Memorial Show, Dirk Fest, at the American Music Hall June 8th

For those of you who may have missed it, Dirk Dirksen passed away in November of last year. Dirk was the notorious emcee and producer of the cutting edge punk scene at the Mabuhey Gardens in San Francisco in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Dirk promoted bands such as the Ramones, Devo, Black Flag, The Dead Kennedys and others at the North Beach club long before they received mainstream attention. Many of us got to know Dirk later on as one of the co-conspirators of the Crockett hotel and theatre project that included Clance and many other early Muffin instigators. Dirk attended quite a few Muffins in the late 80’s and early 90’s and was highly inspirational in his professional approach to event organization. Dirk Fest promises a high profile lineup of punk acts from the Mabuhey era and should provide a fitting sendoff for the “Pope of Punk”. In the words of the master, "Onward and Upward!".

For more info on the show: http://www.gamh.com/artist_pages/dirkfest_060807.htm