This Thursday, November 19, Röyksopp and Jon Hopkins will be playing at The Grand at the Regency Center. You've heard Röyksopp on Groove Salad, Secret Agent, and Poptron, and how you have chance to experience the Norwegian duo's unique blend of atmospheric ambient and electropop live. British artist Jon Hopkins' sound ranges from complex melodies to bold bass and the depths in between, and is frequently played on Groove Salad, Cliqhop, Space Station Soma, Drone Zone, and Mission Control. More Information

Not in San Francisco? You can catch them together again in L.A. at Club Nokia on November 18th, and Royksopp will be playing Webster Hall in New York on November 23rd and 24th.

We got this really neat note in the mail the other day and I'd like to thank the sender.

Thanks for your support and your kind words, Linn! And tell the French-speaking whale we said "de rien".

Our listener of the month is Alex van Dijk. Alex has been listening for several years and currently favors Secret Agent. In particular, he loves the bits of dialogue in between songs. His favorite is below.

Mr. Newberry: What have you been doing with your life?
Marty: Uh... professional killer.
Mr. Newberry: Oh! Good for you, it's a... growth industry.

(from Grosse Pointe Blank)

[Alex at NASA]

Alex most frequently listens to SomaFM while he's working at his cool job at NASA. Thanks for your support, Alex!

Icelandic, electronic and experimental are three of our favorite adjectives at SomaFM. In case that's in doubt, check out any of our coverage of Iceland Airwaves, which you can find here, here and even here.

A band that fully embodies those three adjectives, Múm, will be at the Independent this evening. Múm is widely appreciated here and is played across 7 different channels, a true testament to the diversity of their work.

Go see Múm at the Independent tonight! Show starts at 8. Tickets are $23. 21+. Sin Fang Bous will be opening.

We've got special programming on Doomed for Halloween night, and it will be a great soundtrack for your Halloween events. The same great dark music you've come to expect with additional scary ambient sounds mixed in to make it more like Halloween should be: Extra Scary!

So tune into our commercial-free, special Halloween programming on Doomed all weekend long and set the mood for a chilling celebration or just a night scaring the wits out of giving out candy to the neighborhood kids.

With the abundance of Halloween parties large and small happening in San Francisco this weekend, but the one that captures the essence of the underground of San Francisco will be Spider Ball, offering a truly unique Halloween experience. Hosted by the Burning Man collective Playa Love and happening at the historic Bentley Reserve across from Embarcedero Center. Two stages and six full bars, with beds for seating and a separate chill room. The festivities begin at 10 pm Halloween night with performances going  until the early morning. Headlining the event are ambient electronic music artist Random Rab, diverse world beats from Oakland group Beats Antique, and bass-heavy dance music from VibeSquaD.

Proceeds from the event will go towards the Black Rock Arts Foundation whose mission is to support and promote community-based interactive art.Tickets are available online with general admission for $55 and VIP tickets (drinks included) for $120. (Imagine Castro Halloween bash meets Burningman Decompression and you get the drift of the party.)

San Francisco Police Department Commander of Field Operations of the City of San Francisco James Dudley is trying to put an end to nightlife in San Francisco. He is proposing that bars and nightclubs be closed at midnight.

Dudley is best known for his continuous and relentless crackdown on night life in North Beach, turning the Broadway corridor into a virtual police state. He is responsible for the large presence of police officers, including those with riot helmets. He was responsible for the actual closing of Broadway Street so that taxis were unable to pick up fares when the clubs closed.

Now he wants to expand these tactics city-wide as par of the war on fun.

Members of the San Francisco night life community including clubs, bands and customers, will be rallying their support for the Entertainment Commission on Monday Oct 26th 1PM before the Board of Supervisors.
The Entertainment Commission has come under attack of late by those groups who seek to limit the variety of entertainment venues in this world class city. The night life industry is a significant economic engine driving the San Francisco economy and that industry along with its talent and customers are rallying to show support for the Commission.

The legislation before the Board will empower the Entertainment Commission to enforce its own permits. The industry feels strongly about the Commission that regulates them and intends to demonstrate to the board of supervisors and the police that they too have a voice.

Performing on the steps of City Hall will be the Jazz Mafia, an acoustical jazz group. Performing inside City Hall will be the night life industry and their customers who too are citizens of this great urban metropolis.

For more information: supportentertainment.com