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See the Gooch Palms perform live this Sunday night at the Chapel, right here in the Mission.

Such a potent mix of raw power and utter sweetness!

They’re headlining the Chapel, right here in the Mission, this Sunday evening!

Plus DJ Phil Benson! What a night! (I knew something was brewing!)

RSVP and invite your friends!

Can’t wait for happy hour tonight:

Nick Pal spins short songs because life is short. Hard rock, power pop, punk and pop vinyl.

RSVP and invite your friends!

Here’s the first song off their LP, Novo’s:

Doesn’t this rule? I saw them at the Hemlock last fall, after seeing this video on Tumblr somewhere — and I seriously cried when they played this song. (I was going through some stuff, but whatever.) There’s only two of them, but they sound they manage to put forth is sooooo big and gnarly and sweet.

They’re playing at the Chapel this Sunday night, and it will surely be a night to remember.

Here’s the epic full length version of “BoJack’s Theme”:

Ralph plays all those horns — and tonight he’ll be playing a bunch of horns as part of The Tedtones. Here’s the deal:

The TedTones are a group of Bay Area musicians from various genres that have joined together in their common love of jump blues, roots, and jive. For listening, dancing or just plain fun, they are capturing audiences everywhere.

Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, Tin Huey)—reeds & horns; Ted Savarese (Drizzoletto, Octomutt)—guitar & vocal; Randy O’Dell (The Cottontails, GG Amos)—drums; Mike Groh (Hot Club of SF, Gaucho)—guitar; Sam Rocha (Hot Club of SF)—bass.

It’s free and all ages and starts at 8pm.

Do read our own Vic Wong’s epic interview with Ralph Carney, which includes talk of BoJack, Tom Waits, the Shaggs, St. Vincent, and Nic Cage yelling at his kid.

[Editor's note: WOOOOHOOOOO KARAOKE RETURNS TO 24th STREET! We'll be writing more about this historic event later in the week!]

Warm up your pipes. This Friday Roger Niner is back in The Mission… at Pops Bar! And he’s bringing his big ole’ book of rare and unheard karaoke tunes. Find and sing a new favorite or a long forgotten oddity. Karaoke like you never left the basement of your parents house. Check out the songbook at book.rogerniner.com, and PREPARE!

“I’ll open your mind, shake your ass, shuffle your shizzle, cast you off, reel you in, rent out your heart to a loving couple, make tea in your soul, rake your leaves, find you a puppy, melt your brain, solve your puzzles, get you off The Island, take your temperature, sooth your aching nerves, reach your stars, bend your perception of space/time, AND give you back $0.97 in change, all in the name of Rock and/or Roll BAY AREA KARAOKE!” – Roger Niner

Check out this week’s full music line up at Pop’s Bar:

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You should see the Gooch Palms this Sunday at the Chapel.

(I’ll delve deeper in the coming days, but for now, just believe me.)

From the show’s official blurb:

Recently named the best up-and-coming act in San Francisco by Deli Magazine, The Frail has already been featured on MTV, won the viewer’s choice award in Owl Magazine’s “Video Makes The Radio Star” contest, and have opened for Hot Chip, Justice, Moby, Neon Trees, MSTRKRFT, TV on The Radio and Goldfrapp to name a few.

And also:

Music by The Frail has been licensed for television series such asThe Kardashians, Bad Girls Club, Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, 90210, and Road Rules. Their music has also been licensed for advertising campaigns by Nike, Patagonia, and Quicksilver.

Tickets and more info here.

Just what is music for the mission? At Pops Bar, our goal is to bring you the best music the Mission and Bay Area have to offer with live music, dance parties and sports/movie events every night of the week. You should never have to think to yourself, I wish there was something fun to do tonight, because Pops is serving it up to you on a platter. The best part? All of our events are free! Try something new every night of the week with a variety of happy hour and late night events.

Get involved! YOU can be a part of Pops events. Whatever Wednesdays is your chance to throw your own DJ gig or event and show off to all your friends. Prefer to stay more behind the scenes? Send us your movie/tv suggestions for Double Feature Sundays. Email tom@popssf.com and become a part of the Pops family.

Check out this week’s full music line up at Pop’s Bar:

7/27/15 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

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Mondays at Pops

DJ BLUZ AND ALARM

PLAY ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVE REMIXES

AND CLOSE RELATIVES OF YOUR FAVORITE

MOTOWN SONGS…

7/28/15 TUESDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9PM with Retro Tuesday

A mix of music from a range of decades to keep you groovin!

TROPICANA TUESDAYS

“Quality Latin BASS”

Every Tuesday at POPS BAR

Time: 9pm – 2am

Tropicana Tuesday with DJ Baysik, playing a mixture of islander & latin grooves all night, from Celia Cruz to Vybz Kartel. Experience the only Tuesday night Latin themed party in the mission.

Salsa I LatinHouse I Latin HipHop I Moombahton I DubCumbia I Merengue I Bachata I Dancehall I LatinReggae I and more…

7/29/15 WEDNESDAY

Whatever Wednesdays

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

7/30/15 THURSDAY

MUSIC THERAPY Happy Hour 6-9PM

Electro-Cumbia Breaks Hip Hip Nu Latin Beats

BFF.FM Night

Rotating DJs from BFF.fm radio! This week: Cult of Riffs HEAVY METAL NIGHT! All vinyl and good vibes. By stopping by for a sip, you’re supporting BFF.fm community radio so come down and get drankin drankin.

9PM-1:30am

No Cover!

7/31/15 FRIDAY

Kali Tropics

Pan Carribean, Electro, Funk & dub with DJ Mobando, E.Live, Seneca & Jah Mikey

plus Trapsettaz Dance Group & Celebrity Horns

21+ NO COVER

9PM-1:30AM

8/1/15 SATURDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9pm with the Haight Street All Stars

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

8/2/15 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