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Extra bonus points this Thursday at Pops Bar. Print out your interactive BFF.fm Night flyer and cut out Mr. Ice Cream Sandwich Man. Dress him for a night out on the town and bring him to the bar. While there is no cash value to Pops bonus points, they are none the less, priceless.

Check out this week’s entertainment line up at Pops Bar:

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Here’s the cover in question:

Here’s part of a little writeup about it:

The legacy of Third Eye Blind is a curious one. It’s generally agreed upon among cool people that they suck, but play “Semi-Charmed Life” in a Bushwick bar past 3am and everyone 26-34 will sing along to every word. It’s with that in mind that I present Brooklyn indie rock band Widowspeak’s cover of “How’s It Going To Be,” the second hit single off Third Eye Blind’s 1997 self-titled debut.

Stripped of frontmeth Stephan Jenkins’ delivery (which will never not rub me the wrong way)(I’m sure he’s a very nice person and I’m sorry), it turns out the skeleton of the song is quite good, and they manage to imbue it with their trademark Mazzy Star-like haze and understated melancholy. Their minimal guitar strumming evokes the Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane,” and the pedal steel twists the final knife in your heart.

If you haven’t been to a show at the newly refurbed Swedish American Hall (now programmed by the fine folks at Mission-based Noise Pop), you’re missing out.

Browse the calendar here.

Get tickets for Widowspeak (with Elliot Maginot, Grounders, Misteur Valaire, and Yard of Blondes) here.

I’m gonna keep it short:

1.) Friday, 2:40pm, Banjo Stage: THE MAVERICKS!

2.) Saturday, 3:05pm, Towers of Gold Stage: JOE JACKSON!

3.) Sunday, 1pm, Swan Stage: NICK LOWE!

See the full schedule here.

We’re giving you another reason to look forward to the weekend! First Fridays show some love on the dance floor with Bangarang Crash spinning vintage reggae, ska and rocksteady from the golden age of Jamaican independence, the early 1960s to early 1970s. This DJ crew including Sir Rudy Blackout, Madame Streggae, The Mighty Zeke, DJ Fendi & King Papa Shirt throws down with all original press vinyl 7 inch singles for your dancing pleasure.

Check out the rest of this week’s entertainment line up at Pops Bar:

9/28/15 MONDAY

MOM at POPS:

Motown on Mondays

It’s only Monday if you treat it like one.

M.O.M

9PM START, 1:30AM end

Hey!

Check out my

M.O.M.

Mondays at Pops

DJ BLUZ, ALARM & GUESTS

PLAYS ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVE REMIXES

AND CLOSE RELATIVES OF YOUR FAVORITE

MOTOWN SONGS…

9/29/15 TUESDAY

Trivia Tuesdays

Pops Quiz

$2 to play

8:30-10:30PM

Join us every Tuesday of the month and test your wits at Pops trivia night “POP’s Quiz” where your brain may get stump on categories such as Pop’s culture, Sports, Movies, Music and more, with little snippets of audio and visual effects too! It starts at 7:00pm ends at 10:00pm. So come on in for some good ole fashion competition and a night of drinking with the crew! It is a 2 dollar cover and winner gets the pot!! so tell friends and family because the more peeps the steeper the cash prize is!!

MUSIC THERAPY

Electro-Cumbia Breaks, Hip Hop, Nu Latin Beats

9PM-1:30am

No Cover

21 UP

9/30/15 WEDNESDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9PM with POSSUM

A mix of Hip Hop from the late 80s/90s golden age with rare funk from the 60s and 70s.

WHATEVER WEDNESDAY

This week featuring DJ Sonny Phono

9PM-1:30AM

Whatever Wednesday is YOUR PARTY, literally. You got DJ skills? Have you been itching to show ALL your friends? Its your turn to take over the night and mix it up. Send us your request, your best mix and we’ll see what we can do to get you your turn.

Email: tom@popssf.com

No Cover

21 UP

10/1/15 THURSDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9pm with Alabasters Record Collection. All Vinyl All The Time. Eclectic, Rock & Roll, Punk, Indie, 80s & Whatever.

BFF.FM Night

9PM-1:30AM

Rotating DJs from local BFF.fm radio! This week: Garage Rock with hello, cheetle.

Come support local community radio.

No Cover

10/2/15 FRIDAY

Uncle Rifkin

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9pm with Uncle Rifkin:

Uncle Rifkin is a 4 piece, mostly-acoustic, homegrown San Francisco band mixing up styles into a beaker that just might make you dance. Country to Blues. Rock & Folk all with a funky edge and storytelling vibe for your listening pleasure.

Bangarang Crash

Vintage reggae, ska and rocksteady from the golden age of Jamaican independence, the early 1960s to early 1970s. All original press vinyl 7 inch singles for your dancing pleasure.

9pm-2am

No Cover

10/3/15 SATURDAY

CHAMPAGNE CAMPAIGN

with DJs Sake One

A true veteran of the Bay Area hip hop and music scene, DJ Sake One is a born and raised renaissance man, known to doing anything from community projects to opening up for big acts such as Mos Def or Kanye West. Whether it’s soulful lounge tracks or bass-filled remixes, his talent and musical palate does not discriminate.

9:00pm-1:30am

No Cover

21 UP

10/4/15 SUNDAY

5-10PM

Spill The Wine

CUMBIA * CHICANO ROCK * LATIN SOUL * BOOGALOO

DJs Vinnie Esparza, Guillermo & Slopoke

No Cover

21 UP

POPS BAR

2800 24th Street @ York

San Francisco, CA 94110

www.popssf.com

Hip Hop & Ping Pong TONITE at Rickshaw Stop 8PM on! Really excited to share a chill tide pool bouillabaisse of oldies, goodies, and newly discovered foreign fossils from the Daisy Age! Plus Berlin Style Ping Pong, dancing, and possibly drinks!!

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RSVP and invite your friends!

They’re possibly the best live band in rock ‘n’ roll right now. Do not miss.

Here’s the official blurb:

If you’re familiar with The Coathangers then you probably know the Atlanta group’s premise. The story goes that four young women decided to start a band for the sole purpose of being able to hang out and play parties. They weren’t going to let the fact that none of them knew how to play any instruments get in the way of their having a good time. The backstory certainly added to the charm of early songs like “Nestle In My Boobies” and “Stop Stomp Stompin’”–songs that resided somewhere between no-wave’s caustic stabs of dissonance and garage rock’s primal minimalism. In the seven years since their formation, The Coathangers have released a slew of records and toured across North America and Europe countless times. The persistence of such a casual endeavor is a testament to the infectious quality of their songs and the electric nature of their unruly live show.

Read more and get tickets here!

This Saturday Pops is celebrating 2 Anniversaries: 79 Years in San Francisco & the 1 Year Anniversary since re-opening with the Music for the Mission line up. For all the people, dogs, staff, musicians, DJs, donors, entertainers who helped make our first year such a success, Pops is hosting a huge 10 HOUR CELEBRATION with 13 resident musicians & DJs. Join the Pops family!

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/304580743067366/

Take a look back at the history of POPS:

The History of Pop’s

Pop’s Clubhouse 2830-32 24th Street

Prior to 1934

Rumor has it that Pops ran the Clubhouse, during Prohibition where alcohol was served but the exact date can’t be confirmed.

However we do have confirmation of him as a bootlegger

1935-1941

Carl Joseph Saxsenmeier AKA: POPS

1941-1947

POPS sold to Jack Pryal

1947-1951

Jerry (POPS) & Jack (Son) O’Connor,

Got married sold the bar. Got divorced opened up the New Hearth on Geary

1951-1957

Charlie Leahy

Sold the bar when he married the daughter of the owners of St. Francis Fountain.

1958-67

“Red” Volkelee/ Vokmeyer , & Albert Beurgelson

1967-82

Bob & Connie Griffin & Jacqueline Griffin

1971

moved to 2800 24th Street

1982-1985

The Castillo Family

1985- 1994

Bradlee J Fitzgerald

Changed the name to Pop’s Bar

1994-2003

Frances Prieto

2003-2014

Malia Spanyol & Harmony Urmston

2014-Present

Michael Spike Krouse & Tom Tierney

Check out this week’s entertainment line up at Pops Bar:

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Here’s the invite:

The Grand Ole’ Party – A Benefit Show for Broke-Ass Stuart & Tom Temprano

Donald Trump got you down? Ted Cruz have you feeling nauseous? Well ignore all that bad hair and support a couple local politicians who are running for office to show that democracy isn’t dead here in San Francisco.

Stuart Schuffman (aka Broke-Ass Stuart) and Tom Temprano have been huge supporters of music, art and culture here in SF for years and are the type of people we want to see calling the shots in City Hall and at City College. Come see some of the Bay’s best bands on the patio at El Rio and support these two guys in their quest to make San Francisco a better place.

The Grand Ole’ Party – A Benefit Show for Broke-Ass Stuart & Tom Temprano
Saturday, September 19th
Doors @ 2pm
Show 3pm-8pm
El Rio (3158 Mission St @ Precita)
$10-$20 suggested donation

w/ music from
Terry Malts
Planet Booty
Double Duchess
Heartwatch

& Djs
Jamie Jams
Chi Chi

You can learn more about their campaigns & donate even if you cant make it by hopping to their websites –

Stuart Schuffman for Mayor
https://brokeassmayor.nationbuilder.com/

Tom Temprano for College Board
http://www.tomtemprano.com/

RSVP and invite your partisans!