ART: In It All Came So Close to Never Happening, "a photographic exploration of human uprising and the world of tomorrow," photographer Anthony Kurtz presents two intertwining sets of photographs that blur "the line between fiction and reality while drawing on themes of marginalization, conformity, mass-privatization and environmental degradation."
6 to 9 p.m. // Dickerman Prints Gallery (3180 17th St) // free
MUSIC: SF Jazz presents Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion, a celebration of the great breadth of Indian music, showcasing classical ragas and rhythmic drumming and dance. Zakir Hussain is the second most internationally successful musician in the history of India (next to Ravi Shankar).
7:30 p.m. // Herbst Theatre (401 Van Ness Ave) // $30-70
MUSIC II: Former San Franciscans Black Rebel Motorcycle Club celebrates the release of their new album Beat The Devil’s Tattoo with a free show at Amoeba tonight. Slant Magazine describes the album as "the ideal soundtrack for a fleet of lonely, grizzled bikers lost on a desert highway." The band will also play at Slims later tonight.
6 p.m. // Amoeba Music (1855 Haight St) // free