To request ADA seating: Please send us an email at boxoffice@thechapelsf.com or call our box office at (415) 551-5157 and we can assist you. Our ADA area can reach capacity early, so we highly recommend contacting us as soon as possible. Day of show requests may not be able to be accommodated.
Dine with us at Curio and receive Expedited Entry into The Chapel! When you kick off your evening with dinner and drinks at Curio, you'll be checked into the show right at your table and avoid the line outside. Be sure to tell us you're coming to the show when you make your reservation HERE.
$28 Advance / $33 Day Of Show
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Poi Dog Pondering is the ever evolving & exploring musical collective lead by band founder, and principle visionary; Frank Orrall (who is also percussionist / vocalist with Thievery Corporation).
Raised in the Pacific Ocean, and in the rain forests of Hawai’i, Frank’s song writing is rooted in nature, and the sensual world. Frank has guided Poi Dog Pondering through 40+ years of exploration in sound & prose. 2026 Finds Frank in mid creation of a new PDP album, with new songs debuting at recent shows.
Poi Dog Pondering keeps thriving because Frank’s ethic has always been about following the musical heart. PDP’s steadfast independence has allowed the music to perennially bloom. From post-punk bohemian street buskers to impossible to market major label sacrificial lambs, and on to hard won autonomy with Frank’s own record label; Platetectonic Music. Poi dog pondering have ripened into staunchly independent musical voyagers. They have let every sound that inspires flow through the music and flood it with ever changing colors: Acoustic, Orchestral and Electronic textures. Rock Band Soul & Disco, & their unique acous-tronic “Soul Sonic Orchestra” Sound. (Threaded all along the way with ‘heart on the sleeve’ lyrics that embrace the beauty and pain of everyday life).
42 years down the line there is a bolstered sense of history within PDP now. A swagger that comes from having steadfastly carved its own path. It is quite apparent that PDP has always been, and ever will be, in-it-for-the-love-of-it; creating and performing.Line up changes are par for the course. PDP is an organic entity, it changes like life does. But there is a core with strong roots & deep personal history, open to new ears and ready to experiment and collaborate— that’s what keeps it vibrant.
Archer Monk is the nom de plume for Mill Valley, CA based singer songwriter T. Christenson. With a few albums under his belt, he classifies his songs as “tumbleweed pop”. His latest album is signed and sealed but will be delivered later this fall.
