SF Live is a six-month series of free, outdoor music concerts put on as a joint, citywide initiative by esteemed San Francisco arts & music producers Illuminate, San Francisco Parks Alliance, Noise Pop Productions, and Union Square Alliance. Created as a love letter to San Francisco music, SF Live concerts are a coming together of San Francisco’s storied musical history and the city’s promising and developing local talent.
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1:00 PM: Doors open
2:00 PM: James Wavey
San Francisco, CA-based, Producer Songwriter aka Michael Bridgmon is known for rhythmic poeticism and presents them in a rocking soulful style. His music can be viewed as a multi-genre, creating tunes reminiscent of Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield and futuristic writing like Hendrix. Wavey has heralded favorable press and plays from National Public Radio, Creative Loafing, KQED and more.
3:00 PM: Bowlero!
BOLERO! Is a San Francisco based rock band that performs what can best be described as “FREAK-FLAG-MUSIC”. Inspired by the Bay Area bands of the late 60s and early 70s, The group produces a dynamic and rich range of compositions that ride the sharing borders of blues, jazz, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, folk, country funk, Latin and psychedelic music. They have shared the stage with such acts as Big Brother & The Holding Company, Johnny Echols & LOVE, Asteroid # 4, and Spindrift.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: WITCH
Witch was a Zamrock band formed in the 1970s. Widely seen as the most popular Zambian band of the 1970s, W.I.T.C.H (an acronym for "We Intend To Cause Havoc") were formed during Zambia's golden post-independence days, and were headed by lead vocalist Emanuel "Jagari" Chanda. With the economy collapsing in the late-1970s, and increasing government authoritarianism, Witch, like most Zamrock bands, were reduced to playing daytime shows to avoid the curfews, and faded away.
This prompted Jaggari to leave the band and pursue his career as a teacher. The Witch Band later recruited Patrick Chisembele and Christine Jackson as lead vocalists. This was the time the band switched from rock to disco music. After the departure of Patrick Chisembele and Christine Jackson, the witch further switched to the Zambian traditional music, Kalindula led by Chris Mbewe. Under this genre, they recorded hit tracks such as Janet, Nazingwa among others.
Event Info
BYOE — Bring Your Own Everything!
Feel free to bring your own food, drink, & favorite park-lounging, day-camping equipment! Be Hear Now— Responsibly!
ADA Seating Available
All Ages
Bring your whole crew, family, and an open heart as we unite to celebrate the magic of music and community!