You’ve heard it before, but we’re gonna say it again: Live music venues were the first to close when the pandemic hit, and they’ll be the last to open. The great news is that as more of us are vaccinated, those openings are inching closer and closer. In the meantime, KXSF has news about several events to tide you over until the day you can go back INSIDE your fave venue to see live music.

KXSF’S next out-of-this-world benefit stream is this Sunday night, May 16 at 8 p.m. as we present CELESTIAL: a dreamy psych-pop show featuring local artists Marika Stuurman, Emily Sheila, Moon Daze and Moondrops. Filmed at Oakland’s Eli’s Mile High Club, a $10 or more donation gets you exclusive access to this sonic trip on the KXSF YouTube channel. Get your ticket!

Watch a preview:

WHAT: CELESTIAL, a benefit concert

WHEN: Sunday, May 16, 8 p.m.

WHO: Marika Stuurman, Emily Sheila, Moon Daze and Moondrops

WHERE: Your screens, via the KXSF YouTube channel 

HOW: Get tickets at kxsf.fm/celestial

KXSF is stoked to be co-presenting The Roxie's in-person/reduced capacity screening of Punk the Capital, a documentary movie about the birth of Washington D.C.'s punk and hardcore scene. The May 23 showing also features a live panel discussion with artists who were there, like Void’s Chris Stover, and moderated by our own DJ Carolyn Keddy.

This special May 23 screening of Punk the Capital and panel discussion is already sold out, but we have tickets to give away!

FOR A CHANCE TO GET TICKETS to the MAY 23 FILM and PANEL DISCUSSION: 

FOR A CHANCE TO GET TICKETS to the MAY 29 IN-PERSON SCREENING: 

But wait, there’s more! You can also watch the film at home! Just go to Roxie.com for ticket information, and to read up on the theater’s other upcoming in-person events, as well as their health and safety protocols. See you at the movies! 

How soon we’ll be able to get back into venues to see our favorite artists and bands is up to all of us. That’s why KXSF-ACTS has teamed up with Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the International Association of Venue Managers and the Independent Promotor Alliance (to name just a few) in promoting their VAX4LIVE campaign. The message: The faster we all are vaccinated, the sooner we can more safely open our clubs, bars, theaters, stadiums, festivals and other live event venues. Get the facts and book your vax by going online to VAX4LIVE.org.  

Thanks to many of our generous listeners, KXSF has made it a third of the way to our $15,000 Spring Fundraising Drive goal. If you haven’t donated yet, please take some time now to DONATE. And for the first time, KXSF is offering a “thank you” gift for listeners giving $50 or more: The 2021 Spring Drive T-shirt made by our underwriting friends at Babylon Burning features the name of all 88 shows currently airing on KXSF! When you donate, just note your size preference in Men’s or Women’s.