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TICKETS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR ALL NIGHT $85 GA $140 VIP!!
Ozomatli , Bassnectar, Ghostland Observatory Yard Dogs Road Show, and The Glitch Mob headline the 10th Anniversary of the Bay Area’s premier New Year’s spectacle anonEvents’ Sunset Promotions and An-ten-nae announce the initial lineup yet for the 10th Anniversary of the city’s beloved celebration of all things artistic Early-bird discount tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 14 |
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When: Thursday, December 31, 2009 from 9pm-5am Ozomatli |
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anonEvents, Sunset Promotions, and An-ten-nae Presents have joined forces for the 10thSea of Dreams. 3-time Grammy Award winning latin-hip-hop superstars Ozomatli will play an exclusive 2-hour set; their first San Francisco performance in more than a year. After a year of national triumph, the locally grown electronic phenomenon known as Bassnectar, returns home for his 8thSea of Dreams. Additional star power comes from Austin Tx. live electronic duo Ghostland Observatory, L.A. production trio The Glitch Mob and Bay Area nouveau-vaudeville stars Yard Dogs Road Show. DJ performances by emerging stars Marty Party (of Panty Raid), Random Rab, An-Ten-Nae and Motion Potion are just a few of the many other highlights of a lineup that is sure to grow even more elaborate over the coming weeks. anonEvents will again transform the Concourse Center into a multi-stage, multi-environment undersea fantasyland, complete with multiple sound-systems, cabaret performers, circus performers, aerialists, contortionists, balloon drops, confetti cannons and over 50 massive pieces of inflatable art. After the overwhelming success of Sea of Dreams 2009, the event will be prepared for an even bigger audience with enhanced staffing, VIP hosts, and expert ticketing and box office support provided by Eventbrite and Metrowize. A limited number of early-bird discount tickets go on sale on Wednesday, October 13 at www.seaofdreamsnye.com and at in-store outlets to be announced. Additional information can be found at www.seaofdreamsnye.com. |
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
In their fourteen years together as a band, celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli have gone from being hometown heroes to being named U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors. Ozomatli has always juggled two key identities. They are the voice of their city and they are citizens of the world. Their music-- a notorious urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga-- has long followed a key mantra: it will take you around the world by taking you around L.A. This has never been truer for Ozo than it is in 2009. More than ever before, the band is both of the world and of L.A.
What started back in the mid nineties as an experiment fusing youth culture and social action has turned into a multi-faceted, multi-faced creature called Bassnectar. It is the brainchild of Lorin Ashton, and it exists as an open-sourced musical project that is as diverse as it is heavy, as raw as it is meticulous, and as fierce as it is imaginary. Bassnectar combines sound and force with weight while spanning the spectrum of sonic style, covering every genre imaginable, and smashing it all into a collision of wobbling, perverted basslines, hypnotic hide-and-seek adventures, and pretty much anything that strikes his fancy. He calls the end product "omnitempo maximalism," which basically means no rules, no limitations, and no hesitation in fusing the familiar with the strange or the classic with the cutting edge.
Ghostland Observatory is not a band, but an agreement between two friends to create something that not only heals their beat-driven hearts, but pleases their rock and roll souls. Taking the working man's approach,Ghostland Observatory spend countless hours in their south Austin studio.They have released two albums in less than a year, and have moved audiencesfrom coast to coast with their live performances and unique style. Ghostland Observatory is the duo of front man Aaron Behrens and producer/drummer Thomas Turner. Behrens' vocal style and stage performancesare unique and uncompromising, and he has drawn early comparisons to Freddie Mercury and Prince. Turner is heavily infl uenced by electronic artists such as Daft Punk, Laurent Garnier and Green Velvet, as well as rockers such as The Animals, David Bowie, and The Clash. With their spectral blend of electronics, drums, guitar and vocals, they have emerged with a sound that is the culmination of past influence and present inspiration, and can only be described as BALLSY.
The Yard Dogs Road Show is a hobo cabaret, a living patchwork of vaudeville and rock and roll. In the enchanting land of stage show entertainment theirs is both pleasant and formidable terrain. They require a sensitivity to the subtle and the absurd. They lead the modern hobohemian on a visual and sonic journey through part of history that may or may not have existed – followed by an ambitious return to the emotional challenges of our punch-drunk contemporary world. It’s a true story on stage: sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire eaters and sunset hobo poetry - all animated by the live sounds of the Yard Dogs cartoon heavy band. Yard Dogs Road Show is pure visual and sonic voodoo. Born from the saloon vaudeville that toured the Wild West in the late 1800's and slammed into the underworld of modern American road culture. The Yard Dogs create a timeless space for the union of ancient theatrical alchemy and modern pop culture.
THE GLITCH MOB
Taking influences from hip-hop, rock and experimental electronic genres, The Glitch Mob have crafted a new form of futuristic dance music. Their wicked combination of ferocious bass, neck-snapping drums and complex melodies has earned them a worldwide grassroots fanbase. What started as a loose affiliation soon stuck as edIT, Ooah and Boreta found themselves frequently playing the same shows, and eventually collaborating during sets. Their live performance is a complete reimagination of the laptop DJ paradigm as they flow like a seasoned jazz trio – each taking the lead at intuitive moments –layering chords, vocal snippets and drum patterns into an overwhelming digital wall of sound.
about sea of dreams: For the past 9 years, Sea of Dreams has been San Francisco’s most creative, spectacular, and lavish New Years event. Created by Anon Salon, this year Sunset Promotions and An-Ten-Nae Presents will be joining the team to create the most spectacular rendition to date. Over the years, Anon has made Sea of Dreams the perfect connection of high-end talent, top-tier performance-art and decor with underground energy. Drawing much of its inspiration from the Burning Man community, the vast majority of the audience comes in costume and the entire venue is crammed with art of all kinds. Past acts that have performed the event include Thievery Corporation, String Cheese Incident, STS9, the Yard Dogs Road Show, The Dresden Dolls, Bassnectar, Kinky, Brazillian Girls, Adam Freeland, Tipper and Freq Nasty.
about the organizers: anon Events Inc (www.anonevents.com) has been active in the Bay Area for more than 20 years, conjuring productions that include music, fine art, politics and dance to unite the Bay Area’s conscious communities. Since 1998, Sunset Promotions (www.sunsetpromotions.net) has successfully produced over 1000 concerts & 20 music festivals including the beloved North Beach Jazz Fest (www.nbjazzfest.com) and SF Funk Festival (www.sffunk.com). For more than a decade, An-Ten-Nae presents (www.an-ten-nae.net) has produced some of the Bay Area’s most cutting edge music events.
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