The Tenses + MSHR + Sung Kim — live event on Oct 15, 2026

The Tenses + MSHR + Sung Kim

The Tenses + MSHR + Sung Kim at The Lab, San Francisco on Thu, Oct 15, 8:00 PM. Tickets from $17. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.

The Tenses—comprised of Ju Suk Reet Meate and Oblivia from Smegma, the legendary “band without musicians” founded in 1973—held a tradition of weekly jam sessions with MSHR (Brenna Murphy & Birch Cooper) beginning in 2012. The jam room AKA Smegma's studio AKA “purple planet room,” was a longtime anchor of the Portland underground music scene with a rotating cast of weirdos and noise musicians coming through over the decades. Lifelong archivists, The Tenses would record and catalog every session, occasionally releasing highlights on labels such as their own Pigface Records, including a collaborative release with MSHR in 2015. The two duos converge for a rare west coast tour, with **The Tenses**’ collection of cassette recorders, plastic water jugs, pocket trumpet, Ciat-Lonbarde synths, and occasional surf rock riffs. **MSHR** initiates "Negative Flower," a new system for live improvisation with virtual acoustic feedback and sculptural patterning. Wind is blowing through a garden of stones. **Sung Kim** joins for an opening set with his expertly crafted handmade musical constructions drawing on kotos, lap steel, and various other stringed instruments.

Starts: Thu, Oct 15, 8:00 PM

Ends: Thu, Oct 15, 11:00 PM

Where: 2948 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103, United States

Price: $17.0

Venue: The Lab

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