In two days we're off to Miami where our
team, composed of professional party detectives
will begin our journey into the great heat of WMC.
To check out the full list of events go to
 Masterlist.
We'll come back with a plethora of incriminating
photographs and insider stories. Due to this time-consuming
mission, the next Nitevibe edition will not be out
until Tuesday March 16th but don't worry, it will
be worth the wait. You can help our reporters come
back with some great news by voting all SF in the
2004 Dancstar USA Awards. It's one of the the only
awards show where the public gets to vote so remember
to support our local SF playas like Mark Farina,
Kaskade, Behrouz, Spundae, Ruby Skye and XLR8R magazine
who are all nominated this year. Congratulations!
 VOTE
HERE (JP)
Dreamteam
As It Was...
If you missed the Nitevibe Dreamteam
event, you need to check out this short film exposing
the spectacular event as it was. If you attended
the Nitevibe Dreamteam event, you especially want
to check out this short film because you may be
in it! Click here (JP)
Other
Minds 10
Tired of listening to the same beats? Looking for
music that's more cutting edge than "underground."
(We all know "underground" is code for "about-to-become
popular") Well, it's the 10th anniversary of Other
Minds, the symposium that showcases new and
unusual music from around the world. From March
4-6 experience European new wave, electronic cellom
and multimedia opera at Yerba Buenea Center for
the Arts. With musicians from Canada, Armenia, Germany,
Myanmar, China, Japan, Poland, Italy, South Korea,
and the U.S., your ears will not be bored and no,
you may not hear this music again soon. There will
also be films and a photography exhibit.
Date: Thurs 3/4 - Sat 3/6, Time:
Varies Place: Yerba Buena Center
for the Arts Theater, 700 Howard St. @ 3rd, and
Forum, 701 Mission St. @ 3rd. Cover:
Individual Events $35/$27/$18 Festival Pass (for
all concerts) $80 /$65/$45.
More
Info (DD)
Asian
American Film & Sound Festival
This year's Asian American Film Festival has something
for everyone. There are documentaries, retrospectives,
new cinema, and shorts. With over 121 films, there's
bound to be at least a few films on the schedule
that pique your interest. For a special treat, check
out the retrospective of Anna May Wong: a thirties
film star who shined in leading roles, but more
often was relegated to minor roles because of her
exotic looks and speculations about her sexuality.
The festival will show four of her films, including
Shanghai Express. The other events to be
on the lookout for are the Directions in Sound
showcases featuring new Asian American musicians
and video artists ranging from Cambodian rock to
hip-hop and more.. There will be two Directions
in Sound events in SF -- one at Cafe du Nord on
3/5 the other at Milk on 3/6. Date:
Thursday 3/4 - Thursday 3/11, Time:
varies Place: varies Cover:
Directions in Sound $10/$20, films varies. More
Info (DD)
The
Vowel Movement
Beatboxing, the more obscure element of hip-hop,
has exploded out of the underground and will land
this Tuesday at Studio Z. If you have no idea what
beatboxing is, or have shrugged it off as obscure,
it's time to get educated and entertained by an
artform known outside of stairwells, rooftops, alleyways,
and select forums, only and mistakenly, as new.
The
Vowel Movement, a production crew classifiable
only as beatbox-born, will introduce you to a form
of vocal percussion and verbal code different from
all you've seen, no matter how well you profess
your awareness of the hip-hop movement. This event,
hosted by Tim
Barsky, Kid
Beyond, and Process, will open your mind, if
not blow it. Date Tues., 3/2 Time
8pm -10:30 Place: Studio
Z, 1515 Folsom @ 11th St. Cover
$5-$15 (sliding scale), $10 advance. More
Info (DK)
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Trax
Of The Week
Track
Title: “In
Between Days"
Artist:
The Cure (white label)
Genre: Progressive Remix
One of my favorite bands of the past reborn with a new twist.
Listen to Sample
Track
Title: “Don't Stand There"
Artist: Miguel Migs (NRK)
Genre: Deep House
Miguel keeps the beats flowin with his signature sound on
NRK records. Take a listen.
Listen to Sample
Track
Title: “Are You Ready”
Artist: Brown Sugar (Tumbata Records)
Genre: Tribal
Percussions, percussions, percussonis, that's what I'm talkin
about.
Listen to Sample
Trax
of the Week brought to you by
Raoul Kahn. If you are a producer and/or record label
and would like to submit your track for review, please contact
Raoul @ trax@raoulkahn.com
to send him your music.
Link
Of The Week
Frank's Adventure - Help
Frank save the next issue of Boobs Illustrated. Catering to
the adolescent boy demographic. Contains cartoon boobies.
Site
Flyer
Of The Week |
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Our
flyer of the week is for 33
& 1/3rd every
Friday 6-10pm at 330 Ritch. by Chris
Vargas
This
one is
inspired by the late Ernie Barnes, known best for his works
with Good Times the TV show and Countless Classic
Soul LP covers including Marvin Gaye's I want you
and the Crusaders' Ghetto Blaster. It
was re-sketched by L.A. Artist Kofie One' and layed out by
Article 33's Vega. Kofie's art can also be seen here.
To
be considered for Flyer Of The Week submit
your flyer design here
and tell us your style and inspiration, plus any link you'd
like to plug.
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Archive
Event:
Bootay
Tuesdays
Venue:
1751
Social Club
Dj's:
Mars,
Luke, Delphis, Denise + special guests
Music:
trance,
house, breaks
Cover:
free |
Having
pioneered the cybertrance genre and constantly redefining trance
music, world-renown DJ
Mars is giving back to the dance community with a weekly
“for the homies, by the homies” party where local DJs get a
chance to break out their new tracks and enjoy $3 pitchers of
beer. It’s filled to the brim with metro college kids and post-modern
ravers grooving to pre-gangsta hip-hop, jungle, hard cybertrance
and soulful house. Bootay Tuesday is a convergence for
all types of electronic music heads with plenty of bootay for
a Tuesday night. (JM) |
Event:
Ghostly
International Tour
Venue:
Club
Six
Dj's:
Matthew
Dear, Lusine, Aktual, Philip Shelbourne
Music:
house,
tech-house
Cover:
$10 |
The Ghostly International Tour is the brainchild of Sam Valenti,
founder of the diverse and experimental electronic/indie music
label Ghostly. This tour is jam-packed with unpredictable artists, and
tonight features house tangents from Philip Shelbourne, Aktual
Jakshun and L'usine. Keep your eyes open for awe-inspiring visual
art to go along with the beats, another thing Ghostly is known
for. More
Info (NT)
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Event:
Mayonnaise
Venue:
Skylark
Dj's:
J-Fi,
Tonic, Melyss
Music:
breaks,
house
Cover:
free |
If your week's looking somewhat stale, head down to Skylark
to slather on the good stuff, 'cause a good dose of Mayonnaise
makes life taste a little better. Residents J-Fi, Tonic, and
Melyss are always bumpin' the best house beats, and their inviting
beat notions always spread thick over a slightly intoxicated
crowd of groovers. (DK) |
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Archive
Event:
Big
Up Wednesdays
Venue:
The
Beauty Bar
Dj's:
Apollo,
Satva, Delivery, Rooster
Music:
hip-hop,
funk, soul, dancehall, party jamz
Cover:
$3 |
It won't be hard to get past hump day now that the Beauty Bar
hosts this new weekly, Big Up Wednesdays. Local djs
Satva, Delivery, Rooster and special guest this week Apollo,
play to a thankful Mission crowd their mix of hip-hop, funk,
soul, dancehall and party jamz. (JC) |
Event:
Samurai
Soundsystem
Venue:
Wish
Dj's:
Ben
Chun, Joe Encarnacion, & guests
Music:
breaks
Cover:
free |
The warriors are back this Wednesday with swords a-shining and beat
matching skills ablaze. Ben Chun mixes rough and funky breakbeats
as skillful as a samurai in battle. Get down to Wish this week
for slick swordplay and bomb breaks tracks. For added fun, dress
like a samurai (or not.) (DK) |
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Archive
Event:
Breakthru
Venue:
Luna
Lounge
Dj's:
DJ
Hyper, Jondi, A:Dubl, Jeffrey Allen, Hoj
Music:
breakbeats,
house
Cover:
$7 |
Breakbeat master DJ Hyper (aka Guy Hatfield) helps to hype up
the crowd tonight releasing his new compilation entitled Wired.
Labeled the hardest working man in the UK dance scene, Hyper's
the leader in the breakbeat scene with many copycats, especially
after the release of his world-reknowed Bedrock Breaks
CD compilation, which sold millions of copies worldwide. (GR) |
Event:
Kit-Kat
Venue:
Endup
Dj's:
Marc
Jellybear & Friends
Music:
house
Cover:
$10 |
Kit-Kat is still one of the most banging Thursday night house
events and it shows no signs of stopping after all these years.
If you like to get sweaty on the dancefloor until 4am with a
live party crowd of underground and new scenesters, this is
the place. This special edition of Kit-Kat celebrates the return
of the founder and resident of the event, Marc Jellybear! (JP)
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Event:
Miami
Warm-Up
Venue:
Butter
Dj's:
DJ
David Coleman & Sen-Sei, Michael Anthony and the Late Night
Sneaky, DJ Torque, DJ F
Music:
house/live
house
Cover:
Free |
Join FlirtyFlirty at the 3rd Annual Miami Warm-Up Party at Butter!
Some of SF's finest DJs play at the self-proclaimed white trash
bistro, Butter! Dance and drink all night, and get ready to
fly to Miami for a week of non-stop parties. $1 Malibu and Cokes
sets the mood.(Too bad that price goes up about $8 once we get
to Miami.) (JP) |
Event:
Naranja
Venue:
Skylark
Dj's:
Tokyo
Component, Marico, Hideo Kobayashi
Music:
hip
hop, house, broken beats, Latin
Cover:
Free |
The smooth, flowing beats are as sweet as an orange and as exotic
as a Brazilian beach. The rotating lineup at this weekly event
includes Tokyo Component from Guarana, Massive Selector's Marico, Hideo
Kobayashi from Transport records and Sibas from Digital, who
will each take you from hip-hop to house to broken beats to
Latin grooves. It's vitamin C for the soul. (NT) |
Event:
Punkrock
Disco
Venue:
Nickie's
BBQ
Dj's:
MFR
Music:
house
Cover:
$5 |
Newly revamped Nickie's BBQ is luring you in for beats and beverages. MFR
of Transport Recordings takes over the beat part by spinning soulful,
experimental sounds from the underground, joined by the Solid
SF Crew, while the Nickie's staff takes care of the, er, beverages with
$1 Pabst specials. (NT) |
Event:
The
Crystal Method with DJ Hyper
Venue:
The
Warfield
Dj's:
The
Crystal Method, DJ Hyper
Music:
house,
progressive, big beat, breaks
Cover:
$25 |
This mega-show will bring out the young raver in all of us.
Crystal Method brings that big-beat breaks sound made popular
in the 90's and all the way to MTV. DJ Hyper another progressive
breaks fav warms up the crowd. (JP) |
Event:
XLR8R
Winter Event Series Part II: Federation Sound
Venue:
Milk
Dj's:
Federation
Sound with Kenny Meez & Curly Locks, DjTomas, B-Love
Music:
dub,
reggae, dancehall
Cover:
2
for $10 w/ invite (flyer) |
Don't leave for Miami just yet, because the stellar East Coast
dancehall crew of Kenny Meez and Curly Locks will be dropping
into Milk for a serious dancehall affair that you won't want
to miss. Having gained much respect out East as a wicked sound-system
opening up for big name acts such as Cocoa Tea and Freddie MacGregor
-Federation Sound - comprise of these two very hot
selectors who definitely know how to "nice up the dance"! Local
favorites Tomas and B-Love warm things up. Seriously hot! (JC)
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Archive
Event:
Alkemie
Collaborative Presents Crown City Rockers
Venue:
111
Minna
Dj's:
Crown
City Rockers (live), Centepede, Satva
Music:
hip-hop
Cover:
$5
b4 10pm/ $10 |
In the middle of spring, it's difficult to recall the warm,
sunny days of summer (okay, we don't get many of those either,
even in summer, but it's nice to dream). But once we get those
summer rays, what are you going to wear? Well, the Alkemie
Collaborative releases their latest Summer collection this
Friday. Designers Justin Girard and Karine Leung are known
for their funky one-of-a-kind creations. Providing the ambience
for the collection is the Oakland hip hop group Crown
City Rockers, whose sound is influenced by jazz, funk and
latin beats. Djs Centipede and Satva will also be on hand and
artwork from Ots and Ka will be on display. (DD) |
Event:
Brass
Tax at Amnesia
Venue:
Amnesia
Dj's:
Fred
Funk, Goldilox, Greg Tung, & guests
Music:
breaks,
house (tech, progressive)
Cover:
$5 |
Brass
Tax crew are at Amnesia every first Friday. Intent upon
freeing the audience of both mind and memory, they bust out
breaks and house bombs well after they have you hooked. Fred's
signature percussion, Tung's grinding bass, and Goldilox's "crack
house" (interested?)
collide well together, so forget yourself this Friday and join
the fray. (DK) |
Event:
Curb
Servin'
Venue:
Slim's
Dj's:
Zion-1,
Frontline, Deuce Eclipse, D.U.S.T.
Music:
hip-hop
Cover:
$13
advance, $15 @ door |
Balance hosts this all ages hip-hop party fronted by Zion-1
and a slew of meaty hip-hop artists showing us their verbal
virtuosity on stage. Oakland-based hip-hop duo Zion-I has been
feeding Bay Area souls with powerful poetry and creative beats
for half a decade now and show no signs of slowing down. Massive
amount of talent including Djs, emcees and live instrumentation
make this a cool show for hip-hop lovers regardless of age.
(NT) |
Event:
Deep
House Project
Venue:
Wish
Dj's:
Rebecca
Watkins
Music:
deep
house
Cover:
Free |
Deep House Project, a local underground collective dedicated
to keeping the beats deep, funky and alive, brings Primal Records'
Rebecca Watkins in to bless this little SOMA spot with a hypnotic
session. Your house wish is DHP's command. (NT) |
Event:
Fresco
Venue:
Milk
1840 Haight Street
Dj's:
Sake
1, Yoshito, Hakobo
Music:
hip-hop,
house, break beats, latin, jazz, bossa
Cover:
$5 |
One of the founding members of Local 1200, Sake 1 helped put
Fresco
on 'Frisco's map. A supporter of the best breaks and beats,
conscious underground hip-hop and broken beats fill the air
when Sake 1 gets together with Yoshito and Hakobo. Milk comes
in all flavors on this packed quality night. (DB) |
Event:
House
of Breaks
Venue:
House
of Shields
Dj's:
Kapt'n
Kirk, Viajay, 4Cole, Crazy Dave
Music:
breaks
Cover:
free |
Space
Cowboy Kapt'n Kirk's the leader of this brigade for the
breakbeats movement, and he'll be mixing the mad ones, taking
this ancient venue back underground. With the breaks spintress
Viajay (Delve) as back up and the talents of 4Cole and Crazy
Dave on reserve, this party's sure to pull all patrons out of
their seats and into the groove. (DK) |
Event:
Remedy
Venue:
DNA
Dj's:
Julius
Papp, Franky Boissy, Jamie Gonzalez
Music:
house
Cover:
Free
b4 11pm, $15-20 |
Remedy always hosts the most popular house Djs in SF and a packed
party crowd that loves them. This week Julius Papp (who recently
rocked our Dreamteam event) joins Franky and Jamie for a night
of house ranging from lite and sexy to deep and funky. Dance
till 4am. (JP) |
Event:
S.W.A.T
Venue:
The
Top
Dj's:
Nikola
Baytala, Kwai LeChief, Guthrie Miller, Myles Egner, Chad Mitchell,
JP Soul, Hesohi, Push, Tamara
Music:
house,
breaks
Cover:
$5,
ladies free before 11pm |
Breakout into your best SWAT stance with special guest DJs headed
by Nikola Baytala, making this small hoppin' venue the top of
anyone's list for this weekend. Swing by the 7-10pm happy hour
for muy cheap-o drinks. (GR) |
Event:
Square
Venue:
Ruby
Skye
Dj's:
Mr.
Sandman, BB Hayes, Alyson Calagna
Music:
house
Cover:
$20 |
Mr. Sandman a.k.a Digitek a.k.a DJ Nasty is coming to SF to
bring his style of ghetto music or funky electro depending on
what personality he is for the evening. He's fast becoming
a recognized producer influencing all types of music. BB Hayes
is also on hand with the SF house sound. Both djs are able to
transcend the norm with their infectious and flawless mixing
styles. (DB) |
Event:
The
First Friday
Venue:
Sublounge
Dj's:
Agent
of Avalon, Just Jake It
Music:
hip-hop,
house, trance, breaks
Cover:
Ladies
free b4 10:30pm, $5 |
The first Friday of the month is all yours...with local DJs
- Agent of Avalaon and Just Jake It filling the dancefloor with
style. The delicious Frannieliciousss entices the crowd with
the most exotic moves this side of SF. So get your groove however
you like, 'cause anything goes with this party featuring a variety
of genres to get you goin. (GR) |
Event:
White
Out!
Venue:
Studio
Z
Dj's:
Gravy
Train (live), pOstCoitus (live), Disco Shawn, Mon Amie
Music:
alternative,
rap, motown, funk, electro
Cover:
$8 |
With live performances from the Gravy Train and pOstCoitus and
an eclectic playlist including Salt n' Peppa, electro, and Motown,
your booty will be shaking all night long. I dare you to sit
for more than the 5 minutes it takes to guzzle your drink at
this dance revolution! (DD) |
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Archive
Event:
Alyson
Calagna
Venue:
Mezzanine
444 Jessie Street
Dj's:
Alyson
Calagna, and Rob Kaftan
Music:
house
Cover:
$10
b4 11pm $20 after |
Alyson has made a name for herself with fierce sampling &
seamless looping of sensual global grooves and tribal rhythms,
infused with her signature overlays, to create a style that
justifies the hype. Resident DJ Rob Kaftan will also be slicing
up the sounds while a live appearance by Caroline Lund rounds
out a not-to-be-missed evening. (DB) |
Event:
BrownTempo
Venue:
Tunnel
Top
Dj's:
With
residents: Alvaro, Rueben, Romanowski, Coop D'Ville, Jah Yzer
Music:
Afrolatin
Funk, worldwide rhythms, electropicalia
Cover:
Free |
The always free and fun Tunnel Top gets it's dose of culture
on Saturdays thanks to these local djs who make up BrownTempo.
Consisting of this city's best hip-hop, reggae, Latin funk and
worldly rhythmic vinyl junkies -- there's really no better place
to hear these beat heavy tunes for your buck (remember, it's
free). Slide in, drink up and enjoy the tempo! (JC) |
Event:
Episode
Venue:
The
Sno-drift
Dj's:
Bec,
Paris Soul, Melven J
Music:
house,
hip hop
Cover:
$10 |
Sno-Drift hosts a special fashion event with exquisite looks
from local designers set to the funky sounds of old school djs
Melvin, Bec, and others. Kick back and let Sno-Drift tickle
your eyes and ears with this multi-faceted performance. (KL)
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Event:
Foundation
Venue:
Endup
Dj's:
Frankie
Feliciano, Mark Johns
Music:
deep
house
Cover:
$10
b4 11pm |
Frankie Feliciano dates back to the days of the Paradise Garage
and tonight he and Mark Johns form the foundation of deep house
this Saturday. A regular crew of local kids who like to get
down are in attendance at this popular monthly that goes all
night. (JP) |
Event:
FunkSide
Venue:
26
Mix
Dj's:
Vin
Sol along with Toph One, Dj Wisdom
Music:
hip-hop,
breaks, electro and dancehall
Cover:
$5 |
Serving up a more funk-filled side of vinyl classics, Toph One's
monthly , Funkside, gets the party started and keeps
it rockin' solid until last call (sometimes even later). Special
guest Vin Sol, mixes a nice blend of hip-hop and breaks that
should leave the outer-mission sound lounge patrons happy they
dropped by. (JC) |
Event:
Legends
of House
Venue:
Clubsix
Dj's:
Paul
Anthony, Charlotte the Baroness, Ariel Cybana, Amber, Polywog,
Antipop, Jesse Saunders
Music:
house
Cover:
$10 |
Once a month Club Six's Legends of House host's one of the
finest concentrations of talent this town could hope to see.
Now it's come full circle as Polywog, Amber, Charollette and
others take their rightful place alongside Jesse
Saunders and Paul
Anthony as true legends. Jesse was attributed with making
the first house song ever and knows more about the scene than
most Djs today. Plus his sets put the dance floor on fire! (KL)
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Event:
Mad
Magda’s Séance - a mystical party
Venue:
Soluna
(272 McAllister @ Larkin)
Dj's:
DJ
Sep & Guests
Music:
trip-hop
and world-beat
Cover:
$5
b4 10:30pm |
Séance is a “mystical party” with trip-hop and world-beat djs,
tarot readers, henna artists, and other theatrical performers
such as fortune-tellers, belly dancers and mediums. Séance was
a weekly Wednesday club at Backflip for five and a half years.
Now Mad Magda of tea house fame joins the Séance crew in a new
incarnation at Soluna. (JP) |
Event:
Qool
Saturdays
Venue:
111
Minna
Dj's:
Maer,
Dj Farmboy, Tung, Scott Carelli, Mark Musselman
Music:
house,
progressive, breakbeat, electro breaks
Cover:
free
be4 10pm, $7 after, students 2-for-1, 2-for-$10 presale |
Neither
Spesh nor Jondi are spinning at Qool Saturdays? Never
fear, Scott Carrelli, Mark Musselman and special guests are
here. Qool-a-holics like me who yearn for more than one
Qool
party a week are sure to get their fix of progressive techno
breaks. So come early, save money on cover and buy your favorite
Djs a much deserved drink. (JM) |
Event:
Ruby
Skye & Mixed Elements present Chris Lum
Venue:
Ruby
Skye 420 Mason Street
Dj's:
Chris
Lum, Chad Clubb, and Foley
Music:
house
& hip-hop
Cover:
$20 |
Chris Lum is a force to be reckoned with in SF's house music
scene. A producer out of his own Moulton Studios recording facility,
he also influenced countless djs as a buyer for BPM Records.
He shows the roots of his talents whenever he steps behind the
decks. Don't miss this classic house master put it down along
Chad Clubb of Mixed Elements and DJ Foley bringing you the freshest
hip-hop. (DB) |
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Event:
Devotion
Venue:
The
Endup
Dj's:
The
Pound Boys, Rueben Mancias
Music:
house
Cover:
$10 |
The
Pound Boys serve up some serious soul for Sunday's delicious
addition of Devotion. For a decade Craig C. and Dj Dealer have
made a name for themselves with seminal remixes of classics
from Joi Cardwell, Usher, and Mary J. Blige. Revel in the funk
at the cities tightest house venue. (KL) |
Event:
Rock
the Casbah
Venue:
Mighty
119 Utah St.
Dj's:
Laird,
Adnan, Goldilox, Tung, The Vowel Movement
Music:
house,
breaks, drum n' bass
Cover:
$5 |
An
afternoon of solid house, electro breaks and beatboxing at an
urban-cool art gallery is just what the doctor ordered. Solid
musical acts are complemented by a showing of cult classic “Straight
to Hell” and vegetarian Middle Eastern cuisine. It’s fun
for the whole family, as long as everyone is over 21. More
Info (JM)
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