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Local San Francisco Music Scene The San Francisco Bay Area has been a major talent pool during cycles of musical revolutions throughout its history. 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 started in the Bay and then relocated to Los Angeles.
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 * Kenya * Lindy Lafontaine * Monica DuPont * Morrisson * Neurosis * 90s Baby * Ranidu * Roosevelt Radio * Sherlock Tones * Tommy Castro * Weather Pending * Will Derryberry * Zaharrah Sati 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 Great American Music Hall * Greek Theatre in Berkeley * Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View * The Fillmore * The Warfield Theatre San Francisco Bay Area Local Music Scene History Many venues closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, although music fans could still find live streaming events, such as Robert Mondavi Winery's summer concert series in Napa Valley. A show streamed from the winery on July 19, 2020 featured San Francisco singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson, whose charity of choice for the event was The Sidewalk Project. In 2019 POPeye MEdia released a documentary called San Francisco's Dying Music Scene. The film encompasses interviews with Bay Area musicians and what the local scene means to them. Sunny an the Black Pack is a featured band that reflects on they days of the Brainwash Cafe, which was home to various up and coming acts in the 1960s. The film covered the history of other venues such as The Warfield Theatre. Many Bay Area musicians are leaving the region to find more affordable places to live. SF Gate published a story on December 3, 2017 with the headline "Artists are fleeing the Bay Area." Steadily rising high rents have forced many musicians and art galleries to pursue more affordable alternatives. Artists have also complained about diminishing art space. August Hall, which replaced Ruby Skye at 420 Mason Street in Downtown San Francisco, released its first schedule of musical acts. The 2018 lineup includes Giraffage, Madison Beer, Evidence, Jukebox the Ghost, Courtney Barnett, Brazilian Girls, Yasiin Bey, Hot Snakes, Classixx, Washed Out, Oh Wonder and Shakey Graves. The live music venue is run by Nate Valentine, who also runs Harper & Rye, Tipsy Pig, Mamacita and Padrecito. The building was originally built in 1890 as an auditorium and meeting hall. August Hall gets its name from its architect, August Headman. In the 1940s it was a non-profit club called Stage Door. In 1958 it became the Stage Door Theater and began showing movies. The name changed to Regency III Movie Theater in the early 1980s then reverted back to Stage Door Theater in 1989. In the 2000s it was rebuilt and became Ruby Skye, which remained a dance club through late 2017. Tricycle Records released it sixth San Francisco area local artist compilation CD called Friends of Tricycle Records Compilation Vol. 6 in December 2016. The album includes 17 tracks by Bay Area artists such as Rich Girls, Perhapsy, GES, Great Apes, Trash Vampires, Film School and Meet Me In Orbit. The label was founded as a non-profit organization in 2006 by Julie Schuchard and Don Joslin for local DIY artists. SF Station is a website that provides links to local band sites. Some of the bands listed on the site include Anaura, The Countless Others, Estereo, Brian Glaze, The Jack Rubys, The Lovemakers, The Morning Benders, The Provisionals, Skygreen Leopards and Vortex Tribe. The site allows users to add bands. The provides news stories, events and things to do in the Bay Area. The 14th annual San Francisco Electronic Music Festival was held at Brava Theater Center September 12-15, 2013. The show is presented in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences. The festival is run by artists who launched the series in 2000. Since then the music for the festival has spanned the electronic spectrum. The festival has a lengthy advisory board. The event is held every September and is archived on SFEMF.org. Rasputen Records closed its store at 69 Powell Street in San Francisco suddenly in January 2016. The company started in Berkeley in 1971, led by Ken Sarachan, who help on to his location in San Francisco's Upper Haight area. The chain grew to become the Bay Area's largest record store group. Another well known local record store, Streetlight Records on Market Street, closed in the summer of 2015 after being in business for 35 years. |
