Samira

January 31st, 2004:::Club Six:::9pm-4am:::21+:::Free b4 10pm/$10 after BREAKS ROOM: Guests: Felix the Dog [groundscore/Thump] One of the old school pioneers in SF breakbeat, the man responsible for Hektic will be rockin the Breakthru 2 Year Anniversary. The gutter-punk kingpin is an extended member of the Breakthru family and will be teamed up with Clockwork for a special Hektic reunion! Adam Ohana aka An-ten-nae [Get Freaky] Adam Ohana, former founder of Eyephunk and promoter for the successful Get Freaky parties will be rockin some heavy dancefloor bass. He’ll be tag-teaming with Dov for a special Eyephunk reunion! Dov [Muti Music] Founder of the label Muti Music, Dave Bruyns also ran Eyephunk as well. He will be dropping some new tunes on his brainchild, Muti, alongside former partner An-ten-nae. Donna Matrix [Infinite Beat] D Matrix is a true breaks head, starting a new underground breakbeat magazine called NEWSBREAKZ. She has been on the underground scene but will be one to watch out for in 04! D Matrix teams up with Push for some funk! DJ Push [Futurebreaks FM] One of the founders of Futurebreaks FM, as well as the True Intent crew, Push is an integral part of the SF electronic scene. Futurebreaks FM is highly regarded as SF’s best underground electronic radio show. Samira [Sister SF, Witches Brew] Samira representing the Sister SF crew is a strong supporter of the breaks scene whether it be promoting parties or dancing in the crowd. She will be making her debut Breakthru event performance for our 2 year! Residents: A:Dubl [Breakthru] Andres Octavio [Breakthru/Stress Collective] Clockwork [Breakthru] Eric Riggsbee [Breakthru] Frogger – Live PA [Breakthru] HIP-HOP/DANCEHALL ROOM: VINROC [Triple Threat DJ's/2x ITF World Champion] -2hr Set!!! VINROC is the only DJ to win the ITF world championships TWICE in a row. He is a member of the world reknowned Triple Threat DJ’s, and has been on tons of essential hip-hop compilations. he will be rocking a special two hour set schooling everyone in hip-hop and dancehall. Jah Y’Zer [dubphonik] The one and only Jah Y’Zer, who has been a Breakthru favorite, will be rinsing the dancehall flavors upstairs as well. The last time he played for us the crowd went nuts! Rasta Cue Tip [various blends] Rascue has played almost every club in San Francisco for good reason. He’s in high demand and has been a household name in the SF hip-hop community. DJ Stef [Vinyl Exchange] Founder of the Vinyl Exchange, DJ Stef has been in the hip-hop game longer then A LOT of people. Come check her out and see why she is regarded as one of SF’s most prized DJs. Read the rest of this entry »

Kirsten is my friend & my breakbeat betty partner in crime. She & i practice synchronized swimming while djing, and i love her: more than campus on a non-game day more than bird chatter on my roof more than butterflies more than plenty of monitors more than blue vinyl more than new records more than the outgoing message that is on paul’s phone more than EQ more than purple hair more than plump bananas more than PHP add-on modules more than playing hookie from work more than little bit loves to sharpen her nails on my couch more than the warm imprint on the bed where little bit slept last night more than scripting more than sunshine more than being the first person to go through skills’ breakbeat shipment but i don’t like it when she ties Elmo to bottlerockets, but everything’s alright again when we take the slingshot on the roof & launch waterballoons. kirsten is the shit! Happy 30th Birthday, Kir! thank you for your beautiful friendship.

Just finished listening to DJ Ghost Dogg’s Making Things Worse, and i highly recommend checking this out. All original stuff, and the whole thing is just excellent. You can get it at Ceiba Records (lower Haight), or mailorder it from them: HERE Read the rest of this entry »

oh, damn! Qo�l was such a blast yesterday! Great to see everyone out. Thanks so much for the support & many thanks to Jackie & the rest of the QoÃ�¶l crew for hosting Sister SF. Mark took a shitload of pictures, which you can see: HERE. Ghost Dogg stopped by & managed to snap some photos. thank you, Michael. Seraphim played a KICK-ASS set–it was thumping! Speaking of, Paul and i joined Seraphim this evening, for a good session of electro and breaks, and Sarah and Paul came armed with 80’s tracks as well…it was fun! Check the flyer; it made me laugh out loud when Sarah sent it to me earlier tonight: tomorrow, i’ll let post all the details for an awesome party that will go down at the Mezzanine on February 6th! Paul made the flyer & it looks GREAT. And the party promises to be a good one. Stay tuned for more info! sam

Nitevibe Buzz The best happy hour in town gets a little better as two groups that have meant a lot to the S.F. scene join forces for a showcase of great homegrown talent. Qoöl has made 111Minna the place to be on Wednesdays while Sister S.F. is legendary for fostering the city’s best female dj talent. (KL)

what a GREAT night! San Francisco represent! THANK YOU SO MUCH for coming out and supporting Bil. it was really great to see so many of you last night–the entire Breakthru crew, Dov, Kraddy, Hypnotech, Miranda and everyone else. Big ups to Subscience for bringing him out & for a kick-ass line-up. everyone played slammin’ sets. Bil tore the place to shreds. So much so, that about an hour into his set, the ceiling in the DJ booth sprung 3 leaks! no joke…. the faucet in the sink upstairs behind the bar had been left running, and it was overflowing. there was water fucking everywhere! we had buckets and trash cans and trashbags & Bil played until his keyboard stopped responding… i do believe Ripple recorded most of the night & i’ll let you know when & how you all can listen to Bil’s set! cheers! sam

Nitevibe Buzz Break into the new year with the spectacular nuskool breakmaster Son of the Electric Ghost, co-founder of Texas label Bless Records and master of the most inventive, fresh and unique music within the breakbeat genre. His tracks have been released under many monikers, including SOTEG and Disciple Grin, and he’s been remixed by breakbeat heavyweights worldwide. So break in the new year along with the Subscience crew the best way — on the dancefloor! (GR)

oh boy, did we have a messy night last night! it was fun :-) Happy Birthday to our dear Ken Q (Rooftop Recordings, who also happened to spin a rockin’ set; although, this doesn’t surprise any of us! Many thanks to Frank, Matt and Oliver at Butter. And thanks to Canyon, Richert & Hank :-) PixelBiscuit Photo Galleries �2004 By Richert Gordon Salondaka & Canyon Fisher :: PixelBiscuit Big Wednesday @ BUTTER :: January 14, 2004

ok, folks….THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE OFF DA HOOK!!!! my favorite producer bil bless, aka Son of the Electric Ghost, from Bassdrop Texas is in town!!!! yay! if you’ve heard any of my mixes, you have surely heard his tracks. the man is an incredible producer & we are so lucky that Subscience is bringing him out for his very first San Francisco appearance. i heard him play in Texas & i can guarantee you that his Live PA performance will not disappoint. this is a rare opportunity, at the mere price of $5, so you have NO excuse!!! please come out tomorrow night to support this awesome breaks producer. if that isn’t enough…..on saturday Kemek the Dope Computer will be in town! this weekend is just a fucking wet dream for all of us breaks & bass lovers, dang! Sat. Jan. 17th: For the Love and Bass Addictech presents a Breakbeat Exhibition! With Adam Ohana (aka An-ten-nae), Kemek the Dope Computer (Roke, Bedrock, Moving Target, Sponge), DJ Ripple vs. Samira, Hypnotech. Visuals by Quack and Spacout. Front room art exhibit: ‘Fractilians’ by N. Nunez. Donations gladly accepted. CELLspace, 2050 Bryant St, SF, 9pm-2am, 21+ i better see you this weekend!

Congratulations, honey :-) nice work. i love you. sam Nitevibe Buzz Our flyer of the week is for Beatmatch this Friday at The Mezzanine. Our designer is Paul De Arman.