[SpaceCowboys-Announce] No good deed... (AKA Upcoming & Recommended Events, including GET FREAKY, FRESH, MIGHTY BREAKS and more)

Thu May 31 13:04:20 PDT 2007

Hello Friendly Person: 

Before jumping into my ramblings, lemme just say tomorrow is a BIG night. You've got a two stop party night tomorrow
(Friday, 6/1), with FRESH happening at SHINE brought to you by Evinrude
and PureEvil, and GET FREAKY at 1015 Folsom where your favorite Space
Cowboy DJs join the balls-to-the-wall madness with CUT CHEMIST, ROGUE
ELEMENT, BASSNECTAR, GLITCH MOB and more...
Also later in the month, big night coming up (Friday, 6/15) for Mighty
Breaks with special guest Atomic Hooligan! Details below 8ball's ramble. And now 8ball's ramble...  

I walk to work in the morning. It's about 2 miles, door to door,
and in someways it's a better kick start than coffee, though I still
drink a few cups when I get to my desk. It's the same walk everyday, so
even though I'm super into all the building, people and scenery in SF,
most days I tune out, listening to music or podcasts, and I probably
tread the exact same path each way, step for step. It's like a trance,
and that's why, when something unusual happens along the way it takes
me a moment to snap out of it. Which brings me to this morning. 

I was passing the courthouse on McAllister, where I always have to run
an obstacle course of people who respond to the summons to jury duty
with all the vitality and enthusiasm of the living dead. I'd just
skirted the entrance, and was about to step past an old lady who I
thought was another prospective jury, but instead she reached out and
touched my forearm. She was little and round lady, with thin, greasy
white hair covered in scarf that looked more like a dish rag, and her
glazed blue eyes seemed to wander independently. I was listening to
music and didn't hear what she was saying, but I saw she carried a
generic brand bag of white rice and a soup can under one arm, and held
a can of cranberry juice concentrate in her hand, which she offered to
me. Normally, I ignore people who approach me on the street; if I
didn't my 30 minute walk would take an hour. This one time, though, I
decided to go ahead and take out my earbuds, even though I definitely
did not want the can of cranberry juice concentrate she was trying to
give me. There was something grandmotherly about her, and even though
her clothes weren't clean, she definitely didn't look homeless,
addicted or even more crazy than, say, my own grandmother. She just
seemed desperate and fragile. I figured I could at least acknowledge
her, before politely moving on. "Please. A dollar. Is good," she said.
Her accent was Russian or some other Eastern Europe country, and she
suddenly seemed very provincial. I shook my head and said No thanks,
but she said, "Please," again, and held the can up higher, like maybe I
only said no because I hadn't seen it clearly. The crosswalk countdown
started, and I said No, again, and skirted around her continuing on my
way. 

I got halfway down the next block when guilt hit. Dodging open handed
drunks, addicts and gutter punks is one thing, but I'd just walked away
from a poor old lady trying to sell groceries on the corner. What an
asshole I was, Asshole with a capital A. I turned around and saw her
down the street, still on the corner, trying without much luck to stop
other pedestrians. I'd go back and give her a few bucks, I decided, but
when I fished out my wallet I found I only had a five. Why not, I
thought. Walking back, I saw a woman stop and "buy" the old lady's can
of soup; after she gave the lady a dollar the woman tried to give back
the soup, but the old lady was insistent. She pushed the can of soup
into the woman's arms like it was something precious. The woman smiled
and shrugged, and then watched me as I came up and gave the old lady my
rolled up five. The old lady took it and gave me the cranberry, which I
also tried to give back. "You keep it," I said, but the old lady shook
her head so violently and she seemed suddenly more fragile than when
I'd first saw her, I was worried she might start yelling or crying or
something. Then, when she unrolled the bill I'd given her, she did
start yelling. "No!" she shouted, "Is TOO much. TOO much!" I said it
was Ok, and smiled and said that she should keep it. But she kept
yelling, and some of the people who'd been walking by, ignoring the old
lady, now stopped and stared with confusion at her and then at me. "TOO
much!" she shouted again. She waved a handful of money around like she
was swatting at flies, and she was now on the verge of tears. The woman
who'd bought the soup stood behind her and shouted at me, "She's ONLY
trying to keep her dignity!" And then everyone around was glaring at
me. I'd given the old lady too much money for a can of cranberry
concentrate, and now I really was an Asshole. I hurried off before a
mob could form to burn me at the stake. 

Maybe tomorrow I'll take the bus. 

XO,

8ball at spacecowboys.org

+++++++++ OUR UPCOMING EVENTS +++++++++

FRIDAY JUNE 1ST - GET FREAKY w/ CUT CHEMIST, ROGUE ELEMENT, BASSNECTAR & SPACE COWBOY DJS @ 1015 FOLSOM

As summer comes crashing in at light speed we have decided to throw one
last GET FREAKY before Burning Man 2007, we've amasseda lineup of DJ's
and performers that cross a wide spectrum of music, and is beyond
insane. Early arrvial is demanded!!

Main Room: Cut Chemist - Bassnectar - Rogue Element - Ren the Vinyl Archeologist

Soft Cell (Upstairs): Glitch Mob - An-ten-nae - Mozaic - Laura - Jocelyn

Sutra (front): Space Cowboy DJs - Evin Rude - Aaron Jae - Mancub - The Geometrist -

8-Ball - Pure Evil - Ernie Trevino - Kapt. Kirk

Cirque: The Fringe - Mopo - Dov - Tim Dietz - Bill Barany - Mycho CoCo - Victor Vega

Make sure you get here early for this extraordinary event! Cut Chemist is on at 12 Sharp!! 

Cut Chemist spent 12 years as a DJ and producer for LA hip-hop dynamos
Jurassic 5, five years playing the turntables-as-a-beautiful instrument
backing up the Grammy-winning Latin alternative band Ozomatli, and
several years releasing highly bootlegged mixtapes (such as his Brain
Freeze Original Soundtrack collaboration with DJ Shadow in 1999).
Throughout it all, he's found the time to helm his own recurring club
nights in Los Angeles. As an in-demand DJ that has always tried to
further his craft as a producer, Cut Chemist has had to juggle a lot
more than beats over the years. You might have also heard his track
"The Audience is Listening" in recent commercials for the Ipod Nano.
Cut Chemist will be breaking out all the gear for this special live
performance, Cut Chemist goes on at midnight! More info:
http://www.myspcae.com/cutchemist

The Rouge Element (Exceptional UK)

The Rogue Element has taken the breakbeat world by storm. A string of
singles received instant support from the Plump DJs, Freestylers,
Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, The Crystal Method, Hyper and Rennie
Pilgrem and culminated in Ben being awarded the 'Best Breakthrough
Producer' award at the prestigious Breakspoll International Breakbeat
Awards at Fabric. In addition to this the acclaimed debut album 'Rogue
Rock' was released in September 2005, which received a nomination for
'Best Album'.

1015 Folsom, SF

$15 presales here: http://tinyurl.com/2kdp42

$20 @ the door

10pm-5am

21+ 

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FRIDAY JUNE 1ST - ISLAND FRESH @ SHINE 

Summer's almost here, and to celebrate the first day of the first real
summery month, Fresh is going all-out, island style. Come on down to
Shine dressed your cabana best, enjoy some luau food and fruity drink
specials, and embark on a sonic getaway with Audiovoid, EPROM,
Evinrude, and PurEvil. The fiesta goes from 9pm until 2am, and if
you're dressed the part, there's no cover. (Otherwise, it's $5 at the
door.)

Featuring:

Audiovoid aka LayerZ

EPROM

Evinrude

PurEvil

Friday, June 1

9pm-2am

@ Shine

1337 Mission Street in SF (map)

www.shinesf.com

No cover in island attire. $5 otherwise.

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SATURDAY JUNE 2ND - EXPERIMENT @ FAT CITY

Space Cowboy DJ Evinrude says: 

"Yes yes! I'm so stoked have been invited to play at an Experiment, as
I think it's one of the most impressive, courageous, huge and amazing
new endeavors on the SF scene. And what's even better, I got to invite
a couple other Cowboys to join me, so Kirk, Ernie and I will be
throwing down an amazing three-hour tag in the back room, 11pm-2am.
Come check us out - not to mention the rest of this crazy-great lineup.
You don't wanna miss this one!"

The Experiment continues! I am very pleased to announce our most
exciting installment of The Experiment yet! For starters, this will be
on a SATURDAY NIGHT!!!!! From there, we've got one of the most amazing
lineups I've ever had the honor of working with. No, really - check
this out...

JNR HACKSAW - a world-class master of electro-breaks, coming over from the UK to show us how it's done

DAVID STARFIRE - he tore it up at Experiment #2 in April, and at last week's Lightning In A Bottle event

THE PHAT CONDUCTOR - one of the mad scientists involved with Bassnectar, making an ultra-rare bay area appearance

EVINRUDE, KAPT'N KIRK, & ERNIE TREVINO of SPACE COWBOYS - laying down an incredible tag-team set

FRICTION - an incredible musical force, fresh off a hot performance at Lightning In A Bottle

TAO JONES - first ever US appearance of THE PHAT CONDUCTOR under his new downtempo alter-ego

PR.INCEST - another first time appearance from this amazing downtempo artist from Canada

EVAN BENDER - back from the jungle of South America and ready to tear things up in the main room

FLOOK - one of the unsung heroes of The Experiment, you need to get here early to catch this guy

Fat City - 314 11th Street

Two rooms of incredible sound, multiple bars, visuals by VJ SCIENCE, and atmospheres by ELECTRIC THEATRE

9:30pm til 4:00am (music starts at 10pm)

$15 before 11pm/$20 after - 21+

More info: tribes.tribe.net/experimentsf

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FRIDAY JUNE 6 - STIMULUS: Excursions into Electrotech, feat. Brian Seed

Is it possible for the excesses of addiction to lend themselves to a
positive and uplifting overstimulation of mind and body? If our past
experiences with our own freaky electro-techy-housish musical addiction
are any indication, the answer is a resounding, "hell
mutha-fuckin'-YEAH!"

So once again, we're venturing on an excursion into electrotech, this
time bringing one of our favorite purveyors of the sound - Brian Seed -
up from LA to join a prime selection of local heroes, to present to you
a night of relentless electrotech madness.

Featuring (in alphabetical order):

Brian Seed aka DJ Brian (Moontribe / Ritual Sounds - LA)

A Moontribe resident since '95, Brian Seed has cultured a
globe-spanning following by spinning genre-defying sets, blending the
sounds of breaks, acid house, trance, tribal, and progressive,
exemplified by his legendary "Hardesertrance" releases. Currently, his
sets consist of mainly his own material, much of which has been
released on Fade, Virgin, Pacific Front, Desert Trax, Interscope,
System, Moonshine, Six Degrees, Ball of Waxx, and his own label, Ritual
Sounds.

...plus an all-star local lineup, including:

Dirt (Cymbalic / Omniscient Records - SF)

Evinrude (Stimulus / Space Cowboys / NetAmp - SF)

Little John (Raindance / Nexus - Santa Cruz)

Mozaic (Stimulus / Raindance / Nexus / 3WS - SF)

Satsi (Ammo - SF)

Le Duplex, 1525 Mission St., SF

10pm - 4am / $5 all night; 21+

Call 1-888-650-6660 for more info!

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FRIDAY JUNE 15TH - MIGHTY BREAKS W/ ATOMIC HOOLIGAN 

Mighty Breaks, the place to see worldwide and local talent collide, is
proud to welcome ATOMIC HOOLIGAN on June 15th. Atomic Hooligan is the
standard setting and boundary pushing DJ and producer duo who have hit
the breaks world firmly between the eyes with a steady history of
remixes and 12". Most often heard on the SF dance floors were their
remixes of Underworld's 'Born Slippery' or the Fingerlickin' release of
Lee Coombs & Andy (of Plump DJs)Gardener - Obsessional Rhythm. On
the way home from their South American tour promoting their first
artist album YOU ARE HERE, AH makes a stop in the US capital of breaks
with a solid lineup of support from local breaks leaders:

an-ten-nae (Get Freaky)

Ernie Trevino (Space Cowboys)

Samira (SEISMIC/SisterSF)

Mozaic (Nexus)

Tamo (Angels of bAss)

M.O.D. (Evil Breaks)

$10 presales available at mightybreaks.com

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SATURDAY JUNE 16TH - FUNRAZOR goes DOWN UNDER

Oh SNAP!!! It's once again fundraiser season, and Aaron Jae, Evinrude,
and Robb Green are teaming up to form a new group that plans to bring
you a couple of funrazors instead. For our first endeavor together,
we've got Australia's #1 dj comin back to SF for another show, and this
time it's goin to be at a little underground spot in SOMA. The venue is
on the smaller side, so we will be limiting attendance. You might want
to consider showing up early to ensure your entrance to the show.

Featuring: 

Kid Kenobi (Ministry of Sound/The Bump/Cr2) - Australia

He's Australia's favorite DJ. Officially. Reigning champion of
Australia's premier DJ poll – the TechnicsInTheMix 50 – for three years
running, it's obvious who's leading the charge. This poll has only been
running for three years, which means Kid Kenobi has so far been the
only number one. Voted for by the general public, the results of this
poll reflect the feelings of a nation.

Plus local shredders:

Mancub (Space Cowboys / NetAmp)

Mozaic (Nexus / Raindance)

Aaron Jae (Evil Breaks / XM / Space Cowboys)

Evinrude (Space Cowboys / Stimulus / NetAmp)

Robb Green (Shameless)

Dex Stakker (Opulent Temple)

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Location TBA

$10 all night

11pm-7am

21+

For Location please check www.EvilBreaks.com after June 14th for the address. 

+++++++++ RECOMMENDED EVENTS +++++++++

SUNDAY JUNE 3RD - LUKE FAIR @ BAMBUDDHA LOUNGE 

Satellite, Drive and Peroni bring you a Sunday Pool Party with LUKE
FAIR.  His funky, tripped out groove is a perfect match for sun by the
pool while enjoying a complimentary beer, manicure or massage. Arrive
early for Balance 011 CD giveaways.

:: Lineup ::

Will Spencer (DRIVE)

shOOey (In Deep)

Scott Carrelli (Satellite / Qool)

FREE Peroni Beer for the first 100 people thru the door

flyer: http://www.jennyshu.com/Images/lukefair20070603.jpg

Poolside @ Bambuddha Lounge

601 Eddy @ Larkin

2:00pm - 8:00pm

$10 presales @ www.snagtickets.com

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SATURDAY JUNE 9TH - OPULENT TEMPLE UNDERGROUND

Funky Dust! The OT returns for it's next installment of events to raise
the temple like never before in BRC '07. For this one we'll be throwing
a proper underground with undisclosed location in SF and all night
revelry. Dirty house, electro and breaks provided by Syd Gris, Smoove,
Icon, Hoj, Dulce Vita, Nathan Vain, Jeffrey Allen, & Astro. 

Space is limited so early arrival recommended. When we reach capacity
we'll be closing the doors. $15 playafied, $20 normal. First 250 to
arrive will automatically be entered into a raffle to win a free
Burning Man ticket with your entry!!! 

More info: http://www.opulenttemple.org/

+++++++++ NEW MIXES +++++++++

Kirk's got some new mixes available from his Podomatic page:

http://kirksmartin.podomatic.com/

8ball's got a new minimal/electro mix, plus an eclectic BBQ mix:

http://spacecowboys.org/pages/8ball-mixes

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