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Chipophone!
Holy bassquake, Batman!
Raindance & An-Ten-Nae presents joining forces to bring you
a special evening of music, performance and revelryMidnight Procession with The White Crane Lion Dancers
Dragon Dance, stilters, drummers, Tigers & Oxen
Make a tail, don some ears, paint your face join the parade* OOah (The Glitch Mob)
* Krazy Baldhead (Ed Banger Records)
* 16Bit (UK)
* Jazzsteppa (Live Band)
* Kraddy
* Deru (LA)
* R/D (LA)
* Ana Sia ( Ana Sia Music)
* an-ten-nae (Get Freaky)
* Dov (Muti Music)
* David Starfire (6 Degrees Records)
* Heyoka (Mutimusic)
* Spit Brothers (Live band)
* Ripple ( Full Melt)
* El Papa Chango (El Circo)
* Little John (Raindance)
* Brother (Raindance)
* Laura (El Circo)
* Roommate
* Rastatronics (Raindance)
* JSuave
* Mozaic (Raindance)
* Shawna (El Circo)
* Stridah (Nexus)
* Nanda (Muti Music)
* Timonkey (Muti Music)
* Digital Honey (Raindance)
* Dub Pirates (Raindance)
* Clorophil
Oakland’s Evolutionista puts together a nice blend of downtempo on this mix and its solid the whole way through. Features tracks by Bluetech, Hudson Mohawk, Bonobo, Air, Modeselektor, and others. Excellent tunes for the chill hours.
I have been rocking this one steadily for a few months now. If you like your beats funky, download and get down! This is a live set of old school funk mashups that is phenomenally on point. Highly recommended.
This is a live Flow Dynamics mashup DJ set of funk, soul, hip hop, latin, disco, beats, and breaks, recorded in Barcelona as part of the Gold Diggers Festival at the Sala Apolo on 25th October 2007. I wanted to do something a little different with my dj sets on tour, so I basically had a pile of loops, grooves, songs, acapellas, and song snippets, and then used midi controllers and computer gear to trigger bits and pieces in and out. It means I could do a pile of live remixes and re-edits and make improvised mashups on the fly. Lotsa fun
You can expect to hear lots of exclusive edits, live remixes and general mashup madness including Flow Dynamics favourites, old school dusty funk classics, and the latest tunes from around the globe. Funk, soul, hip hop, latin, disco, beats, and breaks. Feel good party styles all the way…”
Latest freebie from Bassnectar: Click the image to go to the download page:
The Do Lab Hearts You
When The Do Lab gets behind the producer wheel, amazing things happen. They don’t just put on shows- they put on audio-visual-theatrical onslaughts that immerse you completely. They merge circus and theater with musical performances, and there is an almost Shakespearean quality to their shows, if you can even use that adjective to describe face melting basslines and circus folk. You come away from their shows (which always feature amazing musical talent) feeling like you have just seen A Midsummer Nights Dream, only louder, and with much more dancing.
Their performance resume includes the gigantic flower and venus fly trap at Burning Man ’06, hosting a stage at Coachella for numerous years, the Lightning in a Bottle Festival, and of course, the amazing Simpler Times Camp at Burning Man this past year.
So if you are in Los Angeles this Valentine’s Day weekend, don’t sleep on their latest manifestation, Lucent L’amour. Performances by Bassnectar, Beats Antique, Stanton Warriors, Lazer Sword…. need I say more? Details below:
Here is the quick rundown:
- 100+ artists, musicians, performers and art installations
- Two stages of music and dancing with live and electronic acts
- Live mural and digital painting, art gallery and silent auction
- Romantic, colorful and whimsical décor all throughout venue
- Aerialists, acrobats, burlesque dancers and other live performers
- Unique arts and crafts vendors, full bars & delicious food
- Downtown LA location in historic venue, plenty of parking
- 7PM-4AM, 18+ event, VIP passes available presale
MUSIC: The festival is presented by The Do LaB, one of the premier Burner tribes in Los Angeles, known for throwing fat parties with eclectic lineups and colossal bass. This year’s Lucent L’amour festival has two stages and a keen selection of beautiful beats on the lineup. Both big names and critically acclaimed artists will provide a rousing night of fresh beats for the crowd: Bassnectar, N.A.S.A, Stanton Warriors, Yard Dogs Road Show, Lucent Dossier Experience, Beats Antique, Lazer Sword, Lynx & Janover and Patricio.
ART: Visual arts go hand in hand with music at Lucent L’amour, and you will find a stimulating feast for your eyes all throughout the festival. In addition to a huge art gallery curated by Mike Russek and Deborah Vogt featuring the work of dozens and dozens of artists, we will have a live mural painting by The Mac and Retna as well as a silent art auction, with proceeds going towards the purchase of music and art supplies for under-funded schools. Capping it off is the avant-garde electroart of Andrew Jones, whose inspired creations resonate with the West Coast electronic music community like beats rolling out of a bass bin.
SELF-EXPRESSION: Lucent L’amour promises to create a collision of music, art and creative self-expression. The festival is not a series of performances or a show, but rather an interactive art event where everyone becomes part of the experience, immersed together in one fantastic night of revelry. Come as you are, or deck yourself out in colorful and romantic attire: petticoats, corsets, zoot suits, ruffled parasols, purple polka dot knickers, feathered top hats, green corduroys, striped stockings, and sequined boots- or all of the above.
ROMANCE & MORE: In addition to the music and visual art offerings, Lucent L’amour will dish out a sexy serving of playful décor from the fun to the freaky, captivating theatrical performances, unusual craft vendors, hot munchies and full bar service for those 21+ (event is 18+). VIP passes and tickets are available here, and check the Lucent L’amour website for more videos, photos, music from our featured artists and weekly ticket giveaways.
Aries Spears Medley
Homeboy NAILS the solo… comes at about 2:30 or so.
(via Reddit)
Kind of long but important Facebook message from the awesome Stop The War On Fun kids:
Please help support night-time entertainment in SF by coming to a hearing on Monday, Oct 26 at 1PM, in City Hall room 263.
http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2009/10/14.html
A vocal group of ultra-conservative neighbors have banded with the anti-alcohol and anti-entertainment elements in the police department and the state alcohol control department to shut down night-time entertainment in San Francisco. This is a real threat. These people have come to hearings at City Hall and blamed night-time entertainment for violent crime, murder, prostitution, public urination and defecation and any host of problems that the city has been facing for decades. Never before have they been this strong and powerful, if you love going out at night, you need to show up and tell City Hall that we are not to be blamed for society’s problems. We need you to show up at Monday’s hearing and/or send an email of support now.
The Entertainment Commission was created in 2002 to take responsibility for the granting and oversight of Entertainment and Late Night permits. Before the EC, these permits were all controlled by the police. Separating the authority was a way to give citizen stake-holders a place in the decisions around entertainment. Enforcement remained with the police, and the granting and oversight were given to the EC.
Two years ago the Mayor’s office and the EC convened a “Night-time Safety Summit” to hear recommendations from the entertainment community and the Police Department on how to strengthen the role of the EC in rewarding well managed venues, and disciplining problem venues that were making the industry look bad. The legislation that is being heard on Monday comes from that summit.
Currently, the Entertainment Commission does not have much enforcement power: they just have the “big stick” of permit revocation, which is a very heavy-weight, expensive and time-consuming process. This hearing is about giving the EC the ability to write tickets for minor infractions, for example, to tell a venue to manage their line better without having to first let things get bad enough that revocation makes sense.
The strategy of the anti-night-life and anti-alcohol forces is to keep the Entertainment Commission toothless, because that makes them look ineffective. They think that if the EC continues getting bad press, SFPD will be able to take back unilateral control of permitting, which would be bad for night-life and bad for San Francisco.
So please show up and support this legislation that will allow the EC to do its job, out in the open, with accountability and citizen oversight! Don’t let the prohibitionists wreck your city.
Whether you can make it to the hearing in person or not, we need you to send an email to the committee members of the Board of Supervisors who will be presiding on Monday. For example, something like this:
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Subject: Support 1060/1070 without moratorium
To: gavin.newsom@sfgov.org, david.chiu@sfgov.org, bevan.dufty@sfgov.org, chris.daly@sfgov.org, sean.elsbernd@sfgov.org
Honorable Mayor and Board of Supervisor Committee members;
I support the strengthening of the Entertainment Commission. I do not support the moratoriums that will restrict the granting of special event permits because there is no proof that those special events are any problem.
I am a ___resident / employee / patron___ and I think that the entertainment venues in the city are safe, well run and that the Entertainment Commission does a good job managing all of them. The couple of problem venues will be required to fix their problems faster if the commission gets this additional power.
I pay taxes, live, work and play in San Francisco and believe that well managed entertainment of all types is vital for a city like ours. It is one of the reasons I choose to live here and not in the suburbs.
Sincerely,
___your name___
I live in ___your neighborhood___
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If you are able to make it to the hearing, it would be helpful if you were willing to speak for a minute or two in support of the Entertainment community and the Commission that was set up to regulate it. Some suggested points to make:
* Sunshine and fairness: The EC allows neighbors, the music community, and stake-holders an official, on-the-record forum for public input. The EC has taken venue licensing out of back rooms and into the public eye where it belongs.
* Better neighbors / safer clubs: The EC holds venues accountable with fair, enforceable steps to become good neighbors. The EC has mandated more soundproofing, plus fire, electrical and building safety upgrades than at any other time in the city’s history.
* More local jobs: Venues are labor-intensive, and almost completely locally staffed. SF needs jobs!
* Tough / fair enforcement of sound laws: EC staff test for sound complaints and ensure both compliance for neighbors, and fairness to venues. The EC’s staff must be augmented, and given more enforcement power, a key issue on Monday.
* Cheaper tickets: More venues means more shows, competition for artists and competitive pricing for customers.
* Protect outdoor concerts, street-fairs: The EC has defended the city’s unique locally operated fairs and festivals. They employ thousands, entertain hundreds of thousands and bring millions into city coffers, plus massive hotel and restaurant income.
* Fair regulation: Every Week San Francisco hosts regional, national and international tourists who support our local economy. Hundreds of thousands of people come and go enjoying the sights, food and entertainment that this city is famous for with few problems. Keep that success and give the Entertainment Commission the authority to regulate the few problems that we do have.
* I love going out: Tell them about your favorite venue and how often you go out. Tell them that you enjoy your time with friends listening to music and dancing, that you feel safe and secure, and thank the Entertainment Commission for doing its job.
* I make my living from entertainment: If you work in the night-life industry, tell them about it! Give examples where you have seen the Entertainment Commission doing good work.
Thank you!
(That was a lot of words, but hopefully you read them all and are willing to help out. Send an email! Go to the meeting! Save our awesome clubs!)
-bex
