DNA Lounge
Night club · South of Market ·
DJ'd theme nights, live acts & drag shows keep crowds partying
DJ'd theme nights, live acts & drag shows keep crowds partying
"SoMa nightclub DNA Lounge announced it will reopen for in-person events Saturday, June 19, with live shows from Hubba Hubba Revue and Bootie Mashup. Details can be found on the club’s blog, which also documents that past year’s renovation work." - Becky Duffett
"A once-popular SoMa nightlife fixture since 1985, DNA Lounge is credited as a birthplace of San Francisco’s early house and trance scenes and even counted Prince among its regular partiers; in the 1990s it briefly changed hands to SNL comedian Rob Schneider and later to programmer Jamie Zawinski. The venue doubles as a New York–style pizza shop that maintained takeout and delivery during the pandemic, and its staff say they own the trademark to the name and have publicly objected to the D.C. use—tweeting that “there is only one DNA Lounge” and moving in the early stages to take legal action, with manager Devon Dossett noting that the businesses share a presence on 11th Street." - Tierney Plumb
"A late-night, all-ages nightclub featuring live music and DJ dancing; I note that regular events include Bootie, Blow Up, Trannyshack, Death Guild, Hubba Hubba Revue, and Bohemian Carnival." - Eve Batey
"Jamie Zawinski, owner of the SoMa nightclub DNA Lounge, was outraged to find that a Yelp–GoFundMe partnership had placed a fundraising “Donate” button on his Yelp listing without his consent; when he learned of the move he emailed Eater, “What the fuck?” and later told Eater, “Fuck all of these people entirely...Really, get all the way right up in there and fuck them.” Yelp says it paused the automatic rollout after learning some businesses did not receive opt-out instructions, but Zawinski says he did receive the notification and that his objection is to the rollout without consent." - Eve Batey
"DNA Lounge is a big club in a warehouse-style space, with two stages and four dance floors, and it’s probably best known for hosting Bootie Mashup, the monthly dance party. Even more titillating, the venue also hosts lots of sequin-dropping, tassel-swinging burlesque performers, as well as weekly goth nights. Next door, DNA Pizza sells slices and tots." - Becky Duffett