s Day, June 15 in Mill Valley at the Sweetwater Music Hall. 415.388.3850, sweetwatermusichall.com
MUSIC
San Francisco Boys Chorus
June 1
Special guest soprano Deborah Voigt joins the annual spring concert.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (SF)
415.978.2787, ybca.org
Carmina Burana
June 4
Carl Orff’s masterpiece is performed by the S.F. Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Davies Symphony Hall (SF)
415.864.6000, sfsymphony.org
San Francisco Jazz Festival
June 11
Fiddle-faddle your way into summer with a free celebration of jazz, featuring Royal Jelly Jive and La Mixta Criolla, plus a beer garden, classic films and food trucks.
PROXY space (SF)
866.920.5299, sfjazz.org
Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles
June 12
Mastering the songs, gestures and nuances of the famous foursome, this performance includes high-definition imagery and hits from the vast anthology of Beatles classics plus all of Abbey Road.
Ruth Finley Person Theater (Santa Rosa)
707.546.3600, lutherburbankcenter.org
Jeff Oster
June 13
In a style described as “Miles Davis meets Pink Floyd,” this trumpeter’s playing resonates across genres and generations.
Fenix (San Rafael)
415.813.5600, fenixlive.com
Duff McKagan featuring Shooter Jennings
June 14
Embarking on a spring tour in support of his next album, Tenderness, the Guns N’ Roses alum pairs with the son of Waylon.
Great American Music Hall (SF)
415.885.0750, slimspresents.com
Bluegrass Father’s Day Celebration
June 15
Part of the Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series that invites kids to move, dance and jam to songs by the likes of the Grateful Dead.
Sweetwater Music Hall (Mill Valley)
415.388.3850, sweetwatermusichall.com
Unseen | Unheard
June 15–16
Using instruments created by Paul Dresher, Daniel Schmidt and Don Buchla, The Dresher/Davel Invented Instrument Duo presents its first full-length concerts in San Francisco. The audience will be invited onstage to play the instruments post-concert.
B.Way Theater (SF)
415.549.8519, odc.dance
Coming Home
June 16
The ECHO Chamber Orchestra of San Anselmo’s program features works by three Bay Area composers.
First Presbyterian Church (San Anselmo)
415.300.7962, echorchestra.com
Digable Planets
June 16
The jazz and hip-hop vibes of Digable Planets kick off this summer’s season of outdoor concerts and performances at the Stern Grove Festival. Local hip-hop hybrid Bang Data opens.
19th Ave and Sloat Blvd (SF)
415.252.6252, sterngrove.org
Call Me By Your Name
June 18
The score of this feature film is performed live by the S.F. Symphony while the film plays on the big screen.
Davies Symphony Hall (SF)
415.864.6000, sfsymphony.org
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
June 21–22
In celebration of Pride month, the SFGMC presents Queens, a choral presentation to commemorate the past, present and future of the LGBTQ rights movement.
Sydney Goldstein Theater (SF)
415.392.4400, sfgmc.org
Indigo Girls
June 22
Touring behind their 16th studio album, One Lost Day, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray emote their folk rock as only they can.
Ruth Finley Person Theater (Santa Rosa)
707.546.3600, lutherburbankcenter.org
The Slackers
June 22
The long-running New York ska band brings its mix of ska, rocksteady, dub, and jazz along with opening act the Phenomenauts.
Slim’s (SF)
415.885.0750, slimspresents.com
Folias Duo
June 23
The husband-and-wife duo bring their tango-influenced guitar and flute artistry to Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society’s monthly series.
Old Saint Hilary’s Church (Tiburon)
415.435.1853, landmarkssociety.com
Los Van Van
June 23
Dance the afternoon away to the uniquely Cuban songo sound (a concoction of rock, jazz, and son) and the global stylings of opening act Banda Sin Nombre as Stern Grove continues the new season.
19th Avenue and Sloat Blvd (SF)
415.252.6252, sterngrove.org
Bill Frisell Trio
June 24
Improvisational guitar is the name of the game from this supporter of American grassroots music.
Terrapin Crossroads (San Rafael)
415.524.2773, terrapincrossroads.net
Dido
June 26
After a quiet five years, the British singer returns with a new album, Still on My Mind.
Masonic (SF)
415.776.7457, sfmasonic.com
One More Try: the George Michael Tribute Show
June 29
Close out Pride Month with this eight-piece George Michael tribute band performing greatest hits from both the duo Wham! and his solo career.
Hopmonk Tavern (Novato)
415.892.6200, www.hopmonk.com
Christina Mueller is a long-time Bay Area food writer. She hails from the East Coast and has spent way too much time in South America and Europe. She discovered her talent as a wordsmith in college and her love of all things epicurean in grad school. She has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Sunset, and the Marin Independent Journal, among others. She volunteers with California State Parks and at her childrens’ schools, and supports the Marin Audubon Society, PEN America, and Planned Parenthood. When she is not drinking wine by a fire, she is known to spend time with her extended family.
