Mission Mission

Here are a few more important details:

Now, the concept of this here party is absolutely no different than the childhood game of yore (and the most popular game in prison!). Round & round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows! It’s terror on 4 legs — but it ain’t a dog!

This far out tomb ride is surprising & addictive but if you’re shy, dance & cheer on your favorite misbehaved dancers from the sidelines.

Also: incredible dancers THEE CHAIR-IOTS!! And there are PRIZES for dancers that MAKE OUT and FREAK OUT!!

RSVP and invite your friends!

Balkan Brass & Eastern Groove is the best Eastern Europe-themed dance party in town, man, and after tonight’s edition, it’s going into hibernation for a while:

EASTERN EUROPEAN (+BEYOND) DANCE PAЯTY: TURKISH PSYCH & DISKO, BALKAN BRASS, BOLLYWOOD FUNK & JAZZ, RUSSIAN RAP & SKA, SOVIET NEW WAVE.

*DJ BARON VON EAST-INFECTION SOON VENTURES BACK EAST-WARD, JULY WILL BE THE LAST MONTH OF THE BALKAN DISKO FURY IN SAN FRANCISCO!

Catch it while you can! RSVP and invite your friends!

Bands all day:

Ping pong all night:

(Note: Ping Pong Nite starts early tonight, like as soon as Big Time Freedom ends.)

Ping Pong Nite says:

PING PONG NITE is every Thursday night at El Rio, 9-midnight. PING PONG NITE means dancing, drinking, and ping pong. Free!

This edition of Ping Pong Nite is PRIDE EDITION!!! Kick the weekend off RIGHT!!!!!

RSVP and invite your friends!

It’s called Score, and it’s happening this weekend at the new 1564 MRKT space. Here’s how it works:

Bring your old clothes, accessories, books or vinyl, pay an entrance fee, and take whatever you like… for free! Pretty simple.

Plus live screenprinting (WorkshopSF), photobooth (curated by 31RAX), awesome food (Tamale Los Mayas), killer music (DJs King Most & Freddy Anzures) and of course, FREE BEER (Speakeasy Brewery). Leftover items will be donated to Goodwill, and proceeds from the event will benefit awesome local charities.

Advance tickets are only $5 and they’re going fast! Full details here.

Lots of great Pride partying in the Mission this year! Here’s another:

On Saturday June 29th, three of San Francisco’s most popular queer dance parties – Stay Gold, Fix yr Hair and Swagger Like Us – present The House of Babes, an epic Dyke March after-party. This eight-hour long event features two dance floors with the hottest local and national DJs spinning all of your favorite booty dropping jams, live musical, drag and dance performances, multiple cocktail bars and local food vendors. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit Lyric, a local LGBTQQI organization.

JUNE 29, 20137PM – 3AM 21+PUBLIC WORKS, 161 ERIE ST,SAN FRANCISCO, CA

PERFORMERS: DOUBLE DUCHESSMICAHTRONVOGUE & TONEALOTTA BOUTTELIL MISS HOT MESS

DJS: RAPID FIRE (STAY GOLD)PINK LIGHTNING (STAY GOLD)DAVO (SWAGGER LIKE US)BOYFRIEND (SWAGGER LIKE US)JENNA RIOT (FIX YR HAIR)ANDRE (FIX YR HAIR)AUTOMATION (LA)BEYONDADOUBT (PDX)LEMZ (BALTIMORE)

PHOTOBOOTH BY: INSTALLATION ARTIST MATT PICON

PHOTOS BY: SHOT IN THE CITY

Discounted presale tickets here.

Here’s what’s up:

Well, Singin’ & Pingin’ used to be a once-in-a-while thing, but the last one at Verdi Club was so epicly fun, we decided to do it all over again, just two months later (and a month after the extravaganza at Z Space).

DJ Purple (http://djpurple.com/) will be rocking the dance floor, and we’ll have two ping pong tables going all night!

ALSO, Verdi Club’s bar got so slammed last time, they’ve decided to have THREE bars open this time, instead of just the one. No waiting!!!

RSVP and invite your friends!

Also, view this album of party pics from last time if you like viewing albums of party pics.

That’s right, ROCCAPULCO! I bet you’ve wondered what it’s like in there for YEARS! Now’s your chance:

Here’s a bunch more info:

Hard French Hearts Los Homos
An intergalactic Pride party for all the gayliens who love to dance in outer space

Pride Sunday June 30th, 2013
4pm – 11pm
Roccapulco (3140 Mission St)
21+ Event

Tickets: http://hardfrenchpride2013.eventbrite.com/
FAQ: http://hardfrench.com/pride-2013-faq/
Website: http://hardfrench.com/

featuring:
DJ Carnita & Brown Amy
Spinning the baddest all vinyl girl group grooves, northern soul stunners and funky foot stompers this side of the 60s

Hostess: Lil Miss Hot Mess

live performances by:
THEESatisfaction (Seattle)
Funk-psychedelic feminista sci-fi babes that evoke equal parts Elaine Brown, Ursula, Rucker and Q-Tip
http://theesatisfaction.com/

Magic Mouth (Portland)
Queer post-punkers with soulful vocals that will have you clapping, smiling and rocking out into deep space.
http://magicmouth.net/

Midtown Social (SF)
Nine high-energy locals playing tightly-grooved, heartfelt, and original soul-stepping anthems
http://midtownsocial.bandpage.com/

Special guest DJs:
DJ Olga T (Good Times, Oakland)
DJ Taco Tuesday (I Heart Cochinas Tongas, SF)

ROCCAPULCO! RSVP and invite your friends!

Our pal Lindsey saw Juicy J at last night’s Converse Represent show at Slim’s. Here’s what happened:

To enter, some Converse employees slapped a band with an RFID chip on my wrist, and automated posts were sent to my Twitter account when I walked through the door. The future is now. [link]

Whoa.

I mean, there’re a lot of festivals in this town, and there’ve been a lot of unforgettable lineups over the years, but I don’t know that I’ve ever been as excited about anything as much as Phono del Sol‘s one-two punch of Thee Oh Sees and YACHT headlining a festival a few blocks from my house. And B. Hamilton too? C’mon.

Anyhow, who wants to win some tickets? To win, in the comments section below, answer me the following question: What is it about Thee Oh Sees? (They’re my faves, the only band I still really truly fully enjoy seeing live over and over and over, but they’re hard to put into words.) Contest ends one week from right now. Winner will be judged based on merit and awarded a pair of tickets.

(And if you can’t answer the question either and want to just buy tickets, just buy tickets.)