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BASS: Halloween Parties galore in San Francisco with D&B Trance, House represented

Witches and zombies looking for Halloween parties with heavy bass in the San Francisco area tonight (Saturday, Oct. 29) can rest easy. Spinmeisters are trampling all over the The City, one of the world’s hot spots for DJ culture, and party promoters have D&B, Trance and House music on tap. A devil at SF Raves told us there’s even some parties for those 18-and-up.

Tantra Halloween has three rooms with some wicked trance music with DJ Highko of Germany making his American debut, in an 18-and-over event at The SomArts Gallery in San Francisco. Consider this an event for the endurance ravers out there because it runs from 10 pm to 8 am in three rooms. Other DJs spinning include Ocelot, Mekkanikka and Chromatone. In addition to two rooms of trance, the obligatory chill out room will have Rena Jones, Cyril and Geomagnetiv spinning downtempo breaks. The SomArts Gallery is at 934 Brannan Street. Tickets are $25 presale or $30 at the door.

In Oakland, they’re having one of those famous blowout parties with four rooms of bass and dozens of DJs representing Drum & Bass, Trance, House, Dub and Downtempo at a "secret location." The OtherWorld All Hallows Eve Masquerade lineup includes Meat Beat Manifesto, DJ M, Pongoid and DJ Malice (who reps our brothers at SPAZ co-op) R-Type, Koda and twenty other DJs. Laser light show, visuals, and Kelly Porter performing "live painting," which we hope means body painting. $15 at the door, call the info line at 510-287-5917 for directions. Party runs from 10 pm to 7 am.

Skills and Team Tronic will host Bumpkin Pumkin at San Francisco club Terra SF with DJs Andy Moor and Matt Darey from the United Kingdom. Mars and Dyloot will do a special tag team set, plus SF Enemy. Organizers said capacity is limited to 1,000 at the party, which is open to those 18 and over. Full bar for those 21 and over and "vegetarian friendly" food. Terra SF is at 511 Harrison Street at 1st. Pre-sale tickets are available at Skillz DJ Workshop in Berkeley or $40 at the door. Event runs from 9 pm to 4 am.

Over at the Social Club is the Holla’ween Party, where a half dozen DJs will spin techno, electrohaus and "booty basslines" from 9 pm to 2 am. DJ lineup includes Qzen, Bryan James aka Animal Style, Charlotte the Baroness, Alan Keller, DJ Sinned, Ryan Wilber and Bfamily Soundsystem. The Social Club is at 1751 Fulton at Masonic in San Francisco. 21 and up.

If you prefer smaller warehouse parties catch Halloween Afterhours’ intimate warehouse setting with "international DJs taking the sound deep and dirty." DJs spinning include John Early, Michael Anthony, DJ Seven, Javi Cannus of Spain and Rick Sotero of Los Angeles. Organizers say space is limited to first 180 people at this 21-and-up event. Runs 11 pm to 6am with a $15 cover at the door. Party is at Diimension 7 Warhouse at 150 Folsom Street between Main and Spear, in San Francisco.

As always, if you're going to party hard please designate a driver during Halloween weekend festivities. For example, we're spinning at a house party and will get trashed. If our girlfriend doesn't pick us up we're passing out in someon's bath tub to avoid plowing into young goblins... and pigs. Also remember to drink water.

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