Stockton is not San Francisco. It’s not New York City, it’s not L.A., it’s not Sacramento or even Modesto. And it probably never will be.
But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in Stockton – even on a week night. You just have to know where to look.
Early Tuesday evening a friend and I stopped by Alder Bistro, which offers half-price appetizers and drinks until 7 p.m. for its Tuesday Happy Hour. My pints of Heineken were $2.50 each; my friend’s Coors Light pints were $1.75 each. The cheap liquor and food draw a lively, fun after-work crowd, and by 6 p.m. the bar was full.
Later that night I met my girlfriend and another friend at Centrale, a Midtown Sacramento-type bar and restaurant that’s quietly developed a strong following. The drinks are good and the service is very friendly. By 10 p.m. the number of patrons had begin to thin out (it was a work night, after all) but my girlfriend said it had been busy earlier in the evening.
Between the bars I went to the Plea for Peace Center downtown. The venue hosts live music nearly every other night. On Tursday the bill featured Sacramento punk-acoustic-folkie Kepi Ghoulie, a regular visitor to Stockton who has a solid local fanbase. Kepi always puts on an upbeat, fun show, and Tuesday’s set was no exception. The cozy crowd of about 75 sang along and kept time with leftover New Year’s Eve noisemakers handed out by promoter Middagh Goodwin.
Others on Tuesday’s bill at the Plea for Peace Center included the Andrew Jackson Jihad, Partners in 818 and Brian Hanover. Here are some of the photos I took at the show, followed by video of Partners in 818 and Kepi Ghoulie performing.
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Photos and video from Tuesday: Alder, Centrale and Kepi Ghoulie
Stockton is not San Francisco. It’s not New York City, it’s not L.A., it’s not Sacramento or even Modesto. And it probably never will be.
But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in Stockton – even on a week night. You just have to know where to look.
Early Tuesday evening a friend and I stopped by Alder Bistro, which offers half-price appetizers and drinks until 7 p.m. for its Tuesday Happy Hour. My pints of Heineken were $2.50 each; my friend’s Coors Light pints were $1.75 each. The cheap liquor and food draw a lively, fun after-work crowd, and by 6 p.m. the bar was full.
Later that night I met my girlfriend and another friend at Centrale, a Midtown Sacramento-type bar and restaurant that’s quietly developed a strong following. The drinks are good and the service is very friendly. By 10 p.m. the number of patrons had begin to thin out (it was a work night, after all) but my girlfriend said it had been busy earlier in the evening.
Between the bars I went to the Plea for Peace Center downtown. The venue hosts live music nearly every other night. On Tursday the bill featured Sacramento punk-acoustic-folkie Kepi Ghoulie, a regular visitor to Stockton who has a solid local fanbase. Kepi always puts on an upbeat, fun show, and Tuesday’s set was no exception. The cozy crowd of about 75 sang along and kept time with leftover New Year’s Eve noisemakers handed out by promoter Middagh Goodwin.
Others on Tuesday’s bill at the Plea for Peace Center included the Andrew Jackson Jihad, Partners in 818 and Brian Hanover. Here are some of the photos I took at the show, followed by video of Partners in 818 and Kepi Ghoulie performing.
Partners in 818 performs.
Kepi Ghoulie performs “Devil Town.”
Kepi Ghoulie performs “A New England.”