Push The Feeling turns six with Jex Opolis
Congrats to the local monthly Push The Feeling, celebrating its sixth anniversary on Saturday, January 20th at Underground SF. Over the past five years, the party has showcased a wide variety of electronic music talents -- including, among others, Les Sins, Octo Octa, Avalon Emerson, and Giraffage -- and this weekend's event features a headlining DJ set from the 80s-influenced, NYC-based Jex Opolis. The DJ just released the Human Emotion 12" in December, and he'll be joined by Glenn Jackson and PTF residents Kevin Meenan and Marcogliese. RSVP and grab more info at the Facebook event. Human Emotion by Jex [...]
Push The Feeling celebrates five-year anniversary this Saturday
Believe it or not, this Saturday marks the five-year anniversary of monthly San Francisco dance party Push The Feeling. Resident DJs Kevin Meenan and Marcogliese (f.k.a. YR SKULL) will be spinning your favorite dance, house, and disco edits between the hours of 10pm and 2am on January 7 at Underground SF. Whether you're a veteran of the series or a newcomer (maybe you recently turned 21), there is no better time to head over to the Lower Haight and see what Push The Feeling is all about. This time around, entry is free all night with an RSVP. Push The [...]
Peaking Lights and Al Lover to ‘Push the Feeling’ in SF this weekend
Push The Feeling is back at Lower Haight's Underground SF this Saturday, rounding out the year with a heady San Francisco dance party fronted by Peaking Lights Acid Test and Al Lover. Peaking Lights Acid Test is the live disco offshoot of the very same husband and wife synth duo responsible for the dub-heavy Lucifer and 936 LPs of blog-world past. No, Peaking Lights will not be passing out cups of psychedelic Kool-Aid at the show. The "A.C.I.D." part is just a clever anagram of their actual names, Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis. The only feeling they will be pushing [...]
Giveaway: Noise Pop NightLife with !!! DJs, Dawn Golden, and more
In case you've been living under a rock, you know that Noise Pop starts this weekend. In fact, everything kicks off TOMORROW NIGHT when Noise Pop takes over NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences "for an evening that explores the science of ear candy," with a DJ set from !!!, Dawn Golden playing live, and much, much more. Find out below how to win a pair of tickets to this unique evening in Golden Gate Park. !!! DJs will actually only be the band's man on horns and percussion, Allan Wilson, spinning a crazy mix of "house/tech/diva/club/kwiato/disco/leftfield shit", [...]
Push The Feeling this Saturday with Vin Sol and Cherushii
Hopefully you have all recovered from your crippling April Fool's Day embarrassments by now, because it's time to start dancing again. Tomorrow night, Push The Feeling returns to Underground SF with Vin Sol on the decks and a live performance from Cherushii. YR SKULL and epicsauce DJs will rock the house as always. Standing beside Haçeteria and Play It Cool as one of San Francisco's most affordable club nights, the monthly series is no stranger to showcasing the latest in local electronic talent. Occasionally hosting out-of-town artists as well, this Saturday boasts two of San Francisco's most promising producers. Local [...]
Push The Feeling: Edit Murphy & Glenn Jackson @ Underground SF, 6/14/13
The second Friday of June is nearly here, and you know what that means - time to dust off your dancing shoes for another night of Push The Feeling at Underground SF with our friends YR SKULL and epicsauce DJs. This week's edition of PTF will feature a special live performance from East Bay-certified music nerd Glenn Jackson, who will perform a solo electronic set under his own name. Edit Murphy will headline with a rare DJ set. Oakland's Glenn Jackson is one half of James & Evander and frequently writes pieces on electronic music for XLR8R among other blogs. [...]
Push The Feeling with The Beat Broker and Plaza this Friday, 5/10/13
Your unofficial disco ambassadors of the Bay Area, Kevin Meenan (epicsauce) and Andrew Marcogliese (YR SKULL), are bringing another installment of Push The Feeling to the Lower Haight on Friday. The shindig will feature an electrifying lineup of local funk dealers, with a DJ set from The Beat Broker and a live electronic performance from Plaza. Resident DJs epicsauce and YR SKULL will spin the night away at Underground SF. The Beat Broker is the alias of San Francisco local Ryan Bishop, who dishes out synth-heavy space funk with a hint of distinctively disco flair and is also half of [...]
Push The Feeling: Lusine, Pale Blue Dot, epicsauce, YR Skull @ Underground SF, 3/8/13
Push The Feeling continues its monthly series at the Lower Haight's Underground SF this Friday, March 8 with live sets from Lusine and Pale Blue Dot, and DJ sets from PTF residents epicsauce and YR Skull. Longtime experimental electronic veteran Lusine (aka Seattle's Jeff McIlwain) will perform a very special live set in support of his brand new LP, The Waiting Room, his third release on Ghostly International. While Lusine has dabbled in everything from techno and house to hip hop and electro over his 14-year music career, his latest release shifts from his usual ambient, experimental approach to a [...]
Push The Feeling's 1 Year Anniversary Party with YACHT, Jeffrey Jerusalem tonight at Underground SF, 1/11/13
Tonight is the one year anniversary party of Push The Feeling, a dance series taking place the second Friday of each month at Underground SF in the Lower Haight. This week's party will feature a DJ set from YACHT, plus a live set from Jeffrey Jerusalem and DJ sets from founders/residents epicsauce and YR SKULL. Advance tickets have sold out, but there will be a very limited amount of tickets available at the door for $10, so get there early. Doors open at 9pm. Listen to YACHT's "Second Summer", released last month: Push The Feeling, which typically includes one or [...]
Tonight: Push the Feeling with High Places, Shock (record release)
Push the Feeling is back at Underground SF (424 Haight St) tonight, with another rad lineup that includes live performances by High Places and Shock alongside YR SKULL and the epicsauce DJs. For SF's Shock, which includes Terri Loewenthal of Rubies and Dan Judd (aka Sorcerer/Windsurf), it's the record release party for their new Heaven 12", out now on Voltaire Records. 9pm, $5 or free before 10pm with an RSVP here.