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.

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

External links

• Venue Official Website

Berkeley, California | Nightclubs in California | Punk