The 924 Gilman Street project, alternately the Alternative Music Foundation, is the Berkeley, California street address and official business name of the all-ages, non-profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans simply as "Gilman. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. " It is located in the West Berkeley area about a mile and a half west of the North Berkeley BART station and a quarter-mile west of San Pablo Avenue, at the corner of 8th Street and Gilman. West Berkeley is generally the area of Berkeley California which lies west of San Pablo Avenue, abutting San Francisco Bay. North Berkeley is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station located on Sacramento Street between Virginia and Delaware Streets in Berkeley California. State Route 123 in Northern California named San Pablo Avenue for virtually its entire length is a major north-south state highway along the flats of the urban East Bay

Contents 1 History 2 Founding Principles 3 Music 4 Jello Biafra incident 5 References 6 External links

History

In April 1986, the founders located the building at 924 Gilman Street and signed a lease. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) In the following months, the founders, including Tim Yohannon of Maximum Rocknroll, held weekly organizational meetings and posted flyers to increase involvement. Tim Yohannan, born August 15, 1945, died April 3, 1998 in San Francisco, California of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma On December 31, 1986, the club held its first show. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Since then, 924 Gilman Street has been one of the longest-running independent music venues in the United States. 924 Gilman opened several months after the closing of two important San Francisco punk venues--the Mabuhay Gardens and The Farm--and was started in part because of the lack of punk venues in the San Francisco Bay Area during this era, particularly all-ages venues. The Mabuhay Gardens (aka The Fab Mab) was a San Francisco Nightclub located at 443 Broadway on the Broadway strip of North Beach, an area best The Farm, located at the corner of Army Street (currently Cesar Chavez and Potrero Avenue in San Francisco, California, was a Community center from 1974-1986

Founding Principles

924 Gilman Street operates on Do It Yourself (DIY) ethic. DIY (or Do It Yourself culture is a broad term that refers to a wide range of Grassroots political activism

A 924 Gilman Street member (which is anyone who buys a $2-per-year membership card), has the ability to make decisions and work for the improvement of the club as a whole. Membership meetings occur at 5 pm on the first and third Saturdays of each month.

There are three main rules for patrons:

• No drugs
• No alcohol
• No violence

The staff will not book or support racist, misogynistic, anti-homosexuality, or major-label bands for performances. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Misogyny (mɪˈsɒdʒɪni is hatred (or contemptof women Misogyny is parallel to Misandry — the hatred of men BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music For a band to be booked there, they must first send in a copy of their lyrics to the venue.

Music

Gilman showcases mostly punk rock, specifically pop punk and hardcore punk acts. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Some of the most influential bands that have played at Gilman include:

A history of the club "924 Gilman: The Story So Far," was written and edited by Brian Edge collecting memories and anecdotes from many of the seminal contributors to the club's day-to-day operations from 1986 through publication in 2004. AFI (abbreviated from A F ire I nside and formerly A sking F or i t A bunch of F ucking I Allegiance was a San Francisco based Straight edge Hardcore punk band with a metal influence that existed from April 2002 to February 2008 Assfort is a Japanese hardcore punk band from Tokyo. Their musical style is fast and loud with angry fast undecipherable vocals Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett BL'AST! was a California Hardcore punk band formed in 1983. The original line up consisted of Clifford Dinsmore on vocals Mike Blatz was a punk band formed in 1989 in Berkeley California. Blatz came out of the 924 Gilman Street Project scene during the late Born Against was a critically acclaimed Left wing, Hardcore punk band from New York. Chumbawamba are an English band who began their career playing Anarcho-punk, but over a 25-year career have gone on to play music ranging from pop -influenced Crimpshrine was a Punk rock band from Berkeley California, United States. Die Kreuzen was a rock band from Milwaukee Wisconsin which was formed in 1981 Econochrist was a political Hardcore punk band active in the late eighties and early nineties Fifteen was an Punk rock band formed by Jeff Ott. Founding member Jack Curran shared songwriting responsibilities with Ott until the release of Buzz, at Filth was a Crust punk band from East Bay, California. Members Jake Sayles - Vocals later of Fields of Shit Fugazi are an American alternative / post-hardcore band that formed in Washington D Gauze is a fast Hardcore / Punk band from Japan. Since their formation in 1981 Gauze has been a major influence in both the Japanese hardcore scene GO! is an American Hardcore punk band that were active in the late 1980s and early 1990s and reunited in 2006 Green Day is an American rock trio Guttermouth is an American Punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording for Volcom Entertainment GWAR is His Hero Is Gone (often abbreviated HHIG) was an influential Crust punk and Sludge metal band from Memphis, Tennessee. Indian summer is a name given to a period of sunny warm weather in Autumn, not long before Winter. Isocracy was a Punk rock band from the United States Berkeley -area formed in 1986 Jawbreaker was a San Francisco punk band The band also had roots in Los Angeles, where members Blake Schwarzenbach and Adam Pfahler attended L7 (pronounced /ɛl ˈsɛvən/ was a band from Los Angeles that was active from 1985 to 2000 Link 80 was a Punk rock / Ska punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area. MDC is an American Hardcore punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979. The Mentors is a Shock rock band who formed in 1976 in Seattle, then moved to Los Angeles in 1979 The Mr T Experience (sometimes abbreviated MTX) is an American Punk rock band formed in 1985 in Berkeley California and currently Third Eye Blind (sometimes abbreviated 3eb) is an American Alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. Neurosis is an experimental metal band based out of Oakland, California. NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN) is a Punk rock band from San Jose California, United States formed in 1987 Operation Ivy was an influential Ska punk and Hardcore punk band formed in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Rancid is a punk band formed in 1991 in Albany California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. Samiam is a band from El Sobrante California formed in 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Screeching Weasel was an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. Screw 32 was a Berkeley/ East Bay area punk rock band Their name is derived from an anti- Skateboarding measure on the ballots in Concord California. Spitboy was a San Francisco Punk rock band founded in the Early 1990s by four women Sweet Baby (also known as Sweetbabyjesus) was a Pop punk band that originated from Berkeley California, and was part of the 924 Gilman Street Submission Hold is a Vancouver-based punk band formed in 1993 Tiger Army is a Psychobilly band that was formed in 1995 in Berkeley California. Victims Family was a punk band formed in 1984 in Santa Rosa California by bassist Larry Boothroyd and guitarist and vocalist Ralph Spight. Youth of Today was a Straight edge Hardcore punk band whose vocalist was from Danbury, Connecticut, and whose remaining members were from various The book is available through AK Press and also contains a full list of Gilman's shows from 1986 through early 2004.

A few of the bands listed above, such as AFI, Rancid, Third Eye Blind and Green Day, are no longer booked to play the venue due to major label contracts. Third Eye Blind (sometimes abbreviated 3eb) is an American Alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. Many of the other bands are defunct. The venue still serves the East Bay and Northern California hardcore scene by bringing local, national and international acts to the East Bay.

Green Day, however, performed a set after fellow punk band The Influents in 2001. The Influents formed in 1999 as an answer to Pinhead Gunpowder alumni Jason White (vocals guitar and Bill Schneider 's (bass desire to make The show was taped and put on DVD for sale on the Influents web store. (1) Green Day was not officially booked; they went on stage without consulting Gilman staff. The Influents decided to cut their set short to let Green Day perform.

Jello Biafra incident

Despite the fact that the club is meant to be a non-violent environment, on May 7, 1994 audience members attacked former Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra, claiming he was a sell out (per club rules however, Biafra had never signed to a major label). Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Dead Kennedys was an American Hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) more widely known by the Stage name Jello Biafra, is a musician who first gained "Sold Out" redirects here For other uses see Sold Out (disambiguation or Selling Out (disambiguation. Biafra claims that he was attacked by a man nicknamed Cretin, who crashed into him while slamdancing. Moshing or slamming refers to the activity in which audience members at live music performances aggressively push or slam into each other The crash injured Biafra's leg, causing an argument between the two men. During the argument, Cretin pushed Biafra to the floor and five or six friends of Cretin assaulted Biafra while he was down, yelling "Sellout rock star, kick him". ^[1] Biafra was later hospitalized with serious injuries. ^[2]

References

External links

• Venue Official Website
• 924 Gilman Artblog
• Gilman Event Calendar

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