Music Open Mic's In the San Francisco Bay Area

Music Open Mic's In the San Francisco Bay Area

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Below is a listing of Open Mic's for Musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area for every day of the week. (This is not a listing for spoken word/poetry open mics). Many open mic's move to different days, hosts change, some events are not held every single week and others simply wither away; thus this list may not be completely accurate. Always check the venue's web site and/or call first before attending any of the open mics listed below to verify that they are still continuing. We try to keep this list up to date. Notice a mistake, have updated information or know of an open mic that is not listed please contact us. Need to record a demo, CD or mp3's? Cosmic Circuit Studio provides professional digital recording & production services with an Apple Logic Pro certified engineer & provides direct on disc CD color printing - great for a professional demo.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
4th Street Tavern 711 Fourth St. (x Lindaro) San Rafael 8:30 pm. 415.456.4828	Brainwash 1122 Folsom St., San Francisco. Sign-up 8 pm, show runs until 10 pm. P.A. system. Hosted by Guinevere Q. 415.255.4866	Green Tortoise International Hostel, 494 Broadway (x Kearny), San Francisco. Musicians, bands, comedians, drummers, beatboxers, etc - anything goes. International travel minded clientele. Free beer & chips. Starts 8:30 pm. Sign up online only! Email tortoisepubcrawl@yahoo.com before 10 am Tues. Host Carrie Wolberg 415.834.1000	Last Day Saloon Santa Rosa 120 Fifth St. @ Davis St. Santa Rosa Sonoma County Blues Society Jam. Stage, dance floor. Sign up at 7 pm Runs 7:30 - 11 pm. $3 all ages. 707.545.2343	Bazaar Café 5927 California St., San Francisco. 6:30 pm sign up day of show (can also sign up days in advance). Runs 7 - 9:30 pm. Original songs only, no covers (very strict about this due to ASCAP issues). Contact Tom Meshishnek. 415.831.5620	Café International 508 Haight St., San Francisco. 7:30 sign-up, 8:00 pm event begins. Mix of music & poetry. Hosted by Ramu. 415.552.7390	Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Saturday Afternoon Gallery Acoustic, 1601 Paru Street, Alameda 1st Sat of each month. 2 - 4 pm Sign-ups 1:30 pm. Composers & musicians have opportunity to perform up to 3 originals. Co-hosted by Sarah Dunham & Boundless Gratitude. 510.847.3903
Silverado Brewing Co. 3020-A N. St. Helena Highway St. Helena, CA. 94574 Sign up @ 8pm. Show runs from 8 pm-12 am All ages. Hosted by: Brooke Aved 707.967.9876	19 Broadway 17 Broadway Blvd. Fairfax 9:30 pm Hosted by Derek Smith. (Call first because this is not every week). 415.455.0948	Starry Plough Pub 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 7:30 pm signup, 8 showtime. You can perform 2 songs. Featured acts are picked from the acts that go over real well with the audience. No cover. Hosted by Joan Pez and Girl George. 510.841.2082	Java 320 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur 8:30-10:00 pm. 415.927.1501	Notes From the Underground 2399 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco 415.775.7638	McDonald's Book Shop 48 Turk St. (near Powell & Market), San Francisco Open Mic on the last Friday of every month at 5:30 pm. All performers are welcome. Call to confirm. 415.673.2235.
Red Ink Studios 1035 Market St. (right before 6th), San Francisco. 7 pm. Hosted by Guinevere & Warren. Musicians, poets, & artists.	Red Rock Coffee House 201 Castro St., Mountain View. Runs from 7- 10 pm with a featured artist at 9:30 pm. Hosted by Steve Cavin, Scott King on sound. Free, all ages. 650.967.4473	Freight & Salvage Coffee House, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, Ca 94704. Various Tuesdays - please check online calendar - not every week. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Show starts at 8 pm. $5.50 ($4.50 in advance). Piano available. All ages. Stay entire night you get a free ticket to a show of your choice. 510.644.2020	Plough & Stars, 116 Clement Ave. at 2nd., SF. Every 1st Wednesday of the month. 8 pm. Bluegrass and country music jam. Acoustic instruments, no cover. Hosted by Jeanie & Chuck. 415.751.1122	Atlas Café 3049 20th Street, San Francisco. Open Bluegrass jam on the last Thursday of every month. 415.648.1047	Coffee Catz West Coast Songwriters 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol. Songwriters Showcase: competition for WCS members. Every 3rd Fri, 6:30 pm sign-up, 7 pm perform. Playoffs in Aug. (No event in Sept.). Hosts: Kate Sholl/Ken Risling. Contact ksholl@sonic.net 707.799.4349	SF Alano Cafe Acoustic vocal guitar open mic 1748 Market St SF @ Valencia Upstairs, this is a clean & sober cafe. 3rd Sat. of the month Sign Up 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Performance order drawn from hat. Starts @ 8:40 pm. Time allowed is calculated dependent on turnout. End when it arbitrarily over. Call 1st to confirm 415.255.7903
San Francisco Brewing Company 155 Columbus Ave., San Francisco 94133 The SF Artist Brew Acoustic Open Mic starts at 8 pm. Sign up early! Show is open to original music of any style - blues, folk, rock, jazz, R&B, etc. House piano available. 415.434.3344	Hotel Utah 500 Fourth St. San Francisco. Sign ups up until 7:30 pm. Performance order drawn from hat. Music starts at 8:30 pm. Hosted by J.J. Schultz, Featured artist. Free 21 & older. More info http://www.theutah.org 415.546.6300 415.421.8308	Mission Coffee 151 Washington Blvd., Fremont, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays every month. 6:30 - 9 pm. (Call to confirm if this is still continuing - may have moved to only 3rd Friday of month) More info, contact Kat at 510.623.6920	Mission City Coffee 2221 The Alameda Santa Clara Sign up at 7:30 pm. Open Mic from 8 -10:30 pm. Usually 3 songs. Mostly vocal & guitar or keyboards, but small bands are ok. Comedians, magicians & poets are infrequent but welcome. 408.296.4473	Coppa d'Oro, 3166 24th St. (@ Shotwell), San Francisco. 415.826.8003	Winters Tavern 1522 Francisco Blvd, Pacifica Backline, PA system. Starts roughly at 8:30 pm and ends at 1 am. Style of acceptable music is blues to heavy metal they like 80's stuff like the cars and the babys. 605.355.6162
Black Magic Voodoo Lounge 1400 Lombard St. (@ Van Ness), San Francisco Every other Sunday. 4 - 9 pm. No "sign up time", show up any time during the show. Mostly musicians, but all performance arts, & small bands welcome. No drum kits. They offer longer sets, up to a half hour. Hosted by Ray Alvarado. 415.931.8711	Blake's on Telegraph 2367 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley 94704 Acoustic only. Lottery-based sign up, guest appearances, and performance incentives. 8:30pm Sign up/ 9pm show \| $1 pre 9pm, $3 gen, $2 musicians/students 510.848.0886	Coffee to the People 1206 Masonic Ave. (x Haight St.), San Francisco. Sign up at 6:30, starts 7 pm . Ends 9:30 pm. Hosted by Dogman Joe. PA system. Performers get 2 songs or 10 minutes Performers get 20% off food and drinks. Become a Featured Artist by talking to the host. 415.626.2435	Kelly's of Alameda 1313 Park St., Alameda. Jazz oriented. 8pm to close. 510.769.1011	Belrose Theatre 5th & E street, San Rafael. 8 - 10:30 pm. Singers,poets, comedians, dancers, bands..well behaved dogs, all welcome. $5 cover. 415.454.6422	Mission Coffee 151 Washington Blvd., Fremont, 3rd Friday of every month. 510.623.6920
Swig (formerly the Blue Lamp) Ed Ivey's Blues Jam, 561 Geary St. @ Taylor San Francisco 9pm - 1:30am. Blues oriented performers. 415.884.1464	Dylan's Pub 2301 Folsom St @ 19th in the Mission. San Francisco Kyra Brown hosts an open mic for singer/song writers. 8:30 - 11:30 pm. (Note: This open mic is on hold until fall '05 - call first to confirm it is still going). 415.641.1416	Vino Locale 431 Kipling St. Palo Alto, CA 6 - 9 pm. Acoustic acts only. Check first before coming because they sometimes have other events scheduled on Tuesdays. 650.328.0450	The Park 747 Third St., (x King & Townsend), San Francisco. Every non-game day Weds. 8 - 11pm. 10 min slots. 10 to 15 slots total. Free. Music, poetry, spoken word, improv, & performance art. 12 channel PA, stage, lights, speakers, monitors, & engineer. Full bar. Hosted by Jeff Yates. Email promotions@theparksf.com or call after 3pm on day of show. 415.974.1925.	Ireland's 32 3920 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, 94118. Sign ups at 8 pm, performers begin 8:30 pm. 21 and older. Hosted by Dak. 415.386.6173	Java Source 343 Clement St., San Francisco 415.387.8025
	The Riptide 3639 Taraval @ 47th in the Sunset District of San Francisco. Alisha hosts. Piano available. Sign up 8:30 pm, begins at 9 pm. 415.681.8433	Essanay Cafe 37533 Niles Blvd., Fremont 2nd Tuesday of every month. (Check online calendar). 510.792.0112	Pat's Bar, 1517 Franklin St. (@ 14th), Oakland Blues Jam, 8pm-midnight 510.452.3338	Dallimonti's Restaurant 1932 Oak Park Blvd Pleasant Hill 8:30 to midnight Hosted by Steve Star. Mostly vocals & guitar. Actors, comedians, all performers welcome. 925.944.5224
Tiki Tom's 300 29th Avenue, Oakland (Under the Park St. bridge). Blues jam. 3 pm - 7 pm. Hosted by Nichole da Luz. The slot is three songs sets unless it is packed. 510.532.9202	Rasselas Jazz Club 1534 Fillmore St @ Geary, San Francisco. 8:30-11:30 pm. Free. Hosted by Dee Spencer and the Trio +1. Great house band can back up all styles, all are welcome. 415.346.8696	ReTox Lounge 628 20th St., San Francisco. Hosted by "Open" Mike Fleming. 415.626.7386	Barefoot Coffee Roasters 5237 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara, 7pm-10pm. Hosted by Avery Burke. 408.248.4500	Cafe Casa 3136 Sacramento St, Berkeley. Sign up 8:30 - 10 pm. Performances 9 til midnight. Electric piano available to play. 1 microphone & 2 instrument inputs. Small wine bar also serves food. Hosted by Katie Mourning. 510.654.5410
Dogpatch Saloon 2496 3rd St San Francisco, A jazz jam 4:30 - 8:30 pm, with the Vince Latteano Trio. Seasoned jazz musicians and singers often sit in with band. $5 cover. 415.643.8592	1751 Social Club 1751 Fulton St. (@ Masonic) San Francisco. Every 4th Monday of the Month. Sign-ups are 7:30 and the Open Mic starts at 8:00 pm. E-mail events@1751socialclub.com 415.441.1751	Project One 251 Rhode Island St., Design District /Potrero Hill, San Francisco. Hosted by MC bryan with a "Y". Sign up at 7:30, music 8 pm until close. Time on stage depends on turn out (15-20 mins). Covers or originals ok. PA system. No cover. Stroll the art gallery & enjoy happy hour starting at 5pm. Email: projectone.openmic@gmail.com 415.465.2129	Skip's Tavern 453 Cortland Avenue, San Francisco. Blues oriented. 415.282.3456	Cameron's Pub 1410 S. Cabrillo Highway, Half Moon Bay. 3 songs or 15 minutes. Plugged in (venue provides the PA & sound engineer). Sign up around 7 pm. Starts at 8 pm & goes until the last performer has finished. Ari hosts. Food available. 650.726.5705
	Finnegan's Marin 877 Grant Avenue Novato, CA 94945 Hosted by KC Turner Sign-ups at 7 pm on 1st come 1st served basis at the bar or number below. Show starts at 8 pm. Free admission. All performers are welcome. House P.A. 573.289.0373	Jack's Club 2545 24th Street San Francisco. Comedians sign up at 7:30 pm, and have the stage from 8 - 9 pm. Musicians sign up at 8:30 pm, Event begins at 9 and runs until everyone is done. Hosted by Mark (1st & 3rd Tues) and Carol Acuna (2nd & 4th Tues). Free. 415.641.5371	Missouri Lounge 2600 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley Hosted by Paul Pot Sign up 7:30 pm. 21 and over. 510.548.2080	Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall Country Joe's Open Mic 1924 Cedar St (@ Bonita) Berkeley 2nd Thursday's. 6:30 pm sign up, 7 show. Runs until 10 pm. Featured act each month. Rotating emcees such as Mugg Muggles, Hali Hammer, Max Newton. Suggested donation $5-$10. Steinway grand piano, several mics, small stage, food & beverages for sale. 510.841.4824
	Sausalito Cruising Club, Blue Monday Blues Jam Located at the Foot of Napa Street in Sausalito - floating next to Dunphy Park 8 pm - 11 pm. Hosted by Billy Dunn. 415.332.9922	Bollyhood Cafe 'Open Space Mic' 3372 19th St. San Francisco. 8 pm - 12 am. Sign-ups start at 7:30 pm. Mix of music, poetry, comedy, etc. Check web site for more info. Everyone gets 12:34 minutes to express themselves. 415.970.0362	Clayton Valley Bowl 5300 Clayton Valley Bowl, Concord Show starts at 8 pm. 21 and over. PA available. Hosted by Doug Caldwell. 925.689.4631 (ask for lounge)	Armando's 707 Marina Vista way, Martinez, Ca. Open mic for Jazz and blues first Thursday of each month. 7:30 sign in 8:00 PM Performance done on a lottery basis only. 925.228.6985
			St. Stephen's Green 223 Castro St, Mountain View. Hosted by Chris & Steve. PA system. Piano available. Sign up 8 pm. info@theopenmic.org 650.964.9151
	Milk Bar SF Elliott's Evil Jam 1840 Haight St. San Francisco 7 to 10 pm. Age: 21+ & up. Any style of music. 20 minutes per act with backline provided Hosted by Elliott Shannonhouse & Cathey Cotten Free. Sign up: jam@theevilplan.com 415.387.6455		Rockit Room 406 Clement St. @ 5th Ave San Francisco, CA 94118 7:30 pm sign up, 8 starts. 2 songs (sometimes 3 depending on time) with a feature set of 20 min that is assigned prior to the night at 10pm. Mostly acoustic but amps welcome without being patched PA, as well as small percussion sets. Hosted by Kanoa. 415.387.6343
	Sweetwater Saloon 153 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, (Currently closed - undergoing construction - problems and disagreements with ordanancies delaying re-opening ). 415.388.2820		Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Ave. Berkeley 8 to 11 pm. Specialize in jazz, blues, popular and Broadway but all types of music are welcome. $10 + one drink minimum. Dinner is available in the Club’s dining room with advance reservations. 10% off entrees. Hosted by Celia Ihne. 510.848.7800.
			Angelica's Bistro 863 Main Street, Redwood City 94063. Hosted by Randy Bales. Runs from 7- 9:30 pm. First come first serve, and usually ends up with a community jam at the end. 650.365.3226

last update: July 14, 2010
by Joe Rizzo