Thrasher 2008 Skater of the Year Party
Great American Music Hall
December 12, 2008
Review and Photos by Eric K. Arnold
The t-shirted, sneakered, baseball-capped hordes descended upon the Great American Music Hall Friday night for Thrasher magazine's "Skater of the Year" party. Despite at least one stretch limo parked outside, this was no red carpet shindig, by any means. Rag-tag was more like it. Though thankfully there were plenty of ladies present, alleviating pre-event concerns of a sausage-
Curumin at Slim'sJanuary 22, 2009
Photos by EKAphotography
Better Than: Watching Brazilian Football on Telemundo
It was a triumphant night for Luciano Nakata Albuquerque, better known as
Curumin. Flanked on stage by a handful of the Bay Area's musical and cultural tastemakers,
the Brazilian samba-funkster created a steamy tropical paradise within
the cozy environs of Slim's, despite the icky (and occasionally drizzling)
weather outside the club.
Curumin's Amazonian soul is beyond seduc
Anna CondaWe're back! Ten Things was on vacation for the last two weeks and we've returned, well, broke. So we are more than happy to round up all the fun stuff to do this weekend for those who are feeling down to their bottom dollar (and we all know those bottom dollars should be saved for beer). Slideluck Potshow (Friday)So there's this photographer named Casey Kelbaugh, and when he lived in Seattle, he used to throw these really cool get-togethers called Slideluck Potshows. He solicited photo
EKAphotographyOfficially Hip: M.I.S.' Camilo Lara with Tommy Guerrero and Money Mark
Cumbia is the new Afrofunk/Batucada/Baile funk/Bhangra/Reggaeton. Hipsters have embraced the quirky Latin dance music, just as they did other global sounds of recent note, with open arms. If you need further evidence of that, you shoulda been at the Makeout Room last Saturday night, when a live set by the Mexican Institute of Sound preceded El Kool Kyle y Roger Mas' weekly "El Superrrrrrritmo!!!" cumbia DJ n
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