By far, one of my most favorite pastimes is
raving. Going to rave is like going home to family. When at these parties, I spend
MOST of my time dancing. Stopping ONLY to chill out and cool down. Doing this 4 times
a week is typical for me.
After spending 3 years raving, my earlier lower back problems are almost all gone,
and physically, I feel like I'm only 20 years old. Last summer, after raving all
night on Saturday, dancing till 8 am on Sunday, I ran the Bay to Breakers immediately
afterwards. So, the physical benefits to raving, and the exercises it provides, can't
be beat. I didn't really intend to run it, I basically was going to walk most of
it, but I got caught up in the flow, and next thing I remembered was passing the
6 mile mark.
I prefer the more "Underground" and less commercial raves, but most promoters
put me on their guest list, because I strive to put out a good vibe and pump a lot
of energy into the scene.
My Absolute favorite is the Sunset parties from Pacific Sound. These usually rotate
in different spots each time, but usually happen every Sunday. These Sunday afternoon
gatherings are a perfect place to bring the whole family. The links I've provided
below may lead you to information on how to find them. These are usually not advertised,
but it's easy to get hooked into the info flow.
This is my link to rave reports, which I intend to moved off the WELL onto a new system to save on storage costs. All of my new reports now include pictures and highlights of these events, giving everyone a better look at our rich rave scene here in San Francisco.
This is the link to the San Francisco Ravers Calendar of raves. It is updated every Thursday.
David is an active raver in the San Francisco area. He recently came back from the UK with some great pictures. Check it out...
Maintained by John S. Lee. A music related web site featuring a collective of musicians working towards a record release.
These people are from the Monterey area, and put on a lot of really cool outdoor parties in the Monterey/Santa Cruz area. Check em out...
San Diego's Crash Worship have existed since 1987, bringing their unique variety of rhythm-based music to the public both through their beautiful recordings and their stunningly-powerful live shows. The present and strongest lineup of the band has been together since 1992, featuring three drummers, two vocalists, and a guitarist.
An Underground Music Archive.
The Home page of yet another DJ and musician.
A comprehensive list of Music Archives on the WEB. Also includes musical bands that have released music on the Internet.
Lets see if my German serves me. In German, it says that this is an on-line guide to Techno and House music.
This is a music archive from the UK.
Techno/Club scene in the UK and Germany. In both German and English.
NetNoir is dedicated to bringing the vast array of Afro centric content to the Internet. Whether the area is music, sports, education, business, lifestyles, film, comics, health, women's issues, politics, communications, games, arts, literature or religion/spirituality, NetNoir's mission is to digitize, archive and distribute afro centric elements in a cross-cultural way. the cybergateway to Afro centric culture.
Ameba Clothing/Rave/record store on the Haight in San Francisco. Leader in rave related threads, music, information and rave culture. First time visitors to San Francisco should stop by Ameba for the latest inf. on the local rave scene. Pick up your flyers, DJ tapes, etc. here.
The Rebel Alliance is my rave promotion group here in Missoula, Montana. It used to just be me, and for the most part it still is just me, but I'm trying to get my friends to use the name.
A collection of rave related discussions on the spirit of raving plus a host of rave reviews from past rave parties, including some from me.
In the future Strobe magazine (a Dutch mainly hardcore zine) will have web pages here. This is in Dutch, but provides a lot of rave inf.. A really good site.
A really cool group of artists that dig going to raves. Check out their really
cool home page, although not really rave related.
Jon lives in Canberra, was one of the first AusRavers I met outside of Sydney. He hosted me for one evening, where I met a number of his great friends. Afterwards we went out to a nightclub playing Happy HardCore music, spent some time surfin the net and had a great time.
This is a collection of future and past rave partys all over Australia.
This is the home page for the Australian Ravers and the people on the AusRaves
mailing list. Simon Rumble (See below) maintains these pages and also bring important
issues, such as the French Nuclear testing in the Pacific. Check them out.