Afrotek Festival
The Dark Room
December 20, 2008
Review by Eric K. Arnold; Photos by EKAphotography
Better Than: A typically clichéd hip-hop club.
Arriving at Club Six's "Dark Room" at around 11 p.m., I overhear a group of about seven people with Eastern European accents. Where are they from, I wondered. Germany? Austria? Romania? Czech Republic?
"It's here, it's here," one Euro dude says, pointing to the club's entrance (as it turns out, he and his posse are from Austria, and they were cel
Divalicious: Lisa Shaw
You've gotta love electronic music divas. They've got an edgy fierceness you won't often find in mainstream soul and R&B, and they can belt it out with the best of them. Though they're often overshadowed by the producers they work with, they put the "deep" in deep house. Plus, they're sexy as hell.
Case in point: Lisa Shaw . Best known for her work with Bicoastal house tastemakers Naked Music, her sinuous pipes effortlessly handle downtempo, house, and soul with a fl
DJ RasCue has been hitting the decks longer than most of the kids in the clubs these days have been alive. For the past 26 years, he's spun a mix of everything from Latin to hip-hop to house and rock for little kids and big stars (William H. Macy). Now the local music community is giving something back to the local turntable master. RasCue has been diagnosed with kidney failure, and undergoes intensive dialysis for his condition while he waits for a transplant from a donor. Like most folks in th
Joshua BrottBassnectar
You know it. I know it. And apparently the rest of the world knows it too: SF DJs rule. A plethora of local DJs are among the nominees for America's Best DJ, a DJ Times- sponsored competition whose closing party takes place September 12 at Rain nightclub (in the Palms casino) in Las Vegas. Here are our local heroes up for this prestigious award: Bassnectar, Behrouz, Claude Von Stroke, Dave Dresden, DJ Dan, DJ Shadow, Josh Gabriel, Kaskade, Mark Farina, Miguel Migs, and Qbe
EKAphotographyMichael Franti at 2008's PTTP
Watch out, Outside Lands and TIMF! Power to the Peaceful--Michael Franti's annual free party in Golden Gate Park--has announced the lineup for this year's throwdown, which is expected to bring between 50 and 75 thousand people. The featured artists this year are not only one of the strongest PttP bills to date, but stack up well against the big-time acts at the other, non-free, music festivals happening later this fall in San Francisco.
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Over Halloween weekend there's no shortage of options for the costumed club-goer. But if you're into supporting a local celeb behind the decks, it's hard to beat a gig where Miguel Migs is the main attraction. The founder of Salted Music has spent most of this decade making a name for house music both here and abroad. The in-demand DJ has gigs around the world, but also makes time to give his Salted club series a local home.He's one of the headliners (along with Mark Farina) at the Regency's
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