[NewMusic] Bay Area Information for Musicking Peoples

[Philip Gelb]

Tom Bickley is the one in charge of the Meridian Music
Series. Yes, it is still going and the gallery moved
to a much nicer and larger space recently. I imagine
the series will start up again in the fall.

phil


--- Sarah - 21 Grand <21grand at 21grand.org> wrote:

> Matt D-evised:
> The Venues page of www.bayimproviser.com is in need
> of a good weeding
> - many of the venues listed don't exist anymore or
> don't feature "this
> music".
> 
> On the list, these are the ones I know to be active
> and at least
> somewhat welcoming to people who aren't in a
> pre-determined group of
> musicians or nationally/internationally famous:
> 1510 8th St Performance Space (near West Oakland
> BART) - has piano
> venue type: living room of house
> 
> 21 Grand (25th and Broadway, Oakland)
> venue type: white cube arts space
> 
> Artists' Television Access (21st and Valencia, SF) -
> primarily a media arts
> org. has occasional music shows
> venue type: storefront screening room w/removable
> seating
> 
> Edinburgh Castle (Tenderloin, SF) - not very often
> venue type: upstairs room from bar
> 
> 
> G3 Lounge (Inner Richmond district, SF) - Weds.
> night series free (no one
> gets paid) exp. folx - not the greatest sound system
> venue type: bar
> 
> Hemlock Tavern (Tenderloin, SF) - Tony B is the
> booker - most likely
> prospects have "rock" connections
> venue type: back room in bar
> 
> Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series (6th St. and
> Market, SF) - every
> Thursday, they also have a few other sporadic series
> venue type: white cube arts space up a looooong
> flight of stairs
> 
> Mama Buzz Cafe (23rd and Telegraph, Oakland) - venue
> has no P.A. - keep it
> on the quiet side so the neighbors don't complain
> venue type: side room of cafe
> 
> Meridian Gallery (is still in operation) (Union
> Square, SF) - Mr. Gelb or
> Mr. Bickley would know best
> venue type: damn I haven't been there
> 
> Outsound Presents: SIMM Series (9th and Mission, SF)
> - has piano
> 
> Starry Plough (Near Ashby Bart, Berkeley) -
> occasional exp. music shows
> venue type: bar
> 
> Stork Club (24th and Telegraph, Oakland) - changed
> bookers relatively
> recently - used to be more adventurous, now a lot
> more hardcore/punk/garge
> rock stuff
> venue type: bar
> 
> Temescal Cafe (49th and Telegraph, Oakland) - are
> they having shows again?
> 
> The Lab  (16th St. and Capp, SF) - need to submit
> proposal to programming
> committee, check submission guidelines
> venue type: white cube arts space
> 
> sl
> 
> 
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