Allies

Capacitor
Brilliant correography, aerials, capoeira, and fire performances. One of the most exciting performance groups in the Bay Area.

Five Point Plan
Funky music from the soulful San Francisco based quintet. Noah Thorp's remix of the FPP's track "It Don't Mean Nothin'" is available in MP3 format .

Brother Jacques
Jacques Schwarz-Bart is the one of the melodic forces behind D'Angelo, Roy Hargrove, Eryka Badu, Meshell Ndegeocello,  Stephanie McKay, and  JMage at Listen Labs.

Maya Azucena
Maya Azucena is one of the most authentic emerging Soul talents out of NYC. Keep an ear out for Listen Labs artist J Mage backing her up on keyboards.

Philtre
Info on "Sync, Synthetic", Tetractys and Philtre. Evil music, tech-beautiful web site. Deep cover Listen Labs operative out of LA.

Velour
Velour is home to many groups bridging the gaps between electronic and live idioms, including Maktub, Kedu, and the Brooklyn based Beetroot (with keyboardist JMage)

Radio and Club Djs we like

Sister SF
One of San Francisco's finest DJ crews, Sister SF puts needle to groove and keeps the bay area nightlife on till dawn.

Future Breaks
KUSF radio station playing Drum and Bass, Broken Beats, Nu Step Soul. How often do you hear this breed of breaks on US radio?!?! Check it out. Saturday afternoons 3-5 on KUSF 90.3 in San Francisco.

Babylon
San Francisco artist collective hosting gatherings in the spirit of Bacchus, etc... an inspired crowd with roots in the Black Rock dessert of Nevada.

Digital::Nimbus
Experimental electronic music radio program featuring the best in current and classic idm, techno, electro, ambient, minimal, experimental electronics and various digital debris in between. Listen on line or tune in Friday nights to KUCI (88.9 FM) out of UC Irvine.