| AREA | VENUE | SIZE | GENRES | CONTACT | PHONE (contact) |
PHONE (venue) |
STREET ADDRESS |
CITY |
| North Bay | 19 Broadway | 175 | alternative, folk, blues, jazz, swing, rap, rock, world | Jeff Irving | 415/485-0375 x2 650/342-7770 |
415/459-1091 650/342-7727 fax |
17 Broadway Blvd | Fairfax |
| Café Amsterdam | 415/256-8020 | 415/256-8020 | 23 Broadway | Fairfax | ||||
| Fourth Street Tavern | 415/454-4044 | 415/454-4044 | 711 Fourth Street | San Rafael | ||||
| Last Day Saloon | 600 | ALL | Dave Daher | 707/545-5876 | 707/545-2343 707/545-6053 fax |
120 Fifth St | Santa Rosa | |
| Luther Burbank Center | 1500 | the finest room in the North Bay | 707/527-7006 | 707/546-3600 | 50 Mark West Spring Road | Santa Rosa | ||
| McNear's Mystic Theatre | 550 | Notable Talent | 800/853-6683 | 707/765-2121 707/765-4671 fax |
23 Petaluma Boulevard North | Petaluma | ||
| Rancho Nicasio | 300 | folk, blues, jazz, swing, rock | 415/662-2219 | 415/662-2219 415/662-2428 fax |
1 Old Rancheria Rd (Town Square) |
Nicasio | ||
| Sweetwater | 90 | alternative, folk, blues, jazz, swing, rock, world | Becky and Thom Steere | 415/388-7769 | 415/388-2820 415/388-0316 fax |
153 Throckmorten | Mill Valley | |
| AREA | VENUE | SIZE | GENRES | CONTACT | PHONE (contact) |
PHONE (venue) |
STREET ADDRESS |
CITY |
| SF SF SF SF |
12 Galaxies | 400 | alternative, rock, folk, alt-country | Robert booking |
415/970-9777 | 415/970-9777 | 2565 Mission | San Francisco |
| Bimbo's 365 Club | 685 | alternative, blues, jazz, punk, rock, soul | Michael Cerchiai | 415/474-0365 (10am-4pm) |
415/474-0365 | 1025 Columbus | San Francisco | |
| Biscuits & Blues | 150 | blues, soul, R&B, funk, roots, Americana, folk | booking | 415/292-2583 x11 | 415/292-2583 415/292-4701 fax |
401 Mason Street | San Francisco | |
| Bottom of the Hill | 276 | COOLEST club, treats bands well - alternative, folk, rock, punk | Ursula or Ramona | booking@bottomofthehill.com | 415/626-4455 | 1233 17th Street | San Francisco | |
| Brainwash Café | 49 | alternative, folk, blues, jazz, punk, rap, rock, world | Arnie or Josh | 415/255-4866 (4-8pm) |
415/861-3663 | 1122 Folsom (at 7th) | San Francisco | |
| Café Du Nord | 250 | ALL | Joe Raaen Keith Kanoff Guy Carson |
415/861-5016 x103 415/861-5016 x102 415/861-5016 x101 |
415/861-5016 415/861-7374 fax |
2170 Market | San Francisco | |
| Dolores Park Cafe | 100 | alternative, folk, rock, punk | Rachel | 415/621-2936 | 415/621-2936 415/621-2901 fax |
501 Dolores (at 18th) | San Francisco | |
| Elbo Room | 300 | ALL | Matt Shapiro | 415/552-7788 | 415/552-7788 415/552-7797 fax |
647 Valencia | San Francisco | |
| El Rio | 100 | mostly local bands - folk, rock, punk, world, salsa | booking email | 415/282-3325 | 415/282-3325 | 3158 Mission | San Francisco | |
| Fillmore | 1200 | one of the best rooms - all types | Michael Bailey | 415/346-6000 | 415/346-6000 | 1805 Geary Blvd | San Francisco | |
| Great
American Music Hall |
600 | now owned by SLIM's - ALL types | booking email | 415/885-0750 | 415/885-0750 | 859 O'Farrell | San Francisco | |
| Hotel Utah | 90 | alternative, folk, electronic, jazz, punk, rock, world | booking email | 415/431-2388 | 415/546-6300 | 500 Fourth Street | San Francisco | |
| Last Day Saloon | 400 | ALL | Billy Cohen | 415/387-6344 | 415/387-6343 415/387-6345 fax |
406 Clement | San Francisco | |
| Palace of Fine Arts | 1000 | ELEGANT - folk, rock, electronic, jazz, world | info | 415/563-6504 | 415/567-6642 415/567-4062 fax |
3301 Lyon St | San Francisco | |
| SLIM's | 436 | COOLEST room - Rock, Folk, Blues, R&B, Cajun, Zydeco, Jazz, Alternative | Dawn
Holiday info |
415/255-0333 | 415/255-0333 | 333 11th Street | San Francisco | |
| Warfield | 2250 | ALL | 415/567-2060 | 415/567-2060 | 982 Market Street | San Francisco | ||
| AREA | VENUE | SIZE | GENRES | CONTACT | PHONE (contact) |
PHONE (venue) |
STREET ADDRESS |
CITY |
| east bay | Blake's | 220 | ALL | Karianne Jones | 510/928-0068 510/242-3474 fax |
510/848-0886 510/540-8831 fax |
2367 Telegraph | Berkeley |
| Epic Arts | 50 | ALL | 510/644-2204 | 510/644-2204 | 1923 Ashby Ave | Berkeley | ||
| Freight & Salvage | 200 | GREAT ROOM - folk, blues, indie country, jazz, swing, bluegrass, roots, celtic | Steve Baker info |
510/548-7603 (1-6pm) |
510/548-1761 | 1111 Addison | Berkeley | |
| Pacific Bay Coffee | 30 45 |
indie, blues, bluegrass, jazz, folk, country, swing, world, classical | info | 925/935-1709 | 925/935-1709 | 1495 Newell | Walnut Creek | |
| Paramount Theatre | 5000 | elegant and huge - folk, blues, jazz, rock, bluegrass, swing, classical | 510/893-2300 | 510/465-6400 510/893-5098 fax |
2025 Broadway | Oakland | ||
| Starry Plough | 200 | ALL | Misty Gamble | 510/841-1424 | 510/841-2082 | 3101 Shattuck | Berkeley | |
| Stork Club | 200 | rock, alternative, new wave | Lance & Walter | 510/444-6174 | 510/444-6174 | 2330 Telegraph | Oakland | |
| AREA | VENUE | SIZE | GENRES | CONTACT | PHONE (contact) |
PHONE (venue) |
STREET ADDRESS |
CITY |
| south bay | Espresso Garden Café | 80 | GREAT ROOM - folk, country, alternative, blues, bluegrass, roots, jazz... there are at least two other groups producing shows here besides Espresso Garden: TrueWind Music & Fiddling Cricket | Judy Hackett | 408/298-0808 | 408/298-0808 | 814 South Bascom | San Jose |
| AREA | VENUE | SIZE | GENRES | CONTACT | PHONE (contact) |
PHONE (venue) |
STREET ADDRESS |
CITY |
| Santa Cruz | Catalyst | 600 | alternative, rock, blues, punk, world | Gary Tighe PO Box 8545 |
831/464-1212 | 831/423-1338 | 1011 Pacific Ave | Santa Cruz |
| Kuumbwa Jazz Center | 200 | GREAT ROOM - folk, jazz, rock ... many independent producers book acts here | Tim Jackson for jazz,
other producers for everything else info |
831/427-2227 | 831/427-2227 831/427-3342 fax |
320-2 Cedar Street | Santa Cruz | |
| Moe's Alley | 120 | blues, rockabilly, cajun/zydeco, rock | 831/479-1854 831/426-8435 |
831/479-1854 | 1535 Commercial | Santa Cruz | ||
| AREA | VENUE | SIZE | GENRES | CONTACT | PHONE (contact) |
PHONE (venue) |
STREET ADDRESS |
CITY |
| Valley | Palms Playhouse | 220 | GREAT ROOM - folk, blues, indie country, jazz, swing, bluegrass, roots, celtic | Dave Fleming | 530/795-1825 | 530/795-1825 | 13 Main Street | Winters |