The Disposable Film Festival Starts Tonight!

As the above trailer attests, a weekend of fun kicks off tonight at the Roxie:
The Disposable Film Festival was created in 2007 to celebrate the artistic potential of disposable video: short films made on non-professional devices such as one-time use video cameras, cell phones, point and shoot cameras, webcams, computer screen capture software, and other [...]

Mazatlan Street Art

Katie and I just got back from a week in Mazatlan, a city whose street art and street food scenes just might rival those of the Mission District. So here are some pictures of graffiti and stickers and things (click to enlarge). We would’ve taken pictures of the bacon-wrapped hot dogs too, but we were [...]

Katie is DJing Tonight

Beauty Bar, 10pm, free. That is all.
More about DJ Katie.

DJ Katie: She Knows Exactly What I Needs

I know we said it was gonna be every first Thursday, but we lied. Our very own Katie deejays Beauty Bar once again TONIGHT, from 7-10pm. Admission is free. Mission Mission contributors Lael and Becca will be in attendance, as well as all of our best friends. And I mean, if for nothing else, come [...]

DJ Katie at Beauty Bar: Now Every First Thursday

That’s right, DJ Katie has a regular gig now. And it kicks off tomorrow! See the official event page on Facebook here. I had the following chat with Mission Mission pal Dyan M. the day after Katie’s last performance:
Dyanimal: Beauty Bar was so much fun
thanks for inviting me
me: oh i’m so glad
thanks for coming!
Dyanimal: yea [...]

Thursday Night Entertainment Pick: DJ Katie at Beauty Bar

Mission Mission’s very own Katie will be on the decks at Beauty Bar on Thursday from 7:30ish to 10ish. Katie tends to spin disco, soul, old r&b, and sometimes some ’60s garage rock and reggae. Last time, the dance floor got positively white hot! In attendance might be Mission Mission pals like Malcolm M., Lola [...]

Black Lip Jared Swilley KATIE on the Decks at Beauty Bar: Impetus for Gradual Realization COLD HARD FACT that I Kind of Like TOTALLY LOVE Beauty Bar

Last month, after the Black Lips‘ set at GAMH, singer/bassist Jared was chauffeured over to Beauty Bar for a DJ set sponsored by Vice and Dewar’s. It was pretty good, and it had me thinking my preconceived notions about the bar might be unfair. I was going to write about it, but I was [...]

Katie, Mission Mission Contributor and Star of Snot Rocket, DJs Beauty Bar Tonight!

Mission Mission’s very own Katie will spin disco, soul and maybe some punk and reggae at Beauty Bar tonight from 7-10pm. Admission is free. As the above video makes abundantly clear, Katie is full of spunk and verve, so bring your dancin’ shoes.

Bars of the Mission: Beauty Bar Part II

Whoever reads my posts in the blogosphere might think that I am a mean, pretentious person. But I’m truly not – many things I call out tend to be true! Just two days after posting “Bars in the Mission: Beauty Bar & Delirium”, I received a text message from my co-worker who recently moved [...]