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Member Since: 6/30/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/djguacamole
Band Members: Just can’t live that negative way...make way for the positive day!Roots And Harmony
DJ Guacamole (WBLK Dancehall )Massive
DJ Jacques, (WBLK Dancehall Massive)
Dread Lion (Itation Sound)
Big Silky (Squarefield massive)
WBLK DANCEHALL MASSIVE Sound System
DJ REBS & DJ CONSHUS (SOUNDPROOF)
Influences:Cali Buds Bens’ Phillie Bens’ Phillie Bens’ Phillie Bens’ Phillie Greenman Special Greenman Special White Rhino White Rhino White Rhino White Widow Hindu Kush Hindu Kush Chrystal Cali Orange Buds Deep Purple Deep Purple Deep Purple Jack Herer Northern Light Fourway A male plant A male plant up close A female plant A female plant up close
Sounds Like: BIG UP CALI Original Vibe
Some weekly tings to check if you waan hear some reggae music in di Bay Area....
------HOLDING FIRM------ (Underground SF - 424 Haight St, SF)
Sponsored by Organika Skateboards and Satori Movement, Stepwise and Dread Lion bring you this weekly dose of roots n culture with the latest reggae and dancehall sounds straight from yard and ’broad! SF’s premiere Sunday night reggae weekly, this night is catching a fyah with top ranking selectas runnin nuff new and classic riddims all night.
Residents: Stepwise, Dread Lion, Lionheart Sounds, Keep ’Em Runnin, and King O’meek plus special guests each and every week!
Underground SF - 424 Haight St @ Fillmore (formerly ’The Top’)
Boom sound, $3 Red Stripes, smoke friendly, Great Vibes!
21+ // 10pm-2am // $5
To view upcoming guests, visit www.stepwisedj.com/holdingfirm
------CHURCH------ (Il Pirata - 16th and Utah @ Potrero, SF)
Lioness Sound (Green B + Positivi-T) invites you to celebrate the Sabbath in the best way possible -- blazin’ tunes at this Sunday afternoon reggae jamdown! Throwing down the reggae/dancehall/refixes from 3pm until the HOLDING FIRM bus departs, this wicked event comes complete with sun-filled patios, a crucial Carribean BBQ, and an incredible sound system. Nuff guest DJs, nuff vibes....
3pm-onwards // FREE! // $2 Red Stripes!
------KING OF KINGS------ (Shattuck Downlow - 2284 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley)
Resident chief Smoke-One brings u this Bay Area staple from long time. Wicked vibes and nuff guest selectahs each week. All East Bay heads better get in the know if you’re not already on lock...
8pm-2am // $5 // $2.50 Red Stripes!
------DUB MISSION------ (Elbo Room - 647 Valencia St, SF)
DJ Sep brings you this long-running roots reggae night in the heart of the Mission. Running old roots and reggae classics, the vibes run high here every week.
9pm-2am // $5 (except special events) // 21+
------SKYLARKING------ (Skylark - 3089 16th St, SF)
Mr. Lucky, Beatnok, and Irie 1 Kanobi plus special guests bring you the best in roots-dub-dancehall-remixes-mashups at thsi new Monday night weekly. Don’t miss it...
10pm-2am // FREE // www.beatnok.com
------CLUB DREAD------ (Club 6 - 60 6th St, SF)
The Bay Area’s longest running reggae club needs to introduction. Now in the ’Dark Room’ at Club 6 every Monday. Lots of live reggae goin down here, so check dem to see who’s on deck..
9pm-2am // $10 // www.clubsix1.com
------MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT------ (Jasper O’Farrells - 6957 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol)
The WBLK massive (Jacques + Guacamole) bring you one of the North Bay’s premiere reggae/dancehall nights, so don’t sleep! I hear that these sessions get rammed and that the vibes run higher den high... Guest DJs every week. FREE for the ladeez all night, and only $5 for the fellas after 10pm.
9pm-2am // myspace.com/djjacques
------IRIE MONDAYS------ (Kittys - 6702 Hollis St, Emeryville)
Attn all Easy Bay heads: Reggae dancehall and reggae classics with DJ Ready and Riddim each and every Monday!
9:30pm-2am // FREE // www.barkittys.com
------BLESS UP!------ (Milk - 1860 Haight St @ Stanyan, SF)
The Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi family need no introduction, and this night is living proof! Rammed dancehall sessions every Tuesday at dis popular DJ bar. Ivier, Jah Yzer, and Irie Dole bringin da heat with nuff roots, dancehall and remixes....
21+ // $7 // happy hour-2am
------LION ROCK------ (Oasis - 135 12th St., Oakland)
Bay Area favorits Jah Yzer, Kurious, and others bring you this reggae/dancehall night over in the East Bay. Dope venue complete with a beautiful outdoor dancefloor for those warm summer nights....
21+ // 10pm-2am
------INNA DA LIGHT------ (Lazslo - 2526 Mission @ 22nd St, SF)
A roots-dub-dancehall-reggae-hiphop multi-sound throwdown happenin’ every Thrusday night at this dope likkle neighborhood bar, wth selectahs:
BEATNOK (I&I Vibration/Writerz Guild), IRIE 1 KANOBI (I&I Vibration/Cultivadaz Crew), JOE - L (Nowtime Sound/Fellowship Sound), GREEN B (Lioness Sound), and LUMBA JACK (RHP Productions).
$2 Pilsners & $4 Cosmos until 9pm // $3 Red Stripes all night
21+ // 9pm-2am // FREE!
------GIVE THANKS------ (Club 6 - 60 6th St @ Mission, SF)
Another night needing no introduction, Polo, Rolo, and crew bring the niceness with one of SF’s strongest weekly dances. Wicked sound, big tunes fa sure....
21+ // 9pm-2am // Free b4 11, $5 after
------DANCEHALL NICE AGAIN------ (Tunnel Top - 601 Bush @ Stockton, SF)
Resident selectress Daneekah (aka Ms TrEes!) takes you pon a tour thru island culture at this new reggae/dancehall weekly. Tucked away in downtown SF, this little bar serves up the drinks and beats to set ya week off right! Add an unbeatable price of $0 entry, and what more do ya need to think bout?!
21+ // 10pm-2am // FREE!
------IRIE HOUR------ (Madrone - 500 Divisadero St @ Fell, SF)
Selectas Positivi-T & Green B from Lioness Sound drop the reggae tunes during happy hour at this popular neighborhood bar lounge. Thesgals know their way around behind the wheelz, and they get the place movin every Friday from 6pm-9pm.
21+ // 6pm-9pm // FREE!
Also, be sure to check fi the maaad monthly and one-off reggae dances goin down in the Bay each month!
ENTER THE DANCEHALL + DEECEE’S SOUL SHAKEDOWN (all once a month @ Club 6),
ONE LOVE happenin the end of the month at CLUB 222 (Saturday), plus all di crucial nights happenin’ in da East Bay @
KARIBBEAN CITY (www.karibbeancity.com)... Oh, and me cyant forget the monthly
ANCIENT VISIONS @ Ashkenaz fi your dose of live reggae cultural consciousness! Yes-I!
Ok, see you in the dance!!!
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Type of Label: Indie
