Transylvania: Felix Da Housecat

Venue: Ruby Skye
Date: Friday, October 26th
DJs: Felix Da Housecat, Frenchy le Freak
Music: house
Cover: $15 Buy Tickets!

Disco visionary Felix Da Housecat is showing that dance music has no creative boundaries. Originally starting as a house producer in Chicago, Felix has moved on to push the boundaries of electronic disco. As a seminal influencer in the creation of "electroclash," Felix shows no signs of stopping as he continues to incorporate quirky vocals with gritty synthetic funk. Come to find out just how he destroys dance floors with his forward-leaning twist on electronic funk. (JV8)

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Remedy: Halloween Free Appreciation Party

Venue: DNA Lounge
Date: Friday, October 26th
DJs: Brian Salazar, Rouzbeh, Bo, Paolo Dava, Pilot, Mario Dubzz, George DeSoul
Music: soulful house, hip-hop
Cover: no cover

It's not Halloween without a Haunted House, and this Halloween the house will be full of DJs, all of whom are willing to serve you up the poison you're looking for. Thanks to Remedy, a diverse line-up of SF DJs will spin jams that range from deep and funky with Brian Salazar to more progressive and experimental with Rouzbeh to jazzy and soulful with George DeSoul. And all for free! But as some of you may know - Otto Schutt - one of our own - has been diagnosed w/ cancer. They'll be asking for donations for his medical fund, so show your support. (KS)

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Transylvania: Gabriel & Dresden

Venue: Ruby Skye
Date: Saturday October 27th
DJs: Gabriel & Dresden, Ben Seagren
Music: progressive, trance, house
Cover: $25 presale

Gabriel & Dresden are the San Francisco DJ/producer team that has taken trance-y, progressive house and topped the dance charts with it. Check these stats: DJ Magazine's Top 100 poll voted them in at number 20, M8 Magazine gave them 2006 Album of the Year, and the duo has 16 number one Billboard Club Chart hits under their belt. With numbers like those, this pair seems to be unstoppable! (KS)

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Grandmaster Flash and Addictive TV

Venue: supperclub
Date: Saturday October 27th
DJs: Grandmaster Flash, Addictive TV, M3, B.Smiley, Rooz, Michael Anthony
Music: old skool funk
Cover: $20 with rsvp. $30-$40 at the door

Three reasons to go to this party, in no particular order: 1) It will have a 1920s prison theme, which means some creative-as-hell costumes. 2) Visual masters Addictive TV will be there to dazzle your eyes. 3) Grandmaster Flash will be there to dazzle your ears. Okay, now read the last one again. And again. Got it? It’s Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Grandmaster-freaking-Flash! If the promise of this living legend doesn’t hook you, you’re a lost cause. (EK)

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Decibel Saturday Halloween Party

Venue: Vessel
Date: Saturday October 27th
DJs: Miss Honey Dijon
Music: house, disco, tech-house
Cover: $15 b4 10pm, $20 after

Come celebrate Vessel's first Halloween in style as their swanky interior is transformed into a devilish dungeon to help you get in touch with your darker side. Taking you to the dark and lovely side and back is the one-and-only Miss Honey Dijon, who will be dropping a mix of bumpin' house and sexy techno in order to help you say "the devil made me do it!" Divas (and devils) to the dance floor please! (JV8)

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Tonal: Clockwork Orange

Venue: underground location
Date: Saturday October 27th
DJs: Q-Burns Abstract Message, Diz, Sleazy McQueen, M3, Anthony Mansfield, Fluid, Michael Anthony, Rooz, Eric Sharp, Andrew Phelan & Origami, Jimmy B, Izzy, Rob Crush, I:van
Music: house, disco
Cover: $10 b4 11pm, $15 b4 1am, $20 after

I love Halloween, especially when there's house music! This time around, Tonal rears it's notorious head just in time to get you decked out and on the dance floor. Last time they had you "Fade to Black," but this edition is "Clockwork Orange" with Q-Burns Abstract Message, Diz and Sleazy McQueen headlining and some of SF's finest underground house DJs showing support. Don't be a fuddy duddy who's too cool for Halloween - get your freak and funk on at Tonal! (JV8)

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Night of the Living Bass - Opel's Annual Halloween Costume Bash

Venue: Mighty
Date: Saturday October 27th
DJs: Dylan Rhymes, Elite Force, Syd Gris, Hoj, Melyss, ICON, Spesh, Fred Funk, Alain Octavo, Scottino, Dirtyhertz, Tamo, Hill, Vinkalmann, MACE
Music: breaks, electro, house, progressive
Cover: $15 presale

Opel's legendary Halloween party is back, and this time it's bringing in two of San Francisco's favorite DJs - Dylan Rhymes and Elite Force. Both of these DJs have done work for Meat Katie's Lot49 label and Elite Force's new mix CD is about to be released, so come out and celebrate like you know you wanna. All the cool ghouls and goblins are going to be decked out in their finest costumes, so get up on this one! (SIN)

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Transylvania: Armin van Buuren

Venue: Ruby Skye
Date: Sunday October 28th
DJs: Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz
Music: progressive trance, house
Cover: $20 Buy Tickets!

With Halloween just a few days away, it's a good thing Armin van Buuren is bringing Transylvania to the Bay Area. Ranking third on the DJ List, this trance producer and DJ is getting down with his spooky side with all the freaks at Ruby Skye. He's host of the popular radio show "A State of Trance" and he's only 31 years old, so you know he's got a lot more in store for the music world. (CQ)

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Transylvania: Eric Prydz & DJ Dan

Venue: Ruby Skye
Date: Wednesday October 31st
DJs: Eric Prydz, DJ Dan, Frenchy le Freak
Music: house, electro
Cover: $15 presale

Eric Prydz is on a roll at the moment, without doubt leading the way. His labels Mouseville, Pryda and Pryda Friends are positively brimming with underground club hits. Releases on his more hard edge Mouseville records under the pseudonym Cirez D have been tough and powerful a throwback to the underground techno roots his native Sweden have become famous for. Also on the bill is DJ Dan - the hardest working DJ in America. Our local Frenchy rounds up this amazing Wednesday.

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