MELYSS Plus DJ Set by KRAMER ETHAN MILLER DUTCH SPESH 10PM Doors $20 Limited Advance Tickets
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SF Sketchfest and Mezzanine are pleased to present part two of a 4-part Reggie Watts “Reggidency” in multiple venues across the Bay Area. For full details on the series, visit sfsketchfest.com. Tonight’s show is a focus on Reggie’s comedy music and he brings along very special guests and fellow musical comedians Garfunkel & Oates, also known as the hilarious Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci.
Reggie Watts, internationally-renowned vocalist/ beatboxer/ musician/ comedian/ improvisor, wows audiences with his unpredictable performances which are created on-the-spot using only his formidable voice and looping pedals. Blending and blurring the lines between comedy and music with his unique lyrical style, LA Weekly calls Reggie ”the most wildly inventive new talent of the past five years.” As a solo performer, Reggie was handpicked by Conan O’Brien to open nightly on Conan’s sold out North American “Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” tour. Reggie was crowned “Hot Comedian” by Rolling Stone, named SPIN Magazine’s “Best New Comedian” and “Best of CMJ” 2010, and a featured profile in GQ’s Man Of The Year issue 2010. Reggie released his debut comedy cd/dvd ‘Why $#!+ So Crazy?’ on Comedy Central Records in May 2010.
Garfunkel & Oates is an LA-based comedy/folk duo made up of actresses Riki Lindhome (Last House on the Left, Big Bang Theory, My Best Friend’s Girl, and the host of the Makin’ It with Riki Lindhome Podcast on the Nerdist network) and Kate Micucci (Raising Hope, Scrubs, 'Til Death). They've appeared on The Tonight Show four times, Last Call with Carson Daly, KTLA and CNN and have millions of hits on You Tube and Funny or Die. They perform at the Upright Citizens Brigade and Largo in LA and are currently touring the US and Canada. They’ve released two albums – All Over Your Face and Music Songs, both available on iTunes.
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‘dirtybird’ has been breaking new ground and dropping basslines since January 2005. The label has always been synonymous with sweaty bass-lines, quirky ideas, and bass driven funk. It is only fitting that a label based on a philosophy of bringing smiles to the dance-floor was created by a party. In 2003, Christian Martin took a risk and bought a giant sound system on his credit card. The party was named after a drawing of a bird that Barclay Crenshaw (aka Claude VonStroke,) used to draw when he was a kid. The line-up was rounded out with Christian’s brother Justin Martin and his room-mate Worthy. All four DJs were tired of the same old San Francisco vocal house that they heard everywhere they went. The grand idea was to change the landscape of San Francisco house music by throwing an epic free party in the park based on this new sound.
Since 2005, the little party in Golden Gate park has grown up. The original crew is all the same with the newest addition of Jessica (J. Phlip) Phillipe. New artists are being singed all the time from the UK, France, Poland, Germany and as far as South Africa. Now the crew is flying around the world, releasing records, and still throwing the best parties in San Francisco - but with a few more people in attendance.
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Opel 10 Year Anniversary
To mark 10 years of parties with purpose, we couldn't contain that celebration in just one night. So, in a special 2 part celebration, we'll look back on where we've been, and look forward to some directions we'll be going.
For Part 1 it could only be some of our favorite original tech funk heroes:
MEAT KATIE DYLAN RHYMES (Lot 49 / UK) + 'Future Retro' Fashion Show produced by Tamo, featuring local designers and special performances. 11pm sharp.
Miguel Jontel Pimentel (born 1986 in San Pedro, Los Angeles) is a Grammy award nominated American R&B singer-songwriter signed to Jive Records. After working on albums by Usher, Musiq Soulchild, Jaheim and Asher Roth Miguel released his debut mixtape Mischief: The Mixtape in the summer of 2006. His debut studio album, All I Want Is You, was released in November 2010 and features the top ten hit All I Want Is You featuring J. Cole. His second studio album, State of the Art, is scheduled to be released in 2011. Throughout October 2010, Miguel toured with singers Mary J. Blige and Jazmine Sullivan, as well as supporting Usher and Trey Songz on the OMG Tour from November to December. He recieved a 2011 Grammy Award nomination for his work on Jaheim’s single Finding My Way Back. Miguel worked with a local production duo Drop Squad in 2000, before being signed with independent record label Black Ice in 2004. He signed with Jive in 2007.
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The Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G.) is a hard rock band formed in 1979 by the former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker.
It is characterized by modern-sounding hard rock with many extended solo periods in songs allowing Schenker to exhibit his talent. Schenker is a German guitarist, famous for his half-black, half-white Gibson Flying V guitar.
1980 to 1981
The MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP is centred around the extreme guitar talents of ex-UFO and SCORPIONS guitarist MICHAEL SCHENKER, born in Sarstedt on January 10th 1955. The German axeman is renowned for his fluid, melodic and distinctive of playing as well as his trademark black and white Gibson flying V guitar.
Having walked out on UFO where, unarguably, Schenker had made his name, an abortive attempt at a band with the MONTROSE rhythm section of drummer Denny Carmassi and bassist Bill Church led to nothing. Schenker was also invited to audition for AEROSMITH to fill Joe Perry’s shoes but one studio meeting between the two parties was as far as that proposed union got.
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DIGITAL DESIGN TOURNAMENT Cut&Paste is back with the 2011 Digital Design Tournament, a live action battle in 2D, 3D and Motion design facing off the best of the best across twelve cities worldwide. Once again the finalists from all international events will converge in New York to conclude the tour with the Global Championship, where one winner in each field will be crowned the victor. This is a design battle royale to launch designers into the spotlight and offer the audience the unique experience of sharing the creative process. This year’s tour will extend beyond the stage with its Audience Design Contest, this time with Adobe using its Ideas iPad app. Cut&Paste will also continue its Show&Tell series, presenting an insightful look into some of the brightest minds in the design community.
CUT&PASTE IN SAN FRANCISCO Sunshiney San Francisco wakes up to memories of gold-rushing crazes, rainbow-striped protests, and summers of love.
In its long history as a leading city on the Pacific, this old town’s been knocked down more than once—earthquakes and fires, bursting dot-com bubbles—and always gotten back on its feet. Today, the City by the Bay stands tall as a bastion of liberal attitudes, free spirits, and open arms. Hills nestled against lapping waves and streets bustling with geek savants, bon vivants, cosmopolites, and one of the largest creative communities in the world, San Francisco brings its fair share of aesthetic genius to the tournament. San Francisco! Don't miss the second stop on the 2010 Digital Design Tournament as we take our live design competition to the West Coast! 16 Designers live competing in 2D, 3D and motion design, fighting to claim their place at Global Champs.... Purchase your tickets now - They are tight and going fast! We will be checking tickets off the list at the door, simply bring your ID for verification. Tickets provide access to all programs including Show&Tells and the Tournament. Music by J-Boogie.
February 17, 2012
Friday
POPSCENE, BLOW UP SF, AND MEZZANINE PRESENT AEROPLANE CASSIAN Poolside (Live) Plus DJ Set by Aaron Axelsen (Popscene) BT Magnum (Beat Electric) Jeffrey Paradise (Blow Up SF) 9PM Doors / 9PM Show $15 Limited Advance
Complimentary 12oz PBR for 1st 100 paid + $1 off PBR Tall Boys all night
You fly with Aeroplane once, you don’t forget it. In just three years, the Italian-Belgian duo have established themselves as party-starting DJs, remixers du jour -with their spacious cosmic-disco re-rerubs of Grace Jones (William’s Blood), Friendly Fires (Paris) and Sebastien Tellier (Kilometer) - and, via their own piano-sprinkled melancholic beauties like Caramellas, leaders of the nu-disco and Balearica scene. So Aeroplane’s debut album, We Can’t Fly, arrives with sky-high hopes. Now that our appetites have been whetted by those brief, tantalising excursions, what delights await us on their maiden long-haul flight?
Plenty, it turns out. Recorded in Toulouse, Paris, London and Los Angeles, We Can’t Fly (co-produced by Bertrand Burgalat), is a grown up, dazzlingly accomplished record that showcases not just a passion for stately, soulful disco and early 80s electronica, but a lush and bittersweet set of influences that stretch from Abba and film soundtracks to Floyd, the Stones and the Italian crooners that Vito Deluca’s mama played him in his Brussels youth.
Aeroplane is now a one-man operation, Vito having amicably parted company with his bandmate Stephen Fasano. Not that we should be alarmed. “There are worse things in life!” says Vito. “Stephen’s gonna do music on his own, I’m gonna do music on my own.
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BONOBO
One of our favorite acts, BONOBO, returns to SF for another one of his notorious dj sets! It goes without saying he's one of the most original and exciting DJ/Producers on the planet right now and after an incredible live tour last year, he's back again for this exclusive DJ set. Simon Green set about building his DJ style in the same way he produces refreshingly original music, refusing to conform to the preconceived ideas of a laid back style, and aiming headlong for the dancefloor, with a heavy mixture of hip hop, weighty jazz, broken beats, Latin, funk, and soul, with the occasional cheeky bit of psyche rock and drum and bass thrown in. Just to keep you on yer toes right? Now a DJ of international repute, Bonobo has played all over the world, and recently played to huge audiences across the US and Europe with his live band. This progress culminated in Ninja Tune asking him to put together a Solid Steel mix album. Bugger the lounge, lets dance. The release of Black Sands last year catapulted Bonobo into the spotlight once again, receiving rave reviews from everyone from BBC, URB, Fader, Resident Advisor, and more. But it's his DJ sets that make you want to bounce on the floor all night, you just can't resist!
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T-Dance Ministries: Get On Your Knees & PLAY!
Lighting by: William Brown
Visuals by: 3 http://www.visualsby3.com/
gear . black . white . sexy spiritual . worship garb
fruit & snack table . chill space . massage
Retail Outlets Mr S Leather - 385 8th Street BODY - 450 Castro Street Gold's Gym (Castro) - 2301 Market Street
website . play-pals . info . galleries http://www.playtdance.com/
Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste is a master drummer, rhythm innovator, percussionist, and New Orleans legend. The most highly acclaimed drummer ever to hail from the Crescent City, Ziggy’s creativity has been a wellspring of funk influence for three decades and inspired many Hip-Hop tracks. His innovative work as a member of the internationally acclaimed R&B group, The Meters, as well as his side work with artists like Keith Richards, Robert Palmer, and Dr. John, has garnered him an unparalleled level of respect among musicians and fans. Ziggy’s style is unique. He is a master of creating funk grooves and new concepts for funk drumming. Zigaboo’s music consistently demonstrates that “Modeliste is the most brilliant American Funk percussionist of the Contemporary Era!” The King of the Funky Drums, Percussion Maestro, and Godfather of Groove, Zigaboo Modeliste takes listeners to funk depths only he could possibly reach!
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GLASS CANDY
Glass Candy was formed by Ida No, from Vancouver, Washington, and Johnny Jewel, from Austin, Texas, in 1996. The two began working together in Portland, Oregon, just across the Columbia River from No’s hometown of Vancouver, Washington. No describes their early work as “droney and weird.” Their first two singles, which they self-released under the name “Glass Candy & the Shattered Theatre”, were “Metal Gods” (2001) and a cover of Josie Cotton’s “Johnny Are You Queer” (2002). They toured with The Convocation Of… in 2001, and released a live album that year on Vermin Scum. Their first studio album, Love Love Love, was issued on Troubleman Unlimited in 2003. A second full-length followed on Troubleman the next year. Jewel founded Italians Do It Better with Mike Simonetti as a subsidiary of Troubleman.
CHROMATICS
Chromatics originally hailed from Seattle as a quartet featuring vocalist Adam Miller, drummer Hannah Blilie, guitarist Devin Welch, and bassist Michelle Nolan. That lineup debuted in 2002 with a Calvin Johnson-produced 7” on Gold Standard Laboratories — a split with Die Monitr Batss — and followed with the similarly GSL-issued Chrome Rats Vs Basement Ruts LP.
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DJ KRUSH returns to SF for his 20 Year Anniversary showcase and long-awaited new solo album release at Mezzanine. He's heralded as one of the most successful hip-hop producers outside of the US and has evolved his sound over a series of flawless albums since his eponymous debut in 1994.
Born in 1962 in Tokyo. Gifted producer & DJ with a superb sense in Mixing and composing his sound who’s been greatly received in the international club scene. It was the movie “WILD STYLE” that got him into hip hop in the early 80’s, and in 1987, he formed KRUSH POSSSE which made numerous appearances in various media as the best hip hop act in Japan. KRUSH began pursuing his solo career after the break-up of the group in late 1991, and soon grabbed people’s attention as the first DJ to use turntables as live instruments, doing free sessions with live musicians on stage. Released his 1st album “KRUSH” in January 1994, and since then released countless records in Japan, Europe, US and around the globe. All his solo releases have ranked high in various charts in & out of Japan, and his 6th album “Zen” had been highly acclaimed and awarded the Best Electronica Album in 2002 AIFM Awards (US). His 8th album “jaku” released in late 2004 has topped the RPM chart of CMJ for 3 weeks in the US. In March 2006, he released his first best albums in self-remixed style, “STEPPING STONES” & , making another huge buzz around the globe. In March 2007, a historical collection of the 12 years of his career ” Suimou Tsunenimasu” was released in Japan in a special DVD box.
Aside from his outer national activities as producer, remixer and DJ, he constantly expands his field from soundtracks for films, TV dramas & commercials to live sessions with various musicians that transcends music genre. In ‘98 spring, he formed a production unit with DJ HIDE & DJ SAK, collaborating with Nigerian percussionists and releasing a single & album from Polydor Japan. From the end of the year 2000, he also got involved in project which will be launching various projects to question worldwide issues in the 21st Century.
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