Travelers’ Needs - San Francisco and Northern California - page 247

Blues
San Francisco probably has more
blues clubs than anywhere else
in the world, except Chicago.
Every night of the week, live
blues is played somewhere in
town, from bars like The Saloon
to The Boom Boom Room ,
which is owned by musician
John Lee Hooker. Lou's Fish
Shack , on Fisherman's Wharf, has
live blues bands on the bill
almost every day, with special
shows on weekends. The award-
winning Biscuits and Blues
has local blues spotlights on
weekdays and special shows
on weekends.

Folk, Country, and
World Music
Although folk music's mass
appeal has faded since the
fervent days of the 1960s,
when singers like Joan Baez
and Pete Seeger appeared
regularly, fans of the genre
can find live performers
playing in clubs and coffee-
houses all around the Bay Area.
Berkeley's Freight & Salvage
Coffeehouse hosts country
and bluegrass bands as well as
singer-songwriters, and it is
probably the prime folk-music
club in San Francisco and
surrounding area. Starry

Plough in Berkeley is also
mostly folk oriented, although
many country/ western music
stars perform here. Café Du
Nord has acoustic performers
in its underground club.
While down-home country
music fans may have to
search hard to find anything
that suits their tastes, the
Bay Area is rich in “World
Music,” which covers
everything from reggae and
soca to Taiko drumming and
klezmer music. The cozy
Ashkenaz Music & Dance
Café hosts a wildly diverse
range of performers.

DIRECTORY

Major Arenas
Cow Palace
Geneva Ave & Santos St.
Te l 404-4111.
Greek Theater
UC Berkeley.
Te l [phone].
Nob Hill Masonic
Auditorium
1111 California St.
Map 4 F3.
Te l 776-7457 or (877) 598-
8497 (for tickets).
∑ masonicauditorium.
com
Shoreline
Amphitheater
1 Amphitheater Parkway,
Mountain View.
Te l [phone].
Sleeptrain Pavilion
2000 Kirker Pass Rd,
Concord.
Te l [phone].
Warfield
982 Market St.
Map 5 C5. Te l 345-0900.

Folk, Country,
and World Music
Ashkenaz Music &
Dance Café
1317 San Pablo Ave,
Berkeley.
Te l [phone].
Café Du Nord
2170 Market St.
Map 10 E2.
Te l 861-5016.
∑ cafedunord.com
Freight & Salvage
Coffeehouse
1111 Addison St, Berkeley.
Te l [phone].
Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Ave,
Berkeley.
Te l [phone]/0188.

Fillmore Auditorium
1805 Geary Blvd.
Map 4 D4.
Te l 346-6000.
∑ thefillmore.com
Great American
Music Hall
859 O'Farrell St.
Map 5 A5.
Te l 885-0750.
Hotel Utah Saloon
500 4th St.
Map 5 C5.
Te l 546-6300.
Slim's
333 11th St.
Map 10 F1.
Te l 255-0333.
∑ slims-sf.com

Savanna Jazz
2937 Mission St.
Map 10 F3.
Te l 285-3369
SFJAZZ Center
205 Franklin St.
Map 4 F5.
∑ sfjazz.org
Verdi Club
2424 Mariposa St.
Map 11 A3.
Te l 861-9199.
Yoshi's
510 Embarcadero West,
Jack London Sq, Oakland.
Te l [phone].
1330 Fillmore St.
Map 10 F2.
Te l 655-5600.

Jazz
Gold Dust Lounge
165 Jefferson St.
Map 4 F1.
Te l 397-1695.
Monterey Jazz
Festival
2000 Fairgrounds Rd at
Casa Verde, Monterey.
Te l [phone].
∑ montereyjazz
festival.org
Rassela's Jazz Club
1534 Fillmore St.
Map 10 F2.
Te l 346-8696.
Rrazz Room
1000 Van Ness Ave.
Map 4 F4.
Te l (1800) 380-3095.

Blues
Biscuits and Blues
401 Mason St.
Map 5 B5.
Te l 292-2583.
The Boom Boom
Room
1601 Fillmore St.
Map 10 F2.
Te l 673-8067.
Lou's Fish Shack
300 Jefferson St.
Map 5 B1.
Te l 771-5687.
The Saloon
1232 Grant Ave.
Map 5 C3.
Te l 989-7666.

Rock Music
924 Gilman Street
924 Gilman St, Berkeley.
Bimbo's 365 Club
1025 Columbus Ave.
Map 5 A2.
Te l 474-0365.
∑ bimbo365clubs.com
Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th St.
Map 11 C3. Te l 626-4455.