The Best Music in San Francisco

Temple Emanu-El

Congregation Emanu-El’s renowned clergy, dedicated board and welcoming staff serve our congregants and provide an open, responsive, nourishing environment in which to personalize discovery of the three pillars of Jewish life:  Worship, Lea... more

The ADDX Family

The ADDX Family is a Newly Formed Record Label founded in San Francisco by Tai the 13th and Derek Mottola. We are currently building our repertoire to lay the foundation for other artists to create upon. The movement has just begun, so come get invol... more

The Bowes Center

The Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts, located at 200 Van Ness Ave, dramatically amplifies the scale of opportunity SFCM provides for students and deepens our engagement with the community of San Francisco's Civic Center. A "ve... more

The Chapel

The Chapel, in the heart of the Mission District, is in a 1914 building that was originally built as a mortuary. It has been completely renovated and the beautiful chapel, with its 40-foot high arched ceiling, is one of the best music rooms in the ci... more

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The Chillaquiles

The Chillaquiles features an original Brazilian sound, with a psychedelic musical twist, orbiting around funk, disco, rock, reggae, jazz, amazon rhythms, latin, and afro influences. The band is a collaboration among players from other infamous b... more

The Depot

The Depot is San Francisco State University's premier entertainment venue. Located on the lower conference level in Cesar Chavez Student Center, The Depot provides live music for the campus community. We also host open mics, art socials, comedy nig... more

The Downfalls

The Downfalls are a San Francisco indie-rock trio that wraps the sweat-dripping riffage of post-punk powerpop around a creamy melodic center, all glazed over with a thick swarm-of-angry-bees-in-your-face fuzz bass and tom-tom fury. Described as somew... more

The Egg

This venue is provided by Academy of Art University. More info can be found on www.myspace.com/indieincsf. more

The Fillmore

The Fillmore was a dance hall operating under various names and managements - The Get Acquainted Society, Ambassador Dance Hall - through the 1930s, and a roller rink through the 1940s. In 1952, local entrepreneur Charles Sullivan began to book some... more

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The Independent

When The Independent opened, many were relieved that the space formerly occupied by the Justice League on Divisadero was back, offering up quality music.   But who knew that The Independent would reach such heights as a music venue for up and co... more

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The Jazz Heritage Center

The Jazz Heritage Center (JHC) is the only permanent cultural and educational complex dedicated to the long history of Jazz in San Francisco and the Fillmore District. Located within the Fillmore Heritage Center in the heart of the historic Fillmore,... more

The Lost Church - San Francisco

The Lost Church (TLC) is a multi-media theatrical production house and intimate, yet energetic listening room. TLC produces content for film, stage and web; with a focus on live performance, and offers space rentals for special events in a unique and... more

The Masonic

Located atop Nob Hill in one of San Francisco's most prestigious neighborhoods, SF Masonic is a versatile facility, hosting a variety of events. The building has several large sculptures representing the four branches of the Armed Services on it... more

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The Midway

The Midway is a new, multifaceted creative complex, located in San Francisco's burgeoning Dogpatch neighborhood. Equal parts creative laboratory and performance space, The Midway is a sprawling 40,000 square-foot venue for the public to engage with a... more

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The Music Store

THE MUSIC STORE...not just another record store. Celebrating 20 years! Buy, Sell, Trade, Rent.  Two floors of CDs, LPs, DVDs, Videos, Cassette Tapes, Games, Comics, Posters, Incense. Music Lessons; guitar, bass, uke. Record Needl... more

The Ramp

The Ramp is a classic restaurant bar overlooking the bay; near Kelley's Mission Rock. The Ramp serves for breakfast and lunch. Corned-beef hash, eggs benedict, and pancakes are a few of the suggested items for breakfast. And if you're there for lunch... more

The Regency Ballroom

This stunning room features blonde hardwood floors, a horseshoe-shaped balcony and a built-in stage. Noted as a fine example of Scottish Rite architecture, which includes neoclassic and beaux arts styles, the Regency Building was built in 1909. The G... more

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The Saloon

There can be little doubt that The Saloon, at 1232 Grant Street in North Beach, is one of the top blues bars in the City. Make that the state. Make that the world. Make the scene with music every night with two bands on Fridays and weekends. The tale... more

The Valencia Room

The Valencia Room takes over for the longtime mainstay, Elbo Room. They aim is to preserve the culture and heritage of this location by continuing in its tradition of providing the highest caliber of diverse local and touring artists. ~~~~~~~~~... more

The Warfield

The Warfield, also known as The Warfield Theater, is a 2,250 seat music venue in the heart of San Francisco. In keeping with it's illustrious past, "everyone" has played The Warfield. The entertainment in the 1980's ranged from bands such as The C... more

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Thee Parkside

Without doubt a welcome addition to the music scene (Friday night's BudgetRock garage music for a measly $3 and Sunday's free Oyster BBQ shows being the buzz draw)... it's most likely the unpretentious atmosphere that comes with the joint's happy, in... more

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Thrillhouse Records

Thrillhouse Records a volunteer run not-for-profit DIY Record Store. We specialize in Punk and consider ourselves a "Punk Record Store". But in addition to punk, we carry all types of new and used records and tapes – Classical, Jazz, Oldies, In... more

Tigerbeat6 Records

Local independent SF label with a roster including: Cex, Dat politics, Gold Chains, DJ/Rupture, Kid606, Soft Pink Truth and others. more

Tin Pan Alley Productions, Inc.

Tin Pan Alley Productions, Inc. is a California Non Profit Benefit Corporation that connects non profit organizations to entertainers, performers and musicians to raise funds and awareness of causes and conditions in need of fundraising efforts to fu... more

Tribal Elvis Music Studio

To all Bay Area Musicians, Artists, Music Teachers and the like:I have the ideal, creative, practice space you've been looking for, available for rent NOW!Space consists of three big rooms- one fully equipped with a PA system, monitors, guitar amps,... more

Trieste Recording Studios

Part of the internationally known Caffe Trieste organization (the first Espresso coffee house on the West Coast, founded by Papa Gianni Giotta in 1956), the musical Giotta Family runs this boutique, Hollywood Class studio with the San Francisco Sound... more

Tunnel Records SF

Tunnel Records + Beach Goods is a shared dream collaboration between husband and wife team, Andrea de Francisco (beach goods) and Ben Wintroub (records). Two blocks from Ocean Beach. more

Tunnel Top

This is an ultra funky corner bar on top of the Stockton Street tunnel on Bush Street. Gotta love the top level seating overlooking the rest of the bar below. Great mojitos and a great juke box. No cover charge. No attitude.  DJ’s ever... more

Underground SF

Underground SF is open every week from Tuesday to Satruday with the best in clubs from all walks of life. We are the place to be in the Lower Haight. Featuring nightly drink specials, specialty cocktails, beautiful bartenders, a smoking patio, and... more

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Valencia Street between 18th and 21st Street

Vallejo Symphony

Since 1931, the Vallejo Symphony has brought orchestra music to the citizens of Vallejo. In 2016, Marc Taddei was named Music Director. more

Vinyl Dreams

Vinyl Dreams is a San Francisco-based record shop specializing in house, techno, disco, electronica and more. more

Washburn Studio

Learn how to Rock The Party. DJ lessons. Tight knit DJ Classes.This is not your father's DJing Classes...Working Nightclub DJs share their knowledge and experience.The only boutique DJ School in SF.Scratching, Mixing, Beat Matching and DJ Training.... more

We Nightlife

WeNightlife brings Marketing Directors, Producers, Promoters, DJs and Performers, Venue Managers/Operators/Investors together to put on the best entertainment from several hundred capacity weekly regional events to performances/shows/concerts with th... more

Westwood SF

Westwood is a live music entertainment venue, bar, and restaurant featuring elevated food, crafted drinks, and tied together with beautiful decor and amazing music sung by mavericks associated with America's heartland. more

Wolfe Audio Production

Wolfe Audio Production™ is the brain-child of 'Wolfe Audio™', a part-time music producer from the Bay Area. Wolfe Audio™ has a strong interest in many music genres - EDM, Soul, R&B, and Hip-Hop music, focusing on the recording, mix... more

Women's Audio Mission (WAM)

Women’s Audio Mission (WAM) is a San Francisco-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts, a field in which women are critically under-represented (less than 5%)... more

YOLO Nightclub

San Francisco's newest & most exclusive nightclub covering 8000+ sq with a full bar, artist's performance stage, state of art & custom sound system, multiple LED display panels, California's very first kinetic lighting system, huge dance floor, and l... more

Yosemite Studios

Gallery 1777 is a new exhibition space for painting, sculpture, installation art, photography, and other types of shows. The gallery is also excellent for photography shoots. It is located on the first floor by the front entrance of Yosemite Place, B... more

Zaccho Studio

Zaccho Studio has a wide array of open classes for dancers & aerialists at our 5000 sq ft space that is equipped with a new state-of-the-art sound and aerial apparatuses. Learn more about our classes. more

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