XLR8R, Hacksaw Entertainment present Buraka Som Sistema on Tuesday April 21st at Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell st- map).

This is an all ages event. Tickets are $14 on the door and $12 in advance here.

Buraka Som Sistema (myspace link) have taken west-African/Angolan music and fused it with 21st century electronics and in the process created a new sound called progressive Kuduro, and a whole lot of buzz to go along with it. They have worked with M.I.A. producing the song The Sound of Kuduro, their music has been played by DJs worldwide like Simian Mobile Disco and in 2008 they won an MTV European music award for best Portuguese act.

This performance comes immediately after theirs at Coachella to mark the start of their US tour. Don’t miss out on what will be an EPIC performance that is sure to sell out.

Support comes from DJ Sega (Mad Decent).

Hacksaw Entertainment, Another Planet, The Independent and MEZZANINE present Crookers on Wednesday April 15th.

Supporting will be Bloody Beetroots.

Tickets are $18 in advance and are available via Ticketmaster or at the Independent Box Office at 628 Divisadero (with no service fee).

The first dance.repeat. party featuring Nadastrom, Lazer Sword, Nisus & Sleazemore

Nadastrom make their San Francisco debut at Paradise Lounge on Friday, April 3rd.

Nadastrom (myspace link), for those of you not yet in the know, are legendary party DJ Dave Nada & Grammy-nominated sound engineer Matt Nordstrom. They were signed to the Dubsided label for a string of EPs, the first of which topped many international charts including the much-coveted Beatport no.1 download spot.

This will mark the start of a new monthly party, dance.repeat., by Hacksaw Entertainment at the Paradise Lounge. The evening will also feature a LAZER SWORD live set by LL, and DJ sets from Nisus & Sleazemore

Pre-sale tickets are available for only $8 ($9.19 with service fee).. We are continuing to use Brown Paper Tickets as they have the lowest surcharge in the industry. $13 at the door, 21+, 10pm - 3am.

$10 presale tickets will be available until 8pm on the night (if it doesn’t sell out first - this will be updated if it is) and then $15 on the door from 10pm. Buy presale tickets now and save.

Radioclit are bringing their unique sound to 103 Harriet, San Francisco on Friday 27th March. Supporting will be Ana Sia playing a special ragga-style set, Ghosts on Tape and Morale.

Radioclit describe their music as a blend of dirty rap, Baltimore club, British grime, funk carioca and dance-pop. They also have an impressive catalog of highly danceable, African-inspired remixes including Bonde do Role’s hit Gasolina, and DJ Mujava’s Township Funk.
Their recent EP ‘Secousse’ includes remixes by Crookers and Mumdance, and it was described by the editor of Fader magazine as ‘the best thing I’ve ever heard’.

103 Harriet, 10pm-3am, 21+, $15 on the door, $10 presales available now.

Shane King continues to blow up in the press with this article in SF Weekly. Here’s an excerpt:

Favorite DJ experience: An unlikely cosmic situation has arisen, where an elite group of SF electro DJs (Sleazemore, Swayzee, Nisus, Eric Sharp, Morale) and myself dress up in gold outfits with a bunch of other lunatics and jump around on a flat bed truck adorned with a gold jacuzzi and an insane amount of speakers playing the loudest, grimiest electro music currently available to tens of thousands of people. Its called the Solid Gold Jacuzzi float at Love Fest, and it’s so damn fun. Last year’s Love Fest float was such a success that we’ve decided to create a quarterly SGJ party, the first being at supperclub on April 11th, and then eventually tour the world in a solid gold jet.

One of our favorite producers in SF, Ghost on Tape is performing at Gallery Arcane this Thursday (March 5). He has sent us a teaser track from an upcoming EP for you all to enjoy. We’ll keep you posted on when and where it will be available.

Ghosts on Tape - Predator Mode Teaser mp3 (right click to download).

Upgrade is BACK on March 14th with a killer party featuring Low B, the Philadelphia club legend who also just happens to be M.I.A.’s tour DJ. Last month’s Upgrade had a line around the block… don’t miss out on this one, 330 Ritch (map) doors at 10pm.

Some pictures from last month’s Upgrade.

Photos taken by Jerome Pour Homme here.

Watch Low-B spin for M.I.A. live in Philly…

This is also Shane King’s birthday party…. as if you needed another reason to make it out. See you there, Saturday 14th March.

Tomorrow night is the 3 Year Anniversary party for Lights Down Low, an SF party staple that has continually introduced the city to some of the most cutting edge and mind blowing music from all over the world. The stacked line-up includes Dirty Bird’s Justin Martin and MIA’s tour DJ Low B, to name a few.

More info on talent and location at Big Stereo…

Photo by Jereme Pour Homme

Our very own Shane King was featured by SF Station this week for the ‘last night a DJ saved my life’ scene.

SFS: Any words to upcoming DJs on how to insure their success in the entertainment circuit?

SK: If you don’t love what you do just stop doing it, but if you do love it keep hustling until it works.

Read the whole interview at SFStation.com

Boys Noize records have kindly given us a couple tracks off the Boys Noize album Oi Oi Oi (beatport) to stream on the site. So if you haven’t had the chance to listen to it, check it out here.

Boys Noize - Lava Lava (90s preview, 320kbps)

Boys Noize - Vergiftet (90s preview, 320kbps)

There are still pre-sale tickets $15 left for purchase here, but the event is selling quickly so avoid disappointment and pick them up now.

Hacksaw’s very own DJ Morale will be playing Mezzanine on Saturday, February 28th with Chicago DJ Duo, Flosstradamus and N.A.S.A., an unstoppable production team sure to get your hands in the air and your ass shakin’!

Tickets are available at The Independent box office…

xo,

Morale

We’ve snared a remix of A-Trak’s Say Whoa by Craze, for all of you out there who are coming to the Craze show on Saturday 2/14….  enjoy!

Psstt - a few $10 tickets still available for this show.

A-Trak - Say Whoa (Craze Remix) - mp3 (320kbps)

** THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT ** - ARRIVE EARLY FOR THE LAST FEW TICKETS AT THE DOOR

Hacksaw Entertainment & Vessel present Infatuation, featuring Boys Noize on Wednesday March 11th.

As this event is nearly sold out, the final pre-sale tickets are now available for purchase ($30) from our Going.com ticket page.

Boys Noize is the solo project of German electro / techno producer Alex Ridha. His music, self described as “party techno”, is said to be “tailor-made for pummeling dancefloors, decimating speakers and laying waste to party venues”, and is regularly played by international heavyweights such as Erol Alkan, 2 Many DJ’s and Tiga. During his performances, Boys Noize often uses three or more CDJs, clearly displaying that his abilities as a DJ match those of his production.

Early releases from Boys Noize appeared on DJ Hell’s International DeeJay Gigolo Records, Tiga’s Turbo Records, and taste making French label Kitsuné, before his own imprint in was created in 2005, aptly titled Boysnoize Records. The record label has steadily released music from like minded artists such as The Faint, D.I.M., CLP, Mixhell, Shadowdancer, and Siriusmo, along with Ridha’s alias Puzique. Oi Oi Oi, his 2007 debut LP released on Boysnoize Records, received glowing reviews. BBC called the album “amazing”, and said Boys Noize “…made a run for dance album of the year”. The first single, “Don’t Believe The Hype”, featured two remixes by the young talented French producer Surkin.

His more than impressive remix catalogue includes Feist’s “My Moon My Man”, Bloc Party’s “Banquet”, Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus”, Marilyn Manson’s “Putting Holes In Happiness”, Kaiser Chiefs’ “Everyday I Love You Less And Less”, Tiga’s “Move My Body”, A-trak’s “Oh”, Cut Copy’s “Light & Music”, and most recently Royksopp’s “Happy Up Here”, among many others.

Support from Infatuation residents Sleazemore (LDL) and Rchrd Oh?! (Big Stereo), along with Shane King (Hacksaw Entertainment).

This is the 1-year anniversary of the awesome Infatuation series of parties at Vessel, where they have 2-for-1 drinks and incredible DJ lineups weekly.

Those lovely folks at Domino Records have hooked us (and you) up with a couple tracks from Yo! Majesty’s latest album, ‘Futuristically Speaking… Never Be Afraid’. Don’t forget the Yo! Majesty show is coming up this Friday 2/13 at 103 Harriet and there are still a few pre-sale tickets left for just $5.

Yo! Majesty - Kryptonite Pussy (320kbps mp3)

Yo! Majesty - Grindin And Shakin (320kbps mp3).

Hacksaw’s very own DJ Morale had sweat dripping off the low basement ceiling at Club Six this past December at the monthly Veni Vedi Vici. This dirty dirty throw-down set the stage for the legendary live electronic pioneers Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9).

Download his set here (right click/save as).