Tuesday, August 31, 2010
NITE RIDE
Bump this while rolling with your Lady on a nice summer Night!
Mostly late 80s grooves selected 2 Step Lou and Sabrina the French Boogie Queen (of the sweaterfunk crew). They carefully selected these grooves to fit a certain vibe. That vibe is a summertime "ridin around in the city at night" type vibe. Clear night, full moon, windows down, top dropped, volume up etc. Just cruisin. Check out the sounds below, and purchase a copy($4 or free to sweaterfunk regulars). This is not a mix meant to be listened to at your compyuter.
Sabrina and Two Step Lou - Nite Time Ride by killasoundz
Monday, August 30, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
THE BEAT ELECTRIC DANCE SHOW
Attention Party People!! THIS IS IT YALL!! Crazy costumes! Dynamite Dancers! The Funkiest Music and the Hosts That Can Prove it! Professional dance crews, local celebrities, live hosts, gogo dancers, costumed freakazoids, live performances, basketball playing chimpanzees (ok we're still workin on that last one)!! This is gonna be CRAZY!!
Mezzanine is taking a time machine way back to 1982, Detroit Style!! It's not gonna be the same ol' Mezz either, new lighting and custom set design are only the beginning of the transformation!
*BEST OF ALL* The whole thing is getting FILMED! Video cassette style for that classic 80s look! DURRTY! So dress the steez and say cheese! YOU'RE ON TV!
RECRUITING: disco divas, b-boys, dancers, dancers, dancers, hosts, local celebrities, crazy flamboyant personalities, here's your time to shine! HOLLER AT US VIA info@mezzaninesf.com to be FILMED IN THE SHOW!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - THE SELECTER KIRK
What more can I say about this guy. Every one in San Francisco knows Kirk. He is the official under ground Mayor among many things - Car guy, scooter guy, fashion guy, heavy record collector and one of my good friends. This SUNDAY at SWEATER FUNK we celebrate... "Kirk Turns 45 again & again playing strictly 45s.
Facts about
1) Kirk has probably every Boogie/Soul/Jazz Funk/Rock Steady/Lovers Rock/60s/70s/80/90s/Brit Pop record you could want! Not to mention all other Genres he has all on VINYL!!!
2) Kirk Throws the best Dinner Party's.
3) Kirk is always down to catch a Game and Brews.
SOUL SCHOOL TV
SPEAKING OF TV STUFF... SOUL SCHOOL WAS A WEEKLY SHOW
DEDICATED TO THE VIDEOS AND CONVERSATION ABOUT SOUL AND
FUNK MUSIC. HOSTED BY CALVIN LINCOLN AND MANY GUESTS.
CALVIN IS THE DEEPEST CAT IN THE US WHEN IT COMES TO RARE
SOUL VIDEO. HE PAID FOR A 30 MIN SLOT OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET TO SHARE
THE SHOW WITH PEOPLE. IT WAS AIRED ON LOCAL ACCESS, NOT BET, NOT SOUL-BEAT. THEY WOULD ALSO DROP KNOWLEDGE AND HISTORY
ABOUT ARTISTS EVERY WEEK. FROM AL GREEN TO ZULEMA. THEY COVERED IT ALL. PEEP THIS AL PERFORMANCE FROM 1972 VIA THE 'SOUL SCHOOL' VAULTS.
MEMORY LN., OAKLAND, CA
FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER 'SOUL BEAT' BACK IN THE DAY
THANKS TO BILLY JAM FROM HIPHOP SLAM FOR POSTING THIS.
SOUL BEAT WAS LOCAL ACCESS CABLE CHANNEL, WITH TONS OF VIDEOS
LOCAL COVERAGE, AND CLASSIC COMMERCIALS. I USED TO SHOP AT THIS MALL
GOT ICE CUBES AMERIKKKA'S MOST WANTED JACKING 4 BEATS EP RIGHT THERE!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
GHOSTFACE
Only Ghost can pull some smooth shit like this. Feeling the Oldies vibe without the New York Coke rhymes... Taken from his 2009 "Wizard of Poetry" which is solid album in the hip hop game.
SOUL BOOGIE
I wish I could be here for this. UK get's all the great shows... LOOSE ENDS & ROSE WINDROSS of (SOUL II SOUL)... I hope someone records the show for all us in the states drooling...
SOHO RECORD STORES PART 2
Part two of our guide features conversations with three very distinct vinyl vendors - the Indie music haven known as Sister Ray, Sounds Of The Universe - who are globally revered for their love of Jazz, Reggae and associated genres, and Wyld Pytch, London's last standing purveyor of Hip Hop & R&B.
MEXICAN DUBSTEP - DUBSTEP-SICAN
'Dame Lo' - Mexicans With Guns
Experimental short film/music video by Duey FM (aka System D-128).
Mexicans with Guns is San Antonio's Ernest Gonzales. His music has been described as Mexican Dubstep.
PRINCE CHARLES & THE CITY BEAT BAND
In times like this we all could use a little cash money... Speaking of change take advantage of coin slot at a market near you. Cash in and get this record...
PRINCE CHARLES & THE CITY BEAT BAND - CASH (CASH MONEY)
SMOOTHED OUT G-FUNK
Another artist I've been raving about. Dogg Master is the answer to all the G's out there! This cat aint from LOS ANGELS he's from across the pond residing in France. They must be doing something right cause they got that G sound...
DOGG MASTER - SO WHAT 2009
THOSE JEANS ARE TIGHT!!!
I love the spaced out Jazz Funk Synth boogie in the back ground. Chic realizes that jeans should comes in all shapes and size.
OHMEGA WATTS & DR. WHO DAT?
Yeah Boi.... Sounding good. Big up my boy Ohmega Watts holding it down with the real Hip Hop. Again you dont need a big budget to entertain people theses days
JOSE JAMES
All it takes is one voice to get the ball rolling. This young chap is bringing the mature soul game to the younger audience.. Its about time!!!
JOSE JAMES -PROMISE IN LOVE
Brooklyn based, half-Irish and half-Panamanian José James sounds like a soulful cross between Gil Scott Heron, Terry Callier and Kurt Elling. He's definitely a jazz singer and we don't seem to have enough of those, especially younger ones to take the form forward. He sings here as part of a basic quartet made up of him, Nori Ochiai on piano, Alexi David on bass and Steve Lyman on drums - though Luke Damrosch plays drums on "The Dreamer" and "blackeyedsusan" and Junior Mance plays piano on "Spirits Up Above".
There's another slight variation to the line-up (and general vibe of the album) on "Park Bench People", where Ryan Blum takes up keyboards and Gal Ben Haim plays guitar. Blum also plays keys on the album closer, the drum & bass-inspired "Love". Omar Abdukarim also plays trumpet albeit, on the title track only.
José James - Interview
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It isn't the most exciting album I've ever heard (James just doesn't have the vocal range for that and I'm grateful that "Love" was included here) but it's certainly very interesting and what he may lack in vocal range, he more than makes up for in tone and warmth. I'd never heard of José James before (I believe it was my buddy Joe who pointed him out to me - thanks Joe!) and I think this is his first album. What I can't take away from the man however, is his undeniable songwriting, producing and arranging talent and I also have to give him respect for deciding to go this route when pop or r&b could have potentially offered him so much more, so much more quickly. He obviously loves and believes in what he's doing. He can only get better from here and I look forward to that. Definitely one to look out for.
Mostly produced and arranged by James himself and executive produced by no other than the legendary Giles Peterson - a man who knows a thing or two about good music if anyone does - "The Dreamer" could be the ideal soundtrack to your summer family gatherings, card games, cocktails parties, or that midnight hour. Highly recommended.
SAN FRANCISCO's OWN - ADRIANA EVANS
BEEN talking about Adiana Evans for a minute. She has to be one of my top 5 modern soul singers at the moment.
DRIZABONE SOUL FAMILY
It's hard to believe that nearly a generation has passed since the late 1980s and early 1990s. That means that in the "what's old is new again" world that is popular music, listeners will be treated (or consigned) to music made in or influenced by that era. This will be something of a treat for people who liked the progressive soul and R&B sounds emanating from across the pond during those years. The music of bands like Loose Ends, Soul II Soul and Incognito found a willing audience in the states during that time.
Fans of these groups enjoyed the way they paid reverence to the American sounds of blues, jazz and soul by putting a right now spin on their original songs. People also dug the energy bands like Incognito pumped into old soul classics like Stevie's "Don't You Worry ‘Bout a Thing." Many people believe that the British progressive soul sound of that era was a precursor for the so-called neo-soul movement that hit America starting in the late 1990s.
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UPDATES AND HAPPENINGS
First off I want to say I've been slacking on the blog. My appologies, but we had some killer weather over the last few days which I was trying to take advantage of. Second I wanna thank Sean Boogie for holding it down while I was logged off. Feels good to shut down and enjoy life outside of the Inter web. Any ways enough Ranting and back to business
THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 28TH EAST BAY - DAY PARTY - MUSIC ALL ON WAX
Live! At The BBQ is an outdoor, day-time party featuring some of the Bay Area's best DJ's playing strictly vinyl. Enjoy a diverse selection of soul, disco, reggae, cumbia, and old school hip hop, while sampling Lagunitas beers and a specially prepared BBQ menu. This event is free and open to the public, 21 years of age and older. Sponsored by Lagunitas and The East Bay Express.
Featuring DJ's E Da Boss and Matthew Africa, plus... DJ's from Sweater Funk, Club Unicornio, San Francisco's Vintage Reggae Society, and DJ Eddy Bauer.
Located in the beer garden of the Missouri Lounge in Berkeley.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
HEAT WAVE IN SAN FRANCISCO
FINALLLY some heat... Logging off and enjoying it while it last. Peace out bitches.... related videos
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
PEOPLES FAMILY CD
I'M ALWAYS RAVING ABOUT PEOPLES POTENTIAL.
BUT, FACT IS THEY ARE THE BIZ NIZ. NOW SHOWCASING THEIR STUFF ON A SINGLE CD. THIS IS ONE BAD ASS FAMILY PORTRAIT. COP IT!
BUT, FACT IS THEY ARE THE BIZ NIZ. NOW SHOWCASING THEIR STUFF ON A SINGLE CD. THIS IS ONE BAD ASS FAMILY PORTRAIT. COP IT!
EARCAVE
I DREAM OF RECORD NERDS
MOST RECORD NERDS DREAM OF FINDING GRAILS AND THEN WAKE UP AND REALIZE.. T'WAS ONLY A DREAM. I'M A CERTIFIED, TRUE BLUE RECORD NERD TOO. AND, I HAVE THOSE SAME DREAMS. YET, SOMETIMES MY DREAMS AREN'T AS COMMON. OFTEN I DREAM OF BOOKS ABOUT DIGGIN', MAGS ABOUT COLLECTORS, MOVIES ABOUT RARE RECORDS, AND CABLE CHANNELS ENTIRELY DEVOTED TO RARE MUSIC AND VINYL. CABLE? I CAN DREAM RIGHT? WELL, THIS SITE IS A RECORD NERDS DREAM COME TRUE. DETAILED INTERVIEWS, AMAZING PHOTOS, AND HEAVY. RECORD. NERDAGE.http://www.dustandgrooves.com/
OH, AND HERE'S THE PICTURED RECORD..HAMMOND FUNK..
BILLY HAWKS WHIP IT ON ME
SAN FRANCISCO STREET FOOD FESTIVAL
Several city blocks in the Mission will be turned over to food, drink, and fun when the San Francisco Street Food Festival returns August 21st. After an overwhelming turnout last year, the expanded festival will feature offerings from approximately 40 different street vendors, established restaurants, and even bars (thanks to Rye on the Road, Beretta and The Alembic).
Admission is free, and the event is a benefit for and celebration of La Cocina, a non-profit, community-based organization that provides technical assistance and commercial kitchen space to start-up food operations looking to formalize and expand their business.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
MED - MEDICAL CARD
Not a big fan of people sampling boogie into a hip hop tunes personally, but MED did a nice job sampling The Whispers - So fine, into so HIGH... Clever = Produced by Madlib
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Coultrain presents....
Its been awhile since I have shared with all you readers. But this is somethin I could not keep to myself. So I give you this... Coultrain's latest.... GodMustBeABoogieMan mixtape.
Enjoy!
Friday, August 13, 2010
CHROMEO - NEW MUSIC VIDEO
the BASS LINES are getting better my friends...
Again, another cool video with great art direction. I was reading some blogs and it seems some young people are thrown back with videos that have been floating around lately. I grew up to weird videos like these. It's called the 20 year cycle its nothing new. In the 80s the video was just as important artistically as the song. Now people are starting to realize that music videos means more than advertising your bottle of liquor, clothes, and the club...
MARK RONSON
Mark Ronson & The Business INTL "Bang Bang Bang" from Warren Fu on Vimeo.
The new video from Mark Ronsons release - BANG BANG BANG was produced by Warren Fu who did a fantastic job visually. I love the whole Voltron theme. The song takes me back to few music genres from decades ago with a modern twist. The vibe is definitely on some Go-Go, 80s Synth pop & New Wave. After a few listens I was hooked singing along. Now the song is stuck in my head.
Q-Tip Baby. Rumor has it - Since his studio burnt down awhile back he lost tons of records. I heard he's been stocking up on Modern Soul, Boogie and Steppers... "TIP" if you read this -Come play SWEATER FUNK
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