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3.5.23 Why San Francisco’s Cafe du Nord can’t be killed / Cafe du Nord, the San Francisco venue that launches stars before they’re famous SFGATE | by Gabe Lehman

1.29.25 S.F. doubles down on music investment to boost the city’s economy, with a week of events – San Francisco Chronicle | Roland Li

10.18.24 Are Bay Area clubs the new concerts? These music lovers seem to think so – San Francisco Chronicle | Zara Irshad

10.17.24 Cafe du Nord: local live music – KALW | by Arundathi Nair

10.7.24 IN PICTURES: Cambodia Day draws crowds in San Francisco – Khmer Times

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9.18.24 Downtown’s next big free outdoor show has an incredible lineup curated by Cafe Du Nord – Sf Standard | by Astrid Kane

8.21.24 See how they run: Lurie’s young staffers throw a young voter party in the Castro – Mission Local | by Xueer Lu

4.23.24 Another Free Outdoor Concert Series Coming to SF This Summer, Shows Put Together By Your Favorite Nightclubs – SFist | by Joe Kukura

10.16.23 Cafe du Nord: Best of the Bay 2023 Editors’ Pick – 48Hills | John-Paul Shiver

10.27.23 Museums, music & more: Besties arts: a winning year in local culture for 2023 – Bay Area Reporter | Jim Gladstone


6.19.23 10 Legacy Businesses to Love in San Francisco – 7×7 | by Shoshi Parks

5.11.23 Drink in the Nostalgia at the Oldest Bars in These SF Neighborhood – The San Francisco Standard | by Julie Zigoris

3.15.23 This Local Venue Survived Covid – SF Standard | by Sarah Holtz

ZOLA opens for Vanessa Zamora at Café du Nord on November 13. All photos by JohnTaylor Wildfeuer
ZOLA opens for Vanessa Zamora at Café du Nord on November 13. All photos by JohnTaylor Wildfeuer

12.22.22 New sound super-sleuth? Head to Café du Nord for fresh notes – 48Hills | by Johntaylor Wildfeuer

4.24.17 Café du Nord Reverting Back to Former Identity: A Rock Venue – KQED | by Kevin L. Jones

4.24.17 Market Street’s ‘Cafe Du Nord’ To Transition Back To Music Venue – Hoodline | by Steven Bracco

5.11.17 Cafe Du Nord Returns as Music Venue on June 1, Bringing Back Burger Du Nord – SF Eater | by Caleb Pershan

5.12.17 Noise Pop Announces the Return of Historic Music Venue Café du Nord at Swedish American Hall – SFStation | by Mike E. Winfield

2.15.15 Ghosts, Royals And Singing Swedes: 108 Years of the Swedish American Hall – KQED | by Shelby Pope

Five Facts To Know About Café du Nord – 7×7 | by Alyssa Pereira

12.13.13 New Cafe Du Nord owners plan big changes – SFGate | by James Robinson

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5.6.25 Mikaela Davis – San Francisco’s Hottest Summer Concerts: 9 Must-See Shows – SF Station by Carlos Olin Montalvo

5.6.25 Emma-Jean Thackray : Weirdo – Trebble | by John-Paul Shiver

4.30.25 KC Turner brings ‘you gotta hear this’ attitude – The Press Democrat by Michael Shapiro

4.25.25 Some Weekly Music Thoughts #145 — Concerts and More Concerts: Gruff Rhys by Ned Raggett

3.4.25 Indie sleaze is alive and partying like it’s 2009 at Cafe du Nord – SFGate | by Olivia Hebert

3.3.25 SF Music Week Industry Summit: Is San Francisco’s Music Industry ‘So Back’? It Depends Who You Ask – KQED Arts | by Nastia Voynovskaya

3.2.25 Brooklyn band with robotaxis on the brain. – SFGate | by Silas Valentino

2.27.25 John Francis Flynn for SF/Arts March/April | by Juhi Gupta

2.27.25 Mardi Gras, pole dancing, and (of course) raves top SF events this week: Gazetter SF: Chat Room: Music – The San Francisco Standard | by Josh Constine

2.25.25 A Match Made in Music: Jake Minch and Grace Enger at Cafe Du Nord – KALX | by Izzy Hory

2.25.25 A Tuesday Worth Staying Up For: Pretty Jane and Night Cap at Cafe du Nord – KALX | by Izzy Hory

2.20.25 Pretty Jane Lights Up Café du Nord with an Electrifying Set | Music Junkie Press

2.19.25 San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival 2025: Lineup, tickets and more: SF Music Week Industry Summit – SF Chronicle | by Aidin Vaziri

11.24.24 Bay Area singer sparks incredibly wholesome mosh pit – SFGate | by Stephen Council

11.20.24 Leonard Cohen’s music and poetry celebrated by older and younger generations at festival – PBS | by Mike Cerre

11.11.24 Poetry, Democracy, Conspiracies, and much great music at SF Leonard Cohen Festival – 48Hills | by Jon Bauer and Patty Riek

10.23.24 Dora Jar fills Cafe du Nord with childlike wonder – The Daily Californian | by Miriam Kłaczyńska

10.23.24 5th Annual Leonard Cohen Festival returns to SF, Nov. 8-10 – 7×7 | by 7×7 Partner

10.3.24 Live Shots: Hometown crowd helps La Doña kick off national tour at Cafe du Nord – 48Hills | by D.A. Mission

9.18.24 The most remixed band of 2024 is playing downtown’s next big free show – Sf Standard | by Astrid Kane

9.18.24 A Free EDM Concert Will Take Over Union Square This Weekend – Secret San Francisco | by Dana Flynn

9.15.24 Jalen Ngonda summons the greats at Swedish American Hall – Riff Magazine | by Jesse Herwitz

9.9.24 SOFIA ISELLA – San Francisco, CA 09/08/2024 – B-SIDES

9.6.24 La Doña Wrote Her New Album for Immigrant, Working-Class San Francisco – KQED Arts | by Nastia Voynovskaya

9.5.24 Fall 2024: Why you should catch a live comedy podcast— and other LOL-worthy comedy shows – San Francisco Chronicle | by Lauren Harvey

8.23.24 Some Weekly Music Thoughts #123 — A Zsela Special by Ned Raggett

8.5.24 The Western Sky Serenades of Jeffrey Silverstein – SLUG Magazine | by Mekenna Malan

4.22.24 INTERVIEW: Danville native Grace Bowers, 17, burning bright as guitar virtuoso

4.1.24 King Isis charms with serene acoustics, cool musicality at Cafe du Nord – The Daily Californian | by Varnika Dhandapani

3.26.24 Slow Hollows makes SF tour stop in band’s new era – SF Examiner | by Will Reisman

3.20.24 Video Age, an indie pop outfit to play at Café Du Nord Sunday – SF Examiner | by Will Reisman

3.17.24 Mild Universe: ‘Connected Endlessly’ – KQED | by Chloe Morizono, and Spencer Whitney

2.27.24 BottleRock Napa Valley unleashes its popular AfterDark concert lineup – The Mercury News | by Jim Harrington

2.27.24 BottleRock 2024 unveils after-hours lineup – San Francisco Chronicle | by Aidin Vaziri

2.27.24 BottleRock Napa Valley announces AfterDark shows – Riff Magazine

2.15.24 How the Struggle for Liberation Made aja monet Into a Poet – KQED | by Nastia Voynovskaya

1.26.23 A Lydia Loveless Special | by Ned Raggett

19.12.23 Strawberry Guy soothes SF’s Cafe Du Nord with sweet magic – The Daily Californian | by Taila Lee

12.4.23 Ariana & The Rose Kelsey Kindall :: Nicki Jizz – Music Forever Magazine

12.1.23 Grim Fandango 25th Anniversary celebrated with a jazz concert performance – GoNintendo

11.17.23 A Jensen McRae Special | by Ned Raggett

10.13.23 Radical North Ireland hip-hop trio Kneecap makes San Francisco debut

9.26.24 Cable Ties Rocks Cafe Du Nord – KALX | by Hannah Rohret

08.07.23 Show Review: Blondshell with Hello Mary at Cafe du Nord, 8/4/23

7.30.23 Fans lost their cool over binki’s post-punk, shrugging star quality – 48Hills | by John-Paul Shiver

BottleRock 2023 to get intimate with late night shows by Smashing Pumpkins, Wu-Tang Clan – Datebook San Francisco Chronicle | by Aidin Vaziri

2.29.23 Surf Rock from the heart – The Moss at Cafe Du Nord on Jan 30th – KALX | by Chris LeBoa

2.14.23 San Francisco greets Daniel Seavey with a sold out show at Cafe du Nord – bff.fm

11.7.22 Channel 5’s Andrew Callaghan Hosts A Compelling Show At The Swedish American Hall – San Francisco Magazine | by Kyrie Sismaet

11.9.22 Phabo’s Following His North Star – Lucky 7 Magazine | by Nia Coats

8.30.22 Don’t say jazz: Emma-Jean Thackray leads band into ‘groovy af’ territory at Café Du Nord – 48Hills | by John-Paul Shiver

5.8.22 Suki Waterhouse shrouds Café du Nord in hazy nostalgia – Riff Magazine | by Matthew Medina

4.4.20 Show Review: Mattiel @ Cafe Du Nord on 2/2 – KALX | by Lauren Anastasia

3.1.20 Noise Pop Review: Slow Hollows plays their last SF show at Cafe Du Nord | by Rachel Goodman

2.6.20 Review + Photos: Mattiel’s Cafe du Nord Performance was Satis Factory – The Bay Bridge

11.18.19 Black Belt Eagle Scout at Cafe Du Nord – The Bay Bridged | by Ria Burman

6.28.19 Bud Light Dive Bar Tour Continues in San Francisco with FLETCHER – The Knockturnal | by Vivian Chen

6.11.19 Mattiel at Cafe du Nord – The Bay Bridged | by Ian Young

3.18.19 Adia Victoria at Cafe du Nord – The Bay Bridged | by Ria Burman

8.22.18 Review + Photos: Poster Children at Café du Nord – The Bay Bridged | by SarahJayn Kemp

8.22.18 Pure Bathing Culture brings new material to Cafe du Nord in SF – SFChronicle Datebook | by Ryan Kost

9.26.17 Martha Wainwright at Cafe du Nord – The Bay Bridged | by Ria Burman

9.26.17 Noise Pop: Dick Stusso dripped with charisma at Cafe Du Nord – The Bay Bridged | by Ria Burman

9.26.17 Julia Jacklin at Cafe Du Nord – The Bay Bridged | by Ria Burman

5.31.17 Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard embarks on solo tour – SF Chronicle | by Aidin Vaziri

6.20.06 Wading through the all the hype with Corinne Bailey Rae – East Bay Times | by Jim Harrington