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10/10/2026

While at the 70th Annual North Beach Festival - Kit Ruscoe & The Rusconators delivering this smooth rendition of 'Smoke Two Joints' - originally written by The Toyes and released in 1983 - with Ron Estrada on bass and Shawn Stein on drums.

https://www.instagram.com/kit_ruscoe/

North Beach Festival is a yearly tradition featuring local artists, small businesses, craft cuisine and live music.

https://www.northbeachfestival.org/

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10/07/2026

Mr. Sushi delivering this version of 'Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)' - an instrumental from the album Amigos - written by Carlos Santana and Tom Coster, and a thing of beauty.

https://www.mrsush*toku.com/

10/02/2026

Hosted by Dan Macchiarini at 'Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and sculpture' on Grant Avenue in San Francisco, September's 'First Friday' orchestrated by Jessica Loos - alongside poets Carl Landauer, Steven Meloan, Keith Felton, Lucille Lang Day, and with music by Mark Holzinger.

First Friday has been a tradition in North Beach since 2007.

'Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and sculpture' offers classes for metal work:
http://www.metalworkssf.com/
https://www.macreativedesign.com/

09/30/2026

Heard recently at San Francisco's Flower Piano in Golden Gate Park's Botanical Garden - 'The Betty Roi' Trio delivering this beautiful rendition of Shirley Horn's 'Here's to Life' - a song about life and love - with Ron Belcher on Bass and David Udolf on Piano.

https://bettyroimusic.com/

Flower Piano happens yearly and is one of San Francisco's finest events.
https://gggp.org/flowerpiano/

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09/25/2026

Recently heard, North Beach's Capt. Kirk delivering a love song he wrote about a woman named 'Sandy' - in the entrance way to his apartment.

09/21/2026

From a recent Wednesday afternoon at San Francisco's legendary Bandshell in Golden Gate Park - 'The Jethro Jeremiah Band' delivering 'Warning' - from their 20210 album 'I Am Here' - a song about taking heed - while also revisiting dumb and destructive ways of existing.

The Bandshell, which is 120 years old, now with updated lighting, state-of-the-art sound system and a new stage.
https://goldengatebandshell.org/

Courtesy of Illuminate and SF Parks & Rec.
https://illuminate.org/venues/golden-gate-bandshell/

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09/17/2026

From once upon an underground gathering called 'Subterranean Stew Sessions' - San Francisco's Jessica Loos alongside Mario Sacasa - delivering this version of Vicente Humberto's Canto Siete de Altazor.

Jessica's Poetry & Music Series can be heard every First Friday of the month at Macchiarini Creative Design on Grant Avenue in San Francisco. Her new book 'Tambourine' can be found here:
https://lithicpress.com/product/tambourine-by-jessica-loos/

Mario Sacasa is a Nicaraguan singer, guitarist, song writer and producer:
https://www.instagram.com/mariosacasa/

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09/09/2026

Flower Piano is back - September 10th through 20th - free to all San Francisco residents - a good place for piano and plant enthusiasts - at the Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park.

From last year, San Francisco's own Saki Minamimoto delivering this beautiful rendition of 'Skylark' - alongside pianist Brett Carson - with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael, published in 1941.

https://www.sakiminamimoto.com/

https://gggp.org/flowerpiano/

09/08/2026

From a recent Monday Night Jam at San Francisco's Tupelo on Grant Avenue, Lola Florial and Band delivering this rendition of 'I Will Survive' - written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris and made famous by Gloria Gaynor in 1978.

Lola has released a new EP available here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/25RPBaLXRWxEX6RfnXoleP

https://www.instagram.com/mnjtupelosf/
https://www.instagram.com/lolaflorial/

Located at 1337 Grant Avenue in San Francisco, Tupelo hosts live music 7 nights a week alongside a delicious food menu.
http://tupelosf.com/

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