Roar Shack Live! is a bold performance series reimagining what a cultural space can be in the heart of San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood. Presented by The Living Earth Show in partnership with Market Street Arts, RSL! transforms the former Mr. Smith’s cocktail lounge at 34-7th Street into a vibrant hub for experimental chamber music and genre-defying, immersive performances.

Rooted in San Francisco’s spirit of innovation, Roar Shack Live! invites audiences into a creative laboratory where artists explore the edges of sound, space, and storytelling. Each performance is site-specific and designed to engage deeply with the neighborhood’s energy, reflecting the city’s identity as a birthplace of boundary-pushing art. With a pay-what-you-can model, from $1 to $100 -Roar Shack Live! is committed to accessibility and to building an inclusive space for artistic connection and discovery.

This isn’t just a concert series - it’s a movement to make San Francisco a place where culture is created, not just consumed.

RSL Season 1

• September 2024 : Danny Clay ‘Music for Hard Times’

• October 2024: Zachary James Watkins ‘Double Wall’

• November 2024: Post:ballet x TLES ‘Lyra’

• December 2024: Lynnee Breedlove ‘Trust Me’

• January 2025: Babatunji x TLES ‘Koollook’

• February 2025: M Lamar: ‘Machines & Other Intergalactic Technologies for the Spirit.’

• March 2025: Mark Applebaum ‘Bucket List’

• April 2025: Honey Mahogany ‘Black Thursday’

• May 2025: TLES x Post:ballet ‘Post:Post:ballet’

• June 2025: Qube Chix