Friends With Benefits: Party Preview
There's not one but two independent record label showcases this weekend, with the second hosted by
Friends With Benefits Records, launched in 2013 by Trevor Sigler, David Sylvester, and Mat Love (those latter two are now recently based out of Portland). The label has only put out a handful of releases, including a record last year by masterfully theatrical Italian disco-house duo Hard Ton, but its sound is well established: deep house with a disco flourish paired with atmospheric techno, balancing the melodic with the hypnotic. This Saturday, it's bringing its record label showcase to Q Bar in the Castro, with David Sylvester and Trevor Sigler on DJ duty while local performance artist and dancer Saturn Rising plays host (and also celebrates the release of his new single, "Young Forever"). Trevor and David are talented DJs who know how to bring the party — let them take you on a journey.
— Chris Zaldua