Shelter featuring Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist

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Shelter featuring Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist

Time: January 29, 2010 at 10pm to January 30, 2010 at 2am
Location: Otis, San Francisco
Street: 25 Maiden Lane
City/State: San Francisco, CA
Info/Tickets/Map: http://www.otissf.com
Event Type: house, electro, funk, hip, hop
Organized By: Otis & True Skool
Latest Activity: Jan 26, 2010

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Otis & True Skool present
Shelter
House classics, electro, soul & funk, hip hop

Featuring
Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist (True Skool)
4-Hour Set!

True Skool founder, Ren takes you on a musical journey through his NYC influences from classic house music to electro, hip hop, soul & funk.

@ Otis Lounge, 25 Maiden Lane, San Francisco
No cover, 21+, 9pm-2am
Info: http://www.trueskool.com

Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist
As a bay area resident (by way of New York), Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist made his mark by curating top notch events featuring hip hop legends and supporting independent artists from the Bay and beyond. In 2000, his True Skool events won the "Best of the Bay" in the SF Bay Guardian. Ren has appeared on numerous publications, such as the XLR8R, 7x7, SF Weekly, SF Examiner, Mugshot and SF Magazine, to name a few. Since True Skool's inception in 1999, his online magazine and newsletter has served as a resource that covers hip hop history, politics, emerging artists and events. As a DJ, he has shared bills with world-renowned artists such as Grandmaster Flash, Jazzy Jeff, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool DJ Red Alert, Q-Bert, Cut Chemist, DJ Premier, Wu-Tang Clan, Lupe Fiasco, Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest), Michael Franti & Spearhead, Lyrics Born, Masta Ace, Biz Markie, Dilated Peoples, The Coup, KRS-One, Pharcyde, DJ Bobbito, DJ Cash Money and the list goes on.

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