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333 11th St. (at Folsom) San Francisco, CA 94103

415-255-0333

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Best Situation-Inspired Protest
Award Winner 2012

Hours: Daily 5pm-2am
Features: Coat Check
Entertainment: Live Entertainment

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Slim's is a midsize, brick-walled venue that hosts a variety of underground rock, metal, hip-hop, and reggae bands - and not only is it one of the few live music clubs in a neighborhood dominated by DJ discothèques, it's also one of the best places in the city for underage music fans to catch bands on the way up. There's a full bar for clubgoers over 21, plus a rear upstairs balcony with seating and tables if you want to take a load off and get away from the throngs below.

2012 | Best Situation-Inspired Protest

Steve Ignorant stirred great controversy among the punk community last year when he announced that he would be performing the songs of his seminal English anarcho-punk band Crass, whose sound, ethics, and radical politics have long shaped punk itself. Even the band's breakup was noble: Upon forming in 1977, they vowed to disband completely in 1984, as a nod to the Orwellian totalitarianism that their lyrics likened to Thatcherism. Many punks felt that Ignorant's performance of Crass songs... More »
2004 | Best-Sounding Venue

In years past, Slim's has picked up a shoddy reputation for sound. Countless shouts of "Turn up the vocals" and deafening squelches of feedback have soiled many a listener's experience. But we're happy to report that Slim's has turned that ship around. Of the many midsize halls in town, Slim's now sounds the best, whether the act onstage is playing thrash metal or delicate folk. And, aside from the noise, it's just a great place to catch a show. The open floor offers lots of unobstructed... More »

Hood Internet: Show Preview

By Reyan Ali | Wed, May 23, 2012

Nothing in this world is certain except death, taxes, and the Internet's boner for mash-ups. Hit YouTube this instant and you'll find remixes involving Lana Del Rey and The Notorious B.I.G., Willow Smith and Devo, Tupac and dialogue from The Dark ... More »
Live Review, 5/11/12: OFF! Displays Its Credentials at Slim's

By Sam Lefebvre | Mon, May 14, 2012

OFF! Fidlar Friday, March 11, 2012 Slim's Better than: Posing for a Raymond Pettibon drawing. At Slim's on Friday, OFF! demonstrated the potency of throwback hardcore delivered with surgical precis... More »
Live Review, 5/10/12: Dead Milkmen Decimate Slim's in First S.F. Show in 17 Years

By Ian S. Port | Fri, May 11, 2012

The Dead Milkmen Terry Malts Thursday, May 10, 2012 Slim's Better than: Mall-punk. Some mosh pits are sloppy, some mosh pits are scary, and some mosh pits are absolutely freaking gleeful. The one t... More »
OFF!: Show Preview

By Dave Pehling | Wed, May 09, 2012

After an abortive attempt at recording a new Circle Jerks album, SoCal hardcore icon and original Black Flag singer Keith Morris formed OFF! with Burning Brides guitarist Dimitri Coats, writing some of the most potent and vitriolic songs of his lo... More »
King Kong Brigade

By David Pehling | Wed, May 02, 2012

After an abortive attempt at recording a new Circle Jerks album, SoCal hardcore icon and original Black Flag singer Keith Morris formed OFF! with Burning Brides guitarist Dimitri Coats, writing some of the most potent and vitriolic songs of his lo... More »
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