Mission Mission

Mission Local reports:

Two suspects, described as 35-year-old men, approached a young man on Thursday, brandished a knife and demanded the victim’s smart phone and gold necklace, according to police reports.

The incident happened at 24th Street and South Van Ness Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Police said that both suspects fled on foot. [link]

To reiterate:

Afterlife Boutique presents

WARM REGARDS
a night of stand-up comedy, featuring:

Janine Brito
Brendan Lynch (SAN JOSE-ADJACENT)
Billy Wayne Davis (SEATTLE)
Aparna Nancherla (LOS ANGELES)
Dave Thomason

Hosted by Chris Thayer

Saturday, February 4th, 2012
8PM/FREE
@ Afterlife Boutique
988 Valencia St. (near 21st St.)

RSVP and invite your friends!

Haçeteria is my favorite place to dance. I know it’s at Deco Lounge in the Tenderloin, but it’s worth the trip, for real. Plus, this month’s special guest sounds like a party unto himself:

One of the Bay Area’s top gear gurus, Breath Control, aka Greg Zifcak creates original tunes that are a modern take on vintage house and techno sounds from decades ago. Zifcak excels in steering around the unpredictable bend, obscured by the fog and darkness. Past work in Eats Tapes and Wav Dwgs exemplify Zifcak’s masterful programming of crisp percussion and hazy jack-your-body synths.

RSVP and invite your friends!

Lastly, here’s a special new mix by resident DJ Tristes Tropiques to help get you pumped:

Noticed these blossoms late last night!

I haven’t been to an art show in quite a while (I know, Philistine), but this stuff caught my eye enough to make me want to check it out tomorrow! I’m always a sucker for mesmerizing line formations and outdated textbooks (I found a Creationist Biology one from the 80s once…oh man), and these two interests will both be on display in fine fashion over at Gallery Hijinks this Saturday from 6-10pm.

Check out all the details here.

Noise Pop 2012 is here! And they’ve asked us to sponsor this show at Cafe du Nord starring Young Prisms, Melted Toys, Tambo Rays and PreTeen on Wednesday, February 22nd. Which means we get to give away some tickets!

Young Prisms seem to be a pretty fun band, as evidenced by the above random images from their Tumblr. Let’s try their music:

Also good! Now let’s see about Melted Toys. Courtesy of their Twitter, more great random images:

And some enjoyable music as well:

Buy tickets here. Or to win, tell us why you should win in the comments below. Two winners will be chosen based on merit, and will receive a pair of tickets each. Contest ends on Thursday, February 9, 2012, at 5PM.

What’s with people and their toys at Flour + Water? First there was that iPad tennis thing, and now Beth Spotswood shares the story of some ladies at the communal table accosting her and her friends with memes on an iPhone:

The photo was of a little Asian boy. And across his forehead were the letter, “HERRO.” Big Chris, who is half-Asian, politely laughed. He doesn’t give a shit. And Brittney, who was the farthest away, couldn’t really even see. But I did not politely laugh. I said, “I never thought I’d see someone show a stranger a racist photo at flour + water!”

One of the women said, “It’s okay, I’m half Korean!”

What’s with people? Read on.

Don’t forget, as Ariel mentioned before, the Secret Alley gang is looking for new members.

[via Talent Is An Asset]

Found atop of a pile of discarded junk on York Street. Who this is?

Let’s take a closer look:

For a $15 donation, you’re guaranteed a copy of the final product. Plus, according to the Kickstarter page:

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I love this band. Don’t forget, you can still download a digital copy of the record for free.