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SFPD and CMAC Get Together

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:17:00 +0000

Today at noon, the California Music and Culture Association (CMAC) held a luncheon with Commander Greg McEachern of the SFPD and executive director Jocelyn Kane of the San Francisco Entertainment Commission regarding issues of public safety and law enforcement within the entertainment community. For a meeting between parties who have historically been at odds with each other, it was astonishingly amicable and warm-hearted. Commander McEachern explained that he is training his officers to develop strong working relationships with nightclubs and venues in neutral times, so that when trouble does arise, a precedent has already been set for useful dialogue between them. He admitted that, when an officer consistently receives calls to a certain location, he naturally begins to think of that location as problematic, and this can be an obstacle to effective communication - and that sometimes it is, indeed, a shortsightedness on the part of the officer that causes dispute. He encouraged the venues to bring such incidents to his attention, because, he emphasized, a working relationship between the police department and the entertainment community is of paramount importance, both to the parties involved and to San Francisco at large.

Jocelyn Kane explained the complex dynamics of neighbor relations, and how an equitable compromise is often the best way of settling conflicts over noise and petty crime (public urination being one of the foremost). Even if a compromise is slightly disappointing to all parties, it is better to share this disappointment equally than to ignore completely the demands of one party. Seniority in the neighborhood, she repeated, furnishes no privileges - residents and business owners must cooperate, with the mediation of the San Francisco Entertainment Commission and, if necessary, the SFPD, to settle any dispute that may arise. Both CMAC and the San Francisco Entertainment Commission are concerned with the prevention of the archetypal "guy who likes to fight" from doing just that.

This meeting seems to mark the beginning of a fruitful relationship between the SFPD, the San Francisco Entertainment Commission, and the venue staff, artists and music fans that comprise the California Music and Arts Association. We have CMAC to thank for protecting the interests of the Bay Area's entertainment community, and allowing venues to keep their doors open and the music pumping.

Revolt Tomorrow Night!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:07:00 +0000

Don't miss out on the Revolt party at Mezzanine tomorrow night - we've got house legend David Harness, who has been described as 'a man who lives, breathes and emanates everything that is beautiful about deep house music and classic garage.' Harness has been active in the Bay Area since the 90s, and is the founder of the ongoing party 'Taboo' in the Mission, which showcases local talent as well as internationally-known DJs. He has established himself as a respected producer and remixer with his company DHJ Productions. Also spinning is the New Jersey-based, Dominican-born DJ Eddie Elias, who has been making his mark on the New York electronic scene, and San Francisco's own DJ Hawthorne, host of the weekly party 'Ghetto Disco.' It's gonna be a great party, get your tickets here!

YACHT Release MP3 of "Dystopia"

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:08:00 +0000

Portland-based band YACHT, whose purported modus operandi is to be a "Band, Business, and Belief System," has released an apocalyptic new track "Dystopia." The vocal harmonies sound great, as does the rhythm section. YACHT is situated solidly in the realm of the Biblical Shit, as evidenced by their historical timeline that begins with "The fall of man" and ends with the release of YACHT's new album Shangri-La. One of those might be more important than the other, but I leave it to you to decide which is which.

New Album By Rubblebucket

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:08:00 +0000

Here's a great new track from Rubblebucket, who are releasing their new album Omega La La on Sin Duda Records on June 7th. This Brooklyn-based band is just fantastic. Colorful, poppy, funky, intelligent, catchy - this track's called "Silly Fathers." Give it a listen here.

Frite Nite!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:36:00 +0000

Frite Nite is coming up this Friday at Mezzanine, headlined by the legendary Ana Sia, queen of the self-invented "global slut psy-hop", and with so many good words in one genre, you can't help but get excited. Hailing from San Francisco, Ana Sia is a pioneer of West Coast electronic music, and her set is not something you want to miss. This evening is going to be classy, so look - and drink - your best. Also spinning is Eprom, whose dub beats sound like they come from the bottom of a lagoon of hyphy, bubbling their way up and killing every hapless fish unable to shake its fin to a beat. Don't be one of them! The rest of the lineup is equally killer: NastyNasty, Salva, B.Bravo, Epcot, and Comma. Put on your tux jacket, short-shorts, and scuba snorkel, grab a cocktail, and get your tickets here.

The Incurable Bromance of Infantree

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:37:00 +0000

Infantree is a band that epitomizes the stunning creativity of youthful bromance. The members of this Southern California quartet are so tuned into each other that just about everything they write is quality - enough to get them signed to Vapor Records, co-owned by their long-time idol Neil Young. Their sound is a rich yet simple multi-layering of acoustic instruments and vocal harmonies - it would be easy to call it folk, but it's more than that. It's a blend of great songwriting, impressive musicianship, and most importantly, bro-love. Songwriter Matt Kronish says of his band, "They are my life and I love them." This is the stuff of legendary music. Ringo Starr once reminisced about the Beatles having the entire top floor of a hotel, with four separate suites, and all ending up in a single bathroom together, just because they loved each other (and probably to share a J). What makes this kind of kinship rare is that it can't be manufactured. What would be the chances of Lennon finding McCartney on Craigslist? Infantree is lucky, because they've got it, and they know they've got it. It would be easy to talk about the irony of how, despite the hundreds of shows they have played, including Outside Lands, CMJ, and SXSW, the members of Infantree still can't (or aren't old enough to) drink, or make a trite comment on how their age belies their great songwriting ability. But isn't it precisely because they're young and nappy-headed that they write such powerful music? Talent is talent, whether or not it can get into the club. And Infantree has it in spades.

Infantree's new album, Would Work, came out in September of last year, but they've also generously provided a bunch of free tunes available for download.

Prom Night 1986, Redux

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:32:00 +0000

Alright, so you know you fucked up the first time. You showed up one drink short of belligerent, wearing a lime-green blazer with tulip in your lapel, a tulip you picked from the neighbor's front yard, and okay, you said some things you shouldn't have said, at least not to your date, so you slinked back to the poundcake with Jed and took that final, fatal hit of Jim Beam, and thereby insured your virginity against any of the marvels prom night is meant to bestow. The rest is history - so say the historians. But history is ever and still in the making, and if Mr. Schwarzenegger can live down his ludicrous quotations to become Governor of California, there is a chance that you can finally redeem yourself. The fact is, gentlemen and -women, prom night 1986 has come again. This Saturday at Mezzanine, Drink:Eat:Play presents an 80's Prom Night, featuring two 80s cover bands and plenty of classics by Bon Jovi, Prince, Madonna, Journey, and many others. It's going to be a night full of taffeta dresses and ruffled shirts and all the other things you're too embarrassed to wear. Dust 'em off and put 'em on. And if you're feeling ballsy, drop a line to that long-lost date, that would be prom king or queen, that failed first, and invite them. But this time, get a rose, and stick to beer.

Get your tickets here.

Peter Murphy of Bauhaus Tonight @ Mezz!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:28:00 +0000

When Peter Murphy first joined Bauhaus in 1978, in Northampton, England, at the behest of guitarist Daniel Ash, he had never written a single song. It was impossible to tell that Bauhaus would be the gut-busting, genre-defying phenomenon it turned out to be - that is, for about six weeks, which is how long it took Bauhaus to get noticed and shoved into the studio at Beck Studios in Wellingborough. Within a couple of years they were hugely successful in the UK, and scored their second-biggest hit with a distorted, up-tempo cover of Ziggy Stardust. Bauhaus is largely considered to be the first gothic rock group, which makes Peter Murphy the first goth singer - in fact, he has been dubbed "The Godfather of Goth."

Five years and four albums later, the group split up, but Peter Murphy kept on making music, often with a penchant for metaphysical or religious lyricism, which went over the heads of many of his fans in the UK - but his video for "All Night Long" became a hit on MTV, and his career in the US began to escalate. When he released his album Deep in 1990, his popularity in the United States was at its peak. After converting to Islam in the 1990s and moving to Turkey with his wife, Murphy's music began to take on Middle-Eastern influences. He was particularly inspired by Sufi mysticism, which fed into his already-established taste for philosophical lyricism.

Murphy continued to make albums throughout the 2000s, including Dust, Unshattered, and his latest release, Ninth (2010). He has toured extensively around the globe, won over millions of fans, and contributed permanently to music history; it is no small honor to have this living legend play for us tonight at Mezzanine, and one that you wouldn't want to miss for anything.

Get your tickets here.

Review: DeVotchKa

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:13:00 +0000

Nick Urata of DeVotchKa once said of performing his music, “When you are standing naked up there, in the clutches of an attention-challenged audience, you find out immediately what works.” The knowledge of what works onstage and what doesn't is by no means an exact science. If DeVotchka's music contains healthy servings of Balkan revelry, should they prance about maniacally like their dark cousins in Gogol Bordello? Or should they focus on their impeccable musicianship, like the clarinet and kanun virtuosos of the Near East? Or should they focus on the lyrics, and embody the language of each individual song?

At their show on Monday, March 3rd at the Great American Music Hall, they seemed to do all of the above. Certainly, Nick comes off as more of a lovelorn poet than a gypsy-crazed rockstar. He is not a man of theatrics, but it would be a mistake to assume that he is not a great performer. His voice is clear, high, and otherworldly, á la Thom Yorke; his guitar playing is impressive yet relaxed, and he prefers the acoustic axe to his black magic Les Paul (which he is not afraid to crank up when the moment is right); he is a master of the underappreciated but astonishingly beautiful Greek instrument bouzouki; and most of all, he seems to mean every word he sings. Urata is a frontman with a powerful aura, who, without any fuss or pantomime, and seemingly without effort, had everyone enthralled.

Of course, the band's dynamics were in-fucking-credible. Tom Hagerman played the accordion, keyboard, and violin like he was born playing all three at once; Jeanie Shroder hefted her christmas-lighted sousaphone and slow-danced with her double bass unfalteringly, and Shawn King played the trumpet in one hand while drumming with the other. With a band like that, it's kind of hard to suck. And with a frontman like Nick Urata, it's kind of hard to not have to do 2 encores - which they did, with great flair. And even as Nick finished his champagne, a double whisky, and a half-bottle of wine onstage, the feeling of intimacy never left the room, and when he raised the bottle and toasted "the city of his dreams", the cacophonous applause was as genuine as the performance.

DeVotchKa's new album, 100 Lovers, was released on March 1st.

New Wave City, April 9th!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:35:00 +0000

New Wave City is a monthly dance party thrown by DJs Skip and Shindog to celebrate the wonderfully liminal New Wave era of the late '70s - early '80s. Each event features a tribute to one of the seminal acts of the period, such as Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Cure, New Order, Siouxsie and the Banshees, etc. You'll hear songs from the featured artist throughout the evening as well as the rest of the best of New Wave. Next month's party will be a tribute to New Order, to be hosted at Mezzanine on April 9th. The party has "Blue Monday" theme, which means you dress in blue, drink blue drinks, ogle blue dancers, and feel great. In the upstairs room will be guest DJ's Donimo (Shadowplay) & Danny White (Indie Slash). New Wave City is, as the slogan says, "The First and Foremost 80's Dance Party" -- "first", as in, first on your list, and "foremost", as in, the 80's couldn't have done it better. Check out the promo video:

See you there!

Le Castlevania, Fukkk Offf @ Mezz Tonight!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:17:00 +0000

Although Le Castlevania has toured extensively everywhere from Mexico to the UK, DJing alongside electro bigwigs like Justice and MSTRKRFT, Dylan Elland still returns to his native Atlanta, Georgia every month to fill his slot as resident DJ at a huge indie-electro party, aptly entitled “FUCK YESSS.” Dylan doesn't look like a Southerner. Dylan really doesn't look like most people you're used to seeing, with his lighting hair and piercings and model chic: he looks like a creature of the beat, and that's exactly what he is. Castlevania doesn't just spin, he channels the nightmarish ecstasies of some neon god. He's like a conduit to some alien boogie-land where they eat synthesizers for breakfast and rave 20 hours a day. His tracks are blistering, as his thousands of fans can attest.

Co-headlining is Fukkk Offf hailing from Hamburg, Germany. Fukkk Offf, whose Myspace page features an atomic blast photoshopped into a hand giving the middle finger, consists solely of Bastien Heerhorst. Impossibly, unfortunately, shamefully, Bastien has before never spun in SF, so tonight is going to be a first for everyone – and it'll be a hell of a first. Fukkk Offf is a master of fudgy bass, freaky vocal hooks, and beats that are downright sinister. His popular track “Rave is King” features a calm, tone-deaf, female computer voice crooning “Alcohol. Drugs. Overdrive. Noise. Neon lights. Party People. Can you feel it? Rave is king.” The guy's got a point. And he's out to prove it.

The show also features some terrific local talent. RealBoy is comprised of a duo who met in kindergarten (presumably at a rave): Daniel Gomez and Austin Jacobsen have been playing all around San Francisco, mixing old-school swing and Duke Ellington clarinets with pounding, irresistible beats. Also on the bill are Fabian Campos, spinning some excellent disco house, Robot Mafia, and MikeyyDrops, each promising to be fantastic. The upshot of which is that tonight's party is going to be epic.

What Happened to Mardi Gras?

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:12:00 +0000

Way back when, before the invention of America and Christianity, the Romans threw some really great parties. One was called Lupercalia, the “Wolf Festival”, which involved all the fine young men getting naked and running around spanking women with, in the words of Plutarch, “shaggy thongs,” and the women would purposefully get in their way to get spanked. Another was called Saturnalia, where everybody would go on a week-long bender, and slaves would get to order around their masters to give them foot massages and get them snacks. All this had a lot to do with Pan, the god of stinky uncontrollable animal urges, so there was plenty of hanky-panky in all shapes, sizes, positions, directions, and orientations. People would get drunk and play flutes and get really, really freaky. And, of course, there was music everywhere. All over Rome there were horns blowing, drums thumping, and strings twanging. In fact, music, along with some edgy comedies, helped loosen people up to do whatever they wanted.

Then, after the advent of Catholicism and the institutionalization of the crushingly-sober Lent period, a more cloak-and-dagger version of this became popular in Europe: the Carnival of Venice. People would put on weird, elegant masks and mingle in the Piazza San Marco, and, under the guise of these masks, people of different social classes would indulge in lascivious behavior. Noblewomen would get with peasants, dukes would get with bar wenches, that kind of thing. Again, the circus element was huge: jugglers, fire-blowers, sword-swallowers, blaring horn bands, sonorous string bands, along with the carefully-crafted masks, helped take people out of their normal mindset and make them want to boogie.

Modern-day Mardi Gras is a bit more watered down. Don't get me wrong, Fat Tuesday is great, but it isn't as mind-bending as the pagan clusterfucks it derives from. Or is it? Okay, so most of us don't have hundred-person orgies in bathhouses with live music playing, or have fortunes of jewels to spend on random magic potions for our newfound squeezes. But we do have some pretty nifty innovations of our own. We get to hear mind-blowing sounds on ridiculous sound systems, get to see crazy light displays and drink impossible cocktails, we get to hang out with fantastic individuals who dig what we dig. We get wackos like Charlie Sheen being super real and telling us to make magic, we get DJs like Chris Harnett and David Carvalho spinning exactly what we want to hear. So it isn't Saturnalia, Lupercalia, or the Carnival of Venice; but it has the potential to be better. That's a choice that we make when we decide where and with whom we're going to start the night – and resolve to let the night do the rest.

WhiteNoize Mardi Gras 2011

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:05:00 +0000

Maybe the reason that WhiteNoize is so collaboratively awesome is that its DJs are individually awesome. With years of producing under their well-cinched belts, Chris Harnett and David Carlvalho have formed a veteran's army of two, with Harnett bringing his clever beat-making skills into synergy with Carvalho's considerable musical repertoire. Individually, they have performed all over the West Coast (including at Mezzanine) and have DJed high-profile parties like The Red Bull Grand Prix, the Grand Opening of H & M, and even the Democratic National Convention. Together, they are unstoppable. WhiteNoize's remix of Fatboy Slim's peaked at #26 on Beatport's top 100 house chart and was one of the top ten "must listen" tracks of the week. Yes, they are maestros of house music, and yes, they will have you dancing your ass off. But what distinguishes Whitenoize is their mastery of sound texture. On a good sound system you can hear the multilayering of phasers and filters that interweave above the beat, and the crispness of the samples that punctuate the upbeats. The result is both sexy and subtle. Add to that a premier venue and a Saturday night in the Bay, and you're in for a treat. Partake in masterful mixology in more ways than one. Saturday, March 5, WhiteNoize at Mezzanine.

Lindstrom with Jonas Reinhardt and Corinne @ Mezzanine 2/12

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:18:00 +0000

Mezzanine
444 Jessie St.
San Francisco, CA

Doors at 9 pm
Tickets on Sale:
$16 Advanced Tickets

For Bottle Service Call 415.626.8880

Sorry we've been out of touch for a bit. It is with great excitement that I write today's post however, showcasing Norwegian talent Hans-Peter Lindstrom. Coming from one of the most unique musical backgrounds in the industry, Lindstrom is definitely a one of a kind act. Raised on country and western music in the outskirts of the Norwegian oil town Stavanger, he now lives in Oslo where he is making contemporary disco and running his Feedelity label. Never really having an interest in dance music, Lindstrom always favored more contemporary and old fashioned styles of music. After getting fed up with music in general, he went into retirement around '99. Fortunately for the musical world, that "retirement" was short lived, and soon he had bought a sampler and was diving head first into the world of dance music.

With major works done for artists such as Franz Ferdinand and LCD Soundsystems, Lindstrom is a name not to miss. Also performing alongside Lindstrom is rising producer Jonas Reinhardt. Not to forget new Bay area freestyle sensation Corinne wrapping up the lineup making one hell of an eclectic night at Mezzanine. See you there!

The Twelves

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:10:00 +0000

Mezzanine
444 Jessie St.
San Francisco, CA

Doors at 9 pm
Tickets on Sale:
$16 Advanced Tickets

For Bottle Service Call 415.626.8880

Brazillian boys João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira are the faces behind the moniker "The Twelves." After founding the group in 2005, the duo went on to get their big break from their remix of M.I.A.'s "Boyz" track. The song received tremendous worldwide blog and radio coverage, launching their name alongside some of the heaviest hitters.

After a stream of consistent top notch remixes and track appearances alongside names like MSTRKRFT and LCD Soundsystems, The Twelves have been a steadily growing presence in the industry. With a tendency to incorporate as many improvised features as they can into their live shows, expect to see quirky mash-ups and remixes all on the fly at Mezzanine this February 5th!

Toxic Avenger @ Mezz

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:02:00 +0000

Mezzanine
444 Jessie St.
San Francisco, CA

Doors at 10 pm
Tickets on Sale:
$15 Earlybird, $20 Limited Advance!

For Bottle Service Call 415.626.8880

Hailing all the way from Paris, France is Simon Delacroix a.k.a. The Toxic Avenger. Making his first big name for himself in the electronic industry in 2007 with the release of Superheroes, "Toxie" has come a long way since then, shaping his sound in a way that few can match. Keeping audiences entranced with a thrashing and loud yet melodic rhythm he continues to raise the club standard. Things are only looking up for The Toxic Avenger after remixes by The Bloody Beetroots, Drop the Lime, and South Central; as well as performing with artists such as MSTRKRFT, Chromeo, and even the infamous Public Enemy.

Contrary to the name of one his latest single releases, "Toxic is Dead," Simon is busier than ever touring from Paris to Melbourne. With the recent November debut of his Angst EP, The Toxic Avenger is going to have his hands full all around the world, not just with his keyboard.

FAITH EVANS

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:13:00 +0000

Jaffe Events and Superbad Entertainment Presents:

FAITH EVANS LIVE IN CONCERT!

Mezzanine
444 Jessie St.
San Francisco, CA

9PM Doors
Tickets on sale NOW! This event will sell out.
$30 Advanced Tickets | Limited Discount 2 for $40
$50 VIP Tickets (Upper Level VIP Area Access)

For Bottle Service Call 415.625.8880

Faith Renée Evans (born June 10, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and author. Born in Coral Gables, Florida and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Evans moved to Los Angeles in 1993 for a career in music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B. Sure, she became the first female artist to be signed to Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Entertainment label in 1994, on which she released three platinum-certified studio albums between the years of 1995 and 2001. In 2003, she left the label to sign with Capitol Records.

Next to her recording career, Evans is widely known as the widow of New York rapper Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, whom she married in 1994 two months after meeting at a photoshoot. The turbulent marriage led to Evans’ involvement in the East Coast-West Coast hip hop feud, dominating the rap scene at the time, and ended with Wallace’s murder in a yet-unsolved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in March 1997. A 1997 tribute single featuring Puff Daddy and 112, entitled “I’ll Be Missing You,” became Evans’ biggest-selling hit to date and won her a Grammy Award in 1998.

Depressed Buttons (The Faint DJs // Mad Decent) & Afghan Raiders!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:04:00 +0000

*Depressed Buttons*

Most commonly known as three-fifths of the influential indie synth outfit, The Faint, Clark Baechle, Todd Fink, and Jacob Thiele have begun their journey into the future of sound with their new project Depressed Buttons. With a filthy lust for synthesizers, the band creates all their own tracks leaving listeners entranced and entangled within a web of angular stabs and thick pads. Don’t let the word “depressed” fool you, a button that's depressed isn't sad, it's turned on, which is exactly what their new EP QWERTY does to listeners

http://www.maddecent.com/blog/depressed-buttons-qwerty-ep-out-now

http://soundcloud.com/maddecent/depressed-buttons-mixmeat-mixtape

http://soundcloud.com/maddecent/depressed-buttons-ow

*Afghan Raiders*

The Las Vegas duo known as Afghan Raiders is composed of Mikey Francis and Vincent "Beans" Campillo. Their dark riffs, huge beats, and energetic live performances create a blend of music that bridges the gap between electronic music, house music, grunge and pop music. The Afghan Raiders broke onto the Las Vegas scene in 2008 with their debut EP Future Thinkers / Solid Gold. They release their music on their own label, Badical Beats. The Afghan Raiders' quick rise in popularity has allowed them to play significant shows such as the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC, SXSW in Austin, and the west coast club circuit. Notable events include Dim Mak's Cinespace Tuesdays, Blow Up LA, and Dance Right in Los Angeles, Blow Up SF in San Francisco, and the Filter/Ben Sherman Rock Royalty party and the Filter/SEMA party in Las Vegas. The band has performed with artists such as YACHT, Wallpaper, Classixx, No Age, Handsome Furs, and Metronomy, and have created remixes for bands including Depeche Mode, Neon Indian, The Faint, Phoenix (band), and Black Lips. Their remix of the Black Lips and GZA collaboration track, "The Drop I Hold", won Filter Magazine's Remix Contest in August 2009.

http://www.afghanraiders.com/afghan-raiders/2010/07/m-i-a-steppin-up-afghan-raiders-remix/

plus

Lights Down Low DJs:

Corey Sleazemore and Eli Glad

9 pm – 2 am, $10 pre sale, $15 @ the door
$5 Svedka drinks 9pm-11pm!

Get your tickets here: http://depressedbuttons.eventbrite.com/

BOOTIE NYE 2011 IS SOLD OUT!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:03:00 +0000

BOOTIE NYE 2011 IS SOLD OUT! THANKS EVERYONE! WE CAN'T WAIT TO CELEBRATE THE BEST NYE IN SF WITH YOU! GET REEAAADDYY TO PAR-TAY!

A Skillz @ Mezzanine!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:25:00 +0000

SUNSET PROMOTIONS, THE SPACECOWBOYS & ANTENNAE PRESENT TO YOU:

A-SKILLZ
Making his first SF appearance since 2008!

With:

SLYDE

8Ball

TAMO

MANCUB

KAPT'N KIRK

MOTION POTION

9PM Doors
$15 Advanced Tickets

Adam ‘A.Skillz’ is one of the country’s most funky beatmeisters. His fierce production skills and turntable dexterity has seen him explode onto the scene, collaborating with hip-hop legends and making music for worldwide brands.

February 2004 saw A.Skillz and Krafty Kuts team up on the TrickaTechnology Tour with live MC’s from the album playing shows all over the UK. The duo then went on to DJ together leaving audiences and dance floors astounded with their skills on four decks and four CDJ’s, playing at Glastonbury Festival, Pacha (Ibiza) and a live session for Steve Lamaq on BBC Radio 1.

For Bottle Service Call 415.625.8880

Bootie Bootie!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:27:00 +0000

BOOTIE PRESENTS:

MASH UP YOUR NEW YEAR WITH:

BOOTIE NYE 2011

SMASH-UP DERBY

ADRIAN & MYSTERIOUS D

BRASS TAX DJS

GRANDPAMINI

JOHN!JOHN!

9PM Doors - Late
$20 Earlybird Advanced
$30 General Advanced
$40 at the Door While Supplies Last

Mash up your New Year! For one night only, Bootie moves to Mezzanine to celebrate New Years Eve, mashup-style!

At 11 PM, Smash-Up Derby, Bootie's award-winning house band, takes the stage to say goodbye to 2010 with a special "Greatest Hits" set. Resident DJs Adrian & Mysterious D play out 2010, mashing up the biggest hits from the past year. The band returns at midnight to help ring in 2011 with a pirate balloon drop, champagne toast, video countdown -- and a mashed-up version of "Auld Lang Syne" live!

In the upstairs room, Brass Tax takes over, as DJs Ding Dong, JoeJoe, and Mace spin a dirty combination of breaks, electro, d'n'b, and hip-hop to keep you dancing with balls-to-the-wall bass and beats. Surprise performances will grace the Mezzanine stage throughout the night, including -- direct from Paris -- infamous French rapper Grandpamini, random bizarreness from John!John!, and of course, it wouldn't be 2011 without an appearance from Baby Gaga!

There will be FREE "Best of Bootie 2010" CDs for the first 500 people through the door, and Calibree Photography will on hand with a Photo Booth to capture all your New Years Eve fabulousness!

Get your tickets here!

For Bottle Service Call 415.625.8880

Nostalgia Overload -- in a good way!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:21:00 +0000

What happens when you put nostalgia and a (huge) squirt of lime in a cocktail shaker? This past weekend at Mezzanine! Seriously! It was a weekend of past memories and good times as the weekend came to an end in the wee hours of Sunday morning. It all started off on Thursday evening... Temper Trap, Sleigh Bells, and The Limousines graced our stage for the pre-party to Not So Silent Night's main event in San Jose. Here's a review of the night if you missed out! Friday night soon followed with a performance of "Unknown Pleasures" from Joy Division/New Order's, Peter Hook. The anticipation was so heavy leading up to the sold out event, we could barely contain ourselves! Check out a review of the night from Spinning Platters! Saturday night was the 7th Stevie Wonder tribute event, "Wonderfull" featuring DJ Spinna putting a twist on Stevie Wonder classics. SF Weekly has featured photos and some kind words from the evening on their website here.

Such a great weekend! So happy it's Thursday again! We have Parranda Navidena, Devin The Dude, and Swayzak hittin' up Mezzanine this weekend. Fabulous! We hope to see ya there!

"A brilliant oddball with a spaced-out flow." - NY TIMES

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:27:00 +0000

SUPABAD ENTERTAINMENT & DJ PEEDEE PRESENT

DEVIN THE DUDE
LIVE IN CONCERT

ISE LYFE

FRIDAY | DECEMBER 17, 2010 | 9PM DOORS

$25 General Advanced Tickets | $45 VIP Tickets

Devin the Dude is a Houston-area rapper. Though relatively well-known among the underground hip-hop community during the mid-to-late 90’s, Devin did not achieve mainstream success until his appearance on Dr. Dre’s 2001 album. Besides sex, relationships, ridin’ trucks, smokin’ reefer, drinkin’ beer, partying, and conscious or proverbial themes, much of Devin’s work is also light-hearted and comically self-deprecating. The New York Times has called him “A brilliant oddball with a spaced-out flow."

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YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE!

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:35:00 +0000

FRESCO, MASSIVE SELECTOR, & KEYSTAR PRESENT

AN ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO THE WONDERS OF STEVE:

WONDER-FULL 7 SF

DJ SPINNA (NYC)

HAKOBO

PROOF

KING MOST

and live painting by Samira Idroos (Third Space) & Black Diamond Shining!

Saturday | December 11th, 2010 | 9PM - 4AM

Mezzanine | 444 Jessie St | San Francisco, CA | 94103

$20 Advanced Tickets

Back in 1999, DJ Spinna and Bobbito were asked to spin at a party which paid tribute to the great Stevie Wonder. The duo quickly realized they had a mutual love for Little Stevie's music and, judging from the atmosphere on the dance floor that night, they knew they had a good thing going. A classic East Coast party was born. Wonder-full falls on the weekend of Stevie's May 13 birthday and features handpicked rare and funky covers from Spinna's and Bobbito's vaults. Today, KeiStar Productions spearheads sole production of the now incontestable and world renown WONDER-Full event. And lucky for us, the time has arrived once again for our West Coast ears to hear some songs in the key of life.
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Take a listen to this and get ready for SATURDAY NIGHT!!

Yeah, I'm a hustla baby.

noreply@blogger.com (MEZZANINE) — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:55:00 +0000

SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (dj set)

with

RYAN POULSEN

TENDERLIONS

MAY 29^th, 2010 | 9PM

Mezzanine | 444 Jessie St | San Francisco, CA | 94103

Summertime 2006, the sun’s ablaze and you’re laying low in the lush landscapes of the lavish Dolores park, Quadrant II. Teacate in one hand, you hear faint melodic buzzes and bangs emitted via ghetto-blaster, owned by a tonal tastemaker stationed a few blankets away. As your ears tune in to tame the tantalizing tempo, you are able to make out the lyrics through a delicately woven web of psycho-sonic synth melodies, “yeah, I’m a hustler baby. That’s what my daddy’s made me”, it beckons. You can’t help but question, “WHO is the courageous culprit that catalyzed this cataclysmically catchy ear-candy into creation to embed its soul into my cerebral cortex?!”… only to discover that Simian Mobile Disco is guilty as charged.

Cut to 2010. Times have changed and those forward-thinking visionaries have adopted a newfound model of creative consciousness through the collective strife for meaning. They’ve undertaken a desire to develop material that captures only the true essence of the self through revelatory innovative reinvention. SMD has done precisely that with their aurally evolved masterfully manifested mountains of sound. Still catchy as ever, their synesthetic aural vision has evolved into one that is all their own- dark and delectable minimal techno disco delicacies, bangin’ bloody bouquets of ballads that invade your eardrums invoking radiant rays of rhythm. These rays have been cautiously captured and packaged up nicely to be served right to your doorstep at your friendly neighborhood nightclub, Mezzanine.

SMD’s astounding abilities are further aided by their astral list of accolades; a FabricLive series comp, tons of BBC Radio 1 airtime, and collaboration with colossal bands such as Florence & the Machine, Air, Arctic Monkeys, Peaches, Klaxons, Yeasayer, Hot Chip, Annie Mac, and many more. What are they working on now, you ask? Aside from an upcoming album that is leaning more towards the techno side of town, Simian Mobile Disco recently announced a new project called “Delicacies”, where every track will “take the name of an exotic, and often bizarre, delicacy from around the world”. Come see what type of Simian MobileDeliciousness they have brewing for us Friday May 29^th, 2010 at Mezzanine.