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BASS: Electronic music fans gear up for Saturday’s LoveParade SF

DJs, party promoters and electronic music fans are gearing up for Saturday’s LoveParade SF, where two dozen floats boasting the best of Drum & Bass, Trance, House, Breakbeats and Electro will parade down Market Street. From there, the party continues all night. Here’s details you’ll need for a fun-filled day.

LoveParade SF begins at Embarcadero 1 on Market Street beginning at 1 pm and will end at the Civic Center (next to City Hall), where DJ floats range from techno with Skills/Spundae to Bay Area Drum & Bass and chill out OM Records. DJs will churn out beats until 9 pm, when afterparties will take place at several venues across San Francisco.

At the Bill Graham Civic Center, heavyweight talent including Goldie and DJ Dan will spin at the "the official" LoveParade afterparty hosted by Skillz. The event has three stages showcasing Drum & Bass, Techno and House music from 9 pm to 4 am.

Carl Cox, Bad Boy Bill, Kyau vs. Albert, and Gianni & Taj will DJ house and techno sets. D&B talent such as Shy FX, Bicolas and Pendulum will support Goldie on stage 3. No fewer than five MCs will hold down the mic. Expect shout-outs from Johnny Red, MC Dino, Audio Angel, MC Duh and MC Colonel.

This 18-and-over event has a $40 cover with $80 VIP tickets also available. The Bill Graham Civic Center is at 99 Grove Street.

Studio Z, at 314 11th Street, will host two rooms of Drum & Bass from 10 pm to 4am. The 21-and-over show has just a $5 cover. Lineup includes Gridlok, Juju and others.

The Breakbeat scene including DJs from around the globe will gather at a two-floor "secret location" in San Francisco after LoveParade closes down, from 9 pm to 6 am. DJs on tap include Future Funk Squad vs. High Eight from the UK, Myagi vs. Greg J from Toronto, and J-Break from Florida in the downstairs main room. Odeed -- who on Wednesday was a co-guest with WORD’N’BASS.com Editor BPM Smith at NetAmp.com -- will tag team a set with Wish, while Drag’nfly, Bam vs. Marco and M.O.D. will represent California in the upstairs room.

For the Love of Breaks is a 21-and-over event and is hosted by Bay Area Breaks. Pre-sale tickets are available at www.groovetickets.com, at the Breaks float for $15, or $20 at the door. Call 415-267-1800 for the event’s location.

If you want to take a detour from heavy bass for a couple hours, The Lower Haight (roughly from Fillmore St. to Divisadero) is having its first annual Art Crawl from 6 pm to 9 pm. The neighborhood’s bars, clubs, cafes and galleries will have a variety of simultaneous events including a fashion show, various trunk shows, music, free drinks and food.

Additional LoveParade SF afterparties will be added through Saturday depending on announcements. Party promoters can announce their events by e-mailing editor@wordnbass.com.

Sponsors of the 2005 LoveParade S.F. include Friendster.com, InGrooves.com, SF Weekly, DJmixed.com, Eventvibe.com and Remix Magazine. Please designate a driver if you plan on partying hard, like some 75,000 people expect to.
 

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