Celebrating 3 years… check out our lineup.

Live Bands:
The Park
So Timeless
Feelosophy

Live on 4 Turntables:
RRS FEED

DJs:
Cutso
xariusound
Prince Aries
cedication.crimes

the Listening Lounge is back for the OH-TEN. going almost three years strong every third friday. thanks to you!

For the first Listening Lounge of the year we’ve got something really special. something we’ve never done before in these last three years. first and foremost, ultimately, Listening Lounge is about good music. period. and for the first Listening Lounge of the year we thought we’d give it to our homies to showcase the immense amount of musical talent the Bay has to offer on the X-chromosome side of thangs. so to jump start 2010, we’re inviting you to “LADIES FIRST”

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in the stage room..

RRS FEED
shred one | roza | raichous

trust us, you aint never seen anything like RRS. on stage with a 3 x 4 setup (thats 3 mixers and 4 turntables yall!! holla!!) they combine classic turntablist techniques with funk, uptempo, disco, boogie, and hiphop (of course) to create a completely new and unique style. trust when we say: you. can. not. miss. this.

CELSKIII & DEEANDROID
the deuce | skratchpad

these two have been innovating their way through the Bay’s Hip-Hop scene for quite sometime. its almost like’ “finally!” when we got the opportunity to get them on Listening Lounge. the first ever female DJ team to compete in the DMC in its entire 20 year lifespan. they have done much to keep the wheels of the Bay’s turntablist heritage moving and growing including their party Skratchpad which was an “open mic” for DJs to flex their chops and just build with each other. they created a true hub for the community. plus: they will be performing their 2 x 4 set at Listening Lounge.

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and in the front room..

FEELOSOPHY (Live Funk & Soul band)
listening lounge house band featuring vocalist Yvette Pylant

THAT GIRL
peaches | groove suite

UMAMI
peaches

and of course your residents. the female friendly..

TRUEINDEED.
xariusound | cedication.crimes

hosted by:
RONOSTALGIA

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it all goes down

FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH

111 MINNA
DWNTWN SF

get on the guestlist @
going.com/listeninglounge

LADIES FREE and gents get in for $7 before 11

when you RSVP @: going.com/listeninglounge

The REIGNFOREST collective: Listening Lounge | f. Binary Star |  Friday NOV 20 @ Minna Gallery SF
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REALITY CHECK. Upcoming, next Friday (11/20): The Reignforest Collective presents: Listening Lounge featuring BINARY STAR along with resident djs Cedication.Crimes & Xariusound.

Binary Star is back to change the game once again.

The duo of emcees One Be Lo and Senim Silla possess a lethal chemistry greater than the sum of its parts. Trading verses effortlessly, the two can create magic on the mic ranging from intricate storytelling to battle raps.

Recently reuniting after a 10-year hiatus, Binary Star is back in the studio working on its long awaited follow-up to the classic debut album Masters Of The Universe (M.O.T.U.). Tentatively titled “Light Years Apart,” the duo’s EP serves as a mere prequel to a full-length LP.

(via Sonic Birds)

Listening Lounge

“AUTUMN-MATIC”
A night of eclectic music & art appreciation
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This installation of the Listening Lounge sheds light on some of The Bay’s most respected audio innovators and cultural mavens.
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****Premium beat selection from honorary guest:****

DJ SHORTKUT (Triple Threat / Beat Junkies)

****Live special performances by****

THE BANGERZ (DJs Goldenchyld, Cutso & Squareweezy)
http://www.thebangerz.com
www.myspace.com/fingerbangerz &

F.A.M.E. (Teeko, Max Kane, Colin Brown & Malaguti)
Fresh. Analog. Music. Experience.
www.freshanalogmusicexperience.com

****Guest vibe conductor & microphone specialist****
*FRAN BOOGIE
twitter.com/franBoogie

****& Of course Reignforest inhabitants/djs:****

XARIUSOUND (Reignforest Collective) &
CEDICATION.CRIMES (Reignforest Collective)
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*Art Installation titled, “Love It Or Leave It”
October group exhibit at 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco

Artists:
Brent Harada, David Choong Lee, Derek Albeck, Eric Bailey, French, Hannah Stouffer, Hiro Kurata, Luke Ramsey, Marco Zamora, Tommii Lim, Travis Millard

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the days get shorter. the fog rolls in deeper. jackets get thicker. and summer fades. but for Listening Lounge and the Reignforest Collective, though the seasons change, the good music always remains! and so does Listening Lounge’s signature postive environment, cutting edge art, and live music. You see, as choppy as the waters of 2009 have been we’ve tried our best to ensure that what you’ve come to love about Listening Lounge stays the same. for the most slept on and one of the most reliable Hip-Hop monthlies in SF, its AUTUMN-MATIC!

Rsvp on facebook invite or www.going.com/listeninglounge for the $5 guestlist!!

R E I G N F O R E S T C O L L E C T I V E

presents

L i s t e n i n g L o u n g e

JONAH’S OFFICIAL RECORD RELEASE PARTY!
“So Timeless”, originally known as “Timeless” in the San Francisco Bay Area, was established in 2004 by Johnny “Jonah” Johnson. “So Timeless” is now a complete production team, having morphed from its roots as a live band. The collection of artists and musicians was assembled with the purpose of providing live entertainment for shows, benefit concerts, weddings, festivals, etc; and with the goal to produce albums throughout different genres of music. Originally, Timeless started with a team of about 10 musicians, and now “So Timeless” has grown to become more than double that size. “So Timeless” carries their amazing, original music from an assortment of genres, and also play most popular cover tunes in the same passion as the original artists. These cover tunes range from Stevie Wonder, Bobby Caldwell, Earth Wind and Fire, to today’s music from Gnarles Barkeley, Musiq Soul Child, Outkast, and Maxwell.

111 Minna will also be showing a special collection of  San Francisco’s innovators in the urban art scene. truly big names in the game, you won’t see a collection curated like this for the rest of your life! such artist as: David Choong Lee, MARS-1, Jeremy Fish, Eric Bailey, Mike Giant, and so many more!

ALSO SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR OUR BOY AND TRUE FRIEND: DJ SONNY PHONO!!

GET ON THE $5 GUESTLIST as usual: GOING.COM/LISTENINGLOUNGE

Summer Funk

The Reignforest Collective presents: “Listening Lounge: Summer Funk”

Raising the Summer Temperature will be [Eh! Team Dj's] DJ Pump flying out from Canada! Along side will be a Bangerz cornerstone & Bay favorites: DJ Cutso & The Les. Also, get ready ’cause jamming a Michael Jackson tribute set will be RF’s LIVE BAND: Feelosophy- who stop at nothing less than refinement and progression.

Here’s our Summer.

Listening Lounge architects: Cedication.Crimes, Ronostalgia, & Xariusound will be continually spinning selective grooves, breaks, hits and summer gems all night long.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to SEALnet (south east asian leadership network)

Friday June 19th | 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco

featuring:
APOLLO | (triple threat)
B.CAUSE | (4onefunk)
KING MOST | (plug label)
FEELOSOPHY | (live funk/soul)
XARIUSOUND | (reignforest collective)
CEDICATION.CRIMES | (reignforest collective)