EVENTS

Calendar

April, 2023
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Live Music / Jose Simone
2
Blues Power / PA Slim
3
Lucky Strike / Lisa Kindred Band
4
Burr Bailey & The Six-Shooters / Riverside Trio
5
The Wayfarers / The Woolies
6
The Halifax Three / The New World Singers
7
HOWLIN' WOLF / B.B. King
8
Live Music / Jose Simone
9
Blues Power / PA Slim
10
Lucky Strike / Lisa Kindred Band
11
Burr Bailey & The Six-Shooters / Riverside Trio
12
The Wayfarers / The Woolies
13
The Halifax Three / The New World Singers
14
HOWLIN' WOLF / B.B. King
15
Live Music / Jose Simone
16
Blues Power / PA Slim
17
Lucky Strike / Lisa Kindred Band
18
Burr Bailey & The Six-Shooters / Riverside Trio
19
The Wayfarers / The Woolies
20
The Halifax Three / The New World Singers
21
HOWLIN' WOLF / B.B. King
22
Live Music / Jose Simone
23
Blues Power / PA Slim
24
Lucky Strike / Lisa Kindred Band
25
Burr Bailey & The Six-Shooters / Riverside Trio
26
The Wayfarers / The Woolies
27
The Halifax Three / The New World Singers
28
HOWLIN' WOLF / B.B. King
29
Live Music / Jose Simone
30
Blues Power / PA Slim

ABOUT

The Saloon

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, usually with at least two bands. The talent runs the gamut from raw to top notch, always spontaneous, always lively. No tired old big names here.


World's greatest blues bar? Well, that may be a little strong, but it's the oldest bar in San Francisco and boasts the best of the blues in the Bay Area, not only in terms of the incredibly good music with almost unbelievably small crowds of a mid-week evening, but because of the impressive array of CDs recorded on the premises and released by proprietor Myron Mu. The days of catching Tommy Castro at The Saloon are probably past, but Johnny Nitro & the Doorslammers rock the place almost every Friday and Sunday night while Ron Hacker, Steve Freund, Cathy Lemons, Daniel Castro, Dave Workman and numerous others are on the regular roster too. And, every Monday night ("for the rest of our lives"), The Bachelors.


During the 1800s, so the legends go, drunks who stumbled out of this tavern risked being shanghaied for nasty and ill-paid ocean voyages. The building survived the '06 earthquake, it's said, because of its unusually stout timbers. It survived the subsequent fires, it's said, because the fire brigades made sure protect the hookers who worked upstairs. Today the doorman-bouncer-soundman Greg scares hell out of would-be troublemakers but is actually one of the sweetest characters you'll ever meet. And oh yes, for between sets, this place has about the best jukebox anywhere.

TESTIMONIALS

From around the world

"I've been all over the country and this is absolutely the best bar."

Zanne

"San Francisco's best blues dive"

Wendy DeWitt

Great Dive Bar!! with great live music. It is definitely worth going for an evening of Drinks and Music.

Troy Topp