Mission Mission

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!

@missionmission someone's going to finally get the huge VAGINA LUTE sign they've always dreamed of.

— Josh Ellingson (@ellingson) June 25, 2013

Thanks, Josh!

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.

[via Adam Lynn]

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.)

The proof is in the pudding:

Can’t wait for August, when we get a similar service here in SF.

[via Urban Velo]

To make way for condos:

So you might want to head over quick if you wanna salute it one last time.

Also, popular demand was able to force the Pig & Pie folks to keep the Discolandia signage up on their facade; think we can get the condo people to keep the iconic Giant Value letters (as mimicked in the “About” section of Mission Mission’s sidebar) up on theirs?

(Probably not.)

[via Mission Local]

[via Male Awareness Day]

Our pal Stella took all these pics and provided this report:

I got there just for the end of the She’s and didn’t have time to take a photo but they just graduated from high school and were adorably rock and roll. Tamarin was witchy dark and mesmerizing. Metz surprised me the most and fucking rocked hard core and totally brought it. They kicked ass. DIIV was awesome. They are the most adorable rock stars. Zachary Cole Smith is like a mix of Link from Zelda and The Little Prince, such a babe. Also the music was rad. Black Rebel Motorcycle club was pretty cool too though their light show made me dizzy.

Thanks, Stellz!

B. Hamilton headlines opens this year’s Phono del Sol party at Potrero del Sol. (Ticket giveaway to come!)