Today’s the big day. This is probably the second biggest Surya Dub we’ve done, after The Bug, Warrior Queen, and Maga Bo show we did back in September.

I’m really proud of this one, because it’s kind of a clash of two worlds. On the one hand you have Gaslamp Killer, who’s manic energy and selection is intesnse to say the least. Expect tracks from Ghostface, Flying Lotus, Dabrye, Dilla, and also Rusko and that end of the dubstep scene…. and actually probably some pysche rock stuff as well… and, well, really who knows what? … which is precisely why we booked him. GLK was describing to me some pretty wicked sounding mixes he has coming out in a little bit, both of which sound like awesome curitorial efforts. We think that crowd will go for it, but it’s a bit of a risk.

Which is why we got 2562 in there to play afterwards. Actually, we moved the party to this date (the 7th) so that we could get him … beyond the fact that we’re all fans, and that we liked the idea of pairing him with GLK, we were also so impressed with how Headhunter made the system in the basement of Club 6 sing in November that we thought it would be awesome to have the king of kleen down there to make the kids dance. I can’t imagine he’ll let us down.

The whole rest of the line-up is great too. DJ Collagejoins us on the mic at the last minute from Seattle. Lud Dub, a San Francisco local who has a superb selection of dancehall, will be headlining upstairs. Kush, Maneesh, Jimmy, and myself will be on hand playing in different configurations (including as the Surya Dub Allstars at the end of the night!), and there will even be cake! The only sadness will not be having Amar and Ripley with us, they’re both out of town tonight.

After this we’re taking a haitus for a little while, so it’s a bit bittersweet – we’re all just a little burned out to continue to do the monthly thing – although we’ll be playing around as Surya Dub and might be back to do something at the end of May.

So, basically, catch the Ambassadors of Dread Bass tonight, or kick yourself for missing it! Some previous party picks below from our superb house photographer Kelly. (Captions to come when I don’t have to run to SFO to pick up 2562!)

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