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Coordinates: 37°46′15.54″N 122°24′46.46″W / 37.7709833, -122.4129056 DNA Lounge is a late-night San Francisco nightclub in the SoMa district, owned by former Netscape programmer and open-source software hacker Jamie Zawinski. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark "SoMa" redirects here For the SoMa in Vancouver see South Main. Netscape Communications (formerly known as Netscape Communications Corporation and commonly known as Netscape) is an American computer services company Open source is a development methodology which offers practical accessibility to a product's source (goods and knowledge Jamie W Zawinski (born November 3, 1968 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) commonly known as jwz, is an American computer Programmer The club features DJ dancing, live music, burlesque performances, and occasionally conferences, private parties, and film premieres. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Burlesque is theatrical entertainment of broad and parodic humor which usually consists of comic skits (and sometimes a strip tease) It is located at 375 Eleventh Street, near Harrison Street.

The club maintains a number of unconventional features, including several publicly accessible computer terminals (running Fedora Core Linux) with a wireless network for internet access. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. The Fedora Operating system is an RPM -based general purpose Linux distribution, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored Wireless network refers to any type of Computer network that is Wireless, and is commonly associated with a Telecommunications network whose interconnections The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks The club also provides continuous audio and video webcasts of all events free of charge. A webcast is a media file distributed over the Internet using Streaming media technology

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Facilities

The club consists of a large main dance floor and stage, surrounded on three sides by a balcony, open to below. There is also a back room with its own dance floor and separate sound system. There are three full bars, and a full kitchen, serving Mexican food. A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption

Events

The space functions as a venue for both live music and regular dance nights. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Popular regular events at DNA Lounge include:

Notable bands and DJs who have performed at DNA Lounge since its re-opening in 2001 include:

The DNA Lounge has also hosted several notable tech-industry events, such as CodeCon, a hacker convention. DJ Spinderella (born Deidra Muriel Roper, August 3 1971) is a DJ for Salt-N-Pepa, a popular hip-hop group Swingin' Utters (often typeset as $wingin' Utter$, and originally called Johnny Peebucks and the Swingin' Utters) is an American Punk rock Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) better known as Talib Kweli, is an American MC from Brooklyn, New My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (TKK is an American electronic industrial band originally based out of Chicago, Illinois. Voltaire (real name Aurelio Voltaire Hernández) VNV Nation are an Electronic music band originally from Wexford and London, now based in Hamburg, that combines elements of trance WASP is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and emerged with the L DJ Z-Trip (born Zach Sciacca) is a Phoenix Arizona native he was known early in his career for performing with the Bombshelter DJs ( DJ Emile CodeCon is a conference for hackers and technology enthusiasts The release of Mozilla 1.0 was celebrated there in 2002. Mozilla was the official public original name of Mozilla Application Suite by the Mozilla Foundation, currently known as SeaMonkey suite. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Cypress Hill's music video for "Insane in the Brain" was filmed at DNA Lounge in 1993. Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles California. " Insane in the Brain " was a hit single by the American hip hop group Cypress Hill. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) In the background of some shots can be seen parts of the Keith Haring mural that used to adorn the walls of the upstairs lounge. Keith Haring ( May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City

Notable bands who have performed at DNA Lounge prior to 1994 include:

History

The venue first opened for business in 1977 as a leather bar called Chaps, owned by Chuck Slaton. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Alien Sex Fiend are a Gothic rock band from the UK formed in the winter of 1982 American Music Club is a San Francisco -based band led by Singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel. Arrested Development is a Grammy Award -winning American Alternative hip hop group, founded by Speech and Headliner as a The Contractions is an early-Eighties all-female punk power trio based in San Francisco Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for covering the songs of Led Zeppelin in a Reggae style sung by an Elvis Presley El Vez (born 1960 is the stage name of Robert Lopez, an openly gay Mexican - American Rock and roll artist who performs and records original Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock Musician and occasional Actor. Jesus Jones is a British rock group. The London -based group recorded and performed in the late 1980s throughout the 1990s The original Jim Rose Circus is a modern-day version of a circus Sideshow. The Legendary Pink Dots ( LPD) are an Anglo - Dutch Experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980 The Mutants is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a Synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Steel Pole Bath Tub was a Hardcore punk / Noise rock band formed in 1986 in Bozeman, Montana by Mike Morasky (guitar/vocalsand Dale Flattum (bass/vocals Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The leather subculture denotes practices and styles of dress organized around sexual activities and Hedonistic Eroticism (" kink "

In 1985 it was purchased by Jim English, Jeff Mason, and Brian Raffi who opened for business under the name DNA Lounge on November 22, 1985. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The name was rumored to be an acronym for "dancing, not art". The earliest regular DJs were Ted Cousens, Adam Fisher, and Brian Raffi. One of the early doormen was Doc Martin, who later became a popular house music DJ. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Some nights were genre-specific, with both live bands and DJs. Notable nights and resident DJ's included DJs Blackstone (who spun hip-hop and rap on Wednesday nights) and Kelly Spencer (who played punk and new wave on Tuesdays). Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Many of DNA's posters and flyers were designed by the San Francisco-based artist, Rex Ray. Rex Ray is an American Fine artist and Graphic designer based in San Francisco who has created package designs for clients including David

In 1994, the club was purchased by Tim Dale, John Schneider, and Rob Schneider, but quickly fell in to disrepair. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and [1]

In April 1999, the club was purchased by Zawinski, who spearheaded a successful grassroots effort to maintain its late-night permits, facing opposition from several neighbors and the SFPD. April 1999 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month For other meanings see Grass roots (disambiguation. A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a Political movement The San Francisco Police Department, also known as the SFPD, is the police department of the City and County of San Francisco California. The club was closed for extensive remodeling and soundproofing from April 1999 until it re-opened on Friday, July 13, 2001. Soundproofing is any means of reducing the intensity of Sound with respect to a specified source and receptor Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Friday the 13th is superstitiously considered a day of bad Luck in English - French - and German -speaking countries as well as in other Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

References

  1. ^ "DNA Lounge: Ancient History: 1906-1998". Retrieved July 6, 2007. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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