The SomaFM Noise Pop Happy Hour has officially been booked! Benders Bar is graciously hosting and Man/Miracle, Picture Atlantic and Scissors for Lefty will be playing (in that order). Show starts early! Admission is free! See you there! More info below!

SomaFM/Noise Pop Happy Hour
Where: Benders Bar, 19th and South Van Ness
Who: Man/Miracle, Picture Atlantic, Scissors for Lefty and you!
What: Fernet drink specials, good times
When: 2/26, 5-8 pm

Great article on Clubbing in San Francisco: America's equivalent of Berlin for electronic music:

...that's what makes San Francisco unique as a city. San Francisco has a huge base of veteran clubbers who, well-versed in the history of dance music, continue to support the scene...

And that's exactly how we feel about it!

DJ Elise will be opening for the Bay Bridged's Third Birthday Bash at the Rickshaw Stop on February 5th.  More info in the fancy graphic! Or here!

Attention Sonic Universe fans: Jon Hassell & Maarifa Street are touring the US in February. Jon is one of the artists that defines Sonic Universe, and he's great to see live if you get the chance.
The tour dates are:

• 5 Columbus, OH (Wexner Center)


• 6 Knoxville, TN (Bijou Theater)


• 8 Philadelphia, PA (World Cafe Live)


• 9 Day Off/Promotion New York


• 10 New York, NY (Zankel Hall)


• 11 Chicago, IL (The Morse Theater) - tbd


• 12 Minneapolis, MN (Walker Arts Center)


• 13 Los Angeles, CA (Royce Hall)


• 14 Vancouver (Chan Center)

Want to get an idea what it's like to see Hassell live? Read this report from Norway's Punkt festival last year.