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924 Gilman Street, aka the Alternative Music Foundation, is the Berkeley, California street address, and the official business name of the all-ages, non-profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans as simply "Gilman." It is located in the West Berkeley area about a mile and a half west of the North Berkeley BART station and a quarter-mile west of San Pablo Avenue , at the corner of 8th Street and Gilman.

The club is intended to be a violence, alcohol and Drug-free environment. The staff will not book or support Racist , Misogynist , Homophobic , or Major-label bands for performances.

The Gilman showcases mostly Punk Rock acts. Some of the most influential of Gilman's spawn include Rancid , Crimpshrine , Sweet Baby , Operation Ivy , AFI , Neurosis , Green Day , Jawbreaker , Screw 32 and Link 80 ; several of these bands, such as Green Day, are today banned from the venue due to major label releases and MTV rotation.


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