Samira

i’m not sure how i plan on surviving the weekend, but it sure as hell will be fun! i just got added to SEISMIC’s BEFORE the Love party on friday, so this weekend should help getting the playa dust off my records ;-) in short: Fri: BEFORE @ Mighty Sat: For the Love of Breaks @ SF Underground location Sun: AFTER @ Mighty i’ll post the details for each event below. See you out there! sam ==================================== Fri. Sept. 23rd: SEISMIC presents BEFORE SEISMIC will be kicking off the weekend in full form as we present BEFORE, The Official Pre-Party for the Love Parade SF. We have put together an all star line up with some of our favorite DJs from the UK and the Bay Area including: Soul of Man (Fingerlickin’, UK), Friendly (FAT!, UK), Stereo 8 (Fingerlickin’, UK), Murphstar (SEISMIC), Samira (SEISMIC/Sister SF), Melyss (SisterSF), Jayo (Cheeky Productions), Deep Eddy (House of Lotus) and Kramer (United Tribal). The Legendary Space Cowboys will be rocking the block outside on the UNIMOG! The Party kicks off at 9:00 PM and goes till 5:00 AM. Get there early to avoid the line. A limited amount of pre-sale tickets are available online at: http://tinyurl.com/arr73 Visit http://www.seismicsf.org for additional details. Details: BEFORE Friday, September 23rd Mighty, 119 Utah Street 9:00 PM – 5:00 AM $20 at the door http://tinyurl.com/arr73 ========================================= September 24th, 2005 For the Love of Breaks A Love Parade After-Party Underground sf location info & directions: 415.267.1800 www.SFBreaks.org 9pm-6am $10 presales now available @ Groovetickets.com, Skills, Reverb, & Solid Grooves $15 @ the float the day of the parade $20 @ the door Brought to you by Evil Breaks, Subscience, StrategiK, Funky Cactus, SFBreaks.org, the Space Cowboys, and everyone with the Bayarea Breaks Brigade, this breakbeat underground massive IS where you want to be after Love Parade. Main Room: Future Funk Squad (Universal/Default/en:vision) – UK vs. High Eight (TCR/Re:connect) – UK Myagi (West/Funky Cactus/Finger Lickin’/Splank/Pure Phunk) Ontario, Canada vs. Greg J (Funky Cactus Records/Lotek/kidbippy.com Carbon Community (Sober Music/Bless Records) Dallas, TX J-Break (Afterdark/Painted Puppy) FL Samira (Sister SF/Seismic) vs. Aaron Jae (Evil Breaks/SFBreaks.org/AaronJae.com/Ill Behavior) Ripple (Subscience) vs. Hypnotech (Addictech) Jay Vigor (Strategik/London Breakz) Room 2: Odeed vs. Wish (Moonshine/W.E.) SoCal Drag’nfly(Love Tribe/Shaolin/djDragnfly.com)Sacramento A:dubl (Breakthru) Murphstar (Seismic) Bam vs. Marc(o) (Evil Breaks/Invibe) M.O.D. (Evil Breaks) Influence vs. Jason Who (Phunky People Project/StrategiK) Erik Hz (Bayarea Breaks Brigade) Room 3: The UNIMOG with all the crazy little Space Cowboys we could find… The Geometrist Brad Robinson Smoove Mancub 8ball Kapt’n Kirk rrrus Joy Nicola $10 Presales available @ groovetickets.com, but at the rate these are going, they will be sold out by tomorrow, so you’d better get em while you can. You can always pick up the $10 tickets at the following in-store locations, or at our float for $15 the day of Love Parade. http://www.groovetickets.com/ordersystem/Groove/eventviewqb.asp?AffilID=93&EventsID=18371&PGname=Evil+Breaks Skills DJ Workshop 2566A Telegraph Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704 PH: 510.704.9876 Reverb Records 1816 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117 415.221.4142 Solid Groove San Jose PH: 408.298.2225 info & directions: 415.267.1800 www.SFBreaks.org ============================================= Sun. Sept. 25th: SEISMIC presents AFTER The Love continues at Sunrise on Sunday Morning as SEISMIC Presents AFTER, the all day indoor/outdoor block party. We will be shutting down the street in front of Mighty and rolling out the Funktion One Sound System for a full day of dancing under the sun. All of your favorite DJs from the Love Parade will be laying down house and breaks including: Friendly (FAT! UK), Soul of Man (Fingerlickin’ UK), Stereo 8 (Fingerlickin’ UK for a special Birthday set), Myagi (Pure Phunk/ West/2 Wars, CAN) and a few that we are not allowed to name. Local heroes Party Ben (Live105/Club Bootie), Murphstar (SEISMIC), Brad Robinson (Space Cowboys), JZ (Red Melon), Samira (SisterSF), The Geometrist (Space Cowboys), Brett Pinkin (SEISMIC), Aaron Jae (Evil Breaks), Shissla (House of Lotus), Trav (SEISMIC) and Jayo (Cheeky Productions) will be rounding out the line up. Live Percussion by Kevin Wardell. Details: AFTER Sunday, September 25th Mighty, 119 Utah Street 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM $10 at the door before noon / $15 after http://tinyurl.com/dfssz

On Friday Jan. 21st MIGHTY BREAKS brings you: the SPACE COWBOYS and SISTER SF A new party coming to Mighty the third Friday of every month, bringing you the kickass nu-breaks that you love! Brought to you by our dear friends at SEISMIC! Audio Angel hosts the Front Room: Kapt ‘n Kirk Queen Agnes B Mancub Samira The Geometrist Melyss Back Room: J-Fi 8ball Forest Green Smoove Seraphim Polarbear Where: Mighty 119 Utah St (@ 15th), SF What Time: 10pm-4am How Much: $10 Join the Mighty discussion group on Tribe.net and get a free drink. Go to mighty119.tribe.net and send the moderator a note mentioning Mighty and we’ll give you a free drink at the door.

San Francisco nightlife, club culture, DJ music, electronic music. If the idea of fresh vinyl sounds being pumped through towering bassbins makes you tingle, then Mighty Breaks is your new monthly. This Friday the Space Cowboys join up with the ladies of Sister SF to tear the place apart with sharp and bass-heavy pure nu-skool breaks. With all this talent at just one club, DJ skills will be put to the test, so if you’re down to get dirty, let Mighty Breaks show you how. (DKD)

Groove Playa favorites Space Cowboys are joining forces with the ladies of Sister SF every third Friday of the month (beginning Jan. 21) over at Mighty to help tide Bay Area “Burners” over until Labor Day. DJs from both of these much-loved local crews will take turns dishing out funky, Black Rock-style breaks at this cool, Potrero-adjacent dance den. Mighty, 119 Utah St., San Francisco. 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. $10.

8 Days a Week Female DJ crew Sister S.F. has been giving support and props to Bay Area women DJs and MCs since 1997. Its members have included local favorites like XJS, Siren, Samira, Polywog, Charlotte the Baroness, and Forest Green. The collective offers resources for up-and-coming performers and promotes events and appearances by established artists. Sister S.F. and author Cathy Yardley, whose latest novel, Couch World, focuses on the life of a young female DJ in San Francisco, present a free DJ clinic for those wanting to know what it takes to be a master behind the wheels of steel. Learn about equipment, techniques, tricks, and more from the experts. Who knows? You might be the next star DJ in da club. 7-10 p.m., Norcal DJ and Music Production Academy, Ste. 190W, 600 Townsend, S.F. Free (RSVP required at info@dunamispr.com). www.sistersf.com. (Han)

San Francisco nightlife, club culture, DJ music, electronic music. Dec 31 The award-winning Sublounge is speaking straight to our hearts by offering up the true essentials for any great NYE party: kick-ass beats and bottomless drinks. With Nitevibe Dreamteamer M3 and couple Space Cowboys heading the lineup to go along with the open bar, the vibe will be festive, local, and lovely. Smart folks are gonna snap up those $40 presales while they can. People counting on door entry ($60, btw) might get left out in the cold.

San Francisco nightlife, club culture, DJ music, electronic music.
Dec 31 As the ages-long wait for the NYE festivities comes to an end, hopefully you’ll find yourself at the Seismic party finishing off ‘04 with a bang, and welcoming the new year with an action-packed night of bass-heavy breaks and world-class vibes. DJ Friendly’s back to fill Mighty with a fresh overseas flavor, and the local SF breakbeat line-up is ready to give groovers the tunes that make ‘em crazy. Be ready to guzzle champagne and party with SF’s finest ’till 6am.

oh boy, this is gonna be a good one. On Dec. 31st, i’m spinning at the Sublounge and then on to Seismic’s party at Mighty. will finish up the night be shaking my can at Breakfast of Champions! Sublounge New Year’s Eve Sublounge is proud to help you ring in the new year in style with SF’s best turntable all stars spinning house, breaks and hip-hop. All served up in the intimate surroundings of SF’s best DJ Bar (Bay Guardian/ SFWeekly). Seismic New Years Eve @ Mighty This New Year’s Eve, make a departure from the norm and set a new course for style, sound and visual stimulation. Experience destinations beyond the routine countdown and get a panoramic view of the future. SEISMIC toasts to 2004 as we FAST FORWARD into 2005 with UK BREAK BEAT LEGEND: Friendly (Fat) Read the rest of this entry »

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Nov. 10, when Star-D, Samira, and Hank the Guy with Records make their debut at Luka’s Taproom and Lounge 2221 Broadway @ W. Grand Oakland. This is the premier of our breaks and progressive house club! Breakbeats in Oakland. Woohoo! We’ll be spinning from 8pm – midnight, and perhaps longer if the crowd demands it. More details to come!

Qoöl : Da Recap : DaRecap 10-27-04 Qoöl goes off despite competing with most historically significant baseball event of all time *and* a full lunar eclipse … welcome back Spesh! doin’ the return of SoöperQoöl … Jerry pushes it a little to the trance side and the hands go in the air … Sister SF DJs groove it nicely – Forest Green with some tweaky minimal tech early on and Seraphim and Samira get the dance floor moving … Musselman busts out some unreleased Momu downtempo/dnb grooves some orig Musselman & Dirtyhertz material … Scott Carrelli shows why his nickname is “sashimi boy” … who’s indahaus? everybody! it’s a Qoöl flashback with babes and gents from years past stoppin’ by to celebrate … blue eyes/blue coat is looking for something … Anda gets tipsy … Dan is six months too late … Jen dances on stage … Hameed *is* the stage … this weekend: don’t give away raisins! Tuesday: vote already!