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Past Shows
2006

6/03/2006
8:00 PM - 21 Grand
Oakland, CA 94601
Matthew Sperry Memorial Concert

6/21/2006
8:00 PM - 21 Grand- Large ensemble organized by Mary Clare Brzytwa.
Oakland, CA 94601

6/25/2006
7:30 PM - SIMM Series--Musicians Union Hall- Bolivar Zoar opening for Rent Romus, Ross Hammond, Dax Compise
116 9th Street (in the mission)
San Francisco, CA 94101
w/ Bolivar Zoar, rock band of Mary Clare Brzytwa (guitar, flute, voice, electronics), Theresa Wong (cello, voice,) and me (guitar, electronics, voice. At 9:00 is Rent Romus (saxophones, electronics) Ross Hammond (electric guitar) Dax Compise (drums)

7/12/2006
8:00 PM - 21 Grand--Duo with guitarist Alee Karim. Also playing are Moe! Staiano and Prodigal Sons of Darkness
Oakland, CA 94601

7/17/2006
8:00 PM - ODC Theatre- SF Sound Series concert
3153 17th St. @ Shotwell
San Francisco, CA 94101
Sf Sound large ensemble performs works by Louis Andriessen, Morton Feldman, Robert Ashley, and Scott Rosenberg

7/22/2006
8:00 PM - 1510 8th Street- Playing with Jacob Lindsay and string players
1510 8th Street
Oakland, CA 94601
Jacob Lindsay with string players

7/23/2006
7:00 PM - Mama Buzz- Solo sets by Alicia Byer, Mary Clare Brzytwa, Theresa Wong, and me
Oakland, CA 94601

8/03/2006
8:00 PM - Luggage Store Gallery-Bolivar Zoar
San Francisco, CA 94101

8/05/2006
8:00 PM - Stork Club- Bolivar Zoar
2330 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA 94601
All-women rock show with bands including: Bolivar Zoar The Pillows Morse Code Drumming Winner's Bitch

8/12/2006
8:30 PM - Starry Plough- Bolivar Zoar opening for Nels Cline Singers
3101 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94701
Bolivar Zoar (Theresa Wong, Mary Clare Brzytwa, me). then Nels Cline Singers

8/16/2006
8:00 PM - 21 Grand-- Bolivar Zoar opening for Good for Cows
Oakland, CA 94601
Bolivar Zoar--Mary Clare Brzytwa-flute, electronics, voice/ Theresa Wong- cello, voice/ Ava- guitar, voice, electronics and Good for Cows-- Devin Hoff-bass/Ches Smith- drums

9/09/2006
8:00 PM - 21 Grand- Kids and Hearts, and me solo
Oakland, CA
Kids and Hearts is a Great trio of Gene Baker the Great on organ, Will Redmond the Great on guitar, and Sam Ospovat the Great Hustler on drums... Me solo is me solo on guitar. I will play some tunes and some improvisations

9/16/2006
8:00 PM - 21 Grand- Music + One Record Release Party
Oakland, CA 94601
The instruction to the musicians on the record was to imagine that you were playing with someone else and they were meant to be played along with. Performers at this show will be playing along with some of the tracks on the CD in different groupings. Konrad Steiner will also be showing a video work. Musicians include Jon Raskin, Gino Robair, Kanoko Nishi, me, and many more.

9/23/2006
8:00 PM - Art SF-Noise Pancakes- w/ the Pink Canoes
110 Capp Street
San Francisco, CA 94101
Good Pancakes! Pink Canoes! Travis Johns, Noah Phillips, Aram Shelton, Zach Watkins, Ava Mendoza

9/28/2006
8:00 PM - Equator Coffee Cafe--Solos tour with Theresa Wong
510 SE Morrison
Portland, OR 97201
Theresa Wong (cello) and I will both play solo sets, and finish with a trio with Portland drummer Tim Duroche.

9/30/2006
8:00 PM - Vancouver, Canada- 1067- Solos tour with Theresa Wong
1067 Granville
Vancouver, BC 98660
Two Solos tour with Theresa Wong Theresa Wong-solo cello Ava Mendoza-solo guitar

10/02/2006
8:00 PM - Seattle-Gallery 1412- Solos tour with Theresa Wong
1412 18th Ave E (18th Ave and Union St)
Seattle, WA 98101
Two Solos tour with Theresa Wong Theresa Wong-solo cello Ava Mendoza-solo guitar

10/18/2006
8:00 PM - 21 Grand-- duo w/ Phillip Greenlief
416 25th Street
Oakland, CA CA
Tim Perkis Solo, Phillip Greenlief + Ava Mendoza duo, Kanoko Nishi + Liz Allbee + George Cremaschi Trio

10/21/2006
8:00 PM Palais Ideal Festival in Chico, CA-- Mute Socialite (me, Alee Karim, Moe! Staiano)
Chico, CA 95926
Mute Socialite-- Moe! Staiano's rock project Moe!- drums Alee karim- bass Ava Mendoza- guitar

10/22/2006
8:00 PM - 21 Grand- John Shiurba's 5x5 CD Release Party
416 25th Street
oakland, CA 94601
Rastascan Records Presents John Shiurba's 5x5 CD Release Party Bob Marshs Quintessentials (premiere) Celebrating the new release of Shiurba's latest 5X5 recording with Anthony Braxton on Rastascan Records 5 x 5 Phillip Greenlief - reeds in Bb Scott Rosenberg - reeds in Eb Ava Mendoza - guitar John Shiurba - guitar Gino Robair - percussion The Quintessentials: Kanoko Nishi - koto Theresa Wong - cello Scott R. Looney - electronics Matt Ingalls - clarinets Jacob Lindsay - clarinets Bob Marsh will conduct the Quintessentials in a premier reading of Les Michelins V, VI, and VII - three new compositions based on his ongoing alterations to the 1987 Michelin Road Atlas of France. The Quintessentials is a project began some twelve years ago in Chicago and always consists of two reed, two strings and one electronics players. This is the first Bay Area performance of this group and these compositions.

10/31/2006
8:00 PM - 21 Grand--Live scores for horror films
416 25th street
oakland, CA 94601
trio w/ Lisa Mezzacappa, upright bass and Phillip Greenlief, sax. So far on the list of short films we'll be scoring: Kwaidan (great Japanese horror film by Masaki Kobayashi)

11/10/2006
8:00 PM - International Computer Music Conference, New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70112
with the Pink Canoes (Travis Johns, Zach Watkins, Noah Phillips, Aram Shelton)

11/16/2006
8:00 PM - Sacramento--Fool's Foundation-duo w/ Phillip Greenlief
1025 19th street, Suite O
Sacramento, CA 94203
Fool's Foundation Presents the 1,2,3 Series Devin Hoff solo bass Phillip Greenlief & Ava Mendoza duo Greenlief - Mendoza - Ross Hammond Tri

2007

1/28/2007
8:00 PM - w/ Mute Socialite @ 21 Grand
416 25th street
Oakland, 94612
Cost:$5-10
Core of the Coalman, Blipvert, Mute Socialite, and Molecules

2/03/2007
9:00 PM - w/ P.A.F. @ The Rite Spot
San Francisco, California
with P.A.F. and Friends-- Scott Rosenberg-voice, guitar + Gene Baker-wurlitzer, Ava Mendoza-baritone guitar, Sam Ospovat-drums

2/08/2007
9:00 PM - w/ Mute Socialite @ Hotel Utah
500 4th Street @ Bryant
San Francisco, CA
Cost:$7.00
Mirthkon (atonal thrash jazz) Go Go Fightmaster (free jazz meets regressive rock) Mezzkill ('80s metal cover on solo doublebass) Mute Socialite (www.myspace.com/mutesocialite)

2/09/2007
9:00 PM - Ladies Noise @ Terminal
3957 San Leandro St
Oakland, California
Cost:$5-10
solo sets by: Elise Baldwin, Maryclare Brzytwa, Frozen in Amber, Ava Mendoza, Noella Teele

2/10/2007- Got sick and could not play this gig. Henry Kaiser played instead.
8:00 PM - Milkbar-- http://www.milkbar.org/
Oakland, CA
Cost:$5-10
Satellite-- Travis Johns- bass, electronics, Steini Gunnarson- guitar, electronics, Liz Meredith- viola, electroncis Quartet with Bangs--Jacob Lindsay- clarinets, Damon Smith-basses, Ava Mendoza-guitar, Weasel Walter-drums

2/15/2007
8:00 PM - w/ Mute Socialite @ 21 Grand
416 25th Street
oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5-10
Mute Socialite, Inner Ear Brigade, They Shoot Horses Don't They?

2/17/2007
8:00 PM - 21 Grand
416 25th street
Oakland, 94612
Cost:$5-10
Billed as trio of Ronit Kirtchman- violin, Ava Mendoza-guitar, Tim Perkis-laptop/electronics Trio of Mark Dresser-bass, Larry Ochs-sax, Vladimir Tarasov- drums. Note: Ronit got sick and could not play, so instead it was Tim Perkis, Theresa Wong (cello) and me.

2/28/2007
8:00 PM - Mama Buzz
2318 telegraph ave.
Oakland, 94612
Cost:$5
Charity Chan- accordion Kanoko Nishi- koto Simon Rose- sax Ava Mendoza- guitar

3/10/2007
9:00 PM - w/ Mute Socialite @ The Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5
Slow Children, Ettrick, Mute Socialite, The Late Severa Wires

3/17/2007
9:00 PM - w/ Bolivar Zoar @ 21 Grand
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5-10
Bolivar Zoar, The Atomic Bomb Audition, Loma Prieta, The Late Severa Wires

3/24/2007
8:00 PM - Maybeck House
Berkeley, California
Cost:$6
Womantis presents a night of music that is played by people with two x chromosomes. Improvised music by Maryclare Brzytwa, Lisa Mezzacappa, Kanoko Nishi, Charity Chan, Theresa Wong, Ava Mendoza, and members of 16 bitch pile up.

3/28/2007
8:00 PM - w/ The Pink Canoes @ G3 Lounge
San Francisco, CA
Cost:$5-10
Pink Canoes, DSS--http://www.art-rash.com/DSS-trio/

3/29/2007
8:00 PM - w/ The Pink Canoes @ Luggage Store
San Francisco, California
US
Cost:$5
Pink Canoes, DSSimprov--http://www.art-rash.com/DSS-trio/

3/31/2007
9:00 PM - w/ The Pink Canoes @ 21 Grand
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5-10
Pink Canoes, DSS--http://www.art-rash.com/DSS-trio/

4/04/2007
8:00 PM - w/ Mute Socialite @ Edinburgh Castle Pub
950 Geary Street
San FRancisco, California 94109
Cost:$7
Mute Socialite, Aaron Novik's Simulacra

4/14/2007
2:00 PM - Mute Socialite Live on KFJC
San Jose, California
US

5/9/2007
8:00 PM - Moe!kestra @ The Stone
Avenue C at E 2nd street
New York, New York 10009
Cost:$10
w/ Moe Staiano's Moe!kestra

5/10/2007
8:00 PM - Bolivar Zoar @The Stone
Avenue C at E 2nd street
New York, New York 10009
Cost:$10
10:00- Bolivar Zoar-- Theresa Wong- cello, voice, MaryClare Brzytwa- guitar, voice, flute, Ava Mendoza- guitar, voice

5/15/2007
10:00 PM - Mute Socialite- Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$6
Billed as Mute Socialite, We Drew Lightning, Leslie Q. Leslie Q did not come, and mysteriously Steve Mackay, the saxophonist from the Stooges, played instead.

5/17/2007
8:00 PM - Mute Socialite @ Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk Street, in between Post & Sutter,
San Francisco, California
Cost:$6
Wah Wah Exit Wound, Mute Socialite

6/07/2007 8:00 PM - Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck AVe
Berkeley, California
Cost:$5-10
Darren Johnston-- trumpet, Lisa Mezzacappa-- upright bass, Ava Mendoza-- guitar

6/09/2007
8:00 PM - 21 Grand
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5-10
Jacob Lindsay-- clarinets, Ava Mendoza-- guitar, Damon Smith-- basses, Weasel Walter-- drums

8/16/2007
8:00 PM - Luggage Store- Bolivar Zoar
1007 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94103
Cost:$5-10
Bolivar Zoar, Go Go Fightmaster, Quartet of Paul Hartsaw, Kristian Aspelin, Damon Smith, Jerome Bryerton

8/18/2007
8:00 PM - Rooz Cafe- Bolivar Zoar for FREE!
1918 Park Blvd
Oakland, California 94606
Cost:Free!
Bolivar Zoar, Moe! Staiano solo

8/19/2007
9:00 PM - Stork Club- Bolivar Zoar
2330 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, California 94601
Cost:$6
Bolivar Zoar, Atomic Bomb Audition, Arc Hive

9/01/2007
9:00 PM - 21 Grand- Mute Socialite w/ XBXRX and Old Time Relijun
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$6-10
Mute Socialite, XBXRX, Old Time Relijun

9/08/2007
8:00 PM - Piedmont Piano- Bolivar Zoar w/ Edmund Welles
4382 Piedmont Ave
Piedmont, California 94611
Cost:$5
Bolivar Zoar, Edmund Welles, Annie Lewandowski, Alicia Byer

9/22/2007
8:00 PM - High Mayem Festival- Mute Socialite
Santa Fe, New Mexico

9/25/2007
9:00 PM - Hemlock Tavern- Mute Socialite w/ Time of Orchids
1131 Polk Street
San Francisco, California 94109
Cost:$8
Mute Socialite, Time of Orchids (members of PAK)

9/30/2007
8:00 PM - 1510 Performance Space- w/ Gino Robair and more
1510 8th Street
Oakland, California 94601
Cost:$5-10
ensemble w/ Gino Robair, Kanoko Nishi, John Shiurba, Liz Allbee, Cheryl Leonard, Tom Djll, Tom Duff

10/09/2007
8:00 PM - 21 Grand- Bolivar Zoar
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5-10
1st set: Birgit Ulher Quartet: Birgit Ulher - trumpet, James Fei - saxophone, Damon Smith - double bass, Kjell Nordeson - percussion 2nd set- Bolivar Zoar

10/13/2007
9:00 PM - @ 21 Grand--Mute Socialite,Death Sentence: Panda, Moggs, 0th
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94601
Cost:$7
0th, Moggs, Mute Socialite, Death Sentence: Panda

10/20/2007
8:00 PM - 1510 8th Street- w/ Jacob Lindsay, Damon Smith, Weasel Walter
1510 8th Street
Oakland, 94607
Cost:$5
Quartet w/ Jacob Lindsay/Ava Mendoza/Damon Smith/Weasel Walter plus Eric Glick Rieman/Dan Godston duo

11/03/2007
9:00 PM - Hemlock Tavern- Mute Socialite, Capillary Action, Uz Jsme Doma
1131 Polk Street
San Francisco, California 94109
Cost:$8
Mute Socialite, Capillary Action, Uz Jsme Doma

11/09/2007
8:00 PM - Wels Austria- Bolivar Zoar
Unlimited 21 Festival
Wels, Austria
http://www.myspace.com/musicunlimited_wels

2008

1/10/2008
9:00 PM
671 24th street
Oakland, California
Cost:$6
Solo sets by: Tom Carter David Daniell Ava Mendoza Chen Santa Maria Gregg Kowalsky

1/23/2008
8:00 PM
ATA
992 Valencia Street
San Francisco, California 94110
US
Cost:$6
Breezy Days Band, Bay/Oslo Double Trio-Jacob Felix Heule, Corey Fogel, Tony Dryer, Havard Skassert, Guro Moe, Ava Mendoza

1/28/2008
9:00 PM
21 Grand
Mute Socialite, Ettrick, Little Women
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$7
49 person limit for this show so get there early! Mute Socialite, Ettrick, Little Women

1/31/2008
9:00 PM
The Uptown
Mute Socialite
1928 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, California 49612
Cost:$7
Mute Socialite

2/02/2008
8:00 PM
1510 8th Street
w/ Henry Kaiser, Damon Smith, Mark Miller
1510 8th Street
Oakland, California
Cost: sliding scale
Henry Kaiser- guitars, Ava Mendoza- guitar, Damon Smith- bass Mark Miller- drums

2/07/2008
8:00 PM
Edinburgh Castle Pub
Love Triangle Elementary School
950 Geary Street
San Francisco, California 94109
Love Triangle Elementary School: Aaron Novik- clarinets Liz Allbee- trumpet, etc Ava Mendoza- guitar, etc Lisa Mezzacappa- bass Shayna Dunkleman- drums

2/19/2008
8:00 PM
Climate Gallery SF
Healing Force + ROVA
intersection of 9th and Howard streets
San Francisco, California
Healing Force (Albert Ayler Tribute Band)- Aurora Josephson- voice, Henry Kaiser-guitars, Ava Mendoza- guitars, Damon Smith- bass, Weasel Walter- drums. Members of Rova sitting in.
Second set by ROVA saxophone quartet

2/23/2008
8:30 PM
First Church of the Buzzard
Mute Socialite w/ Calabi Yau, TBA
2601 MLK
Oakland, California
Cost:$6

2/28/2008
10:00 PM
KPFA
Healing Force live on KPFA, 10 PM
Oakland, California
US
Healing Force- Aurora Josephson- voice/Henry Kaiser-guitars/Ava Mendoza- guitars/Damon Smith- bass/Weasel Walter- drums

3/01/2008
8:00 PM
21 Grand
Healing Force
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5-10
Healing Force (late period Albert Ayler tunes)- Aurora Josephson- voice/Henry Kaiser- guitars/Ava Mendoza- guitars/Damon Smith- bass/Weasel Walter- drums

3/28/2008
8:30 PM
Bottom of the Hill
Mute Socialite w/ Evangelista (Carla Bozulich) and Death Sentecne: Panda!
1233 17th St
San Francisco, California 94107
Cost:$10
Mute Socialite, Death Sentence: Panda!, Evangelista (Carla Bozulich)

3/27- 4/19 TOUR WITH (CARLA BOZULICH’S) EVANGELISTA
3.27 Berkeley @ Amoeba in-store 3.28 sf @ bottom of the hill 415-621-4455 3.29 Davis @ the Firehouse 3.30 Sacramento @ Cool Cat Gallery 4.3 eugene or portland instore? 4.4 Portland @ doug fir lounge 4.5 Seattle @ healthy times fun club 4.6 seattle TBA 4.9 minneapolis @ big V’s 4.10 chicago @ schuba’s 4.11 Chicago - South Union Arts 4.12 ontario Hamilton - Club Absinthe 4.13 ontario Toronto - horseshoe 4.15 philadelphia - 1st Unitarian Church 4.16 washington D.C. - Velvet Lounge 4.18 Brooklyn - venue TBA 4.19 nyc - the cake shop

4/26/2008
8:00 PM
1510 8th Street
Jus CD release party, also Charity Chan solo
Oakland, California 94612

5/7/2008
8:00P
The Blue Lamp
1400 Alhambra Blvd
Sacramento, California
Mute Socialite,SWIMS, Afternoon Brother, Alas, Alak, Alaska

5/ 8/ 2008
9:00P
12 Galaxies
San Francisco, California
w/Never Enough Hope and others TBA

5/09/2008
8:00 PM -
Chaser's
San diego
Mute Socialite- TBA

5/10/2008
8:00 PM
1049 E. 32nd Street
Los Angeles, California 90011
Mute Socialite..Curated by URCK Records.. Mute Socialite, more TBA

5/11/2008
8:00 PM
247 South Main Street
Los Angeles 90012
Mute Socialite, Upsilon Acrux, Bad Dudes

5/22/2008
9:00 PM
Rotture
Portland, Oregon
Mute Socialite, TBA

5/24/2008
8:00 PM
206 5th Ave
Seattle, Washington 98109
Cost:$8
Mute Socialite, Sugark Skulls, TBA

5/30/2008
8:00 PM
Eugene, Oregon
Caroliner, TBA

5/31/2008
8:00 PM
Caroliner @ ??
Portland, Oregon

6/01/2008
8:00 PM - Caroliner @ The Chummery
Seattle, Washington
US

6/02/2008
8:00 PM - Caroliner @ Re-bar
Seattle, Washington

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7/13/2008 8:00 PM - Skronkathon @ 21 Grand- duo w/ drummer Moe! Staiano
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
US
Cost:$5-10
Description:Annual Skronkathon BBQ- many improvising acts, Ava Mendoza (guitar) + Moe! Staiano (drums, percussion, guitar) duo

7/06/2008 8:00 PM - W.O.W. Hall- Mute Socialite w/ Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Jason Webley
Eugene, Oregon

7/05/2008 9:00 PM - Mute Socialite @ Dantes w/ Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Jason Webley
Portland,

7/04/2008 9:00 PM - Mute Socialite @ The Plaza w/ Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Jason Webley
Vancouver, British Columbia
CA

7/03/2008 9:00 PM - Mute Socialite @ Neumos w/ Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Jason Webley
Seattle, Washington

6/11/2008 8:30 PM - Mute Socialite CD Release! @ 21 Grand, others TBA
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
US
Cost:$6-10
6/11/2008 8:00 PM - Zachary Watkins composition premiere- duo for Noah Phillips-guitar, and me- guitar
Meridian Gallery
San Francisco, California

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10/21/2008 7:00 PM - Mute Socialite in-store @ Amoeba Music in Berkeley
Berkeley, California

10/19/2008 8:00 PM - Oakland Opera Theater- Tom Djll’s big orchestra piece, "Mockracy
201 broadway
Oakland, California 94607
Description:media-saturation satirical take on politics and culture by Tom Djll.

10/18/2008 8:00 PM - Oakland Opera Theater- Tom Djll’s big orchestra piece, "Mockracy"
201 Broadway
Oakland, California 94607
Description:A media-saturation satirical take on politics and culture by Tom Djll.

9/19/2008 8:00 PM - Soft Teeth + Core of the Coalman @ Worm
Amsterdam,
NL

9/19/2008 8:00 PM - Soft Teeth + John Dikeman (sax) @ Zaal100 w/ Core of the Coalman
Amsterdam,
NL

9/17/2008 8:00 PM - Soft Teeth + Yuko Kaseki @ Electronic Church w/ Core of the Coalman
Berlin, Berlin
DE

9/15/2008 8:00 PM - 8/30- 9/15 BAY/OSLO MIRROR TRIO NORWEGIAN TOUR (Heule/Dryer/Mendoza + members of The Art Directors)
Oslo, Hedmark
NO

8/07/2008 8:00 PM - 21 Grand- w/ Vijay Anderson, Sheldon Brown, John Finkbeiner, John Schott
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94602
Description:Ava Mendoza, Vijay Anderson, Sheldon Brown, John Finkbeiner, John Schott

7/26/2008 8:00 PM - Mute Socialite @ the San Francisco Community Music Center (Edgetone New Music Summit Fest)
544 Capp Street
San Francisco, California
Cost:$10
Description:Part of the Edgetone new Music Summit Festival (their 7th annual, in fact). Bands/performers are: 15 Degrees Below Zero, Say Bok Gwai, Mute Socialite, The Late Severa Wires (from New Mexico). Be there!

7/25/2008 8:00 PM - Soft Teeth (duo w/ drummer Jacob Felix Heule) @ 21 Grand
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5-10
Description:Soft Teeth, members of The Late Severa Wires, Murder Murder

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3/21/2009 8:00 PM - Studio 1510- Rose/Mendoza/Walter Trio
1510 8th Street
Oakland, California
Description:Simon Rose (UK)- saxes Ava Mendoza- guitar Weasel Walter- drums/percussion also: BLOOM PROJECT CD Release performance of Sudden Aurora (Thollem Mcdonas & Rent Romus)

2/13/2009 8:00 PM - Mute Socialite @ The Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater
Seattle, Washington
Description:Mute Socialite, other TBA

12/09/2008 8:00 PM - Duo w/ drummer Jacob Felix Heule @ Temescal Arts Center
511 48th Street
Oakland, California 94609
Description:Duo of Ava Mendoza- guitar, Jacob Felix Heule- drums, also a trio of Lucio Menegon-guitar, Morgan Guberman-bass/vox, and Pat Spurgeon- drums

12/04/2008 8:00 PM - Hank, Carter Family, Leadbelly etc w/ Devin Hoff, me + more
Oakland, California

12/03/2008 8:00 PM - Trio w/ Devin Hoff and Weasel Walter @ 21 Grand
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Description:Trio w/ Devin Hoff and Weasel Walter @ 21 Grand
11/18/2008 9:00 PM - w/ Jen Baker (trmbn), Simon Rose (sax), Alex Vittum (drums) @ The Uptown
1928 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, California 94612

11/12/2008 8:00 PM - Mute Socialite @ The Fishtank
Oakland, California

11/04/2008 8:00 PM - Duo w/ Moe! Staiano @ The Uptown, also Carla Kihlstedt, Fred Frith
1928 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, California 94612

10/23/2008 9:00 PM - Mute Socialite @ 21 Grand w/ Usaisamonster, Learned Helplessness, Miami NIghts
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612

10/21/2008 8:00 PM - Jacob Lindsay Quartet (Lindsay/Mendoza/Smith/Walter) @ The Uptown
Oakland, California 94602



2009

4/28/2009 8:00 PM - O! and Hegh! - duo w/ Kanoko Nishi @ The Flowershop
San Francisco, California
Description:Ava Mendoza- guitar/Kanoko Nishi- koto

4/19/2009 8:00 PM - Trio w/ Devin Hoff-bass/Weasel Walter-drums. Also Dominique Leone @ 21 Grand
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5-10

4/12/2009 8:00 PM - Crude Forms (Mendoza/Allbee duo) on KUSF
San Francisco, California
Description:CRUDE FORMS Liz Allbee/Ava Mendoza duo- mangled songs and sounds for the little Quasimodo in each of us Tune in to KUSF to hear Crude Forms, as well as the Liz Allbee/Gino Robair duo project and more.

4/11/2009 8:00 PM - Mute Socialite, Ninja Academy @ The Alano Club 1748 Market Street
San Francisco, California
Description:MUTE SOCIALITE- Hyperkinetic rock by Staiano/Mendoza/Karim/Dunkleman/Allbee

4/09/2009 10:00 PM - Mute Socialite w/ Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Faun Fables @ Tonic
231 W 2nd St
Reno, Nevada 89501
Description:Mute Socialite w/ Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Faun Fables @ Tonic

4/07/2009 8:00 PM - Crude Forms (Allbee/Mendoza duo) @ Temescal Arts Center
511 48th Street
Oakland, California
Description:CRUDE FORMS Liz Allbee/Ava Mendoza duo- mangled songs and sounds for the little Quasimodo in each of us

4/04/2009 8:00 PM - Cougar Chasers (Mendoza/Staiano duo) @ The Fishtank
3405 Piedmont Ave
Piedmont, California
Description:COUGAR CHASERS- Ava Mendoza/Moe! Staiano duo- Aggressive free rock, usually some person injury is involved

3/29/2009 3:00 PM - Bran(...)pos/Allbee/Mendoza @ Theatre of Yugen 2840 Mariposa Street
San Francisco, California

Description:This afternoon show is a benefit for the Theater of Yugen (http://www.theatreofyugen.org/), which is a fantastic theater company in SF I’ll be working with more in the coming months. Jake Rodriguez (Bran(...)Pos), Liz Allbee and I will be doing a trio set. Jake Rodriguez- electronics/Liz Allbee- trumpet, etc/Ava Mendoza- guitar, etc

3/24/2009 8:00 PM - Crude Forms (Allbee/Mendoza duo) @ The Uptown (21 Grand Presents Ladies Night of Noise)
1928 Telegraph AVe
Oakland, California
Description:21 GRAND PRESENTS: AVANT GARDE TUESDAYS LADIES’ NIGHT OF NOISE CRUDE FORMS-- Liz Allbee/Ava Mendoza duo-- mangled songs and sounds for the little Quasimodo in each of us/ also: BANDLANDS

3/22/2009 8:00 PM - Mute Socialite, Wiener Kids, Wah Wah Exit Wound @ Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk Street
San Francisco, California
Cost:6
Description:MUTE SOCIALITE- Hyperkinetic rock by Staiano/Mendoza/Karim/Dunkleman/Allbee/ WIENER KIDS (Aram Shelton-alto sax/bass clarinet, Cory Wright-bari sax/clarinet, Jordan Glenn-drums)/ WAH WAH EXIT WOUND (Seattle)

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7/28/2009 8:00 PM
Submission in San Francisco (2183 Mission st.).
The Emma Goldman Bust Out Brigade (Mike Watt, Ava Mendoza, Vijay Anderson, Devin Hoff, Howard Wiley)
Jeremy Goodfeather (with Crow Knight)
Broken Shadows

7/21/2009 8:00 PM - Weasel Walter Large Ensemble @ The Uptown
1928 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, California 94612
Description:Darren Johnston-trumpet/Aaron Bennet- saxes/Aram Shelton-saxes/Henry Kaiser-guitars/Ava Mendoza-guitar/Damon Smith-bass/Devin Hoff-bass/Weasel Walter-drums

7/16/2009 8:00 PM - Crude Forms (Mendoza/Allbee) @ SOUND ON, also Macoco Mau
@ alte Kindl brauerei, Werbellin str 50, Ubahn U8 Boddinstr
Berlin, Berlin
DE
Cost:3 Euros
Description:RUDE FORMS MARY AND THE BABY CHEESES SFU-MA-TO EMS MACACO MAU GREY BOXES

7/02/2009 8:00 PM - PRETTY by Theater of Yugen, music performed by Mendoza/Allbee/Staiano @ INFANT Theater Festival Novi Sad,
RS
Description:PRETTY by Theater of Yugen, music by Mendoza/Allbee/Staiano @ INFANT Festival. "Pretty" tells the story of a young girl is abducted from her bedroom and eventually murdered, leaving her father not only to grieve for her memory but to see her transfigured in the limelight of the press. She is violatedneither her home, nor her body, nor her mind is safe from intrusion--but is too powerful simply to subside after death; she must first learn to be dead, and turns the tables on her captor. Later, she confronts him in hell; later still, she will go to heaven. At long last, what started as a nightmare comes to feel more like a dream, and as the father says at the beginning of the play, Dreaming is dressing a wound.

6/29/2009 8:00 PM - June 29-July 12 Residence at Dah Teatar with Theatre of Yugen
Belgrade,
RS

6/20/2009 8:00 PM - PRETTY by Theater of Yugen, music performed by O’kane/Staiano/Mendoza
2840 Mariposa St
San Francisco, California 94110
Cost:$12-15
Description:"Pretty" tells the story of a young girl is abducted from her bedroom and eventually murdered, leaving her father not only to grieve for her memory but to see her transfigured in the limelight of the press. She is violatedneither her home, nor her body, nor her mind is safe from intrusion--but is too powerful simply to subside after death; she must first learn to be dead, and turns the tables on her captor. Later, she confronts him in hell; later still, she will go to heaven. At long last, what started as a nightmare comes to feel more like a dream, and as the father says at the beginning of the play, Dreaming is dressing a wound.

6/19/2009 8:00 PM - PRETTY by Theater of Yugen, music performed by O’kane/Staiano/Mendoza
2840 Mariposa St
San Francisco, California 94110
Cost:$12-15
Description:Description:"Pretty" tells the story of a young girl is abducted from her bedroom and eventually murdered, leaving her father not only to grieve for her memory but to see her transfigured in the limelight of the press. She is violatedneither her home, nor her body, nor her mind is safe from intrusion--but is too powerful simply to subside after death; she must first learn to be dead, and turns the tables on her captor. Later, she confronts him in hell; later still, she will go to heaven. At long last, what started as a nightmare comes to feel more like a dream, and as the father says at the beginning of the play, Dreaming is dressing a wound.

6/10/2009 8:00 PM - An evening of guitar solos- me, Henry Kaiser, Teja Gerken @ The Sleeping Lady
23 Broadway
Fairfax, California 94930

6/01/2009 8:00 PM - w/ Marie Abe, Dina Maccabee, Lisa Mezzacappa, John Hanes @ The Makeout Room
3225 22nd Street
San Francisco, California 94110
Description:We’ll be playing some of Marie’s tunes. Marie Abe- accordion, Dina Maccabee- violin, Ava Mendoza- guitar, Lisa Mezzacappa- upright bass, John Hanes- drums

5/12/2009 8:00 PM - Bay/Oslo Mirror Trio (Skaset/Mendoza/Moe/Dryer/Heule/Robair @ Temescal Arts Center
511 48th Street
Oakland, California 94609

5/05/2009 8:00 PM - John Shiurba’s 5 x 5 @ 21 Grand
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Cost:$5-10

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10/07/2009 8:00 PM - Solo @ 21 Grand w/ Diminished Men (Seattle/Abduction Records), Vulcanus 68
416 25th Street
Oakland, California 94612
Description:Ava Mendoza solo, Diminished Men (Seattle, Abduction Records)

9/11/2009 8:00 PM - High Zero Festival
Baltimore, Maryland

9/04/2009 8:00 PM - Solo @ Cafe du Nord (opening for Nels Cline Singers)
2174 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94114

9/03/2009 8:00 PM - Solo @ Cafe du Nord (opening for Nels Cline Singers)
2174 market street
san francisco, California 94114

8/23/2009 8:00 PM - Porest Band @ The Independent. also Master Musicians of Bukkake, Six Organs of Admittance
628 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, California 94117
Cost:$10

8/15/2009 8:00 PM - Solo @ Blue Six, also Three Leafs (drummer Warren Huegel)
3043 24th St
San Francisco, California 94110

8/10/2009 8:00 PM - QWOK (Ava Mendoza/Devin Hoff/Weasel Walter) @ Ivy Room. Also Go-go Fightmaster, The Spirit Moves Us
860 San Pablo Ave
Albany, California 94706
Description:QWOK is the collaborative rock/free jazz trio of Ava Mendoza- guitar, Devin Hoff- bass, and Weasel Walter- drums

8/08/2009 8:00 PM - Marie Abe Group @ 17th and Mission, also Aaron Novik’s Thorny Brocky
17th and Mission rooftop space
San Francisco, California
Description:Marie Abe Group plays Marie’s compositions. Marie Abe- accordion, Dina Maccabee- violin, percussion, Ava Mendoza- guitar, Lisa Mezzacappa- bass, John Hanes- drums

8/02/2009 8:00 PM - w/ Butch Morris’ conducted large ensemble
Lisbon, PT
Description:w/ Butch Morris’ conducted large ensemble

7/23/2009 8:00 PM - Jorrit Dijkstra/Ava Mendoza/Jacob Heule Trio @ 21 Grand. also William Hooker
416 25th street
oakland, California 94612
Cost:6-10

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11/08/2009 8:00 PM - Trio w/ Mike Guarino (drums) + Josh Allen (sax), also Josh Allen Large Ensemble @ Flux 53 Theater
5300 Foothill Blvd
Oakland, California 94601
Description:First Set: Josh Allen (sax), Ava Mendoza (gt), Mike Guarino (drums). Second Set: Josh Allen Large Ensemble

11/06/2009 11:00 PM - Trio w/ Mike Guarino (drums) + Josh Allen (sax) @ Terminal
3915 San Leandro
Oakland, California 94601

10/24/2009 8:00 PM - DOGSBODY by Theater of Yugen, music by Mendoza/Allbee/Bran(...)pos @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, California 94103
Description:DOGSBODY by Theater of Yugen, music by Mendoza/Allbee/Bran(...)pos @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

10/23/2009 8:00 PM - DOGSBODY by Theater of Yugen, music by Mendoza/Allbee/Bran(...)pos @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, California 94103

10/22/2009 8:00 PM - DOGSBODY by Theater of Yugen, music by Mendoza/Allbee/Bran(...)pos @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, California 94103
Description:DOGSBODY by Theater of Yugen, music by Mendoza/Allbee/Bran(...)pos @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

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11/15/2009 8:00 PM - Josh Allen Large Ensemble @ Flux 53 Theater
5300 Foothill Blvd
Oakland, California 94601

11/20/2009 8:00 PM - Ava Mendoza solo @ Meridian Gallery. also The Auricle, Sean Smith, Phillip Greenlief solo
535 Powell Street
San Francisco, California 94108

11/22/2009 8:00 PM - Josh Allen Large Ensemble @ Flux 53 Theater
5300 Foothill Blvd
Oakland, California 94601

12/05/2009 8:00 PM- w/ drummer Mike Guarino @ Composers Decomposed Series, Life Changing Ministries
1629 8TH ST
Oakland, California 94607


2010

Saturday 1/2/10 9:00 PM- trio w/ Jordan Glenn- drums, Matt Ingalls- electronics
ALSO: 3 Leafs
Totally Intense Fractal Mindgaze Hut
671 24th Street, Apartment B
Oakland

Monday 1/4/10 8 AM!! KUSF 90.3 w/ Thomas Dimuzio

Wednesday 1/13/10 8:00 PM- Ava Mendoza, Thomas Dimuzio- electronics, Jon Evans (Tori Amos)- bass, Scott Amendola (Nels Cline Singers)- drums
ALSO: Dominique Leone
Cafe du Nord
2174 Market Street
SF 94114

Tuesday 1/19/10 9:00 PM- Ava Mendoza, Sheldon Brown (saxes), Eli Good (bass), Vijay Anderson (drums)
ALSO: Mujaheddin Bernstein Affair (Peijman Kouretchian)
Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, 94612

Wednesday 2/17/10 @ SUBmission- 2183 Mission Street (between 17th and 18th), SF 8:00 PM
Duo of Ava Mendoza (guitar), Mike Guarino (drums)
ALSO: Marco Eneidi- saxes, Vijay Anderson- drums

Tuesday 2/23/10 @ The Stork Club- 2330 Telgraph Ave, Oakland. 9:00 PM
Trio of Josh Allen (saxes), Ava Mendoza (guitar), Timothy Orr (drums)

Friday 2/26/10 @ 21 Grand, 416 25th Street, Oakland 94612-2409
Trio of Ava Mendoza- guitar, Matt Ingalls- clarinet, Jordan Glenn (drums)
ALSO: 0th, Laetitia Sonami, Erika Anderson

Saturday 2/27/10 @ Life Changing Ministries, 1629 8th Street Oakland, 94607. 9:00 PM
MARCO ENEIDI SEXTET
Marco Eneidi (saxes), Ava Mendoza (guitar) John Finkbeiner (guitar), Lisa Mezzacappa (upright bass), Matt Montgomery (upright bass), Vijay Anderson (drums)
ALSO: SLUSSOMATIC, ANTI-EAR

Monday 3/01/2010 @ The Makeout Room 3225 22nd Street, SF 94110. 8:00 pm
MENDOZA-MEZZACAPPA-ANDERSON (9:30pm)
Ava Mendoza - gtr / Lisa Mezzacappa - bass / Vijay Anderson - drums
ALSO: Michael Coleman Quartet
Aaron Novik’s KILLBOSSA

Friday 3/12/10 @ 21 Grand, 416 25th Street Oakland
Quartet of Ava Mendoza - guitar / Sheldon Brown - saxes / Lisa Mezzacappa - bass / Vijay Anderson - drums
ALSO:
David Slusser's Lost Planet
Shudder Trio (Phillip Greenlief - saxes, Kyle Bruckmann - oboe, Lance Grabmiller - laptop)

Friday 3/19/2010 @ The Stone, 16 Avenue C NYC 10009
8:00 PM - QWOK- Ava Mendoza - guitar / Devin Hoff - bass / Weasel Walter - drums
10:00 PM- FIG- Nels Cline - guitar / Yuka Honda (ex-Cibo Matto) - keyboards

Sunday 3/21/10 @ Goodbye Blue Monday, 1087 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221-3013
11:30 pm MENDOZA/MEZZACAPPA WILD WEST QUARTET
Miya Masaoka - koto / Jen Baker - trombone / Ava Mendoza - guitar / Lisa Mezzacappa - bass
ALSO:
9 pm -Adam Lane Group
10pm - Reuben Radding Trio (Daniel Carter - reeds, trumpet, flute/Reuben Radding - bass/Weasel Walter - Drums)
11pm - Lane-Radding-Mezzacappa Bass Trio

Monday 3/22/10 @ Death by Audio, 49 South 2nd St. Brooklyn, NY
9 PM- MENDOZA/MEZZADCAPPA WILD WEST QUINTET - Lisa Mezzacappa- bass / Ava Mendoza - guitar / Matt Nelson - sax / Darren Johnston - trumpet / Weasel Walter - drums
(10pm) Mike Pride's From Bacteria To Boys- Darius Jones, alto saxophon / Alexis Marcelo, piano / Peter Bitenc, bass / Mike Pride, drums, compositions
(11pm) Gamble-Previte-FolmanCohen Trio- Mike Gamble, guitar / Ari Folman Cohen, bass / Bobby Previte, drums

Friday 4/16/2010 8:30 PM @ Totally Intense Fractal Mindgaze Hut, 671 24th Street, Apartment B
Oakland

AVA MENDOZA + THOLLEM MCDONAS (piano)
DOMINIC CRAMP (keys, electronics) + MIKE GUARINO (drums)
JOHN SHIURBA (guitar)+ SUKI O'KANE (drums)
I SHOULD HAVE CUT THE EYES DIFFERENT (Hans Grusel (electronics) + M@++ Ingalls (clarinet, violin) + Bran Pos (violoncello, electronics))

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Monday 4/26/10 @ Kingman's Ivy Room, 860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany

* AVA MENDOZA + ARAM SHELTON (reeds) + KANOKO NISHI (koto) + DOUG STEUART (contrabass)
* DOUG STEUART (bass) + JORDAN GLENN (drums) + DARREN JOHNSTON (trumpet)



Sunday 5/16/10 6:00 PM @ Beatnik Studios, 2421 17th Street, Sacramento
In the Flow Jazz and Improvisational Music Festival
6 PM: AVA MENDOZA + LISA MEZZACAPPA (bass) + VIJAY ANDERSON (drums)
ALSO: VINNY GOLIA, LISA MEZZACAPPA'S BAIT AND SWITCH, HARLEY WHITE JAZZ ORCHESTRA
http://www.intheflowsacramento.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rvnknxyiAc

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Tuesday 6/1/10 7:00 PM @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,701 Mission Street
San Francisco
AVA MENDOZA + THERESA WONG (cello)
CHARMING HOSTESS

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Tuesday 6/8/10 10:30- 11:30 AM on KUSF 90.3 FM
Solo guitar, talk etc

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Thursday 6/15/10 @ Amnesia, 853 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
9:15: MOE STAIANO (drums) + AVA MENDOZA + VICKY GROSSI (bass)
http://www.myspace.com/moestaianomoekestra
http://www.vickythebassplayer.com/
ALSO:
11:45 - Holiday Heart: duo of Alexandra Buschman& Ellery Royston
http://www.myspace.com/alexandrabuschman
http://elleryroyston.com/
11:15 -Hexx Zygomycota: Arachnid Arcades' Charlotte AuRevoir & Big Nurse's Rhea DeCaro
http://www.myspace.com/arachnidarcade
10:45 - SL Morse:Trio of Sarah Lockhart on drums, Suki O'Kane on xylophone and AuroraJosephson on vocals
http://www.myspace.com/slmorse
10:15 -Kurione: Joe (Aerossol) Armin &Charlie Callahan's Guitar/Drum improv duo
http://www.myspace.com/kurioneusa

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Monday 6/28/10 8 pm @ Luna's Cafe, 1414 16th Street, Sacramento
AVA MENDOZA solo guitar
ROSS HAMMOND solo guitar

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Tuesday 6/29/10 8:30 pm @ Amnesia, 853 Valencia Street, San Francisco
TOMPKINS SQUARE GUITAR COMPILATION CD RELEASE PARTY!
Solo guitar sets by:
AVA MENDOZA
SEAN SMITH
TREVOR HEALY
LUCAS BOILON
AARON SHEPHARD
and more

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Friday 7/2/10 8:30 pm @ Totally Intense Fractal Mindgaze Hut, 671 24th Street, Apartment B
Oakland
AVA MENDOZA TRIO (Ava Mendoza, John Shiurba- bass, Sam Ospovat- drums)
GREX (Karl A. D. Evangelista- guitar, vox, percussion,Margaret Rei Scampavia- piano, vox, flute, melodica, percussion)
and more

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Wednesday 7/28/10 @ Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
AVA MENDOZA solo guitar/electronics
SIMON HENNEMAN (Diminished Men) solo sax/electronics
PEIJMAN KOURETCHIAN (Secret Chiefs, Girth)

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w/ THE DOMINIQUE LEONE BAND:

Friday 8/6/10 @ The Black Lodge, Seattle WA
Saturday 8/7/10 @ The Woods, Portland, OR

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Wednesday 8/11/10 @ Cafe du Nord, 2174 Market Street, San Francisco
w/ EVANGELISTA (Carla Bozulich)

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w/ THE DOMINIQUE LEONE BAND:

Thursday 8/12/10 @ 21 Grand, 416 25th Street, Oakland CA
Friday 8/13/10 @ Human Resources, Los Angeles CA. Also AVA SOLO GUITAR
Saturday 8/14/10 @ Tin Can Alley, San Diego CA

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Sunday 8/15/10 @ Musicians' Union Hall, 116 9th St., San Francisco
Duo of AVA MENDOZA/THOLLEM MCDONAS

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Thursday 8/19/10 @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street
San Francisco
w/ ESTAMOS ENSEMBLE- playing compositions by Joan Jeanrenaud, Nels Cline, William Parker, Pauline Oliveros

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Saturday 8/21/10 @ 21 Grand, 416 25th Street, Oakland, CA
AVA MENDOZA/THERESA WONG DUO
JOHN KRAUSBAUER/GREG DAVIS http://www.kranky.net/artists/davisg.html
AURES www.myspace.com/aures00

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Saturday August 21, 8:00 PM
Temescal Arts Center
511 48th Street (near Telegraph), Oakland, CA
THIS HERE SHOW #15: THE ROGERS OF KENNY AND RH
Improvised variety performance
$5 to $15 sliding scale
http://thishere.org
This month's This Here is curated by Moe! Staiano.
Featuring: Alan Anzalone • Saxophone, Tom Dimuzio • Electronics, Jordan Glenn • Percussion, PC Muñoz • Marimbata, Ron Heglin • Trombone, Herb Heinz • Dance, Banter, Jason Hoopes • Contrabass, Aurora Josephson • Voice, Dohee Lee • Dance, Ava Mendoza • Guitar, Julia Miller • Guitar, Hillary Overberg • Violin, Jon Raskin • Saxophone, Gino Robair • Percussion, Moe! Staiano • Curation, Alexander Vogel • Saxophone, Andrew Way • Electronics

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Monday 8/23/10 @ The Ivy Room, 860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA
JON RASKIN TRIO (Jon Raskin- saxes, John Shiurba- guitar, Ava Mendoza- guitar)

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