Bottom of the HillDespite numerous newspaper articles (including our own back in May about the legal battle toll) about the unfair crackdown the ABC has undertaken against all-ages venues in San Francisco, it seems little has changed on the enforcement side. The clubs are still complaining of being cited for unfair and unwarranted "infractions" like "changing" their opening hours or not serving enough food. That's the bad news. The good news is groups are forming to help create more awareness ab
Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey
July 18, 2009
Café Du Nord
By Wade Grubbs
Better Than: Just sitting around at home listening to the new record.
Saturday night, Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey entertained a small but enthusiastic audience at the Café Du Nord. The pair were founding members and primary songwriters of the dB's, the tuneful power-pop quartet from North Carolina who were a critical if not commercial success in the post-punk 1970s and '80s. They are touring small venues throu
Action JacksonTrashcan Sinatras
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Café Du Nord
Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco
The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college radio airplay in the States (the video for "Hayfever" even turned up for mockery on Beavis and Butt-head), but never quite reached the mainstream like their countrymen Teenage Fanclub or Travis. Singer F
endangered Species? : Bottom of the Hill
The ongoing conflict between local all-ages venues Slim's, Café Du Nord, Great American Music Hall and Bottom of the Hill, and state regulating agency ABC has already been covered fairly extensively, ink-wise. But a Current TV-style video clip posted online by 7x7.com adds local faces to the dispute. Slim's co-owner Dawn Holliday notes that the battle has adversely affected venue staff's morale, while Du Nord boss Guy Carson wonders, "why now, whe
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