Aki Kumar's Tuesday Night Blues Jam @ The Poor House Bistro, San Jose Tue Dec 12th 7:00pm - 10:00pm Poor House Bistro, 91 S Autumn St, San Jose, CA 95110, USA map 

Needle to the Groove hosts a monthly Wax Wednesday party at Cafe Stritch . Join Basura, Overflo, Dave Ma, Tucker, JB & guests on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Soul / Psych / Garage / Indie / Electronic / Hip Hop / New Wave / Latin / Reggae / African / All ages & [...]

The Gr818ers present FOTY 7 // Flava Of The Year Annual Street Dance Competition & Showcase. --------------- December 16 2017 Los Angeles/818, CA. // 3PM-10:30PM --- 1VS1 POPPING CHAMPIONSHIPS WIN CASH. PRIZES. TROPHY. 60 Preliminary Spots  8 Invited Qualifiers/Guests coming from Los Angeles - Kid Boogie San Jose - Popntod Las Vegas - Sweepy Mexico - [...]

www.soulpower11.eventbrite.com ‘Platurn Productions’ brings you… “SOUL POWER 11" James Brown Tribute December 22nd, 2017 @ The Uptown With DJs... DJ Shortkut [Invisibl Skratch Piklz | The Beat Junkies] E Da Boss [The Pendletons] DJ Platurn [The 45 Sessions | Oakland Faders] DJ Epik [MOM Sacramento] Special live band tribute from CitizenFive Hosted by ALL Goods & Services "A night dedicated to the Godfather Of Soul [...]

The Groove Line - All Vinyl Party: Tribute to James Brown DJs Epik and Platurn throw down an all vinyl set of Funk, Soul, R&B, Classic Party Jams, and Old School Hip-Hop. This month, they will be paying tribute to James Brown by throwing in some of his best work.

2018 NEW YEAR’S EVE BLACK & RED BALL W/ DJ BIT & DJ BASURA SUNDAY December 31, 2017 Doors: 8pm / 21+ / $10

12/31/201 7 Hip-Hop Drunkies | A Free New Year's Eve 2017 Party! The Legionnaire Saloon 2272 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, California 94612 DJs: DJ Platurn (45 Sessions/Oakland Faders/Needle to the Groove) DJ Saurus

Nite Moves with DJ Basura & Tucker Gootee electronic / indie / dance / house / techno / nudisco / chillwave / dreampop 8pm 21+ FREE  

BOOMBOX returns [SAT.1/6] with our 5th Annual Native Tongues Appreciation Night!! we're kicking off 2018 right w/ special guests SHORTKUT [Beat Junkies / Invisibl Skratch Piklz] + PLATURN [Oakland Faders / 45 Sessions] playing nothing but that goodness from A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, & the rest of the natives! RSVP here for discount entry before 11pm. [...]

2018 NTTG Pop Up Launch Party @ Cafe Stritch w/ DJs Basura - Albert Jenkins - David Ma - RyStylz -Tucker & guest DJ Vagabond 8pm to close – All Ages – Soul – Psych – Funk – Electronic – Indie – Garage – Hip hop – New Wave - Latin – Reggae - FREE [...]

Aki Goes To Bollywood @ Little Village Cavalcade of Stars Fri, Jan 19, 2018 @ 8:00PM Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley CA https://www.thefreight.org/event/1579131-little-village-foundation-berkeley/

Aki Goes To Bollywood Sat, Jan 20, 2018 @ 8:00PM — 10:30PM Sunnyvale Theater, 550 East Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087

E a r W a x Valentine's Day Special - Featuring sweet soul, deep soul, northern, funk, lover's rock, indie, & more! With DJs Basura, Albert Jenkins, RyStylz, David Ma, JB & Tucker! EarWax is a party at Cafe Stritch on the 2nd Wax Wednesday of each month where the DJs play vinyl only.  Tasteful [...]

  Breaking the Ice is an extended mix of rare—mostly never before heard—Icelandic tracks that are heavily underscored with funk, soul, disco, and in-the-pocket rhythms, all of which are expertly mixed by renowned DJ and turntablist, DJ Platurn. The music presented has been compiled through a lifetime of collecting, while others have been passed down [...]

E a r W a x Special live lo-fi indie / psych performances by San Jose's Doctor Nurse & Darto out of Seattle. Two very rad bands who have limited wax available now! EarWax is a party at Cafe Stritch on the 2nd Wax Wednesday of the month. Join  DJs Basura, Albert Jenkins, Dave Ma, [...]

Tickets available @ ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1654223 Join us for our 1 Year Label Anniversary Party The Ritz Featuring. Prince Paul DJ , Producer extraordinaire (De La Soul | Handsome Boy Modeling School) Peanut Butter Wolf (Stones Throw) DJ Platurn (Breaking The Ice Official Release Party) Diamond-Ortiz (NTTG) Aki Kumar (Jaan e Jaan Official Release Party) + DJs... Shea Butter (Universal Grammar, The [...]

Legendary electronic duo, Crystal Method out of Las Vegas performing live at the Ritz. Producer duo, Manics from San Francisco & DJ Basura of Needle to the Groove with be supporting. Tickets here: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1658140?utm_medium=ampOfficialEvent&utm_source=fbTfly

Cafe Stritch & Needle to the Groove present Wax Wednesday - v. 5.19.18 Featuring music by Dinners (sj indie rock) Eastern Westerner (sj psyc rock) plus Special Guest DJ Too Tall along with residents DJ Basura, Albert Jenkins, & David Ma Free night of live music & choice vinyl records. All ages! Indie rock - [...]

South First Funk Party at the Ritz (Front Bar) Featuring Live music by: XL Middleton (MoFunk) - boogie - funk - electro Plus vinyl DJs: RyStylz - Albert Jenkins - David Ma - DJ Basura spinning funk - boogie - electro - soul - hip hop Special Limited Edition Party Favors! Keeping that West Coast [...]

It is the kick-off of our 2018 3rd Thursdays at Latham Square series and it is a BLAST of a line-up this year! Entertainment Host for the evening - Sterling James MJ's Brass Boppers - The swinging and singing brass-line is the Bay Area’s only New Orleans-style brass band whose founding members were born and [...]

Buddy's San Jose Music in the Park presented by Metro From “54-46 what’s my number” to Pressure Drop, Toots and the Maytalshave been performing reggae since reggae’s earliest days. Formed in the early 1960s, the Maytals are one of the best-known ska and rocksteady vocal groups and record holder for most number-one songs in Jamaica. Originally [...]

Universal Grammar presents The Changing Same TESSA Cassette Tape Release Party featuring special guests In the main room: TESSA. (DJ Set) RCADE On The Patio: Allen + David Ma (Needle to the Groove San Jose Groove DJs) Listen Linda MINO (Black and Brown) + The Changing Same DJ's Chale Brown Shea Butter The CME Mark PLSTK Doors [...]

We're paying tribute to our good friend Brian Roos for this next installment of Wax Wednesday. Come through, pay your respects, share stories and celebrate Brian's life with us. Rest easy brother. Special guest DJs: Brandon Roos (Rockin' a set with Brian's record collection) AGE Jeff Jagged (On The Corner Music) DJ Vex One (Funklab, Freshmen Crew, MZK) [...]

Join us First Friday for the "RESPECT" mixCD kick-off listening party featuring producers Eric Arnold and DJ Platurn! Inspired by the success of the Oakland Museum's exhibit “Respect: Hip Hop Style and Wisdom” that he co-curated, Arnold set out to document through sound the development and evolution of hip-hop culture over the past five decades. More than 50 [...]

1st Friday of tha Month with DJs Platurn & Aebl Dee Spinning all night A lot can go down at Hello Stranger between Thursday & Saturday 1724 Broadway | Oakland Above 19th Street BART in Uptown | FREE | 21+ www.hellostrangerbar.com

All vinyl / open format sets from the NTTG crew: Albert Jenkins Basura Tucker David Ma (Wax Poetics) JB RyStylz As always, this event is FREE and ALL AGES! Join us!

Tickets: superparty4-fbe.eventbrite.com --------------- DJ DIALS, Euphonic Conceptions & 1015 Folsom present: The San Francisco Superparty no.4 w/ GRANDMASTER FLASH (LIVE) BRASSTRACKS (LIVE) MXXWLL Friday September 14th / 10PM - 3AM / 21+ Tickets: superparty4-fbe.eventbrite.com SUPPORT FROM Platurn · Teeko · Evan Inc. Matt Haze · Roevicious b2b Jackson Waites · GonzoFuze --------------------- Grandmaster Flash Emerging from the [...]

Dublin's Splatter Festival features a full day of family-friendly entertainment on three stages. Look for a loud, lively party on the Main Stage; community performers in the Amphitheater; and up-close and personal musical experiences on the Sideyard Stage. Enjoy demonstrations and participate in free art activities throughout the festival.  Splatter also includes carnival games and rides as ticketed activities. [...]

THE SMILE HIGH CLUB PRESENTS A monthly series of futuristic, hip hop, soul, trap and house vibes curated by forward thinking audio artists ~ B. LEWIS ~ https://soundcloud.com/blewie17 with supporting acts from YOUNG CITRUS - https://soundcloud.com/youngcitrus ROTO - https://soundcloud.com/rotofosho HOODED YOUTH - https://soundcloud.com/hoodedyouth MINILUV (live set) - https://soundcloud.com/mini-luv SHEKI (debut) - https://soundcloud.com/shekimusic Additional Info: 21+ $5 at the door

Come on out to the 3rd Annual Birthday Boogie. Entry is $5 at the door, 21+ w/ID. Early arrival is suggested, limited space/seating. Food & Beer will be Available for purchase, it is only $10 for the all you can eat buffet. We will be Celebrating the birthdays of Chuco & Esteban (Vinylistics) , Biddhu [...]