Comments on: Coda Coda

By: sergdun

sergdun — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:04:56 +0000

I second this motion, as far as semi large venues the mission is lacking. I think the largest venue in the mission is rockapolco.

By: thegrinch

thegrinch — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:53:00 +0000

Thanks for confirming. Sad to see it go. I’ll be getting some friends together for one last visit and wish everyone the best of luck.

By: MrEricSir

MrEricSir — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:37:36 +0000

It seems like there’s a lot of really good small spaces for live music in the Mission, but not a lot of larger spaces. Sure, you can walk to DNA, Slim’s, Cafe du Nord, maybe even Bottom of the Hill. But none of those places are in the Mission. I wish we had something a little bigger than Elbo Room or El Rio in the Mission.

By: Jacob Pena

Jacob Pena — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:05:46 +0000

Yes, we’re closing up shop, it’s sad but true. Much love to Mission Mission for the mentions we’ve gotten here in the past year!
Jacob Pena
Coda P.R.

By: thegrinch

thegrinch — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:40:13 +0000

Any chance you can link us to where you got this information? Or is it just a rumor?

By: AttF

AttF — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:41:31 +0000

herringbone duckbill:
http://static.letsbuyit.com/filer/images/uk/products/original/203/64/harry-nilsson-a-little-touch-of-schmilsson-in-the-night-1981-german-vinyl-lp-nl83761-20364660.jpeg

By: sean

sean — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:19:00 +0000

Haha! That was awesome! Zing!

But, I don’t get the herringbone duck thing… what the f are you talking about there?

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:11:06 +0000

I’ll miss Coda- they had great happy hour specials (1/2 price drinks and apps) and I always thought the staff was great. I’m not a music connoisseur by any means, but I really did enjoy the couple shows I saw on Wednesday nights when they did early shows.

Thanks for the note- I’ll be sure to hit them up for one last round before they close.

By: AttF

AttF — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:28:05 +0000

awww Ben, you’re so sweet. The furrowed brow look is a nice touch. Haven’t seen that much feigned angst since I saw Hatebreed open for Entombed back in the late 90s.

By: ben

ben — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:19:55 +0000

Preening hipster douchebags who want to tell everyone about their “brand-new herringbone duckbill” don’t really elicit much sympathy.

By: AttF

AttF — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:11:25 +0000

As a musician and fan of live live music, I’m always disheartened when local venues close. However, I won’t be lamenting the loss of Coda like I did when clubs like Annie’s or 12 Galaxies shut their doors. The last time I went to Coda was to see some top notch Turkish music. After spending $22 on 2 cocktails, the promoter (aka the guy who spent the entire set jumping on and off stage to tell the band how much time they had left) stopped me on the way to the bathroom and asked me to remove my hat because “you are the only person wearing one and it looks odd”. Besides the fact that most of the band and bar staff were wearing hats, I had a hard time figuring out what was so informal about wearing a brand-new herringbone duckbill in the Mission on a Sat night. I refused, finished my drink and left as the laptop “DJ” started pumping his fist to Black Eyed Peas. I found out later that a good portion of the band’s guest list were refused entry for wearing t-shirts and other douchey type door rules (esp strange considering that most of the staff and security were dressed in hoodies, tshirts, sneakers, hats, etc.). This be have been a one-off night with an uppity promoter, but it did not fit with my idea of a quality live-music experience, esp on a Sat night in the Mission.

My experiences at Yoshi’s have always been far more positive and welcoming. I’m still reeling from the Secret Chiefs 3/John Zorn tribute I saw there a few years back.