Rock The Bells
This Sunday you have an opportunity to be part of San Francisco music history. Never before has a hip-hop festival of this magnitude come to our city – let alone taken over the streets! There are numerous headliners performing in and around Mighty including a good part of the Wu-Tang Clan – Method Man, Ghostface & Raekwon. Plus other hip-hop megastars like Busta Rhymes, Redman, Guru, Dead Prez, Q-Bert and one of my personal favorite freestyle emcees, Supernatural, plus many more. If you need more than auditory stimulation to get you off your ass on a Sunday, peep the numerous educational, food and art vendors. The best part of RTB is that you would expect this event to be held at a sterile megavenue like the Colliseum, not in the heart of the city at a club like Mighty. As LL Cool J might have remarked circa 1985, Rock the Bells is "hard as hell!" Date: Sun 7/31, Time: 1pm-9pm, Place: Mighty (119 Utah St.), Cover: $35 presale, $85 VIP, More Info. (JP)


Celebrate Tech Support
There's nothing that seems to bring people together quite like an anniversary party. Just one more reason to check out Tech Support 1 year jam with a special album launch for Suicide Barrier and special guest J. Majik. This junglist and dnb head has been producing beats since the early '90s in his native UK. Having launched Infrared Records in 1994, the label grew to foster productions with Lemon D, Peshay, and Goldie, and the seminal breakthrough Nightvision LP brought the label out with Photek, John B, and Total Science. True Force is the main event however, with a live d'n'b experience featuring a Latin percussionist, Rashida (a.k.a. Audio Angel) on vocals and Cosmic Selector and Drifter deep in the mix and on keyboards. In the trance and breaks room, Dutch and Mystre brings years of combined experience plus Felix the Dog, and Donna Matrix are there for the breakers. Date: Fri 7/29, Time: 10pm, Place: Sno-Drift, Cover: $15 presale, $25 door, More Info.  (AC)

Soul Fo'Real at Club Six
How's this for an extraordinary Tuesday night: a DJ, a live jazz trio and open mic spoken word? This is the evening hosted by O'Shea at Club Six, featuring DJ Dusty Crates, who will be providing a soulful and funk filled aura to get the evening started. Then for a little change of pace, the jazz trio 5150 will perform and will also feature Top Kat for your auditory enjoyment. And then for those of you wanting to enrich your mind and soul, there will be an open mic for anyone wanting to share some of their inner most thoughts and witty remarks in the name of poetry. Good beats, good jazz and good poetry? What else do you need so early in the week? Date: Tue 7/26, Time:  9pm-3am, Place: Club Six, 60 6th St, Cover: Free, More Info.(CQ)

PLANETº Magazine T-Shirt Party
Who knew that one magazine would pay so much attention to an article of clothing that has become a uniform to every American? PLANETº Magazine, which has an office here in the Bay as well as in Brooklyn, is run by a group of urban dwellers who want to make the most relevant popular culture magazine of our generation and is hosting this event dedicated to the t-shirt. Come sporting your favorite one for a live photo shoot by Paul Trapani and you may end up the cover of the magazine. There will be a t-shirt fashion show presented by Azalea and a designer showcase t-shirt sale from artists who reside in SF, LA and NYC, to name a few. Providing the perfect beats will be OM's very own Rob and Tami, dropping some '80s, rock, hip-hop, house and downtempo. Make sure you come early to enjoy the hosted Tiger Beers, appetizers and desserts courtesy of Rica. Date: Thu. 7/28, Time: 6pm- 12am, Place: 111 Minna, Cover: $5, More Info (CQ)

North Beach Jazz Fest
The North Beach Jazz Fest is a tradition that started in 1995 as a way of honoring the musical history of the neighborhood. From Wednesday till Sunday streets will be packed and every type of jazz genre imagined will be available for your enjoyment. This year the promoters have aimed to cater to a younger crowd; expect to find acid jazz and other hybrids of house and jazz in clubs as well as numerous free parties. The festival is kicked off with free jazz at a dozen clubs, which include such acts as HYIM, The Push, and Realistic Orchestra. Thursday is dedicated to Brazilian jazz with some of the best players from Brazil and a few DJs including Vanka and KBLO. The next night is dedicated to DJs spinning innovative jazz-infused electronic beats and hip-hop. Saturday and Sunday has it all from Josh Jones to the B-side Players and a gospel ensemble. If you don't know much about jazz, this is your chance to get a taste of SF's best. Date: 7/27-7/31, Place: North Beach (Grant Ave), More Info. (FM)