BUSY ASS WEEKEND!!!

Man, I'm in for a long weekend... I've been staying real busy with gigs / side projects lately, my schedule has been hectic. No time for rest, I can rest later.

This weekend I got you covered from Oldies to Funk starting this Friday 5-20-11 for Haight & Soul Happy Hour with "French Connection" Sabrina (Sweater Funk) & David Rozelle.

Info below, pick and choose events. Myron & E at Sweater Funk performing live, The Souleros & Soul Strivers playing rare soul.... Pictures next week.



This Friday MAY 20th, 2011:


This weeks Guest:

...THE FRENCH CONNECTION:
Showing us how the French get down...

-SABRINA (sweater funk)
-DAVID ROZELLE

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Join us at the only bar in the Upper Haight offering up top shelf tunes EVERY Friday! Come catch up with friends for a post work day drink, sit back, relax and unwind in a friendly social setting. Guests DJ's every week from some of our favorite crews in the world! Quality music with loads of soul, always.

Residents:

VINYLRICHIE
Hear The Sounds / Sweater Funk Crew

GUILLERMO
Gostosa / Sweater Funk Crew


FUTURE GUEST DJ'S
-May 20 - Sabrina
-May 27 - Slopoke Rawdriguez


SPECIAL EVENT:
-June 24th - Joe Bataan, Meet & Greet


always surprise guests!

+ Sweater Funk DJ's:

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drink specials
$4 cocktails $4 draft beers

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Milk Bar (SF)
Free
1840 Haight Street
(Directly across from Amoeba Records)
5:30pm- 10pm

Bus Lines - 7, 71, 6, 33, N Judah Train
Free parking on meters after 6pm

Pick up a pizza at Escape From New York and bring that bad boy in.

www.milksf.com
www.hearthesounds.com




Friday MAY 20th, 2011


This weeks Guest:

...Come say "Alrato Vato" to our good friend "Richard Gypsy Fernandez" and celebrate the birth of our favorite Homie - Jose "The Homeboy Mad" .

Sounds will be provided by San Francisco's - Sweater Funk DJ's, and San Jose DJ Crews - The Souleros and The Soul Strivers. Let's send Gypsy off proper with all of his friends and family. Not to Mention Jose Valle, the man who's in charge of the "Souleros Ball"

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Join us at the only bar in the Upper Haight offering up top shelf tunes EVERY Friday! Come catch up with friends for a post work day drink, sit back, relax and unwind in a friendly social setting. Guests DJ's every week from some of our favorite crews in the world! Quality music with loads of soul, always.

~DJs~
*SWEATER FUNK DJ's
*ALLEN THAYER
~THE SOULEROS~
*SOULERA UNICA
*THE SOUL STRIVERS

SPINNING - FUNK / MODERN SOUL / SWEET SOUL / RARE OLDIES


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Milk Bar (SF)
Free
1840 Haight Street
(Directly across from Amoeba Records)
9:30pm- 2pm

Bus Lines - 7, 71, 6, 33, N Judah Train
Free parking on meters after 6pm

THIS IS FRIENDLY, FAMILY EVENT. NO SET TRIPPING...


www.milksf.com
www.hearthesounds.com





Saturday May 21 2011

SWEATER FUNK DJs CLOSE OUT NIGHT MARKET

OK, so if you've ever cornered any of the Sweater Funk crew and chatted us up, you know the conversation pretty much lingers around 2 topics: records and FOOD! So, yeah we're basically playing a very cool farmers market with a full bar and we're stoked! We'll be playing Sweater Funk approved boogie, modern soul and funk all night long!
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SF Underground Market will be an all day event at Public Works this Saturday. Local food vendors will be slinging their wares all day long and into the night with Sweater Funk DJs running a dance party in the upstairs room. Get there early, stuff your face, stick around and dance your ass off!

With Sweater Funk DJs:

*GUILLERMO * MAMABEAR * VINYLRICHIE*

$5 cover

Market is all day 11 am til 11 pm, Sweater Funk DJs in the upstairs room at 10 PM.

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HERE'S A SHORT LIST OF VENDORS FOR THE NIGHT MARKET:

Adobo – Chicken thigh & pork belly adobo

Gluttony Catering Co. – Duck Confit tacos & Veggie chips

BiBimBopBowl – Korean food

A Humble Plate – Laotian sausage sliders

Hella Vegan Eats –Rare vegan deliciousness

Halal Halal – NY Style Halal beef

Jerk. – Jerk Chicken

City Smoke House – Brisket & Pulled Pork Sliders

Nosh This – Bacon crack and other goodness

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Plus lots more! Click here for full list of daytime and evening vendors:

SO MUCH GOOD FOOD CHECK THE MENU






SWEATER FUNK RETURNS IN MAY!

As we await the future of LiPo, we got records to play and folks who need their boogie & modern soul. Most of all, we miss hangin' with you and doin' what we do.

5/22 at THE KNOCKOUT with special SING JAY performance by MYRON & E...

ALL SHOWS ARE FREE!
9ish til 2 am

SWEATER FUNK RETURNS :: MAY 15TH

SWEATER FUNK RETURNS IN MAY!

As we await the future of LiPo, we got records to play and folks who need their boogie & modern soul. Most of all, we miss hangin' with you and doin' what we do.

5/15 at the KNOCKOUT with special guests COOKIE CREW

5/22 at THE KNOCKOUT with special SING JAY performance by MYRON & E

Join us every Sunday in May and tell a friend!

ALL SHOWS ARE FREE!
9ish til 2 am

THE RAH BAND :: ATJAZZ REDIT

The Original track from Rah Band always reminds me of Dam Funk. I remember meeting Damon over at Funkmosphere back in 07/08 before Funkmosphere was a big party. Damon would always drop "Messages from the stars", which is a big tune.

I personally have heard this track way to many times which is why I'm posting this nice re edit from Atjazz who did a fantastic job modernizing this tune.

Hewson founded the The RAH Band - of which he was the sole member and which took its name from his initials - in 1977 in order to release an instrumental called "The Crunch". The piece climbed to number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. Hewson played all the musical instruments himself. A number of jazz funk releases followed. The second big hit single for the RAH Band was in 1985, when the soul ballad "Clouds Across the Moon", also reached number 6 in the UK chart.This single was recorded in conjunction with his then wife, Liz, on vocals.

In July 2007, Hewson released a remixed "Clouds Across the Moon '07", now featuring vocalist Emma Charles.



The drummer on "Clouds Across The Moon" was Peter Boita. The Simmons SDS7 drums that were featured were recorded at Hewson's home studio, and plugged directly into the recording desk. Boita also played drums on other RAH Band's tracks: "Falcon", "Perfumed Garden", "Messages from the Stars", "Are You Satisfied? (Funka Nova)" and "Sorry Doesn't Make it Anymore". The RAH band's releases were issued under a variety of record labels, including Good Earth Records, DJM, KR Records, TMT Records and RCA.



THE RAH BAND - MESSAGES FROM THE STARS (ATJAZZ REDIT 2010)

SWEATSHOP :: PARIS

Congratulations to my boy Fluxx who now runs one of the hottest underground Funk & Soul night in France. If you're ever in Paris make sure you stop by and check out this night dedicated to the music we love all on wax. Fluxx has been a regular at Sweater Funk prior to moving, and the Kid has heat.

Big Ups Sir...



Paris based DJ crew Sweatshop (Fluxxx & Brez Dillinger) is now presenting to you the only weekly night dedicated to boogie, modern soul and soulful steppers on original vinyl starting now in Paris France.

Inspired by Dam-Funk’s Funkmosphere night in Los Angeles, Jon Blunck and DJ Guillermo decided to recreate the Funkmosphere vibe in their new digs, San Francisco, in 2008. Using their own soundsystem, they took over a basement in Li Po Cocktails, every Sunday with the goal of throwing a free party that presents this sound on original vinyl strictly for the dancers. After going to a lot of Sweaterfunk party in SF, Fluxxx, dj, musician, producer, dance music fan, decided to bring back that californian vibes to Paris under the name of sweatshop and collaborate with international funk scene dj and musician.

BIRTHDAY PARTY RE CAP

Thanks again to every one who made it out to my birthday party on friday. I can t tell you how much it meant to me to have all my friends gather in one space to enjoy the music we love.

Before I thank everyone who came out, a special shout goes to my girl Cara for hooking up the party. With out her none of this would of happened. She hooked me up, including an adult Pinata filled with liquor, money, and candy. I love you :)

Second I would like to thank all the Homeys from San Jose, including Dulce Dee Lady, and All the crew from Street Low magazine including Richard Gypsy for taking pictures. I would also like to shout out The Pachuco Car Club SF, The Bombs Car Club, Street Low Magazine, Allen Thayer (wax poetics magazine), E Da Boss (Myron & E), Jesse Nason, Kerry and his wife Yoko, FTC, all the Sweater Funk Crew, and all my friends and family who came out in full force... You know who you are.


Check out the set of Pictures from this Event

STEVEN & STERLING

A Sweater Funk classic. On any given night one of the crew members will pull this out 12" out, instantaneously setting the dance floor on fire. Taken form the 1982 album titled "One Magic Night"- "Can I be With You Tonight" is easly one of my favorite cuts on the album.



STEVEN & STERLING - CAN I BE WITH YOU TONIGHT 1982

SWEATER FUNK WITH GUEST LAROJ (FUNKMOSPHERE)

Always a great time when our family from Los Angeles comes up to play in the basement. This time around we had one of the smoothest brothers next to Dam-Funk "LAROJ". Laroj came in and rocked the Basement like hurricane. The dance floor was steady the whole night and the dancers must of heard Laroj was in town because they were out in full force. The rain did not stop people from coming to Church on Sunday night.

What a great night, Check out more pictures HERE

THE CHI-LITES

I had the Ipod on Shuffle this morning and "Stop What Your Doing" came on. I forgot how hard this track hits. I think I'm going to pack this for Sweater Funk on Sunday

Seriously how can you not like the Chi-Lites. Three Decades of timeless soul music from the 60s' to the 80's. Whether you like it nice and slow, or to the dance floor the Chi Lites have stood the test of time. If you're unfamiliar with The Chi Lites look them up on google.



THE CHI-LITES - STOP WHAT YOUR DOING 1984

SWEATER FRIGHT :: ONRA & BUDDY SATIVA IN THE BASEMENT

Such an amazing weekend with the boys from France. Onra and Buddy Sativa couldn't stop talking about how much they loved the Sweater Funk Family and the performance here in SF. A lil birdy told me that the 2 are planning on coming back to SF early next year and they asked US to part of the show = AWESOME.

Took some choice pictures of the night. There were some Fantastic costumes and every one danced till the early morning. We couldn't of asked for a better night Check out the whole set from Sweater Fright and see what u missed.

Sweater Fright Pics





Onra Left his Heart in San Francisco

XAVIER

TOM NOBLE PRESENTS - LIGER VISION EP

Tom Noble presents the LigerVision project! With the vinyl buying crowd known as one of the uber diggers who always comes up with sweetness. Tom is now slowly establishing himself as one of the new breed boogie, disco and funk producers who drops some retro futuristic boogie funk! Previously released projects on Lotusland, Liger Music and Peoples Potentential Unlimited. Now its time, after several edit releases, to let the world hear some original works!. Together with his buddy Matt Rowland from LigerMusic they deliver this EP with 6 modern takes on classic disco,boogie and funk! Sweaty, synth-heavy instrumental tracks going from warm up-tempo boogie jams such as Dancin Hard and Sleepinmybed to late night summertime funk cuts such as Look and Music Engine. Probably easy to relate this to guys such as Dam Funk, Midnight Star and even the Finnish Putsch 79 guys (making the link to the Clone Loft Supreme Series) in any case... this Ligervision ep surely delivers some heat. Be prepared to hear much more from Tom Noble in the near future...

Listen to the LigerVision EP here

SWEATER FUNK + ONRA

Its going to be a long Halloween weekend with the Onra Show on Friday Oct 29th doing a live MPC set along side the Sweater Funk Crew and on Halloween Sunday we do it in the BASEMENT. More info soon.

SWEATER FUNK - LABOR DAY PICTURES

This Past weekend we celebrated Labor Day "Sweater Funk" Style... Sunday prior we blew out the speakers and we all knew the weekend ahead was going to big... Our gracious team capt Jon Blunk made the decision to pay rent late so we could have sound by Labor Day Sunday. Setting Blunk back $200 bucks we set up the donation box in hopes to make some of the money back. By the end of the night we raised enough money so Jon could pay his rent...

A BIG SPECIAL THANK YOU to all who've contributed and donated in the past. Sweater Funk only exists because of your support and our love for the Boogie.

Check out the rest of the PICTURES HERE...