THE DOUBLE DOWN FEATURING RAW DELUXE THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15th.

The Double Down is a monthly party featuring the finest in Bay Area live music & DJ's, third Thursdays at John Colins. The September edition of the party features a live performance by Bay Area musical artist Raw Deluxe, alongside resident DJ's E Da Boss & Kung Fu Chris.

San Francisco’s Raw Deluxe is ready to challenge any band claiming to be heir apparent to the title of America’s premier live hip-hop act. Since the Roots made their move to “Late Night,” the throne has been vacated, and the Bay Area seven-piece is determined to claim their rightful place in the music kingdom. Boasting one of hip-hop’s tightest rhythm sections, Raw Deluxe makes the rhymes of their three fearsome MCs come alive through the sounds of funky, organic instrumentation. Keyboards, drums, bass, and saxophone coalesce to provide a head-bobbing musical backdrop for Lexxx Luthor, Mic Blake, and Soulati to impart their wisdom in the form of smooth flows. -Urb Magazine

MCs Lexxx Luthor and Mic Blake of Alphabet Soup and Soulati of Felonious are unstoppable and at the top of a mix that showcases the sheer delight of word-slingers riding the exact same wavelength. There's nothing particularly uncooked about the smokily intoxicating old-school jazz-funk gumbo on Raw Deluxe's third long-player: keyboardist Matt Fleming, saxophonist Tony Jurado, bassist Chris Arenas, and drummer Chris Spano are on point on "Something to Build Upon" — a celebration of the band's actual music-making process — which would chart in a better world and provide the foundation for a more maximalist hip-hop. - SFBG

An invigorating culmination of soul-gripping funk with beatboxing, lyrical master-emcees, Raw Deluxe continues to captivate audiences of all age groups. The band stays true to their jazz/funk roots while intertwining the high-energy lyrical flow emitted from the emcees...


Tickets available at the door: $5 before 10:30pm $7 after

*limited advance tickets available* http://doubledownsfsept2011.eventbrite.com/

John Colins
138 Minna Street @ New Montgomery
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 512-7493
21 & up