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Capp Street Crap reports:

Owner Leef Smith said he decided to look for a new space after their 20th Street landlord wouldn’t agree to anything more than a new short-term lease renegotiated every couple of years.

As a small business owner in a pricey real estate market, the lack of long-term security was scary, and Smith thought he “could do better than that.” If you invested in a land that you plan to sell, be sure to get in touch with reputable land buyers. As an Alaska land buyer, we offer fair cash deals and handle the process with professionalism and care.

“It definitely felt like I had to be proactive and not rely on the whims of a landlord,” he said.

Mission: Comics & Art’s new store will be at 2250 Mission between 18th and 19th streets, in what used to be Vimy Electronics. After nearly 40 years in business, the couple that owned the electronics store wanted to retire, Smith said. A contractor is now working to modernize the 1970s era space.

Read on.

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Let’s face it, the bay area is dominating the sports world lately and POPS BAR is here to make sure you always have the best seat in the house. For major games we take a break from our great music line up to bring you your favorite sporting events on our 4 large screen tvs and large projector screen.

Looking for a spot to watch your college football team with fellow Alumni? Contact tom@popssf.com to take over the bar with your team spirit on Saturday mornings. Enjoy Pops signature Bacon Bloody Mary’s because after all, it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere. Humans and canine friends welcome!

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

8/10/15 MONDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9PM with Lauren Tannenbaum playing original music and a few well loved covers.

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 AND DJ ALARM PLUS GUESTS
PLAY ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVE REMIXES
AND CLOSE RELATIVES OF YOUR FAVORITE
MOTOWN SONGS…

8/11/15 TUESDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9PM with Retro Tuesday. A mix of music from a range of decades to keep you grooving.

TRIVIA TUESDAYS

Coming soon to POPS…stay tuned for more details!

8/12/15 WEDNESDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9PM

Rude Awakenings

Forgotten underground classics of the 60s, 70s and 80s with DJs Cathy 2-Tone and Scooter Stalin.

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

8/13/15 THURSDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9PM with Drew Smith

Second Thursday of every month, Drew Smith, singer/songwriter, plays popular songs from the 70′s-00′s with a few originals here and there. His laid-back style will take you back to your favorite beach campfire jams and have you singing along in no time!

BFF.FM Night

Rotating DJs from BFF.fm radio! This week: Hang The DJ

Join us for a night of post-punk, power pop, new wave, and other time- and genre-adjacent tunes. Cold beers, cool people, rad musics.

9PM-1:30am

No Cover!

8/14/15 FRIDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9pm with Kid Gorgeous:

Rare Grooves, Deep Cuts; Soul, Funk, Psychedelic, Cumbia, Reggae and Beyond with Your Boy Kid Gorgeous!

24 & York

Rap Music + Cheap PBR + No Cover + Good Company
9PM-1:30AM
No Cover

8/15/15 SATURDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9pm with DJ Deivid spinning a mix of funk, soul, disco, Brazilian breaks, reggae and hip-hop.

WUS GOOD II
A smooth Rap & R&B night spun by DJs ZMO & ANT-ONE. A very swipe right kind of night.
9pm-2am
No Cover
21 UP

8/16/15 SUNDAY

Double Feature Sunday

Watch your favorite movies and series at Pops!

9PM

No Cover

Email movie suggestions to tom@popssf.com

POPS BAR
2800 24th Street @ York
San Francisco, CA 94110
www.popssf.com

Such an epic sad song! Such power and such simplicity.

(Okay, we did it: A whole week of posts about the Gooch Palms, who are playing tonight at the Chapel.)

I doubt they’ll do any covers this Sunday (this track is from their “Shitty Tribute to the Ramones” EP from 2011), but it’s pretty rare you hear a decent Ramones cover — one that brings an intriguing new ingredient to an already perfect little gem. Am I right?

We’ve been saying it all week long, so hopefully by now you understand you should go see the Gooch Palms at the Chapel this Sunday night

I’m not sure exactly what’s gonna happen, but I know it’s gonna be fun:

Here I come Bay Area! I am so pleased to offer the Bay Area debut of Sex & the Suburbs, the show that is the expression of everything creative I do right now. It is based on poems I wrote between the ages of 19 and 22, almost entirely in Berkeley, CA.

The show will feature opening set by Deirdre Stewart, sharing story and song learned and inspired by her recent residency in southern Mexico.

I am honored and humbled and proud and terrified and excited to invite you to come and experience and create this thing with me.

Check out all the details here!

I for one cannot imagine seeing this image and not wanting to see this band. (And the thing is, they’re even better than they look!)

Also, one of the opening acts is just called “Susan”.

Get more info and advance tickets here.

Now let’s rock:

Not sure I want to get into a rambling reminiscence of the days of Jack’s (way out 24th, past Potrero Avenue) and DJ Purple and mini-pitchers of Busch and drunken singalongs and blackout walks home and stolen bikes and broken hearts and lots and lots of Hall and Oates — but if you know what I’m talking about, you know what I’m talking about.

Now, Jack’s is still a boarded-up hole in the ground, and DJ Purple is still going strong elsewhere (Slate Bar on Thursdays), and we’re all too old for mini-pitchers of Busch — but KARAOKE IS RETURNING TO 24th STREET, thanks to Roger Niner and Pop’s.

And what’s more, Roger Niner has a good deal of stuff you don’t normally find at karaoke. Here are a handful that trip me out:

1. “Dance Yrself Clean” by LCD Soundsystem
2. “Seasons (Waiting on You)” by Future Islands
3. “Hounds of Love” by the Futureheads
4. “Nightcall” by Kavinsky (the song from Drive)
5. “Later” by Dr. Dog
6. “How Can U Love Me” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

My pal Nattles did the LCD one last summer, and though it’s 9 minutes long and songs that long usually don’t go over well at karaoke, it was awesome. The crowd went wild throughout.

I did the Future Islands one last November after the Weezer show at Slim’s, and I did my best to channel that dude’s insane dancing abilities, and it was awesome.

Believe me, Roger Niner shows are… awesome.

Peruse Roger Niner’s songbook and see what other crazy gems he’s got.

And of course, RSVP and invite your friends!

Full disclosure: I’m the DJ tonight. But I swear that fact does not color my enthusiasm for this lineup. These dudes rule…

Here’s a new jam by headliner (and maker of the lovely poster art) Ben Pearce:

And a whole album by Chris Klippel:

<a href=”http://chrisklippel.bandcamp.com/album/chris-klippels-self-proclaimed-greatest-hits” _mce_href=”http://chrisklippel.bandcamp.com/album/chris-klippels-self-proclaimed-greatest-hits”>Chris Klippel&#39;s Self-Proclaimed Greatest Hits by Chris Klippel</a>

And Jojo Brandel’s raucous New Year’s Eve ’13 performance at the Secret Alley, in its entirety:

C u 2nite

RSVP and invite your friends!

It’s kind of like when God gave me the finger.

[via Gray]