S P A C E C O W B O Y S: Category Rants

Windows at Supperclub tomorrow (Friday 7/24)

pk. — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:38:00 +0000

So I’m at home pondering this… (in a very “chill” state due to Deckard’s mix, see below) Am I over-using Space Cowboy channels to aid in the creation of the Temple of Flux? Hmmm…. I’m just kidding, you really think I ponder such things? Yes, those of you who no me, know I take such things seriously (perhaps too seriously) but surely I don’t ponder them, the answers to such things are self-evident (such as the supremacy of Arinell’s pizza in this foggy excuse for summer-in-the-city). Anyway, so I’m doing this little sculpture project with a few friends for this little arts festival in some dusty town in northern Nevada, and we need to raise a lot of money to get it done, like $50k a lot. The big problem is that we’re going to burn this sculpture on Sept. 5th as a giant piece of performance art, and therefor can’t sell the sculpture. It’s all about somehow relating that change is a natural part of our lives, both when confronting life and death, as well as understanding our relationship to the environments that surround us, both built and “natural”. See it’s all about perception and framing how you see the world. Kind of like when you look through a window and only see a bit of the world around you. You get this, windows are an easy way to see the artificial frames that we construct to shape our views, and I mean that in a deep, very deep, I mean you are getting sleepy deep, metaphysical way. So the city is a construct of our continual framing of the real (its all really just a bunch of surfaces with windows right?), in both literal and philosophical ways. Depending on how you frame things, there is either joy or pain; it just matters how you build the window.

I can go on…. but you rather just come down to Supperclub SF tomorrow (Friday 7/24) to WINDOWS: joys and panes of a metropolis. It should change how you see things…

For more info on the Temple of FLUX at Burning Man 2010 see www.temple2010.org

-pk.

(oh and be sure to check the Temple of FLUX on Friday, Sept. 2nd for the Space Cowboys’ Annual Black Rock Hoedown ! See the whole Temple of Flux thing is just a rouse to construct the most awesome HoeDown location ever!)

License to DJ (and our upcoming events)

8Ball — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:42:00 +0000

Hello Friendly Person:

It happens to everyone. It’s the weekend, and you and some friends head out to a bar or club. You wait in line, show your ID, and maybe pay a cover. You empty your wallet on a round or two of cocktails, and you smile because you know you’re poised at the starting block of an epic night out. But you look out on the dancefloor. It’s empty. You look around and see that no one is smiling and everyone looks a little annoyed, even the bartenders. Something is wrong, and then you realize what it is… it’s the DJ. The DJ is bad. Horribly, criminally bad. The DJ is sucking balls, and that means so will your night out. Until now we’ve had to accept these scenarios as a bad roll of the dice, but now Space Cowboy’s Bureau of Brilliant Ideas has cooked up a solution that’s long overdue: a License to DJ.

The concept is simple. No longer will the DJ booth be an unregulated wild west where charlatans, thugs, and degenerates of questionable taste shall be permitted to operate with impunity. Instead, only those who’ve proven themselves exemplary at entertaining by passing a stringent series of tests (written and aural) shall attain the certification that allows them to stand publicly behind a mixer. It’s like the judiciary’s bar exam (though the DJ’s bar exam will most likely really take place in a real bar). And this won’t simply be a pass/fail test. A License to DJ will be similar to restaurants’ sanitation ratings. Regardless of the size of a venue, only DJs who’ve been rated ‘A’ will be permitted to playing prime slots. DJs with a ‘B’ will be welcome to open and close, but at no time will they be permitted to play songs with big build ups, and unlike ‘A’s, there times ‘B’s will be obligated to play requests. DJs who have ‘C’ licenses will be restricted to playing side rooms or in bathrooms (again, an ‘A’ DJ must play the prime slot, even in a bathroom, or the ‘C’ DJ can opt to play any of the RIPEcast mixes from Breakfast of Champions during that time slot, though they must remove their headphones from the mixer at that time and present a placard that says as much). ‘D’s will only be allowed to play the suburbs and bedroom communities, ‘F’s can play any venue they choose in Las Vegas.

Of course there will be those opportunistic snakeoil salesmen who’ll buy their licenses online. Desperate, under-funded promoters may book them, blinded by the promises of cheaper thrills and impossible promises (example: a dubstep DJ that swears he’ll get everyone to dance, even the people who aren’t on ketamine). So a regulatory agency will be formed, and it will have agents vested with the power to ensure DJs comply with the policies and ethical guidelines associated with licensure. “Better to end early than suffer a bad DJ,” shall be their motto and these agents will be empowered to eject CDs, remove turntables needles, or unplug laptops, as necessary when they find a DJ in violation of those guidelines. This brings an end to the threat of having a DJ drop “Oops! I Did It Again” at the height of the party, as Polarbear did at the Black Rock Hoedown at Burning Man in 1999. Oh, the humanity! Drug testing will be mandatory, though the music you play will determine whether the tests should be positive or negative. Aggrieved promoters can bring their cases to the agency, and DJs found to be afoul will suffer disbarment and be banned from entering clubs or bars for the rest of their lives.

xo,
8b

### UPCOMING EVENTS ###

4/22 Thursday – S.F. Carnival Eco Village Pre-Party & Earth Day Extravaganza
Join us in the beautiful mission for this Earth Day Celebration in support of C.A.T [cultural arts traditions- non profit]. Carnaval float contingents and S.F Carnaval’s Eco Village [Zona Verde]

Featured performers include: Just added!! Pamala Parker band and Sistas Wit Style of the prestigious N.A.A.C.P Image award for Best World Beat Album of the year- 2010
Allstar Salsa drum band
Carnaval costume gala
D.J. Jeremiah -Brazilian/Afro Moroccan fusion beats, featuring Rasa Vitalia

9pm -Our Cutting Edge Fashion Show - featuring Trunk designers Silver Lucy, Tamo, Miranda Caroligne, Kayo and other local fashion designers including Miss Giggle Monster- clothing will be for sale – so bring your wallet.

Tatseena Serpent Siren Belly-Dance-
Surrealist Artist Frank Garvy and his avaunt robots made from found and recycled objects
Paula Tejeda -[Chile Lindo] Will be serving up Authentic Chilean Niman Organic Ranch Beef Empanadas, Cheese-Jalapeño Empanadas, and Yves Meatless Ground Vegan Empanadas come early for dinner and fashion show

We are honored to have our M.C, THE BAG MONSTER in the house
Live Art , hula hoop performance WHAT A NIGHT !!
A Green Zone Presents Production

The Blue Macaw

2565 Mission St., SF

8:00 pm – 1:00 am (fashion show @ 9)

$10

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106817939348927&ref=mf

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4/29 Thursday – C-Mon & Kypski @ The Independent

plus Sweet Snacks (featuring members of Beats Antique and Aphrodesia) / DJ Mancub
628 Divisadero @ Grove

Doors at 8:30pm, 21+

$10 pre-sale, $12 at the door

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5/1 Saturday – Space Cowboys present Uno de Mayo @ Kelly’s Mission Rock
A benefit for the 2010 Burning Man Temple
Oye Compadres! The Space Cowboys are pleased as tequila-laced punch to invite you and yours to our ‘Uno de Mayo’ costume party… a Burning Man-style bacchanalia to benefit the 2010 Temple. Join us, Saturday, May 1st at Kelly’s Mission rock for a Mexicali-style throw-down unlike any other…
We got tequila… We got cerveza… We got bass… We got mustaches for every last one of ya!
Oh, and we got a mechanical bull!

Cowboy costume attire strongly encouraged… so strap on yer six-shooters, dust off them cowboy boots and come git down with your favorite Burning Man DJs…

con los Caballeros de Espacio
Shissla, 8ball, Brad Robinson, Aaron Jae, shOOey, Tamo, Zach Moore

y los amigos
Beth Murphy (House of Lotus), Dj Gravity (Pink Mammoth), Clarkie (The Deep End), Mace (Brass Tax)

y mucho mas TBAVamos a hacer una fiesta super-grande!

817 Terry Francois Boulevard @ Illinois
9:00pm – 4:00am
$10 presales at http://uno-de-mayo.eventbrite.com/, $15 con costume, $20 sin costume
Facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111162212247918
More info at and http://www.temple2010.org

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5/7 Friday – Get N/OFF! – Happy Hour at Mars Bar
It’s the first Friday of the month, and that means it’s time for 8Ball’s N/OFF (New/Old Funk Friday)! SF’s most whoreable DJ 8ball new school funk, breaks, mash-ups, hiphop and more. Drink specials, great food, and a back patio—what more could you need to wind down from your week.
Free, 5 – 9pm
Mars Bar – 798 Brannan Street (@ 7th)

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5/9 Sunday – Howeird Street Fair
The Space Cowboys’ Unimog will be at the fair parked on Minna @ 2nd Street right in front of Anchor & Hope… with Space Cowboys and Brass Tax DJs all day.
12:00pm – 8:00pm
http://www.howweird.org

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5/14 Friday – Garage Mahal’s 10th Birthday Party @ Paradise Lounge
Remember when you were 10 years old and got invited to that one birthday party that was better than all of the others? Well, Garage Mahal invites you to help celebrate our camp’s 10th birthday and it promises to be the talk of the playground.

Cool kids, Geeks, and Freaks are all welcome to join the masses who have enjoyed our welcoming vibe on and off the Black Rock Desert over the past ten years. You’ve come through in the clutch for us, and we’re happy to return the favor. All proceeds will go towards the operation of our camp’s art car and day party at a certain place in Nevada.

We’ll have a heavy petting zoo, ride the pony contests, a magician, and plenty of sweet dirty beats that will last way past your bedtime.

Featuring your favorite class clowns:
8ball (Space Cowboys)
Deckard (Space Cowboys)
DingDong (Brass Tax)
Jive (FiX/Garage Mahal)
Kramer (Deep End)
Mace (Brass Tax)
Murphstar (SEISMIC)
Shissla (Space Cowboys)
shOOey (Space Cowboys)
Smoove (Newsbreakz)
Spiral MD (Garage Mahal)
Tamo (Space Cowboys/Garage Mahal)
Trav (SEISMIC)
ViaJay (Angels of Bass)
Zach Moore (Space Cowboys/Gough Street Sessions)

A mere $10 gets you all this and more. Don’t be the only one in homeroom without a story to share…

1501 Folsom @ 11th Street
9:00pm – 4:00am
$10 cover
Facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114625291898311

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5/15 Saturday – Burners without Borders present : An Old West Bonanza and Benefit @ Cellspace
Welcome to the rough and tumble frontier—an area where anything can happen, dreams are realized, and no one can be trusted! Hit the dusty trail with us and head to BORDERTOWN! Come as your favorite old west character. Be the gunslinger, the showgirl, the gold seeker, the outlaw, the cathouse Madame, the barkeep, or any of the denizens of Bordertown! Revel in three environments of performance, music, art, dancing, decor, and merriment. Join us for our art auction and walk home with fantastic deals on amazing one-of-a-kind art pieces.

100% of the net proceeds from Bordertown will go to benefit Burners Without Borders projects worldwide. Help Burners Without Borders continue to support worldwide efforts of civic and social activism. From continuing relief work in areas devastated by Katrina, to relief efforts in Haiti, to empowering African street kids through teaching the art of fire poi, Burners Without Borders mission to bring the principle of gifting—common at Burning Man—to the greater world has been astoundingly successful. Help Burners Without Borders projects continue to grow and achieve great things! For more information about Burners Without Borders projects worldwide,

w/ DJ’s Shissla & shOOey, and much more!

check out: http://www.burnerswithoutborders.org/
Email: Projects@BurnersWithoutBorders.org

To see BWB’s very real impact in Peru, check out this video: http://www.vimeo.com/10809028

2050 Bryant b/t 18th & 19th Street
8:00pm – 2:00am
$12 before 10:30pm, $20 after 10:30pm
Facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113979578630417

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5/16 Sunday – House of Lotus’ Bay to Breakers After-Party @ Milk: A benefit for the 2010 Burning Man Temple
Get your freakiness warmed up and stretch out your big dance moves, cause Bay to Breakers is here! Join us for a full day of debauchery, as we migrate from
Golden Gate Park to the Milk Bar. It’s been a long year of training and this year we are readier than ever …

* We’ve been pumping beats instead of iron
* We’ve been doing windsprints with coolers of Tecate strapped to our back
* We’ve been skipping rope to a 4/4 beat in pouring rain
* We’ve been on a strict diet of sunhiney funky dance your ass off goodness

WITH DJs:
Mancub (SpaceCowboys)
Shissla (SpaceCowboys)
Murphstar (Seismic)
Beth Murphy (House of Lotus)
ShOOey (SpaceCowboys)
Mace (Brass Tax)
more TBA!

1840 Haight @ Stanyan
12:00pm – 9:000pm
$5 cover

### NEW MUSIC ###

The Space Cowboys are happy to report that syndication of The RIPEcast is well under way and there are now three ways to download or stream your favorite Cowboy DJs!

- Via The Cowboys’ brand new SoundCloud profile
(Best for those who don’t use iTunes)

- You can also catch The RIPEcast on our brand new Podomatic profile

- And, finally, by subscribing to The Space Cowboys RIPEcast in iTunes

All three methods are easy to use and free o’charge!

And now this week’s featured mix on The RIPEcast, MoPo’s live set from Breakfast of Champions this year..

“I got to BOC at 8 AM, having already been awake for 24-hours producing Sea of Dreams, and playing a 3-hour set there in Silent Disco. The plan was to drop gear, then head home for a nap as my set was at 6pm. As the day wound on I realized that going home would be the end of me, so I figured I should tough it out. Besides, after wanting to play this party for so long, maybe this was simply the final flaming hoop Id have to jump through to earn the right. Right? Better said than done. The day wore on. Good conversation, some dance, a burger, a bloody, my throat growing raspier and more sore. Id look at my watch and it would mock me by saying “11:30” or “1:15” . By 2pm I couldn’t even talk anymore and was relegated to “that guy who whispers in everyone’s ears at parties”. Somewhere along the way I realized I didn’t have Serato Cds, a potentially devastating development if I couldn’t find some blanks. Thankfully, Kramer HAD blanks which I paid for by promptly spilling his full beer all over him. Now I’m THAT GUY too.”

“At 4 Clarkie went on and sprayed flaming gasoline on the crowd while I nervously burned my Cds behind him. At 5, Aaron Pope went on and reminded us why he’s one of the finest dance-music Djs in the Bay Area… Just an outstanding set, energetic, funky, yet progressive-enough for the tweakers. A VERY hard act to follow. By this point, I’m going on 36 hours or so so its basically adrenaline and redbull. I figured my go-to thematic funk/rock remix stuff would be too tough a transition from Pope so I stayed with the more beat-centric stuff earlier, then downshifted into the chunky later as it got darker. It seemed to work really well. To my surprise, the techier stuff was less effective than anything with a rap or a hook (my go-to territory anyway). When I downshifted into the funky stuff (“Earthlings” and “Jungle Jam”) and my own edits, the crowd really just erupted. It seemed like folks were about ready to rock out, so we went there. Towards the end, the security told me I had 10 minutes, so I dropped the tempo and went into a few midtempo bangers with the idea that Id close out with “Whistlers Delight” which ends on Monty Python’s “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”. As it turned out, 3 minutes into this Andrea got them to give us another hour and I upshifted into Neighbour’s “Superstition” so that 8Ball and Zach Moore could take it home. All in all I couldn’t have been more thankful of the opportunity to play for most of everyone I love at one of my favorite all-time get downs.” – MoPo

Track List

Dynomite -Kraak & Smaak
Lose Control – NAPT
Makossa – Maelstrom
It’s the Weekend – Andrew Friendly
Boomin Back Atcha -DJ Wolfie
Flattened if ya Hear Me -Motion Potion Edit
Busta Don’t Touch -DeeKline
Off the Hands – Motion Potion Edit
DaGalacticBodyFunk – Motion Potion Edit
Earthling – Sterofreakz vs Earth Wind & Fire
Jungle Jam – Motion Potion Edit
Back it Up – Caro (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
Cali Keeps Lovin – Nick Thayer Edit
$uper Too Short – Nick Thayer Edit
Whistlers Delight – DJ Rico
Superstition – Neighbour & U-Tern

Thank you to MoPo from The Space Cowboys for the rockin’ set!
RIPEcast intro courtesy of Deckard and Andrea Lundquist

Next Up on The RIPEcast:
April 27th – Aaron Jae vs. Mozaic from BoC 2010
May 4th – 8Ball live from BoC 2010
May 11th – Surprise Guest Mix (Stay Tuned!)

Hipster Fixie Vamps (aka Fri happy hr at Mars Bar, Puttin' on Ritz Sat, and more)

8Ball — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:42:00 +0000

Hello Friendly Person

I’ll be honest, I’ve been having a tough time since Corey Haim died. But not just because of the tragedy of it all, I mean the guy was Lucas fer chrissake! What I’m really mourning is the passing of my dreams to snorting blow off the backsides of models with Hollywood’s finest at the Mondrian after establishing myself as a highly successful screenwriter. See, when Corey Haim was put in a coffin so was my great idea for a sequel to Lost Boy—a sequel that would reboot Haim’s career, kick-start mine, and turn the whole vampire craze inside out. I might as well share the outline with you now, since you are the only audience who will ever know about this important piece of cinematic cogitation.

FADE IN:

We have a slow opening SHOT on a foggy night in SF. We know it’s foggy because you can hear the fog HORNS, plus there’s all this FOG. It’s all very EVOCATIVE.

We’re up in Twin Peaks and it seems like a pleasant enough spooky night, until we hear the scared PANTING of some guy. Then we see him, and he’s this old cyclist in one of those gay, tight spandex cycling body suits, and he’s peddling hard and looking back over his shoulder like he’s scared for his LIFE or something. He races by the camera, and then we hear sinister LAUGHING, peddling, and WHOOSHING. We don’t see the originators of this cacophony of chaos, but we know they’re bad because they sound EVIL.

CUT TO the biker guy. He’s at the top of Twin Peaks now, he’s out of breath, but he’s prepared to keep going. Then there’s a WHOOSHING sound and get suddenly gets a FLAT TIRE. He SCREAMS. Now with a flat tire, the guy is totally at the mercy of the evil that’s pursued him, and he’s in trouble because these things have NO MERCY. The last we see of him is a shot from ABOVE, as something evil descends on him, lifts him off his bike, and carries him off into fog and LAUGHTER.

MUSIC plays and the credits roll: LOST BOYS: FIXIE HIPSTER VAMPS OF DOOM

Then we INTRODUCE the protagonist. His name is BRODY, and he’s an extremely good-looking kid from the mid-west who’s moved to San Francisco with his younger brother with dreams of opening an organic coffee shop in the Mission. For now, though, he settles for working in an organic coffee house in the Mission and working on his bicycle, which is rad. It’s clear Brody is not local, though, because he doesn’t have a beard or skinny jeans, and none of his tshirts are at all ironic.

CUT TO an evening shot of Market Street. It’s CRITICAL MASS and Brody is riding with his brother on rad bikes, attempting to make friends. Brody’s attention is captured by an extremely hot, but dark and evil-looking chick with BANGS, riding a fixie. Her name is DAPHNE and she eye fucks Brody until he starts to ride towards her, and then she rides away to join a group of extremely good-looking HIPSTER FIXIE VAMPS who are riding along side Critical Mass, looking mean. They all have these IRONIC beards, plus skinny jeans, and some of them even look HOMELESS-CHIC. Daphne rides with them and she has big SUNGLASSES. They take on look at Brody’s bike, which is not a fixie, and they laugh and ride away menacingly.

THE PLOT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE IN A CAPTIVATING WAY

Brody is compelled to hang out with the evil Fixie Hipsters, who push him to his bicycle riding LIMITS. Brody is pretty cool, but they’re like ‘meh’. Later, Brody’s brother notices that Brody is wearing skinny jeans, and he’s started to grow a beard. He’s starting to CHANGE.

THE PLOT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE IN AN EVEN MORE CAPTIVATING WAY

Later in the story, there’s a CONFRONTATION, wherein Brody is forced to confront the head Hipster Vamp. Brody’s brother enlists the help of Corey Haim and Frank Chu to fight the vampires, and Frank uses his 12 Galaxies sign as a stake, which impales the lead vampire and FREES San Francisco from the curse of the evil Hipster Fixie Vamps.

Or does IT?

FADE TO BLACK

XO, H8B

UPCOMING EVENTS

THIS FRIDAY, April 2nd – Funky Friday Happy Hour at Mars Bar
SF’s more whoreable DJ 8ball new school funk, breaks, mash-ups, hiphop and more. Drink specials, great food, and a back patio—what more could you need to wind down from your week.
Free, 5 – 9pm
Mars Bar – 798 Brannan Street (@ 7th)

Friday, April 2nd in Squaw, Tahoe
Mancub plays Squaw
10-2 am $5

Saturday, April 3 – Puttin’ on the RITZ
Dress Up and Git Down with the Brass Cowboys… a Spring Formal fundraiser! The Bently Reserve
301 Battery St, San Francisco
8PM to Late (Side rooms close at 2 AM) Presales available here

A group of good friends, DJ’s and party promoters teamed up to do the AIDS ride this year. It’s a 545 mile bike ride from SF to LA to raise money for the SF AIDS Foundation. Show us your support by coming out and having a great time. Please come dressed to impress! It’s gonna be one for the history books, folks, and it’s all for a great cause!

The party starts at 8pm with our special Happy Hour Featuring Toph One & Dr. Toast & Free Hors d’oeuvres! —> Art installation by the fabulous Peter Hudson featuring “Sisyphish”, the stroboscopic marvel! —> Silent auction including exclusive designs by local fashion designers and a Bus Party w/ Das Frachtgut (Teacher with the Bus)

Couture Fashions will be presented in a special Fashion Show brought to you by The Style Division! Designers: Alexandra von Brommsen, Gelareh, Miranda Caroligne, Miss Velvet Cream, Silver Lucy Design, and Tamo Design.

Presenting your amazing DJ line-up for the evening…
Carbon Community
3L3tronic
8Ball
Aaron Jae & Bam
Agent Zero V. Influence
Brad Robinson V. Deckard
Benchun V. Dr. Toast
DJJD
Ding Dong V. JoeJoe
Ernie Jam (ie., the ernie & larry show)
Ian Lokae
Kapt’n Kirk V. Smoove
Kramer V. Ethan Miller
Krunkle V. Ernie
Murphstar
Phoenix (aka Donna Matrix)
Shissla V. Tamo
Toph 1

First tier tickets (which include entry into a raffle for a Burning Man ticket) have almost sold out! We have a limited number of tickets available at $15 and then tickets will be $20 until the day before the show or until we sell out whichever comes first. Tickets available at the event will start at $25 or higher so get your presale tickets now. You do not want to miss this event!

Saturday, April 3rd at Lakeside Pizza, Tahoe City by Safeway
Mancub plays for your Tahoe pleasure
10-2am $5

Friday, April 9th – Wish bar SF 9 year anniversary
Mancub plays Wish’s anniversary party
Free 12-2am

Saturday, April 10th – Furry Party
With Mancub
at the Stud
$10, 12-2am

Friday, April 29th – C-mon and Kypski at The Independent
Mancub is opening
Tickets for sale through The Independent
More info

Thursday, April 8th – NIGHTLIFE at CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
The Space Cowboys are thrilled to help host NIGHTLIFE at the Academy of Sciences on April 8th. Not only will the Unimog be rocking in front of the Academy, we will have DJs all over the academy to help kick off Yuri’s Night in the bay Area. Yuri’s Night is an annual celebration of humanity’s achievements in space. Taking place every April, it commemorates the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first flight into space (in 1961) and the first launch of the US Space Shuttle (in 1981). This year, the Academy joins the over 100 parties in 36 countries on 6 continents taking part.

The special activities of the night will include:
—-A 3D Tour of Mars in the Planetarium. Get your free tix for each screening as soon as you get inside the academy.
—-Robots roaming the museum floor courtesy of ROBOGAMES.com
—-A Tour of the Night Sky with the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers on the living roof.
—-and of course the amazing music of Space Cowboy DJs all over the place

The Space Cowboys will also be hosting an AFTER Nightlife event at MILK on Haight Street. Look for posters and details at the event, and after the academy come over to MILK for another cocktail and more music by the Space Cowboys. The event at MILK is FREE!

21+ at the academy on Thursday nights, sorry kiddies!
Tickets for the Academy of Sciences are on sale now here
More info

Thursday, April 8th – Space Cowboys presents Yuri’s Night 2010 Kickoff Party!
...after party for the Yuri’s Night Celebration at the Academy of Sciences..

Break out your silver glam and space helmet and let’s kickoff the Yuri’s Night weekend celebration cowboy style.
It’s FREE and we will hopefully have the Mog parked outside!!

Your Space Cowboy DJ’s….
Mancub
Shissler
ShOOey
Tamo

@ MILK SF
1840 Haight Street
9:30pm – 2:00am, 21+
FREE!

www.milksf.com
More info

May 1st – ‘Uno de Mayo’ (SAVE THE DATE)
Your favorite bordello-style baccnalia is back bigger ‘n badder than ever. With DJs from SpaceCowboys, House of Lotus, DeepEnd, BrassTax and more.

NEW MUSIC

Hey Boys and Girls,
A live recording of DJ rrrus’ set from the patio at Breakfast of Champions 2010 is now available for your listening pleasure!

There are two ways you can get rrrus’ mix. 1. By subscribing to The Space Cowboys RIPEcast at the Apple iTunes store (it’s free). The link below will get you to The RIPEcast homepage at the iTunes store and from there you just click on the “subscribe free” button under our logo Click here 2. Or if you’re not an iTunes user, you can get rrrus’ set right away (along with all the other RIPEcast mixes we’ve released to date) using this link

And now a few words from rrrus on his BoC experience… “Holy f. Ten years of Breakfast of Champion

The most amazing dancing institution of SF. This was my 7th to DJ. An honor, a privilege, and what a motherfing blow out! I came to BOC 2010 ready to play the mid-tempo breaky funk, but stepping up to the tables while a Brad Robinson dancefloor was in full effect forcedmore desperate measures. Out comes the spankin’ house. The crowd goes wild. What a gas!! – rrrus”

Here’s what happened:

Cuban Cigar – Da Skunk
Just F**k (Sandy W Remix) – Tom Neville
Ride Me Baby – Macca
Lightness – Vince G
Noize (Nilz remix) – Gabriel vs. Nilz
How it Should Be – Joshua Heath
Libella Swing – Parov Stelar
I Refuse – Joshua Heath
Freak Technique (rrre-edit) – Chuck Love
Funky-Ass Beat (Joey Youngman Heat Index Remix) – Chuck Love
Peaches & Herb – Neighbour
SuperJam (Flow Dynamics Remix) / Tricka Technology [Acapella] – All Good Funk Alliance
We Can Dance (All Good Funk Alliance remix) – Trotter
Drunk On The Funk – Neighbour
Joytime Radio – The Pimps Of Joytime
Ny Funk (Fort Knox Five Remix) – All Good Funk Alliance

Soul of Man on the Gough Street Sessions
So earlier this week an unexpected treat was dropped into the Gough Street inbox by our good friend Justin Rushmore, one half of the extraordinary production duo known as Soul of Man (Fingerlickin’ Records). It’s the second volume in Justin’s “Breakin’ in the House” series, a delectable 86-minute everything-but-the-kitchen-sink mash-up that leaves no genre unsampled.

“In recent years DJ sets have been getting back to their eclectic roots, mashing up genres”, says Justin. “In this mix I’ve taken my favorite current house, breaks, disco, electro, techno, even dubstep tunes. These are the big ones destroying my dance floors! Subfocus, Armand Van Helden, Groove Armada, Slyde, Cirez D, Elite Force, Evil 9 and more. Plus, an exclusive tune from my new project Rushmore & Fiasco ‘The Vibe’. Enjoy the Selection!” (And enjoy it we will, Justin. No worries there. I think it’s safe to say this mix is about to find its way to the top of many iTunes playlists!)

There are two ways you can get Justin’s “Breakin in the House” mix: 1. Directly from Box.net 2. Or by subscribing to the Gough Street Sessions

Raining on our parade (thanks for those who came out to the End Up)

pk. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:56:00 +0000

First off, I want to thank everyone who came on down to the End Up for The Show this past Saturday. It was a really freekin’ fun time. The DJs rocked it and the dance floor was packed the entire night, even with the rain. It was great to see so many familiar faces and hang out with a bunch of new ones at that. I really want to thank everyone for their patience in dealing with the line (and the door process in general). Many of you heeded our advice and came down early (thank you!) and yet encountered an unnecessarily long line. Many of you were rock-stars and patiently waited, and some understandably bailed. I want to personally apologize for that unnecessary part. That’s not how the Space Cowboy’s roll. We talked to the club about it as it was going down; and WE did everything we could at the time to get you solid peeps in there…. but it still didn’t go down not exactly as we would like, and I personally was frustrated about it. There were certain behaviors by the door staff that just weren’t acceptable… and assure you that you’ve got no better advocates than us, we take a quality night out seriously AND CLEARLY SO DO YOU!!! So thanks again for coming down, (despite our soggy weather) and rockin’ it with us again!

On the upside, all this soggy weather means killer conditions in Tahoe, and we’re getting stoked about SnowFest! It’s Friday March 5th – Sunday March 7th. Much of it will be similar to last year (why not? that shit went off!) ... Rockin’ it slope-side at Squaw all day on Friday and Saturday; with nocturnal mayhem Friday night at Squaw and Saturday night in Tahoe City at the Lakeside. Get your lodging squared away now, and get ready for some alpine shenanigans!

Let it snow!

-pk.

How to survive New Year's 2010, plus Upcoming Events, and New Music

8Ball — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:39:00 +0000

Hello Friendly Person:

When it comes to New Year’s 2010, you got 2 choices in how you can make it through the party. If you think you have plenty of choices you are wrong. You don’t. This year you are looking down the long and mighty barrel of a 10th anniversary Breakfast of Champions that lands on a freakin’ Friday! That’s the VERY BEGINNING of what’s bound to be a legendary weekend, so I’m telling you: there are 2 choices. If you want to make it through New Year’s 201, you either go Mentat or you go Sex Tape.

Mentats are those brainy dudes from Frank Herbet’s Dune. They’re the samurais of Thought. Their brains are so buff that all they have to do is WILL themselves to know something and, poof, they know it! If you were waiting for MUNI, and a Mentat was next to you, you wouldn’t have to step out in the street to squit for the next bus. You’d just go, “Hey, Mentat dude. When’s the next bus?” And he’d say, “In seven-minutes, twenty-two-seconds, eight-hundreths of a millisecond, fourteen nanoseconds, sixtillion nippleseconds, etc.” At Breakfast of Champions, the first thing the Mentat does when he shows up is receit the Mentat Mantra:

“It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.”

I don’t know what “sapho” is, but I’m sure it’s illegal, so keep it on the DL. Between the sapho and his Mantra, that fucking Mentat is now ready to party his ass off for the next 3 days. Because of his super thinking, he isn’t going to get tired, he won’t need disco naps, he will pound any cocktail or shot travels within arm’s reach, and he will continually dance. Even during the breakdowns, that Mentat will be a dancing fool. It’s mind over matter – that’s the Mentat way – and that is why going Mentat is one of your options for making it through New Year’s this year.

Your other option: go Sex Tape. It’s a little like going Full-Retard, but with more drugs and less sympathy. For some, Sex Tape is a way of life. It’s like a state of Zen. You’re mind is so empty of shame or consequence that when life presents you with an opportunity to do something really retarded, you seize that opportunity without so much as an, “only if you promise you won’t put this on YouTube.” When you blank our mind in this fashion, you’re primed for survival at Breakfast of Champions. Nothing you do will matter except having fun. You’ll ignore the cameras, the shocked and appalled stares of your friends, as you pull down your pants and suck down a balloon of nitrous and flop on the danceloor like a fish to the bassline. Oral sex at the bar in front of all your friends? Why not! Sharted your pants? Who needs underwear anyway! Doesn’t that sound fun?!

So, there’s are your options. You dedicate yourself to survival through Power of the Mind, or you become the mental equivalent of a comatose chihuahua and succumb to the pleasures of unabashed stupidity. What you don’t want to do is try a little of both. When you do that, it’s like Mr. Miyagi says:

“Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later. Squish! Just like grape.”

XO, 8

Upcoming events

Saturday, Dec 5th – Ruby Skye
Mancub will be rockin the upstairs room
Email chpwtch@hotmail your first and last names for FREE guestlist Ruby Skye – 420 Mason Street
Free if you email Chip
10pm-2am

Sunday, Dec 6th – San Francisco Bike Coalition presents Winterfest 2009 @ SOMArts Gallery

Don’t miss the hottest bike party of the year the 14th Annual Winterfest Member Party, Auction, Art Show and Fundraiser. All proceeds from our fundraiser go directly toward improving biking conditions in San Francisco so all cyclists have a comfortable, safe and dignified ride about town.

Over 1,000 SF bicycling advocates of all stripes—SFBC members, bike industry, local businesses, local artists and politicians coming together for a festive evening to celebrate the growth of San Francisco bicycling. An occasion to raise a glass to the SFBC & our members for being 10,000 current-members strong! To top it off, the event includes New Belgium beer, DJs Laron & ShOOey spinning all night, the photo booth, food vendors ($) and over 1,000 bike-friendly party-folk.

Bid and buy
Winterfest features a fabulous 60 piece bike focused local art auction, plus an unrivaled silent & live auction complete with the hottest bikes, gear and oodles of gift certificates from your favorite restaurants and cultural institutions. If crafts are more your speed, Winterfest has a robust craft table. Or you could try your luck and enter the raffle for your chance to win a beautiful one-of-a-kind bike quilt. To top it off, the event includes New Belgium beer, music, photo booth, food vendors ($) and over 1,000 bike-friendly party-folk.

Admission includes:
Complimentary New Belgium beer, DJ’s, valet bike parking and a photo booth along with a great feeling knowing you’re supporting SF’s most effective bicycle advocacy organization

934 Brannan @ 8th St
6:00pm – 10:30pm
$15 suggested minimum admission for SFBC Members, $40 for people joining at the door (Includes SFBC membership + admission)
Facebook invite
Flyer

Wednesday, 12/9 – Feel the Beat Sports Basement Shopping Party

Just because LovEvolution 2009 is over doesn’t mean the Feel the Beat campaign has to be! Our campaign so far has netted over 150 new organ donor signups and raised awareness and funds for California Transplant Donor Network. Imagine how many lives will be saved and improved in the future with those 150 new organ & tissue donors!

The Feel the Beat crew is once again hosting a shopping party at Sports Basement, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Get 10% off that perfect gift for friends and family and Sports Basement will donate another 10% to CTDN.org. We will have organ donor registration forms on-hand along with snacks/beer/wine kindly provided by Sports Basement.

Please make sure you stop by our table on the main floor near the Bryant Street entrance to get your stamp so your purchases will count towards a donation to CTDN! Ask any employee to point you in the right direction if you can’t find us!

We will have Feel The Beat t-shirts for sale at a bargain price of $5, custom designed by our team that look great and will make you FEEL great while supporting a worthwhile cause. Proceeds will be donated to CTDN.org.

If you cannot make our event, but still would like to sign up to become an organ donor, please sign up here

You may ask… What if I am already an organ donor? Take one minute to forward this invitation to FIVE friends and encourage them to join us at our event or to sign up to be a donor here

1590 Bryant @ 15th St
6:00pm – 9:00pm
FREE!
Facebook invite

Thursday Dec 10th – Electric Whommp

A Fun- Raiser for Tak, brillant atist and friend, whom’s warehouse burned down in Oakland

Feat Mancub, Mochipet, Nugz, Smasheltooth, Ultraviolet, Zombie-J, Syd Gris, Jonathan W. and Gravity

651 Howard st. Club Roe
2 for 1 drinks until 11pm
$5 cover 10-2am

Friday, December 11 – MONKEY PUNKS AT MARS BAR

Monkey Punks driving low-riders and blasting the ill bassfunk. This is a new monthly party, and to start things off right we have two very special guests.

MANCUB (Space Cowboys / Sleevin)
This guy knows how to rock the party, any party, or playa, or warehouse. Known for his diverse mixing skills and track selection, Mancub has been one of the taste makers of the Space Cowboys dj’s for many years. Lately, he’s also been in the studio, working on new tunes for Sleevin Recs – check out his podcast http://mancub.podomatic.com/

LUX (Indivisible / Blunted Funk)
He will be performing his own music, live via Abelton live and a few surprises. LUX has quietly been creating quite a stir in the Bay Area, with his dirty, glitch sound and slick hiphop & crunk remixes.

with residents:
Sneak-E Pete (Blunted Funk Recs / Samurai.FM) Big Dolla (Lowrider punks)

Mars Bar (7th & Brannan)
5pm – 2am, 21+
No cover

Saturday, Dec 12 – The Deep End presents Bling in the Holidays

It’s a holly jolly December and time for a little holiday cheer & reunion Deep End style!

And what better theme than BLING!! Bling it up! Bling it ON! Get all those Marilyn Monroe’s best friend’s diamonds or cubic Z’s and get GAWWWWWWWWWDY! Gangster bling? Bring it! Elegance? Pshaw! Come dressed to the nines or dress down to the ones. Just a little twinkle is all that’s required.

AND BETTER YET! It’s a celebration for not one but TWO! of our own…our little Clarkie and Lee Williams are alls grows up! Please come give them a special kind of sparkle that only a spank can provide! Happy Birthday, Lee & Clarkie!!!

We want your sparkles and smiles and fancy footwork at Shine in a week’s time…next Saturday is Shine’y, Sparkle’y, Sequence’y!!!

Bling in the holidays with us. We’d love to see you…and these DJ’s would love to spin the sparkle fantastic with you!

CLARKIE (with a special b-day set)
MATT KRAMER
KRAMER
J-ROD
....and don’t think you won’t get a poem in your inbox in the next week!

Shine – 1337 Mission Street
9:00pm ~ 2:00am

Sunday, Dec 13 – Haute Holidays: A local designer showcase at The Bently Reserve

Warm-up your senses – and your closet – at Haute Holidays, a new holiday shopping experience showcasing the Bay Area’s amazing independent design talent.

Hosted by Style Division, the first annual Haute Holidays will take place on Sunday, December 13th from 12-7pm in the fabulous Bentley Reserve building in downtown San Francisco.

With over 60 designers to choose from, you will find something for everyone on your holiday gift list, plus plenty more to treat yourself! Shoppers will find the freshest, funkiest & most fabulous selection of clothing and accessories available in the Bay Area.

And it’s not just shopping—Haute Holidays is a multi-faceted and sensory holiday experience crafted by Style Division to entertain, inspire, and engage attendees. The event will include a runway show, adult beverages, DJs, an art gallery and live art creation, interactive holiday activities, and more. Free gift bags to the first 100 shoppers.

Stylish beats provided by 8Ball (Space Cowboys), Anthony Mansfeild (Green Gorilla Lounge / Hector Works), and more tba.

Please visit http://www.style-division.com for a complete list of vendors, sponsors, & affiliates.

Delicious food will be available by local favorites Triple Crown & Sauce!

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Creativity Explored and Sunset Youth Services.

For vending inquiries, please email styledivisionsf@gmail.com

@ The Bently Reserve
301 Battery St. In the heart of downtown San Francisco
http://bentlyreserve.com
13th – 12-7pm
$5 entrance – All ages welcome

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It all started down by the water, off a small pier with a small crew who didn’t want to compete with the masses on NYE. Ten years later, thousands of dancers and DJs have made the annual trek to the Space Cowboy’s Breakfast of Champions.

This epic event has reached a new milestone. Ten years at $10. We’ve never charged more, and this year is no different. We are moving the party to Kelly’s Mission Rock. Back on the water, sunrise to sunset.

Space Cowboys DJ:
8ball, Aaron Jae, Bassben,
Brad Robinson, Deckard, Ernie Trevino,
J9, Kapt’n Kirk, Mancub,
rrrus, Shizzy, shOOey, Tamo
& making his Cowboy debut… Zach Moore

And Friends:
Bam, Benchun, Bob V, Clarkie
Ding Dong, Felix the Dog, Icon,
Jive, JoeJoe, Kramer, M3,
Mace, Mopo, Mozaic
Murphstar, Robb Green, Trav, Uncle Larry

Also, we are happy to announce our special guest to help us celebrate our 10 year anniversary.

SOUL OF MAN – Fingerlickin’ UK

SOM first appeared at BOC in 2004. We are honored to have the label founder celebrate the new year. Fingerlickin Records just celebrated their label’s 10yr anniversary.

Kelly’s Mission Rock
817 Terry Francois St, SF
6am til Uncle!
$10, Pre-sale tickets available for faster entry, click here

NEW MUSIC

Live from Ghost Ship, Episode 4: Murphstar
Well, not from Ghost Ship exactly—we had technical difficulties during Ghost Ship, so to make it up to everyone Zach Moore recorded this set when Murphstar played Mighty a couple weeks back. Enjoy!

Tracklist
1. “Big Pimpin’ Booty” – Jay Z
2. “My My My” (Deekline & Wizard Remix) – Armand Van Helden
3. “Fix” – Fake Blood
4. “Block Parties” – Slyde
5. “Time to MGMT” – Slybeats
6. “WTF” feat. Kid Sister & Pase Rock – Tittsworth
7. “Jackhammer” – Funkasaurus
8. “Shut the Funk Up” – Refunk
9. Track Info Unavailable. (Sorry Kidz!)
10. “Pumpin’ the Funk” – Strider
11. “Shake the Pressure” – DJ D**kline & Red Polo
12. “Drop the Bomb” – Plaza De Funk
13. “Superstars” (Plaza De Funk Remix) – DJ Phunkae
14. “Planes Booty” – Slybeats
15. Track Info Unavailable. (Sorry Kidz!)

MP3 Version

M4A Version

Aaron Jae has a new mix with Simple Greene (breaks and electro):
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Upcoming events, and AD&D: Advanced Disneyland & Drugs

8Ball — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:14:00 +0000

Hello Friendly Person:

Yes, you. I see you. In fact, you may think you’re being discrete but the truth is everyone sees you. Sure, you’re at a sold out show at the Fillmore, and it’s packed and dark, but just because you cup your hand over your lighter when you fire up your pipe doesn’t mean that it isn’t the most obvious thing in the world. There’s the glow from the lighter splashes all over your face like headlights on a cop car, and then there’s that billow of smoke that you blow upward so the ventilation system picks it up and then blows it all right back down. The only reason the bouncers don’t bother you is because there’s a steady parade of hot, drunk chicks marching to and from the bathroom, and that’s way more interesting to watch. The only reason you think you’re being discrete is because you’re stoned. Trust me, if you weren’t stoned, you’d see, too. And YOU! Over there sneaking shots outta that flask! Don’t be laughing at the stoners! You have the same problem they do—the only reason you think you’re being sly with that flask is because you’re drunk!

Fucked up people are never subtle in public. And the worst part is, they ALWAYS think they are. It’s horrible. I think there’s probably some kind of probablistic model that we could come up with that says something like: Chances of getting noticed getting fucked up = 20% x the number of steps involved with consuming your drugs (with an exponential modifier coming into play depending on how shithoused you are already). So if you’re just popping a pill, you’ve got a good chance of getting away with it. But if we say cooking and shooting smack has 8 steps x 20%, that means your avegage junkie has a 160% chance of getting peeped if he gets high in public.

Once, my friends went to Disneyland to get high. Apparently this happens all the time, so much so that Disney open a whole new lucrative side business selling “I went to Disneyland on [FILL IN THE BLANK]” shirts and sweaters. One of these friends thought he was being discrete when he decided to 1) take a film canister out of his pocket, 2) open it and peer inside a while, 3) then stick his finger in it to poke at the contents, 4) pour the contents, psychedelic mushrooms, on an ice cream sundae, then 4) stir the mushrooms in and eat the sundae. That means he had an 80% chance of getting seen, maybe higher Disneyland has security cams everywhere. If this had been a game of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (instead of Advanced Disneyland & Drugs), the Dungeon Master would’ve told my buddy to roll a saving throw to avoid getting hauled off to Disneyland Jail. But this amazingly indiscreet friend also had amazingly good luck, and soon he was happily tripping his balls off in Fantasyland. Actually, I think the Disneyland cops been hungover that day, because other highlights from their adventure included several of them peaking on ecstasy while shooting down the water flume of Thunder Mountain (and yes, they bought the picture), and later a group of young men huddled on Main Street in a circle, holding hands until the lights went down for the Electric Light Parade. I’m sure several families went home early that day.

Speaking of D&D, check out these crackheads:

XO,
8B

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, June 19 – Fort Knox 5 at Paradise Lounge
The Fringe Arts Collective is throwing down on June 19 with a 10-hour dance-athon featuring Washington DC breakbeat superstar Fort Knox 5

Joining the afro-wearing partystomper will be Djs from some of San Francisco’s most beloved dance crews including Space Cowboys Mancub, Capt Kirk, and 8Ball, Opulent Temple’s Syd Gris, BLVD’s Dylan Cahill, Leon Cook (Hardscience), Greg Eversoul (Colorecordings), Ground Control (EnVision) and the Fringe’s own MoPo, Big Dolla, U9Lift, Mycho Cocoa, Tim Dietz, and Victor Vega. The fun will begin during Happy Hour at 6pm and will rock on into the early morning hours.

Live painting by Fringe Arts Collective

$10 advance
Paradise Lounge
1501 Folsom St @ 11th
6pm doors until after hours…

More info:
www.sunsettickets.com
Facebook

Friday, June 19th – Brass Tax presents… MASSIVE BOX
An Epic Throwdown for the Brass Tax BOOMBOX!

Ladies and gentlemen: Brass Tax has unearthed the missing link in the evolution of the venerable ghetto blaster. Buried deep in a warehouse on the balmy shores of Treasure Island, we have discovered what scientists have dubbed “Boomasaurus Rex,” the king of all Boomboxery. Standing 14’ high by 36’ wide and loaded with enough sound to disturb the mating habits of the Drunkus Bu’asaurus, this massive Boombox inspires awe, giddiness and uncontrollable dancing in all who witness it!

Come experience the Boombox in all its blinking, booming glory at MASSIVE BOX, Friday, June 19th on Treasure Island! This will be the last chance for you to see the Boombox until we cart it out to the playa for Burning Man. We’ll have two rooms of sound with the phattest of beats spanning breaks, house, drum & bass, ghettotech and hip hop from the following DJs, representing Brass Tax, FnF, Angels of bAss, Strategik, Space Cowboys, Deep End, BAAD News, Tang and more:

Ding Dong,Ernie Trevino, JoeJoe, Mace, Schwa, Ethan, j9, Tamo, Viajay, Influence, Loosebeats, Clarkie, bassben, Pirata, M-Rock, Redstickman

Massive booty-quaking sound by JK Sound.

We’ll also have Peter Hudson’s Homouroboros, Live Painting by Ezra Li, Visuals by ocul8r, Lighting by Rumpus Room, ManyFest Destiny’s Covered Wagon, the Steampunk Treehouse, the D.M.A Raphus Ineptus airship, Double Dutch jump-roping, Malibu cannons, and a whole slew of shenanigans at this fully permitted throw-down, so put on your favorite track suit and come ready to GET DOWN!

Presale tickets are only $15 and are available here

Tickets will be $20 at the door, so save yourself some money and buy your tickets now! While this party will certainly be massive in terms of sound, fun and shenanigans, we have no desire to pack you all in like rats, so please be aware that we have a limited capacity: Once tickets are sold out, that’s it, so don’t sleep on it!

Please note: this is a 21 and over event. We will be checking IDs at the door, and minors will NOT be admitted nor receive refunds. Sorry, them’s the rules. Also, please no outside alcohol as our permit is limited to booze sold onsite. We’ll be serving tasty cocktails and beer at multiple bars for reasonable prices. Thanks for your understanding.

For location and other details, please visit Brass Tax. Tickets Any other questions, concerns, etc, contact us at thebrasstax@yahoo.com.

Friday, June 19th on Treasure Island, SF
10pm-4am, $15 advance, $20 at the door, 21+ w/ID

SATURDAY – SUNDAY
JUNE 20th – JUNE 21st
10pm Saturday – Noon Sunday

The SHOW
For 14 hours of non stop music madness!

Sense SF & Nicole Doherty present
Punks of Funk “the remixes” Record Release!

THE LATE SHOW: 10pm – 5am
S.I.M.O
(SLEEVIN RECORDS, NSBRADIO, SF)
MANCUB
(SLEEVIN RECORDS, SPACE COWBOYS, SF)
SMOOVE
(FUNKETRONIC, NEWSBREAKZ, SF)
MEPHISTO ODYSSEY
(GROOVE QUEST, SF)
GROUND_CONTROL
(AUDIO ARMS RACE, SF)

The Early Show (6am – noon)
CHRIS GARCIA
(DJCHRISGARCIA.COM, MYSPACE.COM/CHRISGARCIADJ, LAS VEGAS, NV)

BEN SEAGREN & DEAN SAMARAS
(ENDUP, RUBY SKYE, SENSESF.COM,
MYSPACE.COM/SENSERECORDS, SF)

RSVP to $10 list at www.sensesf.com/show
$20 door

THE END UP (401 6th St.)
SF, CA

Ins and outs until 9am!!!!

Saturday, July 11 – big art studios presents SAND BY THE TON at American Steel
Join us at Oakland’s newest beach for a grand opening fundraiser of epic proportions. Swimwear encouraged!

4 electronic music stages
3 live music stages
250,000 square feet of art studios
1000s of your closest friends
200 TONs of sand
1 carnival midway
5 swimming pools

4 electronic stages by:
Space Cowboys
Opulent Temple
Symbiosis
False Profit
Gravity Point
Neuroweapon

2 live music and entertainment stages

The Mutaytor
The Mermen
Extra Action Marching Band
Gooferman
Eric McFadden
Polkacide
Beats Antique
999 Eyes
Mark Growden
Drop Motion

Art from:
Dan Das Mann + Karen Cusolito
The Flaming Lotus Girls
Cyclecide Heavy Pedal Rodeo
Michael Christian
False Profits Labs
Orion Fredericks
Michael Sturtz
Mark McGothigan
Justin Gray
Evan Tracy

American Steel
1960 Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA
4pm – late, Free BBQ ‘til 7pm
21+ Tickets

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
There will be a late night bus shuttle to San Francisco & BART is close by
Secure parking and valet available
Email info@thebigartexperience.com for VIP

Sunday, July 19th – Save the Date for JC Cellars Summer Beach Party
JC Cellars is hosting their annual summer open house beach party! Wine tasting, appetizers, and music – children are welcome! Located in Oakland – 8 blocks from Jack London Square – JC Cellars will be transformed into a lovely beach. Beach-themed musique is to be provided by superstar deejay and wino Brett Pinkin (Seismic + Spacecowboys)
JC Cellars Winery: 55 4th St. in Oakland
1pm – 4pm
Tel 510-465-5900
www.jccellars.com

RECOMMENDED

Friday, June 18 – Shifting Paradigms for Pride: Fundraiser for LGBT center
Art Reception at Gallery 560 with correlated online auction through ebay.
The exhibition will culminate with a 56 Hour Open Floor Auction beginning June 18th with a portion of the sales being directed towards LGBT issues via LGBT Community Center.

DJ M3 will be spinning during the event, other DJs and performers after (TBA)
1:00 PM : Online Bidding Begins
6:00-9:00 PM : Opening:
Reception: bidding begins

Sunday, June 20 -
5:00PM : Internet and Phone bidding closes
6:00-9:00 PM : Opening Floor Bidding
9:00 PM: Final Call for Bids
Location: 420 Sutter St (Sutter/Stockton, right around the corner from the Tunnel Top)
Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you there!

Media Contact and artist submissions:
Marily Jones, Co-curator/Art Director
Marilyn@Gallery560.com
415.595.7863