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Last Night: RJD2 and Busdriver at the Independent

​RJD2, Busdriver Wednesday, April 7, 2010 The IndependentBetter than: Karaoke night with R2D2 and a bus driver.

Indie-rapper Busdriver called last night's bill at the Independent a "weird rap night." The music was eclectic, to be sure, but the vibe was strange too. It was ... More >>

RJD2

​RJD2, Busdriver Wednesday, April 7, 2010 The IndependentBetter than: Karaoke night with R2D2 and a bus driver.

Indie-rapper Busdriver called last night's bill at the Independent a "weird rap night." The music was eclectic, to be sure, but the vibe was strange too. It was ... More >>

Get Slow and Low with Shlohmo's Free Mix

​At the center of Los Angeles' bass music scene is the taste-making nightclub Low End Theory. The collectively-run outfit doesn't just throw massive dance nights dedicated to bottom-end tunes, though, they also run a monthly podcast made available for free download. Each new mix, released via thei ... More >>

DJ Spooky

​At the center of Los Angeles' bass music scene is the taste-making nightclub Low End Theory. The collectively-run outfit doesn't just throw massive dance nights dedicated to bottom-end tunes, though, they also run a monthly podcast made available for free download. Each new mix, released via thei ... More >>

Head Spinning

​At the center of Los Angeles' bass music scene is the taste-making nightclub Low End Theory. The collectively-run outfit doesn't just throw massive dance nights dedicated to bottom-end tunes, though, they also run a monthly podcast made available for free download. Each new mix, released via thei ... More >>

Stanton Warriors

​At the center of Los Angeles' bass music scene is the taste-making nightclub Low End Theory. The collectively-run outfit doesn't just throw massive dance nights dedicated to bottom-end tunes, though, they also run a monthly podcast made available for free download. Each new mix, released via thei ... More >>

Friday Night: DJ Q-Bert at the Independent

DJ Q-Bert The Independent December 26, 2008 Review and Photos by Eric K. Arnold Better than: Leftovers, sweaters from Grandma, reindeer roadkill 'Twas the night after Christmas, and all through the house, no one was unstirred, not even a mouse. The Independent's line up of Q-Bert, Mochipet, and J ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Mr. E

One of the most respected DJs to grace the Bay Area, Miguel Escobedo has been manning the decks for over two decades. The resident DJ for San Francisco's Rock the Bells tour stop, he's one of the most sought out vinyl spinners when national artists are looking for local support. Coming up in the g ... More >>

Free Tix: Keys to the City at the Independent

Yet another line between web project and live show will be blurred on Tuesday, December 9, as the Keys to the City online imeem series on hip-hop culture with a street perspective comes to the Independent (628 Divisadero Street). The concert will feature U-N-I (who was recently awarded MTV Video Mus ... More >>

Club Six Celebrates 10 Years

Yet another line between web project and live show will be blurred on Tuesday, December 9, as the Keys to the City online imeem series on hip-hop culture with a street perspective comes to the Independent (628 Divisadero Street). The concert will feature U-N-I (who was recently awarded MTV Video Mus ... More >>

Kings of Hip-Hop

Yet another line between web project and live show will be blurred on Tuesday, December 9, as the Keys to the City online imeem series on hip-hop culture with a street perspective comes to the Independent (628 Divisadero Street). The concert will feature U-N-I (who was recently awarded MTV Video Mus ... More >>

White Fright

Exploration of self-hating white guy is alternately dope and wack.

DJ Premier Spins Two-Hour Set at Club Six this Weekend

Exploration of self-hating white guy is alternately dope and wack.

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist

Exploration of self-hating white guy is alternately dope and wack.

Grandmaster Flash spins his story in new autobiography

Exploration of self-hating white guy is alternately dope and wack.

Style Wars

Exploration of self-hating white guy is alternately dope and wack.

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist Bring The Hard Sell to SF in Feb., Kid Koala Opens

Exploration of self-hating white guy is alternately dope and wack.

Try Not to Lose Your Head

Exploration of self-hating white guy is alternately dope and wack.

San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest to Serve Many

Exploration of self-hating white guy is alternately dope and wack.

Jam on the return of Brooklyn's Newcleus

Exploration of self-hating white guy is alternately dope and wack.

Beat This

RJD2's instinctive production style

Meat Beating? The beating of nuts? What the hell is going on here?

RJD2's instinctive production style

Hop Onstage

This ain't no "rap-music version of A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Revolutions

Once upon a time, DJ Qbert helped define and deify turntablism. That time is over. So what's next?

Best Burlesque Troupe

Harlem Shake

Murs

Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition

Hear This

Das Beat: German freestylers team up with S.F. rappers Felonious

House of Tudor

The godfather of hip hop graces S.F. with his presence, as do some Filthy Thieving Bastards

Hear This

Eminently versatile and inventive, jazz pianist Jason Moran points the way toward adventurism with populist appeal

D-Styles

Phantazmagorea

Breaking Out

The break dancing leaders of Sisterz of the Underground blaze a trail for women in hip hop

RJD2

Deadringer (Definite Jux)

The Music Man

Beatboxer Yuri Lane sets the San Francisco story to music, using the only equipment he needs: his mouth

Peace Out

The members of gay act Rainbow Flava don't want to change hip hop -- they just want some respect

Got Live If You Want It

What do a cappella, opera, and jazz have to do with hip hop? Ask Felonious.

Skratching That Itch

Skratchcon 2000

Best Place to Pick Up a Break Dancer

"Eklectic" at Rico's

Kid Koala

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Handsome Dan

Dan "The Automator" Nakamura loves hip hop -- but he loves music more

Review

DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid's Subliminal Minded -- The EP

Last Dance

Tears, hopes, and beats mark the end of Club Deco, ground zero for Bay Area underground hip hop

Bombing Maneuvers

Bomb Records' David Paul single-handedly created a successful hip-hop magazine, launched artists' careers, and rescued the DJ from obscurity. Now what?

A Cut Above

It took a move from New York for Vinroc to become a world champion DJ

Riff Raff

It took a move from New York for Vinroc to become a world champion DJ

Riff Raff

It took a move from New York for Vinroc to become a world champion DJ

Riff Raff

It took a move from New York for Vinroc to become a world champion DJ

Riff Raff

It took a move from New York for Vinroc to become a world champion DJ

Riff Raff

It took a move from New York for Vinroc to become a world champion DJ

Samples

It took a move from New York for Vinroc to become a world champion DJ