The Fillmore, a tan-colored cube at Geary and Fillmore streets in San Francisco, is one of the country's most iconic live music venues. The room helped incubate the city's revolutionary '60s rock scene, and was recently named by Rolling Stone as the No. 2 "big room" in America. For SF Weekly's new Pilgrimage Issue, we spoke with Michael Bailey, the man who has booked the Fillmore since 1987. He also gave us a tour of the surprisingly compact structure, which was built as a community meeting hall around 1906 and used for many purposes before Bill Graham started booking concerts there in the mid-'60s. So if you've ever wanted to see what it's like backstage at the Fillmore, check out these photos, all of which were shot by Mike Koozmin.
Summer is not quite over, but don't tell the artists from this week's selection. It seems as though we've already receded into some wintry tones here -- speculations, dark melodies, and peculiar, guarded lyrics. There are a couple hangers-on (Figaro and NONONO, in particular); but make no mistake: Winter is coming.
Ever wonder why some of the young kids you see yelling at each other
on Muni seem to be getting more abusive, more cocksure, and more
idiotic? We have. We've given this a lot of thought actually, and we've concluded that, while all
the old reasons (parents, schools, an urban environment) are
still relevant, some new factors really aren't helping matters.
