Sound of Music (punk club)

The Sound of Music club was a punk music concert venue,

located at 162 Turk Street in the Tenderloin District of San
Sound of Music
Francisco, California, from 1980 to 1987.

History
The Sound of Music was a bar in the Tenderloin, which
featured drag shows. By 1980, the proprietor, Celso Roberto,
became amenable to trying other genres. Linda Barnhizer and
Alan Naldrett, two local promoters who occasionally ran
shows at a venue at Fort Mason, convinced Celso that punk
music would be a good match for the club. The new genre of The Sound of Music, circa 1981
punk music was already thriving at a few venues in the city,
Address 162 Turk Street
including North Beach's Mabuhay Gardens, a Filipino
restaurant during the day and punk nightclub in the evening. Location San Francisco
The Police, Devo, and Blondie were some of the notable bands Type Nightclub
that made their first Bay Area appearances at the Mabuhay
Genre(s) punk rock, new wave
Gardens.[1]
Opened 1980
The first punk performance at Sound of Music was in February Closed
1987
1980, with the bands The Employees and Freon. The venue
became a full-time punk club, with many new up-and-coming
bands playing most days of the week. Refreshments consisted of cans of beer sold out of coolers for a
dollar. A few notable bands, such as Flipper,[2] Juvenile Justice and Vicious Circle, played their first gigs at
the Sound of Music. Faith No More and Frightwig performed frequently at the Sound of Music in their
early days. Game Theory broke in its San Francisco-based lineup with a pseudonymous debut appearance
in May 1985.[3]

The punk scene would morph into an indie rock and pop scene, which was reflected in the bar's ongoing
eclectic lineups. The last show booked was in 1987.[1]

See also
Punk rock in California

References
1. Hedin, Mark. (October 13, 2015) "Remembering The Sound Of Music And Punk's Tenderloin
Roots," (http://hoodline.com/2015/10/punks-tenderloin-roots-and-the-sound-of-music)
Hoodline (story originally published in Central City Extra, October, 2015). Retrieved on July
7, 2017.
2. Chiu, David (May 14, 2009). "Flipper Celebrate 30 Years of Punk with New Albums and
Tour" (http://www.spinner.com/2009/05/14/flipper-celebrate-30-years-of-punk-with-new-albu
ms-and-tour/). Spinner.
 3. Vallor, Dan (October 11, 2014). "Game Theory, the Loud Family, Scott Miller" (https://www.fa
cebook.com/groups/55028186370/permalink/10152271496546371/). Facebook. Archived (h
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20181203161848/https://www.facebook.com/groups/5502818637
0/permalink/10152271496546371/) from the original on 2018-12-03.

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