Dig? A Funky Expedition through Music ft. Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist

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Dig? A Funky Expedition through Music ft. Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist

Time: June 25, 2010 at 10pm to June 26, 2010 at 2am
Location: The Showdown, San Francisco, CA
Street: 10-6th St.
City/State: San Francisco, CA
Info/Tickets/Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f…
Event Type: hip, hop, classics
Organized By: Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist
Latest Activity: Jun 22, 2010

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FRIDAY, JUNE 25
Dig?
A Funky Expedition through Music

Featuring:
Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist
spinning a 4-hour set of hip hop, electro, old school, breaks, house and electro funk.

@ Showdown, 10-6th St., San Francisco
10pm-2am, No cover, 21+ w/ ID
Info: http://www.trueskool.com


ABOUT REN THE VINYL ARCHAEOLOGIST
As a bay area resident (by way of New York), Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist made his mark by curating top notch events featuring hip hop legends and supporting independent artists from the Bay and beyond. In 2000, his True Skool events won the "Best of the Bay" in the SF Bay Guardian. Ren has appeared on numerous publications, such as the XLR8R, 7x7, SF Weekly, SF Examiner, Mugshot and SF Magazine, to name a few. Since True Skool's inception in 1999, his online magazine and newsletter has served as a resource that covers hip hop history, politics, emerging artists and events. As a DJ, he has shared bills with world-renowned artists such as Grandmaster Flash, Jazzy Jeff, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool DJ Red Alert, Q-Bert, Cut Chemist, DJ Premier, Wu-Tang Clan, Lupe Fiasco, Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest), Michael Franti & Spearhead, Lyrics Born, Masta Ace, Biz Markie, Dilated Peoples, The Coup, KRS-One, Pharcyde, DJ Bobbito, DJ Cash Money and the list goes on. His diverse selections are influenced by his east coast background, from b-boying in the early 80s to attending house parties and New York City clubs. Ren is a professional party rocker who can put it down among the best of them with a vast arsenal of vinyl weapons to drop on any dancefloor, ranging from hip hop & soul to electro, house and breaks to trip hop and acid jazz. In addition, he has appeared at Michael Franti & Spearhead's annual "9-11 Power to the Peaceful Festival", TV-20's "Distortion2Static" hip hop show, Myx.tv's "Built from Scratch" and KPFA's Hardknock Radio.
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