Performance
Live Musical Performance by ASTU
Related Exhibition Sadie Barnette: The New Eagle Creek Saloon
Thursday, May 11, 2023
6 p.m.
Gina and Stuart Peterson White Box, Floor 4
Advance tickets encouraged. Event tickets include museum admission.
Event begins promptly at 6 p.m. Please arrive by 5:50 p.m.
Don’t miss the grand finale of The New Eagle Creek Saloon installation and event series: a live musical performance by Oakland-based vocalist, songwriter, and producer ASTU.
Drinks will be available for purchase at the bar. Please note, the bar is cash only. There is no ATM on site.
Accessibility Information
Seating is available at this event. For any other accommodations, please email publicengagement@sfmoma.org 10 days prior to the event, and we will do our best to fulfill your request.
About ASTU
If Frank Ocean and Sade had a baby, ASTU would be it. Part retro soul, part nineties R&B pastiche, part New Wave-inspired synth-pop, ASTU’s music refuses to pledge allegiance to a single vibe, garnering her critical acclaim from Afropunk, Earmilk, KQED, and more. The Oakland-based singer, songwriter, and producer has the ability to find an easy, irresistible groove and turn it into an unhurried banger. A Black, queer, and gender expansive artist, ASTU left life as a minister and found herself in R&B, expressing her sexuality, identity, and life experience in her music. From silky, slow jams to trip-hop-esque grooves, ASTU keeps us wanting more. Variance Magazine describes her sound as “kin to some of Solange’s recent material with the whispering confidence of Kelela,” while KQED raves, “a particularly insightful and self-assured debut, sure to count as one of the Bay Area’s most notable releases this year.”