SF Party: Fog and Laser @ Rickshaw Stop

04 April 2011

Throwing a good party isn't easy, but it must be done. If we don't create an environment where our friends and peers can show off their talents by hanging art, screening films, modeling clothes or mixing a dj set, then who will? That's why I'm backing Ramblin Worker's upcoming dance party at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco rumored to be called, Fog and Laser. Ramblin Worker is code for Steve MacDonald, an old buddy who always has something up his sleeve with fantastical embroidered art and free online playlists. Steve always keeps good company so you don't have to worry about who will be lurking behind the fog or illuminated by pink lasers. Come on out!

Press Release:

Fog & Laser’s first ever official kick-off extravaganza will take place on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011 at The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, CA.

In a nutshell, the party will be just that: A large club/dance floor + fog machines + lasers + great music (from any genre) to dance to. Host DJs EmDee & RamblinWorker will be behind the decks as your guides to the music portion of this equation. Rather than attempting to go into any great detail in defining the exact types of music that will get played, let’s just say that if we think it will be fun on the dance floor, then it might get played. Our running joke for the ‘FOG’ in Fog & Laser is that it stands for “Free of Genre” and we plan to hold ourselves true to this mantra. As a kitchen sink/anything goes/party jam kind of night, one might hear anything from 60s soul to 80s crowd pleasers. Anything from 90s guilty pleasures to the best electro cuts from 2005. A large emphasis will be placed on emerging indie and electronic music but that’s not to say we’ll hold ourselves back from playing a great forgotten punk tune here or a Smiths b-side there.

With over a decade of DJ experience (Rockbox/Club Lovely/Club Neon/Debaser), Matthew Davis (EmDee) and Steve MacDonald (Ramblinworker) both feel the time is right in San Francisco to have a party like Fog & Laser. Back in 2004, Steve and Matthew were co-founders of a legendary SFbased party known as Club Neon that took place at The Makeout Room. Along with a few others we created a weekly party that literally had no rules except to have fun with friends and play the music we loved. We often featured guest DJs and emerging bands—something we plan to do at Fog & Laser as well when it hopefully finds a home as a monthly reoccuring event.

Did we mention fog machines and lasers?!! Of course this is one of the reasons it was so easy for us to name the event... but we do plan to up the fun even further with special guests, laser backdrop photo portraits, and great drink specials.

When: Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 155 Fell Street - SF, CA 94102

Where: Rickshaw Stop Time: 9-2am

Cost: an economical $7

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/fogandlaser