While jazz is often seen as the North Beach district’s most prominent musical export, the neighborhood’s famous clubs played host to musicians from many musical genres. The Screamers, a punk rock band from Los Angeles, for example, performed at Mabuhay Gardens in 1978. The Mab was located at 443 Broadway and was a famous punk club venue, until it closed in 1986 and the building underwent several renovations as various clubs and currently, a rentable conference and performance space. The Mab didn’t constitute the building’s first life, however. Before it was a punk destination, the building housed a Filipino restaurant and club owned by Ness Aquino.

The SFPL has a recording of the “Screamers: Live in San Francisco” 1978 set and you can check it out on the 6^th floor of Main. For a sneak peek, however, see the below video from Youtube.