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He got his start producing icily aggressive gangsta rap beats for Harlem's Dipset crew, but AraabMuzik — the stage moniker of Rhode Island native Abraham Orellana — is pioneering a new flavor of moody electronica. As numerous online videos prove, Orellana is a virtuoso of the MPC, a...
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Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
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Free, Electronica, Dance, Hip-Hop |
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Get used to hearing this a lot in the future: "What? It's sold out? Already!?" (followed by a steady stream of invective crude enough to make an Int'l Longshore & Warehouse Union representative blush and back away). The deadly combination of Twitter, the Internet, phones with powerful...
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Richmond (Inner)
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Pop, Indie, Festival, Electronica, Dance |
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It might surprise anyone who's heard his booming tenor of a voice, but San Francisco singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman didn't always want to be a musician. His first chosen profession? Comedian. Which goes some way toward explaining the sharp humor in his lyrics.
"I tried to do [comedy], but...
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Potrero Hill
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Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Americana, Acoustic |
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In the four years since its last full-length, 2008's Magnificent Fiend, Bay Area blooze-psych quintet Howlin Rain hooked up with famous admirer Rick Rubin, who helped midwife new album The Russian Wilds. While guitar-playing frontman Ethan Miller has the band's controls set for the heart of...
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Haight/ Fillmore
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Rock, Psychedelic |
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Slim's :
Sat., February 18, 9:00pm
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Garland Jeffreys has made it almost to age 70 without having to prove a damn thing. This takes some doing when your music includes influences as diverse as Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. John, and reggae, the latter of which Jeffreys likes to throw in when he's least giving a fuck. The word...
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South of Market
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Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Americana, All Ages |
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Dear fans of the Hold Steady and (the now-legendary) Lifter Puller: Stay positive, for the ever-charismatic Craig Finn is once again gracing a San Francisco stage — and this time, he'll be all by his lonesome. So grab your whiskey, grab your ginger, and settle in to hear material from...
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Potrero Hill
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Rock, Indie, Festival, All Ages |
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Madrone Art Bar :
Third Friday of every month, 9:00pm
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If the 20th Century is far too futuristic for you already, settle back into the '80s, and all its hip-hop glory, at That '80s Show. Bomb Hip-Hop DJs Dave Paul and Jeff Harris spin from the golden era of beats and emcees, or, as they put it, "Cabbage Patch Kids, Rubik's Cube, Live Aid,...
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Haight/ Fillmore
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New Wave, Hip-Hop, DJ, Dance |
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Magnet :
Third Wednesday of every month, 7:30pm
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Buried deep down in the very core of our hearts is the passion to perform. We secretly want to dress in 1960s get-up, strap on a ukulele, and do Tiny Tim covers. No? Maybe that's just us. However, we can all agree on the burning desire to perform and create art. The hard part (besides mustering...
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Castro/ Noe Valley
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Armed with stringed instruments and intense training from the likes of Juilliard and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Classical Revolution is on a mission to change the way classical music is perceived and performed in this city. Conceived in late 2006, the collective's intent has been...
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Mission/ Bernal Heights
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Free, Classical |
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Make-Out Room :
Every week Friday, 10:00pm
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Since 2007, the DJ trio of Tom Thump, Damon Bell, and DJ Centipede has offered up Loose Joints, the most ass-shakingest weekly survey of African-rooted pop in the city. Step into the Make-Out Room, order a couple of drinks, admire the sparkly ceiling decor, and listen before you dance. Along...
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Mission/ Bernal Heights
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Soul, International, House, Hip-Hop, Funk, DJ, Dance |
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222 Hyde :
Second Tuesday of every month, 10:00pm
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Big-name DJs run the decks at this Burning-Man friendly dance party with the special dress code. Tutu Tuesdays is about two things: Tutus, and the number two. It's held every second Tuesday at the address 222, and it costs two dollars to get in. IF you're wearing a tutu, that is; the DJs are....
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Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
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House, DJ, Dance |
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Pier 23 Cafe :
Third Sunday of every month, 4:00pm
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San Francisco quintet Hot Pocket, an offshoot of the 10-piece hip-hop and Latin funk outfit Bayonics, has built a solid following by filling bars across the city several times a week with its enormous repertoire of soul, funk, and hip-hop covers. We spoke briefly to lead vocalist and San...
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Embarcadero
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Soul, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Funk, Covers |
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The Audium was started in 1965 by composer Stan Shaff and equipment designer Doug McEachern. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays, and you have to be there on time — they lock the door. The room fits 50 people or so. There are chairs arranged in a semicircle. There are something like 180...
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Nob Hill/ Russian Hill/ Fisherman's Wharf
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New Age, Experimental, Ambient |
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Infusion Lounge :
Third Thursday of every month, 8:00pm
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Citizens from "red" states say they're against San Francisco values, but we've seen them wriggling with adoration at Fauxgirls! — and Fauxgirls! is not a delicate show. It's wonderful and funny and the gowns are very pretty, but the performers aren't playing. The visitors in question, a...
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Union Square/ Financial District
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LGBT, Drag, Cabaret |
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The Blue Macaw :
Fourth Friday of every month, 9:00pm
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The members of the high-energy Duniya Drum and Dance Company were probably sitting around one day, thinking: We need more room. And then someone walked into the former 12 Galaxies space, looked around, and smiled. At the new monthly event, Duniya Dancehall, the company's...
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Mission/ Bernal Heights
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International |
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Elbo Room :
Third Saturday of every month, 10:00pm
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The current surge of early-reggae and R&B club nights in town shows that the '60s are finally back in an authentic, non-Boomer-centric way. For the last few years, the twice-monthly Saturday Night Soul Party has maintained a spot on the top of the heap. DJs Phengren, Paul Paul, and Pink Panzer...
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Mission/ Bernal Heights
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Soul, R&B, Oldies, Hipster, DJ |
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Amnesia :
Every week Wednesday, 7:00pm
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The term "gaucho" commonly refers to nomadic South American cowboys, which is pretty indicative of how the San Francisco band Gaucho plays its version of Gypsy jazz: in Gaucho's hands, le jazz manouche is left playfully unchained to the genre's European historical foundations, allowing the...
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Mission/ Bernal Heights
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Jazz, Free, Acoustic |
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Madrone Art Bar :
Third Saturday of every month, 9:00pm
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Ever wish you were on the set of your favorite indie music video, dancing in a meadow with flowers and half-naked hipsters surrounding you? Well, good, we don't either. It's much more preferable to live out this indie dancing fantasy in a small club, where shots are pouring and pollen allergies...
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Haight/ Fillmore
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Indie, Electro, DJ, Dance |
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Trigger :
Every week Saturday, 8:00pm
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It is not uncommon for young corporate employees to dream of quitting their day job to fully devote themselves to a creative pursuit. Bay Area DJ CLAKSAARB, aka Chris Nguyen, is one of the fortunate few who took the risk and saw it pay off. He left his 9-to-5 at a mortgage lending company to...
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Castro/ Noe Valley
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LGBT, DJ, Dance |
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El Rio :
Every week Monday, 9:00pm
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No other sexually ambiguous club night wears its Kierkegaardian handle quite as well as Gay/Not Gay. Guests walking into El Rio on a Monday evening immediately succumb to a meltdown of libidinal uncertainty and psychological ambiguity. Fortunately, DJs Mrs. Robinson and Jenny Hoyston spin a...
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Mission/ Bernal Heights
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Rock, LGBT, Hip-Hop, Free, DJ, Dance |
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Hemlock Tavern :
Every week Monday, 10:00pm
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You can blame Al Gore for the dearth of quality punk rock in the jukeboxes of America. Not because of his li'l censor-happy P.M.R.C. wife (who's done plenty of damage, no doubt), but because Al had to go and invent the internet. What a bum! Even dives with great jukes are phasing out their...
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Nob Hill/ Russian Hill/ Fisherman's Wharf
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Rock, Punk, Hardcore, Free, DJ |
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Pop's Bar :
Third Tuesday of every month, 9:00pm
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If you've spent any significant time in the punk underground, no doubt you've been forced to draw your own personal "Emo Line," i.e., the line your Superior Musical Taste™ won't allow you to cross when the music gets too pop, too pouty, or too un-punk to admit liking in public. This...
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Mission/ Bernal Heights
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Rock, Punk, Post-Punk, Indie, Free, Emo, DJ |
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Amnesia :
Fourth Friday of every month, 9:00pm
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If it's dancing girls you want, or if it's a dancing girl you are, Baxtalo Drom is your jam. Deep, deep in the steampunk jungle, this belly-dance-flavored club is rife with old-timey aesthetics, exposed tattooage, and feathers in hairdos. The evening is organized by the very pretty women of...
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Mission/ Bernal Heights
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International, Cabaret, Acoustic |
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Som Bar :
Every week Wednesday, 10:00pm
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In the male-dominated world of DJs, local selectors Green B and Daneekah have managed to tilt the spotlight toward the ladies with their dancehall releases and long-running reggae party Coo-Yah!. The two met one day on Haight Street while flyering for separate parties, and began DJing together...
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Mission/ Bernal Heights
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Reggae, Free, DJ, Dancehall |
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Castro/ Noe Valley
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Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Indie, Festival, Acoustic |
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