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Live-music-arlenefrancis: Live Music at Arlene Francis Center
Discover live music events at Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa. Browse upcoming concerts, indie bands, and local performances. Book your tickets today.
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FREAK ACCIDENT
with Inner Child Protective Services and Child PM August is stacked. Three shows, a pile of killer bands, and plenty of opportunities to agitate your eardrums! 8.12.26The Arlene Francis Center for Spirit, Art and Politics Santa RosaThe Freak AccidentChild P.M.Inner Child Protective Services (with our good pal Larry Boothroyd on drums!) 8.13.26Winters Tavern PacificaDiesel DudesChild…
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The Dog Pound
with Arph, Smash Teeth, Gravement and Junim come out to The Arlene Francis Center August 15th for a night of hardcore metal music! Doors open at 7pm. $15 NOTAFLOF
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Crowfeet Collective
crowfeet Collegtive brings us another great night of music with my new favorites: Old Man’s Chair, Casino Black Coffee, Creekside, Strep and Factoie. Doors are at 7:30pn at the Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa’s Hostoric Tailroad Swuare. Cover is $15 but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Come out for a…
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Evil Comedy Improv Show
OneHat. Two Hat. Old Hat. New Hat Come on out for a night of laughs and short-form improvisational comedy featuring Sonoma County’s improv pros and newest talent! $15 suggested / No one turned away for lack of funds! Heads up: In improv, anything can happen! It can get raunchy, & people swear. Use your common…
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Sonora Futura
“A sober dance floor experience that focuses on the music. All ages. Inspired by the historic parties at The Loft in NYC. Neo perreo / reggaeton / tribal project FLEEVS graces us with a live performance of 100% original music. La Yuxdi opens with a debut dj set.”
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AFC Summer Music Fest
a Fundraiser for Journey Home Come jam and show your support for the Arlene Francis Center’s music festival fundraiser for Journey Home, Ivy Stuart’s nonprofit dedicated to helping women escape domestic violence situations. There will be live bands and djs performing all day long, kava, a clothes swap, visuals by Xanadu and arts and crafts…
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Rushadicus
The Cello Goblin Rushadicus the Infamous Cello Goblín is a post-medieval metal jester of otherdimensional glee who prefers precarious perches to dazzle and delight. With mystical language of Sneth and textural noise-based birdstudied kazoo, it causes a romping nonsense catharsis party of weird wiggly wizardry: a “bejickment” for the brave, the curious, and the wild…
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BOLO
with Erik Core Band and Original Function This is a special night as it was Jason Stewart’s birthday and I’m really excited that a bunch of his friends are coming together to play some music. BOLO (Santa Rosa) and Original Function ( Rohnert Park) joining up with Erik Core from the Bay. This will be…
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Crazy For You
Graphic Novel Launch
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Playground
with Placeholder, Pinhalo, SEEYOUATWORK and Even in the Spring @thearlenefranciscenter July 24th!!! • Doors 7pm • $15 NOTAFLOF with… Placeholder @placeholder_ca_ Playground @playground.510 phthalo @phthaloband_ SEEYOUATWORK @seeyOuatwork eveninthespring @eveninthespring Poster • @bernini.art @r.m4niii come see da show!! 00 sorry for the triple repost, i will say we have more coming up SOON!?!?!? @ithinkimcool.booking +
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Mosh like it’s WWIII
with Kill Mary Kill, Sex-Ed, Looking In and Hell Bound Pound Mosh Like It’s WWIII: A Charity Show for Peace & Love Sat, Jul 25 at 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM PDT Arlene Francis Center: Santa Rosa Events & Community Hub – 99 6th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, USA Come mosh with amazing local…
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BIG TRACTOR
with Hello Mrs. Wong, The Sea Shells and Bo Knife Come do the last day of pride RIGHT with us on Tuesday, June 30th! We’ve got Big Tractor, Hello Mrs.Wong, The Sea Shells, and Bo Knife filling out this fantastic lineup!! So pull up to the Arlene Francis Center to see these amazing artists and…
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Utter Scorn
Friday June 26th at @thearlenefranciscenter GNAWING @gnawingsd EXECUTE @execute714 UTTER SCORN @utterscorn SMASHED TEETH @s.t.hxc707 GRAVEMENT @gravementband All ages. 7pm. $15 at the door.
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Coffin Hunters
Coffin Hunters are ready to release our new album Cosmic Dawn upon you all, and are doing so in grand fashion. Saturday 7/18/26 at the Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa. We will be joined by the killer @glowingbrain from Oakland. These motor charged rockers kick some serious ass and we’re stoked to have them…
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Open Mic
This Thursday! June 25th, sign ups at 6:30pm! Come out to @thearlenefranciscenter and join us for our monthly open mic! We’ll be featuring talented artists @radjunkz @sabiee0 @dianadreams_meow and Diego, but there’ll be plenty of space for you to come share your talents too! $10 suggested donation to support the space and features, but no…
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Summer Solstice Rite
a Glitter Goth Production Join us Friday June 19th celebrating summer solstice featuring djs, performance artists and bands! Schedule DJ’s start at 5:00 @kudjooo, @headstash_muzic, @oldlacearsenic, @lil.saratonin, @nailbunny_arts Bands start at 8:00 8:00PM – Scorpio 9:00PM – Dollwash @dollwashmusic 9:45PM – Bat Noise @bat_noise 10:30PM – Aetheriot Flyer: @bat_noise
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Sycophant Waltz Into Samhain
Sycophant Waltz into Samhain Tour coming to Santa Rosa, CA REGAL NONCHALANT with KATACOMBS brings a Goth Night combining original music with Live Performance DJ elements shattering the dichotomy that exists betwixt the two. . . FOLLOW our IG @regalnon for more details as the eve groweth nigh.
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Sonora Futura
with DJ Broken Record A dance floor experience that focuses on the music. No alcohol, no gimmicks. All ages. Inspired by the historic parties at The Loft in NYC. All ages. June 11th 8pm-11
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Teeth
with: Barren Altar, Repterra, Abyssium and Bloodspire bitterendbooking SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT Saturday 5/30 at @thearlenefranciscenter BARREN ALTAR @barrenaltar TEETH @teethband REPTERRA @repterra_death_metal ABYSSIUM @abyssium_official BLOODSPIRE @bloodspire707 All ages. Doors 7, show 7:30. $15 ADV / $20 DOS. Ticket link will be up tomorrow. @bitterendbooking #bitterendbooking #teeth #barrenaltar #repterra #deathmetal
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City of Pieces
City of Pieces, featuring the singer from SR band Coffee & Donuts) with Inner Child Protective Services, featuring Larry from Victims Family on drums, and members of Fire Mission/Cast of Thousands and Mason Lane/American Drag. Looking for another local band to fill the line-up
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Stop and Smell the Flowers
with Hangnail, Dust Absorber, Falling Midway and Kill Mary Kill come out Friday for this STACKED line up! Doors at 7 pm
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Harm Redux
Join Positive Images at the Arlene Francis Center for our Gender Affirming Care and Harm Reduction Access Fair! This event is for community members to access essential gender affirming & harm reduction resources like: ⭐️ Free binders and other gender affirming aids ⭐️ Free clothing and accessories ⭐️ Free harm reduction supplies (such as Narcan, fentanyl test strips, etc.) …
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Peelander-Z
UPDATE Our friends @peelanderz @chickenranchrecords got in a terrible accident this week and needed to cancel the rest of their scheduled tour. Please consider coming out the same night and same place that we had them scheduled to perform.Sunday at @thearlenefranciscenter will be a fun night of local bands supporting a band we were all…
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Pounding the Past 2026
Metal on Metal, Hard ‘n Heavy… Forged in Fire! Come out for the epic night with Anvil, Midnight Hellion, Coffin Hunters and Skitzo. $25 in advance $30 at the door. Show starts at 7pm CLICK HERE FOR PRESALE TICKETS
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The Highlands
with Moon Sick, Cherry Spit, Passive Relentless and OKOK The Highlands Sonoma County avant-garde proto-punk rock. First show in 12 years. Moon Sick Psychedelic space-punk from Santa Rosa. Cherry Spit Noise rock band on tour from Denver, CO. Passive Relentless Post-punk synth-pop from Santa Rosa. Members of New Low. OKOK Garage rock from Santa Rosa.
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The Sea Shells
with Lust 4 Blood, Smashed Teeth and MJ Wart & The Disciples. A Crow Feet Collective Production
