Mission Mission

I almost fell off my stool, but according to this internet site, you’ll roll this “about 1.5 times every 100 rolls.”

So, like, no big deal I guess.

Honestly I think we’re just gonna stay in on the 31st. The 30th is where the party’s at. The way I see it there are three options, all involving punk and/or disco…

There’s the punk option:

 Teenage Dance Craze welcomes Halloween with a super spectacular celebration of wild teenage rock & roll and crazy mixed up tricks & treats featuring THE BEAT OFFS as THE B 52s + SLICK as TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS + DIRTY DENIM as THE DEAD GIRLS + POW! as X RAY SPEX & THE TDC DJs RUSSELL QUAN, OKIE ORAN & dX THE FUNKY GRANPAW spinning insanely delicious rock & roll racket on vinyl in between sets and after the show dance party!

There’s the disco option:

DJs Jamie Jams and Emdee return with a spooky Halloween cover set of all Daft Punk! And in the back room, a classic early 2000′s set by Rocky as Mira Aroyo of Ladytron! Plus fog, lasers and a screening of electroclash cult classic, Liquid Sky. *FREE in 2000′s themed costume all night.

And finally there’s the punk vs. disco option:

>>>>>> NY ’77 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
a CBGB ***PUNK*** vs. Studio 54 ***DISCO*** dance party!

• Live set (of punk and disco) by NORTH AMERICAN SCUM
• DJ sets (of more punk and disco) by BEAUREGARD & NUTZEFFEKT
• BERLIN-STYLE ping pong partyin’
• COSTUME CONTEST with prizes and stuff
• Lots and lots of DANCE FLOOR
• Rickshaw Stop’s special DRINK SPECIALS

Decisions, decisions.

[via Gray]

Had to scratch my head for a minute before I understood what I was looking at.

[via Arthur Alvarez]

Local ‘grammer @mdwidget fills us in:

According to my Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region handbook, this is Lower Tertiary sedimentary rocks, including sandstone and shale, which started out horizontally as sand and mud on the ocean floor, now tilted and folded as to be nearly vertical. As seen on the #devilsslidetrail #california #bayarea #geology [link]

Trippppy man.

Now let’s listen to a great Bob Dylan song:

It’s Halloween week! Looking for something spooky to do that doesn’t involve being groped in a haunted house, but is a little more rowdy than a pumpkin patch? We’ve got you covered! Our Drama Talk and Drinks Halloween roundup is here! We haven’t had a chance to check out any of these shows yet, but they caught our eye, and may catch yours too.

Musical, Magical Halloween Comedy Kinda Boo!

Rocky Horror Show at Victoria Theater
You’ve seen the movie, you’ve danced the Time Warp, now come and see a live-stage version of the show that inspired the cult classic! Just in time for Halloween, Ray of Light’s 15th season closes out with Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show; “a special engagement full-scale production of the original hit musical that will have you shivering in antici…” Tickets are currently available on Goldstar for performances through November 4th- the show runs through November 7th, with tickets for the nights not available on Goldstar available through the Ray of Light  website.

Shocktoberfest: Curse of the Cobra (Hydrodome)
Last year we loved the Thrillpeddlers annual Grand Guignol Halloween spectacular Shocktoberfest! We haven’t had a chance to check out this year’s, Curse of the Cobra, yet, but we pretty much guarantee if you want a real raunchy gruesome good time, this show will deliver. Just be prepared for lots of nudity, fake blood, and campy gruesome stories. This show runs through November 21st, but Goldstar has some discount tickets available for this week or you can get tickets for any night on Thrillpeddlers website.

Hella Funny Halloween Comedy Festival (Cobbs Comedy)
Looking for laughs this Halloween? Cobbs is doing a special Halloween night show in partnership with SF Funcheap, in which award winning Bay Area comics will come together, in costume, for a night of Halloween humor. Discount tickets are on Goldstar or you can get them through Cobb’s website.

Musical, Magical Halloween Comedy Kinda Boo! (Verdi Club)
This show crossed our screens a few weeks ago, and we were intrigued. Something described as “a naughty dark comedy featuring mystery, magic, music and a bit of burlesque.” has to be at least entertaining, right? It’s only a three night show, October 29-31, so get to it before it’s gone. There are discount tickets available on Goldstar, and you can also buy through the KindaBoo website if Goldstar sells out.

Ghost Quartet (Curran Theater Stage)
If you missed our last DT&D review, you missed us gushing over The Object Lesson the truly spectacular show which opened the very cool Curran Under Construction series, which is happening on the stage of the Curran while it’s under construction (aptly named). The show for Halloween weekend is Ghost Quartet: “A haunted song cycle about love, death, and whiskey, written and composed by Bay Area favorite Dave Malloy”. Tickets are available on the Curran Under Construction website for performances Oct 28-31 with a special late-night show at 10pm on the 31st.

Now get out there and have some Halloween fun at the theater! Let us know if you see any of the above, and what you thought in the comments.

Congrats, grads!

[via Alex]

[via Omar]

What else is there to think about this week but Halloween?!? Get the party started on Friday as your favorite latin dance party TROPICANA hits the decks at POPS BAR. Saturday kicks off with a very special halloween happy hour with Bdubs and the Playas. This SF born and raised band plays an eclectic mix of funk, blues & soul covers guaranteed to get you moving and shaking. DJ Sector keeps the party going with spooktacular dance jams all night.

What else is there to think about this week but Halloween?!? Get the party started on Friday as your favorite latin dance party TROPICANA hits the decks at POPS BAR. Saturday kicks off with a very special halloween happy hour with Bdubs and the Playas. This SF born and raised band plays an eclectic mix of funk, blues & soul covers guaranteed to get you moving and shaking. DJ Sector keeps the party going with spooktacular dance jams all night.

Check out the rest of this week’s line up at Pops Bar:

10/26/15 MONDAY

MOM at POPS:

Motown on Mondays

It’s only Monday if you treat it like one.

M.O.M

9PM START, 1:30AM end

Hey!

Check out my

M.O.M.

Mondays at Pops

DJ BLUZ, ALARM & GUESTS

PLAYS ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVE REMIXES

AND CLOSE RELATIVES OF YOUR FAVORITE

MOTOWN SONGS…

10/27/15 TUESDAY

Trivia Tuesdays

Pops Quiz

$2 to play

8:30-10:30PM

Join us every Tuesday of the month and test your wits at Pops trivia night “POP’s Quiz” where your brain may get stump on categories such as Pop’s culture, Sports, Movies, Music and more, with little snippets of audio and visual effects too! It starts at 7:00pm ends at 10:00pm. So come on in for some good ole fashion competition and a night of drinking with the crew! It is a 2 dollar cover and winner gets the pot!! so tell friends and family because the more peeps the steeper the cash prize is!!

MUSIC THERAPY

Electro-Cumbia Breaks, Hip Hop, Nu Latin Beats

10PM-1:30am

No Cover

21 UP

10/28/15 WEDNESDAY

Benezra Tergis

Happy Hour 6-9pm with Benezra Tergis and friends playing live latin sounds with keyboards, percussion and vocal guests.

Whatever Wednesdays

Whatever Wednesday is YOUR PARTY, literally. You got DJ skills? Have you been itching to show ALL your friends? Its your turn to take over the night and mix it up. Send us your request, your best mix and we’ll see what we can do to get you your turn.

Email: tom@popssf.com

No Cover

21 UP

10/29/15 THURSDAY

BFF.FM Night

9PM-1:30AM

Rotating DJs from local BFF.fm radio! This week: Cosmic Amanda

Join DJ Cosmic Amanda for a night of Disco, Funk, Afrobeat and other danceable delights.

Come support local community radio.

No Cover

10/30/15 FRIDAY

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9pm with DJ Boogaloo Souldog spinning 60s-70s soul, funk and groove all on 45s

TROPICANA HALLOWEEN
9PM-2AM

with DJ Mr. Lucky & DJ Santero

the latin themed dance party!

No Cover

21 UP

10/31/15 SATURDAY

Bdubs and The Playas & Noel Rokswel

Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9PM

SF born band with an eclectic mix of funk, blues & soul covers

https://m.facebook.com/bdubsandtheplayas

https://www.reverbnation.com/noelrokswel

POPS SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN BASH

with DJ SEKTOR

Join us for a spooky good time on the dance floor!

9PM-1:30AM

No Cover

11/1/15 SUNDAY

5-10PM

Spill The Wine

CUMBIA * CHICANO ROCK * LATIN SOUL * BOOGALOO

DJs Vinnie Esparza, Guillermo & Slopoke

No Cover

21 UP

POPS BAR

2800 24th Street @ York

San Francisco, CA 94110

www.popssf.com

[via Amos Goldbaum on Instagram]