We're Back!
Thousands of people from all over the world gathered in an empty dusty desert and built an entire city. I saw amazing things, met wonderful people, and survived a harsh environment. Magic happens out on the playa and after you've been there once you carry that magic with you forever. It's like a Utopian Las Vegas where nobody's trying to take your money, people are sharing with each other, and everybody parties like there's no tomorrow. We've got pictures and a video to relive the excitement, or if you're still a virgin, give you a taste of the wonders of Burning Man. (EB)

Sunset: Get Out The Vote
Some have called this upcoming election one the most pivotal presidential races in American history. Now more than ever we need to get off our asses and into the voting booths! Registering to vote can be a headache, so Pacific Sound is throwing a Sunset Party to make the process easy and fun. This Sunday, head to Civic Center for a FREE party, where all dancers are considered equal with unalienable rights to get down to deep and dirty house. Galen, Solar, and J-Bird, plus special guests Nikola Baytala and Joshua(iz) will rock City Hall all day as we celebrate and exercise our democratic freedoms! Date: Sunday 9/14, Time: 1-8pm, Place: In front of SF City Hall, Cover: no cover, More Info (EB)

Earthdance
The largest simultaneous festival of our time, Earthdance, brings citizens of the world together for a celebration of peace and community through the universal language of music. What started in 1997 with 22 cities in 18 countries has now taken place in over 400 locations in 66 countries with hundreds of thousands of people uniting for peace. In a world filled with war, hunger, and greed, Earthdance gives us the opportunity to join peace-minded folks in a celebration of music, dance, and hope for a better future. In alignment with the International Day of Peace, Earthdance events synchronize a worldwide Prayer for Peace on Saturday at 4pm PST. Northern California’s 3-day festival in Laytonville is the International Hub Event with headliners Michael Franti & Spearhead bringing power to the peaceful two weekends in a row! Date: Fri 9/12 – Sun 9/14, Time: gates open Friday @ 8am, Place: Black Oak Ranch, Hwy 101, Laytonville, CA, Cover: $160, More Info (EB)


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Event: Binary
Venue: 222 Club
DJs: Keith Kemp, Kenneth Scott, Travis Dalton
Music: techno, house, minimal
Cover: no cover b4 10pm, $5 after |
222 Tuesday monthly jammy Binary keeps the beat going, and tonight they're bringing in one of SF's newest techno talents. DJ and D Records producer Keith Kemp, newly transplanted from Detroit, will be dropping his fusion mix of house and techno which have made him an in-demand DJ. Throw in Nightlight DJs Kenneth Scott and Travis Dalton, and Binary will satisfy all your dance floor needs on the ones and twos. (JV8) |
Event: Tutu Tuesday
Venue: Vessel
DJs: Late Nite Sneaky, M3, Greg Eversoul, and Errol
Music: electro, house, techno
Cover: complimentary Champagne bar from 9pm-10pm, free gold foil chocolates and $2 cover |
As summer comes to a close, we experience one last glorious September heat wave that leads into the biggest summer closing party of the year, San Francisco Lovefest! Flavorgroup and blasthaus premiered the Solid Gold Jacuzzi last year and this year we expect even more outrageous gold-inspired antics. In homage to the now legendary Solid Gold Jacuzzi float, this edition of Tutu Tuesday breaks loose with gold tutus, gold chocolates and one gold surprise you won’t want to miss. Pick up a fabulous new tutu for your Lovefest outfit this Tuesday and don’t forget to bring your camera to this golden photo opportunity. (FR) |

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Event: Americano Sunset Sessions
Venue: Americano @ Hotel Vitale (Embarcadero & Mission)
DJs: Kevin Conseulo
Music: downtempo, house, broken beat, soul, nu jazz
Cover: no cover |
Hotel Vitale in partnership with 7x7, Om Records, Lotus Vodka presents the new Wednesday weekly happy hour. Come by The Americano @ The Hotel Vitale to enjoy live music from Om artist and friends with beautiful views of the Bay Bridge and Ferry Building at their outdoor patio. Every Wednesday through October 15, check out their Sunset Sessions, hosted by OM Records and the Americano. (FR) |
Event: Satellite Wednesdays
Venue: Anu
DJs: Coalition Of The Killing (Live PA) & Kevin Knapp
Music: techno, tech house, minimal
Cover: no cover b4 10pm, $5 after |
If it's the middle of the week, and you're longing for some techno thumps then it must be time for Satellite. Tonight, Satellite hosts Auralism duo Coalition of the Killing. Consisting of Auralism head honcho Jason Short and Marc Smith, COTK is notorious for throwing down heady, abstract yet floor crunching techno beats which hit the dance floor on many levels. Toss in Kevin Knapp, and you've got a night which is one part-mindf#ck, and two parts body-jack. (JV8) |
Event: The Shrine
Venue: Pink
DJs: Jeremiah, Sep
Music: world beats
Cover: $10 |
Pink is traveling around the world tonight with DJ Jeremiah aka Mr. Afrobeat, who performs with Afrobeat Nation, and DJ Sep, beloved founder of the famous weekly, Dub Mission. Together, these two beat connoisseurs will play those worldly tunes that get the crowd joyfully groovin’. Mix up your midweek with some exotic beats from around the globe, brought to you by two of SF’s most eclectic DJs. (EB) |

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Event: 944 Magazine September Issue Release Party
Venue: Vessel
DJs: DJ Rap
Music: house
Cover: no cover |
944 Magazine presents their September Issue Release party at Vessel this month featuring one of the most successful female DJs in the world, DJ Rap. With San Francisco's new favorite mag and one of its most popular DJs on board, you know this event will reach capacity so come out early and enjoy hosted cocktails from 8pm-10pm. (FR) |
Event: Digable Planets
Venue: DNA Lounge
DJs: Digable Planets, Blu, Kev Choice, Hakobo
Music: hip hop, jazz, funk
Cover: $25 |
Laid- back, charming jazz hipsters, Digable Planets are bringing their chilled grooves of hip hop to DNA Lounge tonight. On a similar tip as A Tribe Called Quest and Camp Lo, these guys have been around since '93 and after a brief hiatus these kids are back with the funkiest, freshest and jive grooves this side of the hemisphere. Get ready to chill out with the some of the coolest cats and the their nickel bag of funk. (WF) |
Event: Divine 1YR Anniversary
Venue: Harlot
DJs: Head Candy from U.K. (TBA), Sen-Sei Live Andrew Phelan, Franky Jr.
Music: house
Cover: no cover |
For the past year Divine has given us a great reason to have faith in SOMA's Thursday nightlife. Residents Sen-Sei and Andrew Phelan will play an extended set for the beautiful crowd on Harlot's seductive dance floor. This guest list only event will reach capacity so motivate your posse to get to the club early this time! (EB) |

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Event: The Velevet Shop
Date: Fri, Sept 12th
Venue: B4Twelve
DJs: Justin Martin, M3, MJ Gamez, J-Funk, HowHigh, J-Quest
Music: house, electro funk, old shool hip hop, reggae
Cover: $5 if on guestlist b4 11pm
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Peninsula dwellers: have no fear, there's a great place to party down south! This Palo Alto hot spot, B4Twelve, features some of the best Bay Area DJs, like Dirtybird's Justin Martin and Green Gorilla's M3. This swanky ultra lounge has a bistro restaurant, bottle service, and everything you wouldn't expect outside the city. Now you can party worry-free at The Velvet Shop without SF's traffic and parking nightmares. (EB)
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Event: Benji B
Venue: Pink
DJs: Benji B, Haboko, Valerie
Music: hip hop, soul, broken beat, house
Cover: $10 b4 11pm, $15 after |
Straight from London comes Benji B with an exclusive set for his Pink debut featuring his eclectic Djing style where “the beats have gotta be right, and the music has to be soulful.” When he was just 16 he started producing a radio show with Gilles Peterson on Kiss FM and soon became the youngest producer to ever make a show for the national station, BBC Radio 1. You can hear his latest radio program Deviation on BBC 1xtra, but when a DJ is this hot, it’s best to check him out live! (EB) |
Event: Blow up
Venue: Rickshaw Stop
DJs: Dan Oh, Dan Sena, Danny Ruxspin, Jeffrey Paradise, Richie Panic
Music: mash up
Cover: TBA |
Whilst this is an 18 plus event, and is rife with "bright, young" things, older dancers should NOT be put off. The music here is fresh and incredibly good. The DJs are talented and focused. These guys fuse youth with absolute passion for music which is totally reflected in their sets. This is a great dance injection to start a big weekend or to quickly shed a hard work week. (JO) |
Event: Killswitch
Venue: UndergroundSF
DJs: Broker/Dealer, dCOY, Javaight
Music: techno, house
Cover: no cover b4 10pm, $5 after |
The end of the week happy hour, Killswitch, is still thumpin it out and continues to showcase the Bay Area's finest techno talent. Tonight, Ghostly International and Traum artists, Broker/Dealer drop in for a special DJ set to showcase their diverse minimal techno styles with a tinge of electro-disco. If work has you jonesing for the deep and dirty beats, then kill off your week at Killswitch. (FR) |
Event: Lee Coombs
Venue: Ruby Skye
DJs: Lee Coombs, Syd Gris, Dex Stakker, Jonathan Williams
Music: breakbeat, progressive, hip-hop
Cover: $20 |
Breakbeat maestro, Lee Coombs got his start at the legendary U.K. acid house parties during the late 80s. Now two decades later, this veteran DJ has released groundbreaking mix CDs, remixed for some of the hottest DJs around the world, and produced his debut album “Breakfast of Champions,” which is full of dancefloor destroying tracks. Combine Coombs with Opulent Temple’s founder, Syd Gris, and you’ve got a deadly DJ combination sure to rock Ruby all night! (EB) |
Event: Midnight Juggernauts
Venue: 1015
DJs: Midnight Juggernauts (LIVE), The Juan Maclean (LIVE), Digitalism (Dj Set)
Music: electro, post punk, new wavy rock
Cover: $TBA |
Headlining tonight, Melbourne based trio Midnight Juggernauts will be throwing down at 1015 this evening. Described by Rolling Stone as, "David Bowie if his Berlin trilogy was a collaboration with Kraftwerk and Faust," their sound is like Blur meets Justice meets the Scissor Sisters. Along with The Juan Maclean from DFA Records and German duo Digitalism this should be an electro rock blow out! (WF) |
Event: OuterNational Science
Venue: Club SIX
DJs: DJ Cheb i Sabbah, Janaka Selekta, Riffat Sultana & Party Nader Deaik (CD Release Party)
Music: Worldly, Asian, Arabic, breaks, dnb, bhangra, live international bands
Cover: $10 |
A new worldly event happening every month at Club Six called OuterNational Science will “bring together both live traditional and future forward electronic sounds, with a firm root in riddims and melodies from the Subcontinent, the Arab world and the Western world.” If you’ve been a fan of parties like Worldy at 1015 and 1002 Nights at Temple, then you’ll be in for a big treat tonight with SF veteran world DJ Cheb i Sabbah and Janaka Selekta from Dhamaal Soundsystem. (EB) |
Event: Stones Throw
Venue: Mighty
DJs: Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam Funk, JRocc, Baron Zen
Music: hip hop, electro pop, boogie
Cover: $TBA |
Tonight will be an evening of some the finest independent hip hop around. This event will be showcasing some of the bright stars shining from the Stones Throw label. PB Wolf and of Beat Junkie fame J Rocc will burning down the house this evening. With super special DJ sets from Dam Funk and Baron Zen this gig is not to missed, forgotten or any where in between! So get ready to be rocked, shocked and pumped up by these fine beat ambassadors. (WF) |

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Event: Dustbuster 2: A Post Playa Bash
Date: Sat, Sept 13th
Venue: Mighty
DJs: Aaron Jae, Anthony Mansfield, Ben Maybe, Clarkie, Dutch, Gravity, Jason Knight, Cap'n Kirk, and many more
Music: house, breaks, techno, trance
Cover: no cover playa'fied, $5 without
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OMG! Just look at that line up! Whether you went to the playa and need to string out the high, or still have a perma-grimace cause you missed out – all you need to do is go here, close your eyes and the dust will be swirling around you and the playa throbbing beneath your feet again. The best dance BM crews have collaborated to help you decompress. Goosebump raising stuff! (JO)
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Event: 4 Those Who Know
Venue: Oasis
DJs: Miles Maeda, Tony Hewitt, Hector Moralez, DJ Mes, Easily Influenced Delta Funk Hawt
Music: house
Cover: $10 |
Read up and get in the know: the East Bay’s Oasis club is throwing an awesome party with BBQ and beats starting at 6pm and raging on until 3am. The great lineup for this evening will throw down all night to celebrate DJ Mes’ birthday. Escape from the same old scene in SF, and venture to Oakland’s house music refuge, Oasis! (EB) |
Event: After-Life
Venue: Heights (2080 Van Ness St. @ Pacific, SF)
DJs: Tall Sasha, Ace Tatsu, Ted Sandico, DJ Gunz
Music: hard house
Cover: no cover - $15 |
Dj4Life and Bassyx join forces to bring on a night unstoppable fun at one of the sexiest venues in the City. These guys are gonna release an arsenal of super dirty funky sexy electro house that will turn the dancefloor into a site worthy of Olympian stature. (FR) |
Event: DOSE (Opulent Temple Decompression)
Venue: Shine
DJs: Dutch, Cosmic Selector, Billy Casazza, Dulce Vita, Dex Stakker, Drew Drop, Vinkalmann, Icon, Atimatik, J-Sin, Billy Seal, Jeff Taisch
Music: electro, breaks, progressive
Cover: $5 |
Decompress from Burning Man 08' with some of your favorite OT DJs & their favorite 3 tracks from this years burn = Best Of The Playa! This month DOSE & the members of Opulent Temple want to donate all money made to Dutch's hand surgery, he injured himself cooking for the camp during BM 2008. Any personal donations are welcomed. (FR) |
Event: Faarsheed
Venue: Vessel
DJs: Faarsheed (Las Vegas)
Music: house
Cover: discounted admission b4 10pm |
Faarsheed built a name with the prestigious Godkitchen clan and now holds a residency at Jet, one of Las Vegas’s hottest nightclub spots. Having played alongside some of the best in the business, including Deep Dish, Erick Morillo, and Ferry Corsten, tonight Trend VIP brings Faarsheed’s deep, sexy, bass-driven sound to Vessel so you can catch a taste without catching a plane. (FR) |
Event: John '00' Fleming
Venue: 1015 Folsom
DJs: John '00' Fleming, Taj, Ismael Rodriguez, Vahid, Yusef, MITA, Blurr, Andrew Doan, Thomas Phan, Illtracks
Music: progressive, house, psy-trance
Cover: $15 |
If you love trance, but you’re sick of those cheesy tracks, don’t miss John ‘00’ Fleming, the international trance phenomenon. He has recently gone back to his Goa music roots, “back to the basis of what trance music is, stuff that trances you out." His 3 CD release “Psy Trance Euphoria,” which came out earlier this year to much acclaim, includes an album of original productions and two mix CDs. Get on the dancefloor for JOOF’s pounding psy-trance journey! (EB) |
Event: Ron Carroll
Venue: Temple
DJs: Ron Carroll, Ben Tom/ Destiny Lounge: IQ!, Douglas Ribeiro
Music: soulful Chicago house
Cover: $20 |
I do not have enough space to tell you why Ron Carroll is so important to house music, but just trust me, he is. Ron Carroll has been playing since the early 80's alongside other Chicago legends such as Lil Louis and Ron Hardy. He was one of the front runners when it came to house music's fusion with gospel. As a talented singer and producer, he has been banging out tracks with DJs like Louie Vega and Mazi since the early 90's and continues on with his ultra soulful voice, DJing and producing. (WF) |
Event: Veni, Vidi, Vici
Venue: Club Six
DJs: Miss Watkins, Chuck Fenda, I-Vier, Audiopharmacy, Panthelion, Amplive, Stepwise, Justin Time, Rebs
Music: hip hop, dancehall, reggae
Cover: $15 |
Juxtapoz celebrates the release of their next issue with art by the infamous 7th Letter Krew and 3 rooms of live performers and DJs playing reggae, hip-hop, and global beats. Tonight, Club Six welcomes the worldly side of hip-hop and reggae with Chuck Fenda, Audiopharmcy, and Panthelion performing live alongside local reggae DJ favorites like I-Vier (Jah Warrior Shelter), Amplive (Zion I), and Miss Watkins (ArtNowSF). (EB) |

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Event: 2nd Sunday
Date: Sun, Sept 14th
Venue: Mission Rock Cafe
DJs: Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw, Andy Caldwell, Chuck Love, David Harness, Jeno, M3, Ellen Farrato, Garth, Ben Doren w/ J. Bowman, DJ Rooz, Rouzbeh, Von, Marc Devaconcelos
Music: house, soul, tech, electro, deep prog
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2nd Sunday and Remedy bring you a sunny Sunday afternoon (weather sustaining!) of mouthwatering music from guest DJs: the soulful mixing maestro Miguel Migs, diverse mixing minx Lisa Shaw, remixer supremo Andy Caldwell and unique blender Chuck Love, along with a whole array of local rockstar DJs. What more is there to say? Sun + great outdoor dancing + world class DJs = a recipe an unbeatable time?! What do you think!! (JO)
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Event: In2It: LoveFest 2008 Fundraiser
Venue: 222 Hyde St.
DJs: Lukeino, UltraVolet, Touchphonics, Robin Weber, War//Breaker, Munk, Glyph, MC Ax!oM
Music: dnb
Cover: $3 donation |
For all those who are keen to see more drum n bass in SF, tis worth while going along to this LoveFest fundraiser to support IN2IT. Sunday night for those that still need to get down and dirty before the week kicks off again. (JO) |
Event: J*DaVeY live!
Venue: DNA Lounge
DJs: J*DaVeY, Hottub, Kev Choice, Shampu, Netta B with djs, Omar & Tap10
Music: electro, pop, soul, hip-hop, nu jazz, future funk
Cover: $14 presale, $17 door |
LA’s J*Davey duo will play live at DNA Lounge with their personal blend of futuristic hip-hop-electro-jazz-funk-soul. Their debut album “The Beauty In Distortion / The Land of the Lost,” came out this past July and topped out at #5 on itunes’ top electronic albums. These new wave punk-funkers are only getting hotter with their rising popularity. Don’t miss their electrifying live show! (EB) |
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