Interactive Art Installations:

Vortexual Time Machine:
-sealed time portal chamber
-swirling plasma vortex
-plasma reaction utilizes renewable organic resources (water, barley, yeast, malt)
-4 outer time coil injectors
-4 inner time coils
-multiphasic tachyon receiver
-time navigator console
-high capacity cabling for power injection and audio signal transmission
-liquid exhaust tube ("beer bong")

Resonant Ruben's Ring:
-a semicircular Ruben's Tube tracing from 2:00 to 10:00 (mimicking the Esplanade)
-sound generation devices located in center: DDR pad, Guitar Hero guitar, theremin
-buttons trigger pure tones which generate flaming sine wave patterns around the agent
Ruben's Tube specifications:
www.fysikbasen.dk/English.php

Waterfall Wheel:
-the famous spiral waterfall/pinwheel illusion:
www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_a...ndex.html
recreated in steel sculpture from 2 adjacent discs (contrast: steel vs sky)
-proximity detection causes rotation of discs to speed up as agent nears; illusion smoothly intensifies from waterfall to strobe
-experiment with two approaches from two different sides

DDT Electro Hop Vol. I
01. The Prodigy : Girls (Rex The Dog Remix)
02. Spank Rock : Bump (Pink Skull Remix)
03. Mason/Kelis/Nas : Exceeder (Red Foxx Blindfold Edit)
04. Bodyrox feat. Luciana : Yeah Yeah ( D.Ramirez Rmx )
05. Till West & DJ Delicious : Same Man (Original Mix)
06. The Teenagers : Homecoming (Guns N Bombs XTC Remix 1996)
07. DJ Delicious : Let It Drop (Original Mix)
08. The Rapture : W.A.Y.U.H. (Claude VonStroke Pantydropper Vocal Mix)
09. Martin Brothers : Clipse / Stoopit / Wamp Wamp (Red Foxx Chopped & FX Edit)
10. Speaker Junk : Foxxy (Switch Remix)
11. Basement Jaxx : Take Me Back to Your House (Speaker Junk Remix)
12. Solid Groove & Sinden : Din Da Da (Original Mix)
13. Alter Ego & Ghost Writers feat. Lil Keke : Ghost Musick (Baltimoroder Remix)
14. The Chemical Brothers feat. Q-Tip : Galvanize
15. Panjabi & Jay-Z : Beware Of The Boys
16. Justin Timberlake : My Love (DFA mix)
17. Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake : Give It To Me
(Sta Remix)

DDT Electro Hop Vol. II
1. The Knife - Heartbeats (Rex The Dog Remix)
2. The Sounds - Tony The Beat (Rex The Dog Remix)
3. Chica and The Folder - Daleko (Dinky mix)
4a. Royksopp - What Else Is There (Trentemøller remix)
4b. Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Guns N Bombs Remix)
5. Mekon ft. Roxanne Shante - Yes Yes Yall (Sinden Baile Funk Mix)
6. Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Soulwax Remix)
7. DJ Delicious/Fam-Lay & Pharell - Let It Drop (Red Foxx Chopped & FX Edit)
8a. Sharon Phillips - Want 2 Need 2 (Trentemøller Remix)
8b. Justine Electra - Killalady (Surkin Remix)
8c. Krafty Kuts & Tim Deluxe - Bass Phenomenon
8d. Simian Mobile Disco - Tits & Acid
9a. Le Castlevania - Trouble In Daylight (Young Americans Envy Remix)
9b. Justice - Phantom
10. Jackson & His Computer Band - Radio Caca
11. Timbaland ft. Tony Yayo & 50 Cent - Come & Get Me
12. Kanye West - Diamonds (Ratatat Remix)

ie, The Fun You May Have Missed ;)
Saturday 3/1:

12pm-5pm:
Noise Pop Education Session @ 12 Galaxies 2565 Mission (@ 22nd St)
insight into the music industry from multiple angles
noisepop.com/2008/expo.php
free, register by sending an email to register@noisepop.com

8pm-10pm:
Creative Commons Open Source Festival @ Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia St (@ 21st St)
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
$6

10pm-2am:
Frisco Disco w/ The Rapture @ The Transfer 198 Church St (@ Market)
electro / new wave party with exhibitionist hipsters
www.myspace.com/friscodisco
free before 10:30pm, $5 after

9pm-late:
*MSTRKRFT, Lazaro Casanova, LA Riots @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
This insane electro dance party will melt your face off!
www.myspace.com/mstrkrft
www.myspace.com/lazarocasanova
$15 advance, $20 door tix: blasthaus.com/calendar.html

10pm-6am:
Claude VonStroke, Derek Plaslaiko @ The EndUp 401 6th St (@ Harrison)
the master DirtyBird joins forces with NYC's minimal/avant techno master
www.myspace.com/sfdirtybird
free until 11pm, $15 after





Sunday 3/2:

2pm-3pm:
*Guided Hike & History Lecture: Shipwrecks at Lands End @ USS SF Memorial parking lot (@ El Camino del Mar & Seal Rock Drive)
Docent Rich Harned uncovers ships that were wrecked upon the Golden Gate’s rocky cliffs
www.parksconservancy.org/calen...ex.asp
free, reservations recommended: Please call (415) 561-4323

7:30pm:
SF Cinematheque presents Close at Hand @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room 701 Mission St (@ 3rd St)
film setting lyrical rhythm and form to the flow of rushing water
www.sfcinematheque.org/calendar.shtml
$10

10pm-2am:
*1 Night Stand @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St (@ 19th St)
electrosex Sundays to finish off your weekend with a happy ending
sanfrancisco.going.com/event-...T_STAND
free

10pm-2am:
*Classixx!! @ French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/classixxmusic
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3 includes free Pink Shot





Monday 3/3:

5:45pm-6:45pm
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima @ USF Main Campus, Fromm Hall (@ Parker St betw/ Golden Gate & Fulton)
Film followed by a discussion with the film's director, Steven Okazaki
sf.funcheap.com/2008/02/28...oshima-usf/
free





Tuesday 3/4:

Free Museum Day!
*De Young Museum, MOMA, Asian Art Museum, Legion of Honor, Cartoon Art
Museum, Yerba Buena Center Galleries
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm

7:30pm-late:
3HOTchixxx @ El Rincon 2700 16th St (@ Harrison)
Trish's BDay Party, with Buttercream Gang, Hi Watters, Gabiotas, and a Special Surprise!!!
www.myspace.com/3HOTchixxx
free, $2 Tecate, $4 margaritas





Wednesday 3/5:

Free Museum Day!
*Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, SF Zoo
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm
www.sfzoo.org/

12pm-1:15pm:
Sebastian Martin: The Music of the Earth @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access





Thursday 3/6:

Free Museum/Art Galleries Day!
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Burlingame Pez Museum, Geary galleries (49 Geary St)
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm

8pm-1am:
Balkan Beat Box @ The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd (@ Fillmore St)
world class gypsy punk and Mediterranean dub
www.myspace.com/balkanbeatbox
cancelled!

10pm-2am:
I Love my DJ party @ Harlot 46 Minna St (betw/ 1st & 2nd St)
Nitevibe's DJ Dreamteam preparty, featuring a few of the winner's favorite DJs
www.nitevibe.com/#Thursday
tinyurl.com/2f7jft
free, RSVP only via link above





Friday 3/7:

9pm-2am:
*BrassTax @ Amnesia 853 Valencia St (@ 19th St)
Electro house with DingDong and Fred Funk
$5 (free w/ the secret password)

10pm-6am:
DJ Dreamteam Party @ 1015 Folsom (@ 6th St)
House Room: Miguel Migs, Mark Farina, David Harness, Julius Papp
Progressive Room: Taj, Rooz, Icon, Dirtyhertz
Breaks Room: an-tn-nae, Smoove, Mancub, Kapt'n Kirk
Electro-Mix Room: M3, Aaron Jae, Shooy, Motion Potion
www.djdreamteam.com/
$15 presale





Saturday 3/8:

8pm-4am:
*Burnal Equinox 2008 Flambe Lounge @ Club Whisper 535 Florida St (@ 18th)
Burning Man 2008 pre-party!
tribes.tribe.net/08bmvirgi...5a1e154a46
$15 in Playa finery, $25 in street clothes

9pm:
*Crystal Castles @ The Independent 628 Divisadero St (@ Hayes St)
www.myspace.com/crystalcastles
$16

10pm-late:
*Ursula 1000 @ Supperclub 657 Harrison St (betw/ 2nd & 3rd St)
Eclectic electro tinged dance music at the coolest club in SF
www.ursula1000.com/
$10 advance

10pm-late:
Dirtybird 3yr Birthday @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
the hottest house in SF: www.myspace.com/sfdirtybird
sanfrancisco.going.com/invite..._Mighty
free before 11pm, $5 before 1am w/ RSVP link above, else $10





Sunday 3/9:

10pm-2am:
Kill The Noize @ French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/killnoisekill
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3 includes free Pink Shot





Monday 3/10:

9pm-late:
SXSF @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
indie rock version of SXSW: Persephone's Bees, The Duke Spirit, Hottub
popscene-sf.com/calendar/c...032008.html
$15





Tuesday 3/11:

9pm-late:
Film: Divorzio all’italiana @ Istituto Italiano di Cultura 425 Washington St (@ Battery St)
the classic Italian black comedy
www.iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/IIC...aspx
free

9pm-late:
*The Voodoo Cabaret @ The Otis Lounge 25 Maiden Ln (@ Kearney St)
soulful vocals, hot West African rhymes, djembe rhythms, live exotic dancers
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
free





Wednesday 3/12:

12pm-1:15pm:
Karen Kalamuck: The Battle Against Antiobiotic-Resistant Bacteria @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access

7pm:
*SF films in SF presents Time Bandits, Sleeper @ Variety Preview Room Theatre Hobart Bldg, 582 Market St (@ 2nd St)
the Terry Gilliam classic through the past, followed by the zany Woody Allen visit to the future
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
free

9pm-late:
*Guns N Bombs, RCHRD OH?!, Sleazemore @ Vessel 85 Campton Pl (@ Stockton St)
cutting edge electro doesn't get much better than this!
www.myspace.com/gunsnbombs
free





Thursday 3/13:

5:30pm-6pm:
Flash Mob For Zoo Animals @ SF City Hall Rm 408, 1 Dr Carlton B. Goodlett Place (Polk St & Grove St)
standing ovations for SF Zoo rescue zoo conversion proposal, drinks after
laughingsquid.com/squidlist.../index.php
free

8pm-1am:
*Gogol Bordello @ The Warfield 982 Market St (@ 6th St)
Ultimate Gypsy Punk!
www.myspace.com/gogolbordello
$25.50

11pm-2am:
*Bloody Beetroots @ Pop Scene 330 Ritch St (@ Brannan St)
spidermen providing you the best Timbaland remixes available
www.myspace.com/thebloodybeetroots
popscene-sf.com/calendar/
$12





Friday 3/14:

10pm-2am:
Lights Down Low @ 222 Hyde St (@ Turk)
Honey Soundsystem, RCHRD OH?!, and Sleazemore deliver underground electro sounds
this.bigstereo.net/
$5

10pm-2am:
*Blow Up @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
insane electro-indie-pop-disco sweat fest feat. Them Jeans, MC Jelly Donut
www.myspace.com/blow_up_415
$10 (ages 18+)

10pm-2am:
DJ Mehdi, HotTub, DJ Omar @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie Street (@ 6th St)
French electro straight from Ed Banger
www.myspace.com/djmehdi
www.myspace.com/hottub94608
$10

10pm-late:
*John Tejada & Audion (Matthew Dear) @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
tech house delievered oh so smoove
www.youtube.com/watch
www.myspace.com/matthewdear
$15 advance, $20 door





Saturday 3/15:

2:30pm-late:
Brides of March flash mob! @ Tunnel Top Bar 601 Bush St (@ Stockton)
wear your wedding dress, guys that includes you too!
www.bridesofmarch.org/Brides/...rch.html
free

9pm-2am:
Nonstop Bhangra @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
Delhi2Dublin Celtic strings to Bhangra laced dance beats over nasty dub bass
Bhangra Lesson at 9:30pm
www.myspace.com/nonstopbhangra
$10 adv, $15 door

9pm-3am:
*Boys Noize @ Fat City 314 11th St (@ Folsom)
dirtiest most intense electro available from Berlin
myspace.com/boysnoizemusic
$12 advance





Sunday 3/16:

10am-3pm:
KUSF Rock ‘n’ Swap Music Lover’s Fair @ USF McLaren Hall 2130 Fulton St (@ Cole St)
features rare vinyl, CDs, DVDs, posters, books
kusf.org/rocknswap.shtml
$1 if you mention “funcheap” at the door, else $3

1pm-5:30pm:
Purim Festival @ The African American Art & Culture Complex 762 Fulton St (@ Webster)
capoeira workshop, carnival games, magic, crafts, Jewish cuisine
www.jewishresearch.org/events.htm
free

10pm-2am:
French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3 includes free Pink Shot





Monday 3/17:

6pm:
Louis Lortie piano concert: Ravel/Chopin/Beethoven @ Community Music Center 544 Capp St (@ 20th St)
sfcmc.org/calendar/index.php
free

7pm:
Perú Negro Afro-Peruvian concert @ Amoeba Music 1855 Haight St (@ Shrader)
www.amoeba.com/live-shows/calendars.html
free





Tuesday 3/18:

9pm-2am:
The Black Ghosts, Richie Panic & Jefrodisiac @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie Street (@ 6th St)
the lead singer from Simian's new indie rock band
www.myspace.com/blackghosts
$12





Wednesday 3/19:

12pm-1:15pm:
Brian Shoichet: Proteins: Not Just For Breakfast Anymore @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access

9pm-late:
*Modeselektor, Boreta (Glitch Mob) @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
excellent glitch-hop IDM from Berlin
www.myspace.com/mdslktr
$15





Thursday 3/20:

9pm:
Venus Christ Equinox Cabaret @ 1015 Folsom (@ 6th St)
A rock opera to end all time
DJ Nisus spins @ the afterparty!
www.nisusthemovement.com/
www.venuschrist.com/
$15





Friday 3/21:

8pm-late:
***Spring Fling EquinoXXX Party @ the Haight House 788 Haight St (@ Scott)
the unmissable sequel to our last epic blow out!
featuring 3HOTchiXXX (10pm): www.myspace.com/3hotchixxx
Nisus (11:30pm): www.nisusthemovement.com/
DJ DDT: www.myspace.com/richtrapani
Full Evite here: www.evite.com/pages/invit...ewInvite.jsp
$5 keg donation





Saturday 3/22:

9pm:
Vampire Weekend @ The Independent 628 Divisadero St (@ Hayes St)
indie electronic goodness
www.myspace.com/vampireweekend
$15

10pm:
Miami Gold WMC PreParty feat. Nisus @ Supperclub 657 Harrison St (betw/ 2nd & 3rd St)
also feat. Nikola Baytala, Monty Luke, J.Boogie, Michael Anthony, Sleazemore, Rev. Underpants, Swayzee & White Girl Lust
www.blasthaus.com/calendar.html
www.nisusthemovement.com/
$10 with RSVP to monika@blasthaus.com, wear gold and get in for only $5 until midnight/$10 after, else $20





Sunday 3/23:

10pm-2am:
French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3 includes free Pink Shot





Tuesday 3/25:

9pm:
Nero Nava and the Invitation to Love @ Cafe Du Nord 2170 Market St (@ Sanchez St)
also feat. Ultraset, Sexx, Jacqui Elliot & Marc Perry, Goliath, Relise
www.goldfoot.com/ultraset
$8 includes free Barbarasteele CD mixtape

9pm-2am:
ArtNowSF 2sday @ Double Dutch 3192 16th St (@ Guerrero St)
Mashups, HipHop, Electro, PartyClassics, Reggae, & Live Painting
Up and coming Dj's and Artists submit disc of your skills with contact info to be special guest dj or live painter
sanfrancisco.going.com/2ddd
free

10pm-2am:
Big Stereo: Hold Yr Horses @ Aunt Charlie's 133 Turk (@ Taylor)
Rchrd Oh?! vs Forever21 - electro, indie, new wave, disco punk
this.bigstereo.net/hold-yr-horses/
$3

10pm-2am:
C.L.A.W.S., Monty Luke, Christian Martin @ 222 Hyde St (@ Turk St)
Dirtybird night (home of Claude VonStroke)
www.myspace.com/clawsmusik
free





Wednesday 3/26:

12pm-1:15pm:
Richard Brown: Neurotransmitters, Hormones, & Drugs @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access

10pm-2am:
*ToneLov, Drake Andreae @ 222 Hyde St (@ Turk St)
dirty tech house groove with hints of funk, electro and darkness
www.myspace.com/222hyde
free





Thursday 3/27:

8pm-late:
*Justice, Diplo & Fancy @ Concourse Exhibition Center 635 8th St (@ Brannan St)
www.myspace.com/diplo
www.myspace.com/etjusticepourtous
$35 (get them at the Independent's Box Office)





Saturday 3/29:

10pm-3am:
*Trampoline party!!! @ 2880 Mead Ave, Santa Clara
www.jumpskyhigh.com/index.asp
$30





Tuesday 4/1:

12pm-2:30pm:
*30th Annual St Stupid's Day Parade @ Justin Herman Plaza (Market and Embarcadero)
bring a crazy costume, socks, pennies, lottery tickets, sins and a good sense of humor
www.saintstupid.com/
free

12pm-1:15pm:
Richard Brown: Quack! A Look At Questionable Medical Practices @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access

7pm-9pm:
*Ask a Scientist: Tornados @ Axis Cafe 1201 8th St (betw/ 16th & Irwin)
John Monteverdi, meteorologist and storm chaser unleashes the latest
www.askascientistsf.com/
free





Wednesday 4/2:

10pm-late:
*Digitalism, Guns N Bombs @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie St (@ 6th St)
live electro doesn't get much better than this
www.myspace.com/digitalism
www.myspace.com/gunsnbombs
$15 advance





Friday 4/4:

10pm-late:
Groove Armada, Damian Lazarus @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie St (@ 6th St)
www.groovearmada.com/
$22 advance





Saturday 4/5:

9pm-late:
The Voodoo Cabaret @ El Rincon 2700 16th St (@ Harrison)
soulful vocals, hot West African rhymes, djembe rhythms, live exotic dancers
www.myspace.com/voodoocabaretsf
$10

9:30pm-late:
Gallerie N!NE @ Anon Salon 285 9th Street (@ Folsom)
POP tART art opening, festivities, theater performances, & afterparty
www.anonsalon.com/april08/nine1.html
donation only

10pm-late:
*Autechre, Massonix @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie St (@ 6th St)
cutting edge Warp IDM
www.warprecords.com/artists/index.php
$18 advance

10pm-late:
*OMGLOL!!!! With Nisus (theMovement) @ Lipo Lounge 916 Grant Ave (@ Washington St)
Killer dance party in the style of the underground parties in Paris and the UK
Nisus totally rocked my last house party!!! Expect cutting edge indie electro and filthbass
sanfrancisco.going.com/OMGLOL
$5 before 11pm, $8 after





Sunday 4/6:

10pm-2am:
*1 Night Stand @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St (@ 19th St)
electrosex Sundays to finish off your weekend with a happy ending
myspace.com/1nightstandsf
free

10pm-2am:
*French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3





Wednesday 4/9:

12pm-1:15pm:
Luigi Anzivino: The Science of Magic @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access





Thursday 4/10:

8pm-late:
*Gamelan X, Kaura, Unwoman (Rasputina) @ DNA Lounge 375 11th St (@ Harrison)
excellent modern/Balinese gamelan fusion accompanied by circus performances
www.dnalounge.com/flyers/20...elanx.html
$8 advance, $10 door





Friday 4/11:

8pm-10pm:
Beethoven, Brahms and Belinda: SF Chamber Orchestra @ Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave (across from City Hall)
sfchamberorchestra.org/
free

9pm-1am:
Meat Beat Manifesto @ Slim's 333 11th Street (@ Folsom)
techno vs. hip hop with these funky masters perform with Raz Mesinai's Badawi, Dub Gabriel & Bomb SF
www.myspace.com/meatbeatmanifesto
$21 adv, $23 door

9pm-1am:
Morcheeba @ The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd (@ Fillmore St)
groovy lounge soundscapes with influences from trip hop, r&b, jazz, & downtempo
www.myspace.com/morcheeba
$26

10pm-2am:
*Blow Up @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
insane electro-indie-pop-disco sweat fest feat. Cut Copy record release, Jeffrey Paradise solo debut, Richie Panic, MyKill
www.myspace.com/blow_up_415
$10





Saturday 4/12:

11am-3pm:
Burningman Open House @ BMHQ 1900 3rd St (@ 16th St)
Annual Pot Luck BBQ? You betcha! Pretend you're going to Center Camp Cafe and BRING YOUR OWN CUP! Playa Fashions Clothing Swap!
Airport, ARTery, Black Rock Arts Foundation, Black Rock Rangers, Café, Dept. of Mutant Vehicles, Dept. of Public Works, Earth Guardians, Emergency Services Dept., Exodus, Gate & Perimeter, Greeters, Lamp Lighters, Media, Playa Info, Recycle Camp, Special Events, Technology and Web Teams ... all volunteer coordinators and managers of these teams will be available to meet and greet potential volunteers to help them find the purrfect volunteer position!
Then off to Ocean Beach for the 7PM Fire!
www.burningman.com/blackroc...2007.html
free

11am-5pm:
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival @ Post St and Laguna St
Queen program, food bazaar & Japanese cooking demos, arts and crafts fair, performances by Japanese classical and folk dancers, martial artists, taiko drummers
nccbf.org/home/
free

6:30pm-1am:
Ultraset @ Bollyhood 3372 19th St (@ Mission)
Gogograciegalleries Presents WO MAN Art Show: Mixed media sensual art for your pleasure!
goldfoot.com/ultraset/
free

2pm-2am:
*Yuri's Night @ NASA Ames Aircraft Hangar 211, Moffett Field
That awesome space rave is happening again! Feat. Amon Tobin, John Tejada, Dr. Toast, & Tycho
OMFG they are bringng back I.T. (Michael Christian's ominous War of the Worlds-esque tripod sculpture) from BM 2006!!!
overview: www.yurisnightbayarea.net/2008/
submissions: createdigitalmusic.com/2008/0...ssions/
directions: www.nasa.gov/centers/ame...ections.html
$40 advance, $50 door





Sunday 4/13:

11am-12:30pm:
How to Bike Anywhere in SF & Fix a Flat @ REI 840 Brannan St (@ 7th St)
sf.funcheap.com/2008/04/09...fix-a-flat/
free

11am-5pm:
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival @ Post St and Laguna St
food bazaar & Japanese cooking demos, arts and crafts fair, performances by Japanese classical and folk dancers, martial artists, taiko drummers
nccbf.org/home/
free

1pm-2pm:
*Guided Hike & History Lecture: Shipwrecks at Lands End @ USS SF Memorial parking lot (@ El Camino del Mar & Seal Rock Drive)
Docent Rich Harned uncovers ships that were wrecked upon the Golden Gate’s rocky cliffs
www.parksconservancy.org/calen...ex.asp
free, reservations required: Call (415) 561-4323

10pm-2am:
*French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3 includes free Pink Shot




Monday 4/14:

6pm-10pm:
Averna Italian Cocktail Competition @ Cantina 580 Sutter St (@ Mason)
winning drink mixer will receive a trip to Sicily
sf.funcheap.com/2008/04/11...ion-square/
free

9pm-12am:
Ask Dr. Hal! Presents Dragon Vs. Cyclops: Battle Of Improbable Monsters! @ 12 Galaxies 2565 Mission (@ 22nd St)
interactive intellectual salon set to the frenetic soundscapes of KROB's audio and visual collage
www.askdrhal.com/
$8





Tuesday 4/15:

8pm:
Cat Power @ The Warfield 982 Market St (@ 6th St)
the passionate melancholy songstress known for unforgettable live performances
www.myspace.com/catpower
$32.50





Wednesday 4/16:

12pm-1:15pm:
Jamylle Carter: Cool Math @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access





Thursday 4/17:

6-7:30pm:
Music Software Clinic: Ableton Live 7 @ Robotspeak 589 1/2 Haight St (@ Steiner)
sf.funcheap.com/2008/04/09...-and-suite/
free





Friday 4/18:

9pm-4am:
Anon Salon's Dee-Lite-Fool @ Whisper 535 Florida St (@ Mariposa St)
feat. ColorfOOL Rhthyms, Cake Art, Live Painting, Royal Fire Spinners, Badass Art, Sculpture & Play Space
www.anonsalon.com/april08/
$10 before 10pm, $15 FOOl Hearted costume, $20 AlOOF





Saturday 4/19:

9pm-3am:
*A-Trak, Sinden, Steve Aoki @ 1015 downstairs 103 Harriet St (@ Folsom)
solid gold highlights of the dirty electro crunk insanity
www.myspace.com/foolsgoldrecs
$20 advance





Sunday 4/20:

11am-5pm:
Earth Day Festival @ McLaren Park along John F. Shelley Dr
Live Music, Food, Performances, DIY Bicycle Repair, Eco-Stewardship Fair Native Plant Sale, Creek Clean-up and Planting
Meet and Hold Live Animals, Enjoy Hikes, Walks & Talks: Birding, Butterflies, Wildflowers, Geology & more
natureinthecity.org/earthday_2008.php
free

4:20pm:
420 in SF @ Undisclosed Location
The largest 420 event ever, documented by a collaborative film and web project. Sign up here to make it happen.
www.420sanfrancisco.com
free





Wednesday 4/23:

12pm-1:15pm:
Paul Doherty: Cosmology 101 @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access





Thursday 4/24:

8pm:
Yelle @ The Independent 628 Divisadero St (@ Hayes St)
the sensational French electro-esque singer
www.myspace.com/iloveyelle
$15

9pm:
*Hot Chip, Free Blood @ The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd (@ Fillmore St)
live indie electro jam rock music
www.myspace.com/hotchip
$25





Friday 4/25:

Institubes @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
Para One, Surkin, Orgasmic funnel French touch electro on par with Ed Banger (also @ Coachella, below)
www.institubes.com/
$12 advance

10pm-late:
Booka Shade, M.A.N.D.Y. @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie St (@ 6th St)
incredible live electro house (also @ Coachella, below)
www.myspace.com/getbookashade
$22 advance

Saturday 4/26:

9pm:
múm @ The Independent 628 Divisadero St (@ Hayes St)
the gorgeous Icelandic ensemble (also @ Coachella, below)
www.mum.is/
$15

10pm-late:
Simian Mobile Disco, Cut Copy @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie St (@ 6th St)
world class funky electro dance duo (also @ Coachella, below)
www.myspace.com/simianmobiledisco
$20 advance

Friday 4/25 - Sunday 4/27:

*Coachella! @ Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA
Highlights:
Fri: the Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Battles, Does it Offend You, Yeah?, Spank Rock, Busy P, Datarock, Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp
Sat: Portishead, Kraftwerk, SebastiAn, Kavinsky, Death Cab for Cutie, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Turbonegro, Boys Noize, the Teenagers, Yelle, Institubes
Sun: Roger Waters, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Stars, Sia, Kid Sister/A-Trak, Modeselektor, Deadmau5
www.coachella.com/
$269.00 for 3-day pass





Tuesday 4/29:

10pm-late:
*The Bloody Beetroots, La Riots, Felix Cartal Scion Tour @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
This is a killer lineup of cutting edge electro and indie/hip hop remixes!
www.myspace.com/thebloodybeetroots
secure.scion.com/scion/ssl...ScionAV.do
free with RSVP link above




Wednesday 4/30:

12pm-1:15pm:
Thomas Humphrey: Symmetry & the LHC @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access





Friday 5/2:

Beltane Festival @ Redwood forests North of Santa Cruz

9pm-2am:
*BrassTax @ Amnesia 853 Valencia St (@ 19th St)
Electro house with DingDong and Fred Funk
$5 (free w/ the secret password)





Saturday 5/3:

Beltane Festival @ Redwood forests North of Santa Cruz

10am-10pm:
Maker Faire @ San Mateo Fairgrounds 2495 South Delaware Street, San Mateo
Create and witness arts, crafts, performances, engineering, science & DIY projects - perfect inspiration for your next Burning Man art project!
Cool projects include LEDs art & toys, robotics, Tesla coils, and clothing reconstruction
www.makerfaire.com/
$25





Sunday 5/4:

11am-6pm:
Maker Faire @ San Mateo Fairgrounds 2495 South Delaware Street, San Mateo
Create and witness arts, crafts, performances, engineering, science & DIY projects - perfect inspiration for your next Burning Man art project!
Cool projects include LEDs art & toys, robotics, Tesla coils, and clothing reconstruction
www.makerfaire.com/
$25

11:11am-5:55pm:
How Weird Street Faire @ Howard St (betw/ 1st St & New Montgomery)
www.howweird.org/
after hours at Temple and 111 Minna
free, email savehowweird(at)gmail.com to volunteer

10pm-2am:
*1 Night Stand @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St (@ 19th St)
Eli's BDay! electrosex Sundays to finish off your weekend with a happy ending
myspace.com/1nightstandsf
free

10pm-2am:
*French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3





Tuesday 5/6:

Free Museum Day!
De Young Museum, MOMA, Asian Art Museum, Legion of Honor, Cartoon Art
Museum, Yerba Buena Center Galleries
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm

10pm-2am:
Radiocl*t, 120 Days, Franki Chan @ Pop Scene 330 Ritch St (@ Brannan St)
www.myspace.com/radioclit
secure.scion.com/scion/ssl...seParty.do
free with RSVP link above





Wednesday 5/7:

Free Museum Day!
Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm

12pm-1:15pm:
Linda Shore: Galaxies @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access





Thursday 5/8:

Free Museum/Art Galleries Day!
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Burlingame Pez Museum, Geary galleries (49 Geary St)
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm





Thursday 5/15:

***Vortexual @ UndergroundSF 424 Haight St (@ Webster St)
DJ's Rich DDT & Nisus teleport Sounds from the Electric Future through our TIME MACHINE!
cutting edge blog house, electro, indie and hip hop remixes
free before 11pm, $5 after





Friday 5/16:

8pm-late:
Connectivate - An Intentional Dance Experience @ The Sera Phi Center 2829 California St (@ Divisadero St)
costumed dance party on a vibrating dance floor
web.mac.com/jamieluv/Con...ate_Home.html
www.seracal.com/connectivate
$15

10pm-late:
Peter Pan Party @ undisclosed location
costume party feat. Nisus and various performances
contact me for more info
free




Saturday 5/17:

8pm:
The Desire Project @ Mama Calizo's Voice Factory 1519 Mission Street (betw/ 11th and 12th)
A multi-media performance and installation exploring the theme of desire, directed by Judy Cohen
$15

8pm:
Bassnectar @ The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd (@ Fillmore St)
this DJ really knows how to work the crowd
www.myspace.com/bassnectar
$30





Sunday 5/18:

8am-4pm:
Bay to Breakers Race/Parade! @ Embarcadero to Ocean Beach
biggest costume party in the city
www.baytobreakers.com/
free

8pm-late:
B2B AfterParty @ Undisclosed location
contact me for more info
free





Monday 5/19:

1-6pm:
Uncorked! Ghirardelli Wine Festival @ Ghirardelli Square
3pm: Wine & Food Pairing Seminars at 3pm
1:30pm: Chef Demos at Cellar 360: $10
Wine-Tasting Tickets: $40/$45





Thursday 5/22:

6:30pm-10:30pm:
Burning Man: Center Camp Craft Party & Dinner @ BMHQ 1900 3rd St (@ 16th St)
Bring your sewing machines, your fabulous self, and friends! Come even if you don't sew, there is other craftiness to be had!
Dinner/potluck/BYOB 6:30-7:00
free

7pm:
Burning Man Photography @ Apple Store 1 Stockton St (@ Ellis)
Photographer Patrick Roddie captures the unique individuals and eclectic vibe behind the event
webbery.com
free

7:30pm-10:30pm:
Play Party Retrospective Panel Discussion @ Center for Sex and Culture 1519 Mission (@ 11th St)
sexandculture.org/
$5 donation

8pm:
37 isolated events dance performance @ CounterPULSE 1310 Mission St (@ 9th St)
Blindsight/Lucy HG/Susan Hawkins immersive & interactive video, contemporary performance/Butoh dance, & experimental music/sound art
www.sfiaf.org/2008/artist...nce/info.php
$20

8pm-11:30pm:
TransportedSF Party Bus pickup @ Shine 1337 Mission St (@ 9th St)
Uptempo DJ bus feat. Alxndr, Mancub & Raydeus
transportedsf.com/schedule.html
$20

8pm-late:
Burn Barrel Fire Performances and Party @ ACME Warehouse 1281 30th St (@ Peralta St), Emeryville
ACME's Department of Spontaneous Combustion presents three stunning fire performance troupes
sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/...8036165
$15

9pm:
Mates of State @ Slim's 333 11th Street (@ Folsom)
cutesy indie pop duo
www.myspace.com/matesofstate
$17

10pm-2am:
The Foals @ Pop Scene 330 Ritch St (@ Brannan St)
uppity indie rock
www.myspace.com/foals
$10

10pm-2am:
MyKill & PartyBen @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St (@ 19th St)
spinning some of the best indie electro remixes
www.myspace.com/therealpartyben
free





Friday 5/23:

Rosin Coven, Vagabond Opera & Jessica Fichot @ Cafe du Nord 2217 Market St (@ Sanchez St)
lounge, tango, waltz, march, swing and dirge
www.rosincoven.com
www.vagabondopera.com
$15

8pm-late:
Burn Barrel Fire Performances and Party @ ACME Warehouse 1281 30th St (@ Peralta St), Emeryville
ACME's Department of Spontaneous Combustion presents three stunning fire performance troupes
sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/...8036165
$15

10pm-late:
*Felix Da Housecat @ Slide 430 Mason St (@ Geary St)
soulful synth-funk and pulsing electronic disco
www.myspace.com/felixdahousecat
www.club-calendar.com/cgi-bin...ndar.cgi
$20

10pm-late:
*D.I.M., Nisus, and Sleazemore @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
hard hitting electro house and cutting edge remixes from Hamburg
www.myspace.com/dimhh
www.nisusthemovement.com/
$5





Friday 5/23 - Monday 5/26:

*Lightning In a Bottle 2008 @ Live Oak Campground 4600 Highway 154, Santa Barbara
The Do LaB's burner style festival in beautiful rolling Oak foothills near Santa Barbara
feat. Adam Freeland, Bassnectar, The Glitch Mob, Cirque Berzerk, Lucent Dossier, David Starfire, tons of speakers & workshops
lightninginabottle.org/2008/
$70 day pass, $140 for 4-day pass





Saturday 5/24:

10am:
Wildflower Walk @ Inspiration Point, Presidio
Hike Mt. Davidson with Hoenie Luk, focus on food and medicinal uses of plants
For more information email Hoenie at airedale@hoenie.com
free

10am-6pm:
Carnaval Festival @ Harrison St betw/ 16th & 24th St
Brazilian & mulitcultural festival, visit Zona Verde @ 17th St (Green Zone)
www.carnavalsf.com/
free

9pm-late:
The 2nd Annual Croquet Party @ Supperclub 657 Harrison St (betw/ 2nd & 3rd St)
dress in your finest croquet attire and dance to Monty Luke, Sleazemore, and Nisus
www.nisusthemovement.com/
www.blasthaus.com/calendar.html#croquet
$10 advance

9pm-late:
Schools Out Forever @ Temple 540 Howard St (@ 1st St)
Kill The Noise, Treasure Fingers, Bling Crosby, Sleazemore, RCHRD OH?!, Missingtoof DJ's
www.myspace.com/killnoisekill
www.myspace.com/treasurefingers
$20 advance

6pm-2am:
Electro Techno Disco POP @ Cow Palace 2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City
Huge DJ festival feat. Stanton Warriors, Colette, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Markus Shultz, Donald Glaude, Deep voices, Syd Gris
www.skillsdjworkshop.com/pop08/
$45/55/65 advance, $80 door

10pm-4am:
Opulent Temple's Playa dreams benefit party @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie St (@ 6th St)
feat. Syd Gris, Felix The Dog, Fred Funk (BrassTax), Eric Sharp
www.opulenttemple.org
$5 before 11pm, $10 - 15 sliding donation after

10pm-late:
Super Mash Bros @ DNA Lounge 375 11th St (@ Harrison)
Bootie's Miyamoto and DJ Wiij mash it up using the Nintendo Wii video game system instead more traditional spinning methods. With a live guitarist, keyboardist, and VJ, this live show isn't just for gamers or mash-up lovers!
www.myspace.com/miyamototheband
www.bootiesf.com/
$6 before 10:30, $12 after

3am-very late:
ETD POP After Party @ Ruby Skye 420 Mason St (@ Geary)
feat. Ferry Corsten & Derrick Carter
www.club-calendar.com/cgi-bin...ndar.cgi
$25





Sunday 5/25:

9am-1pm:
Ecstatic Dance & yoga @ Sweet's Ballroom 1933 Broadway, Oakland (19th St BART)
free form dance space with electronic and world beats, yoga 9-10am
www.EcstaticDanceEastBay.com
$15

9:30am:
Carnaval Grand Parade Starts @ Harrison St & 24th St, up Mission St, to Harrison & 15th St
map: www.carnavalsf.com/index.php
www.carnavalsf.com/
free

10am-6pm:
Carnaval Festival @ Harrison St betw/ 16th & 24th St
Brazilian & mulitcultural festival, visit Zona Verde @ 17th St (Green Zone)
www.carnavalsf.com/
free

7pm-4am:
Carnival Fete @ 1015 Folsom (@ 6th St)
Official Carnaval Afterparty feat. dancehall, global soul, hip-hop, Afro-Brazilian from DJs Capleton, Dead Prez, Samba Do Mar, Agua Libre, Zion – I, A-Ron, D-Sharp, Fuze, J-Boogie, Kblo, Mr.E, and more
sanfrancisco.going.com/sfcarnival
$25

9pm-late:
*Glass Candy, Chromatics, Italians Do It Better @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
Glass Candy alone is a charming electronic rock duo worth the price of admission
myspace.com/glasscandy
www.rickshawstop.com/phpEven...play.php
$12 advance

10pm-4am:
French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
Dj Ayres from The Rub NYC, electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$5 advance, $10 door





Monday 5/26: Memorial Day





Tuesday 5/27:

8pm:
*Ladytron, Datarock, The Delta Fiasco @ The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd (@ Fillmore St)
electronic rock bands from silly to smooth to sexy
www.myspace.com/ladytron
www.myspace.com/datarock
$27.50

11pm-2am:
*Ladytron/Datarock Bowling Afterparty @ Presidio Bowling Center 93 Moraga Ave (@ Montgomery St)
Ladytron and Datarock DJ's plus special guests
www.uptheantics.com/RSVP/LadytronSF
free with RSVP link above





Wednesday 5/28:

12pm-1:15pm:
Kristina Yu: Model Organisms @ the Exploratorium McBean Theater 3601 Lyon St
www.exploratorium.edu/
free, contact me for access

7:30pm:
The Cure @ HP Pavilion 525 W Santa Clara, San Jose
back with a decent new album
www.myspace.com/thecure
$35/65.00

7:30pm:
*Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares (Bulgarian Women's Choir) @ Grace Cathedral 1100 California St (@ Taylor)
intensely surreal heart stopping passion and sadness straight from Bulgaria
www.last.fm/music/Le+Mys...voix+Bulgares
$25/45

8pm:
Beirut @ The Grand 1300 Van Ness Ave (@ Sutter St)
Balkan-esque indie rock bliss
www.beirutband.com/
$29.50

9pm:
Stephen Marley @ The Independent 628 Divisadero St (@ Hayes St)
reggae from Bob Marley's 2nd son
www.stephenmarleymusic.com/
$30

9pm-late:
Franki Chan, Rchrd OH?!, Sleazemore @ Vessel 85 Campton Place (@ Stockton St)
Infatuation Wednesdays feat. iheartcomix pioneer from LA
www.iheartcomix.com/
free





Thursday 5/29:

8pm:
Beirut @ The Grand 1300 Van Ness Ave (@ Sutter St)
Balkan-esque indie rock bliss
www.beirutband.com/
$29.50

10pm-late:
*Pleasuremaker @ Elbo Room 647 Valencia St (@ 17th St)
funky jazz goodness with a killer touch of sax
www.myspace.com/pleasuremaker
$7





Friday 5/30:

1:13-3:13pm
Andres Amador Live Playa Painting @ Adjacent to the Cliff House, Point Lobos Ave (@ Ocean Beach)
jaw dropping large scale sand art painting
andresamador.net/
free

8pm:
Sound-Sculptured Space Theater @ Audium 1616 Bush St (@ Franklin)
the trippiest pitch black soundscape experience imaginable
www.audium.org/
$15

9pm-late:
*Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) @ 1015 downstairs 103 Harriet St (@ Folsom)
Warp Records star delivers cataclysmic IDM
www.richiehawtin.com/
www.myspace.com/plastikman
$23 tickets (available at Tweekin' Records, 593 Haight St)

9pm-4am:
*Bohemian Carnival @ DNA Lounge 375 11th St (@ Harrison)
feat. Gooferman, Vau de Vire Society, Extra Action Marching Band
wild and fantastic subculture circus and costume party
www.bohemiancarnival.net
$20

10pm-2am:
Blow Up @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
insane electro-indie-pop-disco sweat fest feat. Missingtoof DJ's
www.myspace.com/blow_up_415
$10 (ages 18+)

11pm-afterhours:
*Cosmo Vitelli @ 1515 Folsom St (@ 11th St)
secret Gray Area Gallery afterparty with Cosmo Vitelli, C.L.A.W.S., The BeatBroker
www.myspace.com/cosmovitelli
$10





Saturday 5/31:

10am-6pm:
Union St Eco-Urban Festival @ Union St from Gough to Steiner
www.unionstreetfestival.com/
free

12pm-7pm:
*Peanut Butter Jelly Time @ Elk Glen Meadow/Picnic Area, Golden Gate Park
BrassTax daytime party in the park!
www.parks.sfgov.org/site/rec..._page.asp
free

7pm-1am:
*Laughing Squid Lucky 13 @ CELLspace 2050 Bryant St (@ 18th St)
Celebrate 13 years of Laughing Squid feat. $teven Ra$pa, TCHO, Electronic Frontier Foundation, SWARM Orbs
www.cellspace.org/new/node/46
$10 (only available at door)

6pm:
R.E.M., Modest Mouse, The National @ The Greek Theater, Hearst & Gayley St (@ UC Berkeley)
rock legends on tour for their new Accelerate album, with ample indie rock support
remhq.com/index.php
$39.50/59.50/89.50

8pm:
Sound-Sculptured Space Theater @ Audium 1616 Bush St (@ Franklin)
the trippiest pitch black soundscape experience imaginable
www.audium.org/
$15

8pm-late:
Four Tet, Maus Haus @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie St (@ 6th St)
feat. CreativemindsSF Art Show (over 30 emerging SF artists) 8-10pm
www.myspace.com/fourtetkieranhebden
$15 advance

8pm-4am:
RhythmWave 2008 @ Radiance Factory, 278 4th St (betw Webster & Jackson), Oakland
Ecstatic trance and 5 Rhythms dance sets, Meditative visuals, Massage tables, Tantric Eye Gazing
www.rhythmwave.org/benefit.html
$20 advance

9pm-2am:
Camp Zoom FUNdraiser Party @ Oasis 135 12th St, Oakland
Dancing, Art, Performances by the Fire Arts Collective
www.neonbunny.com/events.html
$5 in costume, else $10

9:30pm-late:
Gallerie N!NE @ Anon Salon 285 9th St(@ Folsom)
Anon Salon art showing, performances and afterparty - come in costume!
www.anonsalon.com/nine/index.html
donation requested





Sunday 6/1:

9am-1pm:
Ecstatic Dance & yoga @ Sweet's Ballroom 1933 Broadway, Oakland (19th St BART)
free form dance space with electronic and world beats, yoga 9-10am
www.EcstaticDanceEastBay.com
$15

10am-6pm:
Union St Eco-Urban Festival @ Union St from Gough to Steiner
www.unionstreetfestival.com/
free

12pm-7pm:
*Dirtybird BBQ Party in the Park @ Elk Glen Meadow, Golden Gate Park
Season opener for this famously awesome outdoor dance party, byob
www.myspace.com/sfdirtybird
www.parks.sfgov.org/site/rec..._page.asp
free

5pm:
R.E.M., Modest Mouse, The National @ The Greek Theater, Hearst & Gayley St (@ UC Berkeley)
rock legends on tour for their new Accelerate album, with ample indie rock support
remhq.com/index.php
$39.50/59.50/89.50

10pm-2am:
French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3 includes free Pink Shot

10pm-2am:
*1 Night Stand @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St (@ 19th St)
Last ever electrosex Sunday! Finish off your weekend with a happy ending
myspace.com/1nightstandsf
free

10pm-late:
Dirtybird in the Park Afterparty @ Vessel 85 Campton Place (@ Stockton St)
feat. Solar, Justin Martin, Sammy D
$5 before 11pm, $10 after





Tuesday 6/3: ELECTION DAY

Free Museum Day!
De Young Museum, MOMA, Asian Art Museum, Legion of Honor, Cartoon Art
Museum, Yerba Buena Center Galleries
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm





Wednesday 6/4:

Free Museum Day!
Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm

9pm-late:
Rchrd OH?!, Sleazemore, OMAR @ Vessel 85 Campton Place (@ Stockton St)
Infatuation Wednesdays
free





Thursday 6/5:

Free Museum/Art Galleries Day!
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Burlingame Pez Museum, Geary galleries (49 Geary St)
sanfrancisco.about.com/od/mus...s_3.htm

6pm-late:
Suite Jesus 365 ArtNowSF @ 111 Minna St (@ 2nd St)
art opening and dj's Eliot Lipp, Daedelus
sanfrancisco.going.com/event-...E_JESUS
free before 10:30pm with RSVP link above, else $5 before 10pm, $10 after

8pm:
Metalocalypse: Dethklok with Chimaira and Soilent Green @ The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd (@ Fillmore St)
hilarious take on hardcore metal mayhem
www.adultswim.com/shows/metal/
$26.50





Friday 6/6:

7pm-11pm:
Vinyl Apocalypse @ Lower Haters Gallery 597 Haight St (@ Steiner)
New and Original Art on Vinyl
lowerhater.com/
free

7pm:
Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D., Lupe Fiasco @ HP Pavilion 525 W Santa Clara, San Jose
hip hop Grammy winner with electro shades
www.kanyeuniversecity.com/
$39.50/55/75

8pm:
*Sound-Sculptured Space Theater @ Audium 1616 Bush St (@ Franklin)
the trippiest pitch black soundscape experience imaginable
www.audium.org/
$15

9pm-2am:
*BrassTax @ Amnesia 853 Valencia St (@ 19th St)
Electro house with DingDong and Fred Funk
$5 (free w/ the secret password)

10pm-2am:
Young Bloodz @ Milk 1840 Haight St (@ Shrader St)
feat. electro indie DJ's Elig Glad, Lxndr, Public
youngbloodzparty.com
$8

10pm-2am:
Tits @ The Transfer 198 Church St (@ Market)
electro dance party with exhibitionist hipsters, feat. Baron Von Luxxury & ChelseaStarr
www.myspace.com/baronvonluxxury
free before 10:30pm, $5 after

10pm-3am:
Louche Nu-Gitane Disko & Absinthe Kabaret @ Club Whisper 535 Florida St (@ 18th St)
Notorious absinthe mixer returns to whisper for a crypto-flipto green fairy blow-out beyond all past proportion!
www.louchesf.com/
$10 advance






Friday 6/6 - Sunday 6/8:

*Harmony Festival @ Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa
feat. Damian Marley, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Paula Cole, Jefferson Starship, FreQ Nasty, R2DJ, Vau De Vire Society, Alex Grey live painting (Techno-Tribal Community Dance sub-festival Sat night)
www.HarmonyFestival.com/
techno-tribal.com/
$30 Single Day, $99 3 Day, $30 Camping (special advance prices)





Saturday 6/7:

12pm-8:30pm:
LIVE 105 BFD 08 @ Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View
feat. MSTRKRFT, Moby, Cypress Hill, Steve Aoki, Flogging Molly, DJ AM, Santogold
www.live105.com/pages/2017060.php
$10.59

12pm-9pm:
Berkeley World Music Festival @ all along Telegraph Ave, Berkeley
Dengue Fever (Cambodian Pop/Psychedelic Rock), Sila (Africa’s James Brown), SambaDá (Brazilian Samba Afro Funk), Pakistani, Didjeridu Fusion, Cajun Dance Music, Ukrainian & Eastern European, Rebetika (Old Time Greek Blues) and more
www.berkeleyworldmusic.org/
free

8pm-3am:
Dawn 2008 @ Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission St (@ 3rd St)
All-night cultural arts festival grand opening celebration feat. Dengue Fever, theatrical performances, film premieres, visual arts, dancing, DJs, lectures, readings, comedy
www.dawn2008.org/
$15

9:30pm:
Berkeley World Music Festival Afterparty @ Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Ave (@ Gilman St), Berkeley
Prestige, Ras Kidus - Reggae from Jamaica
$15

9pm-late:
The Voodoo Cabaret @ El Rincon 2700 16th St (@ Harrison)
soulful vocals, hot West African rhymes, djembe rhythms, live exotic dancers
www.myspace.com/voodoocabaretsf
$15 - call 415-684-4461 or email amandaroseloveland@gmail.com for presale tickets

9pm-3am:
*Thunderdome Fundraiser Party @ Ace's Junkyard 2255 McKinnon Ave (@ Upton St)
feat. Dome fights, bellydancing, industrial opera, post punk, bellydance, DJ's, tesla coil & fire art!
www.deathguildthunderdome.com/
$15 advance, $20 door

10pm-3am:
*Motor, Moby, MSTRKRFT, Shit Disco @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie St (@ 6th St)
beautifully dark electro from the UK, and bangin electro from golden masked marauders, plus special guests!
www.myspace.com/motor66
www.myspace.com/moby
www.myspace.com/mstrkrft
$15 advance





Sunday 6/8:

12pm-12am:
2nd Sunday 10 Year Anniversary @ Mission Rock Cafe 817 Terry Francois Blvd (@ Mariposa St)
DJ's throwin it down all day, incl. Andy Caldwell, M3, Rooz, Smoove, Julius Papp w/ Morrisson
www.2ndsunday.com/
$10-$25

1pm-6pm:
Alice in Wonderland Croquet Contest, Tea Party & Trunk Show @ SF Croquet Lawns, Stern Grove, 19th Ave & Wawona St
Come in costume, play croquet with the Queen of Hearts and the Cheshire Cat, hang out with the Mad Hatter, enjoy the summer breeze and the beautiful creations of our best local designers and artists
eternalspringproductions.com/
$10 Fair Only (No croquet), $25 advance (incl croquet)

9am-1pm:
Ecstatic Dance & yoga @ Sweet's Ballroom 1933 Broadway, Oakland (19th St BART)
free form dance space with electronic and world beats, yoga 9-10am
www.EcstaticDanceEastBay.com
$15

11am-5:30pm:
Haight-Ashbury Street Fair @ Haight St btwn/ Masonic & Stanyan St
www.haightashburystreetfair.org
free

6pm-late:
Upper Haighters - Haight St Afterparty @ Milk 1840 Haight St (@ Shrader St)
Festival afterparty feat. Mothership producer and XLR8R contributor Monty Luke
free

10pm-2am:
French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3 includes free Pink Shot





Monday 6/9 - Friday 6/13:

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2008 @ Moscone Center 747 Howard St (@ 3rd St)
developer.apple.com/wwdc/
expensive





Monday 6/9:

7pm:
Buzz Andersen's 5th Annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Party @ 111 Minna St (@ 2nd St)
upcoming.yahoo.com/event/460378/
free





Tuesday 6/10:

8pm-11pm:
WWDC SF Invasion Party @ Harlot 46 Minna St (betw/ 1st & 2nd St)
free drinks at this Apple DevCon afterparty
upcoming.yahoo.com/event/501501/
free

8pm:
Crystal Castles, dd/mm/yyyy @ The Independent 628 Divisadero St (@ Hayes St)
low-res electronic noise with pop hooks
www.myspace.com/crystalcastles
$16

9pm-2am:
TuTu Tuesdays @ Vessel 85 Campton Place (@ Stockton St)
Make and wear your own TuTu's and dance to beats by M3, Sleazemore, We Are Champagne
www.tututuesday.com/
free

10pm-2am:
Big Stereo: Hold Yr Horses @ Aunt Charlie's 133 Turk (@ Taylor)
Rchrd Oh?! vs Forever21 - electro, indie, new wave, disco punk
this.bigstereo.net/hold-yr-horses/
$3





Wednesday 6/11:

7pm-late:
Return to Forever @ The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, 1290 Sutter St (@ Van Ness Ave)
feat. jazz/rock/fusion legends Al DiMeola, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White
www.return2forever.com/
$79.70

9pm-late:
Shit Disco, Rchrd OH?!, Sleazemore @ Vessel 85 Campton Place (@ Stockton St)
Infatuation Wednesdays feat. kung fu DJ's from the UK
www.myspace.com/shitdisco
linda@overamerica.com
free with RSVP email to address above





Thursday 6/12:

7pm:
Bay Area Computer Music Technology Group (BArCMuT) @ Digidesign 2001 Junipero Serra Blvd, Daly City
Plug-In design, Archaeopteryx: A Ruby MIDI Generator, Micro-Open Sound Control, Laptop Orchestra of the Left
electronicmusic.meetup.com/152/...1840/
free

10pm-4am:
Sagrada Burning Man Temple Fundraiser @ DNA Lounge 375 11th St (@ Harrison)
splendid downtempo late-night celebration with art, performances, and presentations
www.dnalounge.com www.basurasagrada.org
$17 advance, $20 door





Friday 6/13:

10pm-3am:
Opulent Temple @ Supperclub 657 Harrison St (@ 2nd St)
feat. Icon, Smoove, Cosmic Selector, Drew Drop, Billy Cassaza, Dulce, Vita, Emily Fox
www.opulenttemple.org
$15-$20 sliding donation

10pm:
Lifelike, Alan Braxe @ Mezzanine 444 Jessie St (@ 6th St)
electro tinged dance music & remixes
www.myspace.com/lifelikevulture
www.myspace.com/alan_braxe
$10 limited advance @ going.com/Lifelike





Friday 6/13-Sunday 6/15:

Stilldream Gathering @ High Sierra Nevada Mountains, TOP SECRET until Thursday June 12th
feat. Dave Ralph, BLVD w/ SoulEye, Dylan Rhymes, Geezer, Detonate, The New Regime, Candy Bullet, Deviant, Adam Ant, Dirty Sanchez; Music/Community/Nature\Culture\Consciousness
www.stilldream.org/
$30/40/50 advance, $60 at the gate





Saturday 6/14-Sunday 6/15:

*MT SHASTA ASCENT - still looking for more hikers!
free, bring your own gear

Free Museum Weekend!
Chihuly Opening Weekend @ The de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (@ Golden Gate Park)
stunning glasswork premiere
www.chihulyatthedeyoung.org/
free

Fairfax Festival @ Bolinas Park, Park Rd & Bolinas Rd, Fairfax
feat. (W+T) J2 (Chuck Day), Tom Finch and The Purple Passion Band, Roadnoise, Mother Truckers, Rancho Nicasio Allstars, Honeydust, Big Brother and The Holding Company; Parade, EcoFest, Arts & Crafts
www.fairfaxfestival.com/MSMusic.html
free





Saturday 6/14:

10am-6pm:
North Beach Italian Festival @ Washington Square Park, 1200-1500 blocks of Grant Ave
www.sfnorthbeach.org/festival/
free

11am-5pm:
Burning Man BBQ-A-NEWBIE Picnic @ Lindley Meadow, Golden Gate Park
Bring your virgins, your newbies, your dust-free friends...And introduce them to the Burners in their backyard.
This as an event FOR and BY Burning Man volunteers and their NOOBIE friends
www.parks.sfgov.org/site/rec..._page.asp
free

8:30pm-4am:
Yoga Tai Chi Solstice Soiree @ CELLspace 2050 Bryant St (@ 18th St)
enchanted evening full of music, dance and performance feat. DJ's Soul Salaam, Shawna, Mycho Coco, Clay
Sunru and Aerialist Arts, Visual Scape by Jacobeye, Raw treats, Edible Love Chocolates and Fuzzy's Fabulous Fluff upstairs
$15 before 10pm, $20 after

9pm:
Venus Christ Book 2 @ 1015 Folsom (@ 6th St)
A rock opera to end all time; DJ Nisus spins @ the afterparty!
www.nisusthemovement.com/
www.venuschrist.com/
$15





Sunday 6/15:

6:30pm-10:30pm:
Burning Man: The Father of all Craft Parties @ BMHQ 1900 3rd St (@ 16th St)
free

10am-6pm:
North Beach Italian Festival @ Washington Square Park, 1200-1500 blocks of Grant Ave
www.sfnorthbeach.org/festival/
free





Wednesday 6/18:

9pm-late:
*DJ Assault, Rchrd OH?!, Sleazemore @ Vessel 85 Campton Place (@ Stockton St)
Infatuation Wednesdays feat. notorious DJ Assault from Detroit
www.myspace.com/dj_assault
free

9pm-late:
Skream & Benga @ Mighty 119 Utah (@ 15th St)
two of the biggest names in dubstep join forces for the 1st time in SF
sanfrancisco.going.com/skream_and_benga
www.myspace.com/bengabeats
$15 adv, $20 door





Thursday 6/19:

9pm-late:
POSTPONED!: Vortexual Time Machine Party@ UndergroundSF 424 Haight St (@ Webster St)
DJ's Rich DDT & Nisus teleport Sounds from the Electric Future through our TIME MACHINE!
cutting edge blog house, electro, indie and hip hop remixes
www.myspace.com/vortexualsf
free before 11pm, $5 after

9pm-2am:
Call In Sick @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St (@ 19th St)
electro feat. DJ's MyKill & Party Ben
www.myspace.com/djmykill
www.partyben.com/
free

10pm-late:
Compression / Down Like This @ Temple 540 Howard St (@ 1st St)
Dead Seal, Jimmy B, Mario Dubs spin drum & bass, breaks
Bachelors Of Science 2Cents, Mal, Aye-N, Colonel MC, Sharp & Ivry spin electro, nu disco
www.templesf.com/calendar
free





Friday 6/20 - Sunday 6/22:

*Rain Dance Campout Festival @ 2500 China Grade Rd, Boulder Creek
family fun freak fest in the mystical redwood forest
Highlights include:
Nisus, Mancub, Skream & Benga, Lawgiverz, Little John, EPROM, Nyxyss (Haj -Subswara&Hannah Thiem), Ant-ten-nae, Bassbin Twins
www.raindancepresents.com/campo...ex.php
sanfrancisco.going.com/event-...Campout
$100/$125 advance, $30 parking pass

Soulstance Precompression Festival @ Lupin Lodge 20600 Aldercroft Heights, Los Gatos
Southbay, Santa Cruz and Monterey burner communities unite for a gigantic precom campout festival
swimming pool, 2 hot tubs, a sauna, showers on site
tribes.tribe.net/soulstance
www.soulstanceinfo.com/
$10 advance, $15 gate plus $15/$55/$72 1/2/3 day camping facility fee

Sierra Nevada World Music Festival @ Mendocino County Fair, 14480 Highway 128, Boonville
outdoor music festival feat. Michael Franti & Spearhead, Buju Banton, English Beat, The Wailing Souls, Panjea
www.snwmf.com/
$60-70 1day, $150 3day





Friday 6/20:

4pm-late:
Listening Lounge @ 111 Minna St (@ 2nd St)
feat. an early 4-5pm set by Nisus, later set by Freddie Joachim
www.nisusthemovement.com
sanfrancisco.going.com/event-...Joachim
free before 9pm, $5 before 11pm

8pm:
*Thievery Corporation @ The Greek Theater, Hearst & Gayley St (@ UC Berkeley)
smooth dancey world lounge doesn't get much better than this, esp given their killer live configuration
with Seu George, Bebel Gilberto, Los Amigos Invisibles & Federico Aubele
www.thieverycorporation.com/
$35 advance

10pm-late:
Thievery Corporation Afterparty @ Supperclub 657 Harrison St (betw/ 2nd & 3rd St)
feat. local groovemeisters J Boogie, Romanowski, Centipede & a Special Guest
$10 with ticketstub, else $20

9pm-4am:
*Flambe Precompression Party @ 1015 Folsom @ 6th St (with Burner-friendly security team and kinder attitude)
www.burningman.com/blackroc...2008.html
$15 in Playa costume finery; $25 in street clothes

10pm-2am:
*Guns N Bombs Blow Up @ Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell St (@ Van Ness)
insane electro-indie-pop-disco sweat fest feat. supreme electro bangers Guns N Bombs!!!
www.myspace.com/gunsnbombs
www.myspace.com/blow_up_415
$10 (ages 18+)

10pm-6am:
Super Psychedelic Trance Fundraiser @ The Sera Phi Center 2829 California St (@ Divisadero St)
Acid Totem breaks party fundraiser for a community veggie powered diesel generator; kitchen will be open!
sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/...9bf9d7a
www.seraphi.org
$10 donation



Saturday 6/21:

8pm:
Death Cab For Cutie, Rogue Wave @ The Greek Theater, Hearst & Gayley St (@ UC Berkeley)
melodic indie rock gone pop
www.deathcabforcutie.com/
$39.50

8pm:
DJ Dance Showdown Part 2! @ Paper Mill Creek Saloon 1 Castro St, Forest Knolls
electrodiscohouse, reggae, dub feat. YR LTTL PWNY and DJ Willow From Paris
Western disco costumes encouraged!
www.myspace.com/kegponysmusic
sanfrancisco.going.com/event-..._Part_2
free

5:45pm-1am:
StrategiK Pirates in the Park Party @ Old Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park
renegade pirate party! costumes encouraged!
free

10pm-3am:
Freestyle Olympics @ Club Six 60 6th St (b/w Mission & Market)
ultimate SF Hip Hop freestylin competition
www.clubsix1.com/flyer.php
$5 before 10:30pm, $10 after, guestlist: email freestyleolympics@gmail.com





Sunday 6/22:

11am-5pm:
Golden Gate Park Band Festival @ Spreckels Temple of Music, Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park
10 bands w/ Classical, Marches, Swing & Jazz
www.mindspring.com/~nemoyte...Home.html
free

12pm-5pm:
Alice 97.3 Summerthing Music Festival w/ Lifehouse @ Speedway Meadow, Golden Gate Park
also feat. Ingrid Michaelson, The Last Goodnight, Marié Digby; an interactive trapeze and a green market
www.radioalice.com/pages/427796.php
free

12pm-6pm:
Summer of Love Festival @ Mission Dolores Park
feat. Gamelan-X, Scissors For Lefty, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Salvador Santana Band
www.myspace.com/gamelanx
www.myspace.com/SUMMEROFLO...TERNATIONAL
free

1pm-1am:
Prepare for The Playa @ Cafe Cocomo 650 Indiana St (@ 18th St)
Burner-Preneurs Playa fashion, hoopers, Playa ‘U’ How to Clinics, Poi, DJ's
www.preparefortheplaya.com/
free 1pm-5pm, $10 5pm-7pm, $15 7pm-1am, $5 discount with RSVP (link above)

2pm:
Sila & the Afrofunk Experience, Seun Kuti And Egypt 80 @ Stern Grove 19th Ave & Sloat Blvd
free funk courtesy of SF's Stern Grove Festival
www.myspace.com/afrofunk
www.sterngrove.org/2008season.html
free

10pm-2am:
French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3 includes free Pink Shot





Tuesday 6/24:

6pm:
*George Lakoff: The Political Mind @ The Mechanics' Institute 57 Post St (@ Montgomery St)
Berkeley linguist explains why you can't understand 21st century American politics with an 18th century brain
www.milibrary.org/events.html#1
reservations call 415-393-0100 or email at rsvp@milibrary.org
free for Members of MI and PJA; general public $10





Wednesday 6/25:

8pm:
*Crookers @ Vessel 85 Campton Place (@ Stockton St)
hard edge electro from Italy
www.myspace.com/crookers
sanfrancisco.going.com/event-...rookers
free with RSVP link above, $5 advance, $10 door





Thursday 6/26:

9pm:
People Under the Stairs @ The Independent 628 Divisadero St (@ Hayes St)
classic LA hip hop
www.myspace.com/peopleunderthestairs
$15

9pm-2am:
Body Rock @ Vertigo 1160 Polk St (@ Sutter)
Richi Panic party, afterparty to follow
free

10pm-2am:
Nisus @ Beauty Bar 2299 Mission St (@ 19th St)
www.nisusthemovement.com/
free





Friday 6/27:

4pm-late:
Suite Jesus 365 @ 111 Minna St (@ 2nd St)
feat. an early 4-5pm set by Nisus, & Monika's (Blasthaus) BDay ceclebration
www.nisusthemovement.com
sanfrancisco.going.com/event-...e_Jesus
free before 9pm, free before 10:30pm with RSVP above, $5 before 11pm, $10 after

6:30pm:
Argentine tango dance performance, stained glass art projects, films @ De Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, Golden Gate Park
Dance in Wilsey Court, Breaking the Maya Code film in Koret Auditorium
www.famsf.org/deyoung/calendar/day.asp
free (Museum galleries require regular admission charge, but events listed above in public spaces are free)

7pm:
*Encounters At The End Of The World @ Lumiere Theatre 1572 California St (@ Polk St)
Werner Herzog documentary on Antarctica, followed by discussion with crew
encountersfilm.com/
$9.75

8pm-6am:
*Connectivate - An Intentional Dance Experience @ The Sera Phi Center 2829 California St (@ Divisadero St)
Dinner and EyeGazing/Contact Dance Experience, followed by all night dance party on a unique vibrating dance floor!
www.connectivate.net
$10 General Admission 10:00pm-6:00am, $15 EyeGazing/Contact Dance Experience 8:30-10:00pm

9pm-late:
*D. Ramirez @ Ruby Skye 420 Mason St (@ Geary)
high quality electro house
www.myspace.com/dramirezmusic
www.jhpro2.com/rubyskye/n.../email.html
free with RSVP link above, else $15

10pm-2am:
Lights Down Low @ 222 Hyde St (@ Turk)
Electro, hip hop, old skool feat. Gameboy/Gamegirl, MiamiHorror, RCHRD OH?!, Sleazemore
www.myspace.com/lightsdownlow
$7





Saturday 6/28 - Sunday 6/29:

12pm-7pm:
LGBT Pride Celebration & Parade @ Civic Center
Parade — Sunday at 10:30am. Parade from Market & Beale to Market & 8th St
www.sfpride.org/
free





Saturday 6/28:

4pm-4am:
*Electric Daisy Carnival @ LA Memorial Coliseum 3939 S Figueroa St, LA
Ginormous DJ Festival feat. Armand Van Helden, Rabbit In The Moon, D.I.M., Boys Noize, Classixx, Moby, D. Ramirez, Z-Trip, Shinichi Osawa, Paul van Dyk, Benny Benassi, The Glitch Mob, Andy Caldwell, Om Records, Le Castle Vania, Villains, Goldie, Dieselboy
www.electricdaisycarnival.com/la/
$55

7pm-2am:
Big Big Serious Fun Show feat. 3HOTchiXXX @ Space Gallery 1141 Polk St (@ Hemlock St)
3HOTchiXXX 1 Year Anniversary and Art Opening, special guest Buttercream Gang
www.goldfoot.com/gggg/
free before 9pm, $5 after





Sunday 6/29:

10pm-2am:
French Kiss @ Pink 2925 16th St (@ Mission)
electro disco punk pop indie rock mash up
www.myspace.com/frenchkisssf
$3 includes free Pink Shot