SLIM's

333 11th Street, San Francisco, California
phone - 415/255-0333

===> an ALL AGES venue <===
(ID is checked at door, if 21-or-over, hand is stamped, allowing alcohol purchase)

One of the best venues in San Francisco, SLIM's (co-owned by Boz Scaggs)
books popular indie bands, blues, jazz, punk, funk, and reggae (both local
and national touring acts) most nights of the week.

I saw my first three Melissa Etheridge shows here,
as well as Jewel, Jonatha Brooke, Catie Curtis,
Aimee Mann, Amanda Marshall, Yo La Tengo,
Melissa Ferrick, Laurie Anderson, the Indigo Girls,
      the Butchies,  many others too numerous to mentiom...
(and I saw many of them multiple times)
and when Marianne Faithful resumed her solo
career several years ago (and I was there),
this is the venue she chose.

SLIM's  often  showcases  new  talent  just  breaking  into  the  mainstream.

SLIM's provides an intimate up close feeling, as the stage is about 4 feet
above the floor, and there is no barrier between stage and audience
(unlike,   for example,   The Edge   in Palo Alto).

SLIM's is definitely one of my very favorite venues in San Francisco,
I've always had a great time here,   since it opened in 1988,
I've been here more than any other venue in the city,
I just love this place!

SLIM's stage
The  stage  at  the  far  north  end  of  the  club.

Venue security policies are artist-friendly, and Stage Diving, Slam Dancing,
Head Surfing, and Moshing are not allowed and will cause your removal.

Several big-name artists have chosen  SLIM's  when they want an intimate show
while being assured of performing in a safe high-quality venue.

Indigo Girls, Laurie Anderson, PRINCE, and many others
have made SLIM's their small-venue-of-choice.
   Not  just  music  . . .  SLIM's  hosts several  spoken word  shows each year,
with regular appearances by Susie Bright,  Lydia Lunch,  and  Exene Cervanka.

Sound  system  is  excellent  (see  the  *note*  at  page  botton),
especially if you let the staff do their job (some artists interfere),
and they feed artists well, in fact everything is good,
including the artist's quarters... a class act!

LOCATION - 333 11th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
(11th Street between Folsom and Harrison)

MAP

PHONE - 415/255-0333
FAX - 415/255-0427

CAPACITY - 436

FOOD - dinners available with advance reservations (seating upstairs),
and simple snacks, soft drinks, usual alcoholic beverages from bar

TICKETS - Advance from box-office (call for hours),
or TICKETS.COM
or VIRTUOUS

BOOKING CONTACT - Dawn Holiday, leave message

Visit the SLIM's web site for more info

PARKING  -  parking  garage  one  block  south  on  11th  Street
between  Harrison  and  Townsend,
but  check  to  make  sure  they  will  be  open
(open  until  2am  MOST  nights)

Street parking sometimes available within adjacent blocks,
I usually park along 10th, between Howard & Folsom.

PUBLIC  TRANSIT

Here  is  the  new  Transit.511.org  website  for  all  Bay  Area  transit.
Please  confirm  the  schedules  I  give  here  are  current.

MUNI . . . 47-VAN  NESS,   9-SAN  BRUNO,   12-FOLSOM
several other MUNI routes within a few blocks

BART . . . several blocks away  (3  blocks  North,  3  blocks  East,   to  Civic Center)
but regular as clockwork.

CALTRAIN . . . take 47-VAN  NESS to 4th and Townsend (approx 11:35),
catch last CALTRAIN at 11:59pm

GOLDEN  GATE  TRANSIT . . . to the north bay, all mainline bus routes,
especially route 80, goes from (1) Folsom and 7th (bus stop),
to (2) Mission and 1st (bus stop),
to (3) McCallister and Polk (bus stop),
then (4) along Van Ness (and makes a few stops there),
then (5) onto Lombard to Golden Gate Bridge Plaza,
then (6) points north on the freeway (stops at major places),
ultimately ending in Santo Rosa three hours later ...
last two buses are approximately 11:45 and 12:45 (from 7th and Folsom)

SAMTRANS  . . .  the  SamTrans  bus  starts  at  1st  and  Mission,
then goes west on Mission to 10th (last Mission stop at 7th),
then goes south along 10th (last stop at Howard),
then goes to the 101 Freeway to the Peninsula ...
there is a SamTrans bus stop at 10th and Howard
it's hard to see, but it's the last stop in SF
(and  only  a  block-and-a-half  from  SLIM's),
you must sometimes get the driver's attention
because he's headed for the freeway.

KX-PALO ALTO      (10:26 last bus for night, don't miss it)

292-HILLSDALE      (12:03 last bus for night, don't miss it)

397-PALO ALTO      (1:22am, 2:22am, 3:22am, 4:22am)

SOUND      SYSTEM      *NOTE*

      SLIM's  sound system is possibly the  cleanest  and most distortion-free of any venue in the area,  however as in most venues,
        speakers are placed at the leading edge of the stage . . .  if you stand against the stage,  the speakers are aimed  behind  you.

While bass notes tend to be omni-directional,   treble notes are focused in the direction the speaker is aimed.

Therefore, standing against the stage will result in 'muddy' vocals, since the treble notes
needed for clear vocals are aimed behind you.

This is not just a problem at this venue, but is true for most venues where you stand too close to the stage,
it is just more obvious and extreme at this venue.

I find the sound at SLIM's is best if you stand several feet from the stage,
about as far as the first row of "columns"   (see the floorplan below).

Other places for good sound are along the sides (stage right/house left), near the downstairs railing, or near
the stools placed near the stagedoor (which often allows me to meet performers before/after their set).

Sound further back in the main room is still excellent, though I find there's likely to be more talkers back there.

Floorplan of SLIM's -------------------------------------------------------------------- [ enter ] stools ] [ stage ] =========================================== ] [ ----] ================= B A R ================= ] [ ] [---------] [ S ]* * * * *[ ] [ T ] [ B ] [ A ] [ A ] [ G ] [ L ] [ E ]* * * * *[ C ] [ ] [ O ] [------- ] [ N ] [ sound ] [----------] ] [ [----------[ Y ] [ board ] [ <---down ] [ up---> ] ---------------------------------] [---------------------------- enter Note  -  the  *  above  represent  support  columns