Tonight, a non-holiday event

Pamela Z, a longtime San Francisco experimental musician and operatic singer, performs tonight:

Z Program Ten
Saturday: December 11, 2004 8pm
The LAB * 2948 Sixteenth Street @ Capp, SF
Admission: $10 CD: $15
Special 1/2 price admission (only $5) with purchase of the CD!!!

In celebration of the release of Pamela Z's long awaited CD "A Delay is Better", she and a gaggle of her friends are assembling at The LAB celebrate by performing a series of short compositions, improvisations, and covers or send-ups of works from the new CD. In addition to Pamela Z, the lineup includes Beth Custer, Kinji Hayashi, Barbara Imhoff, Carla Kihlstedt, Amy X Neuburg, Julie Queen, Donald Swearingen, and Wobbly.

They will perform together and separately in various combinations. You'll hear many works from the CD (which contains pieces from 1986 through the turn of the millennium), as well as other works by the above listed stellar cast of Z Program characters!

Also, there will be fabulous prizes, CD giveaways, and free fortune cookies for all! You get a special price for admission if you purchase a CD upon entry, and there'll be plenty of CDs available to buy for Christmahannukwanza gifts! (Or for that unfortunate friend or relative who's birthday falls on December 26th.) If you're unable to attend or you want to purchase a CD later (or sooner-- perhaps you're chomping at the bit to get your hands on one) you can find them at your local Amoeba, Aquarius, and Tower Stores or you can order them online from Amazon.com or Starkland.com .