Erykah Badu and Questlove
Badu becomes DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown on Friday, Aug. 12, at Mezzanine. 9 p.m., $25; www.mezzaninesf.com. Questlove hits the decks on Saturday, Aug. 13, at Public Works. 9 p.m., $15; www.publicsf.com.
San Francisco production company Ankh Marketing has brought top-quality soul and hip-hop DJ events and live concerts to the city for the past seven years, often in support of local sociopolitical causes, and celebrates its birthday this week with a double-header of special club gigs. Soul siren Erykah Badu has been spinning tunes in public since December, and will slip into her alias, DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, to curate a playlist of rap and funk from a collection of obscurities and anthems. Meanwhile Questlove, the iconically Afro'd drummer in the Roots, will add to the festivities with an appearance behind the DJ decks.
Tags: BeatBox, Show Preview, San Francisco, Erykah Badu, Questlove, The Roots (Band), Mezzanine, Public Works
