I went to the Minna show last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.
The DJ was oustanding and really carried the evening for me. Between everyone else's live sets he played a great selection of drill-n-bass tunes.
Personally I think Minna is a great venue; it's spacious, has two bars, two macs to surf the web, clean bathrooms and great artwork. The location is easy to reach by bus and freeway, is located in a safe neighborhood and has plenty of parking nearby (although it should be noted that I got a freekin $35 parking ticket for street cleaning at 1am).
Everyone in attendance was friendly and in great spirits. As an added bonus there were many attractive ladies to smile at. Beside my own, I dont think I've ever been exposed to so many other people with dreadlocks in one place. How very San Francisco...
First up was Nick Forte who's set didn't really do anything for me.
Next was Otto von Schirach who's set was entirely memorable and plenty of fun. He rocked the place with his shirt off and a wig on sounding on the mic much the same as he does on his latest album "Chopped Zombie Fungus" (which is spectacular imo). I particularly liked how easy-going and playful he was. He really seemed to be enjoying himself and was doing much more than simply bobbing his head behind a laptop.
After Otto came Richard Devine who's set was pretty hectic and noisy. I somehow figured out how to dance to it (after several drinks and some tequila) and was in in the front making a fool of myself with the 2 other people dancing. He mainly just stood behind the laptop grimacing at the different sounds he was making with little other movement. Still, the set was good.
By 1:30 I realized I still had work in the morning so begrudgingly I left before Phoenicia's set.
All in all I had a pretty rockin' time :)
Shimone/Justes
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