Patrick Cowley

Icee Hot Turns Three with Martyn and Jacques Greene

Icee Hot 3 Year Anniversary with Martyn and Jacques Green Public Works Saturday, Jan. 19, 2012 Better than: This horrible advice. "Miss Thing? There is no guest list tonight!" said the sample as we once again made our way onto the dancefloor at Public Works. Breaking through a temporary wormhole ... More >>

The Top Five Parties in San Francisco This Week

A small public service announcement to everyone who thought the world would end yesterday: the apocalypse was always scheduled for Dec. 21, not Dec. 12. That said, we've got a little over a week left before the big day, so let's try to have fun, alright? It shouldn't be very hard to do when things a ... More >>

The Top Five Parties in San Francisco This Week: Pre-Halloween Edition

The week around Halloween is a special time in San Francisco. It's the beginning of the rainy season, and people are out to party in the streets one last time before winter takes over the city. Sure, it's not the big day yet, but it's a tradition to make it last all week. We put together this list o ... More >>

Daniel Wang and Honey Soundsystem Remember Patrick Cowley at Holy Cow

Honey Soundsystem presents a Tribute to Patrick Cowley with Daniel Wang Holy Cow Oct. 21, 2012 Better than: It's hard to compare, honestly. The "golden age of San Francisco dance music" is how writer and musician David Diebold refers to the brief window of time between 1978 and 1983 in his essenti ... More >>

Honey Soundsystem Celebrates Mother's Day with Juanita More!

Honey Soundsystem with Juanita More! Holy Cow Sunday, May 13, 2012 Better than: Bottomless mimosas and eggs with hollandaise. It was 11 p.m. on Sunday, and we were standing in line beneath a giant fiberglass cow. A lone cyclist in a panda costume pedaled by across the street. As we shuffled toward ... More >>

The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: The Complete List

See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: Honorable Mentions Here they are -- the 20 greatest San Francisco musicians ever: 20. Cameron Paul Lists of pioneering American DJs often mention the usual suspects in New York and Chicago, but go back to the '70s and '80s and you'll find ... More >>

The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 10-6

See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 20-16 * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 15-11 Throughout this week, we're counting down the greatest San Francisco musicians of all time. Having already honored the likes of Etta James, Mike Patton, and Michael Tilson ... More >>

Tri Angle Records Celebrates Its Birthday

Exclusive: Derrick Love's 'Goodbye Gemini' DJ Mini-Mix

Derrick Love​Really, Gemini Disco needs no introduction. The monthly party has been running circles around the classic disco, boogie, and house scene for four years, getting bigger and better with each installment of its well-decorated shindigs. Back in the day, Gemini used to jump off at Li Po Lo ... More >>

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Pee Play

​DJ Pee Play possesses the sort of mentality that keeps San Francisco's club--and cultural--scene vital. When he saw a nightlife void, instead of bitching about it, he went after filling it. And when one bar told him no, he started up a whole collective of likeminded DJs to do forward-thinking eve ... More >>

Some of My Best Friends Are Records

SF Weekly writers pick their favorite Bay Area records of all time

Feeling Mighty Real

How disco changed the face of local dance music