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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Will Sprott (Mumlers), La Luz (Shana from The Curious Mystery), Anna Hillburg (fro...
Sat. 03/23 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Will Sprott (Mumlers) La Luz (Shana from The Curious Mystery)
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Life Stinks (ex-Outdoorsmen and Rot Shit), Sex Church (Load Records, Vancouver), S...
Fri. 03/22 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Sex Church (Vancouver)
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Sunrunners, The Torn ACL's, Swells
Thu. 03/21 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Swells The Torn ACL's Sunrunners
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Kitty Chow and Fisherman, Gigi and Pop (NYC), Pachuco Cadaver & Kitten on the Keys
Sun. 03/17 | 6:00PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Gigi and Pop (NYC) Kitty Chow and Fisherman
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Brookhaven, Winchester Revival
Thu. 03/14 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Brookhaven Winchester Revival
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Virgil Shaw, Red Valley Trappers, Pilots (Dayton)
Wed. 03/13 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Virgil Shaw Red Valley Trappers
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Benoit Pioulard (Kranky)
Tue. 03/12 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Benoit Pioulard (Kranky) Young Moon
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Creepers, Stickers (Seattle), Pony Time, Grill Cloth
Fri. 03/08 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Stickers (Seattle) Pony Time
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Pharmacy (Seattle), The Spyrals, The Shivas (Burger)
Thu. 03/07 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Pharmacy (Seattle) The Shivas (Burger)
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Nü Sensae (Vancouver), Synthetic ID, Straight Crimes
Wed. 03/06 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Nü Sensae (Vancouver) Synthetic ID
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Rose Windows (Seattle), Low Hums, Gabriel Mintz
Tue. 03/05 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Rose Windows (Seattle) Low Hums Gabriel Mintz
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Bronze, Holy Balm (Australia), Screature
Sat. 03/02 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Bronze Holy Balm (Australia) Screature
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Go Going Gone Girls (featuring Klaus Flouride), The Struts, The Ogres
Fri. 03/01 | 9:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
The Aquamen Go*Going*Gone Girls Ogres
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Noise Pop 21 Psychic Ills, Mike Donovan (Sic Alps), Föllakzoid, AAN
Thu. 02/28 | 8:00PM - Fri. 03/01 | 1:00AM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
PSYCHIC ILLSMost music exists to tell a story, share some emotion, or make you want to get your groove on. This is all well and good but what about when you are sitting in a teepee, out in the…more»
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Noise Pop 21 Lovely Bad Things, The Blank Tapes, Lake, Cruel Summer
Wed. 02/27 | 8:00PM (Doors) - Thu. 02/28 | 1:00AM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
LOVELY BAD THINGSBrought together by time and fate—they’d all known each other since high school, but finally made a band together in 2009—and named by some kind of esoteric computer filename …more»
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Featured Review from thebaybridged
February 27, 2013After a long hiatus, SF-via-SoCal’s The Blank Tapes, has announced plans for a new record, Vacation, out May 14th on Oakland’s Antenna Farm Records. Though the sun-and-surf vibe is a hallmark of The Tapes’ work, Vacation…more at thebaybridged.com
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February 27, 2013A year and a half after Cruel Summer’s conception in fall 2011, the band is finally gearing up to release their debut, self-titled EP in late March 2013, right in time to follow up their Noise Pop show at the Hemlock Tavern tomorrow, 2/27/13. Needless to say…more at thebaybridged.com
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Qumran Orphics, Eye of Satan (ex-Liquorball)
Tue. 02/26 | 8:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Qumran Orphics Eye of Satan (ex-Liquorball)
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Porchlight Open Door, Punk Rock Sideshow
Mon. 02/25 | 7:00PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
Porchlight Open Door, 7:00pm, $5 Porchlight Open Door Porchlight Open Door is a small stage open mic event launched by Porchlight in September 2009. Storytellers add their names to a sign-up…more»
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Judgement Day, Iron Mtn (LA), Armed For The Apocalypse, Spencer Moody (Murder City...
Sun. 02/24 | 6:30PM @ Hemlock Tavern (map)
6:30pm early show -- Subliminal SF presents Judgement Day Iron Mtn (LA) Satya Sena Armed For The Apocalypse 11:00pm late show Spencer Moody (Murder City Devils) Corey Brewer
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