A new music venue called Brick and Mortar is opening up tonight with the local Ray Charles tribute band: Rayband. They start at 9:30pm. Here’s the event page. The venue is at Mission and Duboce which puts it right by Discount Builders Supply, a great place to go if you need lots of pipe.
Looks like they are going for a funk and soul vibe, and have a pretty ambitious lineup for the coming months, including Zigaboo Modeliste of the Meters, Breakestra, and Daptone records presents Charles Bradley.
[photo by insouciance]
Update: The venue occupies the old Coda space, according to SFWeekly.
Drum circle invasion!
If this place wants to survive, it can’t do it on soul/funk/jazz alone…needs to open up to rock/indie/singer-songwriter genres as well. It’s in a tough spot, always has been. Du Nord did this years ago, and now they’re the go-to venue for all genres. Good luck…always happy and excited to hear about new live music venues.