The San Francisco Great Society (SFGS) is a collective of musicians that are creating the first psychedelic music and art festival in San Francisco, SFGS: Gathering of The Tribes. Our goal is to bring bands, artists, and the local community together each year under one roof to celebrate music and art. This year we honor the first Human Be-In created forty-eight years ago by artist Michael Bowen because we are a gathering of the tribe who is proudly carrying on the tradition of celebrating music and art the San Francisco way.
The San Francisco Great Society Presents : Gathering of the Tribes Festival
Sunday September 13th at The Public Works SF
with:
The Gentle Cycle
Buzzmutt
The Spiral Electric
LSD and the Search for God
Down and Outlaws
Cellar Doors
Down Dirty Shake
The Love Dimension
Mark Nelsen & The Mutiny
Sea Dramas
California Raga Association
Lee Gallagher and the Hallelujah
The Green Door
Carlton Melton (band page)
Mystery Flavors
Electric Shepherd
The She's
And more to follow…
Visuals by:
White Light Prism -
https://www.vimeo.com/user6728976 - Second floor stage
Mad Alchemy -
https://www.madalchemy.net - Main floor stage
Andy Puls -
https://www.videopaws.com - Main floor stage
Vendor:
HANGOVER MARKET
Art Gallery:
Yasamine June
https://www.yasaminejune.com
Galine Tumasyan
https://www.galinetumasyan.com
Robert Quinn
https://www.groovyfrisco.com
Doug Rhodes
https://www.DougRhodes.com
Matt Leunig
https://www.scrapedknee.com
Sponsored by Innerlight Presents, Counter Culture, Mad Alchemy Presents & Pow Magazine
Beatniks. Jazz cats. Blues boys. Punks. Hippies. Artists.
Bohemia yesterday, and today. San Francisco has been the home for music and art for several decades. Scenes have died, and others have risen. The 1960s came and went, but the history and energy reverberates to this day.
A response to those who argue that there’s less of a music community in San Francisco, we united as the San Francisco Great Society, coining the name from the band preceding the Jefferson Airplane. Sparked by Pow Magazine, which has been involved in the documentation of the ever changing music scene of the San Francisco Bay Area since the late 1980s, we met with the artists that give life and sound to the city, and came together.
Inspired by the “Human Be-In” that took place in Golden Gate Park in 1967, we saw the need for ample representation and celebration of the music and arts of San Francisco yesterday, and today. We bring you the Gathering Of The Tribes.
Changes occur, but we always remember the San Franciscan legacy. We bring to you a celebration of music, art, and community. We also make a bold statement. San Francisco is here to stay.