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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

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

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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

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