WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24TH

DJ SANTERO’S BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA

Come celebrate Santero’s Birthday on Wed 2/24  AMAZING Bay Area Deejays!!

Wednesday, February 24th we’re celebrating in Oakland at Luka’s Taproom & Lounge with El Kool Kyle, DJ Mpenzi, DJ RasCue, DJ Marcella, DJ Walt Digz, Rosa la Rumorosa & DJ Santero!!

LUKA’S TAP ROOM | 2221 BROADWAY ST. | OAKLAND

ALSO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24TH

RECESS W/ GUEST DJ MOMA(NYC|GOOD SPOT)

808kids is hyped and supa lucky to welcome DJ MOMA to Oakland. Moma has been killing it in NYC for more than minute and his weekly Monday jump, Good Spot at Hotel Rivington (105 Riv), is now regarded as the place to be. This cat is not known to be a boring record to record DJ. He is a party rocker plain and simple BUT with good taste in music. Respected dj’s speak highly of his ability to make “known songs sound new and fresh” because “he keeps it moving” but is also down for undiscovered gems.

SOMAR BAR | 1727 TELEGRAPH AVE | OAKLAND

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27TH

JAMMIN’

Oakland circa 2000 chillin’ in the homie Jay’s crib we were all sharing the love of music and all the similarities we had. It was here the Knowmadic Brotherhood was born, a brotherhood based on culture, music, ethnicity, life, and most importantly family.

In this tradition we present “JAMMIN” a night where we appreciate music and culture by reaching out across all the genres we are previledged to be a part of.

Music by Knowmadic Dj’s
MPENZI
DMADNESS

Come thru and open your mind to the music and move your feet to the beats.

We invite you to get “JAMMIN”

OTIS| 25 MAIDEN LANE | NO COVER | 9PM| 21+

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28TH

MAJOR

Sunday’s we chill, relax, dance, laugh and enjoy life through music. If you haven’t made it  come by, if you have come back again and enjoy good music and great people. This week your’s truly  DJ MPENZI takes charge of the wheels of steel  and the homie j s i g h t keeps the space neat, lighting fly and takes a snap or two of the smiling faces. Be ready to dance to anything and everything.

SOMAR BAR | 1727 TELEGRAPH AVE. | OAKLAND | NO COVER

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17TH

If you have ever eaten good food then you must have had some grub at papalote. If you have been out in SF BAY AREA then you gotta have danced to the sound’s and skills of DJ MR.E who happens to be a part owner along with his brother of PAPALOTE MEXICAN GRILL. If you watch al that’s about food then you gotta have heard about BOBBY FLAY and tonight he throws down with PAPALOTE on the Food Network so get home and support the homey MIGUEL and if you can’t DVR or TIVO that shit!!!!

Shows Premier 9PM & 12pm on FOOD NETWORK

Iron Chef Bobby Flay vs. Papalote Mexican Grill
featuring Miguel Escobedo (DJ Mr.E) and
Victor Escobedo.

Join the rest of the Bay Area and the PAPALOTE FAMILY for the Midnight Viewing Party

MILK BAR|1840 HAIGHT STREET|SF

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18TH

& EVERY THURSDAY

//PACIFIC STANDARD TIME//

When news hit PST was ending I knew, we all knew nightlife would not be the same anymore, but the news of it’s return brought the joy back into music and well run, diverse, progressive & soulful nightlife that we all love. Resident SAKE ONE has been one of those people who I like to call a musical encyclopedia, he knows his history, his music and is one of the most talented DJ’s in the Bay period. So PST is back Every Thursday.

This week Resident DJ SAKE ONE welcomes his east coast Local 1200 counterpart DJ ELEVEN

EVE LOUNGE|575 HOWARD ST.|SF

Ps. If you missed PST last week like I Did Sake got a gift for you HERE

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21ST

AND EVERY SUNDAY

//MAJOR//

This Sunday we will be hosting a Fundraiser to support. FICA OAKLAND. FICA Oakland is hosting the annual Women’s Conference to celebrate and commemorate women and their achievements and struggles in Capoeira Angola, an african-brazilian martial art. The event brings together women and men angoleiros from all the over the world who come to sing, play and dialogue with some of the best women angoleiras and top mestres. MAJOR is aways FREE but we hope you can donate a few $$ to support a great organization.

We are also excited with the return of The legendary tall guy DJ ELEVEN (The RUB, NYC/worldwide) returns home, gets MÄJOR! so you know we’s gonna gets downnn!!!!.

SOMAR BAR|1727 TEEGRAPH AVE|OAKLAND

NO COVER|GOOD MUSIC|9PM-UNTIL

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14TH

//a MAJOR holiday Weekend//

February marks a strange but interesting month, we got a combination of the three day weekend and we got some LoVe thang going on…who knows. Well either way MAJOR get’s down like always but this time you don’t have to get your A#% up come Monday morning.

Resident DJ MPENZI keeps the beats running all night with that far extreme beat you never heard and still wanna dance, classic jams and all the goodies that make you move.

j s i g h t (www.jsight.com) will be hosting a potrait space at the back of SOMAR for free PAIR POTRAITS until 11pm so bring your friend, partner, homie, sidekick, love, friend with royal benefit…you get the gist and get a free potrait courtesy of the man with the camera, so get that fly dress and come by.

SOMAR BAR|1727 TELEGRAPH AVE|OAKLAND

9PM-UNTIL|NO COVER

as always Good Music|Wonderful People|Bay Love

 Maisha Productions extends its international flavor to Oakland with “Diaspora Rising,” a new free weekly party, happening Thursdays in 2010 at Levende East. Drawing from a rich cultural palette, the night offers a dizzying array of genres and subgenres, each relating a distinct aspect of the Diasporan experience. The fervent pulse of Afrobeat, the tribal electronica of Afro-house, the intense uptempo rhythms of soca, soukous, and zouk, the smooth syncopation of Afro-Cuban son, the tropical lushness of Brazilian samba, and the modernized hybrid forms of reggaeton, bhangra, dubba nova (bossa nova + dub), and cumbia nuevo are just some of the musical bases Diaspora Rising touches on.

Resident DJ JEREMIAH (Sila, Maisha Productions) welcomes special guest DJ MPENZI (Knowmadic Dj’s|MAJOR) to rock alongside with him.

Levende East|827 Washington St.|Oakland|No Cover

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5TH|REMIX|

DJ SERG got paradiso jumping every 1st and 3rd Friday. This week upstairs reggae lounge with DJ DANEEKAH & GREEN B (Cooyah) and downstairs hiphop rnb lounge we got DJ MPENZI  & DJ JUAN. Remix bring the best of two worlds into one party. Comr thru and join us

PARADISO LOUNGE|2722 Telegraph Ave.|Oakland|$5 B4 11PM

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7TH|MAJOR|

This week we continue with major and we celebrate MÄJOR SPICE! Birthday celebration for Mama T (Spicey Promotions) featuring guest DJ ROLO(Reggae Gold) and as always your resident DJ MPENZI and your man behind the flash  j s i g h t.  As always MAJOR is the space for that Good Music Simple Folks and Dope Energy.

Somar Bar|1727 Telegraph Ave|Oakland| No Cover

So I am uploading my mixes now on www.mixcrate.com cause folks were not able to download from my other site cause my mixes had reached a max download.

Sooooo you can find my page on mixcrate HERE and you can also go on the music,mixes and more tab on my website. Happy downloading!!!!

SATURDAY JANUARY 30TH

|SAMPLEd|

DJ MPENZI + DJ PLATURN combine forces to bring you:

||| ***SAMPLEd*** |||

A party that pays tribute to the most sampled artists of our time.

Ever hear a song and wonder why it sounds familiar, like you heard it before?

Well here is your chance to get schooled….and dance your ass off while you you soak in that musical history lesson!

This month’s special guests include:
DJ SHORTKUT ( TripleThreat | Beat Junkies )
DJ DMADNESS ( Knowmadic DJs )

Along with your residents:
DJ PLATURN ( Oakland Faders )
DJ MPENZI ( Knowmadic DJs )

With additional promotional support from:

INFINI8 SYNC ( http://www.infin8sync.com )

‘SAMPLEd’ happens every 5th Saturday – stay tuned throughout the year!

10PM – 2AM | 21+ | $10 COVER ALL NIGHT

SUNDAY JANUARY 31ST & EVERY SUNDAY

|MAJOR|

This week MAJOR continues to turns down requests for mainstream radio drivel, in favor of carefully selected,

expertly-mixed soulful music, funk, soulful house, afro-beat and more.

DJ MPENZI keeps the music flowing while j s i g h t captures the light you reflect.

Every week, MÄJOR mixes forward-reaching music with forward-thinking people to breathe new life into Sunday nights.

SOMAR BAR | 1727 TELEGRAPH ST. |OAKLAND | NO COVER

Many thanks to the Bay Area for showing Love at the MAJOR Fundraiser for HAITI. We raised over $1300 which was more than we expected so thank you. HAITI still needs our help so let’s continue to show support to the many events going on in the bay area and beyond. The bay area has always been an amazing place that supports those that are in need both politically and financially, that show’s the kind of people we are and strive to be so THANK YOU!!

Events This Week

|WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30TH|

|EMERGENCY HAITI RELIEF FUNDRAISER|

The Bay Area come together again to show support for HAITI.

330 Ritch opens it’s space for folks to come by show support and fundraise for much needed support so please get out and show love.

Sake One|Apollo|Ivan|Mr.E|De’|Ant One

Promotional Support and hosted by :
Ankh Marketing, 330 Ritch, Hip-Hop.com, Papalote, Fran Boogie, Personal Touch Entertainment, Wild N Crazy Kids, Black Scale, Pacific Standard Time, Lil Skillet, Lipstick, White Rhino, Angel Magik, Local 1200, Distortion 2 Static, True Skool, Hard Knock Radio KPFA FM, Open Line Media, DJ FUZE, Foot Candles Productions

330 Ritch|330 Ritch St.|SF

|SATURDAY JANUARY 23RD|

|SUPPORT HAITI BENEFIT|

The Shattuck Down Low open’s it’s doors for the second time to raise more needed funds for HAITI.

If you didn’t make it to the first one or even if you did, come out and support once again.

DJ’S Serg|I-Lexus|JahYzer|Mpenzi

Hosted and supported by:

Johnny Mack|Ambessa|Irie Dole|Sake One|Decee Soul Shakedown|Ankh|Taste Maker|Angel Magik

SHATTUCK DOWN LOW|2284 SHATTUCK AVE|BERKELEY

|SUNDAY JANUARY 24TH & EVERY SUNDAY|

|MAJOR|

MAJOR continues to offer a space where you can expect the unexpected and just be YOU and this week we aim as always to keep the vibe just right.

This Sunday yours truly DJ MPENZI holds the booth sidelines and you take over the dancefloor for al that happy feet moving music you love

As Always No Cover|Good Beats|Nice Vibe

Somar Bar|1727 Telegraph St.|Oakland

Join the MAJOR group on Facebook HERE

First and foremost would like to send my thoughts and prayers to the people of HAITI during this time of need. Please read up on all the developments and take sometime to donate. There are a few great organisations involved in the relief work YELE, Red Cross, HAITI ACTION and more. Let’s mobilise ourselves and support our people.

FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH

//FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE DE YOUNG//

De Young Museum in SF will be opening it doors to the public to enjoy free music and art Friday Nights

This month Cultural Encounters presents ” Africa Live” with music and art and

 DJ MPENZI rocking an afrobeat set all through and in between performances.

For more info and night event calendar CLICK HERE

de Young
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118

SATURDAY JANUARY 16TH

//SO FRESH SO CLEAN//

Your 3rd Saturday Fix is here. Big Thank You to all the folks that supported the TOY DRIVE last month.

This week tha homie WEN DAVIS  holds down the party while I escape outta town,

 so get down there and support my dude cause he can sure rock a party.

No cover all night just plain ol’ good music.

Hosted by Lora aka Beatz Boutique!!

also

SATURDAY JANUARY 16TH

//SUPPORT HAITI BENEFIT//

 THE WORST EARTHQUAKE TO HIT HAITI IN 200 YEARS

THE POOREST COUNTRY IN THIS HEMISPHERE!!!

EVEN IF THIS EARTHQUAKE DID NOT HAPPEN HAITI NEEDS HELP!!!

NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!!!!!WE ARE ALL #1 BLOOD #1 PEOPLE!!!!

THE ARTIST ALLIANCE OF THE BAY AREA!!!!

PROUDLY PRESENT

2 NIGHTS OF BENEFIT TO HAITI!!!!

ALL DOOR PROCEEDS GO TO HAITI TO HELP WITH EARTHQUAKE BENEFITS!!!!!

<<<<THIS SAT JAN 16TH 2010>>>>

BENEFIT PART #1

GLOBAL MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE!!
HIP HOP, REGGAE, LATIN AND AFROCARIBBEAN!!

DJ MR E DJ D SHARP 10 – 11pm DJ FUZE DJ SANTERO DJ MPENZI DJ AEBL DEE 9 – 10pm

HOSTED BY JONNY MACK AKA JAH KNO DEE CEE’S SOUL SHAKEDOWN AMBESSA IRIE DOLE
SAKE ONE ANGEL MAGIK DJ FLOOD

SHATTUCK DOWN LOW/2284 SHATTUCK AVE/BERKELEY

$10 SUGGESTED DONATION!!

SUNDAY JANUARY 16TH

//MAJOR//

Special Guest
DJ CECIL (The People|Relevant Sound)
Cecil has been an intricate part of The People party that’s taking over the bay area so be prepared to get a dance workout!!

as always your Resident:
DJ MPENZI (Knowmadic Dj’s)

and the host with the flashing lights
j s i g h t

No Cover|Good Beats|Great People

If you looking to get down, some of my good folks and putting together some fun events. So here is my list of Recommendations!!!

//NEW YEARS EAST @ LUKAS TAP ROOM//

MORE INFO & TICKETS CLICK HERE

//RICH MEDINA LIVE @ 330 RITCH//

MORE INFO & TICKECTS CLICK HERE

//ECLECTIC FEVER @ NEW PARISH//

MORE INFO & TICKETS CLICK HERE

//NEW YEARS EVE @ SOM//

MORE INFO & TICKECTS CLICK HERE

//a GOOD LIFE NYE @ BLISS BAR//

MORE INFO & TICKETS CLICK HERE