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Dirk Dirksen

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    White Smoke for Pope of Punk -- Dirk Dirksen Place Is a Reality

    James StarkDirk Dirksen, seen here stomping the shit out of Frankie Fix of the band CRIME, is now the official namesake of 'Dirk Dirksen Place' in North Beach​After years of procedural wrangling more difficult than Dirk Dirksen's personality when faced with a particularly moronic concert audience, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Dirk Dirksen Place‏, Plaque to Remember the Pope of Punk

    Kathy Peck stands at Dirk Dirksen Place​San Francisco doesn't have a walk of fame, but original punk rock promoter/emcee/character Dirk Dirksen will be permanently remembered in North Beach now, thanks to a street sign and a plaque in his honor. After three years of tirelessly working to erect som ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    The Units punked the system, played JC Penney

    Kathy Peck stands at Dirk Dirksen Place​San Francisco doesn't have a walk of fame, but original punk rock promoter/emcee/character Dirk Dirksen will be permanently remembered in North Beach now, thanks to a street sign and a plaque in his honor. After three years of tirelessly working to erect som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Another Mabuhay Makeover

    On a recent rainy Friday I passed 443 Broadway -- the address that once housed celebrated & legendary punk venue the Mabuhay Gardens -- and noticed it had just finished a recent renovation, renaming, and reopening. Previously it had been Club 443 (at which T&T Promotions made an ultimately v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    A Punk Move: S.F. That Much Closer to Naming Street After Curmudgeonly Club Owner

    Dirk Dirksen, seen here stomping the shit out of Frankie Fix of the band CRIME, will soon have a plaque honoring him on the street where his club helped establish West Coast punk. The city plans to later name this street in Dirksen's honor; can a sewer grate honoring Mr. Fix be far behind? Photo by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2008

    SF Gov InAction: Dirk Dirksen alley is back, non-profits pay surprisingly well, and hey - who wants to build a library?

    Dirk Dirksen, seen here stomping the shit out of Frankie Fix of the band CRIME, will soon have a plaque honoring him on the street where his club helped establish West Coast punk. The city plans to later name this street in Dirksen's honor; can a sewer grate honoring Mr. Fix be far behind? Photo by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2007

    Dirk Dirksen Alley On Hold -- Mabuhay Gardens Snubbed at City Hall

    Dirk Dirksen, seen here stomping the shit out of Frankie Fix of the band CRIME, will soon have a plaque honoring him on the street where his club helped establish West Coast punk. The city plans to later name this street in Dirksen's honor; can a sewer grate honoring Mr. Fix be far behind? Photo by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2007

    SF Punk/Metal Legacy Venue Mabuhay Gardens Dies a Second Death

    Dirk Dirksen, seen here stomping the shit out of Frankie Fix of the band CRIME, will soon have a plaque honoring him on the street where his club helped establish West Coast punk. The city plans to later name this street in Dirksen's honor; can a sewer grate honoring Mr. Fix be far behind? Photo by ... More >>

  • Music

    September 19, 2007

    Punk Rock's Nine Lives

    The re-return of the Fab Mab

  • Music

    June 6, 2007

    Golden Garden

    Punk impresario Dirk Dirksen remembered in two-night stand

  • Music

    December 6, 2006

    Dirk Dirksen — Godfather of S.F. Punk Scene

    1937-2006

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    OK Then

    1937-2006

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2003

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  • Music

    May 17, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    Rocky Horror Picture Show; Unauthorized Fab Mab Reunion Show; Ideas in Animation; Slow Poisoners

  • Music

    May 13, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Rocky Horror Picture Show; Unauthorized Fab Mab Reunion Show; Ideas in Animation; Slow Poisoners

  • Music

    October 8, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Rocky Horror Picture Show; Unauthorized Fab Mab Reunion Show; Ideas in Animation; Slow Poisoners

  • Music

    September 24, 1997

    Riff Raff

    Rocky Horror Picture Show; Unauthorized Fab Mab Reunion Show; Ideas in Animation; Slow Poisoners

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