Winston Tong w/ Dreambounders! Special guest M 5tevens! ALL HALLOWS' EVE! 💀

Name: Winston Tong w/ Dreambounders! Special guest M 5tevens! ALL HALLOWS' EVE! 💀
Start: 2025-10-31T20:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-31T22:30:00-07:00
Location: Bird & Beckett Books

Schedule

Fri Oct 31 2025 at 08:30 pm to 10:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Bird & Beckett Books | San Francisco, CA

Step into the candlelit shadows this All Hallows Eve as Winston Tong — actor, playwright, puppeteer, and troubadour of the uncanny — brings verses of horror to life. Poetry becomes spellcraft, and words echo like footsteps in the crypt.
Performances:
Winston Tong
Known for his groundbreaking performance works (Bound Feet, Obie Award 1978), his role in art rock group Tuxedomoon, and his acclaimed solo album Theoretically Chinese* A San Francisco native and CalArts graduate, Tong blends cultural heritage, theatricality, and the surreal in works that continue to push boundaries across stage, music, and visual art.
Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Tong
with...
Dreambounders (André Custodio / LX Rudis)
Listen: dreambounders.bandcamp.com
Explorers of subconscious archipelagos and surreal soundscapes, Dreambounders craft immersive journeys where drums speak in tongues and electricity dreams in color. Their set will serve as a gateway between worlds.
LX Rudis: Former member of SF synthpunk pioneers *The Units*, veteran video game developer (Atari Lynx, Jaguar, Leapster), and prolific experimental musician.
André Custodio: Experimental percussionist and electronic sound artist, known for collaborations with Thomas Dimuzio, Rent Romus, Eddie Gale, and other leading figures of West Coast sonic experimentation.
Special Guest: M 5tevens
Traveling up from San Diego, M 5tevens returns to the stage with raw electronic hardware sets. Active in the San Francisco experimental scene during the 1990s, he now brings a renewed energy to live performance after years away from music.
Details:
$20 cover (includes a free copy of the debut Dreambounders full-length recording).
Possible livestream for out-of-town attendees — updates to come.
An extremely rare gathering of visionary artists. Don’t miss it.