6th GREEN FILM FESTIVAL OF SAN FRANCISCO:

The Shepherd & the Bear

(Centerpiece Film- Filmmakers expected to attend for live Q&A)

Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.

The Green Film Festival is presented by SF IndieFest, a 501c3 non-profit, that has presented over 60 film festivals over the past 27 years, acquiring a strong following with independent film fans and garnering press coverage and recognition for thousands of films and filmmakers. SF IndieFest is a founding member of the Film Festival Alliance.

6th GREEN FILM FESTIVAL OF SAN FRANCISCO:

The Last Dive

(Film Subject expected to attend for live Q&A)

Terry is a legendary figure in Baja Mexico, an American veteran who has spent decades living on—and in—the water. Once a man burdened by a troubled past, Terry's life was transformed by an unlikely friendship with Willy, a 22-foot oceanic manta ray. For nearly two decades, Willy would slap his wings against the hull of Terry's sailboat to signal their next dive, and together they explored the ocean's depths—an extraordinary bond that turned Terry into an unexpected conservationist.

Now in his 80's, Terry embarks on one final journey to a remote island in hopes of reuniting with his old friend. But he's also searching for something deeper: peace, closure, and a chance to say goodbye.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Cody Sheehy and produced by acclaimed Mark Monroe, The Last Dive is a visually stunning and emotionally resonant documentary that invites viewers to reflect on our connection to the natural world—and the wild, mysterious creatures that help us find our place in it.

Lands End

(Filmmakers expected to attend for live Q&A)

Swimmers gather, plunge through the surf, and head west from China Beach where San Francisco’s Northern edge meets the Pacific Ocean.

Taking a break from their busy lives, they swim along the base of Lands End’s sheer rock cliffs, navigating wave-battered rocks covered with kelp, mussels, and harbor seals basking in the chilly gray fog.

Swimmers here are often subject to the Pacific Ocean's violent mood swings. Visitors swim through calm waters, but also fight strong currents, big surf, and the threat of hypothermia at times.

They prepare physically and psychologically before subjecting themselves to powerful ocean forces, yet these explorers find something healing in the untamed waters!

The Green Film Festival is presented by SF IndieFest, a 501c3 non-profit, that has presented over 60 film festivals over the past 27 years, acquiring a strong following with independent film fans and garnering press coverage and recognition for thousands of films and filmmakers. SF IndieFest is a founding member of the Film Festival Alliance.

6th GREEN FILM FESTIVAL OF SAN FRANCISCO:

American Dendrite

(Filmmaker expected to attend for live Q&A)

A documentary captured over a road trip across the heartland of the United States, American Dendrite is a meditation on the climate, culture, and collective consciousness of people connected by living alongside the Mississippi River system. With a vintage Super 8mm film camera, director Adam Marshall Present and his crew trace the path of water flowing from their home city of Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. Each person they encounter along the way is asked to share stories, memories, or what they are feeling at that moment - with their only prompt being to listen to what the previous person up the river has shared. As this “flow of conversation” takes place alongside the country’s most vital and storied river, the result is a living time capsule of this pivotal moment in American history. A wide range of participants express their personal challenges and reasons for hope, uncovering a shared spirit of what it means to be an American right now. This timeless yet contemporary road trip, which can be likened to a game of telephone down the river, sheds light how the forces of water, geography, and circumstance bind us together.

Black Tide

On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on the reef on the east coast of Mauritius. 12 days later, oil began to spill, causing the worst ecological disaster ever to occur in the region.

The Green Film Festival is presented by SF IndieFest, a 501c3 non-profit, that has presented over 60 film festivals over the past 27 years, acquiring a strong following with independent film fans and garnering press coverage and recognition for thousands of films and filmmakers. SF IndieFest is a founding member of the Film Festival Alliance.

20th SAN FRANCISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL:

An Animated World

Bad Cotton

In this world of dreams with well-oiled mechanics, Jeremy is a sheep who is nervous about going on stage to jump the barrier and put the child to sleep. Will he manage to overcome his fear and thus fulfill his destiny?

Bippy the Little Robot

In a post-apocalyptic world, when humans are long gone, a little robot finds a way to spread hope through his love of music.

Carbano

Reflections on the carbon cycle and its journey across the world, connecting life and death, love and conflict, and the constant of transformation.

Cosmonaut

Somewhere in times to come, we witness the sideral incursions of the interplanetary ship "Kocmohabt" (Cosmonaut), through the routines of its tiny crew. They will be a sensitive conduit through foreign worlds not yet conformed by the human project. "Kocmohabt" is a synesthetic cinematographic journey to imagined limits of man and technology, where the individual may have to be confronted with merely feeling, when what is experienced evades understanding.

Down the Line

A Norse hipster's routine fishing excursion takes a thrilling turn when he unexpectedly fishes out a half-frozen Viking king. #downthelineshort

Jus d’orange

Toni grows oranges. He loves them, they are his treasure. Until one day, strange cargo ships dock in the valley. Cargos loaded with... GREEN oranges!

Luisa

Overwhelmed by the discord of her parents' arguments, a little girl, Luisa, uses her imagination to help heal her fractured family.

Second Spring

When the making of a new planet goes wrong, Moon encourages Sun to let their creation be imperfect.

Tangerines in Autumn

A young man seeks advice from his grandfather

Television Head

A boy wakes up one morning to discover he has a television set for a head.

The Legend of King Nibbles

A hamster king is a victim of his own demise when he refuses to share his excessive wealth with the rest of his kingdom.

Time Squares

When bright-eyed Beko and anxious Nork arrive in New York, wonder and worry collide. Through the lens of the city, their quirky journey reveals the comedy, ugliness, and contradictions of being human - even when you're not.

The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films was launched in 2006. Since then SF Shorts has showcased incredible engaging independent films that are quick to make a statement, tell a story or express an idea. Recently this festival merged with the 28 year old San Francisco IndieFest, combining SF Shorts' curatorial vision with SF IndieFest's festival presentation expertise. This combined event now presents one week of the the best short films from around the world at an historic San Francisco art house theater.

6th GREEN FILM FESTIVAL OF SAN FRANCISCO:

Drowned Land

Winding its way through southeastern Oklahoma, the Kiamichi River is a bastion of ecological diversity. Already twice-dammed, the state of Oklahoma and a Texas corporation continue to try to commodify the remaining water and build a hydropower plant on the small river. For a group of locals, this isn’t just a fight for a river; it is a lifelong reckoning with the cycle of land theft and displacement that began with the Trail of Tears. Now, in a region where the community relies on the Kiamichi’s ecosystem for subsistence, taking the water out of the watershed could mean yet another relocation.

The narrative arc follows the river as its main character—witnessing the ebb and flow of its life-giving ability through the seasons, and the detrimental impact caused by damming and development projects. The director, Colleen, explores the effects of her grandfather's work designing dams for the Army Corps of Engineers, her tribe’s ongoing struggles with resource exploitation, and how it shapes her reconciliation of the past with the present.

Interwoven are the stories of the river’s advocates—residents, Choctaw culture-keepers, and scientists—who have come together to save the river and initiate a paradigm shift grounded in ideals of rematriation and the rights of Nature, reinforcing a commitment to end the cycle of disconnection from our land.

The Congress

Indonesian activist, Rukka Sombolinggi believes the key to confronting the climate crisis is to unite and mobilize the Indigenous communities who are often impacted the most. Now, as the first female general secretary of the world’s largest Indigenous Peoples organization, she has the power to do just that. But the challenge is monumental.

One October thousands traveled from across the island nation of Indonesia to attend one of the largest gatherings of Indigenous Peoples in the world. Whether arriving by open-air trucks, boat or even by foot the AMAN congress, led by Rukka, drew thousands of people across the Indonesian archipelago and its 17,000 islands.

Using a process of “deliberative democracy” the Congress prioritizes finding solutions through consensus so that no groups are left out. This unique process resulted in 32 resolutions, uniting the voices of over 20,000 indigenous communities to address land rights, economic dealings, environmental issues, and the criminalization of Indigenous Peoples across the archipelago.

This is a story about the democratic process, defiance and dignity in the face of climate catastrophe.

The Green Film Festival is presented by SF IndieFest, a 501c3 non-profit, that has presented over 60 film festivals over the past 27 years, acquiring a strong following with independent film fans and garnering press coverage and recognition for thousands of films and filmmakers. SF IndieFest is a founding member of the Film Festival Alliance.

20th SAN FRANCISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL:

Relationships in all Shapes and Sizes

Bed Time

A short comedy about a night spent with the worst neighbors in the world! A man has trouble falling asleep no matter how hard he tries. As tensions rise, so does his confusion.

Beefy!

Beefy isn’t the world’s most famous lake monster. In fact, he’s not famous at all, but one man hopes to change that.

A beach towel salesman by trade, and a folklorist at heart, Augustus sets out to make a film about Beefy, only to find that fame, like Beefy himself, is frustratingly out of reach. Will he succeed in making Beefy a household name, or will the elusive lake monster remain a legend?

Based on the prize-winning short story and produced in the style of a '70s Saturday Morning Cartoon, Beefy is a ‘monster movie’ like no other.

Don't Watch This

A woman slowly realizes she's a character in a movie. As she spirals in terror, everyone around her dismisses her as delusional-unaware that she's the only one who knows we are watching.

Fragments of Tomorrow

When Joe's girlfriend reaches her breaking point and decides to leave him, he has to summon the courage to try to reconcile with her.

I.M. Romance

A poignant romantic comedy about two isolated people who forge a deep connection through text messages—proving that sometimes, the right words are all it takes to bring two souls together.

Remember The Sabbath

Two partygoers, a local German woman, and a shopkeeper cross paths early one Sunday morning.

The Tourist

Akiko Takeshi’s worth is measured in promotions, praise, and perfectly timed deliverables. But what begins as a performance-driven business trip soon becomes a story of meaning, self-discovery, and love.

The Vanity

In the near future, a young couple makes their living as influencers for a new social media platform: THE VANITY. But when THE VANITY upgrades to AI, the horrific visions it shows forces them to decide what matters most: their online following, or each other.

Travel Plans

After her wedding ceremony, a bride must extricate herself from an unfortunate entanglement before she can honor her vows.

Will You ..?

Justin Bruce Lee proposes to his partner Brianna with a heartfelt 2D animated short film made only on procreate, capturing the memories of when they first met and fell in love.

The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films was launched in 2006. Since then SF Shorts has showcased incredible engaging independent films that are quick to make a statement, tell a story or express an idea. Recently this festival merged with the 28 year old San Francisco IndieFest, combining SF Shorts' curatorial vision with SF IndieFest's festival presentation expertise. This combined event now presents one week of the the best short films from around the world at an historic San Francisco art house theater.

6th GREEN FILM FESTIVAL OF SAN FRANCISCO:

Upstream, Downriver - Uniting For Water Justice

(Filmmaker expected to attend for live Q&A)

Upstream, Downriver - Uniting for Water Justice takes viewers into the heart of the battle for water justice. Powerful stories with frontline community activists are interwoven with historical context about landmark regulations that significantly reduced water pollution in the U.S. but failed to serve disadvantaged communities that are hardest hit by today’s climate crisis.

What The River Knows

A lost eden drowned under Lake Powell re-emerges, revealing the follies of the past and a new way forward for the Colorado River. What The River Knows is an advocacy short-doc that explores this unique inflection point in a centuries-long history: at the same time that we are met with the need to redesign our systems of water management in the west, we are presented with the opportunity to restore one of the most stunning landscapes on the planet.

The Green Film Festival is presented by SF IndieFest, a 501c3 non-profit, that has presented over 60 film festivals over the past 27 years, acquiring a strong following with independent film fans and garnering press coverage and recognition for thousands of films and filmmakers. SF IndieFest is a founding member of the Film Festival Alliance.

20th SAN FRANCISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL:

Funny Ha Ha

Cosmic Crusaders

An obsessive sci-fi fan’s quest for a limited-edition pizza pulls him into a reality-bending adventure that just might cost him his best friend.

Death!

Death! is a dark comedy about the intrusive, ever-inconvenient nature of mortality—Sometimes it's not a convenient moment to think about death. Sometimes you're trying to eat hummus. Sometimes you're at the Dental Hygienist. Sometimes you’re buying a new laundry basket to more easily separate your lights and darks.

How to Disappear Completely

Amid the chaos of his crumbling personal life, Danny, a frustrated artist, embarks on writing a novel, seeking artistic fulfillment while struggling to distinguish between reality and his imagination.

La musica nel sangue

Luigi is a boy with music in his blood. This is not just a figure of speech; music actually flows in his blood. His parents subject him to medical examinations to understand the origin of the problem, but no one can solve the mystery. Only a specialist doctor is able to make a diagnosis: Luigi does indeed have music in his blood, but he also has a rarer and more serious syndrome...

The Callback

A comedy about following a dream into a waking nightmare.

The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films was launched in 2006. Since then SF Shorts has showcased incredible engaging independent films that are quick to make a statement, tell a story or express an idea. Recently this festival merged with the 28 year old San Francisco IndieFest, combining SF Shorts' curatorial vision with SF IndieFest's festival presentation expertise. This combined event now presents one week of the the best short films from around the world at an historic San Francisco art house theater.

6th GREEN FILM FESTIVAL OF SAN FRANCISCO:

The Snake and the Whale

Over the past fifty years, four federal dams impounding the Lower Snake River in Washington State have been identified as the root cause for the demise of all of Idaho’s anadromous fish. "The Snake and the Whale" reveals the corrupt deals behind the dams' construction and the subsequent campaigns to hide their role in this ongoing ecological disaster. Additionally, the dams have profoundly impacted a group of Killer Whales off the coast of Washington, known as the Southern Resident Orca, which rely on Snake River salmon as a primary food supply. These majestic creatures are now atop the Endangered Species list.

The Green Film Festival is presented by SF IndieFest, a 501c3 non-profit, that has presented over 60 film festivals over the past 27 years, acquiring a strong following with independent film fans and garnering press coverage and recognition for thousands of films and filmmakers. SF IndieFest is a founding member of the Film Festival Alliance.

20th SAN FRANCISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL:

Halloween Special

A Radical

An idealistic young environmentalist and his mother are transporting fertilizer for the cause, but when a deputy pulls them over the situation gets quickly out of hand.

By the Seventh Day

A meticulous architect consumed by her work is pulled from isolation by her rebellious and bold friends who challenge her to confront her ideals of legacy and ambition. Their intervention leads her to rediscover the joy of Creation and redefine what her project could be.

Cravings

A misunderstanding between friends leads to a dark confession.

Dead Copy

A struggling author, annoyed by a neighbor and hounded by her agent, finds a mysterious tape player that inspires her writing—but at what cost as all hell breaks out?!

El Regreso Del Miedo

Awakening in his childhood home, Chicano teen Luis Aguilar is forced to relive discriminations his Mexican immigrant parents have lived through, all while being pursued by a mysterious figure.

Kept

Two best friends with a strained relationship experience unusual occurrences during their stay at a remote ranch, leading them to fight for their lives against the deceptively charming ranch owner and his late wife.

McCormick

When a young caregiver is asked to take care of an elderly woman, she makes the most spine-chilling discovery of her life.

Monitor

A story of early parenthood that preys on the fears of new parents. Someone is always watching…

The short is done in a unique style blending 2D characters in a 3D environment to give the entire film an illustrative quality. Batu Sener (Scrat Tales, Better Man) delivers a beautiful but haunting score while Jérémy Ben Ammar provides a quietly creepy soundscape.

The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films was launched in 2006. Since then SF Shorts has showcased incredible engaging independent films that are quick to make a statement, tell a story or express an idea. Recently this festival merged with the 28 year old San Francisco IndieFest, combining SF Shorts' curatorial vision with SF IndieFest's festival presentation expertise. This combined event now presents one week of the the best short films from around the world at an historic San Francisco art house theater.

6th GREEN FILM FESTIVAL OF SAN FRANCISCO:

Train Dreams

(Closing Night Film)

Set in the Pacific Northwest during the first decades of the 20th century, Jockey director Clint Bentley’s beguiling adaptation of Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis Johnson’s novella stars Joel Edgerton as a humble labourer immersed in a rapidly changing world of natural splendour and voracious industry. The film, which takes place from the end of Westward expansion through the 1960s, takes a look at the human toll on the natural world.

Train Dreams Filmmakers Clint Bentley and Joel Edgerton received the inaugural THR Trailblazer Award for Sustainable Storytelling last month at TIFF.

At the Toronto International Film Festival, The Hollywood Reporter honored the filmmakers behind Train Dreams with the inaugural Trailblazer Award for Excellence in Sustainable Storytelling. The award, which recognizes visionary creators who illuminate our changing world, was presented to Bentley and Edgerton by Sam Read, the executive director of the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance.

For a film with a strong environmental message to be heard by the right people requires storytelling strategy, according to Edgerton, who also executive produces. “This idea within the film, which is sort of tons of messages about our relationship to the environment that we live in,” he says, adding that the characters “give a sense that we’re all interwoven, we’re all connected to each other. Whether it’s about friendship or kinship or humanity. There’s something there about that in the world we live in that isn’t all the movie’s about but it sort of resonates on another level throughout the story.”

“Train Dreams is a film that manages to explore the cost to a man’s soul of cutting down a 500-year-old tree, but also the lives that would be saved by forthcoming progress,” Read when presenting the award to Bentley and Edgerton. Read continued, “Train Dreams does a beautiful job of exploring that balance between progress and preservation.”

The Green Film Festival is presented by SF IndieFest, a 501c3 non-profit, that has presented over 60 film festivals over the past 27 years, acquiring a strong following with independent film fans and garnering press coverage and recognition for thousands of films and filmmakers. SF IndieFest is a founding member of the Film Festival Alliance.

20th SAN FRANCISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL:

Closing Night

Burden of Representation

Xavier Gilman must find the strength to make an unimaginable decision after experiencing a night of brutality at the hands of a historically problematic police department.

Clean Girl

A TikTok-obsessed woman copes with a recent breakup, all the while something's lurking under her floorboards...

Earboy

A young boy and his single mother find their relationship strained to the breaking point after a haircut goes wrong.

Foil

In a fantasy world where church and state are one, a high priestess sneaks into the night and stumbles upon a guard practicing fencing. She is immediately enamored.

Life Support

Inspired by true stories, an emergency doctor struggling under the weight of life-and-death decisions must confront his own hidden traumas as he teaches a young medical student what it truly means to save a life.
Told with raw intensity and emotional depth, Life Support is an award winning 10-minute short film that explores the emotional toll of the medical profession, offering a rare glimpse into the world of emergency medicine, where every decision carries profound consequences.

Saverio

In this “coming of aging” dramedy, Mae, an ambitious, Korean American influencer, finds an elderly, Mexican man abandoned in her car, and must choose between her own ambition and an unsupportive healthcare system, and unwittingly journeys toward a new destination.

The Clock

A resilient 75-year-old woman, haunted by a clock counting down in her dreams since childhood, confronts her mortality during a home invasion, sparking an unexpected conversation with a her neighbor that blurs the line between fate and free will as midnight approaches.

Fuck Instagram

Years after their falling out, two ex-best friends coincidentally get into the same Uber share.

The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films was launched in 2006. Since then SF Shorts has showcased incredible engaging independent films that are quick to make a statement, tell a story or express an idea. Recently this festival merged with the 28 year old San Francisco IndieFest, combining SF Shorts' curatorial vision with SF IndieFest's festival presentation expertise. This combined event now presents one week of the the best short films from around the world at an historic San Francisco art house theater.

American diplomat Robert (Gregory Peck) adopts Damien (Harvey Stephens) when his wife, Katherine (Lee Remick), delivers a stillborn child. After Damien's first nanny hangs herself, Father Brennan (Patrick Troughton) warns Robert that Damien will kill Katherine's unborn child. Shortly thereafter, Brennan dies and Katherine miscarries when Damien pushes her off a balcony. As more people around Damien die, Robert investigates Damien's background and realizes his adopted son may be the Antichrist.

We unfortunately had to cancel our planned screening of The Shining due to a rights acquisition issue. We hope that you’ll join us instead for this horror classic!

Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. Ticket links are below for later screenings of the film that day. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

Tillie and her alcoholic father struggle to resolve their relationship in the weirdest way- postmortem. When his ghost appears in mirrors to haunt everyone in the family but Tillie, they try everything they can to make her able to see him, otherwise they will be plagued by his ghost forever.

COMPRISING SOLELY OF CRIME SCENE PHOTOS/REPORTS AND PERSONAL VIDEO DIARY ENTRIES, THIS ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLES THE FINAL DAYS IN THE LIFE OF RICARDO LÓPEZ IN 1996 AS HE MAILS A BOMB TO ICELANDIC SINGER BJÖRK.

In 1993 while living in suburban Atlanta and working as an exterminator, a young and alienated Ricardo López began his all-consuming fixation with the Icelandic experimental pop musician Björk. What would transpire over the next three years would lead to hundreds of diary entries, dozens of hours of home video footage, an assassination plot, and the eventual violent death of Ricardo López by his own hand.

Hosted by Hit Factory (Twitter and Instagram)

Hit Factory is a podcast about the films of the 1990s, their politics, and how they inform today's cultural and cinematic landscape. Each episode, hosts Aaron and Carlee examine a film from the decade, trading nostalgia for incisive analysis and a distinct critical lens. They reveal fresh dimensions within familiar titles while expanding listeners’ aperture to embrace new cinematic discoveries. Hit Factory has welcomed notable guests from around the film world including veteran film critics Bilge Ebiri and AS Hamrah, podcasters Will Menaker and Matt Christman of Chapo Trap House and HeidiWorld's Molly Lambert, and filmmakers Pascal Plante (Red Rooms), Vera Drew (The People's Joker), and Alex Cox (Repo Man).

Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. Ticket links are below for later screenings of the film that day. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

PSYCHED! FEST 2025 presents:

Kelley Stoltz

Singer/songwriter Kelley Stoltz grew up in the Detroit area, but eventually found his way to San Francisco after taking a detour to New York City, where he worked in the mailroom at Jeff Buckley’s management company. Armed with a four-track recorder and a wealth of lo-fi pop songs, Stoltz began recording his own material, performing all the parts himself and drawing comparisons to artists like Brian Wilson and Captain Beefheart.

Those songs caught the ear of Monte Vallier, who helped Stoltz clean up and sweeten the recordings for release as The Past Was Faster in 1999. After that, Stoltz upgraded to an eight-track and self-released Antique Glow in a limited quantity of 200 vinyl copies, each one housed in a different, originally designed sleeve by Stoltz himself. Antique Glow was then picked up by Jackpine Social Club for wider release in 2003, which both raised his profile and allowed him to quit his teaching job.

Stoltz found a more permanent home for his music in 2005, when he signed with Sub Pop and released the Sun Comes Through EP. A full-length album, Below the Branches, followed in March 2006. Stolz’s band toured that summer as the opening act for the Raconteurs and returned to the studio in 2008 to record his lushest production yet, Circular Sounds. Two years later, he toured with Echo & the Bunnymen and released another layered pop album, To Dreamers, which featured his live band on two tracks.

His affiliation with Sub Pop having run its course, Stoltz next spent time behind the scenes as a member of Sonny & the Sunsets and producing albums for the Mantles and Tim Cohen. He returned in 2013 with an album for Third Man called Double Exposure. In 2015, Stoltz found a new sponsor in Castle Face Records, the label founded by John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees. They released In Triangle Time, a set of songs that blended Stoltz’ love of the music of the ’60s and ’80s, in early November 2015. That same year he collaborated with Sarah Bethe Nelson on her record Fast Moving Clouds.

His next musical move came as a bit of a surprise to anyone who didn’t know that Stoltz recorded a song-by-song recreation of Echo & the Bunnymen’s Crocodiles album in 2001 or that he once had a Echo cover band with Spiral Stairs called Crockodials. In 2016, he joined the Bunnymen as a touring guitarist, playing the songs he grew up loving. That ’80s influence became even more evident on Stoltz’ next album for Castle Face, 2017’s Que Aura.

Kelley Stoltz entered his 20th year in the record business with the release of his tenth full-length album, My Regime. This was his second release for the Spanish label Banana & Louie after prior albums on Castleface, Third Man Records, and Sub Pop. A longtime DIY home recording multi-instrumentalist, Stoltz again engineered, mixed, and played all the instruments on the album, and his unique brand of '60s/'80s pop, garage-rock, and folk sounds seem to have gotten better with age. Less a household name, more a word-of-mouth survivor, Stoltz continues to make records that are consistently listed in year-end best-of affairs with Mojo, Uncut, and others. 

My Regime was recorded during an emotional year that saw him get engaged to marry, his father pass away, and his tenure as rhythm guitarist with longtime heroes Echo & the Bunnymen come to an end. Jovial and reflective moods ensued and were put to tape by Stoltz in his Electric Duck Studios at home in San Francisco. 

The first single “Turning Into You” ponders the delight and soul connections of love, while “2020” asks “have you got what you need to ride it out… I wish I could see peace in 2020”, in reference to the chaotic politics at home. “Fire on Fire”, written with his Dad on his mind, and is a big beat slow burner reminiscent of the Church’s “Starfish” years. 

The reedition of his album Antique Glow was released in 2021.

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Prog Frog

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Laboratorios Moreno

Banda de rock and roll que fusiona la energía y crudeza del punk con elementos psicodélicos y experimentales, junto a la frescura del funk y tal vez un poco de pop. Experiencia musical única y enérgica. Desde Guadalajara, México con AMOR.

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Dinner Date

Dinner Date (f.k.a Secret Secret) is a collaboration between four friends who grew up in San Francisco, CA.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 7:30 PM

Bliss Abyss

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Heavy Lifter

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Jeff & His Few Flowers

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

Throwin’ Bo’s & Fast Times present:

JW Francis

JW Francis is an artist who can’t sit still. Born in Oklahoma and raised in France, Francis started his music career in New York, where he first built a name for himself, before taking to the road, where he has lived for the past three years.

What makes Francis special is his connection to people: he writes over 100 Valentine’s Day songs a year for his fans’ loved ones and regularly goes on ‘Dream Tours’, where he plays only in unconventional venues like fans’ backyards, roller-skating rinks, children’s museums, and retirement homes.

Francis has earned his industry stripes opening up for acts like Mild High Club and Wild Nothing, consistently averaging 100 shows a year and solidifying himself as an indie mainstay.

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The Moondrops

The Moondrops are an SF based indie rock band consisting of Hussain Khan, Craig Lager, Alex Bru, and Josh May.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

(((folkYEAH!)) presents:

Lael Neale

Lael Neale splits her time between rural Virginia and Los Angeles. She loves walking, Emerson, fantasy fiction, espresso and not listening to music. She is an amateur gardener, painter and musician.

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Guy Blakeslee

EXTRAVISION is a deeply therapeutic analog offering from experimental guitarist Guy Blakeslee. Healing music, New Age tape music, ambient soundscape, Satie on acid, music for psychedelic therapy, an extraterrestrial film score … call it what you will; Blakeslee considers it “channeled material” sent through him from other, parallel dimensions.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

Hosted by Jesse Hawthorne Ficks

MOViES FOR MANiACS is thrilled to continue the “GET OFF THE INTERNET” Film Festival at The 4 Star Theatre on Friday, NOV. 7! Our “Creepy Kids Flicks” Double Bill showcases two incredibly memorable Walt Disney cult classics from the 1980s, which were pulled from theaters and censored upon their initial releases for being too disturbing for young children. The “GET OFF THE INTERNET” Film Festival showcases Radical Cinema unavailable to stream online and can only be experienced in a theater.

THE WATCHER iN THE WOODS (1980) - 7:00 PM
The phrase "They don't make 'em like they used to" perfectly applies to John Hough’s astoundingly creepy 1980 live-action Disney film that was pulled from theaters after only one week after being deemed too scary for young adults. Adapted from a 1976 young adult novel, the story follows “a teenage girl and her little sister who spirals into a supernatural mystery regarding a missing girl in the woods surrounding their new home in the English countryside.”

Showcasing performances by Hollywood royalty: Carroll Baker (BABY DOLL) and Bette Davis (WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE) who is especially hypnotic as an old hermit who lost her child many years before, along with professional figure-skater Lynn-Holly Johnson, hot off her Golden Globe nominated performance in ICE CASTLES (1979). Filmed in the house from Robert Wise’s THE HAUNTiNG (1963), this lost cinematic treasure was pitched to Disney by producer Tom Leetch, stating that "This could be our EXORCiST (1973)." Very few audiences were able to see this genuinely eerie film in the theatre upon its original release... and frustratingly enough, the film is still unavailable on any official streaming site so don't miss this rare chance! New 2K Restoration, 84min, 1980/1981. Rated PG (with mild violence and frightening & intense sequences.)

SOMETHiNG WiCKED THiS WAY COMES (1983) - 9:15 PM
Ray Bradbury adapted his own short story for this remarkably thoughtful and downright creepy Walt Disney flick. Following a couple of 13-year-old boys growing up next door to one another in Green Town, Illinois, a carnival comes to town which seems to mystically bewitch many of the small town locals. Showcasing an all star cast of Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd and Pam Grier, It is also one of the very first films to showcase the newly invented "computer-generated-imagery", winning the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film and Best Writing in 1984.

Upon its release, Roger Ebert called it "a horror film with elegance" and "one of the few literary adaptations I've seen in which the film not only captures the mood and tone of the novel, but also the novel's style." The director Jack Clayton, who helmed the brilliantly gothic THE INNOCENTS (1961), ran into many conflicts during the production and deserves much more credit than history has written about. Similar to RETURN TO OZ, this eerie Disney entry has built quite a cult following over the decades, even though it has suspiciously been absent from ever streaming on Disney+ as well as basically been erased in the UK, which does not list it ever being screened in the UK film database. Very Rare Screening is a 2K Restoration courtesy of Walt Disney. Running Time: 95 Minutes. Rated PG (for frightening and intense sequences.)

Tickets are $15 for a single feature and $20 for the double feature.

After 12 years of bucolic bliss, Mr. Fox (George Clooney) breaks a promise to his wife (Meryl Streep) and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Giving in to his animal instincts endangers not only his marriage but also the lives of his family and their animal friends. When the farmers force Mr. Fox and company deep underground, he has to resort to his natural craftiness to rise above the opposition.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

When a beautiful first-grade teacher (Olivia Williams) arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max (Jason Schwartzman), who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father (Bill Murray) of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Throwin’ Bo’s presents:

Sean Nicholas Savage

Sean Nicholas Savage is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and musical playwright. He has been described by Emilie Friedlander in an article for The Fader as "a singer-songwriter, madcap philosopher, and all-around scene-pillar in the particular freak-flag-flying sector of the Canadian music community"

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Trinity Ace

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

After 12 years of bucolic bliss, Mr. Fox (George Clooney) breaks a promise to his wife (Meryl Streep) and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Giving in to his animal instincts endangers not only his marriage but also the lives of his family and their animal friends. When the farmers force Mr. Fox and company deep underground, he has to resort to his natural craftiness to rise above the opposition.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. Ticket links are below for later screenings of the film that day. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

Make it a Wes Anderson Double Feature with a screening of Rushmore at 12:00 PM or 4:30 PM!

When a beautiful first-grade teacher (Olivia Williams) arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max (Jason Schwartzman), who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father (Bill Murray) of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Make it a Wes Anderson Double Feature with a screening of Fantastic Mr. Fox at 10:00 AM (FREE!) or 2:30 PM!

Charismatic gambler John McCabe (Warren Beatty) arrives in a mining community and decides to open a brothel. The local residents are impressed by his confident demeanor and fast talk, but crafty prostitute Constance Miller (Julie Christie) sees through McCabe's words and realizes he isn't as sharp as he seems. For a share in his profits, Mrs. Miller agrees to help plan and run McCabe's establishment, but soon a powerful company threatens to destroy what they have built up.

This screening of the 1971 Robert Altman film McCabe & Mrs. Miller is presented in coordination with the San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival. The film features the music of the late troubadour, Leonard Cohen.

As part of the 2025 SF Leonard Cohen Festival, on November 3rd, The Red Room Orchestra, a collective of popular, jazz, classical, and electronic composers and performers led by Marc Capelle, as well as Conspiracy of Beards, the San Francisco-based Leonard Cohen tribute choir, will be perform the soundtrack to McCabe & Mrs. Miller and other cinematic Leonard Cohen songs at Great American Music Hall.

The San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival runs November 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 8th. More information can be found on their website.

When a beautiful first-grade teacher (Olivia Williams) arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max (Jason Schwartzman), who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father (Bill Murray) of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

FOGCUTTER FILM SERIES VOLUME 15

THE ZOMBIES: HUNG UP ON A DREAM

The Fogcutter Film Series
hosted by Guest Host Chuck Prophet

with FREE Bourbon while supplies last!

7:00 PM: THE ZOMBIES: HUNG UP ON A DREAM - British icons The Zombies reflect on 60 years of their musical path, from teenage friends to legends in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Q&A with Director Robert Schwartzman and Guest Host Chuck Prophet to follow the film.

CHUCK PROPHET: Chuck Prophet is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, born June 28, 1963. He first gained notice in the American rock group Green on Red in the 1980s. With a passion for intelligent and experimental pop music, Chuck has also released solo records that showcase his affinity for British Invasion groups. His songwriting skills have been recognized by artists such as Solomon Burke, Heart, Kim Carnes, Peter Wolf, Kim Richey and Kelly Willis who have covered his compositions. Chuck often collaborates with his wife Stephanie Finch who is a talented singer, keyboardist and guitarist.

Chuck Prophet's musical journey began with Green on Red where he toured and recorded during the 1980s. However, it was through his solo records that he truly showcased his love for intelligent and experimental pop music reminiscent of British Invasion groups.

As a songwriter, Chuck Prophet's talent has been acknowledged by renowned artists such as Solomon Burke, Heart, Kim Carnes, Peter Wolf, Kim Richey and Kelly Willis who have all covered his compositions. In addition to writing hits for others like Cyndi Thomson's top-40 country hit "I'm Gone," Chuck has also collaborated with Memphis producer Jim Dickinson on tracks like "Hungry Town."

Andy Boay

Andy Boay is a solo project from Montreal’s favorite adopted American, Msgr. Andy White. As the guitar-playing half of the brother-duo Tonstartssbandht, this current manifestation of his solo music evolved when the band became split between Montreal and New York respectively. The project combines his guitar playing with a capella singing and, for performances, live video interactions. The range of song styles is thankfully hard to pinpoint while he carries on with Tonstartssbandht styled vocal psych-pop, ’70s inspired slipping riffs and culture-stopping humanist melodies. White’s output as Andy Boay continues a decade long run of solo writing and recording that began with his 4-track acoustic psych-folk project The Media, as a 13 year old Floridian. He fulfilled his life long goal at the age of 20 when he received the bicep tatoo “James Gang Rides Again”. His philosophy is summarized in the words, “I bid thee well”. Buddha never knew a better brother.

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Jill Whit

Jill Whit is a musician and artist based in Salt Lake City. Her music combines lush synths, keys, guitar, and pedal steel to shape what she calls “electronic steel wave”—a dreamy, synth-driven electronic soundscape with subtle, country-tinged pedal steel lines weaving through it. It’s a style that feels both expansive and intimate.

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Slake

Like a sword pulled from the sea, Slake’s front person Mary Claire has a voice and song that exists in the realm of ancient lore, forbidden love, and quenched thirst. This bay-area-based artist moves and performs along the water’s edge, creating a melodic sense of belonging in the transient nature of each story crafted.

The current iteration of their tune has grown from Mary Claire’s self-titled singer-songwriter days. After tracking their upcoming record during a hot hot summer in the Hudson Valley, Slake’s debut album Let’s Get Married has distilled the sonic quality of their performance to carve out and embody a genre that can only be defined as lesbian doom-folk.

The presence of their live set has transformed over the years into something more clairvoyant, something with a crunch, something soft with teeth - like a walk through fall leaves with a long-distance lover. Slake performs like how you've always dreamt that first kiss might feel.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

This acclaimed animated tale by director Hayao Miyazaki follows schoolgirl Satsuke and her younger sister, Mei, as they settle into an old country house with their father and wait for their mother to recover from an illness in an area hospital. As the sisters explore their new home, they encounter and befriend playful spirits in their house and the nearby forest, most notably the massive cuddly creature known as Totoro.

This acclaimed animated tale by director Hayao Miyazaki follows schoolgirl Satsuke and her younger sister, Mei, as they settle into an old country house with their father and wait for their mother to recover from an illness in an area hospital. As the sisters explore their new home, they encounter and befriend playful spirits in their house and the nearby forest, most notably the massive cuddly creature known as Totoro.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. Ticket links are below for later screenings of the film that day. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival returns to the Bay Area to celebrate locally-made cinematic mayhem!

Founded by Peaches Christ & Vinsantos in 2003 at the Bridge Theatre, partially as a showcase for their own short films that weren’t getting traction at “legitimate” festivals, the SFUSFF ran under their care for six years until 2008. After Vinsantos moved to New Orleans, Peaches and fellow film programmer Sam Sharkland wanted to see the fest continue and so revived it in 2011 at the Victoria Theatre where it ran until 2015. Now, after 10 years, the festival has found a new home at the 4 Star Theater under the care of Piranha Psychotronica and Kafka X, the maniacal minds behind Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse.

The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival exists to celebrate local, independent filmmaking. We proudly champion the overlooked and underrated, the avant-garde and the alternative, the outrageous, the oddball, and the outlandish. We'll be presenting the silly, subversive, surreal, and strange from all Bay Area filmmakers! From bizarro B-films to midnight movie trash, expect the weirdest and wildest the Bay has to offer, with the night kicking off with our lighter fare and getting darker and more freaky as the evening goes on. Cinematic weirdos - you have found the festival for you!

* Festival Pass tickets can be selected under any time slot!*

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Program 1 (Lineup TBA)

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Program 2 (Lineup TBA)

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM: Program 3 (Lineup TBA)

Parking is limited so plan to arrive early, take a car, or ride public transit! There are plenty of excellent restaurants within a few blocks of the theater. Questions or accessibility needs? Email us at MediaMeltdownSF@gmail.com!

The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival returns to the Bay Area to celebrate locally-made cinematic mayhem!

Founded by Peaches Christ & Vinsantos in 2003 at the Bridge Theatre, partially as a showcase for their own short films that weren’t getting traction at “legitimate” festivals, the SFUSFF ran under their care for six years until 2008. After Vinsantos moved to New Orleans, Peaches and fellow film programmer Sam Sharkland wanted to see the fest continue and so revived it in 2011 at the Victoria Theatre where it ran until 2015. Now, after 10 years, the festival has found a new home at the 4 Star Theater under the care of Piranha Psychotronica and Kafka X, the maniacal minds behind Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse.

The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival exists to celebrate local, independent filmmaking. We proudly champion the overlooked and underrated, the avant-garde and the alternative, the outrageous, the oddball, and the outlandish. We'll be presenting the silly, subversive, surreal, and strange from all Bay Area filmmakers! From bizarro B-films to midnight movie trash, expect the weirdest and wildest the Bay has to offer, with the night kicking off with our lighter fare and getting darker and more freaky as the evening goes on. Cinematic weirdos - you have found the festival for you!

* Festival Pass tickets can be selected under any time slot!*

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Program 1 (Lineup TBA)

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Program 2 (Lineup TBA)

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM: Program 3 (Lineup TBA)

Parking is limited so plan to arrive early, take a car, or ride public transit! There are plenty of excellent restaurants within a few blocks of the theater. Questions or accessibility needs? Email us at MediaMeltdownSF@gmail.com!

The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival returns to the Bay Area to celebrate locally-made cinematic mayhem!

Founded by Peaches Christ & Vinsantos in 2003 at the Bridge Theatre, partially as a showcase for their own short films that weren’t getting traction at “legitimate” festivals, the SFUSFF ran under their care for six years until 2008. After Vinsantos moved to New Orleans, Peaches and fellow film programmer Sam Sharkland wanted to see the fest continue and so revived it in 2011 at the Victoria Theatre where it ran until 2015. Now, after 10 years, the festival has found a new home at the 4 Star Theater under the care of Piranha Psychotronica and Kafka X, the maniacal minds behind Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse.

The San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival exists to celebrate local, independent filmmaking. We proudly champion the overlooked and underrated, the avant-garde and the alternative, the outrageous, the oddball, and the outlandish. We'll be presenting the silly, subversive, surreal, and strange from all Bay Area filmmakers! From bizarro B-films to midnight movie trash, expect the weirdest and wildest the Bay has to offer, with the night kicking off with our lighter fare and getting darker and more freaky as the evening goes on. Cinematic weirdos - you have found the festival for you!

* Festival Pass tickets can be selected under any time slot!*

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Program 1 (Lineup TBA)

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Program 2 (Lineup TBA)

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM: Program 3 (Lineup TBA)

Parking is limited so plan to arrive early, take a car, or ride public transit! There are plenty of excellent restaurants within a few blocks of the theater. Questions or accessibility needs? Email us at MediaMeltdownSF@gmail.com!

This acclaimed animated tale by director Hayao Miyazaki follows schoolgirl Satsuke and her younger sister, Mei, as they settle into an old country house with their father and wait for their mother to recover from an illness in an area hospital. As the sisters explore their new home, they encounter and befriend playful spirits in their house and the nearby forest, most notably the massive cuddly creature known as Totoro.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. Ticket links are below for later screenings of the film that day. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

Throwin’ Bo’s presents:

TOLEDO

TOLEDO is Daniel Alvarez and Jordan Dunn-Pilz, based in Brooklyn, NY.

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fanclubwallet

Major key scooby-doo music.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

Join us on November 19 for WNP Film Club’s screening of The Game (1997). In this psychological thriller, wealthy and dispassionate Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) receives a mysterious birthday gift from his brother (Sean Penn) and soon finds himself descending into a mad puzzle. Is it just paranoia or are they really after you? Fans of director David Fincher and his film Zodiac will want to see this early entry from his filmography and San Francisco in all its neo-noir glory.

WNP Film Club is a 4 Star Theater series brought to you by Western Neighborhoods Project, your friendly community history nonprofit, in partnership with Bay Area Movies and CinemaSF. Join us in celebrating movies filmed on location in San Francisco, with an emphasis on the west side. Each screening will feature an introduction by WNP’s resident film buffs, John Martini and Chelsea Sellin, who will share some background about the film and featured locations, including “then and now” comparisons. Optional Extra Credit: stick around after to unpack the movie with John and Chelsea and indulge your inner film nerd.

The program begins at 7:00pm on Wednesday, November 19. Tickets sales support both WNP and the 4 Star Theater!

Total Accord & KEXP present:

Tomo Nakayama

(Celebrating ‘Ocean’)

"When music journalists say things like 'this artist is a fixture in Seattle music,' there’s probably no one right now who fits that title better than Nakayama." - KEXP

Seattle artist Tomo Nakayama’s fourth album Ocean will be released on November 7th on Porchlight Records/Den Tapes in the USA, and in Japan on Lemon House Inc. Following his breakthrough 2020 synthpop album "Melonday", “Ocean” is Tomo’s return to a graceful, lush, organic full-band sound, backed by pianist Yuuki Matthews (The Shins), bassist Abbey Blackwell (Alvvays), and drummer Christopher Icasiano (Fleet Foxes) and featuring guest turns by Jesy Fortino (Tiny Vipers) and Debbie Miller. It is his most personal and complete musical statement to date, a self-produced ten song reflection on grief, healing, and the meaning of creating art and maintaining humanity in a tumultuous world. “Ocean” travels across sonic worlds of dream pop, orchestral acoustic folk, jazzyl psychedelia and indie rock, all tied together by a wide open melodic and lyrical heart. "Ocean" is a deeply collaborative album awash in images of the sea, serving as metaphors for the vastness of love, human connection, and our capacity to clearly see and be one with the world.

Born in Japan and raised in Seattle, Tomo Nakayama has explored the lines between intimate indie folk, exuberant synth pop, and cinematic soundtracks for over two decades. Best known for placements in Netflix’s “House of Ninjas” and the Sundance Grand Jury nominated film “Touchy Feely”, Tomo’s music has been praised by NPR, KEXP, and the New York Times, and his hit single “Get to Know You” received over 2 million streams worldwide. He has toured across the world, sharing the stage with artists such as Cornelius, Built to Spill, Fruit Bats, Thao, and Stella Donnelly. A versatile multi-instrumentalist and composer, Tomo has also accompanied and collaborated with Dave Matthews, Jeremy Enigk (of Sunny Day Real Estate), Sera Cahoone, Jherek Bischoff, Jesse Sykes, Donnie Emerson (Dreamin’ Wild, Light in the Attic), and experimental dance company Malacarne. 

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Yea-Ming & the Rumours

Frontwoman Yea-Ming Chen (Ryli) has masterfully curated her self-proclaimed “pop record”, weaving melancholy narratives with catchy hooks in a sound that is more indie pop leaning than anything the Rumours have done before. The fuller-sounding production is heavily influenced by groups like Yo La Tengo, Camera Obscura and other early 90’s underground college radio favorites. “I Can’t Have It All” marks the band’s continued evolution past their early days as an outlet for Chen’s sparse and intimate songs.

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Goh Nakamura

Goh Nakamura is a singer, songwriter, musician, composer and actor. A fortuitous 2007 feature on YouTube's front page brought his music videos over a million views and earned him a new fanbase from all over the world.

As a session musician, his guitar and vocal work has been featured in films directed by Ridley Scott such as A Good Year, American Gangster and Body of Lies. His track "Daylight Savings" also appears in the film Feast of Love. Nakamura made his acting debut in Dave Boyle's award-winning film, Surrogate Valentine, where he played a fictionalized version of himself. The film screened at a number of festivals including the SXSW Film Festival and Nakamura won a Special Jury Prize for Acting from the Dallas International Film Festival for his performance.

He also starred in the film's sequel, Daylight Savings which was named after his first album and which also premiered at a number of film festivals, including the 2012 SXSW Film Festival.For his work in both films, Nakamura was chosen as a “New American Filmmaker” by the Vilcek Foundation at the 2012 Hawaii International Film Festival. In the award winning independent film Life Inside Out (2014), Nakamura plays "Uncle" Sam, musician and host of an open mic night, alongside Maggie Baird and Finneas O’Connell directed by Jill D'Agnenica. Goh reprises his role as “Goh” in the third Surrogate Valentine movie “I WILL MAKE YOU MINE” directed and written by Lynn Chen.

As a film composer, Goh most recently scored the ESPN 30 for 30 Bruce Lee documentary “Be Water,” directed by Bao Ngyuen which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and is currently showing on ESPN. He was also commissioned by the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival in 2017 to score the 1919 silent film, The Dragon Painter, starring groundbreaking Japanese actor, Sessuye Hayakawa. Goh was also commissioned by the Center for Home Movies and the National Registry to score two silent home movies, which debuted at the New York City MoMa in January 2020.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

Nour Harkati

Nour Harkati is a renowned Tunisian musician and singer-songwriter known for his innovative blend of traditional North African music and contemporary influences. Mastering the ancient Guembri and infusing his work with modern rhythms, Harkati crafts a unique sound that resonates deeply with diverse audiences. His lyrics combine philosophical depth with a jubilant spirit, making his music both introspective and uplifting.His newly released album Moulena, is an electrifying fusion of tradition and modernity. Featuring the resonant tones of the ancient Guembri paired with the gritty pulse of New York City drums. This is a vibrant homage to North African roots and a tribute to those who journey far from home.With its deep, poetic lyrics and infectious groove, Harkati offers a fresh, boundary-pushing sound that’s both thought-provoking and celebratory.This is a captivating sonic journey born from eight transformative years living in the heart of New York City. This album marks a new chapter, where the rhythms of North Africa blend seamlessly with the vibrant grooves of NYC, creating a unique, genre-defying soundscape. The album premiered on KEXP and was celebrated with a release concert at Public Records on December 11th.

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Local Support TBA

DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

This weekend, the 4-Star offers up a festively programmed block of autumnal cartoons to go with the season! You’re in for a program of Thanksgiving specials that cover everything from timeless holiday staples to newer curiosities that’ll be fun for the whole family. And as with every Popcorn Palace show, seating is totally free.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. Ticket links are below for later screenings of the film that day. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

Soft Circuit

(Album Release Show)

Soft Circuit, the electric current streaming through the amp, the microphone, the speaker. The soft underground, resisting, evolving, the soft loop that we trace, like an orbiting moon.

Developed shortly before the pandemic then sent into hibernation, Soft Circuit is still emerging into the world. Their sound fuses the raw, driving energy of classic post-punk with futuristic synth pop and the deep grooves of San Francisco psychedelia that ooze from pores of multi-colored Victorians and drip from banks of fog. Songs written on themes of alienation, desire, and the repetition of an ordinary life, Soft Circuit’s debut album Night Fruit releases on November 22nd.

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UFO Baby

San Francisco/Oakland-based UFO Baby is chasing a sound both familiar and new, each song inching towards an evolving vision. Influences range from Stereolab to Syd Barrett, from Les Rallizes Dénudés to Ennio Morricone. Songs inspired by identity, nonsense, Sun Ra, mental health, and anything in between. UFO Baby invites you to wind down, hop on, and ascend.

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The Pranks

San Francisco-based The Pranks draw you in with hypnotic basslines, gang vocals, and reverb-drenched chords, to drown you in sonic annihilation through vintage fuzz, swirling delay, and maraca-beaten drums. Their songs will guide you through the end of the night, a fleeting relationship, and your own sinister soundtrack for spacing out. The Pranks are coming for YOU!

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With a liquid light show from Lights Out and Etherwave!

DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

This weekend, the 4-Star offers up a festively programmed block of autumnal cartoons to go with the season! You’re in for a program of Thanksgiving specials that cover everything from timeless holiday staples to newer curiosities that’ll be fun for the whole family. And as with every Popcorn Palace show, seating is totally free.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. Ticket links are below for later screenings of the film that day. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

TRASH & TREASURES presents:

LA GRANDE BOUFFE

An experience that hammers your sensibilities.

Four friends gather at a villa with the intention of eating themselves to death.

When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna's sister, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), and break her icy spell. Although their epic journey leads them to encounters with mystical trolls, a comedic snowman (Josh Gad), harsh conditions, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff bravely push onward in a race to save their kingdom from winter's cold grip.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, fearless Anna (Kristen Bell) joins forces with mountaineer Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and his reindeer sidekick to find Anna's sister, Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), and break her icy spell. Although their epic journey leads them to encounters with mystical trolls, a comedic snowman (Josh Gad), harsh conditions, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff bravely push onward in a race to save their kingdom from winter's cold grip.

CinemaSF is proud to announce that our Saturday & Sunday morning POPCORN PALACE movie screenings at the 4 STAR will be presented FREE OF CHARGE in 2025!

Thanks to an incredibly generous grant we will be showing you fantastic family-friendly movies every weekend at 10:00 AM! Perfect for everything from birthday get-togethers to casual stop-ins, so bring the whole family over to the 4 STAR THEATER for community movies together.

Reservations will be first-come-first-serve when the box office opens thirty minutes before the screening on the day of the show. We look forward to seeing you at the movies!

Zoh Amba

Zoh Amba is a songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist from Tennessee residing in New York. She began her musical journey steeped in the musical traditions of the South and has taken it from coast to coast and is mainly known as a saxophonist who blends avant-garde, noise, and devotional hymns, though has not shied from incorporating folk melodies into that world.

Over the past several years Amba has been focusing on writing songs on guitar with lyrics that come from the heart and her love of nature and experiences. She has been performing her folk songs primarily in NYC both solo and with her band consisting of Adam Brisben (Buck Meek) also on guitar and Jeremy Gustin (Joan is Police Woman) on drums but also performs solo. Throughout the years Zoh has collaborated with a variety of high profile musicians such Glen Hansard, Tyshawn Sorey, Bill Orcutt, Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Jim White (Dirty Three), etc.

Amba has performed at well respected venues and festivals all over the world and has taught workshops and masterclasses at institutions such as New School (NY), Oberlin (OH), and various European festivals.

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Local support TBA.

DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

Fred Frith

Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser Fred Frith has been making noise of one kind or another for more than 50 years, starting with the rock collective Henry Cow, which he co-founded with Tim Hodgkinson in 1968. 

Fred is best known as a pioneering electric guitarist and improviser, song-writer, and composer for film, dance and theater. Through bands like Art Bears, Massacre, Skeleton Crew, the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet, Cosa Brava, and the FF Trio he has stayed close to his roots in rock and folk music while branching out in many other directions. 

His compositions have been performed by ensembles ranging from Eclipse Quartet and the Bang on a Can All Stars to Concerto Köln and Galax Quartet, from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to the ROVA and Arte Sax Quartets, from Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Ground Zero to the Glasgow Improvisers’ Orchestra. 

Film music credits include the acclaimed documentaries Rivers and Tides, Leaning into the Wind, and Tracing Light, directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer; The Tango Lesson, Yes and The Party by Sally Potter; Middle of the Moment by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel; as well as Penzel’s Zen for Nothing, Peter Mettler’s Gods, Gambling and LSD, and the award-winning (and Oscar-nominated) Last Day of Freedom, by Nomi Talisman and Dee Hibbert-Jones. 

Composing for dance throughout his long career, Fred has worked with Rosalind Newman and Bebe Miller in New York, François Verret and Catherine Diverrès in France, and Amanda Miller and the Pretty Ugly Dance Company over the course of many years in Germany, as well as composing for two documentary films on the work of Anna Halprin. 

Theater credits include François Chat’s Setaccio and François-Michel Pesenti’s Théâtre du Point Aveugle in Marseille, where he spent six months in 1990 working with “jeunes rockers en chômage des quartiers défavorisés” on the opera Helter Skelter. 

Fred has performed works by and sometimes alongside composers John Luther Adams, Gavin Bryars, Sylvie Courvoisier, Alvin Curran, George Lewis, Annea Lockwood, René Lussier, Jose Maceda, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros, Terry Riley, and Christian Wolff; improvised with Lotte Anker, Derek Bailey, Han Bennink, Peter Brötzmann, Lol Coxhill, Janet Feder, gabby fluke-mogul, Tim Hodgkinson, Joëlle Léandre, Phil Minton, Ikue Mori, Butch Morris, Bob Ostertag, Evan Parker, Zeena Parkins, Paula Sanchez, Susana Santos Silva and Camel Zekri, to name a few; collaborated with classical virtuosi Evelyn Glennie, Katia Labèque, Viktoria Mullova, and Werner Bärtschi; and—as session musician—recorded on albums by, for example, Brian Eno, The Residents, Robert Wyatt, The Swans, Violent Femmes, Material, Negativland, John Zorn, Matthew and the Unfortunates, and Half Japanese. 

He is currently performing solo and with Normal (home-made instrument duo with Sudhu Tewari) and Frelonia (with Lotte Anker and Núria Andorrà), as well as in countless combinations of his favorite co-conspirators. 

The recipient of Italy’s Demetrio Stratos Prize for his life’s work in experimental music and an honorary doctorate from the University of Huddersfield in his home county of Yorkshire, Fred taught for twenty years at the legendary epicenter of American experimental music, Mills College in Oakland, California; as well as co-directing (with Alfred Zimmerlin) the improvisation master’s program at the Musik Akademie in Basel, Switzerland. He is the subject of Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel’s much loved Step Across the Border, cited by Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the 20th century’s hundred most influential films. 

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Coffin Prick

Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist Coffin Prick (alias Ryan Weinstein) has recorded two records in the past few years for both the esteemed Sophomore Lounge (2023’s Laughing LP) and Temporal Drift labels. His latest, “Loose Enchantment” (Temporal Drift, 2025) is said to “Crackle with invention” in The Wire magazine. He says: “That sounds great”. The themes frequented in Coffin Prick’s music are heard to be odes to self-delusion, the mysteries of creation, cleanliness, and the secrets in other people’s lives. 

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Mark Robinson

Mark Robinson is an American musician, producer, and designer best known for founding the Teenbeat label and indie rock band Unrest, both while at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. After Unrest, he went on to form Air Miami, Flin Flon, Grenadine, and the a cappella Cotton Candy. His recent project with Trevor Kampmann changes their moniker with each album and have been known as Uncomfortable Police, Party Milk and Fang Wizard. His track “Catalog & Classify” from his solo album Tiger Banana became a recurring feature on the radio program and podcast This American Life.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

Throwin’ Bo’s presents:

Magic Fig

(Valerian Tea Album Release Show)

Magic Fig is a San Francisco-based psych-pop group featuring members of The Umbrellas, Healing Potpourri, Almond Joy, and Whitney's Playland. The project was born out of guitarist Muzzy Moskowitz, keyboardist Jon Chaney, and bassist Matthew Ferrara’s shared love of fuzz organ, Bach, and Pink Floyd. The band later expanded to include drummer Taylor Giffin and vocalist Inna Showalter. Magic Fig’s self-titled debut album, produced by Joel Robinow of Once and Future Band, was released on Silver Current Records on May 17, 2024. It takes the listener on an odyssey through secret worlds and strange but oddly familiar terrains, candidly exploring themes spanning the cosmic and the mundane.

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abracadabra

(Dub Duo Set)

If you find the time, please come and stay a while in abracadabra’s beautiful neighbourhood; a magically wonky wonderland where strangers leave as friends to a block party soundtrack as eclectic as it is infectious. The California duo’s album shapes & colors is a dazzling collage of psych-fuelled synthscapes and contemporary Baroque-pop of anti-capitalist movements and escapism, precisely pieced around their own working lives in a blue-collar town.

In the heart of Oakland’s industrial Jingletown above a former auto-repair shop in what was once a mechanics’ break room where poker rounds ensued, Hannah Skelton (Vocals, Synthesizers) and Chris Niles, (Bass, Synthesizers) constructed the angular 80s-tinged anthems (think John Hughes montages to Talking Heads) of their new album, to positively offset the pandemic’s amplification of dysfunctional society.

Diving into decades of electronica and crunchy sound effects, field recordings and animal sounds, blended with an infectious Latin influence, "shapes & colors" is bolstered by live percussionists. It shimmies with the charismatic energy of ESG, Tom Tom Club, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, and the dub hits of King Tubby, the melodic sensibilities of Prince, Stereolab, and idiosyncratic Deerhoof offering an ornate alternative to traditional guitar pop chord progressions as they layer wrecking ball-sized danceable motifs to rumble the dust off the cars on the street from the nearby concrete factory.

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Mayya

Mayya is inspired by anyone who is unapologetically themselves and aspires to create a positive environment through her melodic, energetic music. She has shared bills with Deerhoof, Mike Watt, Luna, Kid Congo Powers, John Doe, Tim Presley, Death Valley Girls, The Avengers, Downtown Boys, Jeffrey Lewis, and more.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

Throwin’ Bo’s presents:

Modern Nature

When Modern Nature toured their last album, 2023’s No Fixed Point In Space, it became apparent to Jack Cooper – the band’s main creative force – that they were already pulling away from the free, open-ended approach they had spent five years working towards; almost as if the music had become so abstract and elasticated, it now had to snap back towards something more structured. As they found themselves naturally locking into more fixed grooves, he realised a new direction had been set. Their new album – The Heat Warps – is the triumphant manifestation of where that new direction took them.

In the aftermath, Cooper’s songwriting, which had become increasingly impressionistic, found a new focus and the idea of making an album that followed a similar path to the last two increasingly seemed somewhat obtuse. The purpose was to forge a radical change. The core trio of him, Jim Wallis (drums) and Jeff Tobias (bass guitar) were augmented by a new guitarist – Tara Cunningham.

Modern Nature’s recent records have reflected an insular life. Cooper had moved out to the countryside in 2021 and had, in his words, been “hibernating” while he started a family. He felt this new band was a symbol for his reawakening and the perfect vessel for him to continue to explore themes that he’s sung about with Modern Nature – collectivism, our relationship with the natural world, the weight of consciousness – but with more directness and purpose. The key was the new dual guitar sound.

“I’ve always been drawn to bands where two guitarists work as a unit to move around and colour the rhythm section,” explains Cooper. “I’d been listening to the demos Television did with Brian Eno in the day and then that night I played with Tara for the first time at an improvised music show. We have a very similar approach to the guitar and that extends to the way we sing, so it gives the music an interesting balance.

“What we do is mirrored; a symmetry on either side of what Jim and Jeff are doing in the rhythm section. We’ve played with lots of amazing musicians who continue to orbit around what we do, but Tara joining the band felt like finding the other side to the square. Previous records have been performed by upwards of fifteen people but it was apparent the four of us could achieve something more powerful and more direct.”

In the time Modern Nature has been a band, the world has undoubtedly changed. The words Cooper had been writing previously were somewhat ambiguous but it had started to feel like he was sitting on the fence and that was something he needed to address.

“Every day we’re confronted with a confusing and scary world,” he says. “Making music and creating things can sometimes feel flippant or unnecessary, but my own world view was defined and influenced by art and artists who weren’t afraid to highlight and offer solutions: Public Enemy, The Smiths, and a wider American counterculture.”

“The community we’ve built our life around – artists, musicians and the people who gravitate to these things as way of communicating – are struggling to reconcile how they fit into an increasingly cruel world. This album, the themes and the lyrics are directed towards them because I think there are still reasons to be optimistic. There are amazing things happening all around us and it’s up to communities like ours to double down on the things we believe in. It feels as if being part of a group like Modern Nature and making an album that’s open, optimistic and ambitious is in itself part of the solution.”

As the new band started to play together more, the energy, excitement and telepathy between them gained momentum and it became clear they needed to make a record that captured that. They locked into a process where they booked a couple of shows, directly followed by four days in the studio. They’d spend two weeks living in each other’s pockets – a very condensed rush of creativity.

For all that the new album wrestles with the grimmer realities of 2025, The Heat Warps is ultimately not a record entirely consumed by anxieties. Its frequently beautiful sounds offer consolation and a wide-eyed optimism amid all the upheaval. Nowhere is that more apparent than on the transcendent album closer, Totality. As Cooper explains: “It was fascinating spending time in America as the country geared up for the 2024 solar eclipse. Everywhere I went, people were talking about the eclipse and for a few days it really seemed to capture the public’s imagination.

“The day of the eclipse I was driving through New Mexico and we stopped by the side of the road with hundreds of other people gazing up to the heavens. It felt exciting to be part of something that clearly resonated with people on such a profound level. It’s a fitting album closer and somewhere in there is a philosophy; a romantic nihilism.”

And at its heart, right there is the core of Modern Nature’s appeal. Never more so than on this new record.

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Brigid Dawson & The Mothers Network

Tip-top of our osmosis list is the first quiver of tunes from Brigid Dawson and her newly minted Mothers Network: wise warnings dyed in dark hues, knotted and hard-won torch songs from the edge of a turbulent sea, bittersweet balladry spun in defense against evils familiar and unknown.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

Throwin’ Bo’s presents:

Marissa Nadler

For over two decades, Marissa Nadler has carved out a singular place in the musical landscape, where ethereal folk, shadowy Americana, ambient soundscapes, shoegaze and experimental textures converge. Anchored by her unmistakable mezzo-soprano and intricate fingerstyle guitar, Nadler’s music conjures vivid emotional worlds—intimate, otherworldly, and timeless. A prolific songwriter, Nadler has built a discography defined by spectral beauty and haunting lyricism. Her songs, dreamlike and lush, are rich with painterly imagery and emotional nuance. As The New Yorker writes, “To luxuriate in the spectral croon of Marissa Nadler is to step into a noirish world of mystery and glamour,” while AllMusic praises her “epic, aching songs, which refuse to keep tragedy at arm's length.”

Shortly after earning her bachelors and masters degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design, Nadler released her breakthrough debut Ballads of Living and Dying (2004), a collection that announced her as a major voice in the underground. A skilled visual artist as well, Nadler’s background in painting and drawing deeply informs the cinematic scope of her songwriting.

Following her early releases, she partnered with Sacred Bones and Bella Union for July (2014), marking a new chapter in both creative clarity and critical acclaim. Albums like Strangers (2016), For My Crimes (2018), and The Path of the Clouds (2021) further expanded her sonic palette while preserving the deep emotional resonance at the core of her work. As Brooklyn Vegan notes, “Just about everything she puts out is truly mesmerizing.”

Her tenth full-length album, New Radiations, arrives August 15th. Expansive, melodic, and emotionally vivid, it captures Nadler at her most personal and visionary—an artist continually evolving, yet unmistakeable.

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DOORS at 7:00PM | MUSIC at 8:00 PM

Tickets go on-sale Thursday, August 14th at 7:00 AM.