We've been doing far too much reading about relevance and contemporary classical music as of late, so we're looking forward to the opportunity to hear it in a nice room with other people. The SF Tape Music Festival going on all weekend at ODC Theater (3153 17th St at Shotwell) features three distinct programs of audio art over a pristine 16-speaker surround sound system. We like the mix of legends (Brian Eno, with a world......

Speaking of august institutions delving into contemporary edginess, the SF Asian Art Museum (200 Larkin, Samsung Hall) presents a butoh & immersive video performance by blindsight Artistic Director/Choreographer Paige Starling Sorvillo in collaboration with Los Angeles-based media artist lucy h g and UK-based Australian composer duo imaginationandmymother.  Their integrated media performance presents a striking visual meditation on remote-access war and our daily complicity in the violence of globalism. (7pm) And over in the East Bay,......

Our friends at the Asian Art Museum continue their tradition of cool events with this Thursday's 7pm performance by Butoh legends Koichi and Hiroko Tamano and their dance company, Harupin-Ha. Credited for bringing butoh (also known as the "dance of darkness") into the mainstream United States, Koichi and Hiroko Tamano "developed their own dance methods blending elements of Tokyo and Berkeley with the cosmos." Following the performance, there will be a reception with the......

For some reason, SFist hasn’t gotten the invite in the mail yet for the big Masked Ball that marks the opening of San Francisco’s Ballet Season but we couldn’t be more super-psyched. This year marks the 72nd season of the ballet and the 20th under Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson. According to Sylvia Rubin, the Chron’s fashion editor, the announcement of the Masked Ball "has sent everyone around town scurrying for something to cover their faces.”......