What to do when the gloom descends and the sky thunders? Double your pleasuuuur with art-music selections that didn't make it into print last week and the worthy live shows that slipped betwixt the cracks this time around.
Ingrid Michaelson
The new Lisa Loeb or... the latest waif in a Nellie McKay cute suit? Something to ponder when listening to the MySpace star best known for her Grey's Anatomy and Old Navy commercial tunes. This is so sold out I think you'll have to contact your fave Hannah Montana/soccer mom scalper for assistance. With Greg Laswell. Wed/23, 7:30 p.m., $15. Slim's, 333 11th St., SF. (415) 522-0333.
Amoebic art: Zak Wilson's acrylic My Roomate Bob Ate My Last Piece of Chicken, So I Had to Shoot Him.
"Amoeba Music's Second Annual Art Show"
Wonder what those talents scowling in the aisles do on their off hours. More than 30 toil in the trenches of art-making, we hear. The second annual event includes more than 100 pieces by staffers at the SF, Berkeley, and LA stores. Get an eyeful at the reception Fri/25, 7 p.m.-2 a.m., when organizers raffle off prizes as a fund-raiser for Creativity Explored. Show runs through Sat/26. Daily 8 p.m.–2 a.m. Space Gallery, 1141 Polk, SF. (415) 377-3325.
"Enter the Center"
Call 'em Ribbons. Call 'em Ship. Just don't call 'em late to this long-awaited exhibit. The dynamic Bay Area duo whoop it up at the opening reception honoring their new book, Enter the Center, on Sat/26, 6-10 p.m. - stay for the screening of the pair's new video album, the treeVD. And look for more special soirees at Ribbons' month-long quasi-arts center, ala Feb. 2's get-down with White Rainbow, Lucky Dragons and a classical Indian ensemble, and Feb. 9's fete with Brendan Fowler of BARR, Pocahaunted, and ARP. Eleanor Harwood Gallery, 1295 Alabama, SF. (415) 867-7770.
Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra
The Malian kora virtuoso hooks up with his full-on ensemble - which includes balafon, electric guitar, and djembe - to tackle West African traditionals, Afro-Cuban, pop, and other surprises. Sat/26, 8 p.m., $25-$60. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, SF. (866) 920-JAZZ.
Poison the Well
Bang that camcorder and pass the barf bag. The Miami metalcore corps rise above the Smashing Pumpkins covers and join forces with the screamers of the Locust. Drink up. With the Locust, Dance Gavin Dance, and A Girl A Gun A Ghost. Sun/27, 7:30 p.m., $14-$16. Slim's, 333 11th St., SF. (415) 522-0333.
La Otracina
Believe it or not, the Brooklyn, NY, combo is more than just a bad Bonnie Tyler pun waiting to happen - see their Holy Mountain release, Total Ellipse of the One. The threesome is bravely venturing into prog-laced space rock jams last probed by King Crimson, Yes, Bardo Pond, Ghost, and Amon Duul, give or take an umlaut. With the Phantom Family Halo. Tues/29, 9:30 p.m., $7. Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk, SF. (415) 923-0923.
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