They come in and draw, they write poems and do all kinds of stuff. If they get off of the streets for just an hour, they get out of that paranoid mind-set they have wandering the streets. Of course, anyone can walk through the doors and absorb the art coming at you from every wall. The cafe is open from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. Monday through Saturday and from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Sunday. There's never a cover charge, even when musicians take the stage.
Admission is five bucks.
The Other White Meat . Trembly minor-chord progressions get a gentle stranglehold on your heart the way Lennon and McCartney used to do 30 years ago. Don't you Pig fans worry, there's plenty of juking, jiving, blues-born rock and roll here, too. Unfortunately, none of it captures the feel of a live Pigs show. The opening band, San Francisco's quirky folksters, Ed's Redeeming Qualities reminds some of the bizarre kids in Brave Combo.