Electronic Music

The Top Five Parties in San Francisco This Weekend

"No Coachella, no problem!" seems to be the guiding theme for San Francisco in the coming week. In fact, given the stature of the DJs in town you might even consider laughing at some of your friends who are headed to Indio (that is, if you haven't already). As usual we've got you covered, but we als ... More >>

The Five Best Parties in San Francisco This Weekend

Beatport sold out for $50 million, 222 Hyde is shutting down, and Baauer's "Harlem Shake" somehow topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week in a row. Is there a connection between any of those things? Not really, but it helps to illustrate the chaotic winds of change that seem to be blowing a ... More >>

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The Top Five Parties in San Francisco This Weekend

This coming February is looking pretty special -- after all, it's not every month that begins so neatly on a Friday. And as the weekend slowly makes its way into view, so too does the potential for more wild times spent at nightclubs. As per usual, we've gathered together a few activities for your i ... More >>

'I'm Extremely Uncool': 9 Lively Bassnectar Quotes That Didn't Make Our Cover Story

Our cover feature this week is on Bassnectar, the dance music behemoth that hails from right here in the Bay Area. The man behind Bassnectar is Lorin Ashton, who said a lot of interesting things in interviews that we didn't manage to get into our story. Helpfully, we've collected a list of them here ... More >>

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I Love That City

A huge new rave moves from S.F. to the Peninsula -- before the first beat even drops.

Weekend Parties: Prefuse 73 at 1015 Folsom, Warm Leatherette at Sub/Mission, Lee Burridge at Public Works, and Daniel Bell at the EndUp

Let's face it: It's St. Patrick's Day this weekend. An amateur hour if there ever was one, it's a rare holiday that compels even the most mild-mannered to get absolutely hammered. While there's nothing wrong with that, here are some non-St. Paddy's options that ought to keep you busy while the city' ... More >>

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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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Yellow Magic Orchestra on Kraftwerk and How to Write a Melody During a Cultural Revolution

Yellow Magic Orchestra performs at the Warfield this Monday, June 27​ Have you heard Yellow Magic Orchestra? They just might be the best pop group ever. Now, if you're the kind of reader who's suspicious of such shameless hyperbole (and huzzah for you if you are), then consider these crunchy, ... More >>

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Friday's Pick: Eskmo with Dr. Strangeloop, Shlohmo, Teebs and Timeboy at Milk

Eskmo​Eskmo, Dr. Strangeloop, Shlohmo, Teebs, and Timeboy @Milk 8 p.m., $10They say that good things come to those who wait, and that's certainly true of local beatmaker Eskmo. Brendan Angelides started recording as Eskmo more than a decade ago, but he's just now putting t ... More >>

This Weekend: Bobby Browser, Larry Heard, and Honey Soundsystem's Sticky Disco

Larry Heard​This weekend, you've got four entirely unique options to occupy your nighttime escapades with. Either check out the latest in distorted electro-house, cram into a basement party with local underground beat makers, get into some sticky disco with Honey Soundsystem, or get a history less ... More >>

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Apparat

Basement Jaxx

Pet Shop Boys

West End Boys

Our picks for Spectrum, the weekend’s big dance party

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Alland Byallo

When it comes to great techno, is San Francisco the next Berlin? That's a question bouncing around inside the beat-focused noggin of DJ, producer, and label owner Alland Byallo. Byallo is part of the highly respected [Kontrol] crew, who bring minimal techno and  "avant-house" to places like the ... More >>

Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

Kraftwerk/Neu! Drummer Klaus Dinger Dies at Age 61

Willits + Sakamoto

Ocean Fire (12k)

Digitalism

Idealism (Astralwerks)

CD Review: Justice, †, Grade: A

Bald is booty-ful: The Juan Maclean

Best Music Promoter

Luke Vibert

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Hear This

Rephlex Records brings four of its relentlessly irreverent "braindance" artists to town

Pop Philosophy

Electronica's new clothes

Full Speed Ahead

House DJ Hyper D moves from behind the scenes to behind the turntables

Perpetual Movement

Not content to simply milk his invention, trance music pioneer BT continues to trip the light fantastic in a never-ending search for sound

Tracking Angles

As Groove introduces itself to an E-anxious mass audience, the real thrill is in its home-grown music

Best Record Store

Open Mind Music

Best Reason to Stay Up Late Saturday Night

Subsonic

Best Club to Scope Out Exotic British DJs

"Release" at Ten 15

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