"Donuts is the fast track to cardio-exploitation and 'have at it' fun. Dancing and deep fry are the soul mates of the deep disco revival and run by the two hottest chicks in town. " from "Best of" feature in 7x7 Magazine
bands that have played or are playing soon:(please check myspace.com/donutsdisco for DONUTS DISCO parties!
2006:
November: Fuckwolf
December: Magic Bullets & The Lovely Public
2007:
January: Lemonade & Bronze
February: Erase Errata & Fierce Antler
March: The Sharp Ease & Sixteens
April: Tussle & Mi Ami
May: Get Hustle, Holy Kiss & Glass Candy
June: Paradise Island & C.L.A.W.S. (live set)
July: Death Sentence: Panda & NUMBERS
August: Nymph (NY) & T.I.T.S.
September: Old Haunts (ex-Bikini Kill), XBXRX
October: Jessie Evans & Toby Dammit (ex-Vanishing/Subtonix, Iggy Pop) with Sugar & Gold!November: ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY w/special guest DJs: Ian Svenious (MakeUp, Nation of Ulysses, Weird War) & Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening) + Hey Willpower!
December:DONUTS DISCO: 12-10: guest dj DAM FUNK (Stones Throw, Funkmosphere)
12-23 guest dj GAVIN RUSSOM (DFA)
12-29 guest dj LOVEFINGERS(lovefingers.org), RON MORELLI(nyc)
2007 meets 2008:
DONUTS: 12-31: Special all-nite (special permit to go til 4am!)
NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY with:
Glass Candy (OR) (live!) with Mi Ami (live), Steve Summers (live) + guest DJ Lovefingers (NYC) *plus* Cristalette fashion show!
9pm-4am!!!
2008:
February: Gravy Train!!! with guest dj Alona
May: CLUSTER (Germany)!!! in San Francisco, Big Sur, Santa Cruz and Los Angeles
visuals & video by Miss ALISON CHILDS (always seeking guest artists!)
d.i.y. fashion show by local SF designers (always looking for more designers, hair/makeup artists and models!
guest djs have included/will include: Jeffrey Sfire (Ghostly International), C.L.A.W.S. (Gentlemen's Techno), Beatbroker (Flexx, Spectral), Jason Kendig (Family), Solar (Sunset), Ryan Poulsen (Gun Club), James Glass, JAWS (New Hormones), Safety Scissors (Proptronix), TK Disko (Gun Club), LOVEFINGERS (lovefingers.org), Gavin Russom (DFA), Steve Summers (confusedhouse.org), Ron Morelli (nyc), Dam Funk (Stones Throw, Funkmosphere).....(always looking for guest djs to bring the dance party!)
resident dj: Pickpocket!
@ the Knockout, San Francisco. Where Mission and Valencia streets make love.
please myspace message DONUTS for booking/promotions/inquiries email pickpocket at: [email protected]
thanks to all who came and dj'd my birthday party!
Keep your eyes and ears open for the next DONUTS DISCO! DONUTS DISCO is brought to you by Pickpocket of CLUB DONUTS --but focuses on the simplicty of just enjoying obscure and classic dance music all night long-- with amazing djs spinning disco classics, italo, boogie, electro, cosmic, chicago house, and nu-disco. Resident djs: PICKPOCKET, ROBOT HUSTLE & SAFETY SCISSORS welcome guest djs too!
myspace.com/donutsdisco
SOUL-FUNK-PSYCH-DISCO-POP from the UNTAMED NATIONS of the world!
with resident selectors: PICKPOCKET (DONUTS), MARK GHERGIS (SUBLIME FREQUENCIES) SPECIAL LORD B (SOUL NITE)& ELEPHANT PRINCESS (EGGS)
below: screaming @ todd terje!!! (honey soundsystem)
GO BANG!disco classics, italo, boogie, cosmic, chicago house, dutch electro, (some) detroit, 77-79 post punk, no wave, kraut/prog/psych, diy, eastern european funk, east asian dance music, reggae rocksteady & some dub
Baldelli/Loda, West-End,Dischord/Gravity, Rough Trade, Factory, Prelude, Vanguard, Paradise Garage, Clone, Beggars Banquet, ZE...
LIFE SHOULD BE ALL ABOUT DANCING AND EATING ICE CREAM:
metropolis, harold & maude, apna desh, breaking away, une femme est une femme .
I used to say "smash your tv!" Now I am an asshole, but for entertaining reasons: Strangers w/Candy, Arrested Development, Stella, Lucky Louie, LOST, The Office, Project Runway (yes)
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life