Happy Friday. Here’s what you’re doing this weekend:
COLLECT!
In this day and age, it’s difficult to imagine an East Bay art gallery being open more than ten years. Which makes the Berkeley Art Center, celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, all the more remarkable. Its special exhibit and silent auction COLLECT! ends this weekend with a closing party featuring music, hors d’oeuvres, “risqué” entertainment, and a silent auction that includes one of the greatest artist lineups anywhere: Hung Liu, Kim Anno, Eva Bovenzi, Robert Brady, Squeak Carnwath, Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang, Jeannie O’Connor, Tom McKinley, and Katherine Westerhout, to name a few. To RSVP, contact AnnW at BerkeleyArtCenter.org. On Saturday, July 14.5-8 p.m., $20 in advance, $25 at the door.510-644-6893 or BerkeleyArtCenter.org — Obi Kaufmann
Punk Funk Mob
Punk Funk Mob
Punk Funk Mob
Singer Femi Andrades came up in the spoken-word and soul scenes, and at one point, she produced minimalist, melodic tracks that could accurately be dubbed “house music.” But a few years ago, she found her voice in punk. Her wardrobe followed suit: Femi, who uses her first name as a moniker, now dresses in plastic sunglasses, pinstripe pants, and suspenders, her hair coiffed in a perfect pixie or baby ‘fro, her eyeliner as thin and exacting as if it were drawn with a paintbrush. The Oakland native co-fronts an energetic rock quartet with singer/bassist Quincy Ramone, both of them howling over Jeff Logan’s jagged guitar riffs and quick, steady drumbeats provided by Michael Williams (aka “Money Mike”). They aren’t paradigm shifters so much as purveyors of an older, funk-driven style of garage rock, but they’ve mastered the form so convincingly that it makes for a dazzling live show. Punk Funk Mob headlines 924 Gilman on Friday, July 13, with support from Peligro, Moderate Excess, GoodMorning, and Skin & Bonez. 7 p.m., $10. 924Gilman.org — Rachel Swan
