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U.S. Regional and Local Music Scenes
Local San Francisco Music Scene


The San Francisco Bay Area has been a major talent pool during cycles of musical revolutions. In the 60s it was center of peace-driven rock music with arists such as Jefferson Airplane, Santana and Grateful Dead. In the 70s it was home of fun-spirited rock bands like Steve Miller Band, The Doobie Brothers, Tower of Power and Journey. In the 80s the Bay was rocked by Huey Lewis & The News. Since the 80s the Bay has produced several hip hop artists with national hits such as Tupac Shakur, MC Hammer, Too Short, E-40, Baby Bash and Casual.

Some of the many notable Bay Area artists include Big Brother & The Holding Company, Country Joe & The Fish, Counting Crows, Third Eye Blind, 4 Non Blondes, Faith No More, Dead Kennedys, Sly & The Family Stone, It's a Beautiful Day, Lindsey Buckingham, Beau Brummels, Graham Central Station, Jellyfish, Pablo Cruise, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Call, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Other Ones, The Tubes and Train. Metallica is from the Bay and then relocated to Los Angeles.




San Francisco Headline Acts

Grateful Dead - rock
Santana - rock
Doobie Brothers - rock
Steve Miller Band - rock
Green Day - alternative, rock
Counting Crows - alternative, rock
Train - alternative
Social Distortion - alternative, rock

San Francisco Music Acts

A Nice Vibe * Adrian West * Aquamarines * Aoede * Bassnectar * beats antique * Conscious Souls * Corinne West * Crown City Rockers * Delaney Simpson * Divasonic * DriftingSand * Ebby Divine * Eotomusic * Holly Saucy * Jackie Greene * Jonah Matranga * Kenya * Lindy Lafontaine * Monica DuPont * Morrisson * Neurosis * 90s Baby * Ranidu * Roosevelt Radio * Sherlock Tones * Tommy Castro * Weather Pending * Will Derryberry * Zaharrah Sati

Local Scene Venues

Amnesia * Bimbo's * Bottom of the Hill * Broadway Studios * DNA Lounge * Hemlock Tavern * Hotel Utah Saloon * Liquid Nightclub * Mezzanine * Palace of Fine Arts * Rick Shaw Stop * Rockit Room * Slim's * The Independent * The Plough and the Stars * Yoshi's

Big Venues

Great American Music Hall * Greek Theatre in Berkeley * Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View * The Fillmore * The Warfield Theatre






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