375 Eleventh Street San Francisco 94103
DNA Lounge has been one of San Francisco's most popular nightclubs for over thirty years, hosting an always-eclectic variety of events, including all-ages live music, 18+ dance parties, burlesque shows, lecture series and private parties. Two stages, four dance floors, seven bars and a full-service late-night restaurant and cafe!
Most recently declared both "Best Dance Club" and "Best Live Music Venue" in the SF Weekly Readers' Poll, DNA Lounge has won over 60 "best of" awards from local publications like The Guardian, SF Weekly and 7x7 Magazine, and has been voted "Best Dance Club" every year since 2008.
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Wed Sep 26 Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School
Hell
Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School: Hell! Greetings all you sketchy heathens! Abandon all hope ye who enter here as Dr. Sketchy's embarks on a journey to HELL! Praise thine underworld lords Sierra Avvenire and Okami Stormborn as they ooze, burn, and frighten us with their hellish adornments blessed by the demoness Mercy Daae herself! Thou eyes shall forever be changed and transfixed if you dare to join us! Should you be intrigued about our denizens of the dark for our dastardly dream, look no further:
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Thu Sep 27 Chemlab
Chemlab! Industrial! VIP package includes admission for 1, meet+greet at 7:30pm, exclusive poster, and Coldwaves VII compilation CD. Influenced by Throbbing Gristle and 'other 70s and 80s industrial bands, Jared Hendriksen (vocals, programming) and Dylan Thomas More (programming) were introduced to each other at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. in the late '80s. The duo began demo-ing material as Chemlab and later recorded their debut, Ten Ton Pressure EP illegally at the National Geographic studios in 1990.
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Fri Sep 28 Recon
Recon! House! With DJ: Gordon John.
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Sat Sep 29 Bootie SF
Queens of Hip-Hop
Bootie SF: Queens of Hip-Hop! Mashups! Bootie throws the queens of hip-hop and rap on the turntables and mashes them up with anything and everything! We love hip-hop, but it's the boss bitches and fierce femcees who really make us grind, so Bootie is paying tribute to those amazing women who make hip-hop and rap what they are! From old school Missy Elliott and Salt-N-Pepa to the latest jams by Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, along with everything in-between, all mixed and mashed with your favorite artists from every genre.
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Sat Sep 29 Ruby
Ruby! Rock! Lesley Rankine is Ruby. She began her career as the lead singer of noise band Silverfish in London. She is involved in Pigface, the loose-knit industrial noise collaboration of Trent Reznor and Martin Atkins of PiL. She subsequently moved to Seattle to create a solo project, called Ruby. Ruby's first release was the acclaimed electronic-downtempo-trip hop album "Salt Peter", a classic of the mid '90's alternative & dance music scenes.
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Thu Oct 4 Bear Grillz & Wooli
Bear Grillz & Wooli! Dubstep, Riddim! Main Room: Bear Grillz. Wooli. Plus guests, TBA!
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Fri Oct 5 Dying Fetus
Dying Fetus! Metal! Formed in 1991, Dying Fetus have matured into one of the premiere extreme death metal/grindcore acts to emerge from the massive global metal underground. The band is recognized worldwide as a prime example of metal songwriting perfection, combining an innovative mix of technical virtuosity and catchy song structures to create the ultimate blend of death metal, hardcore and grind. These chaps get heavier and tighter with every single release.
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Sun Oct 7 Ляпис-98
Ляпис-98! Rock! Lyapis-98 is a new band of Sergei Mikhalok, in which he performs the most popular hits of his previous band from the 90s Lyapis Trubetskoy: "Ti Kinula", "In White Dress", "Au", "Evpatoria", "Yabloni", "I believe", "Kotik", "Africa", "Kapital" and many more. The first concert of Lyapis-98 took place in the spring of 2016, after which the group went on a tour in Ukraine, Europe and Belarus. Each concert of the tour, like the first, was a sold-out show.
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Wed Oct 10 Peck 702
Peck 702! Pop! Performing Live: Peck 702.
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Fri Oct 12 Mortified
Mortified! Hailed as a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek and celebrated for years by the likes of This American Life, The Today Show, The Onion AV Club, & Entertainment Weekly, Mortified is a comic excavation of teen angst artifacts (journals, poems, letters, lyrics, home movies, schoolwork) as shared by their original authors -- in front of total strangers! Where else can you hear grown men and women confront their past with firsthand tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom, fights with mom, life at bible camp, worst hand job, best mall job, and reasons they deserved to marry Bon Jovi?
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Fri Oct 12 Hubba Hubba Revue
Vampires
Hubba Hubba Revue: Vampires! Burlesque! Burlesque is in our blood, and we're just aching to sink our teeth into this tantalizing evening of undead tease! Enter freely and of your own will --you'll be glad that you did! Tickets and Seating Information: General Admission tickets do not include guaranteed seating. Reserved Seating: Preferred seating is sold by the chair. Seating is at cocktail tables on the main floor, and against the railing on the balcony.
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Sun Oct 14 Rachel Lark and the Damaged Goods
Rachel Lark and the Damaged Goods! Indie Rock! Rachel Lark returns to DNA Lounge with her band, The Damaged Goods, and a variety show of some of the bay area's most edgy and provocative talent. Lark is San Francisco's musical muse of the sex-positive revolution. She combines the lyricism of musical theatre with the candor of stand up comedy to create a politically charged rock show that's like nothing else you've ever seen. Join her and her talented anti-patriarchal compatriots for a cathartic evening of brain melting entertainment.
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Join us at DNA Pizza, our attached restaurant and cafe, right next door. DNA Pizza is open late, and we deliver. We specialize in authentic New York-style thin crust pizza, by the slice or the whole pie. Vegetarian and vegan slices are always available, and gluten-free crust is available on request.
We also do a lot more than pizza: we offer custom deli sandwiches, salads, breakfast items, pastries, espresso drinks, and of course a full bar and free wifi. Join us before or after your night of clubbing, for happy hour, or come hang out during the day and watch our massive collection of music videos!