Quick: What’s a way to make a Sean Lennon / Vincent Gallo double bill even stranger? At the Red Devil Lounge last month, none other than Bob Weir answered the question by hopping onstage and jamming with John Lennon’s son (Gallo had meandered offstage earlier in the night). Seemingly at ease in any configuration, the Grateful Dead alumnus joins up this weekend with bassist Rob Wasserman, drummer Jay Lane and special guest guitarist Jackie Greene for a to-die-for supergroup they’re calling Scaring the Children. The three titans team together to benefit San Francisco’s nonprofit Blue Bear School of Music, and with such an ominous name, expect the music to be as exploratory as side six of Europe ‘72. It gets out there on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 142 Throckmorton. 142 Throckmorton, Mill Valley. 8pm. $50–$100. 415.383.9600.Gabe Meline
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