Mutiny Radio was always a bit out of sync with a changing San Francisco, and more a throwback to the Summer of Love or the 1980s.
, mixing boards, a camcorder, a tent and an old cooler were among the items on sale in early January at Mutiny Radio, a clubhouse for comedians, storytellers, poets, musicians and artists that shuttered its storefront at 21st and Florida streets on Jan. 31.
Poet and San Francisco staple Diamond Dave Whitaker was recognized on February 2 by the Board of Supervisors, who declared the day in his honor. Photo by Laura Waxmann in 2016. “I’m tired of the GoFundMes every year. I’m tired of begging people for money,” said Benjamin. Three GoFundMes inin 2023 for facility rent and monthly overhead expenses. Blunt said Benjamin paid a year’s rent at once with the grant. With rent at $27,600 a year, it is unclear if most of that money went toward back rent but, by the end, Benjamin said she was on food stamps and out of money.
“You could do anything on stages; that’s what made it cool. I would eat food on stage, or roll around on stage,” said, a 31-year-old open mic performer who frequented Mutiny Radio, making jokes about police brutality, drugs and religion. He usually performed for three to seven people, in an audience area that could accommodate some two dozen, at most.
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