As The Reignforest Collective continues their involvement in the preservation & advancement of The Bay Area’s creative culture, We invite you to vibe with fellow open-minded art & music lovers on Friday October 15th at 111 Minna Gallery San Francisco. For nearly four years, The Listening Lounge has been an event designed & dedicated to serve as a “melting pot” for people that appreciate various musical styles and creative perspe…ctives. Come join us for an evening of movin’ & groovin’ + perkin’ & networkin’. We just want to do our part in providing quality music events while connecting “everyday people” in the process

This month features sound styling by special guests:

A-RON (good company) +
PRINCE ARIES (distortion2static)
[performing a live 2x4 dj set]

SQUAREWEEZY (the bangerz)
[performing live beat production]

BOOGIE BROWN (getlive.sf)

& of course Reignforest vibe preservationists:

XARIUSOUND
CEDICATION.CRIMES
RONOSTALGIA

+Guest food cart: WONTON CLAN
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This month’s art installation:
”SCREAM WITH ME” curated by Angela Holmes

The music world has crossed over to the fine art world, for what promises to be an amazing, first-time exclusive group exhibit at 111 Minna Gallery. “Scream With Me” will be showing original works by an impressive variety of musicians mixed in with internationally known tattoo artists from around the world.

Music and tattoo culture seem to always form an alliance; they practically go hand in hand. Taking her love for music, tattoos and artwork, curator Angela Holmes has mashed them all together to assemble a fantastic line-up of musicians she admires and some of her favorite tattoo artists in the industry.

“Scream With Me” features work by:
Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio), Joby J Ford (The Bronx), Jason Cruz (Strung Out), Chad Van Gaalen, Frank Carter (Gallows), Conrad Keeley (…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead), Jacob Bannon (Converge), Tim Fite, Dallas Wehrle (Constantines), John Dwyer (Thee Oh Sees), Tim Presley (White Fence/Darker My Love), Hayden Menzies, David Cook (Marching Teeth), Ross Farrar (Ceremony) Kyle Field (Little Wings), Dan Smith (Dear & Departed) and Michael Beinhorn

+ Uncle Allan (Copenhagen, Denmark), Henry Lewis (San Francisco, CA), Chad Koeplinger (New York, NY), Lizzie Renaud (Toronto, Canada), Todd Noble Holloway (Salisbury, MD), and Bart Bingham (New York, NY)

YOU are cordially invited to connect with fellow art & music lovers at the ‘Common Ground’. The Listening Lounge is an event designed to sustain quality eclectic music for the diverse people of The Bay that appreciate it. This edition of the monthly ‘Listening Lounge’ event focuses on bringing together artists, bands, djs & vocalists from various musical and creative perspectives. Music is often the catalyst that links people together, Enabling us to connect and build relationships. This Friday September 17th, 111 Minna Gallery becomes our ‘Common Ground’.

-Live Performances by
THE SESHEN (soul/funk/reggae band)

The Seshen is a soul-funk-reggae fusion band based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fronted by lead vocalists Akasha Orr and Lalin, it is rooted in music performed by bassist Aki Ehara, drummer Julian Pont, guitarist Tony Lowe and keyboardist Mahesh Rao. With influences ranging from Portishead to Erykah Badu, their entrancing sound combines melodic harmonies and throwback grooves that creates vibe that is refreshingly original.

BROKEN HALOS (hip hop lyricists)

Senbei was born and raised in Richmond, CA is one half of the greatest Hip-Hop duo you’ve never heard of, Broken Halos along with Jeimil Belamide. Senbei bought his first Public Enemy and Sir Mixalot cassette tapes at the tender age of 8 and has been a DJ/poet for the last 10 years. He has worked in public education/academic intervention for the last 5 years and is on his way to earn a Masters’ degree in Asian American Studies from San Francisco State University. “Anyone who needs what they want and doesn’t want what they need, he wants nothing to do with…”

Akiyoshi Ehara and Kumar Butler were born and raised in Richmond, CA and besides producing some of the most cosmic ‘audio-karate’ around today, are members of Bay Area rock band, “The Vein.” Aki and Kumar recently returned to the Bay Area after having toured the entire country, sharing their talents through sonic expression.

Senbei & Dynamic Souls = Eastbay Funk.

& more tba

-DJ sets by
XARIUSOUND (Reignforest Collective/Stellar Winds)
CEDICATION.CRIMES (Reignforest Collective/Beats & Eats)
ALLAN PEREZ (Spintronix)
& more tba

Hosted by Ronostalgia (Reignforest Collective)
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Special guest hosts :

CERTIFIED FRESH (certifiedfresh.tumblr.com)

-Art Installation titled “Everyday”

111 Minna Gallery is proud to present “Everyday”, an exhibition showcasing new works by group of Californian tattoo artists including Shawn Barber, Mike Giant and Mike Davis.‘Everyday’ is an attempt to shine a different light on a group of artists who have been involved in the tattoo practice and part of the shop culture. A variety of other media, not simply tattoo designs, will be on display to capture another side of the tattoo culture, the everyday lives of these artists, which can be viewed as a unique subculture in itself. Viewers will gain a different insight to the artistic commitment, nature and practice through this unique and candid exhibition.

food cart
WONTON CLAN (twitter.com/wontonclan)

get on the $5 guestlist @ http://going.com/listeninglounge

Long before he was Jay Z’s tour DJ for all of 2008 and 2009, or a Global Brand Ambassador for Adidas for 2010, Neil Armstrong was a humble, fan of music. And he has never changed.

Acknowledged as the founding father of the DJ Collective the “5th Platoon”, Neil was born and breed in NYC, cutting his teeth in the early 90’s during the era of backpack Hip-Hop and the art of Turntablism. His time spent in the trenches battling and mastering the art of spinning allowed him to rock shows alongside artists across the Hip-Hop spectrum – from De La Soul, The Roots, Company Flow and Biz Markie, to Kanye West, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes and Wyclef Jean; he was also a member of the critically acclaimed 2 time Grammy -Nominated jazz band – Russell Gunn and Ethnomusicology, playing alongside iconic musicians Kenny Garrett (a member of Miles Davis’ band) and Brandford Marsalis.

Over the last 9 years, he has made an indelible mark in the sub-genre of Hip-Hop known as “Mixtape Culture.” Neil’s highly-regarded mixtapes represent his eclectic music taste and have generated considerable press, most-notably in Rolling Stone, Vibe, MTV.com, Theme, URB and Complex.

Neil has traveled the globe for an array of club appearances and events. He has been the NBA’s DJ of choice for their Rookie Shootout since 2006 and he has performed in Stockholm, Finland, Norway, Ireland, Holland, Poland, Belgium, Iceland, Nigeria, Germany, Vancouver, Toronto, the Phillipines, China, Singapore, Taiwan, and Tokyo, just to name a few spots.

From rocking in front of over 100,000 fans at the Glastonbury Festival, to anchoring a performance on the Letterman Show, to pumping with ice-cold veins at Madison Square Garden (three consecutive shows no less), DJ Neil Armstrong is now in the highest strata of DJ existence.

And even though he can now been seen in videos with Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige, has spun for adidas at the Olympic Games in Beijing, has shared the stage with Rihanna, Beyonce, Kanye West, Young Jeezy, Swiss Beats, Puff Daddy, Timbaland, Bun B, Memphis Bleek, EPMD, and Method Man, or performed alongside Slayer, Interpol, The Cool Kids, Common, Neil Young, Mark Ronson, Coldplay, NERD, and Linkin Park, Neil is as humble and focused as ever.

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presented by
GET LIVE SF
DISTORTION 2 STATIC
THE REIGNFOREST COLLECTIVE

NEIL ARMSTRONG
5th platoon | roc boys | adidas global brand ambassador

MR. E
papalote hi-fi

HAYLOW
distortion 2 static

2 X 4 sets by

PRINCE ARIES
distortion 2 static | breaking atoms | wonton clan

BOOGIE BROWN
get live sf | the formula

XARIUSOUND
the reignforest collective

CEDICATION.CRIMES
the reignforest collective

in the lounge…

ENOCH
distortion 2 static

TONE DEF
distortion 2 static | kmel

BEATS ME
distortion 2 static

ILLEFFECT
osiris | kreative resource

on crowd control

WONWAY
distortion 2 static | latin soul brothers

your hosts for the evening..

GETLIVE.RO
get live sf | wonton clan

RONOSTALGIA
the reignforest collective | for the love

REL
distortion 2 static | drum n ammo

it all goes down

next
FRIDAY
JULY 30TH

Distortion 2 Static, Getlive.SF and Reignforest Collective Present

ENCORE featuring DJ NEIL ARMSTRONG

In the Main Room

DJs
NEIL ARMSTRONG (Jay-Z’s Tour DJ | 5th Platoon | Adidas Brand Ambassador)
MR E (Papalote Hi-Fi)

Video DJ Set
HAYLOW (Distortion 2 Static)

2×4 Sets
BOOGIE BROWN (Getlive.SF)
PRINCE ARIES (Distortion 2 Static | Breaking Atoms)
CEDICATION.CRIMES (Reignforest Collective)
XARIUSOUND (Reignforest Collective)

Crowd Control
WONWAY POSIBUL (Latin Soul Brothers | Distortion 2 Static)

In the Back Room

DJs
TONE DEF (Distortion 2 Static | KMEL)
BEATS ME (Distortion 2 Static)
ILLEFECT (Osiris | Kreative Resource)

Crowd Control
ENOCH (Distortion 2 Static)

Hosts
REL (Distortion 2 Static)
GETLIVE.RO (Getlive.SF)
RONOSTALGIA (Reignforest Collective)

Friday, July 30th at Mighty | 119 Utah St | SF, CA
No Dress Code | 21 and Up with Photo ID | 9pm – 3am

It’s Summertime in The Bay!
& Even though The City doesn’t always see the warmest of weather, We’ve decided to pull a LeBron James & ‘heat’ things up with this party dedicated to serve as the soundtrack to your Summer.

Listening Lounge “Summer in the City”
*2 Rooms of Summer Lovin’ Dopeness*

Featuring DJs

MR.E (Papalote Hi Fi)
CHOCO (Reignforest Collective/ Pixar)
XARIUSOUND (Reignforest Collective)
CEDICATION.CRIMES (Reignforest Collective)
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Live performances by

FEELOSOPHY
featuring
Yvette Pylant (Vocals)
Michael Rayray (Drums)
Imanuel Junaedy (Keys)
Vince Rillera (Bass)
+More Special guests to be announced…
hosted by Ronostalgia (Reignforest Collective)

Friday July 16
111 Minna Gallery
San Francisco
21+

***SUMMER SPECIAL***

LADIES FREE & FELLAS $5 BEFORE 10:30PM WITH RSVP @WWW.GOING.COM/LISTENINGLOUNGE
or simply click Attending on the Facebook Invite

wuddup wuddup yall! we doin’ something really special tomorrow night. first we’re connecting with a few of our closest folkers in the scene to give yall the ORIGINAL HIP-HOP ICE CREAM SOCIAL! LOL its funny as hell, but you know what? its real! we giving out free ITS-ITs all night! plus its sponsored by the Adidas Originals Concepts store in Berkeley and they’ll be giving out goodies as well as raffling a off a pair of Adidas Superstars! And you know the music will be proper, or else why are you even fuckin’ with us!? so come enjoy this good music and free ice cream on one of SF’s most slept on outdoor patios–Azul! know the ledge..

*FREE IT’s-IT ice cream*

and

*FREE ADIDAS giveaways*

Spinning those flavorful beats all night are DJs:
BOOGIE BROWN (GETLIVE | FORMULA)
PRINCE ARIES (DISTORTION 2 STATIC)
CEDICATION.CRIMES (REIGNFOREST COLLECTIVE)

Hosted by:
REL (DISTORTION 2 STATIC)
GETLIVE RO (GETLIVE)
Sponsored by:
Adidas Originals Berkeley

*Drink Specials All Night*

All TAURUS Birthdays Celebrants are FREE ALL NIGHT!

For Birthdays and Bottle Service email: GETLIVESF@GMAIL.COM
$5 All Night if RSVP for Guest list: GOING.COM/ITSIT

Friday, April 30th | 9:25pm – 2am | Dress Fresh
Azul Bar and Lounge | 1 Tillman Place @Grant | San Francisco, CA

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