ART: For their new Echo exhibit, Frey Norris Gallery suggested a painting or sculpture by eight important Surrealists to eight Bay Area artists, asking them to respond or invent a piece around the "resonances between their own interests and the content and ideas in the historical piece," which will be paired together in the gallery. A wide range of objects, including paintings, drawings and mixed media sculptures will be included in the exhibition.

6 to 8 p.m. // Frey Norris Gallery (456 Geary St) // free

FILM: Weyland Southon of Berkeley's Hard Knock Radio hosts the graffiti film festival, Don't Sweat the Technique: The Can Film Festival, as part of the Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle, which runs through Saturday.

6:30 p.m. // 1:AM Gallery (1000 Howard St) // free

MUSIC: Sugar and Gold know how to get the party started, and keep it going with their funk/disco vibe, Battlehooch rocks a weird and eclectic sound that reminds us a bit of Of Montreal with some Talking Heads mixed in, and the Vows are sexily psychedelic.

8 p.m. // Eagle Tavern (398 12th St) // $7