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Chasms record release party tonight at subMission!

Set to be released on Dream Recordings, Chasms is “the dark, swirling project of San Francisco-based songwriter Jess Labrador. Alongside collaborator Shannon Madden, Labrador crafts mesmerizing percussive dirges carved out by damaged percussion and hypnotizing guitars. Drawing upon influences like 4AD’s 1980s roster and Creation Records shoegaze classics, Chasms douses each melancholic track with blistering heaviness, making nods to doom, drone, black metal and industrial music.”

Event link here.

Listen to Chasms new release Riser here.

Invasive non-native aqua cycles spotted at 24th and Bartlett Attic bike lockup area. Cosmic coincidence?

Tonight the Mission’s only dance nite devoted to dark dirges and subaltern urges returns to Sub-mission. Here’s what they’ve got to say -

“For our April edition, Warm Leatherette is firing up its body machinery for an all-DJ night of recorded synth bedlam. Your Warm Leatherette Resident Selectors will present mixes of the finest minimal electronics and synth punk, while inviting you to gaze long and hard into the inky depths with a guest DJ set from BIXU, Chief Curator at kindred spirit party H O LES.”

Rsvp or something if you want right here.

As we transition from crystal based bands to marble based bands, Brooklyn’s hypnagogic heroes, Black Marble head over to Warm Leatherette tonight for some synth driven post-punk, perhaps reminiscent of SF’s early 80s Voice Farm. Catch them this evening at the SUB/Mission venue on Mission and 19th.

Here‘s a blast from before the bust of ’01. When Slanted Door used to be on Valencia and places like Mangiafuoco on Guerrero used to offer basic Italian grub and grog (“It has chianti and what else do you need in an Italian restaurant”).

Benders was Sacrifice, serving up rum ribs and voodoo pasta in a tiki setting (“Don’t ask about how this purgatorial “tiki lounge” fits in, it just does”).

Booze was referred to as liquids and Amnesia charged a whopping $2 for live shows. Over at The Uptown a good jukebox was defined as one stocked with Dylan and Morphine, but beers were $3 and the dude next to you could probably tip you off on a well priced nitrous tank.

The current de-gentrified Club Veintiséis on Mission near 26th was the gentrified 26 Mix, a “sound bar” offering up a high quality listening experience while you sipped on your suds à la Tokyo style bars which feature a premium soundsystem and choice djs.

Bonus interview with dj Spesh aka “dj Special K” of club QOÖL fame right here, who will surely get a kick out of this decade old frosty picture we’ve unearthed.

Looking for a new bike and a new burrito all in one easy transaction? Well, look no further Missionites, cause we’ve got a deal for you, freshly (hopefully) posted on craigslist -

“This is a most excellent electric blue vintage ladies Schwinn road bike. La bicicleta is ready to ride and is in mucho bueno condition (actually it’s in perfect condition but I don’t know the word for perfect in Spanish) The frame is sized for for a gal (or guy) 5’5” to 5’9”. The price is firm at $185. Also, the bicycle comes with a free burrito. Hooray!”

Whether or not chips and salsa are included will probably be up to your negotiation skills. Original craigslist link here.

Tonight the Mission’s very own cold wave fogged out dance cave at Submission promises to warm you up, dry you out, cause you to lose control, and then spit you back out on to the streets. Warm Leatherette will be cranking out the minimal synth jammage with special dj guest Le Perv (one of the masterminds behind Dark Room). Zuckerbook event page here.

This evening the finest synth wavey dance night in the Mission celebrates some of the Bay’s most excellent live electronic music acts. In particular, Ssleeping DesiresS and Black Jeans will be performing live tracks in celebration of the release of the new Bay Area themed Sweating Tapes cassette compilation. Doors open at 10 p.m. at the always awesome Submission space at 2183 Mission St (cross is 18th).

Facebook event link here & more info from The Bay Bridged here.

If you’ve ever been curious about time traveling to 1805 Austria all you gotta do is pop in this pooper and dial 1-323-459-4303. Right around the corner from Rhea’s, or is it Circle K?

Remember that time you were lost in the nacht, the moon was full, and everything seemed effin’ awesome? Well, get your corpse over to Warm Leatherette at Submission this Saturday for a joyous incision of fog fueled tunes from below and an early live set from Brooklyn bloodletters, Pop. 1280. Regular djs Riegler, Nihar, and Jason P will be turning out top notch nocturnal lullabies guaranteed hijack your heels.