Every fourth Wednesday, a small cafe and bar on Market Street, in San
Francisco's Castro district, is transformed into an elegant chamber
for dark music, dancing, and conversations. Dark Sparkle has returned
to Cafe Du Nord, after an absence of about a year.
This is an excellent event in many respects. The music is almost
always good, which is a rare thing to be said of any club. The dance
floor is packed by midnight, but the place is set up so that there
are tables away from the music, where you can still have a
conversation and a glass of wine with friends - and not have to
shout to do it.
The crowd is mixed, and the only drawback to the whole evening was
the presence of some typical sports-bar frat boy types, who
apparently had no place better to go on a Wednesday night.
Notwithstanding, the atmosphere was very enjoyable and the music even
more so.
21+ event, $5 before 11 and $7 after. The doors don't even open until
10pm or a little later, so don't bother showing up early. Overall,
highly recommended
Review by Cole Wellman