Tracksuits, wave of the future?

Datarock has some mad redness going on. I wrote about their antics over at The Tripwire, which you can peep at below if you feel so inclined. In a Spin interview last year they mentioned that their main goal in life was to get everyone to don the same threads as them; me thinks global domination via comfy apparel is spot on.

Christine over at aestheta photography snagged some stills from the show as well; check it out!

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Live - Datarock @ Mezzanine | SF

Here is my first beef with Norway's Datarock: dressing in frickin' red track suits means I think you're gonna delve into some grime or potentially a phat MC battle, not that you're gonna bust out an electro jam about girls with phantom penises or jump around on stage like a bunch of lunatics. (more...)

Wyclef in the flesh, plus this weekend

Our good friend Jeff snapped up some good Jean pix at the Wednesday show:

More to come as we sort through the epicness of this weekend: Dizzee Racal tonight, Hercules and Love Affair tomorrow, Booka Shade on Sunday...my dancing shoes are gonna be evaporated come Monday.

Also, how hot was last night at Drop the Lime? I had to drink a Red Stripe like water just to cool down.

If you are around at any of the shows this weekend, say hi, drink some, and send me your pictures, bootleg videos, and some love at jenz.mezzanine@gmail.com. Prizes TBA, always.

That girl is a baaaaaaaaad girl

How did everyone like the Wyclef show last night? Boss? Bad? Drunk? I wasn't able to make it out as I suffered a huge allergy attack when I got home (damn you weather change), and I'm bummed I missed the opening act Kardinal Offishall cos I superlove this jam:



Sigh. Next time.

You always need new music to listen to, correct?

Win me!

Win a brand spankin' new Hercules and Love Affair CD, courtesy of us at the ol' Mezz, simply by leaving a comment answering this question: what has been your favorite performance at Mezzanine so far, and why? Did you dance your feets off? Did you fall in love in the smoking area? Did you lose your virginity? Greek-related answers and nudity need apply, but mostly quirky and original answers will win my heart.

Hey, it's my first day, and already I am bestowing free crap among you. Don't say I wasn't ever generous.

Last day to enter is Monday, July 28!

Party people, say what?

Hello everyone! My name is Jenz, and I've been somehow elected to manage this blog known in the interwebs as Mezzanine's.

Scary, right?

What will you be in store for, you ask? I can't promise anything, but I hope to deliver amusing banter, witty commentary, and exclusive interviews and photos from the many talents that flock to our humble SOMA abode. Also, I like free shit, so be on the lookout for ticket, CD, and hug giveaways in your and my near future. We like to keep people happy, you know?

This is what I look like under club lights. Find me sometime!
(But in a totally non-creepy, non-asshole way. That would be terrible.)

The World According to Calvin

Booty-shakers and U.K. heartthrobs Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris are currently number one overseas in Europe. Mr. Harris blogs all about it on the MySpace, so check out what he has to say on the matter.

Check out Dizzee in two weeks when he headlines the Mezzanine stage on July 25!

Mos to the maxx

Our own Christine Peterson snapped up up some cool pix of Mos Def; check 'em out below as well as a review of the show from SF Weekly's blog All Shook Down.








"Def But Not Dumb" - Mos Def @ Mezzanine - Mos Def -- the Brooklyn-born rapper, actor and host of the HBO series Def Poetry Jam -- played two shows in San Francisco this week (Tuesday at Ruby Skye and last night at Mezzanine). The performances were announced early Monday evening, yet the short notice didn’t prevent what felt like over-capacity crowds, particularly at Mezzanine. (more...)

Summer 2008 lineup!

We compiled a fantastic Imeem player up at the top of the page for your listening pleasure. Not sure who Booka Shade or Hercules and Love Affair are? July artists playing at Mezzanine are currently featured in our playlist.

Happy listening!

NY Times showers love

Party titans, indeed! A cool review on the phenom known as Hercules and Love affair was profiled. We just added 'em to our July shows - don't miss out!

"Party Titans, Updating Disco’s Sound" - Sometimes you instantly know you have a hit on your hands. And sometimes it takes you a few years to realize it, because you mistakenly assume that your lone collaborator hates the song. In 2004 Andy Butler persuaded his friend Antony, the otherworldly singer of Antony and the Johnsons, to record a dance track he had written called “Blind.”

The singer Antony, above, of Antony and the Johnsons, and Andy Butler of Hercules and Love Affair started working on the dance track “Blind” in 2004.

They listened to it afterward, and Mr. Butler said, “Antony was like: ‘What did we just do? What did I do?’ ” This inscrutable response deterred Mr. Butler from trying to release the song. “Antony always thought it was ‘curious,’ ” he said with a grin. “He thought it was a curious melody. I was like, ‘I don’t know what that means.’ ” (more...)

Dilated Peoples ensure dilation of the mind

"Another Day" is a clip of what to expect from the guys who visit Mezzanine on June 26. Check it out!