San Francisco Voice

Most of the events that I post about on San Fran Voice are music or art events that I’m personally interested in. Sometimes this is just because they catch my eye and sound like something worth checking out. Often it’s because I know the people involved in them and am sure it’ll be a fun time. Today’s recommended event (which starts tonight and runs through Wednesday, October 24th) wouldn’t have caught my attention if it weren’t for a tip from a reader. The reader happens to be a Los Angeles resident who is going to be in the San Francisco …read more

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San Fran Voice is all about finding great things in this city from great venues for live music to lessons in love learned from the streets of San Francisco.  One of the daily finds in the Bay Area is entertainment.  There’s simply no shortage of art, oddities and experiences in San Francisco.  To reflect that, San Fran Voice has a daily YouTube pick which shows off someone or something related to San Francisco.
Today’s YouTube pick is about Swan’s Oyster Depot, a longtime family restaurant in San Francisco.  Today is the O’Reilley’s Oyster and Beer Festival which has live music and lots …read more

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Venue: GIORDANO BROS.
Address: 303 Columbus Ave. @ Broadway
Neighborhood: North Beach 
Types of bands that play here:  Jam Bands, check out JamBase for schedule
How often there’s live music:  5 nights / week
Points given for:  Great neighborhood bar feel in a terrific neighborhood, no cover, good for discovering local music
Points taken away because: can get jam packed; JamBase isn’t kept up-to-date about who is playing
Overall: The “most kissed music journalist” would be happy to get kissed here
Giordano Bros. is a San Francisco venue which doesn’t always make the list of those venues that you should visit if you’re looking for live music in …read more

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We hesitated at the door of the North Beach sandwich shop, not because we were unsure if it was the right venue (the throbbing music welcoming us in confirmed that for us), but because we weren’t sure how to make our way through the crowded door.  Giordano Bros. is a hole-in-the-wall spot on the west side of Columbus Street, a place I’ve passed hundreds of times without ever noticing it, and the entrance was partially blocked by one of the members of Resin, the seven-piece trip-hop funk band that was already rocking out upon our arrival.
We immediately realized that the …read more

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While friends around the country find themselves buried in snow and begging for hot chocolate, I burrowed down into the bottom of my closet and found a tank top to wear in appreciation of today’s beautiful San Francisco weather.  It’s simply stunning outside, with warm sunshine and no sense of humidity and the occasional breeze wafting through.  This makes it a perfect day for grabbing some gelato and heading to the park.
If I lived closer to Golden Gate Park, that would be my place of choice – with its many options for glorious diversion offering a urban retreat across so …read more

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