“Highlights of the schedule so far include former James Brown players Fred Wesley and the New JB’s featuring Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks and Fred Thomas, who are set to share the bill with Bay Area rapper Lyrics Born at the opening event (November 3 at Mezzanine)…” Tamara Palmer
Read more: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/SF-Funk-Festival-Lineup-Announced-172167551.html
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  BEATS FOR LUNCH! Last Wednesday July 11, more than 200 people crammed into Monarch to celebrate their lunch hour with beats by Matt Haze and Professor Bang. SunsetSF sends massive gratitude to Haze for his work and Ike’s place for their sandwiches. Check out the huge writeup the event got in SFBG today. The next “Beats for Lunch” takes place on Wednesday August 8. |
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 NEXT TWO WEEKS: SILENT FRISCO COAST to COAST
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 SILENT FRISCO: DAFT PUNK vs RADIOHEAD @ the CENTRAL SAPC (Santa Monica) feat. |
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FRIDAY, JUNE 1 at MIGHTY SunsetSF presents the SFO kickoff party for REGROOVED featuring the SF debut of A.SKILLZ & KRAFTY KUTS
4 turntable set featuring DYNAMITE MC plus local heroes MOTION POTION & MANCUB, THE OAKLAND FADERS (PLATURN, ENKI), MoM DJs (GORDO CABEZA, TIMOTEO, U9LIFT), NUFUNK BOUTIQUE (SMOOVE, DECKARD, MELYSS) For more than a decade, UK labels Goodgroove Records and Ghettofunk have been doing their part to keep the funk alive in the clubs. For the kickoff of their quarterly SF blowout party we offer you the first ever performance by an ensemble that did its part to keep the funk alive as well. A.Skillz and Krafty Kuts reinvented breakbeat in the 90′s infusing real oldschool truntablism into a genre that had seemingly lost its way in techy rave-mania. Dynamite MC is among the most prolific MC’s in modern music and has recorded with these two on multiple occasions. This will be the first time that all three share the stage in San Francisco.To be honest, this is a sho that Sunset has been trying to bring to the city for more than 10 years and we couldn’t be more excited. Welcoming them will be some of the city’s top funky Dj crews, including Platurn & Enki from the Oakland Faders, Smoove, Deckard and Melyss from Nufunk Boutique, U9lift, Timoteo and Gordo Cabeza from Motown on Mondays playing on the Silent Frisco sound-system. SFFunk founder MoPo and the Space Cowboys own DJ Mancub. |
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3 GOOD THINGS IN SF MUSIC for GOOD FRIDAY:
1: ALL SHOOK DOWN in SF WEEKLY – When most print pubs are laying off writers and becoming “aggregators” it seems, our local rag is doubling down on original talent and content. Today for instance, they run an awesome interview with GWAR. And thats just the tip of the iceberg for SF’s definitive music blog run by its definitive music print pub. http://bit.ly/HhU37R
2: PEOPLE IN POWER WAKING UP TO THE IMPACT of NIGHTLIFE: After last month’s Economic Impact Study, there should be no doubt the economic benefits, and potential political potential of our arts culture. The study (commissioned by supe Scott Weiner) estimates the nighttime entertainment industry contributes $4.2 billion to the local economy, employs 48,000 people and pays $55 million in taxes to The City. THIS DOESN’T EVEN INCLUDE THE FESTIVALS, STREET FAIRS etc… http://bit.ly/HnZj9y
3: CMAC ADVOCATEs, SFEC REGULATES, and CLUB SCENE PERCOLATES: The infrastructure for entertainment in SF has never been better. Two-year old nightlife-advocacy organization CMAC (www.cmac.org) successfully repelled at State crackdown on SF clubs. Likewise, credit the SF Entertainment Commission, who does an admirable job of bringing rationality to an oft difficult. licensing and regulation process. The result is an environment of clarity and fairness for those who wish to do business in music in SF. Are there problems? Yes, specifically, NIMBYS still throw wrenches in the gears at other city committees (see “SAVE TUPELO” http://bit.ly/I2P1ef and the Rec & Park staff seems committed to raising rates and unfounded fears. But for the first time in recent memory, these folks are the exception.
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LYNX performs last Friday with BEATS ANTIQUE at the Fox Theatre in Oakland
Check out the rest of Jason Mongue’s amazing gallery (HERE) Catch LYNX this Saturday at Brick & Mortar Music Hall (tickets)  The stage view from last Saturday’s QUANTIC & ALICE RUSSELL show at Mezzanine. Check out THREE AMAZING VIDEOS || Check out our photos from Facebook |
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FRIDAY, APRIL 6 at the NEW PARISH (Oakland) SunsetSF Recommends THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS It is a truly beautiful thing when a local band does all the right things and is rewarded for them. In the studio, on the stage, or on the road, the California Honeydrops represent their namesake state with such class and talent that one would think they are running for musical governor. Last weekend, they did nearly the impossible : UPSTAGE REBIRTH BRASS BAND. Ok, almost. But over 2 huge nights at the Independent and Mezzanine, the Honeydrops showed a lot of new people why they are the real deal, making, and playing some of the sweetest soul music the Bay Area has ever seen. Here’s your chance to catch ‘em playing 2 big sets.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 7 at BRICK & MORTAR MUSIC HALL SunsetSF Recommends LYNX MATERIALIZED Lynx is a true talent, with a voice, songwriting talent, and production skill that has seen her crisscross the United States countless times in the past decade. A frequent collaborator of some of the brightest lights in the West Coast Music movement, from Bassnectar to Beats Antique to Jamie Janover, Lynx is busting out on her own and the results have been spectacular. She will be joined by a band that put out one of the Bay Area’s finest records in 2011, Materialized. Featuring Mighty Dave Peliccaro on keys and Dale Fanning on drums, these have made a habit out of churning out massive grooves with a tiny setup. The combination adds up to a big night of emerging artists in a terrific new live venue. GET TICKETS HERE
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FRIDAY, APRIL 13 at MONARCH SunsetSF presents UK superstars RACK n RUIN WILL BAILEY GROUND CONTROL, KONNECT, COMMODORE 69 For years, we have prayed for a small venue with bigtime sound and the gods of music have finally answered. MONARCH, a brand new 2-floor SOMA space featuring San Francisco’s first and only VOID sound-system (you have to see and hear it to believe it) has opened to rave reviews and is being runned by a rock solid team that includes DJ M3, and staff from Om Records and Blasthaus. For our first foray into this amazing new spot, Sunset will bring two artists who should test the limits of said void soundsystem, UK bass music phenom RACK n RUIN and electro/tech house superstar WILL BAILEY. Tickets are still available HERE. |
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SATURDAY, 3.24 at Mezzanine QUANTIC (live) feat ALICE RUSSELL FORT KNOX 5 vs THUNDERBALL ALL GOOD FUNK ALLIANCE One of those rare shows that only comes around every so often. Not two, not three, but five of the defining voices of 21st century funk & soul in one room on one night. 5 artists who have pushed dance music in heretofore untraveled directions. Quantic will perform live with his new band, featuring soul diva Alice Russell. Fort Knox 5 and Thunderball will play a 2.5 hour DJ set and All Good Funk Alliance will close it out. This show may sell out, so GET TICKETS NOW! |
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SILENT FRISCO @ the CENTRAL (LA) feat. MOTION POTION & iDIOT SAVANT Just a week after thrilling thousands in the woods of Texas, Silent Frisco heads back out West to hit the streets of Santa Monica. This month we welcome LIB Woogie Stage impresario Jesse Wright, featuring his 4-turntable project iDIOT SAVANT. Playing a delicious blend of house and techno, Idiot Savante will face off against Silent Frisco resident Motion Potionplaying a set of filthy breakbeats. After two months of themed out music of the Michael, JB, LCD and Talking Heads ilk, the shackles are off and Silent Frisco is free to unleash the lasers. This show has sold out two of the last 3 months so we recommend you BUY ADVANCE
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 SCENES from SXSW 2012 : This was how it began, with Radiohead in a tiny hall. SunsetSF founders John & Robbie watching one of the greatest bands in the world. In the next two weeks they would stand less than 10 feet away from another one, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performing with the likes of Tom Morello, Jimmy Cliff & the Arcade Fire.  But the clear purpose of our venture to Austin was to throw down for four nights. Once with the legendary Roxy Theatre LA at the amazing AustinRox night. And then there was Silent Southby 2012, where we overcame the rain, the powers that be, and all manner of other obstacles to create a corporate-less oasis in the midst of a branding maelstrom that has clearly gone too far. More than 70 Djs, dancers, perfomance artists, mimes and the legendary gamelatron performed for three huge nights.  CLICK HERE to WATCH OUR SILENT SOUTHBY 2012 VIDEO |
SF Weekly’s Tamara Palmer dropped by Silent Frisco’s big activation at MacWorld on 1.27.12. http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/01/the_music_of_macworld.php