SFist: Jazz at Pearl's Sings the Blues

Tweety

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:24:04 -0800

Very sad. What is the relevance of the photo that accompanies this posting?

PRBurkley

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:05:25 -0800

What a bummer! I love this place. Best of luck to you Ms. Nalley. You are amazing!

bluecanary

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:49:07 -0800

Every time I walked by (staring longingly into the windows), it seemed fairly busy, but like others said, it didn't encourage walk ins, particular when it had signs up saying things like "line for ticket holders starts here" which could lead people to believe the place was sold out.

Generic

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:50:35 -0800

What iris said. Plus, the set-up there simply does not encourage walk-ins. My girlfriend loves jazz. I loathe it. So, that's one less danger zone on our late-night strolls.

iris

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:34:52 -0800

Pearl's used to be awesome. Then they started requiring you order an expensive prix fixe dinner (but not always; it seemed I got a different answer from the folks who answered the phone to the people at the door). I don't mind paying a cover and doing the two drink minimum, but $75+ is too much for me to do with any kind of regularity.

Brock Keeling

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:19:36 -0800

@lazthedog, either one of your local alt weeklies, of even a glossy, probably has a feature article on this very subject in the works.

lazthedog

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:10:30 -0800

question: where's the great, well-researched article on the challenges of operating a music venue in San Francisco? anybody? five years ago, Pearl's was lavished with press about the reopening. what happened? given that it was devoted to jazz (which doesn't exactly draw the party crowd), it's pretty commendable that the management kept things going there this long. reading Nalley's sign-off, you wonder whether there are other things going on. anything's possible; who knows. but as with all entertainment places, her club was subject to the whimsies of a fickle public that carps at cover charges and the challenges of North Beach parking. was Pearl's consistently pulling in the people? were food and drink sales a factor? anybody know?

miumiu

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:40:03 -0800

sad at pearls

bluecanary

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:09:59 -0800

Well this is just great. For the past three years I pass this place every day and say the same thing: I can't wait to graduate and get a real job so I can go here. I graduate, I FINALLY get a real job and they shutter the place?? *kicks over office garbage can*

RobInSF

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:53:36 -0800

Bummer. It was one of the few spots in the city where you could actually kick back and take in some good jazz.