Events

Going on their third year, the Wonder Twins--Melonie and Melorra Green of Bay Area-based creative events and production company Infin8 Sync--bring the Bay Area another true community festival. It's something I look forward to every year, more so than any other music or cultural festival. It's always a pleasure to participate in their organic, grassroots events that showcase the Bay's homegrown talent. Each year, Independent Artists Week grows bigger but the events are always dirt cheap, if not free. See the full details of the week below and visit the IAW blog for updates.

Monday, Sept. 6

Labor of Love: A live art celebration with local artists painting live, spoken word by Youth Speaks poets and Girls Inc, local DJs spinning the classics, performances by local bands, emcees and more! 12pm to 4pm at Fillmore Center Plaza. FREE.

Tuesday, Sept. 7

Opportunity Knocks: A speed dating meets networking event where emerging artists are given 15 minutes captive time to sit with various industry professionals. Artists are encouraged to bring their music, portfolios, scripts, apparel, etc. 7pm to 9pm at Yoshi’s SF. $5 with RSVP; $10 at the door. Immediately following is: Yoshi’s Late Night Live Tuesdays featuring Bay Area band, So Timeless! $5 before 9pm, $7 after.

Wednesday, Sept. 8

Go Green: A sustainability/eco art event where vendors and artists who create using recycled materials will be present to show and sell their amazing products. SF Environment will be present to share wisdom on creating responsibly. Enjoy live painting, DJs, and live music from a local band. This event is in conjunction with Bay Vibes’ Global Movement Night. 8pm to 12am at Yoshi’s SF. $5 before 9pm, $7 after.

Thursday, Sept. 9

Night of International Art, Thank You Awards and International Elements of Hip Hop--Kenya, India, and Ghana: A celebration to say “Thank You” to amazing Bay Area artists making a global impact. The event carries the theme of the Week: “One Love. One Heart. One Art” + Screening of Ni Wakati, a film about passing the torch from civil right’s leaders to leaders in hip-hop, Dead Prez.+ a fundraiser for India with a b-boy battle and b-boy showcase with the Dhol Indian drum. Awards at 7pm (donation); Screening and B-Boy Battle Fundraiser from 9pm to 11pm ($5). At African American Art and Culture Complex.

Friday, Sept. 10

Fillmore Art Walk: A huge art celebration on Fillmore Street between Eddy and Sutter. Live painting, video/DJ Showcase, food and drink specials from the restaurants and lounges along Fillmore Street, live music, vendors, face painting and More! 6pm to 12am. FREE. (Drink Specials and Food specials specified at each participating venue.)

Saturday, Sept. 11

Healing Arts: A glimpse into the art and craft of yoga, tai chi, acupuncture, massage therapy and meditation. This event is in conjunction with the Fillmore Farmer’s Market. Come and participate, ask questions and learn about taking care of your body so that you can continue to create beautiful works of art. First session starts at 9am. Fillmore Center Plaza. FREE

To participate in IAW. email: iaw@infin8sync.com

For more information: info@infin8sync.com; iawsf.wordpress.com.

Damn, four years came fast. And while four years in the online media circus is something of a triumph, we're still learning and growing each day. I know we've had our ups and downs--I've slacked on more than a few occasions--but the fact we still remain is a testament to our dedication to what we do. And we've got a few tricks up our sleeve that we'll be sharing with you over the next few months. I guess what I'm saying is: we ain't going nowhere any time soon.

In Oh Dang! fashion, we're partying and bullshitting with our fam and friends in celebration at 111 Minna Gallery. We've got Mes 1 (of All Mighty Family), Tap 10 (Honor Roll), Justin Time (Mixerfriendly) and Super Sayan spinnin' with J.Todd.O, Ichii Ohrhyin, Kris Mestizo, Steve Belale and Jasmin Joy doing live art. See the flyer below for more details.

Here's to four more--nah, fuck that--40 more years! (Okay, maybe not that long.).

We're teaming up with the good folks at LEGENDmag to bring our Cen Cal/State Cap family an extra-special, super-dope concert lineup featuring Brooklyn crew Tanya Morgan on their Headphone Rock tour. Supporting them on Sept. 1 at
The Sol Collective are Sacramento duo DLRN (who you should have read about
here), Vallejo newcomer Moe Green, Sac emcee J Good and veteran rapper Ahmad (yes, the "Back in the Days" Ahmad). $10 at the door, doors at 8pm. Check the flyer below, followed by more dates from Tanya Morgan's Headphone Rock tour (SF heads can catch Tanya Morgan on Aug. 25 with Freddie Gibbs and DaVinci. More info here.)

DOWNLOAD: Donwill and Von Pea of Tanya Morgan - The Sandwich Shop EP

8/20/2010 @ The Green Elephant Dallas, TX

8/21/2010 @ Moonlight Lounge Albuquerque, NM

8/24/2010 @ Spaceland Los Angeles, CA with Afro Classics & TiRon

8/25/2010 @ 330 Ritch San Francisco CA Freddie Gibbs, DaVinci

8/26/2010 @ Someday Lounge: The Fix Portland, OR w/ Blu J*Davey, + DJ Kenny Fresh's Birthday Celebration

8/27/2010 @ The Riverfront Salem, OR

8/28/2010 @ Columbia City Theater Seattle, WA

9/1/2010 @ Sol Collective Sacramento, CA

We all know that major labels don't have a clue, but it still blows my mind when they continually fuck up. Case in point: Gary, IN native Freddie Gibbs. Once signed to Interscope, Gangsta Gibbs is now dominating the indie rap scene and giving hipster rappers cause for alarm. He's bringing back raw, gritty realism to rap while showcasing lyrical excellence. And he's putting it all on display for SF heads next Wed., Aug. 25 at 330 Ritch for his STR8KILLA EP release party. Supporting him are SF's own DaVinci and Brooklyn-based Tanya Morgan.

You can't ask for a more solid line-up. And for $8 presale tickets, you'd have to be as dumb as Interscope for sleeping on this one. Cop your presale tickets here. Download Freddie Gibbs' Str8 Killa No Filla mixtape here. See the flyer and details for the show below...

The Farmers Block, a community of creatives headed by Josh Couto aka F-22, is keeping the movement growing with PLANET BLOCK, another fresh event pairing music, art, fashion and health consciousness that will benefit gulf wildlife. A portion of the proceeds will go to the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Fairfield, CA.

PLANET BLOCK kicks off at 5pm and goes till 2am; $5 till 10pm, $10 after. There will be special raffles, giveaways, live painting, art and vegan friendly chefs. Keeping it organic, the DJs are spinning nothing but vinyl. See flyer below for the lineup. More info on their Facebook page. And if you're not sure what to expect, check out our footage from the first Farmers Block event...

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Steve Belale has been a longtime member of Oh Dang!'s extended fam. His raw, colorful, graffiti-inspired wildstyle-on-canvas was hung in our first boutique back in 2006 (R.I.P. B2S1) and he painted live at many of our early parties. It's our pleasure to share with you Belale's new works, a collection titled The Great Demise, for one night only at 111 Minna Gallery this Saturday, July 31.

Belale will be painting live alongside the equally talented likes of J.Todd.O, Christopher De Leon, Ichii Ohrhyin, Dyno and Sophinie. On deck we've got Franky Fresh, IllEffect, Sayan and Trick Vic. But that's not all! Bay Area veteran spitter Locksmith (of Frontline fame) will perform with newcomer Willie Joe. Check the flyer below for more details...

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The Farmers' Block is a family style block party supporting farmers, kitchen gurus, artists, musicians and DJs for an all inclusive network unique to San Francisco. Recurring bi-monthly, this gathering will host the best in creatives all within the big-ass family we share.

The first ever launch party and after party will commence on June 5 at 111 Minna Gallery (2 to 8pm) with an after party at Redsky Records (8pm until the party stops), both in beautiful San Francisco just blocks from each other.

In the name of good health and eco-friendly practices, all community-based and supported. we will witness the game get therapeutically upgraded...

Featuring...

Hip Hop - Rhymes:

Z-Man (One Block Radius - Machete Vox Records - Gurp City)

BOAC (Machete Vox Records - Project Roach)

DJ Quest & Eddie Def (Bullet Proof Space Travelers)

Spank Pops (HNRL)

Cadalack Ron (L.A. Grind Time)

Rheteric Ramirez (L.A. - Grind Time)

United States of Mind USMCREW (Detroit - Clipped Wings Tour)

Magnolius & LEO37 (PPF HOUSE - Clipped Wings Tour)

SFFRKTTRZ - Mic Legg & Miguel Rivers (SP4CS - CBSFK CREW)

Godawful & Sin (The Primeights - SP4CS)

King Robot (aka DJ Reid Rich)

BrandB (I.E. - dirtRAID)

Beats - Dubstep:

Agent A (Dubstep Set)

Bogl (Symbiosis - Soundpieces)

Dj Centipede (Mophono - CB Records)

Lud Dub (Big Up Magazine - Bass Response)

Taso (Red Sky Records - Full Melt)

Jon Holliday (Red Sky Records - SF)

General Nao (Red Sky Records - SF)

Dj Ripple (Full Melt - B.A.D. Vol 1-3)

Supa13 (danked.com - Team Tuff)

Goods:

FTC SF

BLVCK SCVLE

Ancient Youth

Afiliated Clothing

SKYS FALLING ART KULT

STEPH'S CLOSET - GARAGE GLAMOROUS

DESIGNS BY ASTER

Estilo Clothing Co.

Fresh Ink Clothing

BRWTNSS

Chefs:

Johnny Menges - Sustainable Roadshow - Chef

Tory Farms: Biodynamic - Organic

Sean Ra: Raw & Amazing Bites

Susan Marjanovic - nutritionist & raw foods

Hella Shots ®

Live Painting Booths:

Soundpieces

Sparkuhl

Sasquatch 23

Graham Nelson

Chaos938

Chaos938

Silent Auction & Artist Booths:

Chor Boogie

APEXONE

Chris Granillo aka Project Elefont

Eduardo Valadez (Skys Falling Art Kult)

OPTIMIST

JR aka DYNO

Miss ChiVus Designs (feather creations)

Everybody Get Up

Shannon Jones

Ed Hsu (Ed Hsu Studio)

Daryll Pierce

Nina Adams - Nina's Goodies

Stay connected...

http://twitter.com/thefarmersblock

http://thefarmersblock.tumblr.com

http://blip.fm/thefarmersblock

http://sanfrancisco.going.com/event-748844

Power Struggle--led by Bay Area-based, Midwest-bred emcee Nomi and his latest cast of beat technicians (LA's Fatgums and SF's Mister Rey)--dropped their latest LP, Remittances, earlier this month. It's a powerful record that takes listeners on a journey, told from the perspective of a working-class immigrant disillusioned by the American dream. A nomad himself, Nomi's roots stretch to Minneapolis and Brooklyn, where he set up shop with former crews Oddjobs and Kill the Vultures. He toured the world and had a fleeting affair with the rap life before hanging it all up to serve a greater purpose.

"I was empty hustling in New York," he said in a 2008 interview with Hyphen magazine. "At the end of the day, being more active in my community and fighting for social justice is more fulfilling than getting your ego stroked." Now a moving force in San Francisco's Filipino American community, Nomi works as a community organizer and teacher at the Filipino Community Center.

It's truly an honor for Oh Dang! to celebrate the release of Remittances on June 4 at Pier 23 Cafe in SF. Featuring performances by Power Struggle (Nomi with Kiwi, Bwan, Pele, Mister Rey, and Saico), Denizen Kane, Dirty Boots, Otayo Dubb and the Counterparts with DJ Wonway on the tables. See below for full details and download tracks from Remittances.

Remittances is out now, available for purchase at www.beatrockmusic.com.

Listen to "Blood of My Heart"

Download: Power Struggle - "Blood of My Heart" (ft. Denizen Kane and Big Drew)

Listen to "What Goes Up"

Download: Power Struggle - "What Goes Up"

“Remittances” Album Release Party!!!

21+

Friday June 4, 2010

$10

Doors Open: 8pm

Pier 23 On the Embarcadero, San Francisco CA 94111

Performances by:

Denizen Kane

Dirty Boots

Otayo Dubb

The Counter Parts

Power Struggle

DJ Wonway

Congratulations to the Class of 2010! Regardless of whether you're heading off to a lucrative career or back to your mom's crib (ain't nothing wrong with that!), come celebrate the milestone this Friday night at 111 Minna Gallery with Oh Dang! and Osiris.

All May birthday celebrants are FREE ALL NIGHT with 3 friends!

2 rooms of baccalaureate beat bangin'!

Front of the class:

ANT-1 (R$KYBIZ$/WNKK)

SUPER SAYAN

LO (R$KYBIZ$/WNKK)

MES ONE (ALL MIGHTY FAM)

Back of the bus:

STRATEGY (MIXTAPE MKTNG/GOOD CO)

ILLEFECT (OSIRIS/KREATIVE RESOURCE)

RETSEL (BOOGIE EVENTS)

Hosted by:

PIRU (OSIRIS)

ENOCH (OSIRIS)

111 Minna Gallery \\ 111 Minna Street, SFC

21+ \\ fashion forward

RSVP at

osirisglist@gmail.com

arjaydas@gmail.com

http://going.com/freshout2

Manor West and Mixtape Marketing present B.o.B. "Live" on May 13.

Fresh off the release of his debut album The Adventures of Billy Ray, B.o.B rolls into San Francisco with the #1 song in the country, "Nothin' On You," featuring Bruno Mars. With his latest single, "Airplanes," featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore, along with his debut and now underground classic "I'll Be In The Sky," B.o.B is quickly establishing himself as one of the top talents in the music industry. See him live at Manor West.

Tickets available at http://illbeinthesky.eventbrite.com.

For table Reservations, email VIP@ManorWestSF.com