Last
election we had a dismal 25% turnout to vote. So get
your asses out there and make your opinions heard, or
lose the right to complain. Here are some of the endorsements
we share with the SF
Bay Guardian.
Green
Festival
I
was just about to give-up on this backwards-ass planet
when I heard about the Green Festival. Music, speakers,
food, ideas - on how to turn it all around. A few
of the 50 + topics include "The Power of Conversation
to Change the World", "Building the Local Green Economy",
and "A Strategy for a Sustainable Future". Everyone
needs to hear this and I would like to take this opportunity
to personally invite George W. Bush and all his buddies.
It's time to get a clue. Please come down and hear some
new inspiring concepts on how we can stay mean and green
in the Bay Area and the world. There's also a proper
underground dance party with DJs and bands for your
grooving pleasure. Check out Saturday's pix for info
on party. Event: Green
Festival, Date: Sat. 11/9 &
Sun. 11/10, Time: 11am-7pm & 12pm
- 5pm, Place: Concourse Exhibition
Center at SF Design Center, 635 8th Street, corner of
8th & Brannan Street, Admission:
$10, 
More
Info (JP)
The
Art of Funk
The
President of Funk will be rolling into town this week
and the party starts at Studio-Z. George
Clinton's art is loose and colorful, full of figures
and animals hand drawn in a very improvisational
style like his sound. Other P-Funk stars will be
showing their work as well as local artists
Sirron Norris and Scott Chernis. Funk band Sfunk
will be providing the live soundtrack as you browse
the pieces. Check out some of Clinton's
work Event: The Art of Funk Place:
Studio-Z, Date: 11/6, Time:
6:00 Admission: Free,
More
Info (JM)
First
Thursday Art Opening
Maybe
you don't end up in the galleries around Union Square
very often, I know I don't cause I didn't think
there was much underground art being shown there.
This show however is Big-Gulp-bladder-full of young
artists who are pushing the SF art scene. Christopher
Oatey will be showing his work at the Elisa Hotel. Oatey
uses figures painted with bold lines in contrast with
abstract backgrounds. The effect is an unsettling
blend of nature and technology. Event:
First Thursday Art Show Place: Alisa
Hotel, 447 Bush Str. Date: 11.8 Time:
5:30-8:00 Admission: Free
More
Info (JM)
Light
Up Your Nite
Originally known as AWD, a multimedia performance
group which used dance, music, spoken word, and video
in their events, they disbanded a couple of years ago,
but reformed under Xeno.
They have recently performed @ Ruby Skye, Cyberfest
and Earthdance, to name a few events, and continue to
make an impact on the Bay Area Scene. Event:
Xeno: Zero Point Field, Place: Xendrome
(1320 Potrero Ave @ 25th St) Dates:
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night till December
14 (excluding Nov 28-30), Time: 9pm-2am,
Cover: TBA, Music:
mixed electronic. (GR)
Love's
Revenge
Love's
Revenge is an SF based multimedia arts collective. They
consider it their duty to raise the standards and set
new trends in the art and fashion industries contributing
to a better way of life locally and globally. They
put on art, film, dance, DJ, photography and fashion
events with a spiritual twist but not in a
Jesus freak type way. They just think that we can raise
some consciousness through creativity and expression
and donate cash to charities like Project
Open Hand at the same time. The monthly party
is inspired by the universal need for authenticity,
which sounds right on to me as we are bombarded with
fake-ass everything and over-hyped media images. Every
three months the LRSF family will take on another city
around the globe. The first stop is London England this
November, strategically timed during fashion week. Join
with these local superheroes to creatively save the
world. For more about how to get involved or contribute
your talent make sure you check out their site Because
The Revolution Won't Be Televised. (JP)
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Carl
Cox "Mixed Live"
Carl Cox, the world's biggest, hardest working DJ, returns
in the only true setting in which his power at the decks
can really be appreciated - Mixed LIVE. Back with Moonshine,
Carl Cox is brought to you LIVE from Moby's Area:2 festival,
recorded in Detroit, the birthplace of Techno. No amount
of studio wizardry, licensing prowess and A&R skills
could reproduce this magnificent set without Carl on
the mic and the enthusiasm of the massive Detroit crwod.
This is a live, one-shot moment in time that should
not be missed. Check for Uberzone's "Mixed
Live: Carl Cox 2nd Session, Area:2 Detroit" Click
here
to win 1 of 10 CD's
Square
@ Ruby Skye
Featuring: Juan
Mejia, High Spies, Donovan and a special Live Performance
by Sambada. Click here
to win 1 of 10 passes (all passes include a plus 1,)
Release
@ Ten-15
Featuring: Underground
Kingdom - Trevor Fung, DJ Linden C, Jeno, Spencer Broughton
BB Hayes, Bruce Parker, Jerry Ross, Rafael Fiero.
Click here
to win 1 of 10 passes (all passes include a plus 1)
Gloss
@ Sno-Drift
Featuring: Halo,
Soloman, Ben Doren. Click here
to win 1 of 10 passes.
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Minute
Melt
Fun with fire and ice. Try to get the toboggan full of web developers
through the ring of fire. Don't worry if you kill a few. There
are plenty more where they came from.
Site, Submit your link of the week here.
Flyer Of The Week
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Viva
La Samba this Friday @ Ruby Skye. The designer
is Jeffrey Levine.
His design company - Mission specializes in visual branding
development from logo design to marketing and promotion
materials. Yes! we know he was already featured in issue
52, but his work is that good.
To
be considered for Flyer Of The Week
submit your flyer design here
and tell us your style and inspiration, plus any link
you'd like to plug
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Event:
Phuturo
Venue:
The
Top
Dj's:
Ju
Ju and guests
Music:
drum
n' bass
Cover:
$5
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This
weekly D n' B rinse out sponsored by Circa
brings through big headz on a Tuesday. Your resident
selector is Ju Ju. Sit down for a drink and absorb
rumbling beats until the only dilemma left on
your mind is whether or not you should continue
to sit there with your ass vibrating, or get up
and dance. (JP)
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Event:
Chillin'
Venue:
111
Minna
Dj's:
The
Si Butler Trio, Paz 38, Russell Vargas, Dave Madix
Music:
Brazilian
house, downtempo
Cover:
$5
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Every
week Chillin' makes a special contribution to
art, music, and my pint glass as they showcase
DJs, art and fashion at this Minna happy hour.
This edition of chillin' features clothing by
Kayo Mitsuyama and Leta Hatley, jewelry by Rebecca
Overmann and Lisa Coris and music by the Brazilian
Trio, The Si Butler Trio. Get your culture on!
(JP)
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Wednesday
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Event:
Sooperqool
Venue:
111
Minna
Dj's:
Macadio
Gaines, Scott Carrelli, Ian Armstrong, Chuck n'
Roll, Mark Musselman, Spesh, Jerry Bonham
Music:
progressive
house
Cover:
$TBA
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The Qool
DJs are the official beat purveyors for your
hump day happy hour. A huge crowd of humans gather
each week to thaw out of that harsh Wednesday
slump, get over the hump and get back to what
it's really about - the bump. Progressive house
by guests Jerry Bonham, Ian Armstrong and Chuck
n' Roll. Scott Carrelli, Mark Musselman, and Spesh
reside. (JP) |
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Event:
George
Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars
Venue:
Ruby
Skye
Dj's:
George
Clinton & P-funk all stars, Sfunk
Music:
Funk
Cover:
$15-$20
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Legendary
funk master George Clinton w/ his P-Funk posse
burst into our fave trendy hotspot for some lessons
in getting really, really DOWN, with the craziest,
wildest live show you're ever going to see. George
and his posse have a way of making headlines all
over the world, with their trippy, off-kilter
antics on-stage, and getting in your head with
groove-infectious funk (no make that FUNK!) to
keep you dancing all night long. (GR) |
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Event:
Ghett
Down
Venue:
Sublounge
Dj's:
Space
Lounge, Space Cowboys:8-ball, Smoove, Evil-ometrist
Music:
funky
breaks, house
Cover:
Free
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The
Cowboys have set up house in the new Sublounge.
I have head some claim this lounge as a nice pit-stop
on route to Sno Drift. Not so! The wise man said...
with a growing lineup of great DJ's this little
venue is worth the cab fare all on it's own. (JM)
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Event:
Alphabet
Soup Reunion
Venue:
Cafe
Du Nord
Dj's:
Alphabet
Soup (live)
Music:
hip-hop,
jazz
Cover:
$6
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Alphabet Soup wrote the lesson plan for jazzy
fat nasty hip-hop in the Bay Area over ten years
ago. The rotating jazz masters of Alphabet Soup
include Dred Scott, Kenny Brooks, Jay Lane, Jeff
Clementi and Sammy B. Just when you think you
might not recover from the funkiest bass or horn
solo ever, up come emcees CB and Lex Luthor slamming
you with freestyle rhymes about the leather skirt
your wearing as you look up wide-eyed. No
one is safe from these emcees. On the rare
occasions these cats are not touring with other
bands like Charlie Hunter or Bob Weir, they reconvene
in San Francisco to blow the minds of their fans
who come back repeatedly never to hear the same
jam twice. (JP)
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Event:
Nu
W One Year Anniversary
Venue:
W
Hotel
Dj's:
Russel
Vargas, Frenchy le Freak, Donovan
Music:
deep
house
Cover:
$5
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Rumor
has it that there are some new residents at Nu
W and just in time for their one year anniversary.
Russel Vargas, Frenchy le Freak and Donovan hold
it down at one of the sexiest places to go after
a date at the MOMA. This night starts on the earlier
side and seeps into 1am with a deep house sound.
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Event:
Girls
Night Out
Venue:
Velvet
Lounge
Dj's:
Pam
the Funktress, Daniela
Music:
R&B,
hip-hop,
Cover:
$10
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The
Men of Male Review sock n' it to us once again.
Are all those bulges stuffed with socks? Well,
there is only one way to find out. The music bumps
and grinds along with the the dancers especially
when Pam the Funktress and Daniela throws down
the hip-hop beats. I always look forward to a
"Girl's Night Out" as a welcome reprieve from
the gold-chained wearing male dominated club scene.
(VW)
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Event:
The
Resonance Tour
Venue:
Sitio
Dj's:
Reid
Speed, Les Femmes Fatales, Ultraviolet, DJ Phear
vs Mikey J, Audio Angel, Method One, Jason Mouse,
Science, Sukeban
Music:
breaks,
d&b, electro, hardcore
Cover:
TBA
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Breaking into Sitio tonight is very special guest
Reid
Speed from one of my fave NYC record stores,
Breakbeat Science. Reid has worked with some of
the biggest names in the U.S. D&B scene including
DB, DJ Dara, and Craze. With Reid leading the
crew of local DJs, they're going to tear down
the walls of Sitio and lucky you, you'll be there
to witness it all, baby. (GR)
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Event:
Inside
(Whisper Grand Opening)
Venue:
Whisper
Dj's:
SOS,
King Kooba, Reda, Harry Who, Von
Music:
house
Cover:
$10
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The
2nd Sunday Crew presents a brand new night at
a brand new venue. The party is Inside and the
venue is Whisper. (I have to admit that's kind
of a cool name for a club.) The new joint features multi-level
dance areas, rooftop terrace, outdoor patio, glass
fireplace, restaurant, valet parking and after
hours. What is this Miami? Enough about the fancy
place though, what's really cool is that OM
DJs SOS & King Kooba , Reda and Von are doing
the beats. Don't you dare miss that sexy jazzy
King Kooba sound. He's about to blow up. Trust
me. (JP)
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Event:
Square
Presents Vive La Samba
Venue:
Ruby
Skye
Dj's:
Juan
Mejia, Donovan, High Spies
Music:
live Samba percussionist, Latin house
Cover:
$20
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What's the best cure to shake off a freaky hangover?
Samba those aches and pains away. Martel and Nabiel are
great at choosing the DJs with your rhythmic remedy.
A live performance by Sambada with percussion
will not disappoint you when you are in need of
some real live beats. (VW)
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Event:
Bounce
Venue:
Justice
League
Dj's:
Star
Eyes, Chris Orr, Doc Fu, Deevice
Music:
2-Step,
Ghetto Tek, Hip-Hop, Electro
Cover:
$5
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Bounce
your ass into the Justice League tonight, and
get the 2-Step treatment from Star Eyes and other
local DJs prepping the floor for your dance-hungry
feet. The night is still young enough for some
mean ass beats! (GR)
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Event:
Twice
as Nice
Venue:
111
Minna
Dj's:
Mark
Rae, Nuspirit Helsinki, Toph One, Tom Thump, Cool
Chris
Music:
2-step,
nu-jazz, house
Cover:
$10
b4 10:30pm |
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Twice as Nice and Redwine join forces like megatron
to bring you Nuspirit
Helsinki - some of the finest shit out of
Finland. Where? Yes Finland. There's not much
coming out of Finland so let's just say some of
the finest in Europe. It's jazzy it's electronic,
it's emotional and you should not miss it. XLR8R
magazine had this to say: "The jazz players
have more weight here than in a lot of current
hybrids, but the balance struck with sinewy electronic
grooves is damn near perfect." You feeling that?
Check out the site
where you can hear it too. Damn I almost forgot
to talk about Rae of super Manchester Production
team, Rae and Christian. Check
it. (JP)
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Event:
Revival
Venue:
TBA
Dj's:
Jazz-E,
Joey Mazzola, Denise, Deckster, DJ Elz, Time-E,
Chris Teel, DT3, Greg J., Amber, Bazooka Joe,
I:van, Pearl, Rectified Dave, Cracker Jack
Music:
Old
skool house, hip-hop, techno
Cover:
$15
presale (available @ Spundae 415-575-1580), $20
@ the door, info line 650-302-9893 |
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Everyone
and your mother is going to be at this rave-alicious
revival of the old skool party tonight, when the
music mattered more than your stockpile of prescription
drugs. The great line-up of local DJs are going
to surprise you with a refreshing blend of old
skool jams, including hip-hop, house, and techno.
The 25 watt lasers and trippy decorations
courtesy of Kunfuzion will make you see double
tonight. (GR)
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Event:
SPA
Venue:
Backflip
Dj's:
Repete,
Charlez B, Bruce, Dave Molna and more...
Music:
house,
techno
Cover:
$5
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Spa may include lots of leather pants and hair
flipping but don't let that stop you. It can get
packed on fridays with a crowd ready to party
to some deep house grooves. The Djs are on and
the people are beautiful party people who like
to be seen. This trendy hotspot starts early and
goes until the last drink is thrown back. (VW)
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Event:
Analog
Venue:
550
Barnevald
Dj's:
Adam
Ohana, Ms. E, Jim Hopkins, Push, Elektra, Method
One, Star Eyes, Ivry vs. Aye~N
Music:
breaks,
drum n bass
Cover:
$5
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Bum rushing 550 is going to be a GREAT idea tonight!
With just 5 bucks, you get an all expense paid
trip to the land of mighty breaks and D&B,
3 whole rooms to break in your new dance moves,
and sweat out to a fantastic workout for your
abs and legs. All this courtesy of a great line-up
of DJs including Adam Ohana, Push and Star Eyes.
(GR)
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Event:
Roshambo
Venue:
Redeye
Lounge
Dj's:
Russell
Varges, Lawrence Adams, N8 Castro, Billy Jaz
Music:
House
Cover:
$5
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It's
1-2-3 throw, got it? Sf-Vibe invades the
new Redeye Lounge every Friday with their new
party. This is a solid lineup of house
addicts. The crowd is friendly and down
for the bounce, and knowledgeable about quality
house music. I've been looking for a relaxed
Friday night spot to rendezvous with my peeps
lately, I think I found it. (JM)
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Event:
The
Summit
Venue:
Club
Six
Dj's:
DJ
Spinna. Resident DJ's: pantyROBber, 100 proof,
Music:
2-Step,
House, Hip-Hop, dancehall, breaks
Cover:
$10
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In addition to the usual mash-up of unique dancefloor
destroyers, Brooklyn's DJ Spinna headlines The
Summit this month. Known for his raw underground
hip-hop flavor and scratching talents, Spinna
has also worked as a producer with everyone from
De la Soul to Eminem and Nightmares on Wax. The
list of cats he's collaborated with for his Rawkus
release, Heavy Beats Volume 1 sounds like the
who's who of hip-hop lists. He has since formed
his own label, Beyond Real and continues
to deliver beats with all the funk, Latin,
jazz and rare groove influences that keep him
highly respected by the best. (JP)
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Event:
S.O.S
Venue:
Sublounge
Dj's:
JP
Soul, Connor, Anthony Garlic
Music:
house,
soul, funk
Cover:
$5
b4 11pm |
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JP
Soul is from L.A. Haven't heard him yet but he's
into the same stuff I like funk, reggae, Afronbeat,
Latin house and dub. (He also has the same initials) I'm
gonna try and check this one out. Anthony
Garlic and Connor also doing that funky house
thing at the spot of the month Sublounge. (JP)
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Event:
Ass
Bomb
Venue:
Club
Six
Dj's:
Juan
Atkins, Jeffrodeeziak, Shobhan, Chris Orr, Jonah
Sharp, Single Cell Orchestra
Music:
techno,
house, electro, hip-hop
Cover:
$10
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Holy shit it's Juan Atkins! The Bored Collective's
Ass Bomb once again gets dropped on Club Six.
Juan Atkins is a pioneer of the Detroit techno
scene and contributed to dance music and rave
culture sweeping the globe. London may have invented
the big club scene but Juan Atkins and his cohorts
started the sound right here in middle America.
Get a taste of electronic music history and be
schooled on where it's heading. Eyefunk's Single
Cell Orchestra and Jeffrodeeziac also guest star.
(JP)
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Event:
Offical
Transport 6 Release Party for Trendoid
Venue:
Ruby
Skye
Dj's:
Trendoid,
Andy Caldwell, Kaskade, Richie & Nihal
Music:
progressive/tribal
house, techno
Cover:
$15
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The sci-fi sound of DJ duo Trendoid invades Ruby
Skye tonight, establishing their underground house
reputation from NYC. They've recently been released
on Transport 6, which is a fusion of UK
house with NYC 'tude. A soulful mix of house
with dark tribal rhythms and the drama of progressive
house, Trendoid's sound has infiltrated turntables
everywhere. (GR)
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Event:
Release
presents Underground Kingdom
Venue:
Ten15
Dj's:
Trevor
Fung, DJ Linden, Jeno, Spencer Broughton, and
BB Hayes.
Music:
funky
house, progressive
Cover:
$20;$15
before 10PM (usually) |
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I don't exactly get that warm, cozy, underground
feeling when I am at Ten15 but this true blue
mainstay venue has allowed for such a thrilling
variety of grooves. Tonight is the Underground
Kingdom Party where if not careful the Djs could
be cited for indecent funking. Underground Kindom
will be bringing back that dark, sinister funk
that makes you forget all about what shoes your
wearing. (VW)
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Event:
Green
Spirit Dance
Venue:
San
Francisco Community Concourse, 620 7th Street
@ Brannan
Dj's:
Laird,
Cybervixen, Dragonfly, Goz, Rob Rayle, Lost at
Last (live), Medicine Drun (live)
Music:
breaks,
trance, house, tribal
Cover:
$15
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This party celebrating the 2 day Green Festival
includes live performances from Lost
at Last and Medicine
Drum headline the hippiest, greenest festival
of the month, a tribal celebration honoring the
work towards a sustainable world. The party benefits
the Saybrook
Sustainable Development program and
the Green
Century Institute . Speakers, performance
artists, special presentations and exhibits will
be featured in celebrating how granola, tofu and
organic dye-free vitamins have changed all our
lives. DJs include Laird, Cybervixen, Goz and
Rob Rayle.(GR)
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Event:
Womb-Weapons
of Mass Bass
Venue:
Lilac
Alley between 25th and 26th
Dj's:
Terry
Ryan, DJ Dragonfly, Ron Kurto, Paul Rush, Cubby
Music:
funky
breaks
Cover:
$10
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Here's
what the Atomic Hooligan website had to say about
Terry Ryan, "Based in the Hooligan Laboratories
deep in the Hertforshire countryside, Matt Welch
and Terry Ryan have been tampering with breakbeat
alchemy since the early nineties... Matt and Terry
manage to create a dance floor friendly, all encompassing
cloud of funk, which would intoxicate even the
most stringent listener." This show is put
together by the Deep House Project and if their shows
at Wish are any indication this should be a night
of complex and powerful music.
(JM)
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Event:
Bamboo
Forest
Venue:
DNA
Lounge
Dj's:
Felix
the Dog, Lexxus,Dutch , Sentient, J.Rah
Music:
progressive
house, trance, house
Cover:
$20
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Lets hope the folks at Thump never stop thump'in.
Here they go again, putting together another spectacular
line up of Dj's. Bringing us the Seattle trancendentalist
J Rah, to lead us into and around the... forest
of bump-a-tude. Can we all throw up a toast to
the " The Dutchster?" Who frequently puts in down
in SF, and has been true to his art for 12 yrs.
This seasoned veteran will always have that seamless
flow on the turntables.This is one night to let
go, get trully hypnotized, in a trance. (VW)
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Event:
New
Conception
Venue:
Hush
Hush
Dj's:
Vinnie
Esparza, SOULSALAAM
Music:
hip
hop, samba, tribal beats
Cover:
$5
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New Conception, the Brazilian music fest
that's as fat as the asses shaking there, is throwing
a party for their 2nd birthday. Rump a dump styling
comes from residents DJ Vinnie Esparza, blending
hip-hop and latin grooves, and SOULSALAAM, tapping
into the ayuhuasca world with tribal beats, There's
also some explosive percussion from a live samba
band to get you extra hot- making those cool
caipirinhas go down fast. (CW)
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Event:
Future
Primitive Sound Sessions
Venue:
Justice
League
Dj's:
Kid
Koala
Music:
trip-hop,
turntabilsm, electronica
Cover:
$12
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Kid
Koala, brings us his World ITF DJ championship-style
skillz to the floor, impressing us with his magical
fingers. This Canuck isn't going out silently
into the night, but banging out some crazy scratching
with an incredible blend of trip-hop, breaks,
children's songs or whatever else is within reach
of his dynamite turntable set. (GR)
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Event:
Devotion
Venue:
The
End Up
Dj's:
Timmy
Regisford, Ruben Mancias, Patrick Wilson
Music:
House
Cover:
$12
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Get
devoted NYC style with Timmy
Regisford, the master of underground garage
and dance music on the East Coast. Tim's label
Shelter Records has influenced house on a global
scale, so that might give you a little incentive
to dance your ass off until 4am. That's East Coast
style! (GR)
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Event:
Future
Roots Happy Hour
Venue:
The
Top
Dj's:
KDouble,
Huckster
Music:
rare
groove,jazz, downbeat
Cover:
free
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Welcome
to the best kept secret in town. DJ KDouble and
DJ Huckster and guests play anything from rare
groove and soul to house and 2step. Then they
bring out he nu-jazz and future breaks. Will someone
explain to me how they mix it all together so
seamlessly. Cheap drinks, free entry- then you
can stay for the house music freak-out, Bionic.
(JP)
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