Rudy Colombini, the frontman of a Rolling Stones cover band, is neither modest nor reserved about his passion: San Francisco's Music City, a complex dedicated to musicians and musicianship at all levels. It may sound straight out of Nashville, but it's right here in the Lower Nob Hill neighborhood.
“This is the most important damn artistic project in the United States,” Colombini told The Standard.
The three-story facility, where 20 new rehearsal spaces opened Friday, offers future stars everything from living space to rehearsal rooms, dedicated audiences and an array of refreshments. In the company's fundraising materials, Colombini is equally grandiose, describing the complex as “Motown Records, CBGB, the Chelsea Hotel, Abbey Road Studios, the Berklee School of Music, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, all in one building.” “San.” Francisco.”
