If
you can get off the couch, join the laid back crowd
at Jelly's this 4/20, for a relaxing Rastafarian-style
day of reggae tunes and mellow interaction. The
steady beats and soothing melodies of reggae artists
SugarCane, Soul Rebel, Bobby Tenor, Jr. Toots, and
Hurricane & Majestic will uplift your soul,
and take that body and mind back to the Caribbean.
Lickshot Crew is backing this event and a portion
of the proceeds benefit The House of Rastafari.
It's all about Jah. Date Tuesday,
4/20 Time 4:20 of course
Place Jelly's, Pier 50. 295
Terry Francois Blvd. Cover $8 presale,
$12 door  More
Info (DKD)
Enlighten
at Suite One8One
Have you noticed a lack of e-mails from your young
Buddhist nieces and nephews in Tibet? Well now you
are in luck. This fundraising party for Room to
Read is an event that raises money to build a computer
lab for Children
of Nepal. Come and enlighten yourselves with
food, drink specials, a silent auction; plus inspirational
DJs Seven and Sol as they take you to a whole other
astral plane. Fred Funk brings the groove so loosen
up on the dance floor for a great cause. Date: 4/22,
Time: 8pm - 2am, Place: 181 Eddy St., Cover: $15,
$20, More
Info (GR)
Peruvian-Asian
Cuisine and DJs
In true San Francisco fashion, an exotic new restaurant
and lounge in Potrero Hill is opening its doors
to the hungry and the hip. With a Peruvian-Asian
fusion menu, Circolo is one of the latest manifestations
of the SF fusion cuisine trend. The real action,
however, is not in the kitchen but at the "lounge,"
where DJs will be spinning house-like sounds and
the crowd will be lounging and consuming. To kick things
off on opening night, local beatmasters M. Klein,
JZ, Cindy, Chad Mitchell and Dano will take turns
spicing up the air with funky, loungy house beats.
Date: Saturday, April 24, Time:
7pm-2am, Place: Circolo 500 Florida
St. @ Mariposa, Cover: Free, dinner
reservations recommended, More
Info (NT)
Ladies Light
Up 4:20
The Oakland Arena will be ablaze with talent while
the pre-show parking lot is ablaze with blunts at
the "Ladies First Tour" featuring Beyonce, Alicia
Keys, Missy Elliott with guest, Tamia. These queens
of contemporary R&B/hip-hop will surely have
the crowd crazy in love with this megashow of epic
proportions (this being Beyonce's first ever tour!)
If you don't know her name, you've been missing
out because Alicia Keys piano riffs and voice are
a soulsonic force to be reckoned with. Missy Elliot
brings the harder beats and rhymes and I promise
you will have no problem getting your freak on here.
The lesser known yet grammy nominee, Tamia will
answer any questions you may have about her talent.
Now I just went through and named a song by every
artist but you were probably too high to notice.
Happy 4/20! Date: April 20th, Time:
7pm, Place: Oakland Arena, Cover:
$50 -$87, More
Info (JP)
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 Trax
Of The Week Track
Title: “Dancing"
Artist:
Erick Morillo (Subliminal)
Genre: Funky Groovin House
If you have never seen Erick Morillo live, you are missing
out big time, enjoy his latest track.
Listen to Sample Track
Title: “Ghetto Music"
Artist: Outkast vs. Benassi (white)
Genre: Electro Clash meets Hip Hop
Outkast sucked into the unforgettable Benassi style of Electro
Clash.
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Title: “Release Your Mind”
Artist: Skye N Sugarstar (Swing City)
Genre: Funky House
As soon as you hear this track you will know it's from the
Swing City. Enjoy!
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Archive
Event:
Phuturo
6 Year Anniversary
Venue:
The
Top
Dj's:
Juju,
Rando, Genome, 4Real, MC Duh
Music:
drum
n bass
Cover:
free
b4 10pm, $5 after |
Drum 'n' bass heads
collide in celebration of Phuturo's 6th year anniversary, delighting
many by miraculously turning Tuesday nights into Friday nights
for many adoring junglists. How can the rest of this small yet
cozy venue be empty around the bar while the dance floor is
just packed all throughout the night, you ask? You're going
to have swing by and find out, as Juju and friends entice you
with tearing-up-the-dancefloor jungle beats. (GR) |
Event:
Taco
Tuesday
Venue:
Luna
Lounge
Dj's:
Carlos,
Sunil Kapadia, Mike Giannini, Kramer, Jonathan Beech
Music:
funky,
deep house
Cover:
free
|
Tacos and beers are a match made in heaven and it only gets
better when PercussionSF,
Deep House Project, Funkycozy and Release residents come together
for a happy hour of epic proportions. Here Coronas and hot-sauce
are just as important ingredients as progressive and funky house.
So come early (6-11pm) and start your week off on a right foot.
(JM) |
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Archive
Event:
Bondage-a-Go-Go
Venue:
Glas
Kat
Dj's:
Damon,
Pimp Rock, Omar
Music:
dark
pop, industrial, goth, 80s
Cover:
$7
b4 11pm, $10 after |
A glam party where kinksters of all genders and sexual
orientations emerge to partake in interactive s/m and dance
the night away to bumping industrial, BaGG
has been entertaining alternative party goers for over a decade.
This week it's hosting an 11th annual Miss BaGG contest where
$300 is awarded to the “lady best representing all things BaGG!.”
It’s a beauty pageant with a funky twist but you’ll have to
dress in all black to feast your eyes. (JM)
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Event:
L'Originale
3 Year Anniversary
Venue:
Rosewood
Dj's:
Herve,
Daymeetrius, Jerry Ross
Music:
hip-hop,
urban grooves
Cover:
$5/tba
|
It's hard to believe that it's been 3 years now since this French
hip-hop weekly first got it's start. I guess time really does
fly when you have all the necessary ingredients for a good party:
quality French hip-hop beats, a diverse crowd down for a good
time and a bar that's attractive and hard to find. Head for
China Town tonight, cause that's where you'll find a bar called
Rosewood and a raucous crowd celebrating the 3 year anniversary
of L'Originale. Parlez-vous hip-hop? (JC) |
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Archive
Event:
GZA
Venue:
DNA
Lounge
Dj's:
GZA/Genius
(Wu-Tang), Vast Aire, Brother Ali, Joe Quixx
Music:
hip-hop
Cover:
$20
|
The GZA AKA the Genius and main voice of the infamous NYC hip-hop
family, the Wu Tang Clan is touring in support of a new album.
The release entitled "Collections of Classics" will go on sale
this weekend featuring classics and unreleased material. The
beat will be bumping and you can be sure GZA will bring the
complex lyricism. See it live at the DNA Lounge. It should prove
to be a hip-hop show not soon forgotten. (JP) |
Event:
Monkey
Time
Venue:
The
House of Shields
Dj's:
Vinnie
Esparza along with residents: Darkat, Dr. Oliver, Earflaps and
Devdawg
Music:
soul,
funk , rare groove
Cover:
free
|
One of the oldest bars in the city is the always happening downtown
hot spot called the House of Shields. Every Thursday things
get a little funny upstairs where rotating dj's and live musicians
funk it up for the drinking patrons below. Tonight, special
guest Vinnie Esparza shows us how it's done with one of his
classic dance friendly rare groove dj sets. Come on down and
check it out cause it's okay to monkey around at this party.
(JC) |
Event:
Progression
Sessions
Venue:
Ruby
Skye
Dj's:
LTJ
Bukem w/ MC Conrad, Compression Soundsystem, Romanowski
Music:
jungle,
drum n bass, house, trip-hop
Cover:
$12
advance, tickets, $15 |
LTJ Bukem has sealed his residency at SF with his smooth and groovy
brand of jungle mixed with trip-hop elements that keeps junglists
sliding all over the dancefloor. Not to mention the presence
of the Compression Soundsystem (more jungle, no doubt!), Romanowski's
funky hip-hop beats, and the haute coutre decor of the venue;
this has the makings of the perfect Thursday night date for
all the weeknight playas. (GR) |
Event:
Riot
Venue:
The
Top
Dj's:
Monty
Luke, Jeno
Music:
house
Cover:
$5
|
Word is that there's
a Riot at the Top, which means a whole lot of spinning's going
on inside. Local beatmaster Monty Luke carves out the 4-4 rhythms
along with special guest Jeno of Wicked Records, whose beats
have livened up some of the most legendary underground SF parties
over the years. (NT) |
Event:
Trendroid
Venue:
Bambuddha
Lounge
Dj's:
Trendroid,
Dimitris Mykonos, Aaron Pope
Music:
house,
progressive, tribal house
Cover:
$10
|
If you have not heard of the NYC duo, Trendroid it's time to
open your mind to a new sound. Making URB magazines "Next 100"
list in 2002, these two producers and Djs meld sounds ranging
from deep to tribal and progressive. Pete Tong called them "the
ones to look out for" in MUZIK mag and you know he's not making
that up. (JP) |
Event:
Your
Sister's Hour
Venue:
Wish
Dj's:
Queen
Agnes B and friends
Music:
house,
breaks, and whatever they want
Cover:
free
|
The musical style of Queen
Agnes B spans from deep, bumping house beats to energizing
funky breaks, and since her first set in 1999, her talent
in sampling, scratching, and changing motionless crowds into
raging masses has been hard to ignore. She's busted out beats
at all of SF's best venues, and this Thursday she and her friends
will be burning up Wish. Catch this while it's free. (DKD)
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Event:
Beatmatch
Venue:
Mezzanine
Dj's:
Jeff
Richmond, J:Miah, Barefoot, Fred Funk, Tung, Silence Fiction,
Tyler Reed, John Schiffer
Music:
breaks,
hip hop, electro, funk
Cover:
$5
|
"Beatmatch" sounds simple, and fully understates the dj skills
you'll see if you hit up Mezzanine this Friday. You're in for
a night of razor sharp cuts and bass so deep the dance floor
will be shaking.Aranji,
Brass Tax and Grand
Champion Sound team up to serve the fresh, funky tracks in an
atmosphere so smooth, the mixing will sound completely seamless.
(DKD) |
Event:
Fake
vs. Sluts of Sound
Venue:
Sublounge
Dj's:
Thomas,
Ben Cook, Omar, M3, Jenny, Anthony Garlic
Music:
house,
electroclash rock 'n roll
Cover:
$5
b4 11pm, $8 after |
Fresh, funky, deep house and nouveau punk unite here at Sublounge,
so get ready for a multi-genre encompassing night when the djs
end up playing whatever the hell they want. This mashup
features Green Gorilla,
Fake, Wicked, and Rong Records allowing you to rock on and lounge
out, as the flow permits, all night long. (DKD) |
Event:
Future
Primitive Soundsession
Venue:
Club
Mighty
Dj's:
P.E.A.C.E.,
Rascue, Vin Roc, Tracklives, Zeph, DJ Quest, MC Azeem, Romanowski,
DJ Enki
Music:
hip-hop,
funk, dub, turntablism
Cover:
$10
advance at FPS Store |
An opener in a series of shows that FPS
will be doing in SF and a warmup for their New Orleans Jazz
Festival Soundsession show, this event brings you DJs that are
well versed in dub, funky soul and head bobbing hip-hop sounds.
Combined with live MC performances, VJs working magic on three
screens and thoughtful art, it’s not your average hip-hop party.
FPS brought you many influential events in the past and they're not
about to stop now. (JM) |
Event:
Infamous
Venue:
111
Minna
Dj's:
4am,
Havoc, Kapshure, Stink...Answer the Call, The Invisibles, The
Argonauts, Domestic Target Market, Payback's A Bitch (all live
bands)
Music:
rock,
funk, hip-house, electro
Cover:
$10
|
Byron is known for throwing a great party, and with five bands,
four Djs and a whole crew of fashionable heads in attendance
who can argue? This party is all about bands first and Djs second
so get ready to rock from punk-pop to hip-hop all night until
the drinks stop. The night is Infamous. (JP) |
Event:
Pulse
Venue:
Luna
Lounge
Dj's:
Simon,
Queen Agnes B, DJ Lejla, DJ Dave Dfunkt, Little John, Tim and
M-Pulse
Music:
house
Cover:
$8
|
Come work it out at one of the more primal reaches of the S.F.
Club scene, Pulse - a decidedly darker dance affair with pounding
tribal house in the main room whipped up by local legends Simon,
Queen Agnes B. and Lejla. The back room consists of breakbeats
and other syncopated delights. Pulse strives to recapture those
nights where "the music comes first and the people that know
the difference aren’t afraid of the dark." (JP) |
Event:
Pure
Venue:
Velvet
Lounge
Dj's:
Jason
Aloysius, Adam King, Plus One, Em:v
Music:
hip
hop, house
Cover:
$10
b4 11:00pm, $15 after |
If your down to hear the latest hip-hop and chill with a diverse
crowd, then check out Pure at Velvet Lounge. Hosted by a Davis-based
party crew, you'll hear some familiar hip-hop sounds from Jason
Aloysius, Adam King and Plus One, while Em:v throws out the
house beats in the back room for a little variety. (NT)
|
Event:
Remedy
Venue:
DNA
Lounge
Dj's:
Kaskade,
Patrick Wilson, BMoves, Daniella, J Boogie, Rasta Cue Tip, DJ
Add 1, Live percussion by Ahmed,
Music:
deep
house, hip-hop
Cover:
$15
- 20 |
Remedy is sure to overflow with 4-4 love this Friday with OM
recording artist and Nitevibe Top 10 DJ, Kaskade. A cast of
other talent will be on hand including JBoogie and Rasta Cue
in the hip-hop room. A live percussionist keeps you on your
toes and it all goes until 5am on the dance floor. Get ready
for a packed night of party people. (JP) |
Event:
Soma
Sessions
Venue:
Asia
SF
Dj's:
DJ
Flight, Rohan, DJ M, Sound:Boy
Music:
drum
n bass, jungle
Cover:
$8
presale, $10 @ the door |
DJ Flight flies into SF with her Metalheadz-quality jungle.
A resident at Metalheadz Sunday Sessions and Swerve in London,
her upfront drum n bass will KO anyone on the dancefloor. Guest
Irish DJ Rohan picks up the pace with a smashing dnb set that's
going to keep the junglists on fire tonight. So stand back and
hold onto something !(GR) |
Event:
The
Real
Venue:
Nickie's
Dj's:
Wisdom
& Motion Potion
Music:
hip-hop,
funk, soul, reggae, disco
Cover:
Free
b4 10:30pm |
There is always a fat house party going on in the lower Haight.
OK, so it's not actually a house but it feels like one in this
intimate modest bar with the glowing red DJ booth. Two Bay Area
hip-hop heavies rule the evening playing all the club hits and
underground jams necessary for a great party. Now you know.
(JP) |
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Event:
LICKvip
Date: Saturday,
April 24th
Venue:
Loft 11 (316 11th Street)
DJ's: Gomez
Warren, Jaime Gonzalez, Albert Campoy, Hanna
Music: house,
80s
Cover: $20
More Info: LickVip |
Event:
Browntempo
Venue:
TunnelTop
601 Bush
Dj's:
Alvaro,
Rueben, Romanowski, Coop D' Ville, Jah Yzer
Music:
AfroLatin,
worls electronic beats
Cover:
Free
|
Each Saturday night Tunnel Top is the place to be for world
rhythms, good folks and cheap drinks. The line-up consists of
a rotating cast but don't worry about which week it is, because
all these Djs know how to freak the funk. Tunnel Top is cozy
and lounge-friendly so plan on getting close with your friends
over some incredible tunes. (JP) |
Event:
Funkycozy
Venue:
Anu
Dj's:
Jonthan
Beech, Sinukus, Jeffrey Allen, Norman H
Music:
house,
progressive
Cover:
free
|
Every once in a while a party comes about which combines a great
mix of electronic music, big name DJs, no cover and a friendly
vibe in an underground-cool bar. Creators of Funkycozy
have been putting on this monthly show at Anu for over a year
now and have developed quite a following of UK expats, denim
clad Mission hipsters and music aficionados. Anu also boasts
an impressive collection of local art, so you can get cultured
by checking out paintings instead of local hotties. Yeah right!
(JM)
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Event:
Jay-J
and J.T. Donaldson
Venue:
Ruby
Skye
Dj's:
J.T.
Donaldson, Jay-J, Michael Anthony, Pat Allen
Music:
house,
hip-hop, downtempo
Cover:
$20
|
Jay-J
brings his energetic, soulful dance mixes to Ruby Skye. Jay-J,
a talented producer and dj, has played an influential role in
the SF dance scene in recent years. In a style all his own,
he mixes garage, deep house and disco for a unique sound. J.T.
Donaldson, a house producer/dj out of Chi-town will also be
spinning in the main room along with Michael Anthony. In the jungle
room, Pat Allen will spin hip-hop, downtempo, and r&b. (DD)
|
Event:
Misturada
Venue:
Make-Out
Room
Dj's:
Vanka
& friends
Music:
salsa,
Latin, reggae, hip-hop, samba
Cover:
$5
|
Misturada pops off each Saturday as Vanka takes you on a musical
journey through the most spirited world beats. There is also
plenty of house, hip-hop and other dance floor gems to keep
the crowd moving all night. This is a fun party spot for a big
entourage on a Saturday night so bring the crew. (JP)
|
Event:
Moov
Venue:
Luna
Lounge
Dj's:
Charlotte
the Baroness, Girl Friday, Lil Chris, Uncle Larry, Natty D,
Chuck D, Dave Dfunkt, Tami, Jonas, Rob Zemo
Music:
funky
house, 70s & 80s
Cover:
tba
|
SF-Vibe crew exhibits that great societal consciousness by putting
on a show where 100% of the door goes to AIDS Lifecycle event.
Unlike fundraisers at your folks’ countryclub, Moov
brought excellent headliners that know their way around turntables.
Two rooms of music – funky house on one side and retro on another
– ten DJs and a chance to help a great cause, do you really
need any more reasons? (JM) |
Event:
Pearl
Venue:
Cloud
9
Dj's:
Sen-Sei
& David Coleman, Rouzbeh, Bo, Gloss Girls
Music:
house,
techno
Cover:
$15
|
Sen-Sei and David Coleman
provide more then mere pearls of wisdom regarding how house
music should be done; they infuse every crowd they play for
with the inability to keep themselves from moving, and truly
represent what's most enjoyed and universally respected about
San Francisco house. With the flavor of Seattle's Gloss Girls
and the funk of Paradox residents Rouzbeh and Bo, this sounds
like a promising party. (DKD) |
Event:
Timeless
Venue:
Club
Six
Dj's:
Select,
Dusty Crates, I-Jonah & Robot Jones,
Music:
house,
hip-hop, dancehall
Cover:
$5
b4 11pm, $10 after |
Dj Select will wreck the decks for 4 hours straight this Saturday,
so rest up beforehand, because this sound session will keep
you hoppin' so hard it'll be 4am before the concept of time
crosses your mind. Club 6 resident Dusty Crates may cool you
out a little with some soothing house funk, but with Youth Fiyah's
I-Jonah and Robot Jones busting tracks back and forth, the energy
will be up even when the beats are chill. (DKD) |
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Event:
Hot
Funk Sundays
Venue:
Milk
Dj's:
Oakland
Faders: Spair, Platurn, Mere + 4ONEFUNK members: Teeko, Ales
One, Mista B, B-Cause
Music:
hip-hop,
funk, R&B, disco, soul
Cover:
$5
|
This party sounds good enough to eat! After all, who doesn't
like their funk/soul/hip-hop served up nice and tasty when it
comes to busting a move out on the dancefloor? Bay area dj crews
- Oakland Faders and 4OneFunk
- dig deep into their record bags to deliver nothing but guilt
free beats each Sunday night. So go ahead and eat all you want.
(JC) |
Event:
Rebirth
Venue:
330
Ritch Street
Dj's:
Henrysoul,
Sake 1, Daniela, Switch, Supreme
Music:
hip-hop,
soul, downtempo
Cover:
TBA
|
Sunday nights are the day to get down at this popular little
club in SOMA with local DJs headed by Sake 1 and many others
churning out hip-hop for the heads . The dress code is in effect
but by the look of the fly crowd, that won't be a problem. (GR)
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