Mission Mission

It’s to show their support for this dude John Avalos who’s running for mayor. Whatever the reason, this will surely be a seriously unique dance party. They’re scheduled to do their thing from 2-5PM.

And then, of course, Primo’s got 2 Men Will Move You tonight at Amnesia (featuring the triumphant return of DJ Jordan):

[via Primo]

Shine On is next big thing! It’s a new indie pop night at Public Works on first and third Wednesdays, featuring some beloved local DJs hipping us to a very special era in rock history. DJ Jamie Jams fills us in:

We’re going for a late 80s, early 90s, UK indie vibe, drawing heavily from Smiths influenced jangly guitar pop (Smiths, Wedding Present, Stone Roses, early Primal Scream) but also more underground cuts from Sarah Records, Creation Records, Slumberland Records, Rough Trade Records and Factory Records.

The idea is to use that as a reference point and mix in all the classic garage, girl groups, punk and post punk stuff that influenced the C86 movement, with the 90s, 2000s, and current bands that draw from that sound. There’s also going to be a baggy/dream pop/shoegaze element as we follow the late 80s musical progression.

If we stick around long enough, we might even drift a bit into acid house territory, but I think its going to take a few nights before we start dabbling in that more than a little bit.

Here are some pertinent details on tonight’s inaugural edition:

Matinee film screening, 9pm-11pm. This month’s film: Upside Down: The Story of Creation Records.

$5, Free with RSVP before 11pm. $3 Olympia cans and cocktail specials all night. $2 shots before 11pm.

RSVP and invite your friends here.

After the jump, a handful of relevant tracks, in YouTube video form, hand-selected by Jamie Jams himself. Thanks, Jamie!

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Treasure Island Music Festival is a two-day party in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. It rules every time. This year’s is coming up October 15th and 16th:

Saturday:
Empire of the Sun
Cut Copy
Death From Above 1979
Chromeo
Dizzee Rascal
Flying Lotus
Buraka Som Sistema
Battles
The Naked & Famous
YACHT
Shabazz Palaces
Aloe Blacc
Geographer

Sunday:
Death Cab For Cutie
Explosions in the Sky
Beach House
The Hold Steady
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Friendly Fires
St. Vincent
The Head and The Heart
Wild Beasts
Warpaint
The Antlers
Thee Oh Sees
Weekend

I mean, it’d be worth the price of admission for Thee Oh Sees alone. But if you want, you can enter to win a pair of free two-day general admission tickets by posting a picture of yourself making your best “I want to go to Treasure Island” face on our Facebook wall or to our Tumblr submit form. One winner will be chosen based on merit. Contest closes at noon on October 12, 2011.

Or just skip all that and buy tickets here.

Local band Windham Flat have a rad new Mission-based music video directed by Robin Moore (whom you may remember from that The Lonely Island-esque jokey bike rap video) of their song Keep Comin’ Back Around, from the EP of the same name. If you’ve played ping pong with us before, you may recognize their performance room.

Seems like everybody takes a picture of the slime time van every time they see it, but does everybody know about its epic theme song by Portland rockers Mean Jeans? Well, everybody should. Here it is:

[Photo by The Minutes]

Our buddy Allie was there:

Last night I drove three hours to Cleveland to see San Francisco’s Ty Segall and Mikal Cronin at a venue called Beachland Tavern. I get there at about 8:45, and Human Eye are set to play at 9, but they’re not there yet. Around 9:45 Ty and Mikal take the stage, informing everyone that “we’re Toad, and this is only our second show!”. They play a bunch of covers. It’s unexpected and awesome that they play this extra set to compensate for Human Eye’s tardiness, but something during the set is less than awesome: four or five dudes, dancing way too aggressively. Now, I understand that it is a rock’n’roll show. I’ve been to a few before. But this is not your ordinary show dancing — these dudes are tearing each other apart and ramming REALLY HARD into everybody on the outskirts of the large circle that had parted in reaction to their rambunctious existence. They’re falling and writhing onstage and stealing the microphone to shout, “HAIL SATAN!”. Soon enough, Ty and Mikal are looking a little puzzled, and people are starting to get really irritated, myself included. This venue isn’t huge and these dudes are taking up a pretty significant portion of space in front of the stage. After Ty and Mikal finish their set, a few security guards plow through to warn the dudes, hey, cut it out!. Human Eye still isn’t there, so Mikal plays a set of his solo album. It’s the first time I’ve seen him perform this set and it’s HEAVENLY. The dudes are back, though, and aggressive as ever. It’s becoming increasingly clear to Mikal and everyone in the crowd that these guys are far less concerned with having a good time and far more concerned with injuring bystanders and being disruptive for no apparent reason. They continue stealing the mic, screaming “HAIL SATAN, 666!”, writhing around onstage, and pushing each other and other people around extremely violently through the set. As Mikal’s set is coming to a close, he looks disenfranchised. Finally, he has had enough of the quarreling and jumps into the crowd to break up the fighting. Seeing Mikal taking action, the usually polite, mild-mannered Ty leaps from his place behind the stage and plunges into the fight.

Read on for the dramatic conclusion including Ty’s epic explanation.

Here’s what Ty’s live set is looking like these days btw, from last Thursday in NYC:

Above screenshot is from Ty’s brand-new music video.

Here’s their hot new single:

RSVP and invite your friends here.