Edwin Outwater

“To me, punk and drag have always been inherently connected. Both are about subversion, reinvention, defiance; they challenge norms, push boundaries, and revel in the art of disruption. Performing in drag itself was punk when I started.” - Peaches Christ, Bay Area Reporter @thepeacheschrist and @eoutwater are bringing PEACHES CHRIST’S PUNK PRIDE to Mosswood Meltdown Sunday July 19th ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️A parade of local legends perform their favorite punk hits, backed by a killer band led by Andy Meyerson with Fureigh on guitar. Every single vocalist singing LIVE. No lip syncing!! If you like your Pride a little scrappier, sweatier, and a lot more rebellious, this one is for you. STARRING Peaches Christ Edwin Outwater Kochina Rude Cream Trixxie Carr Miss Rahni H.P. Mendoza Mama Celeste Vinsantos With your emcee, the Pope of Trash himself 🦩 JOHN WATERS 🦩Feminist punk pioneers BIKINI KILL cap off an epic Sunday, with THE RETURN OF JACKIE & JUDY (a Ramones tribute band with Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein with Fred Armisen on the drums), bitchin’ camaro-owners THE DEAD MILKMEN, the electrifying FRANKIE & THE WITCH FINGERS, Bay Area legends FRIGHTWIG, Miami rockers LAS NUBES, and new additions to the Sunday lineup!!: co-founder of the legendary garage trio Dead Moon TOODY COLE AND HER BAND, and of course the Bay Area’s rowdy PEACHES CHRIST’S PUNK PRIDE performing punk classics !! Get your passes at mosswoodmeltdown (.) com while you still can! #mosswoodmeltdown #mosswoodmeltdown2026 #peacheschrist #peacheschristspunkpride #punkpride

Last night’s WIG METAL was one of the strangest, funniest, loudest and most nostalgic drag shows I’ve been part of in YEARS. Endless love to our killer live band, fearless singers, and the brilliant team at The Living Earth Show and every audience member who screamed along with us. Edwin and I are beyond thrilled we get to keep building these wild ROCK OUT shows together. What a night. 🎸🔥 📷 by Nihat #peachoutproductions #peacheschrist #edwinoutwater #hairmetal #thelivingearthshow

Saying last night’s “Wig” Metal concert was EPIC is an understatement. It was MONUMENTAL and COLOSSAL with wigs to match. Bravo @eoutwater @thepeacheschrist @aimrecklessly @fernwhiffler and all the queens and kings for donning their wigs and rocking out! 🎸 @roarshacklive

It's one of the most iconic works of the 20th century: In other words, just good enough to close out a season at SFCM. ⁠ ⁠ Igor Stravinsky's towering "Rite of Spring" remains a daunting task for any ensemble, thanks to both its tricky rhythms and the long shadow it casts over the next 100 years of music. Music Director Edwin Outwater conducted the SFCM Orchestra in a performance on May 2. "Rite is the piece that changed everything," Outwater says. "There's everything before it, and then everything after it."⁠ ⁠ It's an oft-repeated bit of lore that "Rite of Spring" caused a riot when it first premiered in Paris on May 29, 1913. But Chair of the Music History and Literature Department, Rachel Vandagriff, says that we now know those events were, in a way, engineered by the presenters.⁠ ⁠ Read the full story about why the famous "riot" was a setup at the link in bio.

This lineup for Thursday is so insanely great! Some tickets still available. Get ready to raise your lighter and ruin your Aqua Net supply because WIG METAL: Pour Some Glitter on Me is about to melt faces. Peaches Christ, Edwin Outwater, and The Living Earth Show unleash a full-throttle glam rock fantasy celebrating the sleaziest, loudest, most gloriously over-the-top era of hair metal. Backed by a live band led by Andy Meyerson and Travis Andrews, an all-star lineup of drag royalty including: Beatrix Lahaine Katya Smirnoff-Skyy BeBe Sweetbriar Trashleigh Tease Bobby Friday Cream Papi Churro Nikola Printz Grab a ticket at peacheschrist.com #wigmetal #peachoutproductions #peacheschrist #sfdrag

Just incredible to have my childhood neighbor at the recital tonight.

👀 Winning the concerto competition comes with conditions. Violin student Jeeihn Kim performs the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the SFCM Orchestra—the prize for winning the 2025 Conservatory concerto competition. Conducted by Music Director Edwin Outwater. Kim studies with violin and chamber music faculty Wonhee Bae. #classicalmusic #violin #violinist #violinplayer #orchestra

After introducing the rest of the band and SFCM orchestra onstage with him at SFJAZZ, Stewart Copeland joked, "Those are the real musicians." Gesturing at himself and the SFCM percussionists, he added, "We hit stuff."⁠ ⁠ Copeland was in San Francisco to perform "Police Deranged for Orchestra," drastically reworked arrangements of the hits from his famed band. But through his friendship with SFCM Music Director Edwin Outwater, Copeland brought a small orchestra of 29 SFCM students onto the SFJAZZ stage, where they played two sold-out shows as part of the Conservatory's annual donor gala.⁠ ⁠ "It was such a joy to have Stewart and his Police Deranged musicians at SFCM," Outwater says. "He was incredibly generous with our students, and gave them a masterclass in groove throughout the week. The feeling of playing along with one of the greatest drummers in the world will stay with our students throughout their lives."⁠ ⁠ Copeland also made time for a visit to the SFCM Percussion department, where he led a workshop in which students read through his composition "The Bells," a tricky 10-minute piece with overlapping rhythms inspired by gamelan music.⁠ ⁠ Read the full story about Copeland's visit to SFCM at the link in bio.

JUST ANNOUNCED 🎷 Hop on the “Blue Train,” pack a picnic, and join us for a celebration of the 100th anniversary of jazz legend @johncoltrane ’s birth. The program features his son, @ravicoltranemusic , performing alongside @philorch under the baton of Edwin Outwater on July 22 at TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann. Tickets on sale Friday, May 1 at 10AM via HighmarkMann.org!

It’s the days like this I loved the most: sunny California afternoons, wild and ornery music, laughter, good food and being part of a musical family. During the course of these days I was changed as a musician and a person. Thank you for believing in me Michael. I love you and will carry you with me. 💙

Don’t interrupt me when my show is on. 🤫 The SFCM Orchestra with Music Director Edwin Outwater in rehearsal for Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Up next on stage: The SFCM Orchestra performs Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” 🗓️ Saturday, May 2 | 7:30 PM PT 🎟️ Link in bio for tickets and livestream info. 📍 Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall, SFCM #classicalmusic #orchestra #brahms #classicalmusician #orchestralife

OMG! PUNK PRIDE is officially coming to Mosswood Meltdown and we are absolutely beside ourselves. PeachOut Productions is bringing the noise, the attitude, and the full punk spirit to the stage. Peaches Christ & Edwin Outwater are ready to rock, backed by a killer band led by Andy Meyerson with Fureigh on Every single vocalist singing LIVE. No lip syncing. Just raw punk performance: STARRING Peaches Christ Edwin Outwater Kochina Rude Cream Trixxie Carr Miss Rahni H.P. Mendoza Mama Celeste Vinsantos Tickets now on sale at mosswoodmeltdown.com #mosswoodmeltdown #peacheschrist #edwinoutwater #punkpride #queerpunk