Techno

12 Jun 2023

Diversity Since Day 1: Movement Music Festival’s Organic Inclusiveness

What do techno, funk, and hip-hop all have in common? Deep roots in diversity and Detroit. What have been the pillars of Movement Music Festival starting 20+ years ago? See the sentence before this. If it weren’t for black, Latin, Asian, and queer pioneers most of your favorite genres and

Curtis Conrad Schabath 0
27 Sep 2022

San Francisco’s Portola Music Festival Was Hella Loud

The Portola Music Festival took place this past weekend. I didn’t know about the festival, but I definitely heard it. The two day convert event, which featured performances by Charli XCX,  Fatboy Slim and the Chemical Brothers, coincided with the Folsom Street Fair, so naturally, I assumed that some leather

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord 0
08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

BAS Editorial Team 0
11 May 2022

Love For This Club: A New Queer Collaborative Takes Off

Queer DJ collaborative Club Pansy was born in a San Francisco basement not long after the pandemic began. In March 2020, friends and roommates @aunteesam (Sam Pierce) and Andrew Sieving (@andrewsandiego) passed the indefinite lockdown learning to DJ their favorite styles of dance music. Together the pair invested in controllers,

Jake Warren 0
09 Jul 2012

I Just Wanna Dance – On My Lunch Break!

  The Swedes are at it again. Not only have they taken over the furnishing of our country via Ikea, now they are influencing Americans to dance their lunch hour away. Come see what all the fuss is about at RECESS this Wednesday at Monarch. RECESS, the FREE new midday

Heidi Smith - The Ultimate Scavenger 0