Brick & Mortar

The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill


Some bands are too outlandish for regular radio – to hear them, you need San Francisco's Brick & Mortar. The bill here has featured national acts from brass-band showcases to the US air-guitar championships, plus homegrown SF upstarts like post-punk Magic Bullet, ironic 'indie-rock avalanche' the Yellow Dress and psychedelically groovy Loco Tranquilo.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill attractions

1. Portsmouth Square

1.91 MILES

Chinatown's unofficial living room is named after John B Montgomery's sloop, which staked the US claim on San Francisco in 1846. SF's first city hall…