The Lab

The Lab is a nonprofit experimental art and performance space located in the Mission District of San Francisco.

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Still House Plants + Phipps Pt

  • The Lab 2948 16th St San Francisco, CA, 94103 (map)

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Doors 8pm / Show 8:30pm
$23 adv / $25 door / free or discounted for members
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Still House Plants are a UK-based three-piece made up of Jess Hickie-Kallenbach, Finlay Clark, and David Kennedy. From a minimalist approach of guitar, drums and vocals they create fractious and sharp music with a melting pop heart. Bridging elements of sampling, slow core, and repetition, the trio have developed a sound that constantly breaks apart and fuses together again.

Phipps Pt. is the sound project of Canadian conduit, Lovage Sharrock. What began as a series of one-off performances pairing her hypnotic fingerpicked guitar patterns and fragile vocals with a rotating roster of impressive collaborators, has evolved with the regular accompaniment of Jon Leidecker (Wobbly / Negativland / Thurston Moore Group) live processing the moment.

Each conjured performance is raw, distinct and unrepeatable. In their live act, Sharrock’s vocals vacillate between delicate, seductive, humorous and disturbed, offering moments of profound beauty and catharsis within joy and deep discomfort. Together, they continue to push the boundaries of what it means to connect through music, creating spaces where composition and experimental sound converge. Their sophomore album, Songs We No Longer Sing, is set to release later this year.

Earlier Event: March 15
Chihei Hatakeyama + Billy Gomberg
Later Event: March 22
Tarta Relena