This venue was and still is the most well known punk venue in California. It's the place where many bands first started including Bad Religion, Rancid, Offspring and Greenday, all of whom went on to have commercial success. On Greendays second album 'Kerplunk' The song 'Christie road' was written about a place just around the corner from Gilman street where the band hung out after shows. According to Billie Joe Armstrong (lead singer of Greenday) The bands beer bottles can still be found there. This venue has become even more of a Punk landmark due to the closure of the famous CBGB club in New York.

Song from the Album Insomniac titled "86" allegedly refers to the legendary Berkeley club 924 Gilman which Green Day were kicked out of due to the club management's beleif that the band sold out upon the release of Dookie.