going to san francisco - and the first wiseguy who makes a joke about

[AllenLowe]

I will be in San Francisco from December 29-January 5 for my nephew's wedding, but will have some free time - was wondering if anyone can recommend:

1) good, out of the way places to hear music -

2) places/performance centers to drop my CD and promo stuff (wrapped in a rock, of course)

3) good record/CD stores

4) good places to look at old crappy guitars and amps -

Edited December 18, 2007 by AllenLowe

[MoGrubb]

I will be in San Francisco from December 29-January 5 for my nephew's wedding, but will have some free time - was wondering if anyone can recommend:

1) good, out of the way places to hear music -

2) places/performance centers to drop my CD and promo stuff (wrapped in a rock, of course)

3) good record/CD stores

4) good places to look at old crappy guitars and amps -

You big thilly.

[AllenLowe]

also wondering if anyone has any contact info for Ben Goldberg - phone and/or email -

[Jazzmoose]

Here's link to the KCSM-FM Jazz Datebook page that gives a great round up of all the Bay Area jazz hot spots. Sniff. Say hello to home for me...

My favorite record spot was always Streetlight Records, but I know from others here and out there that there are supposed to be better spots in Berkeley.

[J Larsen]

Black Market Music is where I always used to go to look at old crappy guitars and amps.

[BeBop]

Oakland's where it's at. And Berkeley. Amoeba aside (there's one of those in SF too), they got the Grooveyard (now on Claremont), Rasputin's (Telegraph), Saturn for vinyl (College), Musical Offering for classical (Bancroft).

SF shopping's been overed in other threads pretty well. Jazz Quarter (on 20th). Grooves for vinyl (Market). Jack's Record Cellar for 78s. A relatively lousy branch of Rasputin's (Powell).

Not exactly crappy old guitars, but 5th String in Berkeley (Adeline Ave) is cool. Two small places I haven't been in years, Guitar-o-Rama (Telegraph) and Flashback Guitars (College).

Live music: Oakland-side it's Jazzschool and Anna's Jazz Island (downtown Berkeley), maybe Cafe van Kleef for jazz. Broader tastes? Freight and Salvage for other mainly acoustic stuff. Eli's Mile High for blues.

San Francisco live music? Rassela's? Pearl's? Les Joulin? Sorry, I don't do the SF live thing much these days. My Bay Area clients are mainly East Bay.

(You'll notice, no mention of Yoshi's. Deliberate.)h

[AllenLowe]

hm, Yoshi's? isn't that where they hold the White Citizens Council meetings?

just kidding, guys - trying to remain semi-civilized - and thanks for all the suggestions -

[AllenLowe]

"hey punk, where you goin' with that flower in your hand?

hey punk, where you goin' with that flower in your hand?

goin' to San Francisco, to join a psychedelic band."

-Frank Zappa

[Niko]

"I will, I will go to a house That's, that's what I will do I will go to a house..."

now tell me that's not what you'll be doing...

[AllenLowe]

I'll do anything for money -