WNP Film Club is a film series at the 4 Star Theater brought to you by Western Neighborhoods Project, your friendly community history nonprofit. 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 its featured locations, including historical images from the OpenSFHistory photo archive. Optional Extra Credit: stick around after the movie to chat with John and Chelsea and indulge your inner film nerd.

We’re watching 1962’s Experiment in Terror on Tuesday, November 19. Director Blake Edwards decided to follow-up his hit, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, with something completely different: a black and white noir thriller. Sisters Lee Remick and Stefanie Powers are terrorized by a stranger, with FBI Agent Glenn Ford racing to keep them safe, all culminating during a real baseball game at Candlestick Park. The random nature of the crime and invasion of privacy feels strikingly modern. Plus! Some great west side locations not commonly featured in movies, a Henry Mancini score, and a strong cameo performance by Karl the Fog.

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

A dark-haired woman (Laura Elena Harring) is left amnesiac after a car crash. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles in a daze before taking refuge in an apartment. There she is discovered by Betty (Naomi Watts), a wholesome Midwestern blonde who has come to the City of Angels seeking fame as an actress. Together, the two attempt to solve the mystery of Rita's true identity. The story is set in a dream-like Los Angeles, spoilt neither by traffic jams nor smog.

From this inventory of imagery, Lynch fashions two separate but intersecting stories, one about a jazz musician (Bill Pullman), tortured by the notion that his wife is having an affair, who suddenly finds himself accused of her murder. The other is a young mechanic (Balthazar Getty) drawn into a web of deceit by a temptress who is cheating on her gangster boyfriend. These two tales are linked by the fact that the women in both are played by the same actress (Patricia Arquette).

Henry (John Nance) resides alone in a bleak apartment surrounded by industrial gloom. When he discovers that an earlier fling with Mary X (Charlotte Stewart) left her pregnant, he marries the expectant mother and has her move in with him. Things take a decidedly strange turn when the couple's baby turns out to be a bizarre lizard-like creature that won't stop wailing. Other characters, including a disfigured lady who lives inside a radiator, inhabit the building and add to Henry's troubles.

Friday November 22nd

7:30 PM & 10:00 PM

Peppermint Patty invites everyone to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, even though he's going to see his grandmother; Snoopy decides to cook his own version of a Thanksgiving meal with help from his friends.

In the folksy town of Deerfield, Wash., FBI Agent Desmond (Chris Isaak) inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the similarly cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Lara Palmer (Sheryl Lee) hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

From this inventory of imagery, Lynch fashions two separate but intersecting stories, one about a jazz musician (Bill Pullman), tortured by the notion that his wife is having an affair, who suddenly finds himself accused of her murder. The other is a young mechanic (Balthazar Getty) drawn into a web of deceit by a temptress who is cheating on her gangster boyfriend. These two tales are linked by the fact that the women in both are played by the same actress (Patricia Arquette).

Headliner 

Carla Clay 

Carla Clay (SXSW) has wowed audiences at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and SXSW and internationally. She also claimed top honors at the “Marshall’s Women In Comedy Competition.” Carla is a San Francisco native with a clean act and fierce edge. Carla has appeared in the Purple Onion the movie, and Comics Unleashed goateed by Byron Allen. She regularly performs at SF Punchline , Cobbs Comedy Club, LA Laugh Factory, Rooster T. Feathers , and Edinburgh Comedy Festival in Britain 

Featuring 

Shivaan Nadan 

Shivaan Nadan shares his background of being Indian  but born and raised in Fiji until the age of 10. Then his family immigrated to Daly City. A story as unique as his comedic voice. The newest member of the #HellaFunny comedy group, Shivaan is a hilarious rising star in the SF comedy scene , a regular at the Hella Funny shows,Cobb's Comedy Club and opened for Hannibal Burress at the Palace of Fine Arts. A comedian and a visual artist check out his art on stage with comedy and his art off stage with his drawings. 

Hosted By the legendary Godfather of Bay Area Comedy

 Tony Sparks

Tony has been performing stand-up comedy since the dawn of the joke. He's opened for many famous comics long before they were famous. He's written for many comics both now on television and others presenting working the comedy circuit. He's a major fixture in the San Francisco comedy scene.

David Rodriguez

David Rodriguez is a Chicano Stand-up Comedian from Southern California who turns his unusual life experiences into comedy gold! He travels all over California to joke about his personal life and observations on the world. He has won 2 comedy competitions at Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club in Sacramento and is a frequent performer at Sacramento Punchline Comedy Club.

Luke Abranches 

Luke Abranches is a 16 year old Indian American comedian born and raised in San Francisco. He performs all over the Bay and has opened for nationally touring headliners such as Nimesh Patel, Jeff Arcuri and Maz Jobrani. He’s even performed at some bars but don’t tell anyone!

Peppermint Patty invites everyone to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, even though he's going to see his grandmother; Snoopy decides to cook his own version of a Thanksgiving meal with help from his friends.

In the folksy town of Deerfield, Wash., FBI Agent Desmond (Chris Isaak) inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the similarly cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Lara Palmer (Sheryl Lee) hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Henry (John Nance) resides alone in a bleak apartment surrounded by industrial gloom. When he discovers that an earlier fling with Mary X (Charlotte Stewart) left her pregnant, he marries the expectant mother and has her move in with him. Things take a decidedly strange turn when the couple's baby turns out to be a bizarre lizard-like creature that won't stop wailing. Other characters, including a disfigured lady who lives inside a radiator, inhabit the building and add to Henry's troubles.

Ryan Wong

New Country Sounds of Ryan Wong, the latest offering by the Cool Ghoul and multi-hyphenate music man behind Supreme Joy, finds the songwriter charting sonic territories that might at first seem unfamiliar to fans of his past work in the Garage, Psych, and Post-punk genres. But under the wing of storied San Francisco scene scion Sonny Smith (Sonny and the Sunsets), Wong sidles up to a sound that bears a close kinship to the producer’s own playfully country-leaning works. New Country Sounds finds Wong’s boyish lilt exploring deep registers and deeper themes, coupled with unmistakably capital-C Country explorations on both guitar and steel. Wong the writer, however, continues to find himself owing more to Ray Davies than he does to Ray Price. Wong’s natural charm and humor set him apart from today’s crop of selfserious crooners. A laconic slacker sensibility persists throughout, lending Wong’s more winkingly macho moments an ironic distance that comes off cheeky rather than threatening.

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Ryli

Ryli is the latest project from Yea-Ming Chen (Yea-Ming and The Rumours) and Rob Good (The Goods). Joined by the propulsive rhythm section of Luke Robbins (ex-Latitude, RE Seraphin) on bass and Ian McBrayer (ex-Sonny and The Sunsets, ex-Healing Potpourri) on drums, the band pairs Chen’s intimate songwriting and dulcet vocal stylings with Good’s effervescent arrangements, replete with sparkling guitars and dreamy harmonies.

Initially brought together by Dandy Boy Records to record a Cleaners From Venus cover, Chen and Good quickly bonded over their mutual appreciation of classic pop songs and formed an immediate musical kinship. Inspired by their spontaneous connection, the pair ended up writing an original song during the session. Soon after, they were joined by Robbins and McBrayer, and Ryli was officially born.

Their debut single “I Think I Need You Around” b/w “When I Fall” is a succinct distillation of their unique indie pop sound. A-side “I Think I Need You Around” is kinetic jangle rock with gentle vocals reminiscent of Camera Obscura. A good old-fashioned tale of lust and longing, it’s lifted by bright guitar arpeggios and desperate harmonies. “When I Fall,” on the other hand, is a woozy, Spector-esque ballad, capturing that late-night feeling of uncertainty as you trudge home after last call.

Taking their moniker from the first initial of each member, Ryli doesn’t overthink their presentation, instead focusing on crafting endearing melodies. And this single - two perfect pop songs clocking in at a breezy six minutes - wastes no time in establishing their substance-over-style approach. 

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Silverware

Silverware is ethereal Appalachian sad pop from San Francisco artist Ainsley Wagoner. For fans of Sybille Baier, Weyes Blood, and Joni Mitchell - Silverware revels in a wide palette of vocal textures and sparse, dynamic instrumentation.

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DOORS at 6:30PM | MUSIC AT 7:00 PM

Join us for a very special, rare screening of The Closing of Winterland as we celebrate Fall at The Fillmore!

 Hosted by Bob Barsotti of the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation

 It was New Year’s Eve, and the last concert in San Francisco's Winterland Arena. The Grateful Dead celebrated with a four-hour-plus-long party, with guests like John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Ken Kesey, and actor Dan Aykroyd, who provided the midnight countdown…

 All ticket proceeds benefit the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation

 The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation was formed in January of 2008 in memory of the music promoter Bill Graham. The Foundation administers grants to support projects in Northern CA focusing on music, the arts and education, as well as social work, and environmental protection. The Foundation also organizes education and outreach programs, exhibitions, events and projects in like-areas which carry Bill Graham’s life story forward and keep his spirit of philanthropy alive.

Bob Barsotti started working for Bill Graham as a stagehand in 1970 while he was still going to Berkeley High School. In 1976 he became the general manager of the Winterland Arena, and for the next 10 years he worked hundreds of shows a year in just about every venue in northern California. In the 1980’s & 90’s he was responsible for all of BGP’s business relating to the Grateful Dead. As the years passed Bob’s specialty became the producing of very large events in unusual spaces, such as the first US Festival in Southern California, the Jerry Garcia Band on top of the mountain at Squaw Valley, California; or the Grateful Dead in the remote mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. In his final years at BGP, Bob became the benefit liaison, helping to raise money and consciousness for many worthwhile causes, primarily in northern California. He is currently the Director of the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, and produces music festivals where he lives, at Black Oak Ranch in Mendocino County.

4 Star Theater and (((folkYEAH))) present:

Simon Joyner

Simon Joyner is a singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska. He's been flying under the radar since 1991, releasing music on various independent labels including: Team Love, Jagjaguwar, Sing Eunuchs!, Catsup Plate, One-Hour, Shrimper, Brinkman, Secretly Canadian, and Unread. He is also the co-founder of Grapefruit Records (grapefruitrecordclub.com) and an occasional producer of other people's albums.

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Tony Jay

Headed by Michael Ramos, the former drummer of April Magazine, and current member of Flowertown, Al Harper, and Sad Eyed Beatniks, Tony Jay began recording in 2006 and added a live band in 2017. Perfect Worlds, recorded in Ramos's bedroom and mastered by Mikey Young, features Kelsey Faber, Alexis Harper, and Cameron Baker, with guest vocals by Karina Gill (Cindy, Flowertown, Sad Eyed Beatniks).

Characterized by subtle observation and wry wit ("If my words disarm, it's just my charm"), Ramos's lyrics embody a restlessness coupled with Tony Jay's signature hopeful resignation. "I wonder if the birds will return this year." Here are the daily ins and outs of heartache, isolation, and yearning. But here too is attention, a will to go on even amidst surrender. Tony Jay will "Walk up that hill without you / for the hundred thousandth time." Ideal company for those days when you're not sure you'll ever make it out the door, Perfect Worlds is a welcome reminder that, "You don't have to make decisions/ the grass will continue to grow."

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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.

Wednesday November 27th

• 4:30 PM

• 7:00 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.

The year is 1965, and the residents of New Penzance, an island off the coast of New England, inhabit a community that seems untouched by some of the bad things going on in the rest of the world. Twelve-year-olds Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults (Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray) to mobilize a search party and find the youths before calamity strikes.

In the 1930s, the Grand Budapest Hotel is a popular European ski resort, presided over by concierge Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes). Zero, a junior lobby boy, becomes Gustave's friend and protege. Gustave prides himself on providing first-class service to the hotel's guests, including satisfying the sexual needs of the many elderly women who stay there. When one of Gustave's lovers dies mysteriously, Gustave finds himself the recipient of a priceless painting and the chief suspect in her murder.

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.

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned (Owen Wilson), a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane (Cate Blanchett), a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor (Anjelica Huston).

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.

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned (Owen Wilson), a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane (Cate Blanchett), a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor (Anjelica Huston).

In the 1930s, the Grand Budapest Hotel is a popular European ski resort, presided over by concierge Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes). Zero, a junior lobby boy, becomes Gustave's friend and protege. Gustave prides himself on providing first-class service to the hotel's guests, including satisfying the sexual needs of the many elderly women who stay there. When one of Gustave's lovers dies mysteriously, Gustave finds himself the recipient of a priceless painting and the chief suspect in her murder.

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.

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned (Owen Wilson), a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane (Cate Blanchett), a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor (Anjelica Huston).

The year is 1965, and the residents of New Penzance, an island off the coast of New England, inhabit a community that seems untouched by some of the bad things going on in the rest of the world. Twelve-year-olds Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults (Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray) to mobilize a search party and find the youths before calamity strikes.

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.

THE RICHMOND WINTER PROM

featuring music from

Uncle Chris

Uncle Chris is a six-piece collective born in the practice rooms of the University of San Francisco. Since 2018, they have been playing at various house shows and local venues around the city, bringing friends and strangers together for nights full of storytelling and improvisational spirit. Uncle Chris's sound is defined by a melodic saxophone, a soulful female vocal lead, and complex yet subtle conversations between the guitar and bass.

In 2019, the band released their debut single, "Green Eyes," which generated over 3.5 million streams on Spotify. Later during the 2020 lockdown, the band was able to channel their creative energy into producing and ultimately releasing two more albums, which seamlessly blend the complexities of jazz with the accessibility of indie pop, and are a testament to the band's unique sound and artistic vision.

Their third project, "Moon" is set to release on September 28th, 2024.

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Country Risqué

Country Risqué is America’s riskiest country band: classic honky-tonk, modern values. Formed by singer-songwriters Miles Gordon and Daniel Bromfield who met in Eugene OR in 2012 and upon finding themselves in San Francisco decided to combine their love of country music into a band with a clear and simple credo. Country Risqué performed its first show in February 2022, with their debut album Doe-Eyed Loverboys & Saints produced by the legendary Sonny Smith (of Sonny & the Sunsets) out now on Rocks in Your Head Records. Defined by the coffee-and-chocolate contrast of Miles Gordon’s rich, formally trained vocals and romantic lyrics with Bromfield’s dark humor and deadpan singing style, Country Risqué explores queer love and disillusionment in the language of classic tear-in-my-beer honky-tonk music. Country Risqué has grown its numbers since its inception and currently features Richard Moog on lead guitar, Tomas Georgiou on drums, Forest Reid on the lap steel, and Oscar Garcia on bass.

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Double Helix Peace Treaty

DHPT is guided by instinct in pursuit of that which is fun and/or interesting - only that.

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and acoustic record store sets from

The Richmond Revue

Daniel Bromfield, Miles Gordon, Matt Caracciolo and Mitch Rocket converge as an acoustic songwriter round-table / band called the Richmond Revue.

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Freight Train Lady

Freight Train Lady sings country-fried folk songs from the wind and waves of the north coast.

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DOORS at 5:00PM | MUSIC UNTIL 11:00 PM

Prom attire highly encouraged!

DARK ENTRIES + THE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM PRESENT:

PANORAMIC COLORSOUND

THIS EVENT WILL BE A VISUAL EXPLORATION CONCEPT OF TELEVISION & FILM FROM THE 70s, 80s, 90s, AND TODAY WITH THE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT OF THE ALBUM

With their 300th release, Dark Entries has continued their track record of exposing us to the obscure and wonderful.  Comprised of Cooper, Letkiewicz and Bisenius, The Creative Technology Consortium’s Panoramic Colorsound transports listeners through the depths of their own creativity with 25 original compositions.  

Conjured as a modern cinematic listening experience, inspired by film and television of the 80’s, 90’s and today, the soundtrack is defined by rippling harmonic waves of guitar, bass, and electronic modulation only able to be cut through by impactful percussion.  The trio truly grab the attentive by the hand and take us on a journey throughout the album.  

The introspective “Down The Hall – What We Make Happen” slows the mind with hypnotic arpeggios and guitar riffs filling the air between soft rhythmic percussion and dream-like voices / synths flying through the air before fading away, as they arrived.  The lullaby-esque guitar outro is soon snapped by the syncopated drum programming and distorted synthesis of “Far From Amateur.”  The only penetrable sounds through this fortress are conversely pure in timbre.  Later on “Sympathetic Ear” walks us inside a grid-like world of intrigue with the deep chugging bass supporting synthetic arpeggios before communicating with interweaving waves of electric guitar, rhythmic snares, and what might be laser beams from approaching ships.  

Simply put CtC’s Parnoramic Colorsound stands alone as an album for a closed-eye visual experience, but evolving into a nearly 3hr film that encourages focused listening and visual exploration.

Special intro and Q&A with a member of CtC to follow the film!

THE BASEMENT presents: Santa’s Slay on VHS

Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.

The Basement is an art collective with one of the largest VHS archives in the Bay Area. Every week, they screen a movie in their basement in the Mission. On this night, they will be taking their series to the 4-Star!

VHS preshow also curated by The Basement.

Dark Entries presents:

NEW WAVE

with opening and closing DJ sets by Topazu

Filmmaker Elizabeth Ai embarks on a journey to capture the vibrant spirit of a musical phenomenon that electrified Vietnamese American teens in the 1980s: New Wave. What begins as an exploration of the rebellion and freedom within this subculture evolves into a profound narrative of identity, loss, and healing. In Orange County, California, the synth beats and punk/goth aesthetics provided a sanctuary for a generation of youth grappling with the weight of their parents’ unspoken traumas.

As Elizabeth delves into the lives of her family members and icons of the New Wave scene, she discovers that beneath the surface lies a complex tapestry of broken dreams and unfulfilled expectations. These were not just fleeting moments of teenage rebellion but acts of defiance against the lingering shadows of the Vietnam War and the sacrifices made by a generation trying to rebuild.

The film juxtaposes the memories of her uncles and aunts—sneaking out to underground clubs—with Elizabeth’s own childhood, marked by her mother’s abandonment. What starts as a celebration of a cultural movement transforms into a cathartic journey. As the filmmaker unravels long-buried emotions and confronts the generational wounds that have shaped her community, the film becomes a powerful exploration of cultural identity, resilience, and new beginnings.

Special intro, Q&A, and book signing from director Elizabeth Ai!

DOORS & MUSIC at 6:30 PM | FILM at 7:00 PM

A new lecture / film / slideshow that attempts to tell the entire history of North American music in ninety minutes!

Mississippi Record label and store founder Eric Isaacson will guide you through this whirlwind presentation of archival film, sound clips and images.

It's the story of how the powers that be try to control music and people throughout history finding ways to work outside puritans, corporations and tech lords' systems despite these social engineers' best efforts.

About the presenter -

  Eric Isaacson founded the Mississippi Records store and label in 2003. The label has released over 360 records and 160 cassettes. Eric has toured with presentations like this one for the past eleven years, performing over two hundred shows in over forty different countries. 

Looking for a xenacious X-mas x-perience? In other words, do you want something different to watch this holiday season? Well Media Meltdown has the solution for you! This December 15th, we'll be showing a double feature of rare TV Christmas specials including The Monster's Christmas (an insane 1981 New  Zealand children's film that follows a little girl on a quest to help a bunch of wacky monsters reclaim their voices from an aerobicizing witch) and The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (a 1985 Rankin & Bass stop-motion fever dream adapted from L. Frank Baum that amounts to the most pagan Christmas movie in existence)! This will be an all-ages Movie Madhouse for weird little punks and freaky adults looking for some holiday cheer alike!

MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE

Piranha Psychotronica and Kafka X bring you a new experience in cinematic depravity… Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse! Prepare yourself to enter into a world of face-flaying forgotten and forsaken films… Made-for-TV, Direct-to-Video, VCR games, and more wiley weirdness than your minds can handle! Commit yourself every 3rd Sunday to … MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE!

Throwin’ Bo’s presents:

Twain

“There is nothing remarkable about my life that is necessary to know in order to appreciate the songs,” says Matthew Davidson of Twain. He describes the project as “a modern folk-opera of indefinite length consisting of songs and images from my life, a self-caricature of the musician and writer Matthew Davidson.”

Twain made his label debut with Rare Feeling in 2017. The album was aptly hailed by NPR as “at once human and otherworldly,” by Consequence of Sound as “devastating, delicate, meditative,” and by Uproxx as “cosmic folk, bright and sparkling, but with all the caterwauling and rough bits that the most stoic traditionalist might desire.” 

Following the beloved release, Twain played Newport Folk Festival and toured alongside artists including Buck Meek, Langhorne Slim, and Courtney Marie Andrews. Davidson is a former member of The Low Anthem and Spirit Family Reunion and a contributor to Big Thief, whose latest album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You features Davidson’s distinct contributions on six songs. 

Of the the most recent Twain album title Noon, Davidson explains, “Noon is where I am, more-or-less, in my natural life span and in my creative life span. I picture noon being at the very bottom of a bowl, the resting point of a pendulum. Not the apex of an arc, or the crest of a hill.

Looking back from this point in my life, I can see all of the hurt and confusion I’ve helped create on the way to my own noon. To borrow a phrase from Elena Ferrante: I don't have any sympathy for the person I was then.  Arriving at noon for the first time in my life, I sense everything reversing and the possibility to change and cure and heal is real for the first time. 

This album is a prayer from noon for the rest of the day. The song “The Magician” is about that. The song “The Priestess” is about an agent who helps with that. The fact that the music I’ve made has put literal gas in the literal tank is a fact that I never take for granted. It feels like magic to me, the closest thing I’ve figured out to practicing magic.”

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Esther Rose

Everything clicks on Safe to Run, the fourth album from singer, songwriter and perpetual searcher Esther Rose. It’s the quiet culmination of years spent fully immersed in a developing artistry, and presents Rose’s always vividly detailed emotional scenes with new levels of clarity and control. As with previous work, her songwriting transfigures the chaos and uncertainty of a life in progress, but here she sharpens the pop elements and attaches unshakably catchy hooks to even the darkest stretches of the journey.

After spending her formative years in Michigan, Rose relocated to New Orleans and got her start in music there while awash in the unparalleled energy of the city’s scene. Over the course of her first three records, an infatuation with traditional country gradually evolved into a more distinctive style and increasingly personal material. 

Rose’s music traced her changes as she moved through stages, studios, and home addresses, and she eventually left NOLA for New Mexico where the two year writing process for Safe to Run unfolded. Making the transition to this new environment after spending the better part of a decade building a life somewhere else demanded looking around and taking stock. All the heaviness, sweetness, levity, and self-discovery that had led up to that point began funneling into new songs that moved slower in order to dig deeper, taking on the intricate hues of a desert horizon as they came together.

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

$20 ADVANCE | $25 DOOR