The 2011 In the Flow festival came to an end at Luna’s Café on Monday night after five days of enjoyable music at different venues. Jazz, rock, electronic, noise, poetry, spoken word, blues and other genres were delivered by talented musicians from May 12 to 16. On a rainy Monday evening, several bands came to share the small stage at Luna’s. The intimate setting provided great entertainment and gave it a delightful jazz club ambiance. In the Flow is the brainchild of Ross Hammond and Byron Blackburn. Performers play smaller venues such as La Raza Galeria Posada, Luna’s, Antiquité Maison Privée, Phono Select Records and the Press Club. Hammond’s grassroots approach is creative and provid

If there is a lesson to be learned from Keith Lowell Jensen’s headlining set at the Punch Line, it’s to never solicit religion at his door, lest you wish to be treated to an all-nude male revue starring the local comic. The hypothetical situation was one of the older bits that made it into KLJ’s hour-long routine on Aug. 26. The show was in celebration of his first album of stand-up, To the Moon… Live at Luna’s. Hosting the night and warming up the crowd was Marcella Arguello. At 6 feet 2 inches tall, the hard-hitting San Franciscan towered over her male counterparts, a fact she didn’t shy away from. “I can kick all of your asses if you back-talk me,” she joked before introducing the fi

Looking for an unusual comedic experience? Luna's Cafe and Juice Bar might be the answer with its three nights of Keith Lowell Jensen comedy. Heck, you may even be able to grab a drink with the comedian after the show. Jensen has been a part of the Science Comedy Tour, the Coexist? Comedy Tour and is notorious for cracking jokes about religion and science – not your typical stand-up fare. Jensen became a regular attendee of the Midnight Movie program at the Crest Theatre at the age of 15. Then he got more familiar with the Crest and started watching a larger variety of films as well. It didn't take long for him to meet the theater's manager Sid Heberger, who has since worked with Jensen