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Our All Shook Down Music Fest is coming up quickly -- it's this Saturday at the Regency Ballroom, in case you haven't gotten tickets yet. We're sure you're as excited as we are to see Crystal Castles, Mistah F.A.B., Maus Haus, and more. But just to send your anticipation to even greater heights, we've put together a nine-song minimix featuring hot tracks from many of the local performers at this year's fest. Check it out after the jump.

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​Diary is a monthly party at the inimitable Pop's Bar featuring the best in late-'90s and early-'00s emo, pop-punk, and screamo. Starting this week, Diary -- which is put on by Patric Fallon, an occasional SF Weekly contributor and expert blogger over at XLR8R, along with Kristopher Hannum -- will bring its three-chord romps and noisy breakdowns to Saturday nights. In honor of the move, Fallon and Hannum put together a special mini-mix for All Shook Down featuring some of their favorite purveyors of whiney-boy choruses and heart-shredding adolescent poetry. Catch Diary this Saturday at Pop's, and snag the mini-mix -- with the DJs' commentary -- after the jump.

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We like our parties to be extremely dated, and try to be period accurate wherever possible. So here it is, our ode to love and love lost in the '90s, themed around the classic Cameron Crowe film Singles. If you listen closely, you can hear some choice cuts from the film, but also the ringing, jangling sound of the fall of 1992 and spring of 1993.

A lot of the artists featured here had already been around for some time -- in many cases, since the 80's -- and they were really only starting to break in the mainstream as Seattle, grunge, and all things alternative were becoming the "Flavor of the Month," as the Posies say. So "Come on Feel the Lemonheads"! Not to mention Morrissey, James, Sonic Youth, Juliana Hatfield, Liz Phair, Gin Blossoms, and a host of others. We included some fun facts about each song in the article below to keep you entertained while you listen.

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​If you really hate yourself, have the world's worst music taste, or are just morbidly curious how it's possible to mix together Billboard's top 25 songs into one coherent track, you'll probably wanna give DJ Earworm's "United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop The Pop)" a listen.

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Justin Martin likes food. A lot.

​Along with the likes of Claude Von Stroke, Christian Martin, and j.phlip, Justin Martin has been destroying dancefloors as part of S.F.'s Dirtybird collective. Recently he made a "ghetto buffet" mini-mix for BBC DJ Annie Mac's show, we're serving it up to you right after the jump. More >>

This is my last daily post for SF Weekly's All Shook Down blog, so I've decided to finish my stay here with a little parting gift. I've made everyone a short mix of dark, ominous, strange, and spookily awesome music to take with you this Halloween. It's certainly not your typical dance mix. This collection of tunes is more like mood music to get you in the spirit of the many costumed events you'll be enjoying over the weekend. Still, there are plenty of beats mixed into the macabre soundscapes included here -- many of them created by many of the artists and producers I've written about for All Shook Down. Enjoy the music and enjoy your Halloween!

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Chris Orr, the ex-pat from the shire and S.F.-based radio host, Public Works team member, acid-house casualty, and veteran DJ, is headlining Debaser's Halloween party this Friday, October 29, at 111 Minna. Before that performance, Orr hooked us up with a stellar mix of classic dance music, the likes of which have been making a serious come back as of late. Here's what Orr had to say about his Hac Mix:

Jamie from Debaser wanted to do a '90s blow out Halloween party, and he asked me if I would play a '90s style dance set, preferably with a bunch of tunes that were played at the Hacienda in Manchester in the late-'80s and early-'90s. So, I did a 20-minute quick mix with three turntables. I love this era of music, and all of these tracks bring me back to a great time for music and clubs. I didn't put the Happy Mondays or Stones Roses or any of the Madchester stuff on it, as I wanted to focus on some of the records that probably turned these rock musicians on to dance music. Most of the time it was music made by black and Latino musicians and singers from America, but it spoke volumes to a bunch of pasty white people on the isles (and in the shires, perhaps). I am one of them, but I tan a little bit after a few days in the sun. Enjoy the tunes.

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Jasper Reeder is San Francisco lazer-bass aficionado NastyNasty, a vital asset to our city's increasingly vibrant electronic music landscape. He contributes his speaker-wobbling tracks to a handful of labels, including local institution Frite Nite, and can be seen regularly rockin' parties in S.F. and beyond with his energetic live sets. Reeder's next performance is quite a doozy: NastyNasty will be taking the stage along with a massive lineup of local, out-of-town, and international acts -- including ex-BBC Radio1 personality Mary Anne Hobbs, the post-dubstep poster boys of Mount Kimbie, the production half of the Postal Service (a.k.a. DNTEL and Jimmy Tamborello), SoCal beat music newcomer Asura, and local dubstep patron DJG. That party jumps off this Saturday, September 25, and doubles as the grand opening of brand-new Mission club Public Works.

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Really, Gemini Disco needs no introduction. The monthly party has been running circles around the classic disco, boogie, and house scene for four years, getting bigger and better with each installment of its well-decorated shindigs. Back in the day, Gemini used to jump off at Li Po Lounge, but it has since relocated to Underground SF and effectively taken over the Lower Haight club with well-dressed party-goers and talented DJs slinging tasteful tunes. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.


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San Francisco is brimming with bright, young talent precociously teetering on the edge of social obscurity and becoming your new favorite DJ/producer/party-starter. One such up-and-comer is recent Arizona import Kahley Emerson, or -- as she's referred to on the flier for Zoology, her new tropical dance party at Underground SF -- K Avalon. Rather than gab your ear off with needless particulars, we're going to allow the DJ and her musical choices to do the talking before Zoology launches this Wednesday. Maybe this will finally usher in the summer San Francisco has been waiting for.More >>