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>From: "Rick Walker \(loop.pool\)" <GLOBAL@cruzio.com> >I think that the San Francisco loopers have gone the way most artists have >gone in San Francisco: the dot.com rent insanity is currently destorying >the better part of the creative spaces to play in the city. .....>We are >trying to find a spot to bring the World's First Bass Looping Tour* >to San Francisco and we are having a hell of a time finding a place to do >it I can only think of a few clubs in SF that would actually be happy to do something like this. The city went from having about 15 places to hear experimental music to about 5. Here are the ones I can think of that have experimental shows at least occasionally: 1) CELLspace (21st & Bryant) - a warehouse multiarts collective space 2) The Lab (16th & Cap) - an art gallery/avant garde performance space 3) Kimo's (Polk & Pine) - has a weekly experimental/free jazz night on wednesdays, and an industrial/noise/goth/experimental night on thursdays. Hey, today's a wednesday! Wow, people in San Francisco could check it out today! How about that! 4) The Luggage Store (6th & Market) - home of "Creative Music Thursdays" 5) Hot Rodney's/The Clit Stop (south of Market) - I thought this was closed down last year, but somebody tells me that they're still running. ?) 111 Minna - Several places tell me that they're into the new and avant garde, but in the past 4 years, they've been transitioning to only doing techno and drum 'n bass. The closure of the clubs is partly because they're being out-rented in their spaces, and partly because people will often move in upstairs or next door, then will complain about the noise. This is what happened to the entire south-of-market area. Kimo's came this close (holding fingers REALLY close together) to being shut down by the same thing, but they invested $10,000 in getting some soundproofing done. The best way to help keep the local clubs in business is to BUY A DRINK while you're there seeing shows. That's where the clubs get their income to stay functional in this highly competitive real estate market. >I know that >really creative people like Matt Davignon are up there. Gosh! (shuffles feet) I won't be a San Francisco looper for long though. After this saturday I'll be an Oakland one. Matt _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com