Green Day’s Mike Dirnt, Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s, Les Claypool to join Fred Armisen at Sketchfest
Mike Dirnt will join Fred Armisen on Jan. 29 at Armisen’s SF Sketchfest show at Great American Music Hall.
On Tuesday SF Sketchfest producers announced guest artists for Fred Armisen’s residency at the Great American Music Hall next week. Legendary jam band bassist Les Claypool will join the musician-actor-comedian on Friday, Jan. 27. On Saturday, Jan. 28, Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s will perform with Armisen. Closing out the three-night stand on Jan. 29 is Mike Dirnt of Green Day.
Tickets for all three shows are currently on sale at the SF Sketchfest website.
SF Sketchfest is celebrating its 20th year in 2023, with more than 200 shows between Jan. 20 and Feb. 5. The performances include sketch and stand-up comedy, alternative comedy, music, improv, films, tributes, reunions and podcast tapings.
Other music-related SF Sketchfest shows include:
Ken Marino & David Wain’s Middle Aged Dad Jam Session (Benefit for 826 Valencia) – With Beth Dover, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Ken Marino, Natalie Morales, Joe Lo Truglio, David Wain. Tickets and information.
Play Date with Puddles Pity Party, Dave Hill and Steve Agee. Tickets and information.
The Red Room Orchestra play the music of “Twin Peaks” and other David Lynch films + homage to the late Julee Cruise. – With Allyson Baker (Dirty Ghosts), Marc Capelle (American Music Club), Toby Dammit aka Larry Mullins (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), Karina Denike (NOFX), John Hofer (The Mother Hips), Dina Maccabee (Julia Holter Band), John Schott (T.J. Kirk), Lisa Mezzacappa, Ben Goldberg, and very special guests including Petra Haden (The Haden Triplets) and “Twin Peaks” cast members Ray Wise (“Leland Palmer”), Michael Horse (“Deputy Hawk”), Carel Struycken (“The Giant” / “The Fireman”) and brilliant chanteuse and David Lynch muse Chrystabell (“Tammy Preston”). Tickets and information.
The Red Room Orchestra play the “Repo Man” soundtrack. – Special guests include director Alex Cox, the soundtrack’s own Tito Larriva (The Plugz) and Zander Schloss (Circle Jerks), who also played ‘Kevin the Nerd’ in the film, plus Toby Dammit aka Larry Mullins (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), Blag Dahlia & Ralph Champagne (The Dwarves) Pete Straus (The Dwarves), Petra Haden, Chuck Prophet, Eugene Robinson (Oxbow), Dina Maccabee, Karina Denike (NOFX) and guest comedians and actors including Kevin McDonald (The Kids in the Hall) and Dave Hill (Valley Lodge). Tickets and information.