21 Grand509 Cultural Center
The 509 Cultural Center is based at 509 Ellis Street in San Francisco. The 7th Note
The 7th Note was a 1990's jazz club based at 901 Columbus Avenue. The building on Columbus Avenue was completed in 1923 and was originally a nightclub called the Lido Lounge. In the 1940's and 1950's the venue was a dance and jazz club called The Italian Village, subsequently shortened to The Village. In the early 1980's the building was the brief base for the relocated Boarding House. Subsequently in the 1980's it became Bal Tabarin and then Wolfgang's. After Wolfgang's closed due to a fire in 1987 the club reopened in 1990 as the 7th Note. In 2003 it became Cobb's Comedy Club. 924 Gilman StreetAvalon BallroomBasin Street WestBeanbendersBerkeley Community TheaterBerkeley Store GalleryBimbo's 365 Club.Blackhawk.Boarding HouseBoth/AndBottom Of The HillBroadway Studios Nightclub / On Broadway Theater
Bruno'sCabale
The Cabale (or Cabale Creamery) was a folk club located at 2504 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley. The club which probably existed from 1963 to the Summer of 1965, was an important West Coast folk club which attracted performers from the Cambridge folk scene on the East Coast. Subsequently the building was home to the Questing Beast, Tito's and, in the 1970's, the Longbranch. The Cabaret, Cotati
Café du Nord
The Café Du Nord is a nightclub, restaurant and live music venue located in the Swedish-American building at 2170 Market Street in San Francisco. The Swedish American Hall was built in 1907 by Swedish craftsmen and has retained much of its Victorian interior. California HallCalliope Ballroom
The Calliope Ballroom was located at 924 Howard Street. The first benefit concert for the San Francisco Mime Troupe, organized by Bill Graham, was held in the hall. It appears that there are no official releases that include live music from the Calliope. Carousel BallroomCenter for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT)
The Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT) is based at 1750 Arch Street in Berkeley. Chi Chi Club
Civic Auditorium (San Francisco Civic Auditorium / Bill Graham Civic Auditorium)
The Civic Auditorium on Grove Street was built in 1914/15 for the Panama Pacific Exposition and was originally called the Exposition Hall. It has been used over the years for political conventions, award ceremonies and many musical events. In 1992 the building which was then called the San Francisco Civic Auditorium was renamed the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Club Hangover
Club Hangover, which opened in the late 1940's, was the premier tradiational jazz venue in San Francisco during the 1950's. The club at 729 Bush Street was run by Doc Dougherty. During the 1950's there were many radio broadcasts of concerts at Club Hangover. Subsequently a number of these have been released on CD, particularly on the Storyville label. Information about these recordings, by performers such as Kid Ory, George Lewis, Lee Collins and Earl Hines, may be added at a later date. Club Jazz Nouveau
Club Jazz Nouveau is a jazz venue located at 2801 Leavenworth Street in the Cannery area of San Francisco. The club opened in 2003. For more information see the Club Jazz Nouveau website. The Coffee Gallery
The Coffee Gallery, at 1353 Grant Avenue, was primarily a jazz venue in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Some folk music performances were held in the 1960's including the debut shows of The Great Society. At some point in the 1960's the building was sold and the club became the Lost And Found Saloon. Concord Pavillion / Concord Jazz Festival.Continental Ballroom
The Continental Ballroom in Santa Clara hosted rock concerts in late 1966 and 1967. The Grateful Dead performed at the venue about half a dozen times between December 1966 and July 1967. Bootleg tapes of a number of groups playing at the ballroom exist but no official recordings have been made at the venue. Cow PalaceCowell Theater
Deaf Club
The Deaf Club on Valencia Street was, for a brief 18 month period from the end of 1978 to the Summer of 1980, a punk rock club. DeMarco's 23 Club
DeMarco's 23 Club was a country and western club located on Visitacion Avenue in Brisbane. Edinburgh Castle
The Edinburgh Castle, at 950 Geary in San Francisco, is a Scottish themed pub. The pub is the venue for many author readings and is home to the Scottish Cultural and Arts Foundation. The Edinburgh Castle also has DJ nights, ceilidhs and other music performances. El MatadorElite Club
In the early 1980's the building, at 1805 Geary Street, that was formerly the Fillmore Auditorium was a rock club called the Elite Club. The Fillmore name was reinstated later in the decade. Fairmount Hotel
Family Dog On The Great HighwayFantasy Studios
At least one album was recorded live with a studio audience at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Fillmore AuditoriumFillmore WestThe Firehouse
The Firehouse was a short lived club located at 3763 Sacramento Street in San Francisco, a building which had formerly housed fire engines. The club operated during the first few months of 1966 and presented shows by a number of the new bands of the time including; The Charlatans, Sopwith Camel, Big Brother and The Holding Company, The Alligator Clip and The Wildflower. The second floor of the property was used as a rehearsal space by Sopwith Camel. It appears that there are no official releases that include live music from The Firehouse. Freight & SalvageFrost Amphitheater
The Frost Amphitheater is situated on Stanford University Campus in Palo Alto. Fugazi HallFugazi Hall, at 678 Green Street, was donated to the local community by John Fugazi, a local banker, in 1912. The hall is used for community events and meetings. Over the years it has also been a venue for poetry readings, comedy performances and music events. The upper floor of the building houses an exhibition of photographs portraying the history of the local Italian community. Note that Fugazi Hall appears to have been used for "studio" as well as live recordings. Both categories are included below. Note also that Fugazi Hall has been used for comedy recordings but these fall outside the scope of this discography. Golden Gate Park
Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral was consecrated in 1965. Duke Ellington first performed his Concert of Sacred Music during the consecration celebrations. Since then the cathedral has been used for secular as well as religious music performances and a number of live and "studio" recordings have been produced in the building. Great American Music HallGreek TheaterHarmon Gymnasium
Hemlock Tavern
The Hemlock Tavern is located at 1131 Polk Street in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. The back room of the tavern is a music venue which presents a wide range of live shows and DJ events. For more information see the Hemlock Tavern website. Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium / Oakland Auditorium
The Oakland Auditorium, at 10 Tenth Street in Oakland, was opened in 1913. The building was refurbished in the early 1980's and reopened in 1984 as the Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium. The building has been used throughout it's lifetime for a wide range of sporting, musical and political events. Herbst Theater
The Herbst Theatre is located in the War Memorial Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. The theater, which was originally the Veteran's Auditorium, was refurbished and reopened in 1977 as the Herbst Theater. For further information see the Herbst Theater web pages. Hotel Utah Saloonhungry iInn Of The Beginning
The Inn Of The Beginning, a bar on Old Redwood Highway in Cotati, was a rock and folk venue from 1968 to 1982. After closing the building was unused for a number of years but opened in the 1990's as a microberwery/acoustic music venue. Intersection For The ArtsIntersection for the Arts, at 446 Valencia Street, was established in 1965 and is one of San Francisco's oldest alternative art spaces. Intersection present new and experimental works of literature, theater, music, dance and the visual arts. For more information see the Intersection For The Arts website.
The Italian Village / The Village
The Italian Village, subsequently shortened to The Village, was a dance and jazz venue based at 901 Columbus Avenue in the 1940's and 1950's. The building was completed in 1923 and was originally a nightclub called the Lido Lounge. In the early 1980's the building was the brief base for the relocated Boarding House. Subsequently in the 1980's it became Bal Tabarin and Wolfgang's. The latter closed after a fire in 1987. The 7th Note jazz club opened in the building in 1990 and in 2003 it became Cobb's Comedy Club. Jabberwock
The Jabberwock was a mid-sixties folk club located at 2901 Telegraph in Berkeley, a building that was formerly Tsubo's. The Jabberwock, which probably opened sometime in 1964, was by 1965 the premier club of its type in the area and was home venue for local groups such as Country Joe & The Fish and The Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, as well as a popular venue for touring performers. The Jabberwock closed in July 1967. The building has subsequently been demolished. It appears that there are no official releases that include live music from the club. Jazz At Pearl'sThe Jazz School, Berkeley
Jazz WorkshopJimbo's Bop City
Jimbo's Waffle Shop on Post Street in the Fillmore district was opened in 1950 by Jimbo Edwards. Through the 1950's a large room at the rear of the waffle shop was the most popular after-hours venue for jazz musicians to get together and play. Jimbo's closed in 1965. No recordings were made at Jimbo's but there is a documentary about the club Legend of Bop City which was directed by Carol Chamberland and released in 1998. Kabuki Theater
The Kabuki Theater at 1881 Post Street was opened 1960 as a dinner theater. It was a regular venue for musical events especially during the early 1980's. The building was sold in 1984 and is now a cineplex. Keystone BerkeleyKeystone KornerKimball's
Kimball's East
Kimball's East, a jazz venue in Emeryville, opened 1989. For more information see the Kimball's East website. Kimo's
Kimo's is located at 1351 Polk Street in San Francisco. Koncepts Cultural GalleryLion's Share
The Lion's Share opened at 60 Red Hill Avenue in San Anselmo in 1969. An earlier Lion's Share, a folk club, had operated in Sausalito. The Sons Of Champlin and Clover were regular performers at the club during the 1970's, as were many of the Marin County rock scene including members of the Grateful Dead, Van Morison and Jesse Colin Young. Little Theater
Longshoremen's Hall
The Longshoremen's Hall, situated near Fishermen's Wharf in San Francisco was the meeting hall for the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. It was one of the first Bay Area venues used by the newly evolving music and multi-media groups. It was the venue for the first Family Dog dances A Tribute to Dr. Strange and A Tribute to Sparkle Plenty in October 1965, and A Tribute to Ming The Merciless in November 1965. The Longshoremen's Hall was also the venue for The Trips Festival in January 1966. It appears that there are no official releases that include live music from the Longshoremen's Hall. Lou's Pier 47
Luggage Store Gallery
The Luggage Store Gallery is based at 1007 Market Street in San Francisco. The venue hosts an experimental music series, the Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series, which first took place in 1991.
For more information see the Luggage Store Gallery website. Mabuhay GardensMarines Memorial Hall
Maritime HallMasonic AuditoriumMatrixMo's Melody Mansion
Mocambo Club
Mr. D'sNew George's
New George's, on Fourth Street in San Rafael, was one of the major rock venues in Marin County during the 1990's. New Langton Arts TheaterNew Orleans HouseNorth Beach Revival
North Beach Revival opened in 1971 in a building at 1024 Kearny Street that has once housed the Off Broadway jazz club. The club subsequently became Morty's in the 1980's and Cocodrie from 1994 onwards. The long history of the building as a music venue came to an end when Cocodrie closed in 2000. It appears that there are no official releases that include live music from the North Beach Revival. Oakland Auditorium
See Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium. Oakland ColiseumOakland Museum Theatre
Oakland Museum Theater is based in Oakland Museum at 1000 Oak Street, Oakland. For more information see the Oakland Museum website. Old WaldorfOmni
The Omni, on Shattuck Avenue in Oakland, was opened in 1985. The building, which was constructed in the early 1930's, was originally a social hall. Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater at 1132 Market Street came into existence when the original Orpheum Theater relocated to the building. It continued the vaudeville tradition of the original theater for a few years before becoming a movie theater. In 1976 the theater became the home of the Civic Light Opera and occasionally from then onward the venue has hosted rock and pop concerts. Palace Of Fine ArtsParamount TheaterPeppermint Tree
Located at 660 Broadway the Peppermint Tree was a rock venue between 1964 and 1975. It appears that there are no official releases that include live music from the Peppermint Tree. Plush RoomPurple Onion
The Purple Onion, at 140 Columbus Avenue, became a famous folk music and comedy venue in the 1950's. The club was opened by Bud Steinhoff in 1952. After Steinhoff's death in 1989 the club changed hands but continued as a music venue. Though comedy albums recorded at the Purple Onion have been released it appears that there are no official releases that include live music from the club. Questing Beast
The Questing Beast was short lived coffeehouse/folk club located at 2504 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley, a building that had previously been the Cabale (or Cabale Creamery) folk club. The Questing Beast opened towards the end of 1965 and closed in May 1966. Subsequently the building was home to the Tito's and, in the 1970's, the Longbranch. It appears that there are no official releases that include live music from the club. Rasselas Jazz Club
Rasselas is a jazz club and bar that is currently located at 1534 Fillmore Street in San Francisco. For more information see the Rasselas website. Red Garter
Rickshaw Stop
Rickshaw Stop is a a music venue, nightclub, bar and restaurant located at 155 Fell Street in San Francisco. For more information see the Rickshaw Stop website. Rock Garden
The Rock Garden was a small, short-lived venue, at 4742 Mission in San Francisco, which presented rock 'n' roll and psychedelic music in 1967. The Grateful Dead performed at the venue about half a dozen times in March and April 1967. There are no official recordings of performances at the venue. Rockland
The SaloonThe Shady Grove
ShorelineSlim'sStarry Plough
Stern Grove
Stern Grove was given to the city of San Francisco in 1931 by Rosalie M. Stern in memory of her husband Sigmund. Since 1938 the venue has been the home of the Stern Grove Festival, an admission-free, music, theater and dance festival. For more information see the Stern Grove site. The StoneStraight Theater
The Straight Theater at 1702 Haight Street was built in 1910. The building was converted from a movie theater to a dance hall during 1966 and 1967 opening in the Summer of 1967. Many of the major Bay Area groups, including the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother and The Holding Company and Country Joe and The Fish played during the opening week. The theater was also used for dance, theater and poetry events. The Straight closed in April 1969. After standing derelict for a number of years the building was demolished at the end of the 1970's. It appears that there are no official releases that include live music from the theater. Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill was a blues club opened by Barbabra Dane sometime in the 1950's. The club is celebrated in a song by Lonnie Johnson, Fine Booze and Heavy Dues. The Sweat Shop
SweetwaterThe Tangent, Palo Alto
Theatre 1839The Tin Angel
The Tin Angel, which was located at 987 Embarcadero in the 1950's, was primarily a folk club. In the 1960's the club became On The Levee and featured traditional jazz. Tsubo's Club
Tsubo's, located on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, was a coffee house/jazz club in (probably) the late 1950's and early 1960's. It became the Jabberwock in 1963. The TridentTUVA / The Jazz House
TUVA (or TUVA Space) was opened in the 1990's in a property that had been an antique store at 3192 Adeline in Berkeley. It was a leading jazz and uderground music venue. The property changed hands at the start of 2003 and became The Jazz House. Uncle Charlie's
Uncle Charlie's was a bar/music venue in Corte Madera that operated in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Venue 9
Venue 9 was located at 252 Ninth Street in San Francisco. The building is now the Footloose Dance Company and Shotwell Studios. Veteran's Memorial Building
War Memorial Opera House
Warfield TheaterWinterlandWolfgang's
Wolfgang's was opened at 901 Columbus Avenue by Bill Graham in 1983. It quickly became one of the top rock venues in the city. The club closed after a fire in the Summer of 1987. The building on Columbus Avenue was completed in 1923 and was originally a nightclub called the Lido Lounge. In the 1940's and 1950's the venue was a dance and jazz club called The Italian Village, subsequently shoertened to The Village. In the early 1980's the building was the brief base for the relocated Boarding House. Subsequently in the 1980's it became Bal Tabarin before becoming Wofgang's. After Wolfgang's closed the club reopened in 1990 as the 7th Note jazz club. In 2003 it became Cobb's Comedy Club. The Yellow Room
Yoshi'sZellerbach Auditorium
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The following albums were recorded live in the Bay Area. Any information about the exact venues for these recordings is welcome. It would be good to be able to move them out of this section. Last updated Aug 2007 |