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at Giant Robot (6pm - 10pm)
Hwang's latest work integrates the craft aesthetic of quilting and sewing with nautical themes such as color-block flags. As the title implies, "Salvage" is about searching for something lost and preventing further loss in adverse circumstance: picking up the pieces--glimmers of hope, pieces of oneself--and starting anew.
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at 20 goto 10 (7pm - 11pm)
Ansi art is a computer artform using text characters on computers with MS-DOS (before windows) which was popular in the late 80's and early to mid 90's. It was mainly used for BBSes, which was software that would allow users to dial into the computer over a phone line and, using a terminal program, interact with it, read/post on forums, and exchanging messages, exchange files. being only text on a terminal, artists never really pictured this as a limitation.
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at Cafe du Nord (7:30pm)
Jandek is one of music's genuine outsiders, around whom a whole series of conspiracy theories and myths have sprung up. Reclusive to an extreme, Jandek has only ever given two interviews, one via phone with a Spin magazine journalist in 1985, and one in 1999, when an intrepid journalist tracked him down, and shared a conversation over a beer with the man himself...
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at Zellerbach Hall (8pm)
A musical first in the West, the Monterey Jazz Festival has proved to be both artistically ambitious and great fun, regularly showcasing the brightest stars in the jazz universe. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Festival hits the road with a roster of musical heavyweights representing the very best in modern jazz.
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at 330 Ritch Street (9pm)
"More likeable than Lily, far less frightening than Wino... brimming with clever observations and inventive tunes" - The Big Album, Zoo. The UK's latest sensation makes her SF debut at a special Satuday Night Popscene Live Session! This show is one of four shows in the US!
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at Madrone (9pm - 2am)
Cabbage Patch Kids, Rubik's Cube, Live Aid, Flashdance, Purple Rain, Beat Street, Yo MTV Raps, spandex, leggings & shoulder pads! Bust out your retro gear be it new wave, punk or hip-hop & enjoy this flashback to the 80's. Like... totally awesome - gag me with a spoon!
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