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tuesday, RocKtober 2

10/2/2018

The FIBS + GRACE SINGS SLUDGE ~ $8 ~ 6:00pm - 9:30pm

THE FIBS
Darkwave from Fort Worth, Texas.
Touring in support of their new album on Dreamy Life Records.
https://youtu.be/wtQhjq9dWeY

$8 COVER

GRACE SINGS SLUDGE
Dark Atmospheric Folk.
Grace Cooper of The Sandwitches solo excursion, on Empty Cellar Records.
https://gracesingssludge.bandcamp.com/album/life-with-dick-3

SLOW JAMS ~ Deep & Sweet 60s Soul & Stuff ~
DJ Primo & friends ~ FREE! ~ 10:00pm - 2:00am

The MONDAY MAKE-OUT ~ Cutting edge Bay Area jazz & improv ~ Ornettology (modern jazz, after Ornette Coleman) + Manul Override (jazz/electronics) + David Pate (modern/extended improvisation) ~ FREE! ~ 7:30pm - 11:00pm

The Monday Make-Out
The cutting edge of Bay Area jazz and improvised music--

Monday, October 1, 8pm
No Cover/Donations Accepted

Set #1: David Pate (modern/extended improvisation)
https://www.newmusicusa.org/profile/david-pate/
David Pate-saxophone
Steve Cohn-piano

Set #3: Ornettology (modern jazz, after Ornette Coleman)
http://www.mylesboisen.com
John Hanes-drums
Safa Shokrai-acoustic bass
Myles Boisen-guitar
John Finkbeiner-guitar
Steve Adams-alto sax
Phillip Greenlief-tenor sax

Set #2: Manul Override (jazz/electronics)
https://www.bayimproviser.com/artist/252/amanda-chaudhary
Amanda Chaudhary-keyboards, electronics
Serena Toxicat-voice
Melne-guitar, electronics

sunday, september 30

9/30/2018

Swiftumz + Anna Hillburg (Record Release) + Pat Thomas Band ~ $8 ~ 7:00pm - 11:30pm

Come out and celebrate the release of Anna Hillburg's new album "Really Real" out Oct 2nd on California Clap records!! You can be the first to own a copy of the new record, plus it's an early show with a killer line up featuring San Francisco favorites Swiftumz, and Pat Thomas!!! What's not to love?

saturday, september 29

9/29/2018

Steven Michael Daubenspeck + Victor Krummenacher + Virgil Shaw ~ $10 ~ 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Featuring former members of:
Dieselhed (Virgil Shaw)
Camper Van Beethoven
(Victor Krummenacher)
and Granfaloon Bus (Steve Daubenspeck)
Yes! it's the Bay Area's '90s Alt scene at it's finest.

Also featuring:
Greg Freeman (bass)
Jason Slota (drums)
Victor K (guitar)

El SUPERRITMO! ~ DJ El Kool Kyle y DJ Roger Más ~
Cumbia, Dancehall, Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, Salsa Buena y mas! ~ $5 before 11pm, $10 after ~
10:00pm - 2:00am

friday, september 28

9/28/2018

SOUL FINGER

Moody, Organ-driven Soul, Followed by Raw and Wild '60s R&B, Soul and Funk! ~

Presented by DJ Tonearm ~

FREE ~ 6:00pm - 10:00pm

SOUL! Powered ~

DJ 2shy-shy + DJ melt w/U spin a dance party highlighting some of the best SOUL music of the last 50 years! ~

funk, soul, disco, groove, hip-hop,
afrobeat, reggae ~

$5 before 11pm, $10 after ~
10:00pm - 2:00am

Thursday, September 27

9/27/2018

DJ PORKY – vintage soul, reggae, funk, more! ~ FREE! ~ 6:00pm - 9:30pm

CHULITA VINYL CLUB ~
Funk, Soul, Hip-hop, Cumbia, Freestyle y Otras Rolas ~ FREE ~ 9:30pm - 2:00am

wednesday, september 26

9/26/2018

International Freakout A GoGo Presents: ALMAS FRONTERIZAS (en vivo)
https://www.facebook.com/pg/AlmasFronterizas/about/?ref=page_internal
With Resident DJs: SPECIAL LORD B, BEN BRACKEN, BOBBY GANUSH
9pm - 10pm - $8 ~ 21+

Int'l FREAKOUT a-GO-GO! ~ 60s 70s Soul-Funk-Disco-Pop-Psych from around the world! International tunes that take you there! ~ DJs Special Lord B., Ben Bracken + Bobby Ganush! ~ Come hear what's blowing our minds ~ FREE! ~ 10:00pm - 2:00am

tuesday, september 25

9/25/2018

CALYPSO BACCHANAL ~
1950s & '60s Trinidad at 45rpm ~
DJs Adam + Zeke ~
FREE! 6:00pm - 9:30pm

SLOW JAMS ~ Deep & Sweet 60s Soul & Stuff ~ DJ Primo & friends ~ FREE! ~ 10:00pm - 2:00am

monday, september 24

9/24/2018

MOMENTOUS MONDAYS mo' monday, mo' problems ~ Comedy with some Variety, with your host, Jeremy Wheat! ~ $8 ~ 7:00pm - 10:00pm

It is my birthday Sunday, but my PROBLEM is you not coming to my BIG LIFT of a show MONDAY night! Many great comics, rare treats, and WILD SURPRISES. Also, I AM 50 NOW! Seeing me sing half a Buckingham Mac song the night before excuses NO ONE from this night, AS IT IS ALL I HAVE!!!

FAUSER ~ spinning punk, rock n' roll, all good, all night! ~ FREE! ~ 10:00pm - 1:30am

sunday, september 23

9/23/2018

JUSTIN & JEFF'S ANNUAL RELATIONSHIP THERAPY INVITATIONAL! Featuring the songs of FLEETWOOD MAC! ~ $10 ~ 7:00pm - 12:00am

With performances by Justin Frahm, Doug Hilsinger, John Ashfield, Jeffrey Luck Lucas, Sarah Bethe Nelson, Sarah Gagnon, Maggie McKay, Chris Guthridge, Tex Dworkin, Quinn DeVeaux, Talia DeVeaux, Noelle Fiore, Meryl Press, Marc Dantona, Bob Reed, Paula Frazer, Donnelle Malnik, Nathan Wanta, Joe Armin, Jacob Aranda and Sara Gallagher, Nick Castro, Amy Fowler, Anna Hillburg, Eduardo Wagar, James Finch, Alicia Vanden Heuvel, Dylan Edrich, and Jamin Barton.

saturday, september 22

9/22/2018

MAGIC MAGIC ROSES + TOMTEN + BRYAN JOHN APPLEBY~ $8 ~ 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Early Show at 7PM, be sure to come early 21+ $8

Bryan John Appleby 7:00-7:40

Tom Ten 7:45-8:30

Magic Magic Roses 8:40 - 9:30

El SUPERRITMO! ~
DJ El Kool Kyle y DJ Roger Más ~
Cumbia, Dancehall, Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, Salsa Buena y mas! ~
$5 before 11pm, $10 after ~
10:00pm - 2:00am

friday, september 21

9/21/2018

Balanced Breakfast presents: BreakFEST 2018 w/ THE Y AXES + UNLIKELY HEROES + WILLIAM ROBERT ~ $15 ~ 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Make-Out Room - DAY 2 - $15
7:00 PM William Robert • Oakland
8:00 PM Unlikely Heroes • Oakland
9:00 PM The Y Axes • San Francisco

LOOSE JOINTS! ~ Soul, Disco, Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, more! ~ w/ DJs Damon Bell, & Tom Thump ~
$5 before 11pm, $10 after ~ 10:00pm - 2:00am

thursday, september 20

9/20/2018

Balanced Breakfast presents: BreakFEST 2018 w/ SIT KITTY SIT + BIKINI COMPLEX + SWAMP CHILD ~ $15 ~ 6:00pm - 9:30pm

Make-Out Room - DAY 1 - $15
7:00 PM Swamp Child • Berkeley
8:00 PM The Bikini Complex • San Francisco
9:00 PM Sit Kitty Sit • San Francisco

WHERE: The Make-Out Room (3225 22nd Street), in the heart of SF's Mission.

WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 20th. Needle drops at 10:00, stayin' rowdy til' 2:00.

WHAT: Alcatraz Soul Club is a collective of the Bay Area's rare soul and funk DJs focused on quality, sophistication and thinking outside the box. The tunes will be killer - feet will move - booties will shake. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!

SEE YOU ON THE DANCEFLOOR!

Where you will enjoy the finest 45 selections in:

+ RAZOR-SHARP SOUL + RAW FUNK + GRITTY R&B
+ CROSSOVER + MODERN SOUL + LATIN GROOVES

On deck this month:

MILES AKE (Threeandonerecords.com, SF)
ELISSE LOCOMOTION (Girls Got Soul, Hipshakers, CDMX)
DANIEL BERMUDEZ (Oldies Night, SF)

wednesday, september 19

9/19/2018

UAY (Guadalajara) + LOCO TRANQUILO (SF)~ $8 ~ 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Mexicadelia and Mambo team up to bring you Mexicadelia SF tour!

Mexicadelia SF is the city's iteration of a fast growing independent festival from Guadalajara, Mexico. The two-day SF tour is a music-driven cultural exchange celebrating the thriving & creative music scenes of Guadalajara, Mexico and the West Coast, hosted at two fav venues in the city, Make Out Room and Hemlock Tavern.

The Guadalajara scene has grown a relationship with music communities in the West Coast and this year for the first time they're bringing their sounds to Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and So Cal for the month of September.

Sept 19th * Make Out Room * 7pm $8
UAY (mx)
LOCO TRANQUILO (sf) presenting their new EP "The morning light"

FRiGO-iNTERNATiONAL DiSCOTHEQUE Cumbia, Thai Funk, Samba, Afro-Beat, Salsa, Rai, Electro-Reggae, Afro-Funk, Asian-Psych, Rocksteady, Italo-Disco, Deutsche-Wave & MORE! ~
DJ 2shy-shy & DJ melt w/U ~
FREE! ~ 9:30pm - 2:00am

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