Hello! It's time to get down!

Hello Friends and Blogger World Peeps!

Sorry I've been absent for a couple of weeks. I've had so many things going on lately. I took on a freelance sewing job for the San Francisco Electric Tour Company. http://www.electrictourcompany.com/ I made patterns and have been cutting and sewing like a mad woman the past couple of weeks! 60 safety vests are the order and they new design is looking great! This company offers tours where you get to ride around on segways! So cool!!!

Also, Easter weekend, I took a short trip down to L.A. I played records at my friend's club in Long Beach Friday night...(get on the) GOOD FOOT! www.myspace.com/goodfoot www.goodfoot.org ; got to hang with my friends and family Saturday and then Sat. night went out to Soulside to support my friends and have a chance to shake my tail feather! Shawn, of Wake the Town fame, was guest DJ both Friday and Saturday nights! www.myspace.com/clubsoulside The weekend was a blast, but way too short!

This week holds a couple of notable events: first off is Tuesday evening HAPPY HOUR with me & my special guest and friend MINI @ TWISTER! Koko Cocktails is so gracious as to host my twice monthly musical journey experience!



Next up, my friend and DJ extraordinnaire, Mr. Ryha is guest DJ @ Monkey Time Wednesday night in SF. In his own words: "Spinning this WED April 22nd at Monkey Time with Sergio at Delerium on 16th near Valencia in San Francisco. A chance to spin 60's soul and 60's in general that I haven't had a chance to spin in years. Jamaican soul too of course."

for more info, check their myspace pages:
www.myspace.com/mrryha
www.myspace.com/sergioiglesias

Thanks for checking in! I'll see ya again soon!

TWISTER! @ Koko Cocktails in SF Tuesday 4/7 Happy Hour Special!

Come on down for Happy Hour drink specials and some smooth tunes that may just get you in the mood to tap those toes! Twister! is a musical journey through space and time and offers a wide variety of sounds and genres, smoothly pulling the common thread from one to the next. A bit heavy on the Soulful/Funky stuff, but travels into 70s soulful disco, 80s, UK alternative, Indie, Jamaican sounds, including Reggae of course, Brazilian, African, Afro-Latin, etc. etc. This is a 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month happening and I am happy to share the turntables with some really great SF area selectors!!! This week's special guests are Shawn (Upsetter & Wake the Town) and Juanito!!! Hope to see you at Koko's!!!!

Free Moral Agents to play at Bottom Of The Hill in SF on Saturady, 3/28!!!

An old friend of mine from my days in the LBC is a member of Free Moral Agents and they are headlining a show at Bottom of the Hill in SF on Saturday night. I'll be there and you should be too!

Here is their bio, as found on their myspace page:

"Free Moral Agents is the brainchild of Isaiah Ikey Owens, Grammy Award-winning keyboardist for The Mars Volta & De Facto.

The Long Beach, CA-based Owens initially started Free Moral Agents as a solo project. It has since expanded into a group effort, a result of Isaiah's decade-long career of collaborations with artists as diverse as El-P, Mastodon, Sublime, Saul Williams, and Z-Trip.

Free Moral Agents released their debut Everybody's Favorite Weapon on GSL Records in late 2004. With freestyle moments layered over vibrant melodies, heavy beats, and jazzy interludes, Everybody's Favorite Weapon was just the beginning of something that was no longer considered just a side-project.

While out on the road with the Mars Volta, Isaiah kept thinking of ways to expand Free Moral Agents. In 2006, FMA went from a solo effort to full six-member group and started improvising new material. With the lineup of Mendee Ichikawa (vocals), Reid Kinnet (Rhodes), Jesse Carzello (guitar), Dennis Owens (bass), Ryan Reiff (drums) and Isaiah jumping from keyboard to keyboard, FMA quickly came up with much new music and was in and out of the studio several times in 2007 and 2008,

Free Moral Agents is now gearing up to release their new album Honey In The Carcass Of The Lion, an EP titled Control This and a 10" vinyl collaboration with legendary Fela Kuti's drummer and Afro Beat co-founder Tony Allen titled North Is Red."

For more info, sample songs or to get connected, check 'em out here:
www.myspace.com/freemoral agents and www.freemoralagents.com

Next Wake The Town is April 4th!

Come on down for the best monthly dance club in San Francisco: Wake the Town! Hot shots of Rocksteady & Reggae! It's the place to be! This party happens every first Saturday of the month with some of SF's top "Jamaican sounds" DJ's. Mr. Ryha, Bryan Martin & Shawn (from the old Upsetter @ Mad Dog in the Fog) throw down some heavy tunes. This months special guest is Crystal! Be there or be square!

p.s. Flyer is another bit of my handiwork. If you like what you see, give me a shout...I'd be happy to hook you up with a flyer too!

TWISTER! was a success!

Last Tuesday night Justin and Koko Cocktails in SF were so kind as to allow me a chance to put a long held idea into action. I had my debut night of my new bi-monthly Happy Hour DJ sonic experience: TWISTER! Steve Roberts the mastermind of The Aces High Rhythm & Soul Society (which I also belong to) was my first guest. We had a great time...a lot of our friends came out to support and even some of the bar regulars also chimed in on the enjoyment of our tune selections! We are still working out the exact schedule for the night, but be sure to check us out again next Tuesday, March 24th, 6:30-9:30pm. My special guest for this night will be Mark Gorney, AKA Tip Top Sounds and the host of two very amazing clubs of his own, Feel the Rhythm @ The Make Out Room, every 2nd Wed. 10pm-2am & Music Like Dirt @ Skylark every Friday Happy Hour 7:30-10pm, both in San Francisco and featuring classic reggae revives, rocksteady & the like.

TWISTER! is a musical journey through space & time...you will hear everything from 60s & 70s jazz, soul, funk & country, disco, 80s, UK sounds, Jamaican sounds, reggae, Brazilian, etc., etc. I hope you will come down to Koko's to join in the sonic journey! See ya there!

Oh, for a sampling of my last musical selections, in as close to played in order as I can remember:

Donny Hathaway - THE GHETTO - from Everything is Everything
Donald BYRD - STREET LADY - from Street Lady
Dr. Buzzards Original Savannah Band - SUNSHOWER - self titled album
Wilson Pickett - HELLO SUNSHINE - I'm In Love
The Isley Brothers - SPILL THE WINE - 45rpm
Leon Haywood - KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY - 45rpm
The Jacksons - BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE - 45rpm
Silver Convention - FLY, ROBIN, FLY - 45rpm
Klymaxx - VIDEO KID - 45rpm
Leon Haywood - I WANT'A DO SOMETHING FREAKY TO YOU - 45rpm
George McCrae - ROCK YOUR BABY - 45rpm
Johnny Osbourne - HE WHO KEEPETH HIS MOUTH - from Come Back Darling
The Melodians - IT'S MY DELIGHT - from Rivers of Babylon
Miriam Makeba - PATA PATA - 45rpm
Alcione - OLERE CAMARA - from O Samba
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - YE-ME-LE - from Foursider
Stereolab - CADRIOPO - from Aluminum Tunes
Kraftwerk - NUMBERS & COMPUTER WORLD - from Computer World
Devo - GIRL U WANT - from Freedom of Choice
Action League - WE ARE SO FRAGILE - 45rpm
Joe Jackson - THROW IT AWAY - from Look Sharp!
Buzzcocks - I DON'T MIND - Singles Going Steady
Monkees - MARY MARY - from More of the Monkees
The Rolling Stones - SUSIE Q - from 12x5
Spencer Davis Group - KEEP ON RUNNING - 45rpm
Maxine Nightingale - RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM - 45rpm
Shorty Long - FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION - 45rpm
David Ruffin - MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (THE MOMENT YOU LEFT ME) - 45rpm
Eddie Floyd - I'VE NEVER FOUND A GIRL - 45rpm
Four Tops - SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER) - 45rpm
Wilson Pickett - FUNK FACTORY - 45rpm
Major Harris - AFTER LOVING YOU - 45rpm
The Sweet Inspirations - SWEET SENSATION - 45rpm
Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose - TREAT HER LIKE A LADY - self titled
Deon Jackson - OOH BABY - from His Greatest Recordings
James Carr - THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW - from You Got My Mind Messed Up
Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers - BUSTIN' LOOSE - from Bustin' Loose