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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Free Tix: Slashers & Bangers Ball

Posted By on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM

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We've got a pair of tickets to Friday's (03/13) Slashers & Bangers Ball at the Mezzanine featuring Shout Out Out Out (which consists of 2 drummers, 4 bass players, 2 samplers, 5 synthesizers, 5 cowbells, 2 octapads and a vocoder) and Rye Rye (the first signee on M.I.A.'s N.E.E.T. record label). First Shook Down reader to respond with their real name for the guest list (and an e-mail address we can reach you at) takes 'em.

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Cut Copy to DJ Popscene Afterparty

Posted By on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:39 AM

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If you think you're not gonna get enough Cut Copy at the Fillmore tomorrow night (or if you missed out on getting tickets to show) the Australian electro act will be manning the decks at Popscene later that night.

The party starts as soon as the Fillmore's stops, with fellow Aussie DJ and remixer Miami Horror-- the 22 year old known to his ma as Benjamin Plant -- makes his SF debut by warming up the dancefloor alongside the resident Popscene DJs Aaron and Omar. Since tickets are only being sold at the door for this one, I wouldn't dawdle on your way over to 330 Rich if your aim is to keep the Cut Copy train going a couple hours longer into the night.



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Track of the Day: Black Joe Lewis

Posted By on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:12 AM

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The new breed of fiery soul singers isn't exclusively female. For example, give a listen to Austin's Black Joe Lewis, a young man who takes his cues from James Brown and Lightnin' Hopkins to produce some raw, sweaty, rockin' soul music. He doesn't mind swearing up a storm in some organ-driven funk (see "Bitch, I Love You," a song I like for its done-me-wrong storytelling and energy, but not so much for the title)`and brings over a half-dozen musicians (horn sections, Wurlitzer, lap steel) to the recording studio to make sure he really drives his points home. At other times on his Lost Highway debut, (produced by Spoon's Jim Eno) Tell 'Em What Your Name Is, he gets into an emotional funk and slips over to the blues.Get an earful of Lewis at Lost Highway's site.  

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Open Mic Night Tonight Features Scarub & Eligh

Posted By on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:50 AM

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Got skills? Verses? 16 bars of punchlines? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, why not let the world know how dope/fresh/ill you are? At tonight's Open Mic Night at 330 Ritch, you'll have that chance. Sponsored by Stash Magazine (email here to sign up), the every-other-Wednesday event offers up-and-coming emcees a chance to grip the mic and flex their larynxes before a live crowd. Open mics are a time-honored tradition in hip-hop--rumor has it, it was at one such event that a young KRS-One famously battled the legendary Melle Mel--so it's nice to see the torch being carried in 2009.


The event is also a record release party for Scarub and Eligh, two Living Legends crew members who have two different records out now: Scarub & Very's The Classic EP and Eligh & Jo Wilkinson's eponymous EP Check out samples here and here. Scheduled live performers include Scarub, Eligh, Truthlive, Insane, Richie Cunning, Tap 10, and Mista B.


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SFEC Wants More Power to Regulate Nightclubs

Posted By on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 7:00 AM

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As reported yesterday in the Chronicle, the SF Entertainment Commission is seeking greater authority to regulate nightclubs. New legislation, written by the commission and introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, proposes doubling the area outside a venue the club is legally responsible for, from 50 to 100 feet. It would also give the SFEC the power to close a club temporarily for a three-day period, and impose fines for violating noise limits.

Yet while residents of problem areas like North Beach and the Mission--where 2 a.m. closing time often leads to fights, public urination, projectile vomiting, or littering-- might welcome any attempt to reign in so-called "problem" nightspots, it's unclear that the new legislation would amount to much more than lip service. For one thing, the SFEC website already lists a "Good Neighbor Policy" which outlines guidelines "to insure that management and/or patrons of the establishments maintain the quiet, safety, and cleanliness of the premises and the vicinity of the use."

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