[SFG-A] Shadowplay tonight

[DJ Donimo]

OK-this is a long announcement for Shadowplay. The short version is that this Friday, Nov. 3, Shadowplay will feature DJ Donimo with guest DJ Ray McCrorey (Brigitte Bardot), who spins his own original remixes. As usual, expect the latest and hottest indie/electro remixes, plus classic new wave. Go go dancers Ben and Annie. The Stud's stiff drinks to keep you dancing. It will be a very good time. 
 
However, Swedish glam rockers The Ark will not be spinning a DJ set, as planned, due to a little international incident described below. Instead, we'll have a subversive/ revolutionary theme. Wear your favorite subversive attire. We'll be mixing in anti-authority and subversive themed music throughout the night. Think it as a pre-party for the following Tuesday, Election Day, when we hope that American voters will start to take our country back. 
 
Tell your friends that they too can get on the guestlist, by signing up for the Shadowplay mailing list at http://shadowplaysf.com/list.html or by joining the Shadowplay tribe at http://shadowplay.tribe.net by Friday 5pm, to get in free until 11:30pm. 
 
First and third Fridays at The Stud,  9th and Harrison Sts., S.F.  
10pm-3am. Free before 10:30 pm; $5 after.  
Details: http://shadowplaysf.com 
 
This Friday, Nov. 3, Shadowplay had planned to present an afterparty for Swedish glam rockers the Ark, who were to perform at Slim's that night. Many of you witnessed the band's amazing performance at the Shadowplay Stage and the Main Stage at last June's SF Pride Festival. And you probably saw the video for their gay rights anthem, "Father of a Son": 
 
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ntUpkgL2RBc&mode=related&search= 
 
Here are the Ark performing "One of Us is Going to Die Young"  at the SF Pride Festival: 
 
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6QyT4Kc4xnQ&mode=related&search= 
 
The Ark had a rough week: last Sunday, Oct. 22, the Ark were performing at the opening of the new Swedish embassy in Washington, DC. The Embassy is under the flight path for Reagan National Airport, and planes were flying overhead. A plane flew overhead as the Ark were about to launch into "One of Us is Going to Die Young," and lead singer Ola Salo was reported to have joked that the plane was going in the right direction, towards the White House. Unfortunately, a Republican present demanded that the Swedish ambassador go on stage and apologize to America on behalf of the Ark. The ambassador initially refused, noting something about our two countries' respect for free speech. (The Swedish ambassador perhaps doesn't understand the new America very well!) Anyway, the incident was reported in the Washington Post, then further distorted on Fox News (which reported that the Ark turned the Embassy opening into an anti-Bush rally). Death threats ensued, visa problems were
 reportedly discovered, and in the ensuing international incident, the Ark fled to Stockholm.  Details here: 
  http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39372/The_Ark_Continue_Tour_Despite_Political_Controvers 
 
The Ark was planning to resume the tour in Chicago, but the show was cancelled there, reportedly after death threats. The Ark then had planned to resume at least the West Coast portion of their tour, with an appearance at Slim's this Friday, Nov. 3, followed by a DJ set by the band members at the Ark after-party at Shadowplay.  We now have received word that now the entire tour has been cancelled.   



 
 
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