Burning Man!
Blistering heat, near-freezing cold, 400 square miles of desiccated lake bed, dust storms with winds up to75 mph, no vegetation, no animals, no civilization for miles…I can't wait! One of the largest cities in all of Nevada is being built as we speak for 40,000+ anxious burners waiting and preparing for their yearly pilgrimage to Black Rock City. This unparalleled art and music community festival demands radical self-reliance, a thick skin, an open heart, and a joyful soul for its harsh, but glorious reality. Come prepared for the worst, hope for the best, and get ready to blow your mind with its limitless possibilities. We're all surviving this together, and how much we put into our experience is how much we'll get out of it. The desert is our blank, rough canvas. Let's get out there and paint the picture! Date: Mon 8/25 – Mon 9/1, Time: all day/night, Place: Black Rock City, Nevada [Directions], Cover: $295 Buy Tickets Here! (no tickets at the gate this year), More Info (EB)

Slow Food Rocks
Like any good meal, a great concert should be savored from beginning to end. This weekend’s Labor Day fest features healthy foods, meats, and produce to enjoy alongside rocking musical acts. As part of Slow Food Nation's culinary celebration, Slow Food Rocks will please foodies and groupies alike with an excellent blend of rockin’ meals and tasty shows. On Saturday, Ozomatli, The New Pornographers, Medeski Martin & Wood, and Lebo open up for Gnarls Barkley. Then on Sunday, Phil Lesh & Friends headline with G. Love & Special Sauce, the John Butler Trio, and London Street. We are what we eat, so come be sustainably delicious at Slow Food Rocks! Date: Sat 8/30—Sun 8/31, Time: Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 11am-5:30pm, Place: Great Meadow at Fort Mason Center, Cover: single day $59-99, two-day $100-140, More Info (EB)

Doin’ it in the Park ‘08
Fall is just around the corner, so enjoy this three-day weekend by doin’ it in the park! At Elk Glen Grove in Golden Gate Park, DJs will spin hip-hop, soul, reggae, and rare grooves for an afternoon filled with free BBQ, a jumper for kids, arcade games, and hopefully plenty of sunshine. Take a break from the daily grind with a party designed to give back to the community and “dedicated to the unity of different cultures in the urban scene.” This year’s edition features DJs Toks, Chuy Gomez, Apollo, Shortkut, Sake One, Mr. E, Jah Yzer, TD Camp, Platurn, Haylow, Hakobo, Royce, Sir Tipp, and Shred One. Monday is a holiday, so you can keep doin’ it hard all day and night! (The afterparty at 111 Minna.) Date: Sunday 8/31, Time: noon to sunset, Place: Elk Glen Grove (near 25th & Lincoln Way), Cover: no cover, More Info (EB)

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Event: Blipswitch
Venue: 222 Club
DJs: Nikola Baytala, dCOY, Christian Schmidt, the Worker,Kenneth Scott, Leon, Sean McKnight, J.Rogers
Music: techno, house, minimal
Cover: $5 b4 10pm, $8 after |
New 222 Tuesday night, Blipswitch, kicks off it's second edition of their monthly, and this time they get together some of SF's techno outlaws who are always "Wanted" for their ability to rock the crowd. [KONTROL]'s Nikola Baytala, Killswitch's dCOY, Fiction's Christian Schmidt and the Worker, and Nightlight's Kenneth Scott along with Blipswitch residents will be dropping the sickest in techno beats which will satisfy all your wants of a rockin good time.(JV8) |
Event: Ice Cube
Venue: The Fillmore
DJs: Ice Cube
Music: hip hop
Cover: $20 -25 |
As one of the founders of gangsta rap and the rap super group N.W.A., and that ain't Northwest Airlines, Ice Cube is regarded as one of the greatest MCs of the 80's and 90's. Known mainly for his track, "It was a good day", Cube's been keeping busy since the mid 90's with his movie career. So this will be a rare glimpse of Ice Cube doing what he does best...painting lyrical masterpieces. (WF) |

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Event: Cable Wednesdays
Venue: Shine
DJs: Barclay, Travis Dalton, Justin Johnson, Marc(O)
Music: techno, house, electro, minimal
Cover: no cover |
Veteran DJ, NYC transplant and Cable recordings head honcho Justin Johnson once again serves up his bimonthly edition of Cable Wednesdays. This week, Cable is featuring up and coming DJs Barclay of Spektikal and Travis Dalton of Nightlight. It's a night of old school meets new school, so get your dance floor education at Cable Wednesdays! (JV8) |
Event: Love It! Subculture feat. [Kontrol]
Venue: Icon Ultra Lounge
DJs: Nikola Baytala, Alland Byallo, Billy Jaz, Braulio, DJ Upturn
Music: house, techno, funk, oldschool, breaks
Cover: no cover b4 10pm, $5 after |
What's not to love when [KONTROL] is in the house? The standard in SF techno drops in tonight at Love It when Nikola Baytala and Alland Byallo drop their sick doses of loveable techno to get you over hump day with a thump. Throw in a back room full of funky beats, and you've got more to love for your dance floor treats. (JV8) |
Event: Sööper Qoöl
Venue: 111 Minna
DJs: 5-6pm Spesh 6-645pm Jondi, 645-730pm David Marks, 730-815pm John John Friend, 815-9pm Hyper D, 9-945pm Spesh, 945-11pm Marc Fong (soft rock closing set!).
Music: electronic dance
Cover: no cover b4 6pm, $5 after |
Join the Qoöl kid crowd with a special edition of 111 Minna's Wednesday happy hour institution. This week's Sööper (dooper) Qoöl with Jondi & Spesh, Hyper D and guests will go all the way until 11pm. With this mid-week opportunity you can party for 6 hours straight and get to bed before midnight! (EB) |

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Event: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Venue: The Independent
DJs: Lee "Scratch" Perry, Heavyweight Dub Champion
Music: dub, reggae, hip-hop
Cover: $20-25 |
Lee "Scratch" Perry, the legendary reggae and dub veteran, is coming to The Independent for two nights! He's been producing music for over 40 years, never missing a beat, as one of Rolling Stone's Top 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Producing musicians such as Bob Marley & the Wailers and winning a Grammy in 2003 for Best Reggae Album are only part of his enormous contribution to reggae music. Catch the legend live this Thursday and Friday! (EB) |
Event: Popscene with Lilofee
Venue: 330 Ritch
DJs: Lilofee, Omar, Aaron
Music: indie
Cover: $8-10 |
Lilofee buzzes, glitters, glowers, and breathes an electric seduction. No surprise that front-couple Rob Easson and Kimi Recor are engaged in "one of the grandest musical love affairs," transcending national and international boundaries connecting around their mutual interest in dark pop, industrial music, and the Beatles. Expect an urban art rock experience punctuated by long eyelashes and torn stockings. (FR) |
Event: Rocket Dog Rescue
Venue: Mighty
DJs: DJ Jamie Jam & Sarah Gion
Music: dance
Cover: no cover |
SF’s Rocket Dog Rescue non-profit works hard year-round to find homes for our beloved, but abandoned canine buddies. From 6-10pm for a $10-20 suggested donation enjoy drinks, snacks (including delicious cupcakes by Sugar Beat Sweets), dancing, and a raffle to support a great organization continue their dog-saving efforts. Human-kind’s best friend needs our help! (EB) |
Event: Tramp
Venue: Pink
DJs: Guest: PJ Pooterhoots / Residents: J.O.R.Y., KP, Commodore69,
Music: house
Cover: TBA |
For all those house heads that can’t wait for the weekend, resident DJs and special guest PJ Pooterhoots will be whipping out some tunes for y’all down at Pink. Especially recommended for the disco divas out there trying to save a buck… it will be free for ladies before 11 PM. Definitely no excuse not to dance! (JO) |

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Event: Crazy Larry
Venue: 222 Club
DJs: Crazy Larry, Jason Short, Farzana, Anatoli Russki, J. Rogers, Leon
Music: techno, minimal, house
Cover: $8 |
Lookin to get crazy to some underground techno for your weekend? Well tonight, up and coming producer and DJ Crazy Larry will be in town to drop the beats for your feets. Having released tracks on Wagon Repair, Siteholder and SF's own Auralism, Crazy Larry has got the skills to make you shake and shudder on the dance floor. Throw in Auralism's Jason Short, Black Market Techno's Farzana and the Blipswitch posse and you're destined for dance floor insanity. (JV8) |
Event: Faktion
Venue: Anu
DJs: Micron, STML, Raf One
Music: techno, house, minimal
Cover: no cover b4 11, $5 after |
If it's the end of the month, then it's time for the monthly gathering of the techno cult known as Faktion. This month, it's a gathering of underground heroes and veterans, as Friends and Family hero Micron, DEF SF's STML, and Gold Code's Raf One lay down a diverse mix of all the shades of techno to satisfy even the most devout dance floor extremist. Don't worry about being indoctrinated into this faction, because it usually ends up with you on the dance floor! (JV8) |
Event: Funk the Playa
Venue: Temple
DJs: Sen-Sei & Andrew Phelan (live), iQ!, Tone, DJ Von
Music: house
Cover: $20 |
There's no better time to go out in SF, now that the city's been cleared of all the playa freaks. Come enjoy the comforts of civilization and Temple's luxurious but environmentally conscious nightlife. Relish in the fact that you aren't roughing it out in the desert and get funky tonight with Sen-Sei and Andrew Phelan, the dynamic house duo that always throws down. Forget sandstorms. Dance up a storm at Temple! (EB) |
Event: Killswitch
Venue: UndergroundSF
DJs: Tasho, Christine Tocalino, dCOY, Javaight
Music: techno, house, minimal
Cover: no cover |
If you're looking to kill off your week with some synthetic beats, then Killswitch will help you get a jump on the weekend. This week, the lower Haight happy hour is getting you down with veteran Stompy DJ and Mothership producer Tasho dropping his unique mix of bumpin beats on the techy tip, while Soft Target's Christine Tocalino serves up yummy techno treats. (FR) |
Event: Rythmatik
Venue: Shine
DJs: David Harness, Gregg Lyles, BrianB
Music: deep, soulful house
Cover: $5 |
Now throwing parties in three cities (Miami, Seatle and SF), Rythmatik goes back to its roots to gather deep house music old and new into a wild sexy night of rhythms. Refresh your old school vibe at this traxsource.com powered summer event, held at SF hotspot Shine. Featuring Rythmatik residents Gregg Lyles and BrianB (also from VHS), and special guest David Harness, mixing up a night of music you’ll be feeling for days. (FR) |
Event: The Big Payback
Venue: Mighty
DJs: Vin Roc, Big Von, Jah Yzer, Mike Nice, Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist, Frankie Fresh, Vic the Villain
Music: hip hop
Cover: $5 |
True Skool is keeping it real and spreading the love to all their fans (and potential fans) with a $5 party. Their all-star lineup will spin a diverse mix to match their eclectic crowd. Throwing parties isn't easy or cheap, but The Big Payback thanks the nightlife community for years of dedicated support. Party goes from 10pm-4am and its $5 all night! (EB) |

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Event: Dj Halo
Venue: Pink
DJs: Dj Halo, Mauricio Aviles
Music: funky house, deep jazz, deep tech
Cover: $TBA |
Dj Halo reining from one of the house music capitols Chicago, has been dj-ing since 1987 at the mere age of 13. Years later after the founding of a successful record label, Bluem, along with his former project H-Foundation, Halo is still kicking up heels worldwide. Be sure to catch this deep tech guru in the works tonight at San Francisco's biggest small club, Pink. (WF) |
Event: Electric Circus
Venue: Temple
DJs: Mark Farina, Doc Martin, Pilot, Trevor Mijares, Brian Salazan, Addi
Music: Chicago house, deep house, funky house
Cover: $TBA |
While everyone else is out of town two of the biggest house dons will be staying back to keep you company and keep your feet happy. Headling tonight Mark Farina and Doc Martin will be tearing it up on the ones and twos, and keeping it funky, fresh and jazzy. Both these gentleman rose to prominence in the windy city of Chicago and since both have moved out west to pass on those sweet sounds factory direct to you. So catch a little bit of that Chi-town flavor with out the road trip tonight! (WF)
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Event: Max Graham
Venue: Ruby Skye
DJs: Max Graham, Foley
Music: house, hip-hop
Cover: $15 presale |
Max Graham makes a welcome and long-overdue return to the mix album arena with 'CYCLES'. The journey across the two discs is much like his DJing, as diverse as it is energetic. From moments of house and techno brilliance right through to the melodic numbers Max is famed for. (FR)
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Event: Visio
Venue: 1015 Folsom
DJs: Taj, John Beaver, Ismael Rodriguez, Vahid, Kevin Kind, D:Russo, Lyndsay, Audio 1, Lulu, Swing, John Andrew, Joey Alaniz, Adonis Fonteno, Brian Jameson, James K, Aaron Adams, Brent Vassar
Music: trance, house, mashups
Cover: TBA |
For those of you that intend to celebrate the coming holiday with a marathon dancing session Visio is the place to be - open all night until 7 AM and with music spanning from house to trance and hip hop, and lead by numerous DJs skilled in all manners of getting your feet moving and ass shaking. There will be enough variety here to guarantee you won’t tire before dawn. (JO) |

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Event: Markus Schulz
Date: Sun, Aug 31st
Venue: Mighty
DJs: Markus Schulz, Hoj
Music: trance
Cover: Limited $15 Presale
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Trance DJ/producer/remixer, Markus Schulz, has been climbing the charts the last decade proving his DJ dominance party by party. His unique, dark trance sound has captured the attention of DJs and fans worldwide. You can listen to him on his well-known radio show "Global DJ Broadcast," or better yet, see his master mixing skills live! (EB)
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Event: Doin’ it in the Park ‘08 After Party
Venue: 111 Minna
DJs: Apollo, Shortcut, Sake One, Mr. E, Fran Boogie
Music: hip-hop
Cover: $5 b4 11pm |
After you do it in the park, do it in the dark! Prolong your Labor Day celebration with the official Doin’ it in the Park ’08 afterparty at 111 Minna. Take a vacation out on the dancefloor with local party-rocking DJs dishing hot tracks. Their smooth mixing skills are all you need to forget about that j-o-b. (EB) |
Event: Dub Mission's 12th Anniversary
Venue: Elbo Room
DJs: Third Eye Tribe (Tribalharmonix, Vancouver) featuring Kytami on Violin, Jacob Cino w/ DJ Collage, DJ Sep
Music: dub, reggae, ragga, dancehall, electronic
Cover: $15 door, $12 presale |
Dub Mission celebrates its 12th year of exploring the cutting-edge side of dub and progressive roots. Dub artists from around the country and world have come this die-hard Sunday weekly, a pillar in SF’s dub scene. Tonight’s anniversary presents a special collaboration between Vancouver’s Third Eye Tribe and DJ Collage, who will perform live together for the first time. (EB) |
Event: Stompy + Sunset: labor of love
Venue: Cafe Cocomo
DJs: Miles Maeda, Rick Preston, Deron, Tasho, Solar, Galen, J-Bird
Music: deep, Chicago tech house
Cover: $10 b4 5 pm, $20 after |
Stompy and Sunset have conspired to bring us two remarkable guest DJs to help us dance Labor Day weekend away, with Rick Preston established deep house connoisseur who will be spinning his finest outside along with the usual top notch local DJs, and Miles Maeda, expert at getting the crowd going with his Chicago flavor house. They’ll be mixing up a storm to help celebrate resident Deron’s 31st. A promising Sunday afternoon to be had! (JO) |
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