Timeline
BREAD year by year, from the first club nights to the radio show.
Every event, with sources, is on the Event list.
2014–2015
Getting started
A pilot at F8, then a regular night in San Francisco.
- BREAD's own profiles date the start to 2014.
- Pilot night with Grime City at F8 on February 13, 2015, with Nevermind and Helix.
- Numbered BREAD nights start in May 2015.
2015–2016
Bigger bookings
The residents settle in and the guest list gets bigger.
- Flyers from this stretch show a steady group of residents.
- Guests in 2016 included Jlin, Distal, Celestial Trax, Deadboy, Murlo, Rabit, Logos, and Mumdance.
- Partner nights with Parameter and Sure Thing, and the Toasted Trax series.
2017–2018
Underground SF
More nights move to Underground SF in the Lower Haight.
- 2017 guests included DJ J Heat, Mr. Mitch, Kozee, Roska, and Kelman Duran.
- The regular club nights wind down in 2018.
2020–2024
Streams and radio
Fundraiser streams during the pandemic, then a monthly radio show.
- Twitch streams in 2020 and 2021 raised money for mutual aid groups, including NBDA, Atlanta Solidarity Fund, Rebuilding Alliance, and Oxygen for India.
- BREAD FM starts a monthly show on Internet Public Radio in 2022, then a residency on HKCR in 2023.
- A BREAD night in SoMa is announced in March 2024.
Key dates
2015-02-13
Pilot night: BREAD x Grime City
F8, SF
2016-03-25
BREAD #5 with Jlin
F8, SF
2016-06-29
Toasted Trax #1
Codeword, SF
2016-08-19
BREAD #10 / Parameter x BREAD
F8, SF
2016-11-19
Sure Thing x BREAD showcase
60 6th St, SF
2017-05-26
BREAD SF: Mr. Mitch
Underground SF
2017-09-22
BREAD SF: Kelman Duran
Underground SF
2021-01-02
New Year fundraiser
Twitch
2021-03-13
Six Years of BREAD stream
Twitch
2022-07-27
BREAD FM launches on IPR
Internet Public Radio
2023-06-15
BREAD FM joins HKCR
HKCR
2024-03-21
BREAD SF: Nhac Gay
SoMa, SF
See also
- Event list
Every night, with lineups and sources.
- Venue map
Where it all happened.
- People
Founders, residents, and collaborators.
- The Story of BREAD
The whole run in one read.