OCELYN GECKER, Associated PressJune 15, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic. At the stroke of midnight, California lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions and ushered in what has been billed as the state’s “Grand Reopening.” StartingContinue Reading
EATER SF by Caleb Pershan May 28, 2019 State senator Scott Wiener remains determined to stay out past 2 a.m., hoping to finally pass legislation to allow but not require some cities to extend last call beyond California’s current statewide limit. His latest effort in the matter has pundits wondering if chances have improved underContinue Reading
DJ MAG by Christian Eede April 1, 2019 Richie Hawtin has been confirmed as the headliner for the second of DJ Mag’s Best of North America Awards tour stops, marking his Outstanding Contribution award win for 2019. Richie will play an intimate show at San Francisco’s Halcyon club on Monday 27th May. Tickets are onContinue Reading
EATER SF by Caleb Pershan November 21, 2018 15-year-old music and events venue Mezzanine will close next year after its landlords declined to renew its lease at 444 Jessie Street (adjacent to Mint Plaza). While that news is just the latest blow to San Francisco’s nightlife scene, Mezzanine’s days aren’t yet over: It will remainContinue Reading
EATER SF by Rona Holmes 10/1/2018 Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the Late Night Bar Bill, or Senate Bill 905 last week on Septmeber 28. SB 905 would have adjusted the last call time to 4 a.m. in the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach, West Hollywood, Palm Springs, Oakland, and San Francisco. Governor Brown addedContinue Reading
Eater SF by Caleb Pershan June 1st, 2018 State Senator and former Castro District Supervisor Scott Wiener isn’t finished calling on California legislators to allow cities to extend last call. His latest effort, Senate Bill 905, would begin a pilot program allowing for a 4 a.m. last call in seven California cities — Long Beach,Continue Reading
Mixmag by Harrison Williams May 7, 2018 Learning to DJ is now considered part of secondary education and counts toward a student’s General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in the UK. According to the BBC, the new qualification is now possible due to turntables, CDJs and other DJ gear now being recognized as formal instrumentsContinue Reading
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Capacity: 400 Website: halcyon-sf.com Don’t let Halcyon’s small size fool you: This one-room outpost roars louder than most mega-clubs around. Opened in 2016, the venue boasts the perfect formula for late-night revelry: a powerful Pioneer XY soundsystem, advanced lighting and a 24-hour license. The team behind Halcyon goes the extraContinue Reading
MIXMAG by Harrison Williams February 21, 2018 Kicking back in a Brooklyn apartment on a Friday night, a group of seasoned clubbers in their late 20s have gathered to begin the weekend’s debauchery, but there’s conflict. Amid the frivolity a debate begins regarding where to spend the night out. Should they start at the GreenpointContinue Reading
MIXMAG By Harrison Williams December 13, 2017 A recent study by the audio streaming platform Mixcloud has discovered the most popular genre searches in each US state and some of the results might be surprising. Compiling data collected by the platform throughout the year in 2017, Mixcloud found that the afrobeat genre is currently theContinue Reading