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Fat
Tuesdays Venue: Mojito DJs: Motion Potion Music: funk, hip hop, Latin, Afro, reggae, breaks, mashups Cover: no cover |
It's Fat Tuesday, wiping out your diet with a sumptuous feast of Mojito's signature pan-Latin cuisine, killer Mexican beer, and greasy beats from Motion Potion. MoPo stirs the pot of roots music, playing everything from old-school funk & soul, classic Latin boogaloo, vintage hip hop, acid jazz, rare groove, signature MoPo mashups and nu-funk. |
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Nitevibe,
BPM & Om Album Launch and Issue Release Party |
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BPM,
Nitevibe and Om Records are hosting a special event this Wednesday
at Club Six's new Darkroom, launching a new magazine issue and the
release of Andy Caldwell's new artist album Universal Truth, out
on Om Records. Andy will be headlining the nights events, before
embarking on a new tour to promote his new album, so catch him while
he's around! Also be sure to catch Lance DeSardi, Justin Martin,
and Latrice Barnett, as they turn it out for all the party people
lookin to start Memorial weekend a little early. (AC) |
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Miss
Bondage A Go Go 2006 Contest Venue: Glas Kat DJs: Damon, Owl Music: gothic, industrial Cover: tba |
Ever think you could be the most rockin go go dancer in the city? Well now it’s time to break out the leather boots for the Miss Bondage A Go Go contest. Win enough cash to buy those fishnets you’ve been eying, and dance the night a way with DJs Damon and Owl. The top prize is $250 for strutting you stuff, and living in Bondage A Go Go infamy. (FM) |
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God
Save Pink |
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It's another
British invasion as Linden C and Lord JP assert their
English pride and occupy Pink. Always over the top and
down and dirty with their banging house beats and the always incredible
Pink vibe, you'll be needing a hell of a lot more than tea and crumpets
to fuel your urge to dance all night long to the soulful house these
guys put down. (SG) |
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Avant
Garde Venue: Ruby Skye DJs: Dimitris Mykonos, Trevor Simpson Music: house Cover: $10 |
Dimitris Mykonos has established himself as the man with a plan when it comes to sexy, cutting edge beats. Through his long-running residency with the inimitable PleasureZone he has built a solid following among those who just plain love to have fun dancing. Teaming up with Trevor Simpson for Avant Garde, they have their own playground to debut the latest and greatest vinyl around. (SG) |
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Beck Venue: The Fillmore DJs: Beck, Jamie Lidell Music: rock, soul Cover: $40 |
What really needs to be said about Beck? From Loser to Debra, his songs have entertained America for over a decade - and he still manages to be just about the coolest guy on the planet. He's got a new album out, and he's taking it on tour, starting in SF and headed worldwide. Catch him, with the excellent Jamie Lidell, on their one-night stand in our fair city. (JH) |
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MINX Venue: The End Up DJs: Denise, Icon, Rebecca Watkins Music: house, breaks Cover: $5 |
Those of you that know the SF party scene will know that this is a night you can't miss! One of SF's favorite underground DJs, Denise is bringing her bangin' house sound to Minx tonight. Add some hot beats from DJ Icon and Rebecca Watkins, and you've got yourself a raging party. Don't miss this chance to dance like a fool to some of the Bay's best house and breaks! (JH) |
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Desire
Friday Presents Ali Shaheed (A Tribe Called Quest) |
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As
long as Ali
Shaheed's involved in your musical group, you'll have great
success! Thus has proved true with his former trios, A Tribe called
Quest and Lucy Pearl, but now it's time to step out on his own.
Releasing an upcoming album, his first a solo artist, he showcases
his vocal stylings and his DJing abilities, as well as his eclectic
musical influences. Come see what Ali has in store for the futrue.
(CQ) |
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Event: Instinctual w/Benji Candelario |
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Mars Bar is bringing you a special treat as you head into Summer with a true DJ superstar, Benji Candelario. Hailing from the original deep house and garage days of New York, this legendary DJ/producer once worked with icons such as New Order and Thomas Dolby, and now continues to top the dance charts todaywith his own productions and DJ skills. Hear Benji groove your Friday with a special 4 hour set in this intimate setting like no other can! |
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Fag
Fridays Venue: Endup DJs: Tony Humphries, David Harness, Rolo Music: house Cover: $15-20 |
One of the true godfathers of dance music is making his way west to give The EndUp a dose of old school love. Tony Humphries has ruled the roost of disco, uptempo soul, and the development of house from many residencies, notably Zanzibar in Newark and Boys Town in New York. Check out this legend at work along with David Harness and Rolo at the all are welcome Fag Fridays. (SG) |
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Jurassic
5 Venue: Mezzanine DJs: Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, The Beat Junkies, Supernatural, Lyrics Born, Shortkut, Cut Chemist Music: hip-hop Cover: $40 presale |
OK hip-hop lovers, here's one for you. Jurassic 5 will be at Mezzanine this Friday so get ready for a hefty dose of hip-hop barbershop quartet-like harmonizing. The four MCs will deliver positive and prolific lyrics tag-team style and hopefully Cut Chemist will get behind 'em for old time's sake. Regardless of who performs with who, and who has the biggest crew, I'll be there and so should you. (DKD) |
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Melt Venue: Levende Lounge DJs: Late Night Sneaky Featuring Michael Anthony with Drumfire (percussion) and J Bowman (guitar), Greg Eversoul Music: house Cover: $10 |
The FlirtyFlirty girls are coming together to support the fight against leukemia and lymphoma. Get out to Levende and get down to some superstar SF talent in the form of Late Night Sneaky featuring Michael Anthony along with special live performances from Drumfire and J Bowman on drums and guitar, respectively. All door proceeds go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma society, so bring your friends and help this fantastic cause. (SG) |
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The
Culprits present YamWho? Venue: Pink DJs: YamWho, theCulprits, Hakobo, Eug, Tokyo Component Music: hip-hop, house, future funk Cover: $10 door b4 11:30pm, $15 after |
Who knew that a chance meeting in London would later develop into YamWho?, the ever so popular DJ and production duo? Lucky for us this meeting occurred, or else we'd be without the increasingly popular remixers of house, hip-hop and soul beats! Also on hand are Pink residents Hakobo, Eug and Tokyo Component. Come and find out for yourself just who YamWho? is! (CQ) |
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Triple
Power Venue: Shine DJs: Rhtythmystic, Shanti , Giamma, Star-D, Bannana Peel, and Coconut Creme (Burlesque) Music: breaks, electro, house Cover: $5 |
Support your local BRC house of worship! Conexus Village, builders of the Conexus Cathedral 2006, and Triple Power bring you the ComeUnion CD Release Party. The CD set features six full length mixes from Bay Area and Burning Man DJs including Rhythmystic, rrrus, Shanti, and many more. Besides dishing up wicked music, ComeUnion raises funds for the Conexus Cathedral, an anchoring installation at Burning Man 2006 that will create a footprint roughly one half the scale of San Francisco's Grace Cathedral. |
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Angels
of Bass Venue: Shine DJs: Tamo, ViaJay, Ethan, j9, Tung Music: house, breaks Cover: $5 |
The Angels are back so get ready for the rumble and the boom. This month you'll get a chance to see Tung on the decks, and his mixing skills and fresh cuts are always the shocker. Ethan will be joining the ladies too in their quest to get the floor shaking with their signature thumping house and bangin' breaks. They may look sweet, but watch out, as these angels can be deadly when they pump out those dirty basslines and sick beats. (DKD) |
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Connect Venue: Lucid Gallery DJs: Leemone, MJ, Trevor Anderson, Tribal Souls Music: house Cover: no cover b4 10, $5 after |
Every fourth saturday of the month, resident vinyl junkie Leemone Young and company bring you Connect, serving up a hefty helping of house of all varities. This Saturday, come out for residents Leemone and Trevor Anderson of Pink Mammoth as they welcome MJ from Chicago and Tribal Souls outta Modesto. If you're looking for some sick 4-4 with loot left for drinks, Connect at Lucid. Make it happen. (AC) |
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Poleng
Lounge: The Jump-Off Venue: Poleng Lounge DJs: Victor Duplaix, Proof, PantyROBber, Dreel, Kento, Hakobo, King Most Music: nu jazz, deep house Cover: $10 |
Wondering where to find this summer's hottest new club? Look no further than the Poleng Lounge. The brainchild of Massive Selector and friends, Poleng promises to showcase the best and most inventive of SF's electronic, hip-hop, indie, and world musicians – and it's opening tonight with a rare vocal performance by Victor Duplaix! Come out tonight, and you can tell your friends you were there from the very beginning. (JH) |
| Event: Salted - Last Weekly Event Venue: Mighty DJs: Miguel Migs, Julius Papp Music: house Cover: $10 b4 11pm |
Whatwhatwhat? The last Salted?! Ok, everyone be calm. The temple of house that is Salted is NOT going away, it's just switching up its format and going to a monthly starting in June. So this will be your last chance for a few weeks to get down to world class house with your old friends Miguel Migs and Julius Papp. These globetrotters have a few projects in the works to keep them busy, so enjoy the weekly treat that is their music one more time while you can! (SG) |
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Sila
and the Afrofunk Experience Venue: Great American Music Hall DJs: Sila and the Afrofunk Experience, SambaDa, Dj Jeremiah Music: Afrobeat, Afrofunk Cover: $13 |
Kenyan expatriate Sila is a man on a mission: to have a seriously funky good time. The founder of a style he calls Afro-funk, he has also named his band the Afro-Funk Experience, which is basically what will happen to you Satruday night at the Great American Music Hall. The Experience's sets are invariably long, sweaty labors of love. In addition to syncopated grooves, percussive breaks, and Sila's fervent multilingual vocals, there's another, more interactive element. Simply put, the more love you show Sila and company when they're onstage, the more they'll return to you. |
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The
Prelude Du Xingolati Afterparty Venue: The Pound SF DJs: DJ Logic, Laird, Smoove, BLVD, edIT, J.Tonal, James Christopher, Audio Angel, Citizen Ten, B.Smiley, Majitope, Maximillian, Mochipet, & Rjams. Visuals by Control Machine, Kaia, Suryummy, & Kevlar Music: live breaks, glitch hop, house, bombastic Cover: $25 |
Get ready for an all-night multimedia dance fest featuring SF's nu school all-stars of electronic music hosted by Lowpro Lounge. This late night rage-a-thon is taking place at The Pound SF, and with two stage going until after dawn, you know it's going to get freaky. Guiding the audio portion of this multimedia experience will be DJDreamteamers Laird and Smoove joining special guest DJ Logic. After you've rocked the SS Jeremiah, head here for the illest all night afterparty. |
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The
Trap Door Record Release Party Venue: Madrone Lounge DJs: Cool Chris, Vinnie Esparza, along with Trap Door collaborator Sean Julian Music: super-rare, funky psych rock with juicy bits of funk, hip hop, aftro-latin & reggae Cover: no cover b4 9pm, $5 after |
Join Groove Merchant DJs Cool Chris and Vinnie Esparza, along with Trap Door collaborator Sean Julian in celebration of the label's lucky 13th release: Trap Door. The project is a mix CD (and vinyl) consisting of super-rare, funky psych rock from all over the world recorded between the late '60s and early '70s, blended together and lovingly tweeked to assure a bugged out, but ultimately funky listening experience. |
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Weapons
of ASS Destruction Venue: undisclosed, day of check: www.nk7productions.com DJs: Michele Bass, Haj, Jon Nedza, Laird, DJ 7, Majitope, Klara Love Music: funky, house, breaks, downtempo Cover: $15 |
The elite beats that rock you to your core are back as Weapons of Ass Destruction returns. From 11pm on through the night you can enjoy a special Memorial Day treat as they welcome Michele Bass, who is spearheading the breaks scene in Los Angeles full frontal along with tours up and down the coasts, and NYC breaks master Haj. Joining them will be DJDreamteamers Laird and DJ 7, and another special guest, Jon Nedza from Colorado. Stay tuned for details, this one looks to be a blast! (SG) |
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Event: Memorial Day Marathon |
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The
EndUp's legendary long weekend marathon is back and better than
ever. Sunday's special T-Dance starts at 6am with Vince and Nikola
Baytala getting the early morning revelers back in the swing of
things before the one and only DJ
Sneak takes to the decks. This Chicago house master draws on
the traditions of his native Puerto Rico and keeps the energy level
high. You can keep on dancing all through the day and night, as
the legendary Tony Humphries takes you on into Monday. (SG) |
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Event: Wild On Cabana |
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This
over the top event heralds the arrival of summer in Vegas style.
The pool and ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel will be alive with
20 DJs layering beat upon beat as you soak up the heat from the
sun, speakers, and a sizzling poolside fashion show by foreplay.
Planet B and Vegas veteran Scotty Boy join up with SF's maestro
of suggestive beats, Dimitris Mykonos, and a whole host of amazing
talents at the biggest, wettest party of the weekend. (SG) |
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Browntempo
meets A.S.S. Venue: Poleng Lounge (1751 Fulton st. @ Masonic) DJs: Afrodisiac Soundsystem, Rueben, Romanowski, Papi Chocolate Music: nu-jazz, future soule Cover: $5 b4 11. $10 after. |
The Poleng Lounge is doing its opening weekend in style, bringing the Afrodisiac Sound System from LA. Responsible for the 12" series Afroheat #1-4 and the recent single Revolution featuring Raashan Ahmad from the Crown City Rockers, they fuse Fela with Grandmaster Flash for a fiesta to make ya shake that A.S.S. |
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Dub
Mission Venue: Elbo Room DJs: Warsaw Poland Brothers vs. Keyser Soze - Dub Confrontation, DJ Sep & Vinnie Esparza Music: dub, reggae, ska, dancehall Cover: $10 |
Dub Mission and Invisible Mass Records present Arizona's Warsaw Poland Brothers vs. Nevada's Keyser Soze in a dub event that features two great bands, and IMR's own sound engineer, BlueTooth. Keyser's tight horn section delivers snappy lines over a rootsy rhythm section, while Warsaw's trippy guitar effects from the analog days make for an array of fantastic musicians who have been collaborating for over ten years. It's a long weekend so spend the extra time getting down to the fienst dub beats around. |
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Eddie
Halliwell Venue: DNA Lounge DJs: Eddie Halliwell, Bali, Mike Giannini, Alain Octavo Music: hard house, trance Cover: $10 presale |
Even though he's only 26 years old, Eddie Halliwell has been named as Mixmag's World Number 1 DJ two times. He's played many sold out shows, created mixes for Ministry of Sound and even hosted a Radio 1 show, all in 2005 alone! I can't wait to see what 2006 has in store for Eddie and his fans like. (CQ) |
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Fresh Venue: Ruby Skye DJs: Phil B Music: house Cover: $15 |
FreshSF is welcoming the official start of summer with another beautiful and bountiful T-Dance at Ruby Skye. Show off those bronzed bodies that have been under wraps and celebrate with the sounds of Phil B, who has opened for Sasha and Digweed and played virtually every major circuit party in North America. Get your tickets at Gold's Gym and Body Gym in the Castro. |
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Mayflowers Venue: Supperclub DJs: Derrick May, Rooz + Rouzbeh, Seven, Kramer, Michael Anthony, Jeffrey Allen, Ben Seagren, Gordon Waze Music: techno, progressive house Cover: $15 presale; $20 door |
When it comes to techno, they dont come much bigger than Derrick May. This Detriot native is a living pioneer of the genre he co-founded in the '80s with fellows Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson. His releases as Mayday and Rhythim is Rhythim have become sinonimous with the Movement Festival, (fka the Detroit Electronic Music Festival) which he oversees every year. Come out to Supperclub to see catch a rare Bay Area appearance from Derrick, as well as a great cast of local supporters including Rooz, Seven, and Supperclub's own Michael Anthony. (AC) |
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Mobb
Deep Venue: Mezzanine DJs: Mobb Deep, Big Von, Ray Cash Music: hip-hop, rap Cover: $30 |
Mobb Deep is still the same duo you loved when they hit the music scene with The Infamous Album, but now they've signed with G-Unit Records and hope to score an even bigger fan base. They've released their 7th album, titled Blood Money, which features 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck. Also performing are Ray Cash and DJ Big Von, making this one show you don't wanna miss! (CQ) |
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Neverland Venue: tba w/ info line (916) 771-0186 DJs: Chirstopher Lawrence, Dj Keoki, Barry Weaver, Mars, F-8 Mystery, DJ Doza, Captain Hooks, Machete, Junglist Platoon, Ron D. Core, Dj Icon, The Doctor, Rhythm Method, Hard Heads, Tronic, Hard Stompers, Riff Raff, Zenu, Dragnfly, Rustigue, Wavelenth, Saphy Music: techno, house, jungle Cover: $25 presale |
Time for those crazy raving boys and girls to break out the binkys and glow sticks again for Neverland this Sunday. At a location to be announced (the good ones always are) Neverland boasts "Love-Unity-Respect" with big names like Christopher Lawrence and DJ Keoki bringing that Holy Trinity of love, unity and respect to you directly. Always a great environment for an assortment of sounds. That being said, I promise you will not be bored unless you truly dislike solid trance and dancing a lot. (RW) |
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Stompy
+ Sunset Summer Kick-Off Venue: Cafe Cocomo DJs: Johnny Fiasco, Deron, Solar, J-Bird, Galen, Tasho Music: house Cover: $10 b4 5pm, $20 after |
It's official: summer is here! How do you know for sure? Because Stompy and Sunset say so. These crews have been throwing the best parties of the summer, every summer for years – and they're kicking 2006 into action tonight with Chicago house legend Johnny Fiasco. Shake your booty all the way down to Cocomo, and prepare to keep shaking it until the wee hours of the morning! (JH) |
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Thrust-
Opel Party Venue: Mighty DJs: Phil Hartnoll of Orbital, Lee Coombs, Smoove, Syd Gris, Tung, Little John, Aaron Jae, M.O.D., Dulce Vita Music: breaks, house, techno Cover: $13 presale |
Phil Hartnoll, a founding member of celebrated electronic duo Orbital, makes his San Francisco debut at Mighty this Sunday. Though Phil no longer uses the name Orbital, he continues to make music and also collaborates with many other artists. Also on hand for the evening are Thrust resident Lee Coombs, Evil Breakers Aaron Jae and MOD, Opel's own Syd Gris and the Brass Tax's Tung. Wind down your long weekend at this event. (CQ) |
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Tropical
Peach at Kelly's Mission Rock Venue: Kelly's Mission Rock DJs: Mark Farina, Kaskade, Bentom, Ian Golden, Solomon Music: house, mash-ups Cover: $20 presale |
Kelly is still doin it! This Sunday is a special event, as Tropical Peach is bringing the good vibes on Memorial weekend. Headlining the day's event are Om Record's Mark Farina and Kaskade, turning out the house music for all their Bay Area peoples. Also on hand for the day are Bentom, Ian Golden, and Solomon, bringing you fun mash-ups and party jams to get your ass on the floor...where it belongs! (AC) |
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