Mission Mission

Black Jeans, from the Mission, performs tonight in Oakland.

If anybody knows romance, it’s DJ Purple. Just look at that golden jumpsuit! Here’s the deal:

It’s Valentine’s Day! Bring your Valentine to the best Dance Karaoke in town, or come find love on the dance floor and sing a duet or a love song with your new Valentine! No cover!

I’ve definitely fallen in love on DJ Purple’s dance floor a number of times. (Mostly it was with Candy, but there’ve been a few other babes too.) RSVP and invite your friends and lovers! And then peruse the songbook so you’ll be ready.

Noise Pop is basically just days away — time to get excited!

Today we’re giving away tickets to the YACHT show (also starring Tussle) on March 2nd at Slim’s. Here’s YACHT’s latest video:

If you’d like to win tickets, please come up with a brand-new explanation of what the acronym “YACHT” means and submit it in the comments section below. One entry per person please. Winner will be picked based on merit. Contest ends one week from right now.

Buy tickets here.

Cocktails rule. Watch:

“Hey Winnie” is featured on their new EP, out today on Father/Daughter Records. Get it here.

Noise Pop is only a couple weeks away — time to get excited!

Today we’re giving away tickets to the !!! show (also starring the Mallard) on February 28th. Here’s the trailer for their forthcoming new album, “Thr!!!er”:

If you’d like to win tickets, please come up with a brand-new way to pronounce “!!!” and submit it in the comments section below. One entry per person please. Winner will be picked based on merit. Contest ends one week from right now.

Buy tickets here.

Jay left our delightful neighborhood for LA a few years ago to pursue his artistic passion by creating one of my favorite TV shows ever, the hilarious Bob’s Burgers.  Now he’s back for the weekend to show off some of the other rad stuff that been oozing from his imagination, and you can see it all for yourself tonight over at Fecal Face Gallery here in the Mission!

Not content to merely infiltrate your eyeballs, he’ll also be invading your auditory cortex the very next night along with his former partner-in-crime Josh Yule at the night they both started way back before he left:  Smithsfits at the Knockout!  And check it out, they’re giving away Smithsfits pins to the first 50 people who show up!

See you there!

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And his dad is awesome! Watch:

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First of all, the Red Poppy on 23rd and Folsom is one of my favorite places to see shows in the city. There are not a lot of venues where you can recline on a bed of fluffy pillows while taking in the sounds of a local musician’s electro-jazz interpretations of Radiohead or a modern Turkish and Balkan folk ensemble. Noisy, crowded 500-seat rock shows with $6 beers served out of plastic cups are swell, but these shows are small, intimate, and raw. The Poppy’s calendar is diverse and always interesting. The audience is always enthusiastic and engaged. The shows wrap up at 10pm so they don’t tie up your night.

On top of all this, they pay musicians really well… like 70% of the door well. As a musician, I have consistently made more from a performance at the Red Poppy than at any other music venue in the city and had a better time performing for the smaller and more enthusiastic crowds there. At those rates, musicians could, I don’t know, maybe make a living doing their good work. It makes you wonder: why aren’t there more places like this?

Last year, the city of San Francisco passed legislation for Limited Live Performance Permit which allows small venues to host live performances for a one time fee of $385, without paying the exorbitant cabaret license that is meant for larger concert halls, which costs in the thousands. The Red Poppy is applying for this permit and there will be a hearing about it tomorrow at City Hall. This hearing will be a large factor in determining whether or not they will be able to continue their programming.

The staff expects some opposition from the neighbors, but request that supporters can be respectful and non-combative about their concerns. So if you’re a fan of the Poppy, like I am, consider showing your support at City Hall tomorrow at 5:30pm. There will be a debrief at the Red Poppy 3-4pm. More details on facebook.

And it’s right here in the Mission!

Here’s the deal, straight from the Haç‘s mouth:

Haçeteria is a fog and laser fueled monthly dance night organized by DJs Tristes Tropiques, Nihar, Jason P, and Smac, who play the steamiest electronic dance music vinyl slabs, including Classic House, Acid, Techno, Rave, and Electronic Body Music, as well as occasional flirtations with more recent related rhythms. Club Haçeteria is also dedicated to highlighting a diverse array of live electronic dance musicians that are breaking new ground while moving bodies on the dance floor.

RSVP and invite your friends!