Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk St (map)
415 923 0923
Hours: 4pm - 2am 7 days a week
The Hemlock Tavern is open 7 days a week from 4pm – 2am, and is strictly a “21 and older” bar. ID’s are checked at the front door. Happy Hour runs daily from 4pm – 7pm, with $1 off all beers and cocktails. We have a daily roster of deejays spinning records from 6:00pm-8:30pm.
The Hemlock’s award-winning jukebox is always free. We have $1 bags of hot peanuts for your snacking enjoyment. The bar itself is a 360° walk-around on two different levels and there are communal tables in addition to seating at the bar. The Hemlock has a legal, heated smoking lounge for the modern tobacco enthusiast into which patrons can bring their drinks. The smoking lounge is mostly enclosed but shielded from the street by some lovely plants and shrubs.
The Hemlock features a live performance room , physically separate from the main bar, that hosts 5-6 nights a week of non-mainstream local, national and international bands, music acts, comedy, and myriad entertainments. It’s free to get into the main bar and then a cover is typically charged at the entrance to the music room to see the show.
Every Monday night, it’s the Punk Rock Sideshow with DJ Tragic and the Duchess of Hazard (SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay winner 2004) in the main bar.
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The Beets (Hardly Art, NYC), Fine Steps, Tiaras
Thu. 05/23 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
The Beets (Hardly Art, NYC) Fine Steps
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Kinski (Sub Pop), Phil Manley Life Coach, Vir
Fri. 05/24 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Kinski (Sub Pop) Phil Manley Life Coach Vir
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SF Popfest '13 Day 2a: Surf Club, Boat, Legs
Sat. 05/25 | 9:00PM - Sun. 05/26 @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
SF Popfest presentsSurf Club, Boat and LegsSaturday, May 25, 2013 @ The HemlockSurf Club:https://www.facebook.com/surfclubmusic"Black Tambourine-inspired drums against the guarded delicacy of …more»
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BOAT, Surf Club, Legs
Sat. 05/25 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
SF Popfest presents BOAT Gold Bears
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Big Long Now, Laughters, The Shape
Sun. 05/26 | 9:00PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Adult Dude (Brooklyn) Big Long Now
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Porchlight Open Door, Punk Rock Sideshow
Mon. 05/27 | 7:00PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Porchlight Open Door later - PRS at 9:30pm, free Punk Rock Sideshow
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Punk Rock Sideshow
Every Monday 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
later - PRS at 9:30pm, free Punk Rock Sideshow
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Featured Review from SF Weekly
September 14, 2012You can blame Al Gore for the dearth of quality punk rock in the jukeboxes of America. Not because of his li’l censor-happy P.M.R.C. wife (who’s done plenty of… more at voiceplaces.com
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Grouper (with Ilyas Ahmed), Danny Paul Grody, Irwin Swirnoff
Tue. 05/28 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Grouper (with Ilyas Ahmed) Danny Paul Grody Irwin Swirnoff
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Featured Review from thebaybridged
April 17, 2013Grouper, the ambient solo project of Portland artist Liz Harris, will make a rare live appearance with collaborator Ilyas Ahmed at the Hemlock Tavern on Tuesday, May 28. Danny Paul Grody and…more at thebaybridged.com
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ReCardiacs Fly, Listo, Dominique Leone
Wed. 05/29 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
ReCardiacs Fly Listo Dominique Leone
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Castle, Demon Lung (Las Vegas)
Thu. 05/30 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Castle Scorched Earth Policy
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Peachelope, The Gregors, The Tet Holiday
Fri. 05/31 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Peachelope The Gregors The Tet Holiday
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Blank Realm (Australia), Hank IV
Sat. 06/01 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Blank Realm (Australia) Hank IV
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Melted Toys, Snow Wite, Teams
Sun. 06/02 | 6:00PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Melted Toys Snow Wite Teams
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Punk Rock Sideshow
Mon. 06/03 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
later - PRS at 9:30pm, free Punk Rock Sideshow
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One Hundred Percent, Blanche Beach (Phoenix), Oiler
Tue. 06/04 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Blanche Beach (Phoenix)
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Girls In Suede, Turtle Rising
Wed. 06/05 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Girls In Suede Turtle Rising
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Anhedonist (Seattle), Necrot, Fabricant
Thu. 06/06 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Anhedonist (Seattle) Wrathprayer (Chile)
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Wet Illustrated, Violent Change, Pure Bliss, Tony Molina
Sat. 06/08 | 9:00PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Wet Illustrated Pure Bliss
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Secrets of the Sky, Before The Eyewall (Columbus, OH), Catapult the Dead
Sun. 06/09 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Before The Eyewall (Columbus, OH)
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Punk Rock Sideshow
Mon. 06/10 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
later - PRS at 9:30pm, free Punk Rock Sideshow
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Inferno of Joy, Bacteen, The Yes Go's
Tue. 06/11 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Inferno of Joy Bacteen The Yes Go's
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Buffalo Tooth, The Trashies (Seattle), Scrapers
Wed. 06/12 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
The Trashies (Seattle) Scrapers
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