frisco in June

Greeting to one and all
Travelling to Berkley in San Fran between 17 th to the 23 rd of June to do a crafts course,is there any cool place to stay in or near Berkley?am I better of staying some were else and drive to Berkley every day? is there any gigs happening around that time ?say nice club gigs were I could see Ry Coder play or maybe Randy Newman or one of thoes heads?my need are simple really nice people,cool music,and tasty women,what'ya think.
ogill

First of all, you're not going to want to call it "Frisco" to anyone who lives in the area.

That said, what kind of places are you looking to stay? Hotels, inns, hostels, old, new? Where is your crafts course? Some nice low-key music venues that host small world/singer-songwriter acts are Ashkenaz (http://www.ashkenaz.com/) or Freight and Salvage (http://www.thefreight.org/). If you are looking for headliners you can check out Cal Performances (http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/) or the Greek (http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/229421). Berkeley people are generally easy-going and friendly, if not occasionally insane, although (as a Berkeley woman myself) I don't know how many non-coeds would respond to being called as "tasty". :)

Call it 'Frisco. Drives the locals (even more) insane. As for cool places:

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ok, thanks for putting me right on the 'frisco' thing ,may I ask why there so touchy ?coolbean98 thanks for the information on the gigs it sound like what i'm looking for,and tasty,, its a nice word, dont give it a hard time!willysnout I'm looking for something informal and I can afford about 100 to 125 dollars a night .last year I stayed in a motel on university avu it was ok but a bit boreing I found it hard to meet people as I am travelling alone.
thanks for taking an interest
ogill

They're touchy because they're so very far beyond cool. They call it "The City" as if that should mean something to the rest of the world.

I can't speak for San Franciscans about their sayings because I live in Berkeley and apparently am among the inferior "bridge and tunnel" people (yes, they also stole that from NYC).

Ogill2000, I think Ashkenaz might be the best place to meet friendly locals, as they have space for dancing, too. Oh, while you're on San Pablo Ave, Albatross is a cozy, non-pretentious pub with occasional live music with friendly locals at the bar.

Another small place with live music you might like is The Starry Plough (http://www.starryploughpub.com/), or La Pena (http://www.lapena.org/) if you like world music. They are both close to the Ashby BART station. Happy listening!

If the budget is $100-$125, I suggest Priceline or Hotwire. See biddingfortravel.com before bidding on Priceline.