We are proud to bring out TBMA (The Bolivian Marching Affair, Play Me Records – Boston/NYC) for their first performance in San Francisco. This talented trio exploded onto the Bass Music scene in 2011 and quickly were favorited by artists like Skrillex, Kill the Noise, Feed Me, Reid Speed, and many other big names in the industry. Their distinctive bass-heavy sound and superior production skills landed them onto the top charting label, Play Me Records as well as remixes for a number of platinum recording artists. We can’t wait to hear them destroy the dancefloor at Monarch!

Support by:

Syd Gris (Opel Productions, Opulent Temple)
DJ ICON (Illeven Eleven Recordings, Opulent Temple, www.djicon.com)
ULTRAVIOLET (Trap City, www.facebook.com/TRAPCITYSF)

TBMA on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TBMAmusic
TBMA on Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/TBMAmusic

Get $10 presales here: http://bit.ly/bassmusic

Limited tickets at the door.

21+ w/ ID
Monarch
101 6th Street @ Mission Street
San Francisco

TBMA Bio:

In 2011, The Bolivian Marching Affair (TBMA) stormed onto the electronic music scene, earning accolades from colleagues and critics alike. Emerging from Boston’s competitive music scene, seasoned musicians Joey Fisher, Kyle Meagher, and Chris Curran brought a unique mix of talents into the studio to forge a signature sound that has earned their tracks a place in the record crates of world famous artists like Skrillex, Kill The Noise, Feed Me, Modestep, Reid Speed, High Rankin and Dieselboy.

The Bolivian Marching Affair’s outstanding track production propelled their career, immediately grabbing the attention of legendary dubstep label Play Me Records. Their distinctive sound has set soundcloud and the blogosphere ablaze with remixes of platinum artists like Britney Spears, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Alice Deejay, and Kris Kross. With the release of their first EP ‘Are You Up For Getting Down,’ TBMA has become the group to watch, as their album rockets up on numerous online sales charts.

The group earned their reputation not just from hard work, but also a party hard attitude. Their crazy, crowd-engaging stage presence has earned them an intensely loyal fan base and relentless bookings, touring across the country. The energy of their performance is demonstrated by the artists they have shared the stage with, including Borgore, Mord Fustang, Terravita, Mt. Eden and many more.

To kick off a proper weird weekend, can’t think of a better way than dance floor communion with the infectious sound that is the Stanton Warriors (UK). If you missed them at Masquerotica this past October (and even if you didn’t miss them!), here’s a sweet chance to rock it with them at Mighty (with rumors of some serious club upgrades in the works, not that they need it, but always appreciated.) The Warriors =’s packed, hopping and happy dance floors. Mark your calendars for a can’t miss from Opel.

Stanton Warriors

(www.stantonwarriors.com / UK)

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Syd Gris (Opel / Opulent Temple

DJ ICON (djicon.com / Opulent Temple)

Dulce Vita (Opulent Temple)

Kimba (Opel / Delta Nine)

Special Nu-Funk Party in the Disco Lounge

Melyss (Opel / Nu-Funk / Homebreakin’)

Smoove (Nu-Funk)

Deckard (Nexus 6)

~Visuals by FulMelt
~Expanded Patio & Food Truck
~Performance from Devotees

$15 pre-sale are sold out, $20 now available HERE:

http://opel-stantons.eventbrite.com/

10pm-4am
Mighty
119 Utah St @ 15th, 21+
SF

Opel presents Drum n Bass legend Aphrodite.

Though in our 11 years we’ve never done a proper drum n’ bass show, we’ve never had a chance to finally get Aphrodite in on a club gig either.

After 2 legendary sets at Opulent Temple in the last few years, and a killer set at the OT Treasure Island Massive last year, we’ve been itching to get him to a proper club show here to work his magic on a crowd of fans and fellow drum n bass skeptics alike. It’s accessible, rocking, fun, and not afraid to throw in some melody over those dirty bass lines.

Trust us that you don’t want to miss this rare treat.

We’ll also be rocking some breaks for you in the first half of the night so we’ll save the DnB for Aphrodite and closers. Electro house upstairs.

Aphrodite

(https://www.facebook.com/djaphrodite / UK)

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Bachelors of Science w/ Emcee Child
(Code Recordings, Dirty Bird, Om, Horizons)

Syd Gris (Opel / Opulent Temple),

Kimba (Opel / Delta Nine),

Cosmic Selector (Tek Freaks / OpulentTemple),

Chris theJunglist (Primitive Science / Pollinate SF)
vs DJ AUDIO1 (JUNGLIST AGENDA / Murda In America),

Mike Butler (Opulent Temple)

Influence (Strategik)

Everett Wayne (EverettWayne.com / STiRTy)

and more tba.

$13 pre-sale on sale now HERE:
http://opel-aphrodite.eventbrite.com/

DJ Aphrodite

aka Gavin King’s career in DJing and production has spanned 16 years and under various guises, ‘Godfather of jungle’, ‘King of the Beats’ and more is responsible for introducing, entertaining and moving millions of Drum and Bass fans across the globe. From Shanghai to Rio, UK to USA, Sydney to Cape town, Moscow to South Korea his travels are far reaching and is in constant demand to spread his own good strong dance vibe from clubs to large festivals

His productions find themselves into CD players, MP3 players, films, radio, TV and DJ record bags all over the world. Two successful artist albums, Aphrodite and Aftershock on V2 records with a third to be released very soon, numerous Mix albums, Urban Jungle, Overdrive, Urban Junglist and more with a new releases also planned soon, make DJ Aphrodite one of the most influential and most listened to players in the entire Drum and Bass world

You might say the goodness on this party ‘goes to 11′… Celebrating 11 years of quality Music, Vibe and People in 3 areas.
$25+ pre-sale now available

We’re so excited to welcome back Brazilian super duo FELGUK! Rocking their unique, infectious, sexy bassy electro house. If you saw them this past summer at Opulent Temple’s Wednesday Night White Party at Burning Man you saw one of the most beautifully crazy nights ever. Let’s do it some more.

Opel 11 Year Anniversary!

with …

FELGUK (facebook.com/felguk, Brazil)

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Syd Gris (Opel / Opulent Temple)
Melyss (Opel / Home Breakin’ / Nu Funk)
Kimba (Opel / Delta Nine)

Side:
Blix Cannon (Skills / EPR)
Liam Shy (Vital SC)
Sychosis(Atomic Zoo, Noiseporn)
DJ Pigtails (Original Ravers) 

Outside Silent Disco powered by ZeroDB, Hosted by the Dancetronauts
Matt Kramer (DISTRIKT)
Alain Octavo (Spundae)
Gravity (Pink Mammoth)
Megowan (ZEROdb)
+ more tba

Visuals by FulMelt
Silent Disco outside off The Dancetronaut’s Strip Ship
Art Installation by Opulent Temple
Expanded Patio & Food Truck
Opel Gallery

$25+ pre-sale now available @ http://opel-felguk.eventbrite.com/

Pre-sales recommended as this party will sell out.

10pm-4am
Mighty : 119 Utah St @ 15th SF, 21+

Main Room:
DJ PIERRE (Afroacid.com)
Syd Gris (Opel/Opulent Temple)
Jonboy (FreeDub)
Daniel Yanov (Hidden Measure)

Back Room:
Loryn (First Base)
Billy Seal (Opulent Temple)
Kimba (Opel / Delta Nine)

1st Level Presales at $10
http://djpierre.eventbrite.com/

Door $15

DJ PIERRE BIO:

Pierre’s importance to modern dance music can’t be overstated. Not many artists in the history of dance music can list Carl Cox, Diesel (X-Press 2), Junior Vasquez, Danny Tenaglia, Michael Mayer (Kompakt Records), Bob Sinclar, and Tom Stephan (Superchumbo) as fans. Not many can claim responsibility for helping kick start the careers of Felix Da Housecat and Roy Davis Jr. Not many can lay claim to giving birth to a genre (Acid House) and pioneering a sound that had the whole world dancing and imitating for over fifteen years.

As a founding member of Chicago group Phuture with Spanky and Herb J, the trio’s 1986 single ‘Acid Trax’ didn’t mark the first use of the Roland TB-303′s bass sound in dance music, but it did mark its most significant, setting a template for Acid House that Pierre and Phuture would develop on tracks like “Dream Girl” and “Your Only Friend”.

We’re starting 2013 off proper with one of our most reliable heavies and one of the foundational producers in the tech funk scene. Meat Katie is back on a Winter tour for his first appearance at Public Works. He never disappoints, and it’s why when he comes around we say an emphatic YES!

Meat Katie (Lot 49, UK)
Kramer (DISTRIKT)
v. Ethan Miller (FnF)
Dex Stakker (dexstakker.com)
Kimba (Opel – welcome !! / Delta Nine)

We made this one easy on you because that’s just how sweet we are (and how much we want to see you).

Only $5 before 11:00
$10 before 12M
$15 after

Or commit and get $8 pre-sales now here:
http://opel-meatkatie.eventbrite.com/

Public Works. SF. 21+ 10pm-After Hours.

Gogol Bordello, Shpongle’s Quixotic Masquerade, The Glitch Mob (DJ Set), Trentemoller (DJ Set), Diego’s Umbrella, Realistic Orchestra, Vau de Vire Society, Christian Martin, Worthy, Quixotic, Pumpkin, and Plaza de Funk headline LUNASEA themed NYE lineup.

Get tickets: http://ticketf.ly/XZIJ87
www.seaofdreamsnye.com

You’re invited for a special night especially created for the dancers and music heads to get down and into forward thinking dance music led by very special guest, German techno & tech house producer:

Marc Romboy (Systematic, Germany)
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local heroes bringing more techno + breaks, electro & house in 2 rooms including:

Syd Gris (Opel / Opulent Temple)
Peter Blick (Public Works)
Melyss (Opel / Homebreakin’ Records)
Smoove (Nu Funk)
Josh Camacho (Boomrock Saints)
Drew Drop (Opulent Temple)
Liam Shy (Vital SC / liamshy.com)

10pm-3:30am
Public Works
161 Erie St. @ Mission, SF 21+

Discount pre-sales on sale soon!

Marc Romboy has been in the Techno scene since the early 90s and he has founded his first own label called “Le Petit Prince” in 1993. His current imprint is “Systematic Recordings” which he set up in 2004 and which has quickly become one of the worldwide top Tech House imprints. He has released three Albums called “Gemini”, “Contrast” and “Luna” (in collaboration with Stephan Bodzin) and played already in many remarkable clubs like Berghain, Watergate, Rex, Fabric and Harry Klein to name a few.

@ Mighty : 119 Utah st @ 15th.

Always one of the best Opel parties of the year, as we transform Mighty into a Halloween immersive environment with a super fly funky costumed crowd and cutting edge music all around. This is our 10th annual incarnation of a Halloween staple and as much of a ‘sure thing’ as there ever is in party land.

With 2 special guests, decorated freaks and playa favorites

MEAT KATIE (Lot 49, UK)
THE SCUMFROG (thescumfrog.com)
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Syd Gris (Opel / Opulent Temple)
Kramer (DISTRIKT / djkramer.com)
Alain Octavo (Spundae)
Vinkalmann (Opulent Temple)
Dex Stakker (Opel / Opulent Temple)
Matt Kramer (DISTRIKT)
Melyss (Opel / Home Breakin’ Records)
Big Fat Frog (Homebreakin’ Records)
DJ Hil (Yerba Bueno Disco)
Dr. Whiskers (Strategik)
Kimba (djKimba.com / ReFreshed)
Grammar (Opulent Temple)
Everett Wayne (EverettWayne.com)
Megowan (ZEROdb)
+ much more tba

Creative Halloween immersion environments :: Art & Effects by Opulent Temple :: Visuals by FuLMELT :: Day of the Dead alter :: Expanded Patio w Silent Disco presented by ZEROdb on The Tigger Truck ::

Discount pre-sales available now here:
http://opel-halloween2012.eventbrite.com/

Tickets will be available at the door for $30 before 10:00pm, then up and and down again after 2:00am.

We will accept credit cards at the door. This party always reaches capacity at some point in the night, pre-sale recommended.

Mighty : 119 Utah St @ 15th
9pm-5am
21+

Pics from past Halloween shows here:
http://www.mvgals.net/gallery/opel

More on Meat Katie & The Scumfrog below:

Meat Katie

South West londoner Mark Pember (AKA Meat Katie) has had a long history in Dance music. In his time he has recorded for such prestigious labels such as Wall of Sound, R&S Records , Kingsize, Bedrock, Perfecto, Great Stuff, Renaissance, Saw not to mention his first record deal, signed to Iggy pops Kill City Records (as a bass player in 3 piece skate punk band Sandladder). Pember has also remixed for / collaborated with Arthur Baker, U.N.K.L.E, Boy George, Deep Dish, D.Ramirez, Peace Division, Chicken Lips, Robbie Rivera & James Zabelia, to name but a few.

To date Pember has released three Meat Katie artist albums, Off the bone (1998), Long to belong (2000) & Vibrator (2006), all diverse in style and vibe but glued together by his techy and lo-fi feel’, he has worked with such vocalist as Kurt wagner from Nashville indie/country band Lambchop, garage/trash vocalist Holly Golightly, new york house legend roland Clark and UK Diva Katherine Ellis, in 2000 mark also made a one off alternative album ‘Never The Less’ under the name Avenue A, a collaborative project with Jason o’ Bryan co-producuer with the Dub pistols, it was this project that lead Mark to score the music for film adaptation of martin amis’ ‘Dead Babies’, an art house production by Gruber films (Shooting fish, waking ned), starring Paul Bettany.

Arguably its Marks work as a DJ that has really seen him shine, a world class performer with excellent technical ability and a great understanding of the dance-floor, he has built a reputation worldwide. Those who have seen him play will know that it is his diversity and energy that has earned him such respect, his toughTechy style, has seen him play across the globe alongside an eclectic group of DJs from Digitalism, Justice and Simian mobile disco, Soulwax and Erol Alkan, to Deep Dish, Steve Lawler, James Zabiela, Sasha & Digweed, Carl Cox, even Armand van buren & Marco V, and not forgetting some of the world’s top Breaks acts including, Plump DJ’s, Stanton Warriors. He’’s supported live acts such as Chemical brothers, Pendulum, Basement jaxx, Represent, and Infusion, and He even recently played on the Valve Soundsystem as one of the only non-Drum ‘n Bass DJs ever to do so.

It is these djing skills that have led him to compile and mix compilations for such land mark series such as, Bedrock breaks, Fabric live & most recently Sessions’ for Ministry of Sound, a very unique dj, over the years he has perfected a cross over of techno electro with a subtle break beat feel (better know as tech funk) in recent interviews mark described his own playing, when pressed about pigeon holing himself genre wise he replied “The only thing pigeon holes are good for…. is pigeons”, mark is living proof that taste is more important than simply following the crowd and bandwagon jumping.

Mark has also been working on an audio visual show along side VJ Anyone (currently rated No. 3 in the World) together they have taken their unique show to clubs such as `Fabric, Urban Gorilla, Technique and Festivals such as Glastonbury, Glade, and many more.

Not satisfied with being a world class dj producer the self confessed workaholic also found time to set up and run his own highly influence LOT49 imprint (with Dylan Rhymes, whom he also shares a studio with in south west london under the same name).

Lot 49 has without a doubt maintained a reputation as being a taste-making label, never shy to experiment with multi genres and with over 50 releases under its belt featuring artists such as, Dubfire , Audiojack, D Ramirez, Elite Force, Dexter, Phil Kieran, Lee Coombs, Robbie Rivera, Marco Bailey, James Talk, Alex Metric, Lutzenkirchen, Evil 9 and obviously Meat Katie & Dylan Rhymes, the Lot49 steamroller shows no sign of slowing down, it will celebrate its 7 year anniversary later this year with an exclusive label compilation CD/ with a an exclusive DVD documentary about the label and artists, a world tour is in the works for the 2nd quarter of this year.

The Future.
On a production level mark has been commissioned by Loopmasters to compile his 2nd sample pack for their prestigious ‘Artist series’ (alongside Deadmau5, Coldcut, 20/20 vision), and a 4 track Dj tools pack is almost finished which has also been commissiond by Loopmaster in conjunction with Beatport.

There is also a fourth Meat Katie artist album is in the pipeline and will see the light of day Late 2012

More about The Scumfrog:

Last year, The Scumfrog reunited with his underground roots in the custom-made DJ set “A Place Where We Belong”. 12 new tracks, tailor made for the perfect DJ set. The individual tracks were released by various prestigious labels such Armin Van Buuren’s Armada, Umek’s 1605, Prok & Fitch’s Floorplay, Mason’s Animal Language, and others. Halloween marks the official release of The Scumfrog’s long awaited project with Sting. Since the beginning of DJ culture, Sting has been the voice of sampling-choice for many producers, and new bootleg versions of his popular songs still surface at an ever constant rate. But an official Dance Music release baring the 16-time Grammy Award winner’s name is rare. Last year, however, The Scumfrog received approval to remake “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You,” and the amazing result of this long awaited project is finally here.

The Scumfrog (aka Jesse Houk) is mostly known for his underground flavored remixes of artists like Missy Elliott, New Order, Kylie Minogue, and Annie Lennox, and his collaborations writing/producing techno oriented works with David Bowie and Cyndi Lauper. With his versions of “If I Ever Lose My Faith,” The Scumfrog has returned to his deep house roots, while still giving the main vocal mix his signature mass appeal. A new Scumfrog album celebrating the deeper and techier side of Dance Music is due later this year on Armada Music.

As a DJ, he has toured the world many times over, and since 2009 he hosts a weekly radio show/podcast Glam Scum International.https://www.facebook.com/ScumfrogArtist

@ San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center
635 8th St. @ Brannan / SF, CA 94103

This party is going to be awesome, WOW, so many elements coming together to make it totally beyond the norm. A benignly freaky funky sexy only in San Francisco costume Halloween party at the Concourse. STOKED to announce the kings of booty bass, The Stanton Warriors, will headline. Mark your calendars. We’re looking forward to putting together another eclectic wonderland of just the right amount of tease and sizzle. Live acts and DJ’s, a big tent offering from the likes of participating crews and sex positive communities such as Club Exotica,, Kinky Salon, Kink.com, Hubba Hubba Revue, Hard French, Bondage a go-go, Trannyshack, Asian Diva Girls, Erotic Art Areas, Club Kiss, performance and side show spectacles, and much more tba.