House music in San Francisco
Here is a short review of various clubs in San Francisco that are known to play House and Trance music. Please remember that crowds come and go(one place might be popular this month, but dead the next), and clubs sometimes change their musical formats. Hence, the reviews below may not be accurate a year, or even a few months from now. It will be interesting to revisit this list next year, and see what has changed.
Ruby Skye: Probably the most well known nightclub in San Francisco. It is a fairly big venue. Music is house (both fridays and saturdays), but since Ruby Skye often brings well known DJs, the music might vary depending on who is at the decks. I rarely go there on regular nights because the crowd tends to be too touristy and the vibe isn't all that great. Best nights are special events that sometimes happen on weekdays . These events attract "those who know" crowd and the vibe is crazy.
Mighty: This is my favourite club in San Francisco. They play pretty decent house there on Saturdays, and have occasional special events on Fridays. The crowd tends to be very diverse, and there are practically no tourists. There is nothing particularly great about that place though; the main reason I love it is because I can come there any saturday with people who aren't even very much into House(or even with people who don't go to nightclubs), and we can all have a great time. I could even come there by myself and still have a great time!
Pink: I used to really love that place. It's a european style club/lounge where they play awesome House music. The place is really small, and most of it is for lounging rather than dancing. Pink attracts trendy European crowd. Recently I've had problems getting into Pink though: it seems that you either need to be with someone who knows the doorman or have girls in the group. I can't blaim them for that requirement: for such a place to succeed in the long run, the ratio should be pretty good(Nevertheless the ratio still kinda sucks there. If you are looking to pick up girls you are better off somewhere else).
Mezzanine: Nowadays it's mostly gay nights, however they do have occasional special events are awesome. On these nights it's pretty much the same crowd that goes to Mighty.
1015: A very big venue with 4 or 5 rooms(Not sure about the exact number, I haven't even seen them all, hehe). The place is open till 7AM(sometimes till 9AM) and they usually play Trance and House. Paul van Dyk seems to be a resident DJ there(he plays there every 3-4 months), and they frequently bring other well-known Trance DJs. The crowd is primarily asian, and many people are high. I wouldn't bring a girl to that place, unless she really loves Trance.
Duplex: Pretty much the same as Pink, expect not as popular and there are no problems getting in. Pink is better, however since Duplex is much less crowded it's much better suited for just a "chill" night with friends.
There are two other places that I'd really like to check out sometime in the future: The Endup(the oldest afterhours place in SF, apparently great on saturdays, and sunday mornings-afternoons) and Anu(very small venue, yet they bring fairly big name DJs).
Most of the above venues are open till 4AM.
Ruby Skye: Probably the most well known nightclub in San Francisco. It is a fairly big venue. Music is house (both fridays and saturdays), but since Ruby Skye often brings well known DJs, the music might vary depending on who is at the decks. I rarely go there on regular nights because the crowd tends to be too touristy and the vibe isn't all that great. Best nights are special events that sometimes happen on weekdays . These events attract "those who know" crowd and the vibe is crazy.
Mighty: This is my favourite club in San Francisco. They play pretty decent house there on Saturdays, and have occasional special events on Fridays. The crowd tends to be very diverse, and there are practically no tourists. There is nothing particularly great about that place though; the main reason I love it is because I can come there any saturday with people who aren't even very much into House(or even with people who don't go to nightclubs), and we can all have a great time. I could even come there by myself and still have a great time!
Pink: I used to really love that place. It's a european style club/lounge where they play awesome House music. The place is really small, and most of it is for lounging rather than dancing. Pink attracts trendy European crowd. Recently I've had problems getting into Pink though: it seems that you either need to be with someone who knows the doorman or have girls in the group. I can't blaim them for that requirement: for such a place to succeed in the long run, the ratio should be pretty good(Nevertheless the ratio still kinda sucks there. If you are looking to pick up girls you are better off somewhere else).
Mezzanine: Nowadays it's mostly gay nights, however they do have occasional special events are awesome. On these nights it's pretty much the same crowd that goes to Mighty.
1015: A very big venue with 4 or 5 rooms(Not sure about the exact number, I haven't even seen them all, hehe). The place is open till 7AM(sometimes till 9AM) and they usually play Trance and House. Paul van Dyk seems to be a resident DJ there(he plays there every 3-4 months), and they frequently bring other well-known Trance DJs. The crowd is primarily asian, and many people are high. I wouldn't bring a girl to that place, unless she really loves Trance.
Duplex: Pretty much the same as Pink, expect not as popular and there are no problems getting in. Pink is better, however since Duplex is much less crowded it's much better suited for just a "chill" night with friends.
There are two other places that I'd really like to check out sometime in the future: The Endup(the oldest afterhours place in SF, apparently great on saturdays, and sunday mornings-afternoons) and Anu(very small venue, yet they bring fairly big name DJs).
Most of the above venues are open till 4AM.
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