RKRL's Opening Night, w/ Monkey, Warsaw Poland Bros, 29th St. Swingtet

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RKRL's Opening Night, w/ Monkey, Warsaw Poland Bros, 29th St. Swingtet

Time: May 11, 2012 from 6pm to 11pm
Location: Club Six San Francisco
Street: 60 Sixth Street
City/State: San Francisco, Ca.
Info/Tickets/Map: http://www.clubsix1.com
Phone: 415-863-1221
Event Type: san, francisco, ca.
Organized By: Cecily
Latest Activity: Apr 30, 2012

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LOW SF, AND Club Six Team and Launch Dowtown Live Music Venue: RKRL, San Francisco’s Downtown Underground.

What: An Iriely skanky opening night for RKRL, a much needed mid-sized live music venue, exclusive to media, promoters, people who like... to party, and left hand...ed chimps.

Who: Monkey (The Bay’s Premiere Ska)
Warsaw Poland Brothers (San Diego, Yucca Valley)
29th ST. Swingtet (Members of Smilodon, Bay Area)

Where: RKRL, San Francisco’s Downtown Underground.
52 Sixth St. SF, CA
(415) 658-5506
*Take Bart or Muni to the Civic Center*

RKRL deals with the dearth of downtown music venues beginning May 11th with Cali Ska legend MONKEY. We’re also bringing up some family and dear friends of ours, the skankiest thing to ever come out of the desert: Warsaw and Smilodon spinoff: 29th ST. Swingtet.

MONKEY is a 6 piece high-energy organ driven, Ska/Reggae group from the SF Bay Area. Their intense live shows and rock-steady rhythms not only get the crowds dancing, it has won them several awards, like the prestigious California Music Award!

MONKEY has 4 full-length albums, and has also been featured on over 25 compilations, video games and film soundtracks. Having already toured all over the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, & Mexico. They are using this show to gear up for the band is gearing up for their new Japanese compilation release “Monkeyska” (Disc Union Ltd.).They have supported world class acts like: Bad Manners, The Specials, The English Beat, The Skatalites, Fishbone, The Slackers, Hepcat and many more.

Warsaw is comprised of the Poland Brothers, Crix, Aaron and bandmates. Notorious for their live shows, they have played everywhere, with everyone, while releasing several nationally distributed cd's fueled by their label, Invisible Mass Records. Warsaw has been voted one of Jam Base's top 10 touring bands.

***RKRL is proud to be part of the Sixth St. Renaissance, Part of the new "Mid Riff"; The Grey Area Foundation, Hydrilla, The Showdown, Pearls Deluxe Hamburgers, Dotties, The Monarch, and Burning Man are just some of the businesses revitalizing this historic area of downtown SF.

If you would like a gig at RKRL please contact us with a link to some music and some bands that you would like to play with. Let's make it happen. Booking Manager Christian Harlow can be reached at (415) 658-5506 or drop him an email at rkrlsf@gmail.com and we will get back to you, pronto.***

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