Video from My Bloody Valentine is Shameless #8

Thanks again to everyone who came out and made the night a hit! Here's the video to prove it.

The Next Shameless Social (Portland vs Seattle)

You gotta get outta there!

Shameless/Innerflight Throwdown!

Please join us on Saturday, March 26th for ROUND 2 of the recently revitalized Shameless Social! This month, we're incredibly excited to be hosting our good friends from the ever-talented Innerflight crew in a tag-team DJ session of epic proportions. Each Shameless resident will be going head-to-head with an Innerflight resident of YOUR CHOICE! That's right, you get to vote on the pairing!Our crews have been good friends for years, and most of us have played together at a variety of shows. But we've only gone head-to-head one other time, at Balls Out, an old Shameless monthly at the ReBar. Balls were out! Beats were dropped! Words were exchanged! Costumes were worn! Star-spangled banners were played! It was an outright deluge of dance music insanity. In the very end, there were no clear winners... except the dancers still standing when the lights were turned on. This time may prove to be even crazier...

-THE CONTENDERS-
Repping INNERFLIGHT:
J-Sun (AKA Frequent Flyer)
Kadeejah Streets (AKA the Wolfman's Brotha)
Manos (AKA the hands of fun)
Rhines (AKA High hitpoint Harry)

Repping SHAMELESS:
Recess (AKA Our Fearless Founder)
Levi Clark (AKA Baby Daddy)
Joe Bellingham (AKA the Mad Baker)
Adlib (AKA Dr. D-vo!)

How will it turn out this time? Who will win? Shameless? Innerflight? one of the dynamic duos? The ETG barstaff? Your hangover? You? The answer is that nobody knows! And the only way you're gonna find out is through voting (below), attending the show and getting down with your bad selves.

TO VOTE, PLEASE VISIT:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V2KY5N6

We will announce the results of the survey a few days prior to the event, then draw straws for time slots. Come early and stay late, because we assure you some awesome and unexpected shenanigans are gonna go down all night long.

SeXXXy Time!

Jimmy Edgar

On Saturday February 26th we welcome back The Shameless Social to the Electric Tea Garden (ETG). This fun filled monthly event returns after a brief intro last year at ETG and will be kicked off with a highly anticipated live appearance by !K7/Warp artist Jimmy Edgar. Come early and connect with your Shameless friends and then dance the night away at one of Capitol Hills most intimate underground venues.

:: Saturday, February 26th Electric Tea Garden : The Shameless Social ::

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:: JIMMY EDGAR LIVE SET:: !K7, WARP : Berlin/Detroit

jimmyedgar.com

Jimmy Edgar in The Stranger

Listen to Hot, Raw, Sex (!K7)

Lover. Fighter. Prophet. Freak magnet. Time-traveler. Musician, photographer and designer Jimmy Edgar is a wayward star-child streaking across the cosmic dance-floor. Endowed with a supernatural feel for futuristic funk, the Detroit native has been bleeping and grinding about the Milky Way since he was a teenage humanoid. While his peers were worrying about their grades and popularity, Edgar was spinning alongside his hometown's DJ heroes and programming intricate beats that were unquestionably interplanetary communication disguised as dance music. In 2001 at the tender of 18, his hyper-sexed microchip stylings caught the ear of Warp, where he cranked out his brand of amped-up laptop funk for the next eight years, culminating in the full-length classic “Color Strip”. Now 26, Edgar is shaking things up at German beat boutique !K7. "When I was 18 and signed with Warp, my next goal was !K7 for some reason. I believe I attracted !K7 to me through the 'Law of Attraction'. I think this is going to be an incredible journey." The new album “XXX” is out at the end of July and its New Jack Swing winks as much at Minneapolis, Compton and Paris as it does Detroit or Berlin. On new turf, Edgar's sonic prowess takes on a leaner, more radio-ready shine. "Function of Your Love" zips and struts about like something Andre Cymone might have cooked up for Jody Watley in their chart-topping heyday. On "Hot, Raw, Sex" Edgar lets the synth stabs and hand claps fly fast and loose. "In My Color" has the percolating, crystalline bounce of I:Cube's late 90's French Touch. "Midnite Fone Call" is the kind of lush “Quiet Storm” that Alex Gopher might kill for. "Push", with its staccato rhythm and come-hither incantations would make Timbaland blush. The instrumental interlude "One Twenty Detail", runs Kraftwerk through a low-rider worthy break-beat filter and "Vibration" sounds like pornographic Morse Code tapped out by Egyptian Lover. While the album is largely a one-man show, “XXX” is not without accomplices. A Latvian girl named Anet sings on "Physical Motion" and a rising new R&B singer from NYC signed to XL recordings, Azealia, ad libs on the same track. "Whenever I have worked with women and art, they have this way of putting balance into everything." The album's sophistication should come as no surprise, considering the mix of elements that factored in its creation. "Celibacy. Love and Loss. A myriad of intense relationships. Home studio on mostly analog equipment, finished digitally. Some recorded on tape. Some recorded frustrated, sick, broke, pissed off, in love." Referring to other influences, Edgar adds, "I learned piano from black dudes at the Baptist church in Detroit. They taught me to extend my fingers and play from the heart." As for Kraftwerk, the Belleville Three and the rest of the early electronic pioneers he says, "Those guys were tryin to make Stevie Wonder more danceable. They were tryin to make Prince with that equipment. That is what I do essentially." What Edgar does essentially and very well is make your body move. Most of the time he does it alone, but there has been no shortage of willing partners. In addition to an array of remixes for everyone from pop acts like Will Smith and Scott Hardkiss to indie darlings like emo-electro duo Purple Crush and new wave soul man Theophilus London - including 2009's cruising-with-the-top-down jams "Blindfolded" and "Higher" - he famously turned Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" inside out into a blistering workout from beyond. Deeply inspired by Jacko and incapable of standing still for very long himself, the ever-restless Edgar is eager to take his musical peep show on the road this summer. As if his beats and dancing weren't enough, just to make his seductive intent perfectly clear, Edgar adds "I designed 12 florescent neon tubes to make an "XXX" on stage." Ultimately, the best thing about Jimmy Edgar's intergalactic funk is that for all its mystical kink, it's solidly the kind of music you could easily imagine today's pop tarts making. If Beyonce, Lady Gaga or Fergie had any sense, their million dollar booties would have Jimmy Edgar on speed dial already.

Support by:

:: LINCOLNUP :: (Bubblin') : Portland

:: DJ dAb :: Solidrate : Seattle

:: LEVI CLARK :: Shameless : Seattle

:: JOE BELLINGHAM : DJ SET :: Shameless : Seattle

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TICKETS & VENUE INFO.

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Saturday, February 26th : The Shameless Social : Doors open at 10pm / 21+ / Party goes until 4am $10 before 11pm - Electric Tea Garden 1402 E Pike St

VIDEO FROM PAST SHAMELESS EVENTS AT ETG

Deepchild

J.Phlip

NEXT MONTH: The Shameless Social - Saturday March 26th - Innerflight DJs will be paired up with Shameless DJs and YOU get to vote on the pairings! Cast your vote here... http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V2KY5N6

8TH ANNUAL MY BLOODY VALENTINE IS SHAMELESS!

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FEBRUARY 12TH 2011 @ FRED WILDLIFE REFUGE

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Shameless is proud to present the
8TH ANNUAL MY BLOODY VALENTINE IS SHAMELESS!

Heartbreaker's Hall
Santiago & Bushido (PottyMouth, Cajual Records -CHI)

Amidst the countless DJ’s and producers working in the burgeoning Chicago house scene, Santiago and Bushido stand apart from the rest with their unique blend of tech-tinged house beats and killer remixes that are becoming quite the sought-after commodity. Since teaming up as a production duo in 2003, Chris Santiago and Tim Bush have dropped numerous EP’s and remixes on some of the most well respected labels around including Potty Mouth, Om, Ultra, and have generated a significant following in the process. Their unique sound and flawless DJ sets have helped to establish Santiago & Bushido as one of the premier acts in dance music today.
Their track ‘Head Trick’ was one of the true dance anthems of 2008, a major crossover success receiving play and charting from many of the globe’s top DJ’s such as Moby, DJ Tiesto, Switch, Armin Van Buren, and Diplo. Head Trick was the 1 most downloaded song in January 2008, and the 8 most downloaded of the entire year on Beatport.com, the world’s top online site for electronic music. Santiago & Bushido followed the success of Head Trick with a number of critically acclaimed releases and remixes including a massive remix of Kaskade’s Billboard 1 hit single Move For Me, a reworking of Larry Tee’s Louis Vuitton, and their original single Can’t Be Wrong which has been licensed to numerous complications such as Ministry of Sound. In addition to belting out club tracks Santiago and Bushido have worked with Om recording artist Colette on her artist album “Push” for which they wrote and produced multiple songs including the album’s single, “If,” which was licensed for an episode of Real World for “MTV” and can also be purchased as a ring tone from Verizon.

Having been intimately involved with music his entire, life Bushido picked up his first pair of turntables and sampler on his 16th birthday and immediately went to work mixing, sampling, and cutting up any piece of vinyl he could get his hands on. His carefully crafted DJ sets caught the ears of some of Chicago’s nightlife elite and he soon found himself playing all over the city. Tim spent his days working at Chicago Recording Company, sharing the same recording space with the likes of R.Kelly and Smashing Pumpkins among others. By working alongside some of Chicago’s most well respected engineers at CRC, Bushido honed his engineering and production prowess until opportunity knocked.

While Bushido was mastering his craft, Santiago was working his way up the Chicago’s nightlife hierarchy. Within one year of playing live gigs, he secured a Friday night residency at Zentra Nightclub’s House Arrest, and within a year he would be playing to Chicago’s most musically educated and up-for-it partiers as an exclusive resident at “World’s Best Dance Club”, Smartbar, joining the halls of dance icons that have enjoyed similar slots there (including other current residents Kaskade and Justin Long).

As DJ’s, Santiago & Bushido draw influence from their Chicago house background and apply harder and heavier elements to their sound. Santiago & Bushido are regularly headlining and appearing at some of the best parties in the US and beyond including Avalon in LA, Decibel Festival in Seattle, and Bed in Miami. Recent shows have them playing along side some of the hottest talent around today such as Deadmau5, Crookers, and Kaskade. Their 2009 dates include a multi-city tour in Australia, multiple trips to Europe, and regular gigs in North America.

http://www.facebook.com/santiagobushido
http://soundcloud.com/santiago_bushido

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Mozaic (Glimmer of Dope) SF
Kid Hops (Kexp90.3fm/TRUST)


Shameless Residents
Recess & Levi Clark (Shameless)
Adlib (Shameless/POE)
Joe Bellingham (Shameless)


Cupid's Cave (2nd Room of Music)

214 (Touchin Bass/Car Crash Set)
Jen Woolfe (Shameless) SF
Kadeejah Streets (Innerflight) w/ MC Anton Bomb
Moist Towelette & Riff Raff (Anti-Gravity Music)
Blondzie (Happy Days)
All My Friends Are Dead (Las Vegas)


Live visuals by Looptid Visuals

Proceeds to benefit Lifelong Aids Alliance


Performance art assistance provided by Seattle Erotic Arts Festival and The 4 Horseme


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Check out video and pictures from past Shameless V-day events...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhlKBAkZMw8
http://simplyshamelesscrew.blogspot....entine-is.html
http://simplyshamelesscrew.blogspot.com/2007/04/obligatory-brave.html

May Day Taurus B-day Bash - Pictures

The Shameless crew represents the Taurus sign strong with multiple crew mates having their birthdays in May. The celebration this year took place house party style! It all started at 4pm with Luvshack deep frying a couple of turkeys in the backyard. From there Menami cooked up some fierce spiked lemonade and a bunch of people showed up with food, drinks, bubble machines, a giant blow up bunny rabbit (?!) and good cheer to share. Music kept going until 5:30 am! Thanks to all of the DJs, friends and family that helped make such a fun filled, warm and festive party at the YES! house go off so well.

(Click any of the pictures below to see more)

Video from Menami's Music Madness

Happy birthday Menami!

Shameless See Sound Lounge Invasion!

It's time to shake your shame off and get your game on as
SEE SOUND LOUNGE PRESENTS
SHAMELESS
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Recess
Levi Clark
MC Anton Bomb
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Happy Hour w/
Aurora Driving Club
8pm-10pm
No cover before 10pm
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115 Blanchard Street
Seattle, WA 98121-2020
(206) 374-3733
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before 10 - free
10-11 - $10
after 11 - $15

www.simplyshameless.com

My Bloody Valentine is Shameless #7 - Video & Pictures

Thanks to everyone that came out to celebrate Shameless' 7+ year anniversary. So much love!

Video!

Pictures!

Dave Matthew's once again captured some amazing pictures

from our party.

Click here to see them all...

My Bloody Valentine Is Shameless this Friday! Featured artist: J. Phlip (Dirtybird)

It’s that time of the year – the annual My Bloody Valentine is Shameless party is Friday, February 12 at Chop Suey, and Shameless is very excited to have special guest J. Phlip of the Dirtybird crew as part of the action-packed lineup! Chosen as one of URB Magazine’s Next 100 of 2009, J. Phlip has quickly established herself as a tried-and-true party starter and swifly rising producer and remixer.

J. Phlip (Jessica Phillippe) spent her teens dancing at numerous clubs and parties in her hometown of Champaign, Illinois and nearby Chicago, where she enjoyed the Windy City’s iconic house and underground hip-hop scene. Her exposure to such legends as DJ Heather, Derrick Carter, and Sneak had a marked influence on her musical development and eventually inspired her to procure decks herself at age 19 while attending the University of Illinois, where she studied – and excelled – in the Systems Engineering program.

During her time playing out in Chicago about five years ago, she met Justin Martin at a gig. She traded one of her DJ mix CDs for his collection of his own tracks, which she eagerly started playing (and specifically learned how to use CDJs to play then out). A subsequent meeting soon afterwards with the rest of the Dirtybird crew in Miami – Martin, Sammy D, and Claude Von Stroke – solidified a friendship that eventually brought her out to San Francisco for gigs that, in turn, compelled her to make a permanent move to the Bay Area and join the crew officially. She loves the freedom of expression that the San Francisco scene offers to play however she wants, whether it be “weird or harder or deeper” and currently plays every Thursday in San Francisco at the legendary Endup and at quarterly Dirtybird parties in SF at Mezzanine.

Now a fully-fledged Dirtybird artist, she has toured with Claude Von Stroke and released solid remix tracks on the label. As her Soundcloud page attests, she describes her musical stylings in a myriad of ways – but usually attaches the prefix “hybrid booty” onto each description: “hybrid booty techno” and “hybrid booty electro.” She explains that Claude Von Stroke originally tagged the term upon her DJ mixes, so she decided to use it on the multifarious genres she favors. But, and more simply put, she just likes “to keep the music fun and BOOTY shakin’ whether it be techy or housey or dubby or whatever” in her DJ mixes and original productions.

J. Phlip’s productions fit in comfortably with the signature Dirtybird tech-house sound that launched her labelmates Claude Von Stroke, Tim Green, and Justin and Christian Martin into worldwide notoriety. Take her remix of Luca Lozano’s Berlinetta” – it maintains a solidly Dirtybird-like backbeat and bassline while throwing in waves of subtle yet powerful tribal syncopated beats and oceanic synth fills that weave in and out of the track. She takes this pattern a few steps further with her remix of the Claude Von Stroke/Bootsy Collins collaboration “The Greasy Beat.” Here, an incessantly funky and blippy beat and bassline is ever-prevalent and builds ever-so-subtle momentum, punctuated with periodic old school James Brown-esque that unfolds into a Bootsy-powered preaching to the masses that suddenly, drastically, peaks and unleashes the floodgates that is sure to make the dance floor go apeshit.

Her last appearance in Seattle was during last year’s Decibel Festival, where she rocked the waters on the Uniting Souls boat party (even while braving the flu through it all). Her appearance at My Bloody Valentine Is Shameless may be the last Seattle appearance of J. Phlip for awhile, as she’s planning to move to Berlin this spring for five months to spread her gospel even further. Based on what we’ve heard thus far, look for J. Phlip to do even bigger things in the next few years.

Listen to J. Phlip’s DJ mixes and remixes at: soundcloud.com/jphlip

Learn more about J. Phlip at:
www.myspace.com/jphlipmusics
www.myspace.com/jphlip
www.twitter.com/jphlip
www.dirtybirdrecords.com
www.motherbirdagency.com

My Bloody Valentine Is Shameless is Friday, February 12 at Chop Suey!!

This year it's all WEST COAST LOVIN'!!
TWO ROOMS OF MUSIC! DRESS TO EXPRESS!
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
HEARTBREAKERS HALL:
Drumcell (Droid Behavior) LA
J.Phlip (Dirtybird) SF
Recess (Shameless)
Menami (Shameless)

LOVERS LOUNGE:
Jen Woolfe (Shameless, SF)
Robb Green (Shameless, SF)
214 Live! (Mikrolux, Pyramid Transmissions, Touchin' Bass, SEA)
Levi Clark (Shameless)
Adlib (Shameless)

Live visuals by Loopid
Pics by Dave Matthews

Heart shaped pinata smashing at midnight!

Shameless XXXmas Parties 2009

I don't know if it's the spiked egg nog, the upcoming days off from work or maybe the impending doom of relatives coming into town that often makes the last Saturday before Christmas a serious contender for party night of the year.

This year, we're thrilled to be returning to the See Sound Lounge after a long hiatus. As a resident DJ since they first opened the doors over 6 years ago, I've watched the Lounge transform from a fresh new venue in Belltown to a well established and respected haven for quality electronic music. I'm sure it helps that one of the owners is a DJ himself. Details such as top notch equipment and good sound are obviously valued. A healthy balance of top local DJs and high profile out of town bookings helps to keep the vibe fresh, while consistently serving up one amazing party after another. See Sound Lounge is a one of a kind cosmopoliton venue with a clean, minimalistic design that appeals to a wide audience.

However, this Saturday December 19th it's going to get dirty. Both Levi Clark and I will be holding down the decks while MC Anton Bomb brings his magic to the mic. Levi is also planning to bring down his electric guitar to use as a midi controller off and on throughout the night. We're excited to be returning to the See Sound Lounge and hope that you'll come join us in our BELLTOWN INVASION!!






Plus, we'll be keeping the party going at the Monkey Loft later on. Resident Shameless DJs Menami and Adlib will be joined by special guests Kris Moon and Kristina Childs. Ms. Childs killed it at the last Hive Mind Halloween and we're looking forward to hearing her throw down for us again.

Kris Moon is one of my all time favorite local DJs. Unfortunately he hasn't been local for the past couple of years which makes this appearance even more special. He was the founder of Robo.Trash, a club night that inspired me to expand my own personal scope as a DJ. He started the Division email list years ago which has grown tremendously and represents electronic music DJs, producers and promoters all over the Pacific Northwest. He's also one of the originators of the Laptop Battle, a concept that has caught on all over the country. The Laptop Battle is taking place this Friday December 18th at Chop Suey.


In addition, Kris Moon has a weekly radio show call Moon Bass every Wednesday on KBGA 89.9 FM Missoula. Here's a link and tracklist from his show last week...


From Kris: "Invasion of the UK Funky! I've been keeping my eye on this sound and finally got together a nice little selection that I highlight in the first hour, then it's on to some dubstep and the slow fade into mellowness. Remember Skylab? #1 is incredible, find yourself that album... enjoy...."


Four Tet "Our Bells"
STATION ID "SINPLANT DROP"
Shortstuff "A Rustling"
Bok Bok "Nntf09"
N.B. Funky "Riddim Box (Sami Sanchez Remix)"
Sully "Duke St Dub"
Whistla "Puddles"
KP & Envy "Swing My Way (Solly Remix)"
Top Billin "Waiting"
Buraka Som Sistema "Restless (Julio Bashmore Remix)"
Blackhouse Project "Come Dancin"
Hardhouse Banton "Reign"
Karizma "Twyst This"
Attacca Pesante & Shea Soul "Make It Funky For Me"
Fuzzy Logik "Way You Move"
L-VIS 1990 "Run"
Altered Natives "Rass Out"
Aaron Carl "Oasis (Nick Holder Remix)"
Big Moe "Ill Do It (Go Go Garcia Remix)"
Zomby "Float"
Midfield General "Coatnoise (Dave Clarke Mix)"
Adam Beyer "Forthcoming"
Jeff Mills "The Sin"
MLZ "One State"
Claro Intelecto "Peace of Mind (Electrosoul)"
STATION ID "COMPUTER SPEAK DROP"
DZ "Down"
Bassnectar "Cozza Frenzy"
Cotti Featuring Doctor "Rise The Temperature"
501 "Sure Shot"
Taz Buckfaster "20 Red"
Bionic Commando "Bionic Commando (Rusko Remix)"
Deadmau5 "Ghosts & Stuff (Nero Remix)"
Joker "Snake Eater"
Jaybird "Work Dat Box"
Untold "Stop What You're Doing"
Intrusion "OceanView"
Darkstar "Break"
Jamie Vexd "In System Travel"
Tapes "Good Thing You Came Along"
Roof Light "In Your Hands"
Flying Lotus "Robo Tussin (Instrumental)"
Skylab "Seashell"
http://www.krismoon.com/2009/12/moon-bass-1-33/

Hive Mind Halloween XV - Pictures

A note from the good peoples at Hive Mind...

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A GIANT thank you to everyone who came out for Hive Mind Halloween this year, it was an unparalleled success! We had over 1,300 people come through the door and netted over $24,000 for our two causes: Room to Read (building schools in poor villages in Nepal, Cambodia, Laos and neighbors as well as providing scholarships for young girls) and Youngstown (a community center providing arts education to at-risk youth and offices for environmental and arts organizations).

Of course, in addition to you all who came, we want to thank all the people who volunteered their time to make it happen: Randy, Sara, Laura and the whole crew from Youngstown, Philthy Sanchez and the Camp In Bed crew, Black Rock City Animal Control, Hippocampus, the Game of Clue, Levi Clark and the DJ's, Cam and the bar crew, and all the kind folks who came Friday, Saturday and Sunday to help out.

If you took pictures, please post them to Flickr with the tag "hivemind09" so other folks can enjoy. We're already seeing some show up. If you use another service, please send us a link to your photo album, and we'll post it to the Hive Mind 09 web site (www.hive-mind.com/halloween/09).

Finally, a lot of folks have been asking if that was really the last Hive Mind Halloween party. We did honestly plan on it being so: it's grown from a 20 person house party to a 1,300 person multi-stage event over 15 years, and that's a lot of work. But after seeing how much enthusiasm there is, how so many groups were willing to kick in their time, and what a great time everyone had, we're looking for a way to keep the fire lit without burning out. And if it does happen again, we promise to have shorter bar lines!

Luckily, we've got a year to think about it...

- Shelly, Jordan and the everyone that is Hive Mind
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And now, the images captured by Shameless' resident photographer. Click on any of them below to see more. Thanks Dave!

Pictures from Balls Out! 4 America

Well, we finally wrapped up our 4 part Balls Out! series with "bombs bursting in air". This series of events have been a blast and we're incredibly grateful to our team of volunteers and participants that have helped make each month unique. Here's a little recap of the past 4 months...

• We hosted AC Slater (NYC) and presented Seattle's first (& probably only) 'dunk the hipster tank'.
  
• We also brought out A1 Bassline (UK) for his Seattle debut performance and smashed a disco ball pinata in celebration of all things ridiculous.
  
• Finally got to throw a Warriors themed costume party. Those that know Recess personally know that he's been wanting to do that for years.
  
• Studio 75 Exclusive and friends stopped by last month to present one hell of a sexy fashion show.
  
• A bunch of bad ass local street artists showed off their talents each month in a live capacity.

For last Friday's family style event we welcomed our good friends from the Innerflight crew to get down with us. Kinoko, Eli Heuer & special guest Fu represented on the live art front. Killing Frenzy killed it on live visuals and Luvshack's extra bass went boom. Thanks to everyone that came out!

Click on any of the pictures below to see more. Also we should have some video posted sometime soon so check back again.

Decibel Festival: bRave New World - 9/27

So as everyone in Seattle already knows, once a year we get treated to what's becoming one of the world's best electronic music festivals. This year will be the 5th annual and we here at Shameless are thrilled to be involved once again. For the 1st 4 years we've thrown the official Decibel Festival afterparties. This year we'll be passing along the afterparty productions to some other local crews and instead teaming up with Antarctic Records to present bRave New World at Chop Suey on Sept 27th. Headlining are LA Riots and 33hz (Live). Both will keep the kids bRaving til the lights come up. Two rooms of music! Click the images below for more information...

Pictures from Balls Out! Series 2 w/ A1 Bassline

Had a blast last Friday with A1 Bassline making his Seattle debut. The dude is mad talented and I think we're just seeing the beginnings of a bright future. Also, finally got to smash that disco ball pinata that Sean Williams and Menami put together this past summer. Thanks again to the Balls Out crew for holding everything down. Thanks also to everyone that came out to get down. Click the picture below to see more!

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Also, get ready for Balls Out! Series 3... "Warriors...come out to plaaaaayeee!"

Pictures & video from Balls Out! Series 1

So we had Levi Clark's 'Dunk the Hipster' tank outside, Shameless warriors returning to the Rebar, Naha Army joining the campaign and a bad ass DJ/Producer (aka AC Slater!) flying in from Brooklyn to bass the place out. Yet it was August and in Seattle August usually means it's time for BBQs, camping, trips to the ocean or preparation for a week in Nevada's desert. For most club promoters August is a death trap. It's the one month out of the year that even big name headliners sometimes have a hard time pulling the heads out. Yet on 08-08-08 Seattle represented BIG by catching onto the unpretentious spirit of Balls Out! and helped make our first in a series of monthly events one to remember.

As always there are a ton of people to thank. Rev. Killjoy who represents both Shameless and a new start up silk screen printing company called Beach Balls of Death (BBoD) brought it on many levels with his original drawings that combined mad ball imagery on post apopcalyptic hipster bodies. Be sure to look out for BBoD in the near future! Kinoko (Fourthcity), Eli and Marianne introduced a new level of live art to the party scene by deftly creating portraits on the fly while the beat pounded on the dance floor. Menami, Anton Bomb and friends always help make everyone feel welcome and once again proved themselves as some of the best party hosts in town. Seanny, Cara, Luying, and Eric all looked fabulous while holding down door duties. Thanks to Luvshack for getting the extra Shameless sound there and back. It sounded sooooo good in there! Swank surprised us by showing up and immediately pitched in to help out in any way that he could. We also have to give a shout to the Rebar staff for being so supportive. Not only did they let us keep the party going past 2am, but when we showed up early in the night one of the bartenders had made Mad Ball t-shirts for all of the staff. Also, much love goes out to Will and Devin for revealing their inner hipster and taking one (or two or three...) for the team!

Mostly thanks to everyone that came out to dance and have a good time. The support from our community has been amazing. We love you Seattle!

Click Levi Clark's pictures below to view more...

















Also, check out this video by Dave from Ok Party!

08.08.08 - Balls Out w/ AC Slater from OK Party on Vimeo.

Let's do it again next month!