4th of July
Independence Day is much more than hot dogs, apple pie, beer, and fireworks. It's a day to celebrate the birth of our nation founded on the principals of equality and freedom. Although America has had its ups and down, triumphs and failures, we ought to celebrate the birth of our democratic rights with as much vigor and seriousness as when we celebrate gay pride. As Abraham Lincoln once said "Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people," so if you don't like something get out there, vote, and work to make a difference. But before you do that, watch the pretty fireworks. Date: Sat 7/4, Time: 1-9:30pm, Place: Pier 39, Cover: no cover, More Info (EB)
DJ Dreamteam as it was...
The vibe was just right this Sunday as we celebrated San Francisco's Top10 DJDreamteam as voted by you, our local dance community. The DJ lineup was killer from beginning to end. During the day, spectacular sunny views of the Bay complimented the smooth sounds coming from the speakers and the sexy moves on all three dance floors. Anthony Mansfield, Smoove, Galen & Solar kicked-off our 7th Annual 14-hour marathon celebration into high gear. M3 added his patented funky-town house vibe while An-Ten-Nae, Dirtyhertz, Icon & Mancub got down & dirty with their unique flavors of breaks. Upstairs, Rooz and Syd Gris showed off their tech-house and progressive house skills on the decks to their loving & loyal communities. Back on the main outdoor patio, Julius Papp accompanied with Morrisson’s soulful vocals got the crowd cheering for more. Then, SF’s newest transplant and first-time DJ Dreamteamer, Fred Everything, treated a full dance floor to his seductive, smooth & jazzy house beats.
The perfect day turned into a perfect night. The energy was high & inhibitions were low as the crowd got ready for SF’s favorite local heroes. Miguel Migs commanded the decks with his distinctive West Coast-defining deep-house grooves, all to a beautiful sunset. At this point, a packed Mission Rock was ablaze with energy as Mark Farina stepped up to take the helm for a magical 3 hour journey from his most recent and world-renowned Mushroom Jazz Vol. 6 release. The party kept on rolling as Taj and Halo took control of the turntables upstairs to close out DJ Dreamteam 2009. What a beautiful celebration for our local DJ scene, the industry that drives it, and You - the dance community that supports it all! We are truly blessed with an overabundance of riches here in San Francisco. I’d like to extend a big THANK YOU! to all our hosts, sponsors, and Omar & Noel of Mission Rock Café. And a very special thank you to Annette Chu for keeping it all in check! See you all next year! (SK)
Check out our photo gallery here! More to come next week!

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Priceless
Okay, campers--this one's for you. On a much mellower and smaller scale than some other electronic music campouts, Priceless is just like when you were a kid--only there's DJ's, cool art, and everyone is an adult. The music's on the downtempo/dubstep/glitchy side--favorites like Random Rab, Eprom, and Mozaic will be laying down the basslines for you to enjoy as you drift in your kiddie flotation device on the mystical Feather River or casually lounge on its beach. The weekend includes Saturday night's "Midsummer Night's Revelry," the party-within-the party which is sure to be a costumed and elaborate affair, and activities like Kundalini Yoga Workshops or Balloon Animal Making to satisfy your new-age and inner-child spirit alike. Simply...well, you know how it goes. Date: Fri 7/3--Sun 7/5, Place: Beldentown (4 hrs north of SF), Cover: $90 (tickets are sold out, but there is a ticket page for info on buying or selling tickets), More Info (JE)
NightLife at the Academy
Every week the California Academy of Sciences turns into a lively cocktail party with mingling crowds, great music, and provocative science. This week's installment of NightLife welcomes the full dome premier of Bella Gaia, an audio-visual journey of the world created by award winning director and classically trained violinist Kenji Williams. The 45 minute live performance by Kenji will be set against the beautiful and expansive planetarium screen showing "living atlas" images of Earth and simulations of an astronaut's view from space. DJ Aaron Pope will keep the party rocking in the rest of the museum, which will also feature impressive 3D imagery by Michael Broxton of the NASA Ames Research Center. Even if you're not the museum type, you'll definitely have fun at this 21+ weekday bash. Date: Thurs 7/2, Time: 6-10pm (last entry 9pm), Place: California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, Cover: $10 general, $8 members, More Info (EB)
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Moby - Shot in the Back of the Head - The official music video for Moby's "Shot in the Back of the Head" directed by David Lynch. From Moby's forthcoming album "Wait for Me". here
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Our flyer of the week is for The Big Bang this Saturday @ 111 Minna Gallery
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Event: Chilidog Disco
Venue: The Triple Crown
DJs: Stanley Frank
Music: disco
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The decadence of disco is alive and throbbing at Stanley Frank's glamorous Tuesday night affair. Count on a cast of wild and free dancing queens to drum up weekday mayhem at The Triple Crown and remind the world that disco never really died. (CG) |
Event: Prem's Birthday
Venue: 330 Ritch
DJs: Prince Paul, Nicole Wray, DJ Junior, Ant Valadez
Music: hip-hop
Cover: $tba |
A special event celebrating the birthday of Flavorgroup's Prem Kumta, Pacific Standard Time presents legendary hip-hop DJ/producer Prince Paul in a rare and exclusive appearance at 330 Ritch. Also performing is the late-90's soul phenomenon Nicole Wray from Timbaland and Missy Elliot productions, and DJ Junior with Ant Valadez, who will help ensure the heat is on for your early week adventure. (CG) |

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Event: Fringe
Venue: Madrone
DJs: subOctave, Blondie K
Music: indie rock, new wave
Cover: no cover |
Madrone Lounge is helping us bump over hump day with the best of indie rock and classic new wave. DJs subOctave and Blondie K will project videos on two giant screens while mixing old and new cutting-edge beats of their time from groups like CSS, Ladyhawke, The Ting Tings, Depeche Mode, Cut Copy, MGMT, Passion Pit, New Order, Calvin Harris, Human League, Justice, Eurthymics, Ladytron, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bat for Lashes, Daft Punk, Yelle, and more. Come party at Fringe, because it's better to dance on the edge. (EB)
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Event: Infatuation
Venue: Vessel
DJs: Felix Cartal
Music: electro, techno
Cover: $tba |
You may have heard Felix Cartal dropping his electro-techno blend of heavy and relentless sounds when he toured with legendary Canadian group MSTRKRFT last year. Now he's a legend all his own, touring worldwide and creating fresh tracks and his own remixes for the masses. If you like your dance music fierce and dirty, you'll be very pleased. (JE) |
Event: Qoöl vs. Opel
Venue: 111 Minna
DJs: Syd Gris, Dex Stakker, Cosmic Sector, Gil, Spesh
Music: house, electro, techno, progressive
Cover: $5 |
14 years on and Qoöl, the original SF clubbing happy hour, is still going strong. Truly a gem, you're guaranteed great vibes amongst a hugely diverse crowd at this unique event. Tonight brings the combined energy of two promoters to bring you one great party--with Opel DJ's Syd Gris, Dex Stakker, and Cosmic Selector joining Qoöl residents Gil & Spesh. If you haven't been here yet (and why not??), it's high time you discovered this precious institution. (JE)
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Event: Decibel ft. Derrick May
Venue: Vessel
DJs: Derrick May
Music: Detroit techno
Cover: $tba |
Get juiced to boogie down with one of the kings of techno, Mayday aka Derrick May. He, along with other greats like Juan Atkins, Carl Craig and Kevin Saunderson, really shaped the Detroit sound to his specific taste specifications. This banger should be massive. So get ready to.... steal the bass, keep sealed, then jack your body like Rodney Dangerfield! Jam! (WF)
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Event: Dyn-O-Might!
Venue: Mighty
DJs: Odissi, Aaron Jae, M.O.D, Robb Green, Jason Short, Limacon, Hac Lee, High Spies, Influence, Aaron Pope, Jason Gunz
Music: breaks, house
Cover: $7 presale |
A whole year's worth of hard work goes into this once-a-year event, bringing the best, most hard-hitting house and breaks talent all under one roof just in time for you to kick off the long weekend right! Featuring the shameless, punk-rock antics and trashy vocals of cut-throat breakbeat pinup girl Oddisi, along with SF's Evilbreaks, Bassyx, and Auralism crews. They will be BRINGING it tonight, trust me. You'll be kicking yourself if you miss this one. (JE)
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Event: The Birdnest
Venue: Harry Denton's Starlight Room
DJs: Claude Von Stroke, Catz N' Dogz, Justin Martin, J.Phlip
Music: tech house
Cover: $5 b4 10pm, $15 after |
Dirtybird is one of San Francisco's most beloved tech-house establishments and tonight The Birdnest celebrates founder and DJ extraordinaire Claude Vonstroke's birthday with a Dirtybird showcase on an Opus soundsystem on the 21st floor with an epic city view. Harry Denton's Starlight Room, in all it's elegant glory, won't know what hit it as this is your chance to see Dirtybird's best in the nest. (CG) |

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Event: Cream of Beat
Venue: Mighty
DJs: Mind Motion, Ivan, Dark Money, Fuze, Sake One, Namane, Apollo, Shortkut, Supreme, POS Red, Dedan vs. Consuelo
Music: hip-hop, house, soul, r&b, dancehall, reggae
Cover: $20 presale, $30 door |
San Francisco is not exactly known for its hip-hop scene, but this legendary turntable battle that's been going strong since 1996 is a testament to the strength and the talent of the scene that does exist. The original Cream of Beat all-star lineup, including Mind Motion, Ivan, Dark Money, and Apollo go head-to-head as they stun you with their wizardry and bring it oldschool style. It's no coincidence this event always sells out--it's altogether unparalleled. (JE) |
Event: David Harness
Venue: Temple
DJs: David Harness, Brian Salazar, Von, Tone
Music: house
Cover: $20 |
Tonight one of San Francisco's finest soulful house DJs and Nitevibe repeat Dreamteamer, Mr. David Harness, is doing what he does best, making your body move! Harness will be bringing you only the deepest, most soulful, underground house sounds around. So stretch out, have a drink and enjoy yourself with one of the Bay's favorites! (WF) |
Event: Freedom of Style Tee Shirt Party
Venue: Harlot
DJs: Sam Isaac, Manny Black
Music: pop
Cover: $tba |
Like it or not, what you wear says a lot about who your are. What it says on your shirt is the clearest message of all and tonight the Freedom of Style party invites you to spread your word in a fun, t-shirt themed environment. Celebrate freedom of speech with freedom of style at this pre-4th of July bash featuring SF t-shirt designer fashions during happy hour followed by music by Sam Isaac. (CG) |
Event: Funkonnection ft. Krafty Kuts
Venue: The Triple Crown
DJs: Krafty Kuts, MoPo, Aaron Jae
Music: breakbeat
Cover: $20 presale |
The last time the undisputed King of Breakbeat played in San Francisco he played a sold out show for a 1000 people in the megaclub 1015. Tonight, he plays for Funkonnection at the intimate Triple Crown with only 200 presale tickets made available. If you are a fan of hip-hop turnablism and cutting edge electronic production you wont want to miss a chance to behold Krafty Kuts in a small venue. (CG) |
Event: Prismatic
Venue: Shine
DJs: Andrew Phelan, George Cochrane, Bo, Raoul Kahn, Martin Aquino, Carlos Tinos
Music: house, techno
Cover: $5 b4 11pm, $10 after |
Some of SF's top local talent will be tearing it up at the intimate and always friendly sweet spot known as Shine this evening. DJ/producer and Prismatic label founder Andrew Phelan is joined by friends George Cochrane, Raoul Kahn, Bo, Martin Aquino, and Carlos Tinos to represent the brand of deep, funk, and tech-based house music the label is known for. (JE) |
Event: Roots Rock Liberation
Venue: Jelly's
DJs: Jah Warrior Shelter Hi Fi, Heartical Roots, Luv Fyah, Sistah Beautiful, Tidal Wave and alias John Brown
Music: reggae, dancehall
Cover: $10 |
To help celebrate America's birthday, Jelly's is hitting the Bay with some roots rock positivity. Liberate yourself on the dancefloor with a magical night of international flavor featuring local reggae artists performing live and DJs mixing the latest dancehall, roots, and soca hits. Heartical Roots Production, who are headlining tonight's live performances, have been producing and playing reggae in California for twenty years. (EB)
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Event: Sander Kleinenberg
Venue: Ruby Skye
DJs: Sander Kleinenberg
Music: house, electro, progressive
Cover: $15 |
The Dutch DJ/producer, Sander Kleinenberg, got his start behind the decks in a local bar at the tender age of 15. He became known worldwide a little over a decade later with his progressive staple "My Lexion." His remix for Justin Timberlake's single "Rock Your Body" earned him the Best Remix award at the Dancestar USA awards and his more recent successful electro-soaked singles, "The Fruit" (2004) and "This is Miami" (2006) both reached number one on Australia's Official Music Charts. (EB)
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Event: Temple's IndepenDANCE Celebration
Date: Sat, July 4th
Venue: Temple
DJs: Ben Tom, Paul Hemming Nacho Vega, Eddy Santanta, Jeff Morena, A2D
Music: house, electro, hip-hop
Cover: $tba
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Two of our most sacred rights in this county are the freedom of assembly and the freedom of expression. Exercise your rights by getting together at Temple to celebrate the birth of our nation with an indepenDANCE blowout featuring DJs from Temple Music Group and Energy 92.7. Paul Hemming will spin a special birthday set to make this stars and stripes affair burst with patriotic partying. It's the land of the free, so get freaky on the dancefloor! (EB)
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Event: [KONTROL]
Venue: The Endup
DJs: Marcel Dettmann, Marcel Fengler, Sasha Braverman, Craig Kuna, Nikola Baytala, Alland Byallo, Sammy D
Music: minimal techno, avant house
Cover: no cover b4 11pm, $15 after |
[KONTROL] welcomes Marcel Dettmann and Marcel Fengler, the resident DJs at Berlin's famed Berghain/Panorama Bar, which is hailed as one of the best clubs in all of Germany and called "the current world capital of techno." In 2008, Resident Advisor readers voted Dettmann into the #11 spot in their annual DJ poll. With these two techno giants in one room, tonight's double dose of Marcel will have musical fireworks shooting from the speakers. (EB)
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Event: Coast to Coast ft. Rob Swift
Venue: Poleng Lounge
DJs: Rob Swift, DJ Teeko, DJ Platurn, Ant One, Shed One, Mr. E
Music: hip-hop
Cover: $tba |
Former member of the hip-hop group the X-ecutioners, Rob Swift, is bringing the heat! His sound radiates the funkier side of hip-hop with traces of Latin jazz and old school soul, and that's just his productions. He is by far one of the sickest turntablists you'll hear this summer...period. The type of sound that these youngins don't know. This is new rap music with an old school flow. Lets Go! (WF) |
Event: Dave Dresden
Venue: Ruby Skye
DJs: Dave Dresden, Ben Seagren, Dean Samaras, David Foley
Music: dance
Cover: $15 |
Dave Dresden is a burning bright star among the universe of dimly lit DJs. As a Renaissance man, he does it all and he does it well: he jumps from being a DJ/producer to a journalist and A&R man with such finesse, he makes it looks easy. After a year of going solo, Dave's career has taken off with an extensive touring schedule, several solo releases and remixes, and much more to hope for the future! Listen to one of his latest tracks co-produced with Chris Cox called "Whole Wide World." (EB) |
Event: Gemini Disco
Venue: Underground SF
DJs: Tristes Tropiques, Mikie Lixx, Jefferey Paradise, Ken Vulsion, Jon B, Sergio, Eddie Bauer, Flight, Conor, Jordan, Kendig, Marcellino, Primo, Parker T, and more
Music: disco, proto-house, r&b, boogie, nu-disco, acid, post-punk, electro, 80s, 70s
Cover: no cover b4 11pm, $5 after |
Gemini Disco has organized a marathon celebration for the 4th of July that'll keep the disco dancing madness going from noon to 2am. For this all day, all-American discotheque party, they've invited all their friends, like DJs from Go Bang! and Honey Soundsystem, to come spin records and rock the best of disco old and past and everything inbetween while you enjoy all day drink specials underneath the disco balls. (EB) |
Event: Sunset Independance
Venue: Jelly's
DJs: Octave One live, Ark, Econ, The Magnificent Seven, Solar, J-Bird, Galen
Music: deep Detroit techno, undergound house, acid house, funk, soul, disco, hip-hop
Cover: $10 b4 5:30pm, $20 after |
Part of the so-called "second wave" of Detroit techno, Octave One guest stars along with the pioneer of the new experimental/minimal house style in France, ARK, and SF's The Magnificent Seven at *the* 4th of July party this weekend. With Sunset residents J-Bird, Solar, and Galen at a venue with an outdoor patio and view of the bay--nothing says patriotism like catching some fireworks under the stars while grooving to some deep and funky beats. (JE) |
Event: Swank feat. Pheeko Dub Funk and J. Bowman
Venue: Vessel
DJs: Pheeko Dub Funk, J. Bowman
Music: house
Cover: $tba |
Algerian native Pheeko DubFunk has graced the decks at Florida's hottest destination in South Beach Miami, is a resident at Club Bliss, and his "Closer to Me" song was chosen as one of the five exclusive promos for WMC 2006. Tonight he brings his trademark silky smooth, dub-filled, funky, African percussion-driven house music to the dim and sexy vaults of Vessel. He'll defy you not to shake your ass! (JE) |
Event: The People
Venue: Mighty
DJs: Be Brown, Cali, Cecil, Hakobo
Music: house
Cover: $10 |
Are you ready for the underground? Real underground, real real underground, East Bay deep, soulful house underground is coming at you live and keeping it patriotic this side of the Bay. If you haven't experienced The People parties yet this should be a special treat. Due to the closing of Oakland's Oasis, they are moving this over to Mighty, so I hope you're ready to work, because they won't take no for an answer and you know this...and if you don't you better ask somebody. (WF) |

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Event: Sunday Sessions
Venue: The Endup
DJs: Alix Alvarez, Halo, Kwai Le Chief, CJ Larsen
Music: house
Cover: $tba |
Come experience mature music for the deeply minded with an evening dedicated to urban dance music ranging fom deep house to Afrobeat, and soul to techy rhythms. Tonight features the soulful sounds of CityDeep label founder Halo along with respected NYC trailblazer Alix Alvarez, Delta Funk crew member CJ Larsen, and Kwai Le Chief. Support CityDeep's newest home at SF's most infamous club with this special event. (JE)
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