Lets give
thanks for the privilege of living in one of the
greatest cities with some of the finest DJ talent
in the universe. So get some family time in but
make sure you head out and show some appreciation
for our unique, unequaled, and incomparable music
scene. Among the many treats is a week-long visit
from fiercely independent NYC househead Frankie
Feliciano, who'll be showing off the roots of
house music at a variety of events. The
EndUp, with its near 24-hour availability, is
a place almost everyone has appreciated at one time
or another. This Wednesday they're hosting a 10-hour
marathon exploration of the concept of Grace with
unique visuals and more. If hip-hop is your scene,
get to Milk early on Wednesday for Dan the Automator's
special Thanksgiving set. If you love the holiday
concept of giving check out Mark
Farina's show at Ruby Skye. Show some love by
bringing a non-perishable food item or a new, unwrapped
toy to the door. All year round this town gives
us opportunities to be ourselves, have fun, and
dance our asses off. So when you're out there this
week, grooving to your favorite sound, say a little
thank you to the DJs, bouncers, coat-checkers, bartenders,
waiters, waitresses, your fellow partiers, and everyone
else that works hard to sustain this little slice
of heaven. (SG)
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for the Ones You Love
I am very pleased to report that we have a
heavy breaks contingency in the running right
now. Big ups to all you breaks lovers for
making your voice heard in the community!
Click here
to view latest results of the top 30 DJs (results
are updated each Tuesday). If you have not
yet voted for your favorite DJs, what are
you waiting for?! This is a fantastic opportunity
to give your beloved DJs all the appreciation
they deserve. After all, don't they always
play the perfect track at just the right moment?
What about how they keep the groove going
just long enough for you to dance your way
over to that cute boy or girl? Did they ever
give you a great reason to ask someone out?
Buy some cool shoes? Take a roadtrip? Attend
a festival? Go to an epic afterparty? Have
a great conversation? Dance all your worries
away (at least for the night)? There's no
time like Thanksgiving week to give thanks
for the endless hours of extreme listening
pleasure you have experienced in 2004. This
competition is heating up and I can't wait
to see what happens over the holiday. Happy
Thanksgiving from Nitevibe! (JP)  Vote
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Glamour
at MOMA
Around the holidays, when the relatives are in town,
I always struggle to find an activity we can all
enjoy together. For some reason, taking my Mom and
little brother to Club 6 never seems like a good
idea. Since we've done that freezing-on-the-boat
Alcatraz thing, I usually fall back on the Museum
of Modern Art. It's a classy place just full of
excuses not to make small talk. Plus there's a yummy
cafe which alleviates the need to cook dinner for
everyone. And, when it's all said and done, the
family is so tired from walking around, they just
want to go home and rest, leaving me free to go
out dancing at night! It's really a win-win situation,
especially with the ultra-cool Glamour
exhibit running until January. You'll see it all
from Versace gowns to fancy cars (How did they get
the Jaguar up the stairs?), bling-bling jewelry
to beautifully crafted and ultra-gaudy chandeliers.
Fashion, furniture, architecture and industrial
design are all featured exploring the theme of how
affluence is perceived and the elusive concept of
Glamour. It's a theme that is fun and visually appealing
for everyone and, who knows, when your done staring
at all those material things, you may just appreciate
your family even more. Date: through
1/17, Time: varies, Place:
SFMOMA 151 Third St., Admission:
$10, 
More Info (JP)
 Nitevibe
+ BPM Magazine Mash-Up Holiday Party!
Featuring
special sets by JULIUS PAPP, MAURICIO AVILES,
TOM THUMP
Start
picking out your party dress, because your
favorite nightlife guide, in association with
BPM
Magazine, is throwing a holiday shindig
and we're spiking the punch bigtime! I am
very pleased to announce that three of San
Francisco's finest DJs, Julius
Papp, Mauricio
Aviles & Tom
Thump, will be doing us the special honors
of a proper mash-up session, mixing in everything
from house to disco, hip-hop, rock, '80s,
'90s, rare originals and much more. With the
combined talent of these three DJs and their
amazing record collections, it's poised to
be a memorable night on the dancefloor. Please
join us for the festivities at the cool new
spot, Element Lounge. RSVP
here.
Event:
Nitevibe/BPM Holiday Mash-Up Party
DJs:
Julius Papp, Mauricio Aviles, Tom Thump
Date: Wednesday,
December 15 (9pm - 2am)
Location:
Element Lounge (1028 Geary St. Btwn Van
Ness & Polk)
Admission: Private
Event - Guestlist Only - RSVP
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Event:
Bless
Up
Venue:
Milk
DJ's:
Jah
Yzer, Ivier, Irie Dole
Music:
dancehall,
hip-hop, roots reggae
Cover:
Free
b4 10pm, $5 after | Milk
bar morphs into a dancehall each Tuesday night as the Jah Warrior
Shelter storms the stage. Hear all the hottest dancehall hits,
along with some roots reggae and hip-hop remixes on the side.
There's not many clubs going off on a Tuesday night in San Francisco
and only this one let's you trade your cold-ass winter for some
warm Jamaican sounds. (JP) |
Event:
Taboo
Venue:
Pink
DJ's:
Frankie
Feliciano, David Harness
Music:
house
Cover:
$5 | If
you call yourself a true house-head and you don’t know Frankie
Feliciano, you need to check yourself. Frankie is among
those with a deep stake in defining what house music is today.
Being a New Yorker, raised in the midst of some of the most
diverse music out there, has helped make him a master at the
tables who delivers a feeling that gets you moving from the
time the first note is spun. This is an event that shouldn’t
be missed, after all, how often do we get an opportunity like
this? (KW) |
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Event:
AutomaticParty
vs. Bembe
Venue:
Dragon
Bar
DJ's:
Sake
1, Blaqwest, Timeteo Grigante, special guests TBA
Music:
deep
soul, R&B, big Afro beat, Cuban rythms, hip-hop, dancehall,
funk
Cover:
$5 | Urban
Romance brings their Wednesday “Automatic Party” to the seductive
lair of Dragon
Bar this week. The venue is a bohemian Asian-themed bar
with soft red lighting and places to dance or lounge. Urban
is bringing the good tunes with Sake 1, Blaqwest and Timeteo
Grigante spinning you away from your midweek worries. It's a
long weekend, so get it started early with soul, funk and hip-hop.
(RW) |
Event:
Dan
the Automator
Venue:
Milk
DJ's:
Dan
the Automator, Ted Shred
Music:
hip-hop,
soul, funk
Cover:
$10 |
Forget
about all that showy business you have seen from Dan
the Automator in the past. There will be no hairnets, smoking
jackets, space suits or fiery turntables this evening, just
some good old American dancefloor hits. Join this legendary
producer and local fave Ted Shred as they create an eclectic
mix of prom flashbacks, underground gems, your mom's favorite
8-tracks, club anthems and epic hip-hop tracks. You just never
know what these two geniuses might have up their sleeves. (JP) |
Event:
Del
Tha Funky Homosapien
Venue:
The
Fillmore
DJ's:
Aceyalone,
Mikah 9, Bukue One, Zion 1, Haiku D'Etat
Music:
jazz,
funky hip-hop, soul, funkadelic rap beats
Cover:
$22.50 | This
line-up is bursting with such strong talent, you'll recognize
the soul and inspiration behind the funky hip-hop sound. If
you know Del
the Funky Homosapien's history, you'll recall that they
are a collection of artists from the Hieroglyphics,
Souls of Mischief, Casual, Pep Love & JBiz. With their all-encompassing
background in funkadelic beats, this crew won't let you down.
Haiku
D'Etat includes a trio of hip-hop artists including Aceyalone
& Mikah 9 from the Freestyle Fellowship and Abstract
Rude of Abstract Tribe Unique. Get ready to kick up the
energy as this talent flaunts their dope beats and massive sound.
(AM) |
Event:
Grace
- A Blessing Before Thanksgiving
Venue:
Endup
DJ's:
Ellen
Ferrato, M3, the Baroness, Michael Anthony & Jay Bowman
Music:
house,
funky, progressive
Cover:
$10 |
Nitevibe
scientists have determined that Thanksgiving eve is one of the
busiest club nights of the year. This mid-week mini-break gives
us a moment to celebrate with our true family and friends before
facing our relatives the next day. Now in its 5th year, Grace
starts the long weekend off with a blessing of good vibes, house
music, friendship and fun. Plus the talented line-up includes
Nitevibe Dreamteam DJs Ellen Ferrato, M3 and more. (JP) |
Event:
James
Zabiela
Venue:
Mezzanine
DJ's:
James
Zabiela, Spesh, Alain Octavio, Rooz
Music:
breaks,
progressive
Cover:
$10
presale | This
may be your only chance to catch a James
Zabiela set before this young progressive mixologist becomes
a household name. An expert at balancing and combining the funk
and depth present in good breakbeat sound, Zabiela can energize
a crowd with whatever he chooses to play. If you're at this
party on Thanksgiving Eve, you might be inspired to raise a
toast to thank James Zabiela,
Spundae, and Mezzanine
out loud at the following day's festivities. (DKD) |
Event:
Peach's
7 Year Anniversary
Venue:
Tara
(511 Harrison)
DJ's:
Miguel
Migs, Ron Carroll, Doc Martin, Donovan, Durben, Leedia
Music:
house
Cover:
TBD | Here's
the last chance to get out before that turkey starts weighing
you down! Hopefully by the time you wake up from this all-nite
event (it goes til 6) there'll be a meal ready for you somewhere.
Miguel Migs, the Nor-Cal native with an eclectic list of influences
ranging from reggae to punk, is the headliner, with an appearance
by his recording partner Leedia also promised. (IA) |
Event:
Redwine
Social
Venue:
Dalva
DJ's:
Olive,
The Trout, Toph One
Music:
rock,
funk, hip-hop, soul
Cover:
Free | Stop
on by the Mission's Dalva to check out just how good the backyard
beats can be when Brooklyn based DJ Olive graces the friendly
confines of Toph One's low-brow Redwine Social. Just another
fine DJ swinging through the happiest of Wednesday weeklies,
for free. Thanks Toph! (JC) |
Event:
Thanks
Giving
Venue:
Ruby
Skye
DJ's:
Mark
Farina, Dimitris Mykonos
Music:
house
Cover:
Free | A
Mark Farina set is
always deserving of thanks, but a free one is deserving of much,
much praise. It's time to dish out the appreciation for Mark
Farina's party on Thanksgiving eve. But what's the catch, you
ask? No catch is too great, especially a great one like this:
Ruby Skye is waiving
their cover for this event but is asking that we bring either
a non-perishable food item or a new, unwrapped toy for a child
in need. There are so many reasons not to miss this event. (KW) |
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Event:
Give
Thanks
Venue:
Club
6
DJ's:
Polo
Mo'Xquuz, Irie Dole & Ivier, Shortkut, Doogie, Common Sensi,
General Patton, Daddy Rolo (rotating)
Music:
reggae,
dancehall, dub
Cover:
Free
b4 11pm, $5 after |
If
you still have some energy after all that turkey, what better
place to spend Thanksgiving than Give Thanks? This rotating
cast of talented roots and dancehall DJs have created an epic
party over the last 2 years and it shows no signs of slowing
down, tryptophan or not. So kiss your grandma goodnight and
thank her for that slammin' pumpkin pie because you have some
dancing to do at the kids' table in at Club 6's basement. (JP) |
Event:
Popscene
Venue:
330
Rich
DJ's:
Aaron
axelsen, Disco shawn and Nako.
Music:
new
wave, indie, 80's, Britpop
Cover:
$8
for 18+, $5 for 21+ |
The
annual Meat is Murder Thanksgiving extravaganza is on at Popscene
this Thanksgiving, where lucky '80's fans (many ironically born
in the '80's) can hear all the Morrissey and Smiths songs they
can possibly stand. After facing nagging moms, creepy uncles,
and unruly nieces and nephews all night, the Morrissey marathon
is sounding pretty damn good. No one will mind if you wear black
and wail along at the top of your lungs to these classic new
wave treasures. Plus I would like to officially dedicate this
write-up to the Stereo skateboard team, as they are huge Morrissey
fans. (JP) |
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 | Need
I explain that an event with legend Frankie
Feliciano, Nitevibe Dreamteamer David
Harness, and our precious, homegrown, Patrick
Wilson is not to be missed? Well, if you didn’t know,
you know it now! Frankie, coming in from NYC, has almost 20
years of work under his belt, always delivering sets that
keeps the crowd begging for more. David works us around town
on a weekly basis, clearly earning that “Dreamteamer” title.
And Patrick is quickly becoming one of the most sought after
DJs out there. So, with all that talent, what do you expect?
An event not to be missed? You've got it!. (KW)
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| Event:
Full
Circle
Date: Friday,
Nov 26th
Venue:
Mighty
(375 11th St.)
DJ's: Matthias
Heilbronn, Seven, Said
Music: soulful
house
Cover: $10-$15
sliding scale
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Info: Fatsouls
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Event:
Tribal
Funk
Date: Friday,
Nov 26th
Venue:
Mezzanine
(375 11th St.)
DJ's: DJ
Dan, Donald Glaude, John Howard, Garth, David Coleman, Buck,
Tony
Music: house
Cover: $20
b4 11pm, $25 after
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Funk
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Event:
Gold
Chains & Sue Cie
Venue:
Elbo
room
DJ's:
Gold
Chains & Sue Cie (live), ICQ, Death Sentence: Panda!
Music:
Live
hip-hop, rock
Cover:
$8 | The
Elbo Room should be rocking tonight because local experimental
hip-hop heros, Gold Chains
and Sue Cie, are ready to give their 100% to a faithful
crowd. Hot on the heels of their most recent release, When
the World Was Our Friend, Gold Chains and company are on
the tail end of a mini fall tour exposing that signature laptop
booty-shakin hip-hop sound. Part punk rock show (live acts ICQ
and Death Sentence: Panda!) and part electro-charged hip-hop
show, this night has something for everyone with attitude! (JC) |
Event:
Mediterranean
Nights
Venue:
Club
Cocomo
DJ's:
Nader,
Ali Reza, Tony O and Aykut
Music:
world
beats, salsa, merengue, Brazilian
Cover:
$10
b4 10pm, $20 after | In
most countries dinner doesn't start until about 10pm and a night
on the town begins at midnight. What this means is that the
international crowd knows how to bring it until the small hours
of the morn! Alf and Alf
productions, famous for their happy-go-lucky gatherings, will
be doing it up again this weekend. DJ's Nader, Ali Reza, Tony
O and Aykut will keep things moving with such worldly sounds
as Persian and salsa beats. You don’t have to actually leave
the country to party like these old-world experts. (RW) |
Event:
MELT
Venue:
Levende
DJ's:
Aaron
Pope, Michael Anthony
Music:
Funky
house, breaks, old school hip-hop & funk
Cover:
$8
presale, $10 door | Sasha
of FlirtyFlirty and
Matt Brehm make our lives easy by first creating an atmosphere
of positive energy, then filling that space with cool people,
and finally bringing in DJs that evoke enough emotion to get
the crowd gushing. Aaron Pope should be on point as he'll be
rockin' his birthday and celebrating another year of life. Levende
offers great lounging couches and high ceilings, allowing conversations
to drift through the crowd and linger above heads before entangling
itself with the mint in the mojitos and the music in motion.
Don't miss the mmm mmm goods! (AM) |
Event:
NuLife
Venue:
Pink
DJ's:
Patrick
Wilson
Music:
classics,
soul, funky jazz
Cover:
$10 | If
you are tired of the same old loop in the same old song mixed
with the same old lyrics at the same old venue, it's time you
checked out this cat's meow. You'll purr your way through Pink
as the crowd meanders its way from the bar to the dancefloor
to the comfy seats lining the wall. Patrick
Wilson's entrancing music will take the crowd to a higher
level, enlightening as he grooves. (AM) |
Event:
Top
Shelf
Venue:
The
Top
DJ's:
DJ
Tracy, Sharon Buck, Rick Preston, Nikola
Music:
house
Cover:
$5 | If
your family is anything like mine, you'll be ready to get the
hell out of the house and decompress after another chaotic turkey
day. It's the perfect time to head for a tried and true venue
like The Top that never fails to come through. Tracy, Green
Gorilla's Sharon Buck, Rick Preston, and Nikola are about as
reliable a crew as you could ask for when it comes to fine top
shelf beats to wake those tired muscles and get you back into
your groove. (SG) |
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| Event:
LICKvip
Date: Saturday,
Nov 27th
Venue:
Loft 11 (316 11th Street)
DJ's: DJ
Liquor Barrel All Stars, Dirty Dee, Zhaldee, Joe Gonzalez,
Jamie Gonzalez
Music: soul
house, 80's, rare grooves
Cover: $20
More Info: LickVip |
Event:
Biscuits
& Gravy
Venue:
Elbo
Room
DJ's:
Asti
Spumanti, Jonny Deeper, Vinnie Esparza
Music:
funk,
Afro-funk, Latin-funk, hip-hop, reggae
Cover:
Free | You
can work off all those Thanksgiving calories (those darn biscuits
and gravy!) when these local beat shakers - Asti Spumanti, Jonny
Deeper and Vinnie Esparza - play records that have a funky feel
to them. There's always something special when this DJ trio
hits the decks, so prepare yourself for an evening of highly
danceable beats...for free! (JC) |
Event:
Christopher
Lawrence
Venue:
Ruby
Skye
DJ's:
Christopher
Lawrence, Michael Anthony, Bernard Cabigon
Music:
house,
progressive
Cover:
$15
presale, $20 door | With
an already rock-solid rep as possibly the finest progressive
DJ ever to come out of California, Christopher
Lawrence just got another massive boost last month when
he made #7 on DJ Magazine's
World Top 100 poll. As the highest ranked American DJ, Christopher
has earned recognition for his mastery of progressive innovation
in a genre rife with boring, repetitious imitators. He's hitting
Ruby Skye on a wave of acclaim, with a Dancestar "Best DJ" Award
to go with the rave reviews of his album All or Nothing.
It's a tall order to live up to that kind of reputation,
but Lawrence never fails to impress the crowds with his incredible
mixes. (SG) |
Event:
Funkycozy
2 Year Anniversary
Venue:
Anu
DJ's:
Jonathan
Beech, Sinukus, Josh Abrams, Kepi, Treavor
Music:
progressive,
breaks, house
Cover:
Free | It’s
hard to believe that it’s been already two years since Funkycozy
put the funk into cozy confines of Anu. A monthly occurrence,
this party brings you the musical stylings of progressive trance
DJ Jonathan Beech
along with more mellow, dubby tunes from Sinukus. Josh Abrams
from down south in La La Land drops by for a special appearance,
hauling totes of progressive monster breaks. (JM) |
Event:
Get
Underground Presents Dirty Bassment Style
Venue:
Club
6
DJ's:
Derrick
Carter, Hector Moralez, Phil Weeks, Sneak, Chris Carrier, Natural
Rhythm, Rebecca Watkins
Music:
house
Cover:
$5 |
How
else could you do it at Club 6 but Dirty Bassment Style? Rebecca
Watkins and the Get Underground Crew are bringing down the house
with Chicago house legend Derrick
Carter. This OM Recording artist has an insane discography
of original music, remixes and DJ sets that embodies his funky,
jazzy, dance-driven style. With Get Underground as the promoter,
Club 6 as the venue, and Derrick Carter as DJ, we may just flashback
to those old warehouse days in Chicago. (JP) |
Event:
IT
Venue:
1015
Folsom
DJ's:
Nu-
Breed, Barbara Preisinger, Blade, Solforetti, Galiano, Adam
Ohana, Simone Fabbroni, Ooha, Shawna, El Papachango, Laural
Music:
house,
techno, nu house, dub, breaks, hip-hop, minimal
Cover:
$10
presale | Do
the turkey thing on Thursday and get back out to 1015
for an all-star lineup. More than 10 DJs will be bringing all
the house, techno, nu beats and minimal you can handle. Add
all that to a venue as classic as 1015 Folsom and you’ve got
a great late night out. Many of the DJs are international and
bring that extra flavor and spice to the tables we’re hard pressed
to find, so this is all night fun for sure. (RW) |
Event:
Thanksgiving
Treat
Venue:
Suede
DJ's:
Frankie
Feliciano
Music:
house,
Latin, hip-hop, r&b
Cover:
$15 | Frankie
Feliciano is the epitome of a "DJ's DJ". From his start at an
early age, cutting and scratching freestyle and hip-hop, Frankie
grew to love house music and earned his wings under the tutelage
of one of the all-time house masters, Little Louie Vega. He's
since built a huge following and started his own label (Ricanstruction),
but he refuses to follow any direction but his own: "I think
that the less talented and creative people in the industry are
pushing house music, and music in general, to get to a more
futuristic area. With that, it becomes easier for their computers
to create music for them." (SG) |
Event:
Wax
Venue:
SOMArts
Center (934 Brannan)
DJ's:
Nigel
Richards, Adam X, Dragn'fly, Denise, Carlos Alfonzo vs. Orionz,
Valerie Sparks vs. Lurid, Race, Simply Jeff, Omar Santana, Paul
Anthony, Ghost, Aaron Jae vs. Athena, The Doctor vs. Mercedes,
M.O.D. vs. Andy P, Elz vs. Nick Nyquil, Reclipse, Data
Music:
techno,
house, breaks, d'n'b
Cover:
$15-$20 | If
you're feeling that variety is the spice of life, then steer
your party partners towards this gig. You could call it a smorgasbord
of sound with at least five direct battles and over 30 DJs from
ten different labels. Nigel
Richards packs killer techno tracks and Simply
Jeff's funky breaks always stir up an SF audience, but those
are just two of the many all-stars in this massive lineup. Come
out and let your ears guide you. (DKD) |
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Event:
Devotion
Venue:
The
Endup
DJ's:
Craig
C, Miguel Migs, Mauricio Aviles
Music:
house
Cover:
tba | Thanksgiving
celebrates togetherness, the home, and always falls on a Thursday.
Devotion celebrates
togetherness, the house (music), and always falls on a Sunday.
But while the Thanksgiving turkey might be dry and the gravy
lumpy, Devotion never disappoints as Miguel Migs and the rest
of the crew always serve up the tastiest cuts of pure house
joy. Reuben's off spinning in Europe still, but a set from Craig
C, formerly of the Poundboys, should easily make up for the
missing maestro. (SG) |
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