Derrick Carter

The Top Five Parties in San Francisco This Weekend

Confusion is the word that best describes the zeitgeist of San Francisco nightlife these days. A lot of that has to do with 222 Hyde, the fantastic basement club that's unfortunately shutting down permanently this Saturday. Given the circumstances, we felt it was only right to devote a chunk of word ... More >>

Top 10 Dance Music Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Dance Music

[Editor's note: Ahead of this weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas -- of which we'll be bringing you full coverage -- we thought it'd be a good idea to make sure everyone's up to speed on Electronic Dance Music 101. This post comes courtesy of our sister blog in L.A., West Coast Sound. Ke ... More >>

Is This the Coachella 2012 Lineup?

Coachella 2012 is still more than four months away -- so naturally, it's time to start hyperventilating over rumored lineups for the first year the festival will stretch over two weekends. One "leaked" lineup appeared last week on StarzUncut, a celebrity gossip website with more than 58,000 Twitter ... More >>

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In Print: Sonny Smith, Rock 'n' Roll Poet with Qualms, and More

​Sonny and the Sunsets: It's an immaculate summer day, and we are interrupting Sonny Smith. He's sitting under an umbrella at Dolores Park Cafe, eating a cup of yogurt he'd been carrying in his pocket, trying to answer a question about whether being signed to the respected indie label Fat Poss ... More >>

DJ Paul van Dyk Announces Cow Palace Show, iPhone App

DJ Paul van DykBerlin-based DJ Paul van Dyk  has just announced an appearance at the Cow Palace May 23, as part of the ETD POP festival, an electronic music extravaganza (okay, it's a rave) sponsored by Skills Workshop, expected to draw 10,000 people to the same venue once popular among arena ... More >>

Italians Always Do It Better: Joakim and Glass Candy

Tiefschwarz: German brothers bring down the (electro) house

Award Show Guide

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BeatBox

Cunning linguist Radioactive drops by "Tru Skool"; Philly's King Britt heats up Club Six; and Mark Farina and Derrick Carter double-team the decks at Mezzanine.

Smooth Landing

After more than a decade as San Francisco's signature house DJ, Mark Farina delivers his long-awaited debut album

Stream a Little Stream

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