Comments on: A lot of soul for a newcomer http://www.missionmission.org/2013/12/06/a-lot-of-soul-for-a-newcomer/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: fakejoebiden http://www.missionmission.org/2013/12/06/a-lot-of-soul-for-a-newcomer/#comment-96793 fakejoebiden Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:35:56 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=51358#comment-96793 The chapel is gorgeous, but it is possibly the worst place I’ve ever been to for seeing/hearing quiet acts. The acoustics are atrocious, as the high ceilings create an echo chamber that completely drowns out quiet bands. Thee Oh Sees? Great. Jazz bands and folk singers? You can hardly hear the music over the talking patrons in the back and upstairs. I saw Steve Earle there and he was barely audible. He repeatedly asked the talkers to quiet down to no avail. You could hear the bar patrons from the back as loud as you could hear the band onstage.

A seriously poorly designed venue. Looks great, sounds awful.

]]> By: troll http://www.missionmission.org/2013/12/06/a-lot-of-soul-for-a-newcomer/#comment-96751 troll Sat, 07 Dec 2013 04:10:07 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=51358#comment-96751 you may want to do some research on SFist so we can get your expectations in proper order here….

]]> By: sfnola http://www.missionmission.org/2013/12/06/a-lot-of-soul-for-a-newcomer/#comment-96743 sfnola Fri, 06 Dec 2013 22:36:57 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=51358#comment-96743 Jeez, do a little research Sfist. They dropped any mention of it being “Preservation Hall West” pretty much right after opening weekend, which was HSB weekend 2012, and PHJB hasn’t been back since.

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