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Cory Doctorow
Artificial Intelligence seems to dominate a lot of conversations (and Bay Area billboards) these days, and while author Cory Doctorow doesn’t have a moral objection to using the technology, he does see an awful lot of overhype — and danger — surrounding it. He discusses his book “The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI,” with journalist Angie Coiro at Kepler’s Books. A “reverse centaur,” Kepler’s event listing states, “is a person who is forced by technology to work at an inhuman pace.” In the book, Doctorow explores “both how we found ourselves in this dire situation and how we can get through it, to a life ‘after’ AI in which the tools work for us, not the other way around.”
June 21, 4 p.m., Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park; $11.49-$34.59; eventbrite.com.
Juneteenth Jubilee
EPACENTER, with co-sponsors city of East Palo Alto, the East Palo Alto Community Archive, the Community Church and Rogue Nation, hosts a Juneteenth celebration featuring a cocktail reception, dinner and outdoor live performances by Smooth Jazz Alley and Descendant: The Legends of Funk, featuring current members of Sly and the Family Stone and Graham Central Station. “Come dressed to impress and celebrate Juneteenth under the stars in East Palo Alto at Jubilee, an evening filled with music, food, and Black joy,” EPACENTER’s event listing states.
June 19, 6-10 p.m., EPACENTER, 1950 Bay Road, East Palo Alto; $28.52 for concert only/ $81.88 for dinner and premium seating at concert (other ticket options also available); eventbrite.com.
Steve Lugerner’s SLUGish Ensemble
Sip a pinot noir and listen to multi-instrumentalist and composer Steve Lugerner and his ensemble play original contemporary jazz at Portola Vineyards’ summer concert series. Lugerner has collaborated with such artists as Grammy-nominated pianist Fred Hersch, pianist Myra Melford, vocalist Lisa Fischer, and percussionists Matt Wilson, John Hollenbeck and Allison Miller. He “moves fluidly between bass clarinet and baritone saxophone, creating sonic landscapes that blur the boundaries between jazz, chamber music, and experimental sounds,” according to an event description. Lugerner is also the director of educational and festival programming at Stanford Jazz Workshop, which presents the Stanford Jazz Festival — and he’s an alum of the workshop’s educational program, too.
June 21, 6 p.m., at Portola Vineyards, 850 Los Trancos Rd, Portola Valley, $22-$44 (wine-tasting included in adult ticket price); events.humanitix.com.
George Brooks and Mahesh Kale
Stanford Jazz Festival’s now-traditional early kick-off is “Indian Jazz Journey,” featuring the dynamic duo of vocalist Mahesh Kale and tenor saxophonist George Brooks, bringing together two musical styles that draw on improvisation. The popular show makes a fitting lead-in for a festival that highlights jazz in its many forms — and the many other genres that have influenced it. Look for our interview next week with Stanford Jazz Workshop Executive Director Cory Combs about this year’s festival.
June 21, 4 p.m., at Bing Concert Hall, Stanford; $65-$100 (sold-out at press time); stanfordjazz.org/event/indian-jazz-journey.
‘Out Online: Trans and Queer Community on the Early Net’
Author Avery Dame-Griff discusses how the early internet helped shape modern transgender identity and activism through virtual spaces such as chat rooms and bulletin boards at an event at the Computer History Museum, drawing from his book “The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet.” Dame-Griff is the founder and primary moderator of the Queer Digital History Project and a lecturer at Gonzaga University. He will sign copies of the book following the program. The discussion will be moderated by Joshua K. Reason, San Francisco State University professor and project lead of the Black, Indigenous, and Trans of Color Histories Lab.
June 23, 7 p.m., Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View; free (copies of the book are available to preorder and pick up at the event); computerhistory.org.
Kid Cudi
Musician, actor and fashion icon Kid Cudi brings the Rebel Ragers Tour to Shoreline, joined by Big Boi, Chip Tha Ripper and Dot Da Genius. For every ticket sold, Kid Cudi (the stage name of Scott Mescudi) will donate $1 to the Big Bro Foundation, which works with youth facing mental health challenges. Kid Cudi’s 11th studio album, “Free,” came out last year.
June 23, 6:30 p.m., Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View; $35 and up; ticketmaster.com
Buckethead
Buckethead, the theatrical guitarist with an extensive discography, does indeed perform with a bucket on his head, representing a character “raised by chickens” with a mission in life “to alert the world to the ongoing chicken holocaust in fast-food joints around the globe,” according to the event listing from the Guild, where he’ll play on June 24. Over the course of his career so far, Buckethead has released more than 700 genre-spanning studio recordings and has collaborated with many other artists.
June 24, 8 p.m., The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park; $61-$154; guildtheatre.com.
