By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor

Whether you’re feeling patriotic this week or not, there are reasons to celebrate. Summer is here, the weather is fantastic, and you’ve made it through another day! Light up some fireworks, fire up the BBQ, and get on out there! Here’s what I’m most excited about for the week of 7/4..

This Week’s Giveaway

We Wanna Send You to See Just Add Heather at DNA Lounge on 7/9!

This Week’s Events

Tuesday, 7/4

SF Symphony 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular
7/4 | Shoreline Ampitheatre | 1 Ampitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View | 8 pm | $29+

The San Francisco Symphony returns to Shoreline Amphitheatre this summer for the 35^th Annual 4^th of July Fireworks Spectacular! Celebrate America
and the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin plus kids’ activities, food favorites, Motown after-party & more.

Cream Of Beat Reunion: 4th Of July Live At The Bbq
7/4 | The Midway | 900 Marin St, SF | 2-8 pm | $20-50

Personal touch entertainment, the Pirate DJs & True SF present:

Cream of the Beat Reunion Day Party 2023! Part 2: 4th of July Edition – The legend continues! The Pirate DJs serve up another meal live at the BBQ. We’re gonna party like we used to back in the day!

Queer As Fourth
7/4 | El Rio | 3158 Mission St, SF | 3 pm | $15-20

Good VBZ presents:

We are taking over El Rio and bringing you Queer as Fourth!! Come and vibe out for a cause: A radical resistance Hip Hop and RnB dance party benefitting local Black & Brown organizations. We’ve got sexy dancers, bomb food from Soul Skillet and Good VBZ!

Wednesday, 7/5

The Goddamn Gallows, IV and the Strange Band, VOLK
7/5 | Bottom of the Hill | 1233 17th St, SF | 8 pm | $20-25

The Goddamn Gallows – gutterbilly gypsy punk hobocore
IV and the Strange Band – stoner country rock
VOLK – cowpunk rock & roll

Ivo Dimchev’s Top Faves
7/5 | Freight & Salvage | 2020 Addison St, Berkeley | 8 pm | $15-34

Praised for his “extravagant exuberance” (The New Yorker) and his “persuasive subversive streak” (The New York Times), Dimchev has earned a reputation for his fearless provocations and unabashedly queer shows. “His fans compare him to Freddie Mercury, Kate Bush and Annie Lennox, but his closest parallel may be the English-born singer Anohni, formerly of the band Antony and the Johnsons.

Blood Red Shoes and Gloomy June
7/5 | Kilowatt Bar | 3160 16th St, SF | 7 pm | $18-20

Brighton, England-based, punk- and shoegaze-influenced duo.

Crazy Woke Asians
7/5 | Cobb’s Comedy Club | 915 Columbus Ave, SF | 8 pm | $26

Kiki Yeung Presents Crazy Woke Asians (CWA), the always sold-out, award-winning comedy show featuring the funniest Asian American comedians at the world famous Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store, Ice House Comedy Club, with SOLD OUT tours in Seattle and New York. CWA opened the prestigious New York Comedy Festival in 2021 and 2022.

Thursday, 7/6

The Tudors: Art & Majesty in Renaissance England
7/6-9/24 | Legion of Honor | 100 34th Ave, SF | timed reservations | $15-30

Explore the lavish treasures of the most famous family to rule England at “The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England” now on view at the Legion of Honor museum.

Young Moon
7/6 | Ivy Room | 860 San Pablo Ave, Albany | 8 pm | $15

Trevor Montgomery (Young Moon) is a craftsman. By day he’s a skilled tile setter, a job taxing to both the mind and body. By night he’s an equally meticulous and hard working musician, coaxing just the right tones out of his vintage drum machines and synths to carry his tales of love and redemption. As a tile setter and as a musician, his job is the same: assembling things of beauty to fill empty spaces.

Talib Kweli
7/6 | The Independent | 628 Divisadero St, SF | 8 pm | $29-35

Intelligent and thoughtful rap artist, a critical and commercial favorite for his lyrics, poetry, and skills on the mic.

The Beach Boys
7/6 | The Mountain Winery | 14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga | 7:30 pm | $54+

As The Beach Boys mark more than a half century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history. The Beach Boys – who have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and an American icon, are bringing their shows to fans around the world.

Friday, 7/7

Summer of Soul
7/7 | The Cut Outdoor Cinema | 250 Main St, SF | 5 pm | $14-27

Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture.

Qlank
7/7 | Monarch | 101 6th St, SF | 9 pm | $10-15

DNS returns 07.07 with Qlank, Cat Liu, Jay Bird, Jero, Robert Raya, IDNAS, Crowd Surf League, Hawn, Maj, Que Lindo and DMAC

Be Our Guest: Spinning 90s & 00s Disney
7/7 | Social Hall SF | 1270 Sutter St, SF | 9 pm | $20-40

Experience nostalgic Disney magic at “Be Our Guest”: A touring DJ dance party for adults featuring 90s/2000s classics like Lion King and Hannah Montana. Nationwide tour with alcohol for guests 21+. Costumes encouraged. Relive your childhood memories and dance the night away with throwback hits from the Disney Channel era. Don’t miss this unique party for Disney-loving adults who grew up with the iconic soundtracks. Experience the ultimate Disney-themed party and make unforgettable memories!

Dirtybird Players: Claude VonStroke’s Birthday Party
7/7 | The Midway | 900 Marin St, SF | 9 pm | $35-45

The Midway & GoldenVoice present: Dirtybird Players – Claude VonStroke’s Birthday Party!

Saturday, 7/8

BONG-O BINGO Gets High
7/8 | Mission Cannabis Club | 2441 Mission St, SF | 6-9 pm | $15

Calling all stoners! BONG-O BINGO is calling the numbers this Saturday, July 8 from 6-9pm at Mission Cannabis Club! It will be a magical night of bingo, drag and cannabis prizes with your hosts Brandelicious, Thee Pristine Condition and DJ Dank. Win cannabis prizes with every round of bingo!

DivisiÓn MinÚscula
7/8 | The Ritz | 400 S 1st St, SJ | 9 pm | $35

Mexican punk-pop band División Minúscula debuted in 2001, but it took another five years for them to attain commercial success, with their second album, Defecto Perfecto (2006). Formed in 1996 in the northeast Mexican town of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, the band is comprised of Javier Blake (singer/guitarist), Ricci Perez (guitarist), Kiko Blake (drummer), and Alex Luque (bassist).

Anamē
7/8 | Public Works | 161 Erie St, SF | 9 pm | $15-30

Anamē is the brand-new music making concept from Marcus Schössow and Thomas Sagstad. As artists in their own right, their friendship and music-making prowess has expanded since the Scandinavian, underground house music of the early 2000’s. Early on and standing individually, the pairing have released multiple genre-crossing collaborations on the legendary Global Underground and Ministry Of Sound labels prior to their immensely respected solo careers.

HALIENE
7/8 | The Midway | 900 Marin St, SF | 2 pm | $20+

Rising from the world of trance and melodic dubstep, HALIENE is defining a new type of artist. Her angelic voice soars through the noise, capturing millions of hearts with her profound lyrics and heavenly melodies.

Pet Shop Boys, The Human League & Erasure 80s New Wave Dance Party
7/8 | Cat Club | 1190 Folsom St, SF | 9 pm | $8-12

Come and hangout with your friends and dance in two rooms of excellent music and video at our passionate nightclub experience. In the front room DJ Bit (Death Guild) & DJ Zlaya (Body Rapture, Coctail Twins) play New Wave, ’80s Pop & Goth for everyone’s dancing pleasure. In back DJ Damon (1984) & DJ Low-life (New Wave City) play the best of the ‘80s and New Wave MTV era music and videos you’d love to see and hear a fantastic nightclub where everyone dances like crazy, so be ready to wear your red shoes and dance the blues!

Sunday, 7/9

TLC, Shaggy, En Vogue + Sean Kingston
7/9 | Concord Pavilion | 2000 Kirker Pass Rd, Concord | 7 pm | $30+

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS WITH TLC, SHAGGY, EN VOGUE + SEAN KINGSTON

Disney Pixar’s Ratatouille
7/9 | Davies Symphony Hall | Grove St & Van Ness Ave SF | 2 pm | $25-182

It’s an experience to savor as this Academy Award-winning film concert cooks up delectable moments again and again. Disney and Pixar’s Ratatouille plays on the big screen while the beloved score by Grammy-winning composer Michael Giacchino is performed live by the San Francisco Symphony.

Dub Brunch with DJ Sep
7/9 | Victory Music Hall | 360 Ritch St, SF | 12-4 pm | free entry

Dub Brunch, with dub and reggae selections from DJ Sep (Dub Mission) and a scrumptious brunch, sold by Little Skillet and guest chef Jay Foster (FarmerBrown/IslaVida).

Summertime Radness: BAYNK
7/9 | Phoenix Hotel | 601 Eddy St, SF | 1-6 pm | $20+

This is clearly just the beginning for BAYNK. A full circle creator and noted innovator, BAYNK is responsible for his own creative direction and artwork design, and even co-directs his live visuals alongside Tess Bijere and close collaborator Spencer Graves, who has worked with Kendrick Lamar and Lauv.

Son con Son Featuring Los Cenzontles, Grupo Mono Blanco, + Kiki Valera
7/9 | Freight & Salvage | 2020 Addison St, Berkeley | 7 pm | $26-30

Son con Son unites son jarocho with son cubano. It is a project by Mexican American roots group Los Cenzontles, Grupo Mono Blanco of Veracruz, Mexico, and Kiki Valera, master of the cuatro cubano of Santiago de Cuba. Steeped in generations of family traditions, these venerable folk artists lend their vast musical knowledge to a project that explores their deep cultural connections with soulful, and danceable groove.

Monday, 7/10

Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture
7/10 | The Village | 1618 Redwood Hwy, Corte Madera | 6:30 pm | $10-18

BOWIE’S FINAL ZIGGY STARDUST SHOW DIGITALLY RESTORED. THE COMPLETE PERFORMANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME. 50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING ONLY IN CINEMAS WORLDWIDE.

On July 3rd, 1973, David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust, his most celebrated alter-ego, in front of 5,000 disbelieving fans on stage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Fifty years nearly to the day, Ziggy returns to that same stage. It is one of the most iconic performances in the history of modern music.

Dorian Dietrich’s Smoke + Mirrors Birthday
7/10 | DNA Lounge | 375 11th St, SF | 8 pm | $10-15

Monday Night Hubba is the perfect way to start your week sexy: with cocktails, tease, comedy and a more intimate experience than Hubba’s big monthly extravaganzas! Each Monday night is a fun-filled, shimmering showcase of local, national and international burlesque and variety talent — and a chance to see the most dazzling debuts before they hit it big!

John Falvo & His Daggers
7/10 | Ivy Room | 860 San Pablo Ave, Albany | 8 pm | $10-12

A night of country, honky tonk and twang.

Rad Upcoming Events 

7/14 | Ivy Room | Club Guillotine
7/15 | Cobb’s Comedy Club | Finesse Mitchell

Don’t forget to check out our Big Bad List of Rad Ongoing Events right here!