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3223 Mission (at Valencia) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-550-6994

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Best Club Night to Wear Flannel
Award Winner 2010

Hours: Sun 4pm-0am, Mon-Sat 5pm-2am
Entertainment: Live Entertainment, DJs

Description

The Knockout has been called a clubhouse for big kids, and that's a pretty apt description. Started by brothers and longtime Mission District bartenders dX and John Segura, the place just bleeds their love for kitsch, rockabilly, monster movies, and low-brow culture. On any given night, there might be a touring mod band tearing up the stage, or a DJ spinning metal or old funk 45s, or a drunken, raucous game of bingo going down. There's a photo booth, a few tabletop videogames, and walls covered with dX's distinctive paintings and poster art. Look for the hip kids out front, plenty of tattoos inside, and John serving up an overflowing shot glass of Jim Beam on the planks.

"Shine On"

10:00 p.m. fourth Sat. of every month

w/ resident DJs Jamie Jams, Placentina, Little Amy, & Yule Be Sorry
Unnatural Helpers, King Lollipop, Zig Zags, Bad Backs

3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. May 27
"45 Club"

10:00 p.m. last Sun. of every month

w/ DJs Dirty Dishes, English Steve, & dX
Krazy for Karaoke

5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. every Mon.

With your host Deadbeat.
Rocketship Rocketship, Bass Line Bums, Bum City Saints

3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. May 29

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2010 | Best Club Night to Wear Flannel

The first Saturday of every month, divey hipster watering hole the Knockout becomes a time machine that transports all those people who were teenagers in the '90s back to their childhood bedrooms. But you can check your angst at the door (just don't forget your flannel before 11 p.m., otherwise you pay $5 cover) because this is a full-out eardrum-busting party where kids who never got the chance to live out their alternative music fantasies (or maybe they did, and never got over it) can bump... More »
2009 | Best Place to Hear the Worst Music

At the Knockout's free party "Worst Music Ever," held the first Thursday of every month, Dimitri Dickinson, Ryan Poulsen, and friends drop the bombs that usually drive people away from bars. Here they spin clunkers like Chris De Burgh, Smash Mouth, and Robbie Nevil to court drinkers with a healthy sense of humor. "Worst Music Ever" welcomes the backlash against the irony backlash -- after all, sarcasm is too criminally addictive to banish for long. In a city that takes underground... More »
2009 | Best Novelty Drink

Sparks, the candy-flavored alcoholic beverage that once fueled the nights of many a hipster, is not without its detractors. In fact, enough people have complained that the fizzy novelty drink appeals to children that consumer activists were able to get caffeine scratched from its ingredient list. But the sugary drink is still easy to swill,making it an ideal component of the hilariously named Bro-seff. This $6 drink provides the theatricality appreciated by the chest-pounding,... More »
2007 | Best Kitschy Mission Bar

The Knockout has been called a clubhouse for big kids, and that's a pretty apt description. Started by brothers and longtime Mission District bartenders DX and John Segura, the place just bleeds their love for kitsch, rockabilly, monster movies, and low-brow culture. On any given night, there might be a touring mod band tearing up the stage, or a DJ spinning metal or old funk 45s, or a drunken, raucous game of bingo going down. There's a photo booth and pool table, a few tabletop videogames,... More »

Is Giving a Shit the New Not Giving a Shit? Future Twin Explores Music as a Vehicle of Change

By Chloe Roth | Wed, March 7, 2012

As a generalization, pop stars write generic songs about love, make absurd amounts of money, and then throw a miniscule portion of that money at issues they care about. (Or, possibly, that their PR h... More »
Punk Trio High Castle on the Oakland Warehouse Scene, Writing Accessible Songs, and Sci-Fi

By Sam Lefebvre | Thu, March 1, 2012

As a flag-bearing act of Oakland's Zum records and a crucial proponent of the Bay Area's warehouse-centric, outsider rock scene, High Castle has demonstrated repeatedly its prowess both live and on r... More »
Nu Sensae: Show Preview

By Sam Lefebvre | Wed, February 29, 2012

Vancouver outfit Nü Sensae's headlining show this week is as significant for the band's sure-to-be incendiary performance as for the impeccably selected array of local openers. This will be the first tour date in support of Nü Sensae's latest EP, ... More »
San Francisco's Top 10 Burritos

By Jonathan Kauffman | Thu, January 5, 2012

Within five minutes of arguing with any San Franciscan about the best burrito in town, it becomes clear that what makes a great burrito is different for all of us. For some people, greatness is imposs... More »
Mummies: Show Preview

By Ian S. Port | Wed, August 31, 2011

In the long, loud, freak-studded history of Bay Area garage rock, the Mummies have hollowed out a special place. Founded in S.F. in 1988, this four-piece took stripped-down, amped-up guitar pop to heights of volume, satire, and obnoxiousness, coin... More »
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The Knockout

3223 Mission (at Valencia) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-550-6994

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10:00 p.m. fourth Sat. of every month

3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. May 27

10:00 p.m. last Sun. of every month

5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. every Mon.

3:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. May 29

2010 | Best Club Night to Wear Flannel

2009 | Best Place to Hear the Worst Music

2009 | Best Novelty Drink

2007 | Best Kitschy Mission Bar

By Chloe Roth | Wed, March 7, 2012

By Sam Lefebvre | Thu, March 1, 2012

By Sam Lefebvre | Wed, February 29, 2012

By Jonathan Kauffman | Thu, January 5, 2012

By Ian S. Port | Wed, August 31, 2011