Save How Weird!
The How Weird Street Faire needs our help right now, and if we don't act soon, we will be mourning its loss instead of freaking each other in the streets to all sorts of crazy beats, like we should be on the first Sunday in May. Earlier this month, the Faire organizers were denied a new permit, despite their 100% safety record. Apparently 10,000 happy people celebrating SF art, culture, and the great urban outdoors isn't everyone in the area's cup of tea. However, lots of neighbors, ravers, artists, DJs, and groovers love the annual jubilee, and they are all sending letters and emails to the the Department of Parking and Traffic, before the appeal hearing takes place on Thursday. Visit the How Weird site to sign the petition as well as get the letter template. Send your letters in by email or fax by Tuesday, and do your part to get How Weird back out on the pavement where it should be this spring! We deserve it. Date: send in your letter by Tuesday 2/20, public hearing on Thursday 2/22, Time: hearing @ 10am, Place: 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 7th Floor, Cover: no cover, More Info. (DKD)

High-Tech Soul
Detroit is the birthplace of techno music. A city with a past riddled by race riots and a high poverty rate today, Detroit is also well known for the thriving underground party scene and the new "technologic" style of music it introduced to the world in the late '80s. Detroit techno brought international recognition to the city and it's producers, and the driving beats and booming, bumping bass characteristic of the genre made a very fitting soundtrack for a city stuck in an economic backslide with everyone looking for a release. High Tech Soul is the first documentary to delve deep into Detroit's history in order to understand techno. Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson are regarded as the architects of the early days of techno, and the man-meets-machine dynamic of anindustrial city struggling with modernization runs parallel to their combination of classic soul and R&B with synth pop and other purely electronic elements. Interviews with party promoters, DJs as well as historians make this a pretty impressively diverse movie that will help music heads understand a little better what sort of influences can find their way into a sound. This special premier screening at Mighty will be followed up with a Q&A session with the director, as well as an extended DJ set from Derrick May himself. Rooz and Rouzbeh of Back2Basics as well as Powerlounger will also be on hand to make this a movie night to remember. Date: Fri 2/23, Time: 8pm-4am, Place: Mighty (119 Utah), Cover: limited $15 presale, More Info. (CQ)

Red Bull On The MOVE
Red Bull on The MOVE travels the world to capture the sounds and rhythm of what makes the globe dance. Every month they cover the action on the dance floor as well as the flavors and history of many unique and exciting cites and events. Each month’s adventure is broken into a weekly two hour show delivering the experience as auditory ear candy for the millions of XM, Direct TV, AOL Music listeners and beyond. Events like Winter Music Conference, Coachella, and our own Nitevibe San Francisco DJDreamteam Top10. They did a series of interviews at 1015, check them out: Feb. 23rd (DJ Seven & Taj), Mar 2nd (Smoove & Bassnectar [Lorin]), Mar 9th (Mancub, Syd Gris & Dirtyhertz), Mar 16th (Miguel Migs & David Harness). They'll also be doing a live broadcast from WMC in Miami on March 23rd. Get your passport ready for a first row seat into the music and minds of those that love to groove. More Info

NEXT
It's movie night at Mezzanine, and SF 360 Film+Club and The San Francisco Film Society have teamed up with the venue to present us with a film experience that's sure to be far more that just the average Friday night flick. Pablo Aravena's documentary NEXT: A Primer on Urban Painting explores the art phenomenon and how it effects youth culture far beyond the American city streets it originated on. Interviews with painters, journalists, collectors, and DJs all offer a unique glimpse of the movement, but together convey the power behind the painting. Attendees will even be treated to a live demonstration! Date: Tuesday 2/20, Time: doors open 7pm, program starts at 7:30pm, Place: Mezzanine (444 Jessie St @ Mint), Cover: $5 presale, $8 door, More Info (DKD)

Collector
Collector, a one-of-a-kind hip-hop record exhibit curated by David Paul, takes place at Space Gallery for one night only this Friday. The exhibit showcases the coolest and most cutting edge LP jackets, 12" covers, CD booklets, etc that have been produced over the years. With over 350 pieces in the exhibit from Paul's personal collection and the contributions of Jeff Harris, DJ Stef, Doc Fu, Sake One, DJ Pone, Carlos Mena, DJ Design, Worldwise and more, you'll be exposed to a mind-boggling array of artistic visions by night's end. Bay Area photographer Timi D will also be there exhibiting his DJ photo display piece. After learning the story of hip-hop culture past and present as told by the artworks, you're invited to hit the dancefloor and groove to the classic hip-hop tunes the DJs will be spinning all night. Date: Friday 2/23, Time: 7pm, Place: Space Gallery 1141 Polk Street @ Sutter, Cover: no cover, More Info. (DKD)

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