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Check out the nice write up in the East Bay Express about Mayhem: HERE Starring: DR. ABACUS (feral-minded cartoon jazz), and many more live acts. DJs in the BASSment: SAMIRA (Sister SF, JustSayAgency.com) in collaboration with the Live Image Creations of Paul de Arman (AMUCKconcepts) LOUIS CHUDE-SOKEI (dub, drum n� bass) JAY T TEMPURA (eclectic uptempo) $10 in mad mad costume, $13 all normal. 21 & up with ID. A Paradox Media Production Info/map/directions: www.freelanceexpert.org/mayhem The Noodle Factory: www.oaklandnoodlefactory.com Email: mayhem@freelanceexpert.org TOTAL F%#%!@ MAYHEM!!!!

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S P R I N G F U R O R Are you sick to your stomach of maypoles? Chocolate-bunny-eared out? So very over people telling you how cool it is that workers won an eight-hour workday? Well, the Noodle Factory feels for you. It’s trying to take it all back to the bawdy days of Beltane with a lo-o-ong night of Mayhem! “I feel like we’re in a really chaotic time,” says organizer Justin Katz, “and I think a lot of people feel sort of out of control. I wanted to put together an over-the-top night, a night of engaging, interactive, creative chaos. Mayhem in that way, that we can all get into it and be a part of it. We don’t have to be in charge of what’s going in, but it’ll be a damn good time.” In the circus and performing-arts arenas, there will be bedlam by the likes of that infamous one-woman freak show, GWAR’s Slymenstra Hymen, and her fire-dancing, -eating, and -breathing cohort, Camanda Galactica; puppeteer and perv Willy the Clown; and the Cotton Candy Cabaret. The musical portion of the evening includes Fiyawata playing dub, hip-hop, and Afro-Latin soul, and DJs Samira, Jay T Tempura and Louis Chude-Sokei. Dr. Abacus, a campy jazz quintet for whom Katz plays bass, will be accompanied by performances by the Fou Fou Ha! Dancing Girls and Piffy, who Katz describes as “a throwback from a Heavy Metal Parking Lot scene, combining Swedish bells and stripping.” Occupying the event’s neither/nor slot will be Jamie Kennedy and his fellow spoken-word assassins, the Suicide Kings. And, if that’s not enough pandemonium for you, visual business will be provided by artists Catalyse, Karen Lewis, Lauren Ari, and Nina, among others. The whole shindig will be emceed by Acid Cabaret’s Partyball, accompanied by pianist Allison Lovejoy. Partyball was a natural for Mayhem!, says Katz. Acid Cabaret is “an environment where some stuff is excellent, really high quality, and some of it, you can’t believe somebody’s doing that in public.” Mayhem! happens Saturday night at the Noodle Factory, 1255 26th St., Oakland from 9 p.m. till whenever. Admission costs $10-$13 (the cheaper price is for those “dressed for mayhem”), and this is a 21-and up affair. Visit www.freelanceexpert.org/mayhem BY STEFANIE KALEM East Bay Express

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For the next several months, the Sunday Night radio show at Club 246 Radio will be 4 hours long! Starting tonight, if you’re near a computer & want to listen to some good breaks, you can tune in to Club 246 Radio from 9pm-1am (PST), which is when Kirsten and i will be showcasing the latest in nu-skool breaks. Drop us a line at club246radio@hotmail.com (either through MSN Messenger, or email the hotmail account) & let us know how you like the show. DJ Robynn has a bi-monthly residency with us & you can hear her drop the greatest 2-step & ragga jungle again next Sunday! For the first time in Sam-Charting history, my May chart includes an original track on CDR by our very own Wunjo. Please visit Wunjo’s website to check out his track: HERE. it’s called Girls Like Breaks….. it’s Wunjo’s Samira & Kirsten 2003 mix :-) thanks to Wunjo, as well as my new friends in Texas, The Carbon Community, this month’s top 10 chart stands out from the previous ones, as it sports some very unique tunes. Thank you for making great music & thank you for making it available to me. pocketful of smiles sam

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Thank you, Troy, for featuring another one of my mixes on SF Underground! :: tracklisting :: 01: Son of the Electric Ghost - Stringe - Bless 2002 02: Infusion - Troika - Marine Parade 2003 03: Momu - Kitty Hawk - Functional Breaks 2003 04: Klaus “Heavyweight” Hill - G’s Groove - Mob 2003 05: Myagi - Planetary Attack (Vandal Mix) - 2 WARS 2003 06: Sarah Jane Morris - Ever Gonna Make It (Terry Francis Rmx) - Poodle 2002 07: Utah Saints - Lost Vagueness (Oliver Lieb’s Main Mix) - The Echo Label 200 08: D. Pimp - Frequency - En:vision 2003 09: ILS - Next Level - Marine Parade 2002 10: Circulation - Turquoise (B.L.I.M.’s Relentless Bass Mix) - Hooj 2001 11: Drive - Beat Goes (EK’s Monster Mx) - Sound Not Scene 2002 12: Sarah McLauglan - Sweet Surrender - White Label Enjoy :-)

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