Close your eyes and you can almost smell it — board wax and brine, the hum of a Fender cranked through a reverb tank, something strange and electric underneath. That's Surf Monster: a San Francisco three-piece with a debut album produced by Bay Area jazz-funk legend Jerry Stucker, packed with original compositions that smuggle in saxophone, Theremin, and siren vocals between the waves. Steve Walton, Desmonde Mulcahy, and Michael Molenda bring the full cowabunga experience to 375 Bush Street. Surf classics, originals, and covers. No cover charge. Full submersion.

Miami Magic is coming to Pagan Idol!

DJ Samoa Boy takes over the decks — spinning 70s & 80s 45rpm vinyl where yacht rock meets disco gold. Think sun-soaked grooves, tiki drinks built for the occasion, and a room that doesn't know what time zone it's in. @atownagency

Already out for Downtown First Thursdays? Perfect. We're your last stop of the night — and the best one.

📍 375 Bush St, Downtown SF 🗓 First Thursdays · 8:00 PM–12:00 AM 🎟 FREE | 21+

Blues-rooted slack key guitar. Ukulele. A father who played Woodstock with Sha Na Na. This is Slack Key ʻOhana — the Witkin family trio bringing island harmonies and ritual tiki energy to Pagan Idol. 🔥🌊

Two World Entertainment Awards. Two Nā Hōkū Hanohano nominations. Collaborations with GRAMMY-winning legends of Hawaiian music. And a brand-new album, The ʻOhana Sessions, built entirely around the trio's own sound — no samples, no shortcuts, just three-part harmony and analog warmth. One night only at the altar. Come find your ʻohana.

As a fixture on the Lounge/Exotica/Tiki scene, Project: Pimento conjures up high-class, jet-set elegance with its sultry, theremin-led lounge vibe.

The San Francisco-based band features the amazing theremin stylings of Dr. Robby Virus and brings its veritable retro-space-age-soundrack to life with sizzling vocals by Miss Lola Bombay (Lori Carsillo) and the irrepressible and irresistible drumming of Jimmy Boom (Phenomenauts, Slackers). Adding to this intoxicating mix, are Ube Ev on guitar, Fredo Barbado (Aggrolites, Tiger Army, The What Four) on upright bass and special featured guest, Fisherman on vibes.

Countless performances throughout the Bay Area and beyond have included The Fillmore Jazz Festival, Bimbo’s 365 Club, The Bay Area EMMY Awards Ceremony, and a regular at the venerable, world-famous tiki festival, Tiki Oasis. To date, Project: Pimento has produced two full-length albums, recorded several original songs for a short film series and received two nominations for the SF Weekly Music Awards.

In the words of Steven M. Martin, Filmmaker, Writer, Director of Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey, “Project: Pimento is a true ensemble…a great jazz/pop combo, real musicians with real chops with real instruments, behind a great looking singer whose voice sounds like a smile. They are tight. And fun. And essential listening for every 21st century playboy and playgirl.”

Catch a wave at Pagan Idol. 🌊 Frankie & The Pool Boys bring their surf combo sound to 375 Bush St this Thursday — live from 8:30 to 10:30PM. From Livorno to Tokyo to your favorite tiki bar, these guys have played it all and they always bring the good times with them. No cover. Come ride it out.

Close your eyes and you can almost smell it — board wax and brine, the hum of a Fender cranked through a reverb tank, something strange and electric underneath. That's Surf Monster: a San Francisco three-piece with a debut album produced by Bay Area jazz-funk legend Jerry Stucker, packed with original compositions that smuggle in saxophone, Theremin, and siren vocals between the waves. Steve Walton, Desmonde Mulcahy, and Michael Molenda bring the full cowabunga experience to 375 Bush Street. Surf classics, originals, and covers. No cover charge. Full submersion.

The Hiwatters are a San Francisco Bay Area Classic Surf Music Ensemble. Formed during the stormy winter of 2006 under harsh conditions, The Hiwatters exude the power and majesty of the ocean’s roar. Vintage surf guitar classics peppered with modern driving rhythms. Drenched in reverb and high on style, the Hiwatters are keeping the swing of classic surf music alive in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Solid, reliable and very entertaining, the Hiwatters know how to work a stage and adjust volume & material when appropriate. Sets may also include classic blues numbers in addition to surf music. A video projector to show curated vintage surf clips is included if the venue permits. The Hiwatters are the perfect choice for Tiki Parties, Luaus, Beach parties, and are fun for all ages at many types of events.

The Hiwatters have released 2 full length albums on the Berrysausage Productions label.

Jochen Kahns - Guitar Adrian Maestas - Bass Micah Corson - Drums

Los Alegres Callejeros formed in 2017 performing at Agave Uptown Restaurant as part of Oakland First Fridays. They have been featured on stage at numerous Bay Area street fairs, breweries, Linkedin HQ, and both SF and Oakland Carnaval. Their sound is heavy in the traditional Colombian styles of Cumbia, Vallenato, Peruvian Chicha, and Cuban Son, The band members have roots from Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Argentina. Alegre means cheerful, Callejeros has many meanings including street performers. They draw from rich musical traditions to bring forth a unique musical experience. Whether upbeat Tropical Latin dance music or slow hypnotic minor key vamps, their melodies are infectious, and their rhythms are guaranteed to make you move and groove!

4 piece instro band diving into Surf, Spaghetti Western and Spy sounds. Dripping reverb, soaring keyboards and twangy guitars, the sound will transport you to exotic islands and deserts, oceans and skies. Come bask in the Reverb!

Catch a wave at Pagan Idol. 🌊 Frankie & The Pool Boys bring their surf combo sound to 375 Bush St this Thursday — live from 8:30 to 10:30PM. From Livorno to Tokyo to your favorite tiki bar, these guys have played it all and they always bring the good times with them. No cover. Come ride it out.

Close your eyes and you can almost smell it — board wax and brine, the hum of a Fender cranked through a reverb tank, something strange and electric underneath. That's Surf Monster: a San Francisco three-piece with a debut album produced by Bay Area jazz-funk legend Jerry Stucker, packed with original compositions that smuggle in saxophone, Theremin, and siren vocals between the waves. Steve Walton, Desmonde Mulcahy, and Michael Molenda bring the full cowabunga experience to 375 Bush Street. Surf classics, originals, and covers. No cover charge. Full submersion.

Catch a wave at Pagan Idol. 🌊 Frankie & The Pool Boys bring their surf combo sound to 375 Bush St this Thursday — live from 8:30 to 10:30PM. From Livorno to Tokyo to your favorite tiki bar, these guys have played it all and they always bring the good times with them. No cover. Come ride it out.

The Alcatraz Islanders is an instrumental ensemble that performs Hawaiian and mainland jazz from the swing era. The band aims to recreate the lush sounds that once filled the Waikiki night clubs and classic tiki bars in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

The band was formed in 2015 by steel guitarist, Mikiya Matsuda and has performed extensively throughout the Bay Area and along the Pacific Coast.

Close your eyes and you can almost smell it — board wax and brine, the hum of a Fender cranked through a reverb tank, something strange and electric underneath. That's Surf Monster: a San Francisco three-piece with a debut album produced by Bay Area jazz-funk legend Jerry Stucker, packed with original compositions that smuggle in saxophone, Theremin, and siren vocals between the waves. Steve Walton, Desmonde Mulcahy, and Michael Molenda bring the full cowabunga experience to 375 Bush Street. Surf classics, originals, and covers. No cover charge. Full submersion.

Miami Magic is coming to Pagan Idol!

DJ Samoa Boy takes over the decks — spinning 70s & 80s 45rpm vinyl where yacht rock meets disco gold. Think sun-soaked grooves, tiki drinks built for the occasion, and a room that doesn't know what time zone it's in. @atownagency

Oh, and we're serving Miami Vice cocktails all night. Don Johnson would approve.

Already out for Downtown First Thursdays? Perfect. We're your last stop of the night — and the best one.

📍 375 Bush St, Downtown SF 🗓 First Thursdays · 8:30 PM–12:30 AM 🎟 FREE | 21+

Catch a wave at Pagan Idol. 🌊 Frankie & The Pool Boys bring their surf combo sound to 375 Bush St this Thursday — live from 8:30 to 10:30PM. From Livorno to Tokyo to your favorite tiki bar, these guys have played it all and they always bring the good times with them. No cover. Come ride it out.

Close your eyes and you can almost smell it — board wax and brine, the hum of a Fender cranked through a reverb tank, something strange and electric underneath. That's Surf Monster: a San Francisco three-piece with a debut album produced by Bay Area jazz-funk legend Jerry Stucker, packed with original compositions that smuggle in saxophone, Theremin, and siren vocals between the waves. Steve Walton, Desmonde Mulcahy, and Michael Molenda bring the full cowabunga experience to 375 Bush Street. Surf classics, originals, and covers. No cover charge. Full submersion.

Miami Magic is coming to Pagan Idol!

DJ Samoa Boy takes over the decks — spinning 70s & 80s 45rpm vinyl where yacht rock meets disco gold. Think sun-soaked grooves, tiki drinks built for the occasion, and a room that doesn't know what time zone it's in. @atownagency

Oh, and we're serving Miami Vice cocktails all night. Don Johnson would approve.

Already out for Downtown First Thursdays? Perfect. We're your last stop of the night — and the best one.

📍 375 Bush St, Downtown SF 🗓 First Thursdays · 8:30 PM–12:30 AM 🎟 FREE | 21+

Catch a wave at Pagan Idol. 🌊 Frankie & The Pool Boys bring their surf combo sound to 375 Bush St this Thursday, April 16th — live from 8:30 to 10:30PM. From Livorno to Tokyo to your favorite tiki bar, these guys have played it all and they always bring the good times with them. No cover. Come ride it out.

Close your eyes and you can almost smell it — board wax and brine, the hum of a Fender cranked through a reverb tank, something strange and electric underneath. That's Surf Monster: a San Francisco three-piece with a debut album produced by Bay Area jazz-funk legend Jerry Stucker, packed with original compositions that smuggle in saxophone, Theremin, and siren vocals between the waves. Steve Walton, Desmonde Mulcahy, and Michael Molenda bring the full cowabunga experience to 375 Bush Street on April 9th. Surf classics, originals, and covers. No cover charge. Full submersion.

Miami Magic is coming to Pagan Idol!

DJ Samoa Boy takes over the decks April 2 — spinning 70s & 80s 45rpm vinyl where yacht rock meets disco gold. Think sun-soaked grooves, tiki drinks built for the occasion, and a room that doesn't know what time zone it's in. @atownagency

Oh, and we're serving Miami Vice cocktails all night. Don Johnson would approve.

Already out for Downtown First Thursdays? Perfect. We're your last stop of the night — and the best one.

📍 375 Bush St, Downtown SF 🗓 April 2 · 8:30 PM–12:30 AM 🎟 FREE | 21+

Live music at Pagan Idol presents:

Frankie & the Pool Boys:

Surf band, party band. There's five of them, they all play in other bands that you might have heard of (Pollo Del Mar, The Deadbeats, The TomorrowMen,Meshugga Beach Party) if you are familiar with the tiny cult that is instro-mental surf music. They sure know about you– you dance to the surf beat, you dig tunes without all those dumb lyrics and you're always prepared to have a good time.

So, who are “Frankie & the Pool Boys” really? Just a bunch of teenage idiots without a care in the world. They have fake I.D.s, day jobs cleaning your pool, and a night shift parking cars, fake I.D.s. They’ve got a ‘72 Mustang (w/ 8-Track!) that will be rolling any day now, a date with your daughter next Friday and big, big plans for the future.

--source: Frankie and the Pool Boys Facebook Page

Wed Feb 6: Nova Jazz (Bossa Nova)

Hailing form North Beach in San Francisco, the Nova Jazz Quartet plays original and classic Bossa Nova and Latin Jazz. Performing dozens or original works as well as classics from Cal Tjader and Antonia Carlos Jobim, the sound of Nova Jazz is reminiscent of the great Stan Getz / Joao Gilberto recordings of the 1960's. From slow and sultry to quick and danceable, Nova Jazz gets it right at Pagan Idol

Tues Feb 5: Ukulenny (Hawaiian/Uke)

Lendl San Jose is an avid performer and educator. In addition to his own guitar/ukulele and singing career, he has also performed in pit bands for musicals, choirs, rondallas (Philippine traditional string band), marching band, wind ensembles, and orchestras. Currently he is a member of the vocal faculty at Oakland School for the Arts, and also teaches group ukulele lessons during summertime.

Thursday January 31st, 2019: Island Hospitality - Sit back, relax in the tropics and enjoy: Burlesque, Records & Rum!

Full Lineup TBA NuttyBoltz MC Ifn Whendy Vinyl Dj Tanoa "Samoa Boy" and guest Hiram Spin spinning those Island, Jazz, Soul records

8pm Dj, 9pm showtime, No Cover Pagan Idol, 375 Bush St, San Francisco

For burlesque bookings please contact NuttyBoltz For guest Dj slots please contact Tanoa Stewart / Dj Tanoa "Samoa Boy"

Wed Jan 30: Haopinaka (Traditional Hawaiian) 8-11pm

HAOPINAKA brings the spirit of aloha to the San Francisco Bay Area with Hawaiian guitars, ukuleles, and sweet vocal harmonies. Our beautiful and talented hula dancers are also available to make your special occasion memorable and unique.

Tues Jan 29: Hank Maninger & the Jukebox Charlies (Rock/Rockabilly) 8-11pm

Veteran Bay Area musician Hank leads his incredible trio of 1950s style rock n roll!

Thurs Jan 24: Project Pimento (Theremin Lounge/Jazz) 8-11pm

Earth's only theremin lounge band!