To my San Francisco musical brothers, where to move?

debu · Post by **debu** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:57 am

beats me wrote: At least in San Jose I don't have to look across a bridge, point, and go "Yeah, I just couldn't make it." and then get a DUI crossing the Bay Bridge chasing my dream.

I lived in Oakland/Lake Merritt way back, had a nice view of the city too..
That just brought back a classic memory.

So TD, you writing the SF edition of Fodor's this year? Good stuff, a few things there I didn't know.

Beats me I don't know you, but I may know of a place opening up soon here. If interested PM me.

KU · Post by KU » Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:21 am

Tone Deft wrote:lOK... any questions? 'nuff of that rant. if you want I can drive you around in my convertible and show you around one weekend. a great thing about SF is that it's only 49 square miles, it's real easy to get to know but it has that city experience.

great great post Tone

thanks for taking the time to break it down

Beats - best of luck and i hope you get the F@#$ out of the sweaty armpit that is San Jose as I lived there for years. I have always wanted to be in the city, although I am diggin sleepy Santa Cruz. I have lived in Alameda and on Lake Merritt and although better than san jo, I wouldn't recommend it.

Lower Haight is high on my list in SF... the dogpatch sounds exiting too

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:39 am

KU - what's up with life in Aptos? I used to drive to SC on the PCH every weekend in the convertible, SF to SC down 101 in a few CDs, back in 280 in 1 hour. dunno if I ever hit Aptos. is it like montara/moss beach/half moon bay further north? santa cruz mountains are a jewel.

I cop a lot of SF attitude, half out of humor, half out of pride brought on by the inconveniences. I'd vote to take down the bridges and build a moat on the peninsula. I have my SF rants.

CA is a great state all in all, cool to hear about other parts. there's a poster from eureka... who??

aisling · Post by **aisling** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:24 am

beats me wrote:aisling,
At least in San Jose I don't have to look across a bridge, point, and go "Yeah, I just couldn't make it." and then get a DUI crossing the Bay Bridge chasing my dream.

very funny, nice comment. I hope you find the perfect place for you in the city.

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:58 pm

When did they ban carpet in SF? All ads for rooms and apartments advertise "wall to wall hardwood floor" like it's the greatest thing ever invented. Well, it's not. What it is, is easy to clean. If I was planning to throw keggers in my bedroom then hardwood floor would be ideal, but I'm not. To me hardwood floors in bedrooms makes the room feel cold and unfinished. If I had my way the entire planet would be lined with carpet.

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:46 pm

Glad to see you considering this move. It's a good move...you just gotto be in it to really appreciate it...and that goes for music, food, everything. I really wish that at some point in my almost 8 years that I lived in the Bay Area, I had actually lived in San Francisco. 6 years in Berkeley, and another 2 in San Jose, didn't really do me justice. The city by the bay is the only option.

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:15 pm

nebulae wrote:Glad to see you considering this move. It's a good move...you just gotto be in it to really appreciate it...and that goes for music, food, everything. I really wish that at some point in my almost 8 years that I lived in the Bay Area, I had actually lived in San Francisco. 6 years in Berkeley, and another 2 in San Jose, didn't really do me justice. The city by the bay is the only option.

I currently have no ties to anybody or anything other than my job. Once in the city I plan to get heavily involved in the local music scene. I would be doing myself a great disservice and anybody else that is tied to work or family and says "If I didn't have a wife, mortgage, and/or kids I would so……" if I didn't live in the city. I consider myself lucky in that respect. I tried the other traditional goals in life and they didn't quite work out, but instead of getting depressed about I am going to pursue the things I probably should have a long time ago. Shit happens for a reason.

aisling · Post by **aisling** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:59 pm

beats me wrote:
nebulae wrote:Glad to see you considering this move. It's a good move...you just gotto be in it to really appreciate it...and that goes for music, food, everything. I really wish that at some point in my almost 8 years that I lived in the Bay Area, I had actually lived in San Francisco. 6 years in Berkeley, and another 2 in San Jose, didn't really do me justice. The city by the bay is the only option.
I currently have no ties to anybody or anything other than my job. Once in the city I plan to get heavily involved in the local music scene. I would be doing myself a great disservice and anybody else that is tied to work or family and says "If I didn't have a wife, mortgage, and/or kids I would so……" if I didn't live in the city. I consider myself lucky in that respect. I tried the other traditional goals in life and they didn't quite work out, but instead of getting depressed about I am going to pursue the things I probably should have a long time ago. Shit happens for a reason.

good point, follow your bliss. I hope and wish you all the creativity, inspiration and prosperity.......

.........I dropped out of grad school to follow my music passion........I'm still a nobody with pipe dreams and wish I had that graduate degree now

aisling · Post by **aisling** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:05 pm

If any bay area peeps ever want to meet for shits and giggles to see if there is any creative compatibility or just shoot the shit........I'd be up for it!

marky · Post by **marky** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:23 pm

Great posts guys, I learned a lot just nosey-ing in on this thread. It's been a few years since I took a trip to SF but I loved the place..

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:40 pm

aisling wrote:If any bay area peeps ever want to meet for shits and giggles to see if there is any creative compatibility or just shoot the shit........I'd be up for it!

my music time is pretty booked, heavy into monome 40h, learning max/msp, keeping up on guitar and generally making music but I did see that the Chemical Brothers are coming to SF, that'd be a good excuse to put faces to names.

this can be a good venue, parking's real easy too.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/obc4e ... therplanet
The Chemical Brothers
The Concourse
San Francisco, CA
Friday, Sept. 28th

pabloaugustus · Post by **pabloaugustus** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:45 pm

aisling wrote:Well I spent years in the city, sunset district, silver terrace, and then moved to berkley, oakland and now live up in sonoma county (coma).....LAME music scene up here unless you doing NU metal, gansta rap and blues........

Sonoma does suck for venues (and the drive into the city.....shoot me please!) but you do have one of the worlds best live reggae bands based out of there..... Groundation...they should be done with the European tour soon.

Thanks for the post ToneDeft, I love the city & travel there quite a bit from humboldt and its nice to see a local break it down like that.

In my experience parking should be a big factor in where you choose to live. I have friends who live in the sunset (17th & pacheco...not sure what part of sunset that is considered) and you can always park right next to their house, but you have to drive or bus into the city to do stuff; but in other parts of the city it would be a major pain in the ass to own a vehicle, but you could walk more easily to everything you need.

aisling · Post by **aisling** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:47 pm

Tone Deft wrote:
aisling wrote:If any bay area peeps ever want to meet for shits and giggles to see if there is any creative compatibility or just shoot the shit........I'd be up for it!
my music time is pretty booked, heavy into monome 40h, learning max/msp, keeping up on guitar and generally making music but I did see that the Chemical Brothers are coming to SF, that'd be a good excuse to put faces to names.

this can be a good venue, parking's real easy too.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/obc4e ... therplanet
The Chemical Brothers
The Concourse
San Francisco, CA
Friday, Sept. 28th

Exit planet dust (awesome album) and the remix album 1 or two later ( with the spiritualized remix) was really my favorite, I have not followed their career since. I kind of fell into trance for a good while......

aisling · Post by **aisling** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:50 pm

pabloaugustus wrote:
aisling wrote:Well I spent years in the city, sunset district, silver terrace, and then moved to berkley, oakland and now live up in sonoma county (coma).....LAME music scene up here unless you doing NU metal, gansta rap and blues........
Sonoma does suck for venues (and the drive into the city.....shoot me please!) but you do have one of the worlds best live reggae bands based out of there..... Groundation...they should be done with the European tour soon.

Thanks for the post ToneDeft, I love the city & travel there quite a bit from humboldt and its nice to see a local break it down like that.

In my experience parking should be a big factor in where you choose to live. I have friends who live in the sunset (17th & pacheco...not sure what part of sunset that is considered) and you can always park right next to their house, but you have to drive or bus into the city to do stuff; but in other parts of the city it would be a major pain in the ass to own a vehicle, but you could walk more easily to everything you need.

I have had times where I have spent more time looking for parking than the actual drive. I just heard of Groundation the other day, I'll keep my ears open.

vinkalmann · Post by **vinkalmann** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:01 pm

nebulae wrote:Glad to see you considering this move. It's a good move...you just gotto be in it to really appreciate it...and that goes for music, food, everything. I really wish that at some point in my almost 8 years that I lived in the Bay Area, I had actually lived in San Francisco. 6 years in Berkeley, and another 2 in San Jose, didn't really do me justice. The city by the bay is the only option.

And then you moved to Texas!? That must of been quite the culture shock