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TRUE GRIT: 4th Annual Monterey Beach Burn - December 5th!

2009-10-20T21:26:02Z

mpyre, the monterey bay burning man regional group presents:

TRUE GRIT: An official Burning Man Event!

We would love to see you at Del Monte Beach in Monterey for ten fun filled hours of music, djs, art, dance, fire performance, costumes, silliness, participation and more!

Come on out for your opportunity to creatively express yourself, or enjoy the creative expression everyone else is sharing!

Suggested donation is 10$ a person, but no one is turned away for lack of funds, so please, join the fun!

We do have fire permits for the beach, so if you would like to participate in fire performance, please come out and spin!

Theme camps are encouraged, as well as being right on the beach, we have some great opportunities for sand art!!! What are you going to bring to share with the Monterey community?

If you have a project or art idea that you would like to share, or are interested in volunteering with TRUE GRIT, please email monterey@burningman.com or go to www.mpyreburn.com for more information.

*all mpyre events are LEAVE NO TRACE and we encourage you to be a part of that during this event and all other events you participate in!

who: mpyre, the monterey regional burning man group

what: an all-day regional burning man event for the local burning man and central coast communities

when: saturday, december 5th - 12n-10p

where: del monte beach, next to monterey bay kayaks

why: because it is fun and a great time to come together as a community!

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Apparition tonight

2009-08-19T09:08:38Z

Club Apparition.
san jose's "other" goth night.
resident djs stiletto, crow1369, necromos, and guest djs appear here and there. steeplerot, the name alone makes you shudder.

spinning you some industrial-deathrock-darkwave-gothrock. pretty much..with some obscure stuff here and there.

1620 almaden rd. san jose ca 95125

NO cover all night! cheap beerz sometimes, absinthe stocked in bar. think we got some mansinthe this time...probably not.
we do our best to get on the ball about it.

got a myspace? even care?

www.myspace.com/partycorps

-Necromos

^V^ ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ Happy haunting! ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ ^V^

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Wumpskate SFBay on Tues 7/14 - Vive la Revolution!

2009-08-14T02:54:25Z

WUMPSKATE SF BAY presents

COUP de SKATE!

The Bay Area's only ALL AGES
goth/..industrial/..ebm/..darkwave/..alternative
Rollerskating Party.

Featuring revolutionaries.. Femme Mystique and Matt Hite.

Tuesday, July 14th
9pm-11pm

$8 entry (Free Quad Skate Rental)
Free Parking. Smoking Area. Storage Lockers. Video Games. Snack Bar. All Ages.

You can bring your own quad or inline(blade) skates!

The rink does not serve alcohol. Nor is it recommended to be less than sober while skating.

Bring your young bats and your old bats.

Dark revolutionary attire encouraged. If it can gouge people or the floor, please leave it at home. Dress sensibly!

@ SAN JOSE SKATE
397 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose

myspace.com/wumpskatesfbay

Vive la Revolution!

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The Nightmare Under the Sea 9/11 @ The 418 Project

2009-07-21T05:23:34Z

Get ready for:

THE NIGHTMARE UNDER THE SEA!

September 11th 2009!

The 418 Project 418 Front St. Santa Cruz, CA

Jezibel
Psytrance & Industrial..

Seek
Hard House, Techno & Breaks..

Bemaniac
Hardcore, Industrial, Hard Techno..

Sybrpunk
Sybrpunk, Thrash Goth & Synth Metal..

Giuseppe Paolo
Hardstyle..

Live Performace by:
Zombies Ate My Nation

Colored Fire-Dancing by:
Fuego De La Alma

Go-Go Dancing by:
The Bio-Toxic Girls

www.myspace.com/loveisthelaw418

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Contrary to rumors, APPARITION will be happening this Wednesday

2009-07-14T06:38:20Z

figure we may not have gotten the word out that it had been
canceled, and the owner is doing his confusing thing.

so apparition is still going to happen this week, no matter
if it is lacking a crowd.

we will burn the candles, to welcome the dead.

apparition july 15th 1620 almaden rd 95125

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Shadow Society this july 24th.

2009-07-09T08:43:41Z

SHADOW SOCIETY
Every Fourth Thursday

Dark dance music with an old world flair
with djs: fact.50 & tomas diablo

gothik/deathrock/industrial
post-punk/coldwave & more

requests encouraged

The uptown 1928 telegraph ave
oakland/9pm - 1:30 am 21+
free before 10-$5 After

Have a myspace? hear sample setlissts at:
www.shadowsocietysf.com

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Apparition july 15 & july 29th will have live bands.

2009-07-09T05:54:56Z

Come to apparition for deathrock-industrial-goth tunes
smoking patio in back. :[)

July 15th
with resident djs
stiletto
crow1369
necromos

1620 almaden rd san jose ca
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JULY 29th

doors open 9pm
gothic/industrial/electro

EsperMachine
Ascension Ex
Afekt

$3 before 10 pm, $5 bucks after come early!!

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club apparition july 1st and july 15th

2009-07-01T08:24:19Z

Come to apparition for deathrock-industrial-goth tunes
smoking patio in back. :[)

with resident djs stiletto
crow1369
necromos

1620 almaden rd san jose ca

have a myspace? myspace.com/partycorps

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Thank you to all the Box DJ's....

2009-06-25T22:29:25Z

I was just thinking....after having just visited L.A.'s Bar Sinister two weeks ago and then enjoying "behind the Purple Veil" on Sunday, how very much I appreciate our beautiful Goth scene.

I wanted to say "Thank you!" to each and every DJ at the Box. I don't even speak to most of you, but I really do appreciate the work all of you do.

Thanks for thinking of themes and working on your set lists, thanks for listening to music and introducing the rest of us to your "finds", thanks for making the effort to dress the part and remind the rest of us of where the bar is, (NO....not where to buy a fucking drink!), and thanks for decorating the club.

Just thanks....

I can't be the only who's overdue in saying that I appreciate the fact that you guys do so much and I've often wondered if once in a while feel like it's kind of a thankless job.

It may go un-thanked enough much of the time, but it does NOT go un-noticed....

:)

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Gobo Lives On! A Picnic Remembering Sean

2009-06-24T17:57:04Z

Gobo Lives On! A Picnic Remembering Sean

Come friends and family of Gobo, join us as we celebrate the life of our dear friend Sean Keily. It has been one year since Sean passed away from terminal illness, but as long as we gather and remember him, he will live on always. Share your memories, stories, photos of the indomitable man who forever shaped our community and got us all to dance!

Please bring:

- A picnic lunch for yourself and your guests.
- A blanket to sit on
- Something to share (photos, food, etc)

Please be respectful of the cemetery, its residents and other visitors. Visit the Gates of Heaven Cemetery Website for more information. www.ccdsj.org/rules/index.html

A map of the cemetery is here: www.ccdsj.org/locations/gate_map.pdf Please park along St James Circle.

See you there!

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This Sunday at the Box: A Tribute to Sean Keily

2009-06-11T23:34:25Z

It has been a year since the passing of our friend Sean "Gobo" Keily,
and the Box will be holding a small benefit this Sunday in his honor.

We will be starting the night off as early as we are allowed: 9pm, so
those of you who cannot normally make it out on Sunday nights can come
in for at least a quick visit.

There will be an altar with candles for you to light if you wish,
pictures of Sean, a book for his friends to write in (which we will be
giving to Sean's family). Suggested donation of $5 at the door - all
proceeds will go directly to Sean's family to help them pay for some
of the debt that remains, and hopefully help get him a tombstone.

We hope to see you there!

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PSYBER is this Saturday!

2009-04-21T07:34:23Z

The future is now. In these pre-apoclyptic times, we are learning how to step away from the pre designated thought patterns of society and bring practical fusion into our celebration of the beginning of the new world; one of inclusive counter culture style.

Technology and tribal rythum come together with PSYBER, a unique but skillfully refined blend of hard and faced paced crunchy Dark and Psytrance with High impact Techno Industrial, and even some of our original inspirations in alternative Electronica.

Bring out your most prized over done compilations of attire, complete with full adornments and accessories. Share your creations and technological aquisitions while feeling heart racing music that has been approved by DJ Jezibel to make you feel your body.

We welcome Cyber Goths, Rivet Heads, Anime freaks, Burners, Mutants, Super Humans, Androids, and even Aliens come join this in a science non-fiction atmosphere where we are whoever we want to be.

PSYBER with us @ the Madhouse Bar
529 Seabright AVE, Santa Cruz CA

Free admission in any form of original attire
$5 in mass produced civilian wear

Must be of alcohol consumption age to come.

10pm-1am

See more about DJ Jezibel @ Psyber
http://www.myspace.com/psyber_transport

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Something Wicked This Way Comes..

2009-04-20T21:23:52Z

Come one, Come all;
Dark Carnival
Fully themed Rave event.
June 12th 2009 @ the 418 Project 418 Front Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060
$10 Pre-sale tickets from Metamusic.
$15 at door without costume.
$10 at door in costume.
Get your tickets now before this event sells out.
Add us to your friends on MySpace for all the latest updates:
www.myspace.com/loveisthelaw418

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Revenant: Fallout Tonight! 4/4/09

2009-04-20T17:46:25Z

Luminescent Liquid drips, a sanguine fluid...covering the decrepit earth. Smell of old decay emanates from every orifice... Scraps of metallic shards, mangled circuit boards lay here and there.

In this apocalyptic world, are you a survivor, some thing undead, or something else? Do you crave ripe flesh, are you the solution.... or do you call this mutilated terrene home?
Whatever you are, we are here! the war torn, the dismembered, the undead...the beautiful.

The orgy of flesh, annihilation, and dancing is here.

Revenant: Fallout
Sat 04-04-2009 10pm 21+ $5
@ The Seabright Bar and Lounge
529 Seabright Ave
Santa Cruz

DJs
Stats
Chaank
Syndael

Please help re-post! ;)

PS, We are expecting Johny the homicidal first aid donkey to be making a special appearance! Come out and have some fun with us.

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It's Time for Tuesday Night GOFFee!!

2009-04-18T09:15:18Z

(reposted from http://tribes.tribe.net/southbaygothindustrial)

Now that the weather is finally spring-like, it's time for

Tuesday Night GOFFee!!

Starting Tuesday April 21st and every Tuesday

9-11pm | All Ages | FREE!!

At the Pruneyard Coffee Society
1875 So. Bascom Ave, Campbell

Come hang out with your fellow goths, rivets and phreaks every Tuesday Night at GOFFee! A fun time to catch up on club & concert news, fashion trends and gossip =) Feel free to bring fun stuff: games, poems, snacks.. and of course there's coffee (or tea!). See you there!

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Go Commando!

2009-03-21T06:09:36Z

Bring out your camo, war paint, and most importantly, your stomping boots; because THE BOX is going Commando this Sunday at the Blue Lagoon downtown santa cruz. Its spring break so its time to dress crazy and dance hard with your favorite Electro INdustrial and Goth Djs from the Bay Area. We promise to make it a hard, fast paced, working your body good time without having join the army!

Psychedelic Subculture will be vending leather bondage, cyber and club gear, and gothic jewelry at this event. Come check it out!

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Clockwork?

2009-03-13T05:49:44Z

Is Clockwork going on tomorrow night, Jan 17th?

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Special Event Satori Friday 13th!! Benefit for DJ Vitus & Leann

2009-03-11T05:46:41Z

This Friday the 13th The Blank Club would like to extend an invitation to all of San Jose to come out and support a special Satori to benefit DJ Vitus & Leann who lost everything in a house fire. All entry fee procedes go to them, and additional donations are welcome.

Club Satori @ The Blank Club
With DJs Vitus and Kevin & Guests
44 S. Almaden Ave, San Jose, CA

www. clubsatori. com
www. theblankclub. com

(Due to the nature of the night, there is no free entry before 10pm, nor is there a guest list. I'm not 100% sure about the Blank Cards, but I would assume they're not accepting them, either.)

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Boots-n-Beats-n-Bacon Campout!! Fremont Peak!! March 6-8!!!

2009-03-05T17:22:58Z

m-pyre, the burning man regional group, is hosting a campout at Fremont Peak State Park on March 6-8

boots-n-beats-n-bacon - a three day campout to get our community together, relive our burn, cook some bacon, create new memories, have a lot of fun and come together as a community - m-pyre has a longstanding tradition of drinking out of boots, so we are here to celebrate the boot!!! bring your best boot to drink out of and bacon to share!!

this is a full weekend of art, costumes, music, dancing, chilling, playing, frolicking and YOU celebrating life, love and self expression!

Ticket and group site camping: 15$ per person
Ticket only, camping NOT included: 10$ per person

There is a main community area that is the group campsite for Fremont Peak State Park (http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=564), this is where the music and all main activities will be taking place. There is limited camping room at the group site. Camping at the group site will be limited to the first 50 people that pay to camp there. Everyone else will need to book their own campsite at the park, those sites are 11$ a night and can fit up to eight people per site.

All fees go to pay for the campsite and associated administrative fees for this event and future m-pyre events, such as the upcoming 2nd Annual SoulStance event on June 19-21 (www.soulstanceinfo.com)!

*Remember all federal, state and local laws apply

*No refunds, comps, or exceptions

**at this moment, the website for registering (www.mpyreburn.com) is not reflecting the current updates for the campout, that will be updated shortly - until then please paypal your camp fees to mpyre.treasury@gmail.com

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact m-pyre at monterey@burningman.com

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DJ Vitus needs your help

2009-03-03T07:03:30Z

Please help Ryan (DJ @ Satori, Comics Conspiracy) and Leann in anyway you can. Spread this link around, Digg it, contribute any thing you can.

From Geekbox.com: "In a tragic turn of events, The Geekbox co-host Ryan Higgins’ apartment burned down today [Saturday 2/28]. While that means the podcast is definitely on-hold for the next couple weeks, the more crucial concern is that Ryan and his girlfriend lost what’s being estimated right now as the vast majority of their stuff (the good news is that everyone’s OK!).

Donate here: http://www.geekbox.net/archives/2009/02/28/geekbox-listeners-we-need-you/ Any donations you’d care to make to the site will go directly to getting Ryan back on his feet as far as living arrangements and such go."

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At the Rio...

2009-02-25T19:23:15Z

I was talking with Laurence, who owns the Rio theatre and he mentioned that he had been talking with the folks that representing Berlin. So what is the take on them as far as this list?

Just curious. :)

RJH

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Sunday Jan 26th @ ::THE BOX:: - Swing Goth!!

2009-02-06T18:47:09Z

You may have heard about the latest sensation, people all over SF are partner dancing to dark modern music... well... if the 60's taught us nothing, it's that every hip dancing party ends up on the beach... in this case, Santa Cruz!

Brian Gardner of Swing Goth - SF comes to The Blue Lagoon for one night only to teach you how to turns, twirl and dip to Siouxie, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy and more!

(Read about Swing Goth here: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2009/01/club_night_review_swing_goth_a.php)

8:45pm - no partner or experience required dance lesson $5

10:00pm - dancing ensues (NO COVER)

MySpace: http://event.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=484696.86804

FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=43977419741

Tribe: http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/template/listing%2CPromote.vm

MeetUp: http://www.meetup.com/swinggoth-sf/calendar/

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Revenant: Ghosts of the Middle East Feb 7th

2009-01-22T08:38:52Z

Revenant Proudly Presents: Ghosts of the Middle East 2009

"Ghosts of the Middle East" Is a celebration of dark music influenced by middle eastern culture and music, belly dance, and tribal grooves, desert sands,dark sexy Jinn, and nights spent in the Oasis that is our culture.

Belly Dance, Tribal, and Dark Clothing will be given extra smiles.
;) Also, the Seabright now carries Absinthe!
For more Info,

www. myspace. com/clubrevenant
www. tribes. tribe. net/revenant

Questions, comments, or to offer your services,
email us @ the Revenant myspace

Featured DJ's
Stats
Syndael
Shadow Angle

Feb.
7th
10pm-2am $5
The Seabright bar and Lounge
529 Seabright Ave
Santa Cruz, CA

Please re-post :) Lets make this one the best yet!

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SubRosa

2009-01-13T17:56:30Z

Join the new community related to the Anarchist Bookshop known as SubRosa 703 Pacific Ave. next to the Bike Church.

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STOMPY BOOTS CHOIR RECORDING POSTPONED

2009-01-12T11:09:17Z

Due to the fact that I've had a bad cold for the past week and
also the fact that many people who had wanted to be on this
recording can't be here this weekend,

I"VE DECIDED TO POSTPONE the PUT ON YOUR STOMPY BOOTS
CHORAL RECORDING SESSIONS
that had been schedule for tomorrow night
(SUNDAY) at STATIC (at the Blue Lagoon)

I'll be demonstrating the LOOPERLATIVE next weekend in Anaheim, as well,
so I'll try to reschedule some time after I return from that.

My apologies, but I can't even speak myself, let alone sing and I was going to have to
be the one to teach everyone the words and melody.

Yours, Rick Walker

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Revenant: Extinction tonight!

2009-01-04T01:50:52Z

Revenant :

EXTINCTION

The sounds will are heavier a little more old school, more Industrial. Think LED.s in blue, green.... alien electronic glow . The Decor....something like, HR Geiger, Alien, Species, and the likes. As always the show starts at 10 pm at the Seabright bar and Lounge. This time, the cover will be $5 at the door or $3 if you bring us a cool piece of broken electronics to be used for display/play time...:) The more interesting the better, I'm thinking computer guts, grinding gears, and things that one might find if they were walking through the "Event Horizon". This is your chance to really be a part of the event, make your own decor, and hellish suits. Extinction, should feel like a abandoned, angry, gutted spacecraft, left in the guts of Hell.

Hope to see you all there, bring out the whips and chains and latex!

DJ's Disconnect ... www. myspace.
com/dj_disconnect
Stiletto ........ www. myspace.
com/dj_stiletto
Syndael .......... www. myspace.
com/Syndael

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New Year's Eve!!

2008-12-30T04:00:16Z

so, what's going on in the south bay for NYE? i'm eager to put 2008 behind me, so a big celebration of 2009 is in order.

parties, clubs, just name it!!

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Rick Walker's DAYGLO ORANGE PLASTIC live performance at CLOCKWORK 9 p.m. SAT DEC 20 (529 Seabright Avenue, Santa Cruz)

2008-12-15T12:50:30Z

I'll be performing the show that I performed in 8 countries in Scandinavia, Northern Europe and the UK
this coming Saturday, Dec 20th to open up CLOCKWORK at the Seabright Bar and Lounge
(529 Seabright, Santa Cruz)

I'll play directly at 9 p.m. and then would love it if people would come join me for dancing
to Goth/Steampunk and Swirly Industrial directly afterwards.

This will be the first time I have performed the entire Dayglo Orange Plastic show in Santa Cruz .
I will only use Dayglo Orange Plastic as a source of sound in an hour long show that is very
unusual and, hopefully, very creative.

I hope you can come down and check it out.

Admission is 5 bucks.

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Revenant: Winter Carnival! Tonight Dec 6th!

2008-12-06T10:08:22Z

Come one come all, It is time for The Winter Carnival! Icy tunes and Venetian Blue, the Harlequins are out for mischief! So come and play in the Carousal of Earthly Delights! >) Its time for a Dark Carnival!
More info @ www.myspace.com/clubrevenant

Dj's Stats, Shadow Angel, and Syndael.
$5 21+ Free before 10pm
529 Seabright Ave
Santa Cruz

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m-pyre beach burn updates!! dec 6th SATURDAY 12n-10p

2008-12-04T07:54:19Z

alright, everything is lined up and ready for the m-pyre beach burn in monterey, california on saturday, december 6th!!

12 noon - 10pm 10$ suggested donation per person - please donate at www.mpyreburn.com (scroll all the way down) or at the event!

also more information and directions are available at www.mpyreburn.com

we have two burn barrells, so please bring wood!

we also have full fire permits so bring all your fire toys and spin the night away!

it will be chilly, so bring your furries, snugglies and some warm clothes too!

also, dont forget, we have a share bar and plenty of awesome music with the following lineup

Noon 1:00 Griffin/Open Decks
1:00 2:00 Chlorophil
2:00 3:00 The Capt'n
3:00 4:00 God Intoxicated
4:00 5:00 yr lttl pwny
5:00 6:00 Cool Hand Look
6:00 7:00 Ian
7:00 8:00 3r@in
8:00 9:00 Griffin
9:00 10:00 Wona

hope to see you all there - please email monterey@burningman.com for more information!!

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::THE BOX:: is tonight! Come in and play! (11-30-08)

2008-11-30T23:52:18Z

This week:

In the White Room: Stats, Arkmay & Dr. Deth playing your favorite Goth, EBM, Synthpop & Swirly.

In the Black Room: Disconnect, Stiletto & Syndael dropping the Industrial, Noise & Dirty Electro beats like they were going out of style. Which they're not... really.

::THE BOX::
every sunday night
goth industrial electro fetish
sexy people & cheap strong drinks

@ the blue lagoon
923 pacific ave (across from the bus station)
santa cruz

9:30pm - 1:30am
21+ NO COVER!

www.theboxsc.com
www.myspace.com/theboxsc
www.tribes.tribe.net/thebox

PLEASE REPOST!!

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Anyone going to death guild tonight ?

2008-11-24T21:54:02Z

I ask mainly cause I need a ride there or at least back to santa cruz...I give you money and a lot of thank yous and um....please ?

Friends birthday and I got work in the morning thats why I ask...please and thank you ^^

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This week at ::THE BOX::

2008-11-22T04:39:07Z

Join us as our resident DJs serve up a pre-thanksgiving plate of your favorite dark meat, er... music.

In the white room DJs 7Sins and Shadow Angel caress your senses with your favorite Swirly Gothic, EBM, Synthpop and Happy Electro.

In the black room DJs Disconnect, Julian and Syndael beat you into submission with the sounds of Industrial, Noise, and Dirty Electro

::THE BOX::
Good Music, Sexy People, and Cheap Strong Drinks
EVERY SUNDAY
9:30pm - 1:30AM
21+ NO COVER!! ie. FREE!!

at The Blue Lagoon
923 Pacific Ave (across from the bus station)
Downtown Santa Cruz

www.theboxsc.com
www.myspace.com/theboxsc
www.tribes.tribe.net/thebox

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::THE BOX:: has apparel, GET SOME!

2008-11-21T04:59:35Z

::THE BOX:: is offering t-shirts, hoodies, longsleeves and... panties!
Get yours today and help promote whenever you go out.
www.theboxsc.spreadshirt.com

I'll have pictures of the hoody I got soon, but my camera is being an asshole.

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Tuesday Night GOFFee THANKS YOU!! And now.. Winter GOFFee!!

2008-11-15T20:57:30Z

Tuesday Night GOFFee THANKS YOU!! And now.. Winter GOFFee!!

I would like to thank everyone who came out to Tuesday Night GOFFee this year! We had some great times, some sad times, some hardcore drama and gossip, but always the boots. We have teh sexiest boots ever! And boobs. And Rob's jello. And brownie bites nomnomnom..

GOFFee officially ends when the weather gets cold & unpredictable. We tried sitting outside in December a few years ago, freezing in our parkas and fishnets. Not a good idea lolz.. Of course, there will still be Goths chillin' at the Pruneyard Coffee Society on Tuesdays, but when it's cold & rainy be prepared to sit indoors and not smoke (as much). Oh noes!! Can it be done?!? :P

Rather than let the weekly GOFFee spirit languish, this year we are planning some wintertime mischief! Some of the Winter GOFFee Events in the works:

- Goth Bowling - Goths vs Furries/Klingons/Burners/Nazis..
- Miniature Goth-golf
- Stitch-n-Bitch (including a holiday gift-crafting!)
- Gothic poetry nights
- Goth Olympics
- Skari-oke
- Gothic Book Club
And the ever-popular:
- Goth-Olympics!!

Much GOFFee love and Happy Halloween!!

Waffle Princess Sarah
GOFFee Mistress

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Halloween party Oct 24th

2008-10-16T05:09:43Z

If you would like to come send me a message and i will send u a map of my complex. Do not use google maps for my address it is not correct on google. use yahoo maps it is correct there. Costumes are optional, i will have fudz, vodka and rum...if u want something else please bring it. View flyer at link below
C-ya there
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n308/nohuggy/halloweenflyer-1.jpg

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I got a cool pair of pants that are brand new that I want to give away to someone in this scene.

2008-10-16T05:02:13Z

I bought a pair of dark purple, skinny legged pants here while back at hot topic.

They were a sized 15 woman, but my wife accidentally shrank them in the drier
when I forgot to take them out as I was planning and they shrank down to about
a size 13.

They're really cool pants and I'm heartbroken, but I won't be able to fit into them in this lifetime.

They have small cute little skeleton rivets and they would fit a
Size 13 woman or a size 34/32 man (and they are unisex in a slime cut)

They are free to anyone who wants to claim them.

Let me know and I can bring them to Satori, the Box or Clockwork in the next couple of weeks.

sincerlely, Rick Walker

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mpyre campout - oct 17-19 - apocaLIPS update!

2008-10-03T22:03:02Z

***due to the esclating fires in our original location, we have changed the location - here is the text that is heading out to everyone - lets start posting everywhere!!!! we need to fix the flier and that is being done as we speak, but here is the relevant info - the webpage should be updated in the next day or so for everyone to secure their spot - if you arent concerned about camping in the group area, just book your sites now at the fremont peak state park website (see below)

Who: m-pyre, the Monterey Bay Regional Burning Man group

What: A three day campout to get our community together, relive our burn, create new memories, have a lot of fun and come together as a community

When: October 17-19

Where: Fremont Peak State Park http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=564

Why: Silly rabbit, tricks are for everyone!

There is a main community area that is the group campsite for Fremont Peak State Park, this is where the music and all main activities will be taking place. There is limited camping room at the group site. Camping at the group site will be limited to the first 25 people that pay to camp there. Everyone else will need to book their own campsite at the park, those sites are 11$ a night and can fit up to eight people per site.

Ticket and group site camping: 15$ per person
Ticket only, camping NOT included: 10$ per person

Ticket sales at www.mpyreburn.com (website should be up in about 24hours)

All fees go to pay for the campsite and associated administrative fees for this event and future m-pyre events, such as the upcoming 2nd Annual m-pyre Day at the Beach event on December 6th!

For more information about that event, please click here

*Remember all federal, state and local laws apply

*No refunds

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact m-pyre at monterey@burningman.com

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It's my 55th Birthday, come celebrate with me at REVENANT on Saturday and the BOX on Sunday

2008-10-01T04:51:52Z

It’s my 55th birthday, please come celebrate with me
Current mood: bleery (from working on the loopfestival) but elat
Category: bleery (from working on the loopfestival) but elat Parties and Nightlife

I will have traveled 55 times around the Sun
this Thursday.

Because one only hits this auspicious double digit
once in a lifetime, I've decided to be
selfish and celebrate the first 5 on Saturday at REVENANT
and the second 5 on Sunday at the BOX in Santa Cruz
with my favorite people in the world (along with my
wonderful wife and immediate extended family).

Please come celebrate with me at the MAD HATTER themed
Revenant and the 'Fuck it, it's Rick's birthday' theme
of the BOX (I'm joking, it's not the official theme of the BOX)

love and and appreciation for
all the wonderful people I appreciate so much
in our scene here in the South Bay and Santa Cruz.

your codependent but well intentioned drama queen of a moderator,
Rick Walker

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Revenant: Mad Hatter Tea Party! Oct 4th!

2008-09-21T19:52:29Z

Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.
October 4th, to The Seabright. Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

The Seabright Bar & Lounge
529 Seabright Ave
Santa Cruz, CA.

www.myspace.com/clubrevenant
www.tribes.tribe.net/revenant

I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning?
I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same,
the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!

The Hatter,
The Cheshire Cat,
Dark Alice herself,
The White Rabbit,
The Queen of Hearts,
The Caterpillar.
We're all mad here, Just who are you?

Insane sounds and Absinthe dreams to be delivered by:
DJ Stilletto
DJ Stats
DJ Syndael

Please Re-post.... everywhere :p

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Plan B? (rats leaving the sinking ship)

2008-09-13T04:38:42Z

Whither will this Tribe go if Tribe.net should sink?

Anyone?

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9.05.08 NIN Show Meet-up at the Oakland Arena!

2008-09-04T02:50:22Z

Hey there! Join fellow Tribe NIN fans for a quick meet-up Friday night!!

After Deerhunter (between sets)

main level lobby in front of Sections 107-108

::and I descend from grace
In arms of undertow
I will take my place
In the great below::

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For sale: Two tix to NIN this friday @ oakland arena $40/each

2008-09-04T00:39:35Z

My sister is feeling ill and wont be making it to the show. She has two tickets to sell.

$40/per
row6 section 113

I think this is the first tiered row above general admission.

Contact me at gavin_leslie at hotmail dot com

Gavin

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Sat, 8/30 - Satori's 3rd Birthday Party! (SJ)

2008-08-20T17:21:52Z

I hope everyone can make it out to celebrate our third anniversary!

*****

www.clubsatori.com/images/aug08.jpg

And it's another happy day...

Please join us for a very special occasion on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30th
as we celebrate Satori's 3rd Birthday!
DJs Vitus and Kevin welcome Portland's DJ KENNY
back for this very special occasion.

Club Satori's 3rd Birthday Party! @ The Blank Club
44 S. Almaden Ave, San Jose, CA
21+ / Free before 10pm / $5 after

www.clubsatori.com
www.theblankclub.com

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Miniature Goth?

2008-08-11T00:18:25Z

You know me, I NEVER have good ideas. So here's another one.

Miniature Goth. Lets go invade the miniature golf at Neptune's Kingdom sometime. I figure some Sunday early evening would be perfect. We dress to the nines, all play a round, maybe get in some air hockey, then tromp over to the 'Blue for The Box.

Whadayall think?

---
rodent (putting the eek in geek)

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BAY AREAS GOTH/INDUSTRIAL ANNONYMOUS CARPOOL project announced

2008-08-07T01:44:00Z

The impact of a radically slowing economy and high gas prices has effected everyone in our scenes
which have all scene some attrition in the past couple of years and have reduced the number of
people travelling between scenes in the two Bay Areas (Montery/SF)

So instead of just allowing inner city transport between scenes to just dwindle to nothing,
We want to be proactive about encouraging carpooling between cities in an effort to increase attendance
and lower people's costs.

Santa Cruz has moved it's long running (almost 10 years now) Goth club to Sunday nights, specifically
to make it possible for people in SC to visit Death Guild or B.A.G.G. in SF and people in the Bay Area to visit the BOX in
SC without there being a conflict.

Consequently, There are now at least three weekly goth events and several monthly goth/industrial events in the TWO BAY AREAS for people who want to get their goth/industrial on and several

**********************************
To save increasing travel expenses between cities we would like to propose
an EMAIL CARPOOLING scheme that is ANNONYMOUS , so that people
who want to participate can send their email addresses (and transportation needs and capabilities)
to one central location that is both ANNONYMOUS and hence ENTIRELY NON-SPAMMABLE.

This email list WILL NOT BE USED for publicizing events. It will ONLY BE FOR CARPOOLING SOLUTIONS.

So, anyone interested in either driving other carpoolers or catching a ride with someone who is driving already
from ANY LOCATION in the SOUTH BAY/SAN FRANCISCO/EAST BAY and MONTEREY BAY AREAS
should write to me off of this list at RICK WALKER looppool(at sign)cruzio(dot sign)com.

I will collate all the information ANNONYMOUSLY and people can then write to me directly when they want to either
1) go from one place to another without their own transportation but be willing to share gasoline expenses
2) be able to drive other carpoolers from one location to another and be able to share gasoline expenses

If you are interested, please take the time to:

INCLUDE THIS IN YOUR HEADER SO THAT I CAN COLLATE THE INFORMATION VERY QUICKLY:

subject line: "GOTH/INDUSTRIAL CARPOOL MEMBER: 1)owns car/doesn't own car 2)city you live in 3) clubs you want to visit theoretically'

***********************
How this will work is this:

If I recieve an email from someone who needs a ride, they will write in their header:

subject line: NEEDS RIDE 1)from what city 2) to what event 3) date of event

or , if they wish to drive and share gas expenses with someone else they should write

subject line: CARPOOLERS NEEDED 1) from what city 2) to what event/city 3) date of event.

I will immediately forward this message to the general carpooling list in a BLIND CARBON COPY so
that noones email will go out.

Then anyone can respond at their leisure and only the person seeking or offering a ride will know who has responded.

IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!! EMAILS not received in this form will be filtered by my spam filters
and WILL NOT REACH ME.

*****************************

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING:

The more lead time the better.
PLEASE SEND YOUR REQUESTS IN A MINIMUM of 48 HOURS AHEAD OF TIME if you want to connect with people.

*****************************
LAST NOTE: If you are cynical about this idea, please don't flame me. Just don't join.

Also, please consider that i'm volunteering to do a lot of work for free in an effort to help our
respective scenes grow and give me a break if it seems like nonsense to you.

Here's to a strong and growing Goth/Industrial scene in Northern California!!!!!!

yours,
Rick Walker
moderator: SantaCRUZ goths at Yahoogroups. com and SCGoths tribe at Tribe.net

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Thoughts on our scene

2008-08-06T10:08:26Z

To summarize my beliefs/thoughts in one laconic phrase, "Let the chaos unfold and the cards fall as they may."

Since I've been quiet for a number of years, you'll forgive the words that will follow. I have divided them into the following sections:

1. What is happening here exactly?
2. How do we disagree?
3. Who is to blame?
4. Leadership.
5. My thoughts on meetings.
6. Complacency in the scene and participation.
7. What needs to happen.
8. Final comments.

WHAT is happening here exactly?

We're in a time of transition. I love transitions and I love conflict. There is time for growth, reflection, renewing, and birth during right now. EMBRACE THIS PERIOD. All of the destruction that has happened recently is part of life and within all darkness there is always a blessing in disguise.

HOW do we disagree?

People in the scene have disagreed with me on this before and we will disagree on this right now. It is a healthy exchange and I see their point of view. They have always believed that the community functions best when all are invited to participate. Their beliefs operate well the majority of the time. They generally avoid consternation and conflict.

I have always believed that most people don't want to participate and/or do not have the capacity to do so in a meaningful way, so those who have the capacity to change things must act. My way works better when there is conflict, or a void of power, or when things have gotten so ugly that the world needs a good ænima.

WHO is to blame?

I find the excuses for failure people have made to be morbidly hilarious. The blame for the downfall of any club/event rests solely with those in command. The people in charge are responsible for how things have unfolded. Blaming crowds, or DeathGuild, or changes in average age of the scenesters, or Freddy, or anybody else other than promoters and DJs for the current state of affairs is illogical. When things go well, the promoters and DJs receive the praise. When things go poorly, they should be shamed.

Good promoters/DJs run an event. Great promoters/DJs can run events. Great promoters/DJs can change and adapt to any situation. I am not a great promoter or a great DJ.

Also, complaining about Yuma is another thing that needs to stop. Yuma has survived by being indispensable. That is more than I can say about the gothic community in Santa Cruz at this point in time. In a way, this is everybody's fault... but not everybody has the desire nor capacity to change things.

I'm glad Freddy is doing what he is doing. I hope he continues to promote change through this actions. The scene will adapt and evolve to survive. We will have a stronger/better scene when it does adapt.

Why am I not angry at Freddy? Because it was in his very nature to do what he has done and people needed to see his true colours. Before I started Defiance I turned-down an agreement with Freddy that would have kicked most of the people I didn't like out of scene - people who were important and integral to its workings. I've always known him to be unethical when he feels he has the upper hand in a relationship and has nothing to lose. Hopefully, some of you don't see him for the saint you thought he was a while ago.

LEADERSHIP.

There has been a clear lack of leadership. We all know this and I have discussed this privately with many people on this list, so let's stop lying to ourselves in public. The lack of leadership is no one person's fault, but it is a statement of the people running things. People were simply unable to handle the current situation as it unfolded, and here we are.

MY thoughts on meetings.

I'm not going to attend any meetings because I'd have nothing positive to say to a majority of people in charge. Even then, if anyone wants my general advice, or my help as a DJ, or my help as a booking agent for any number of labels in the genre, my number is easily available. Obviously, they do not want my help, which has been great for me since I wanted to focus more on managing signed acts, and working on bigger productions outside of the state. It is somewhat sad because there have been many things I could have done here, but without an equal in the scene now, there is no one with whom to work who I would respect... unless somebody had the balls to drop the drama/bullshit and be on the level with me.

That is positive. That means things are fine without me and that is good.

COMPLACENCY in the scene and participation.

I have never been a firm believer that everyone should have a say in things. Some people have *stuck* around this scene for years without a single idea of their own and with NO leadership skills. These people aren't deserving enough to participate in new projects since they've been leeches. They've tried the same, boring crap for years and have expected different results from failed/outlived ideas.

These people have been instrumental in fostering a community where stagnation and stale thoughts became tolerated. Do you want to truly change things in this community? Then STOP TOLERATING the same people who brought the current situation into existence. Yes, some things are out of our control. Yes, we must pick our battles wisely. Some forms of malignancy aren't worth the time it would take to expel them from the scene... but others are.

WHAT needs to happen.

Scenes grow weak when there is too much inbreeding and the bloodlines grow thin. An easy way for a bloodline to grow thin is to have the old timers enforce their will in the name of democracy.

I'm a big fan of microcosms. As a scientist, microcosms are essential to life. As a promoter, they are essential in breeding new ideas.

This scene needs a revolution. It needs strong people with new and beautiful concepts who won't stick to old and tried ideas. Here's a hypothetical....If there's a group of them who wants to meet alone with Freddy and convince him that they have a better night, can run it more effectively, and kick every current DJ/promoter in the scene out and form their own coup... you know what? That may be enough of a statement to get people EXCITED again!!!!

FINAL comments.

FINALLY, if new people come up with new ideas, then the last thing they need is some of us old folks around... looking over their shoulders, and exerting our will over them. If they are smart they'll learn from the mistakes of the past.. they can always call us if they want to hear stories about what does/doesn't work. If a new group wants to try something new and it works, let's leave them alone. Let's stop the inbreeding and the all of junk that goes with it and let them bring something wonderful into existence.

In summation, the scene will go on WITHOUT US. When it does, we can all be assured of its true strength.
--G.Ð.

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report on the SCGoth Open Meeting yesterday

2008-08-05T03:04:22Z

We had a good a very productive meeting yesterday before the start of the Box
and a lot of energy and enthusiasm we generated, with people committing
to furthering ideas to bring new energy and communal involvement in the scene.

Specifically, we talked about
1) Firstly and importantly, Brynn and Julian who are our fearless leaders at the BOX
want it to be known that these meetings are to promote the scene and are not
specifically about the BOX. They were both there and are interested in being open
to all ideas and they are also in charge of the club.

Please let's give them (and SYNDAEL and SAM of REVENANT) our suggestions and ideas about how to grow the scene and make
the entire scene more populated and more successful.

Let's also support their leadership as well, as they are always were the buck stops and they
are putting in the lion share of all teh work that is done for these two clubs.

2) some new decorations for the club (which are pending until Brynn and Julian
see some concrete examples). There was a lot of good input from various people
about how to incorporate new decorations that could utilize some of the intense
creativity that abounds in our community and how to make them 'Box Specific'

3) We made plans to make a new flyer that can be distributed at other clubs and
specifically, at the University and Cabrillo colleges when they are back in session.

4) I proposed and will manifest a new Annonymous CarPooling scheme designed to
encourage people to reach out to people for carpooling situations from Monterey, San Jose,
SF and Oakland to Santa Cruz, and from Santa Cruz and other places over to Satori in San Jose,
Death Guild, Meat, BAGG and other appropriate venues in the Bay Area.

5) decision to reach out to local newspapers and entertainment magazines (gootimes, sentinel, metro, UCSC student guide,
etc.) to try and popularize the scene.

6) If Krelu, Alice, Gavin, Shosh, Sam, Jeremy, Rodent , Brynn, Julian, and the talented artist with the doll in the box idea
whose name I missed and anyone else attending would be so kind, could you finish up this list of what was covered.
I"m making this list after performing twice at the Cabrillo Music Festival and partying vigorously two nights in a row at
Revenant and the Box (both of which were very successful and well attended, I'm very happy to say)?

It was a good meeting and I, personally, felt happy that there was so much energy up for the tasks at hand.

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controversy about cancelled meeting and proposal for a new meeting next week before the BOX on Sunday

2008-08-01T22:24:03Z

One of the people who called this meeting originally was angry that it was cancelled
so I wrote them at SCGoth at yahoogroups (the big brother of this site here at tribe.net)
to explain why the decision was made and why it was, specifically not an elitist one
as they had charged. Below is that letter if anyone is interested in reading it.

Also , at the bottom of that letter I made a call for a meeting to occur from 8:30-9:30
p.m. at Pergolesi's next Sunday before the BOX begins, specifically so that all the people who would
attend from out of town (and that includes the majority of our DJs and the leaders of our scene)
can attend without having to make a second costly trip from Monterey, San Jose or points north.

It would be good to hear from people if this will work for them.

yours, in the interest of growing our scene in the most egalitarian way possible.

Rick Walker

ps here's that explanation ;

Dear redtheblacknight (and it would be
good to know who I'm actually writing as you didn't sign
your post and I can't honestly remember who you are from your
email address alone),

I'm sorry that my post angered you as much as it did.

It certainly wasn't my intention.
Please bear with me a second and listen to the reasons why I made it
(and stand by it). I hope you'll feel less reactive once you have heard me explain why I cancelled the meeting.

I promise you that noone is trying to steamroll you by making this decision.

I was specifically responding to numerous
complaints from many regular Box attendees about the lack of
publicity about both the meeting called and I had Brynn's aggreement
and wish that the meeting be called off so that we could establish
one later on that has a better chance of getting more input from
the entire community (the intention here is far from elitist I hope you can understand).

The fact of the matter is that though the original meeting
and this subsequent one may have been planned in advance, there
was very, very little notice of the events for either meeting in
official forums.

Several people, including longstanding DJs in the scene and myself who humbly moderates the two SCGoth groups and tribes were unable to attend either meeting and had no voice in when a convenient mutual time could be found to have one.

Most people I talked to just didn't have time clear their schedules to attend the meeting so it was quite obvious that there wouldn't be a strong consensus at the second meeting, just as there wasn't a complete representation of the community at the first meeting.

This is far, far from elitist.

I talked to Brynn outside the Box this past Sunday (learning for the first time that the meeting was the next day for the second time in a row) and was critical of the lack of publicity for both meetings.

He told me at the time that he did not call the meeting and that he actually would be relieved if it were cancelled.

Since it didn't have a chance of having full representation and it wasn't publicized well at all; Since a few members of this community who live in other cities but have nonetheless contributed greatly to this scene by both DJing and providing the initial impetus to move the BOX to Sundays (to avoid conflicts with DeathGuild in the City on Mondays) WE made a decision to postpone this meeting for the sake of the community, NOT for some hidden elitist agenda as you contend.

The intent was to get FULL representation so that we can figure out how to make this community stronger.

I'm sorry that you were angered by this and feel bullied by the decision, but there is no elitist conspiracy going on.

As a matter of fact, since the official reins of the club were left in the hands of both Julian and Brynn by Sean before he passed, fate has had it so that both Julian and Brynn have had major work conflicts and changes happen in their lives (new jobs, et. al.)that has frequently drawn their attentions away from the Box.

Julian has been so busy with the heaviest work of his busiest season that he wasn't even able to post when the whole Sunday move controversy went down.

This has resulted in there being a strong lack of publicity about major changes occuring in the club and also the attempt to have some community input in where we are going and how to help grow this scene so it can be healthier than it can be.

All of this is completely understandable and unavoidable and I , in
no way wish to appear critical of Julian and Brynn. I'm not and they both know how much support I have for their difficult task.

We've had major shakeups in our scene in the past three months with Sean's passing, the move to Sunday's, the insecurity about why those changes were made, miscommunications about our status at the club and all the insecurities that has caused.

What is obviously needed (and this seems to be a universal consensus) is that we need more focus in deciding what to do with the club. We need more input from more community members about how to decorate it, how to have better outreach, how to address ideas about how to change the music at the club to better represent everyone's interests, and all the other things we can do as a community
to make the club stronger and last longer.

But all of this won't be effective if we have poorly publicized meetings that don't draw ALL the people who are most likely to
contribute (whoever they are-------and trust me, you'll never meet a more community minded, egalitarian than myself........just ask around if you think differently).

I propose, precisely because a lot of people have to drive to Santa Cruz to attend (and that means almost ALL of your current DJs--cause I'm a local boy and can walk there) and because gasoline and time are both precious in everybody's busy lives, that we have a meeting from 8:30-9:30 at Pergolesi's this coming Sunday night.

If you truly care about the community and you aren't just coming from a bitchy place as you wrote, redtheblacknight, surely you can put
aside your irritation and come to this meeting (if enough people
agree that this is a good idea).

The goal is the best representation that we can have in this scene, because we'll all be happier if we feel like we have a voice in it.

Why doesn't everyone post and say whether they could make such a meeting.

yours, Rick

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Satori's Tribute to the BATCAVE! Wednesday, July 30th @ The Blank Club, San Jose

2008-07-29T19:00:31Z

http://www.clubsatori.com/images/july08.jpg

Who are the monsters that go to the Batcave? Is it you?

Please join DJs Vitus and Kevin as they pay tribute to the
original gothic club...The Batcave! They'll be spinning the
best old school goth, glam, post-punk, and other oddities
that were played, and played at, the Batcave!

Wednesday, July 30th
@ The Blank Club
44 S. Almaden Ave, San Jose

www.clubsatori.com
www.theblankclub.com

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SC GOTH PLANNING MEETING CANCELLED OFFICIALLY

2008-07-28T11:12:59Z

With all due respect to the person who called the meeting
to help plan the future of the Santa Cruz Goth Scene at Pergolesi's tonight:

The meeting is officially cancelled.

I talked to Brynn tonight at the Box and expressed the opinion
that the SC GOTH PLANNING MEETINGS have both been scheduled at the
last minute without consulting anyone's schedules
and, consequently, have not been attended with several of the most
prominent members of the ongoing SC goth community in attendance.

Brynn said that though he and Julian had nominally been
tabbed as the succesors to our beloved Sean "Gobo" Keily
that neither one of them had called the meeting for tonight at Pergolesi's
and that he noted (as did I) that the meeting was inconvenient for several
people who should be in attendance.

Given that several people integral to this scene don't even live in Santa Cruz, we made a decision tonight to
cancel this meeting and reschedule it for 8:30 p.m. promptly at Pergolesi's one week from now on Sunday night, August 3rd (the night of the Box).

Because gas has become so expensive: because many people have to travel from out of town (and even as far as San Francisco and Oakland) to attend such a meeting, we would like to
give everyone a full week to make plans (or even to reschedule , if necessary due to unavoidable conflicts in scheduling) so that
we have the best representation of our entire community at this meeting.

We would also like to formally ask that all future meetings are all well publicized (on both this forum and the scgoths@tribe.net forum (where an additional several hundred SCgoths reside) and scheduled with two weeks notice so that all relevant parties may attend.

Thanks to the best wishes of the person who called this meeting in the first place and please let us know if this
Sunday, 8:30 p.m. will work for everyone.

With due respect to all the people who truly wish this community
to grow and prosper in Santa Cruz.

Rick Walker
moderator:
SCGoths@tribe.net and
SCGoths@yahoogroups.com

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Help! Need a group to go to Burning Man with

2008-07-28T03:01:24Z

I’m looking for a group around Santa Cruz that is going to Burning Man and is willing to open their camp to me and allow me to drive to it with them. I have never been to burning man before but always wanted to go. The problem is that my closest friends are computer hermits, married, or hate events like burning man so going with them is out of the question. Furthermore because I have not attended a burning man before I have absolutely no idea what to bring to it or how to prepare for it. I have not bought tickets yet because I have no idea if I will even be able to go however I have noticed that there are still plenty of them on ebay so I doubt that will be a problem.

If a group takes me in I can bring lots of booze and beer, enough to share with the entire group and perhaps some greenery if need be. I can even share driving duty there and back if they need me to.

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m-pyre day at the beach - AFTERPARTY CONFIRMED!!! - JULY 26th - Monterey!

2008-07-22T06:47:02Z

as if the 10a-10p beach party with your favorite djs, art, fun and nonsense on del monte beach (next to wharf 2, NOT the location we had last december) wasnt enough...now we have...

THE AFTERPARTY!!!

we have just secured the ol factory cafe (www.olfactorycafe.com) in sand city from 11p-4a

they will be offering a wine/beer bar, coffee/tea bar and midnight breakfast

this is a beautiful space, and as it stands, we dont have any issues with fire spinning in front of the venue - there is a residential house across the street, so if they get fussy with sound, that might be our only problem - otherwise, this whole area is industrial

lets support our burner-friendly businesses by taking the party to the ol factory cafe!!!

this is about a mile and a half from the beach burn, so its a totally walkable distance if you are too drunk to drive!!!

ALSO!!! dont forget www.mpyreburn.com to make your donations - or just bring 10$ per person to the event - the more people that do their donations ahead of time, it helps us plan on how many people are going - all 10$ donations get some REALLY GROOVY SCHWAG!!!

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m-pyre beach burn - july 26th - monterey, ca - 10a-10p

2008-07-18T19:16:27Z

www.mpyreburn.com

m-pyre, the monterey regional burning man group is putting together a big community-centric beach burn for July 26th

this is going to be on del monte beach, next to whart 2, the window on the bay - this is a great time to bring art, community, free expression and LEAVE NO TRACE together to show monterey what its all about

we are going to be on the beach from 10a-10p - a full day of community, dance, art, performances, fire dancing, drummers, musicians, djs, random acts of radical expression, costumes and more!!

we are requesting a 10$ donation per person to help cover permit costs, insurance costs, etc - all 10$ donations get some really groovy schwag - to donate, please go to the website www.mpyreburn.com and click on the paypal link

i know many of you are unable to make it, but for those of you that can, this is a great time to come together as a community and enjoy our surroundings and each other and have a lot of fun in the process - everyone is able to participate whether that is just showing up and bringing some food to share or installing your art project on the beach for everyone to enjoy

please contact me if you are interested in participating at any level just send me an email letting me know what you would like to be a part of - fire safety, set up, recycling, tear down, greeting, etc.

love you all and even if you cant make it, spread the word and channel the good mojo for the m-pyre beach burn on july 26th!

posted in SC Goth - 1 reply

SC goth / The Box Planning Meeting

2008-07-13T19:07:19Z

Over the last month with Sean passing and The Box moving to Sundays there has been an increased amount of activity in the scgoth lists and forums both expressing optimism and concern regarding the club and the scene in general. People have suggested a meeting, so here we go. Everyone is invited, so please come and share your ideas.

When: Monday July 14th @ 7pm
Where: Cafe Pergolesi, 418 Cedar st. Santa Cruz
Attendees: Everyone who loves the scene and can make it

Agenda:
Short Q&A with Julian & Brynn regarding the current workings of the club.
Discuss ideas for The Box theme. Visual/Emotional feel for the club. To drive new promotions, decorations, website.
Discuss ideas to increase attendance and retention beyond the move to Sundays.
Discuss the scene in general, new events, activities, and gatherings that will promote the health of the scene.

That's probably all we can get through in one sitting. If this meeting is well attended and productive we can schedule another if it seems necessary.

Hope to see you there,
The Box

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In Defense of the BLUE LAGOON, Freddy, the owner and DJ YUMA from a former sceptic

2008-07-12T20:57:47Z

I had a really good, long talk with Freddy, the owner of the BLUE LAGOON (as well as Yuma) today.

In that talk I changed most of the angry assumptions that I and most everyone in our scene had made about the current switch to Sundays; conflicts with the pre-booked live rock bands and Yuma's theme night, MAYHEM.

This will take a bit of explaining, but please bear with me.

If you don't want to read the long explanation of why almost all of our assumptions were initially incorrect, please let me assure you
that

1) Freddy really values our scene and considers us to be family as we come close to celebrating our tenth year being hosted by the Blue Lagoon.
2) He also said that he agreed with Grey, myself and the current DJs in our reasons for wanting to move the BOX to Sundays so that it would cease to conflict with DEATHGUILD in San FRancisco.
3) He also said, unequivocally that there is not to be a continuing and potnetially competing theme night (MAYHEM) on Mondays as we had
assumed initially
4) Several bands had already been contracted to play on Sunday nights, a committment which Freddy felt compelled to honor. They have been booked for months before we made our request to change nights.
5) Freddy has assured me that once those final committments are honored that we will have Sundays as our own without fear of double booking.

Essentially, we got every single thing that we had hoped for.

Because of Sean's passing; the passing of the guard to the people he put in charge of the club (Julian and Brynn); lagging attendance and
changes in our entire goth/industrial scene (all over not just California but the whole planet), most of us were really insecure when these changes occured.

I, myself, assumed that YUMA had engineered the change to launch a competing club (untrue as it turns out and in an email message I recieved from him, he assured me that he was fully committed to the BOX's continued existence and really happy that we are at the club and has not intention of trying to 'take over'......I believed him, completely and appreciated his taking the time to write me and to have Freddy call me personally)

.........
I realize now that we all made a lot of assumptions that were reasonable to make without communicating with the principals:

I, like most people, assumed that we were of grave danger of losing our home at the BOX. I was wrong as it turned out.

I, like most people, assumed that the first conflicts with live bands playing indicated an insensitivity by Freddy and the Box to our entire scene. I was wrong as it turned out.

I, like most people, assumed that when Megabyte Mike posted about Yuma's MAHYEM even of electro clash on the previously abandonded Monday night, represented an attempt to take over our scene.
I was wrong as it turned out.

**********
In conclusion, I can tell everyone that I think we could not have had a better turnout of our situation with the BOX.
It shocked me to be completely honest, but Freddy was extremely
sweet when he talked to me today. I did not in any way, have a sense that he was being disengenuous, either.

He said that he loved us and considered us family.

That's quite a thing to say by any club owner, and it is backed up
by the fact that we've had the longest running home for our Goth scene of anything in the Bay Area (except for maybe Death Guild).

**********
So, as much as I dig Cynergoth, I do NOT agree with her that the Blue Lagoon has fucked us over and needs to be abandoned.

On the contrary, I think that given diminishing numbers at the club in the last couple of years, it's pretty damned amazing that
Freddy, Yuma, Sal, Meghan and all the people at the Blue have such affection for us and actively want to see us succeed.

Our whole scene is facing a challenge. I was just in London and the scene there is not NEARLY as good as it is here.............They have gone to Rave/Techno half of the night in the remaining weekly Goth club in the city (that's of 9 million people, folks...........the UR location of Goth in the world)

So, do we have work ahead of us if we are to try and increase our attendance and breathe new life into our scene...........
YES, by all means.

And that dialogue, I believe should exist here on this forum and also
at Tribe.net where there are several hundred SCGoth members (and I'll cross post both places from now on).

So, I'll see all of you beloved people Sunday at the Box with bells and whistles on.

And to the people who have been very vocal on this list but haven't been to the club in a really long time, I would highly
encourage you to come back and become active again in this
community.

Let's put aside our past hurts and be what this community has always been: Dark, Sexy, Creative, Friendly, Passionate and Stompy Boot
Dance Crazy.

love to you all (even the cynical ones),
Rick Walker

posted in SC Goth - 5 replies

I'm performing my European tour show tonight at the HIDE GALLERY In Santa Cruz

2008-07-11T21:18:58Z

Hi everyone,

Rick Walker here.

I have just returned from headlining 15 live looping festivals and events
in 8 countries in Scandinavia, Germany and the British Isles during
a long 2 month tour.

On that tour, the TRANSPARENT DAYGLO ORANGE PLASTIC tour
I came up with an unusual found sound/live looping show that
utilizes a lot of Dayglo Orange Plastic (and bells and tuning forks
and vibrators and trumpet and overtone flutes and extended vocal
techniques and beat boxing and and and......

I will be performing this show at the very final performance at
the HIDE GALLERY in Santa Cruz, tonight (FRIDAY, July 11th)
from 10-11 p.m.

The HIDE , in case you don't know, is in the 2nd block
of FRONT STREET just South of LAUREL STREET downtown.

FRONT STREET curves to the right as you approach the hill
and that's where I'll be performing along with an amazing
electronica/pop band from LA, WOVEN (11 p.m.-12 a.m.).

They are one of my very favorite musical groups and they rarely
play in Northern California.

There will also be painters and airbrushers and dancers all
performing and creating while I play so it should be
a wonderful send off to one of the most creative institutions
that this town has seen in a long time.

I hope you can make it.

Great to be back in Santa Cruz,

I hope to see you at the show tonight.

yours, Rick Walker

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Gobo passed away...

2008-07-10T20:48:59Z

Hey everyone, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I've just been told by Lizz that our good friend Sean (known to all as Gobo, the excellent dj and host of The Box and Club Fate) passed away last night. I don't know much more than that, but all of you that knew him knew he'd sick with cancer (specifically, Lymphoma and Leukemia) for months now. I've been told there's a gathering tonight, but I don't know all the details, I'll post more when I know more.

RIP, Sean

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Yuma to replace The Box?

2008-07-03T23:33:18Z

I thought one reason the move to Sundays was to accommodate bands at the Blue on monday nights? I saw this gem on myspace the other day...

---

With The Box Moving to Sunday's we've started a new night here at The
Blue Lagoon...

- MAYHEM -

Indy-'tronic-Electro

We'll be having cheap drinks, loud music (everything from Bowie and
Iggy to The Presets and Cut Copy with some Interpol and She Wants
Revenge and a tad bit of classic bands NEW tracks from the likes of
Depeche Mode and New Order)

There's no cover and we will be kicking off in the next couple of
weeks with some guest DJ's and CD giveaways. Make sure you come out
and have some fun.

DJ Tripp

Mayhem
The Blue Lagoon
923 Pacific Ave
Santa Cruz CA 95060
www. thebluelagoon. com

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It's dead jim (my opinion)

2008-07-03T12:47:21Z

This is simply my opinion, and you are all welcome to disagree with me on it, but... these are based off some observations I've had over awhile.

First off, I want to be the first one to say that, I think the scene is pretty much dead -- atleast in Santa Cruz. I haven't seen any newcomers to The Box in awhile, and when there are newcomers, they are mostly from out of the Santa Cruz area. There have been many attempts at trying to get newcomers, but these attempts have pretty much failed. Hell, no one is even going to UCSC to promote anything at The Box. When was the last time you even saw a flyer for The Box too? If at all, the flyers are all inside The Blue Lagoon and never break away outside.

Secondly, The Blue Lagoon OBVIOUSLY doesn't want us. They have done everything in their power to squash our night, and are becoming effective at it. I'm pretty sure Freddy doesn't want to say it, but it is pretty obvious he wants to get rid of us, and in a sense I can't completely blame him for this. From a bar owner's standpoint, The Box hasn't been as financially viable or sustainable as it may have use to be. Which leads me to another point which can tie some of this together...

A lot of the people who have been coming to The Box have grown up and moved on! We are no longer kindergoths, we are grown-up and eat cereals like Total (mmmm high in fiber!) While they don't want to abandon the sense of community they are in and are still strongly supportive of it, we have people commuting as far as San Francisco to keep supporting a scene which is slowly dying. These people have grown to move on to jobs in a big tech sector in San Jose, to move on to a bigger creative hub like San Francisco. So, what exactly is SC Goth then suppose to be when we have these people traveling so far creating it? "Strange Commuting Goths?" While sure there are still a handful of people who still live in Santa Cruz that attend, the majority of long term supporters have lived outside Santa Cruz.

Now, with all these goths commuting from afar down to Santa Cruz for one night a week, this can add up quite a bit. Gas prices being what they are, and the economy being in such a poor state either discourage people from traveling down, or from purchasing drinks. While I think the change from Monday to Sunday was a good idea... I think it has pretty much become too little too late since, even if The Box were to stay on a Monday night, Deathguild is 70 miles in one direction, and visa-versa.

I can't say I'm not guilty myself for furthering the decline of the SC Goth scene either. I was planning to travel down to The Box tonight, but with this whole double booking that occurred, carpooling with someone who was going to DJ there is pretty moot.

What I can say, is that we need to focus and grow on our strengths, which are good ones! We have a strong tightly knit community. While we may not see each other as often as we live despite financial issues or drama, we are always united. We have this incredible power of community, and we haven't learned to properly focus or utilize this power. We've been trying all these different things to help the community other than cater to it. The Box isn't the community, we are. So even if events like Revenant are to go, or even if The Box were to go, we are always united as a community.

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Revenant: August News!

2008-07-02T19:29:01Z

It's about time we had some good news...

August Revenant will be held in Santa Cruz, on SATURDAY August 2nd!

Why Saturday? Friday was booked! We got a better night at a sweet location where we will get run of the entire place! No more back room past the pool tables and around the corner for us. We will announce the August location at Revenant this Friday. So show up on the 4th and get the dirt on August!

See you all Friday, in your ready revolutionary best!

Viva La Revolution!

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CLASS of 2000

2008-07-02T04:42:17Z

CLASS of 2000

When Sean, Nicole, Victoria, Narce, Yari and all the other DJs were packing folks into the Box.

All music that we got sick of when it got played to death......the music that DJs have been loathe
to play since that time............. but still some of the music that I love to this day.

Distillat by Das Ich Eclipse by Apoptygma Berzerk Dissapoint by Assemblage 23
Wreathe of Barbs by Wolfsheim Breakfast in Vegas by Praga Khan
all that earlier VNV Nation stuff In the Tear Garden etc, etc.

Wouldn't it be fun to have a CLASS of 2000 GOTH night at the BOX as a theme night
and invite all the DJs that used to play in that era to take over the main room?

Indulge in morbid nostalgia..................hell, we're goths, aren't we?

I'd dance my ass of to that, for sure.

Anyone else think this would be a fun idea.

Rick (who's tour is finally finished and is in lovely Dublin, Irleland for 3 days before
returning in time to catch the last Revenant and one of the first Sunday Box's

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

I've really missed everyone.

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SNAFU @ the Blue Lagoon tonight, Aaaaaargghh!

2008-06-30T00:12:51Z

It seems that the management at the Blue Lagoon has booked a set of bands on the "Black Room" side of the club tonight. Yes, tonight, which is our inaugural Sunday night. This is both irritating and confusing as we don't recall any mention of bands being booked tonight and would not have agreed to start having the Box on Sundays on a night that the whole club was not available to us.
Regardless, we will present the Box tonight on the "White Room" side only. DJs 7sins and Shadow Angel will be spinning goth club classics and your more recent favorites starting @ 10pm.

We, the staff of the Box, urge you to come out and show your support!

A poor showing tonight will only reinforce the impression that we are incapable of sustaining even a single room and make it harder for us to justify to the Blue Lagoon management that we have a viable scene in Santa Cruz. There will be opportunity to express your dissatisfaction with the situation in time. For now, please, come out and support the Box as we begin anew on Sunday nights.

Thank you,

DJ Julian and the Box DJs and support crew

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The Changing Goth Scene

2008-06-29T03:22:53Z

I'm writing in response to something that Char just wrote in.

She said,
"I stopped going to the Friday night events because it was just weird to
say the least. Friday nights didn't seem very "Goth" at all. It had
spooky qualities for sure, but the majority of the evenings I
attended seem to invite a very odd mix."

You are absolutely right Char (and I've missed you a lot in the scene in the
last couple of years), the scene has really changed a lot.

There are many reasons for that, but one of the largest reasons that I see for
the change has to do with the artists and the DJs who play them.

Originally, Goth music was a specific reaction to two prevalent forms of music
that the Goths found alienating: Disco and Punk.

The murky vocals, dark themes and drums and guitars drenched in reverb were
antithetical to dance music.

But like all music forms and communities, times changed, so that, by the
beginning of the new millenium, a very strong world wide Goth/Industrial
community had
arisen that celebrated dancing.

Over time, though, as I see it, there have been fewer and fewer specifically
Goth oriented bands and more and more bands that fused Goth themes with Euro
Techno
beats and Industrial and EBM styles which were a lot harder and a lot less
melodic.

I happen to like those newer styles as much as I like Goth, but the older
school Goths began to drop out of the scene 4 or 5 years ago and all the newer
bands
were much harder, much more oriented towards industrial, ebm and electronic
dance
forms.

Again, I like all these developments but I have noticed a very strong set of
phenomenae that made the entire scene decline world wide.

As the music got harder and harder and less melodic (put on your stompy
boots!!!) less and less women started coming to the scene and attendance in
general
declined.

Additionally, scenes all over the planet became as fixated on the DJ as they
did on the artists. Less and less all original Goth music was being composed
and a lot of it that was wasn't favored by the prevailing DJs.

I began to notice that local goth bands had a harder and harder time either
playing live in the scene or being played by DJs.

Technologically, the music became so sophisticated (with the lion share of
bands being one person , computer oriented groups) it became increasingly
difficult for
local bands all over the world, to compete sonically, with the sophisticated
computer
driven music.

Again, I like computer driven music so I'm not complaining here, but I
definitely see a trend that has occured everywhere I've travelled as well as in
the Bay Area
and in our own beloved Santa Cruz scene.

Add to this that the demographic of the scene has gotten older and older with
less and less young people entering the scene.

Add also to this, the fact that other forms of music that were not specifically
goth (from punk to emo to industrial to euro pop to even straight rock and roll
bands)
began adopting the look of goth without having any of the aesthetic sensibility.

When I heard of AFI's new gothier album I was intrigued and they sure looked the
part. Boy was I dissapointed when I heard the music which didn't seem dark at
all.

All of this has watered down the scene and caused it to dwindle.

*********
I just talked with a young goth in one of the dozen or so Goth/Industrial/Cyber
oriented clothing stores in Camden Town (which is probably the largest Goth
clothing
center on the planet).

I told him that Santa Cruz, with a whopping population of 50,000 people had 5
club nights a month with several hundred people on the Goth lists at Yahoo and
Tribe.net.

I said it was sad that we had so few clothing opportunities and that most people
had to pay lots of money or do online purchasing to get new gothwear.

He said what was really sad was that despite the explosion of goth oriented
clothing stores in Camden town that the London scene was dying rapidly and that
there
was only 5 events in the entire city a month that were consistent (and only one
weekly
one). That's for the birthplace of Goth and the center of Goth fashion on the
planet.

Later that night (after seeing a completely abysmal reunion show by My BLoody
Valentine) we ran into some young punks who took us all the way across London
to the
only weekly Goth night that still exists.

The club was really cool.........very dark and industrial looking in a really
ratty old building. It had three different rooms in it and a fair amount of
people.

But I was shocked at what was being played. There was very, very little Goth
music being played. The mix was about 50% EBM or Dance Industrial and 50%
straight
techno music.

People dressed in Goth and Industrial outfits (not even all that snazzy for all
the great fashions available in London) were on the dance floor and half of them
were
dancing with glo sticks as if they were at a Rave.

I laughed because that's what I used to do all the time at the Blue but I was
always a bit of an oddball doing it and I missed the dayglo Rave scene because I
was so
deeply into Ethnic fusion music for all the time it was happening.

But the thing that struck me was that our scene was actually a hipper scene and
a lot more Gothic in feel than this club which is the last remaining weekly club
in
London.

Sooooo, longwindedly, the scene is changing Char but there are still people
that come to the events and put there energy into it regularly.

You haven't been for so long that you haven't kept up with all the new people in
the scene
.
Knowing you, I honestly think that if you came more frequently, you'd get to
know these people who are a little newer to the SC scene but who have also
formed the
backbone of it........the very people who are keeping the scene alive.

Come on out again and let us all introduce you as the newbie you'll appear to be
to a lot of people.

and lastly, to our dedicated DJs.....................my gratuitous advice is to
start figuring out how to appeal to the Swirly goth portion of our scene a bit
more than we
have.............start figuring out how to start attracting women back to the
scene.

In my estimation, we need a lot more Yin energy in the scene if it is not
going to just dry up and fizzle out.

No matter what you do, though.............I'll be out there carrying the flag
for the scene because I love it.

Rick Walker

posted in SC Goth - 2 replies

The Box, now on Sundays!

2008-06-28T21:59:48Z

As many of you may have heard, starting this Sunday, June 29th, The Box will be moving to Sunday nights!

Some of you might have mixed feelings about the move, mainly thats it's a break from tradition. This is going to be a good thing. We will no longer be in competition with Death Guild, several weeks out of the year the following Monday is a holiday which makes Sunday a weekend night, and it's generally more acceptable to be tired at work on a Monday than a Tuesday.

The timing is strange, with The Box moving to Sundays and Revenant losing it's spot at the Blue coinciding with Sean leaving us. We were told we were being moved the Monday before he passed, and Revenant the week before that. So in defense of Fred (who owns the Blue) who is shuffling things to make the most of the declining economy, these changes were not due to Sean's passing.

We had requested this move about six months ago, at the same time we took away our cover, so when we were given the choice between sharing the Club on Monday nights with a different set of normal DJs in the front room, the choice was clear. However, we will still have to share the night occasionally with off-genre touring band, but if we get the crowd large enough and they protest these bands loud enough we can probably get the Blue to reconsider.

This next month is going to be a period of adjustment for everyone, so we ask you all to bear with us through the transition. Nobody want's the SC goth scene to die, and this is a good opportunity to breath new life into it. We would love to hear ALL of your thoughts/suggestions about improving The Box.

Thank you all for your continued support!
Disconnect & The Box

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July 4th, Revolution!

2008-06-25T20:23:51Z

July 4th we honor our fallen leader, the honorable Sean 'Gobo' Keily. We dedicate this night to our dear friend, who's absence is felt by all. This will be our last Revenant at the Blue Lagoon, our last chance to honor Sean and his legacy of Fate. I hope dearly to see you all there.

The people are in turmoil, the revolt is at hand. Join the misanthrope army! it's your DUTY! July 4th, 2008 we stand together in Revolution. Whats your rank, soldier? What's your division? Are you a gorilla fighter, in camo fighting on the streets, or an officer decorated and bravely out in front leading the charge? Perhaps your the medic watching over us, keeping the scrapes and bruises bandaged while tossing a Molotov over your shoulder at the evil Juggernaut of corruption and compliance. We need you, all of you, to make this happen.

The fight begins at the Blue Lagoon July 4th, 2008 at 10pm sharp! DJ's Stiletto, Syndael, and Unit 77 will be lifting morale by spinning battle anthems for you all.

So what are we fighting for you ask? For what we hold dear. To continue on, to show that we will survive. This is the end of an era, Friday nights at the blue lagoon are NO MORE. however, we will not give up! We will find a new home, a place we can dance, laugh, hang out, and show that the Santa Cruz goth scene is far from gone. We will let you all know as soon as we have definite plans, but for know have hope in that we will not go down easily! We will do our best to keep you all posted on our progress.

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The Box is now on Sunday nights!

2008-06-25T00:40:42Z

Starting this Sunday, June 23rd, the Box has moved to Sunday nights.

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A Celebration of Life for Sean - Sat Jun 28

2008-06-21T01:43:18Z

A Celebration of Life for Sean Gobo Kiely

You are invited to join your friends once again at Harvey West Park in honor of Sean. We want to let everyone have a chance to tell their story and celebrate the life of a man we all adore.

Please join us for the Celebration of Life BBQ at Buckeye picnic area, Saturday, June 28th from 1:00pm to 8:00pm. Bring something to BBQ, drink, a story if you have one and a mix tape (or CD) of your favorite songs. Everyone is welcome.

Harvey West Park
Buckeye Picinic Area, 275 Harvey West Blvd, Santa Cruz

www.SaveGobo.com

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Sean's funeral service

2008-06-19T06:30:45Z

Below are the details for Sean's Funeral Service. We very much want everyone to attend who would like to

Thursday, June 19th
9:30 AM
Saint Simon's Church - this will be a mass as well as a time for people to speak about Sean.

The church is located at the corner of Foothill and Grant in Los Altos

Sean's ashes will be placed at the Gates of Heaven Cemetery immediately following the mass (directions will be passed out at the mass and there will be a funeral procession).

A reception will be held at Serena's immediately following the cemetery service.

Please email Melissa should you need more information.
melissa_weiche@yahoo.com

Hope to see all there. Sean's mom would love to see everyone there.

PLEASE pass this along.

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The Save Gobo Committee: A message to all

2008-06-14T14:40:38Z

It is with an unbelievable heavy heart that we regretfully inform all of you that Sean passed away this morning (06-13-08). He had his family by his side and was in no pain. It is an understatement to say that Sean will be greatly missed.

At this time no funeral arrangements have been made. Once we have details on a service we will post them here and on the forums. Please do not contact the family at this time as they need time to sort things out.

In loving memory.

Thank you for helping us support Sean.

www.savegobo.com

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Going up for the coffee party tonight in the South Bay - call me for a ride

2008-06-10T16:15:15Z

I'm leaving here around 7:00pm to pickup something in the South Bay and grab a quick bite to eat. Call me if you want a ride up.

--G

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Satori's NEW WAVE PROM '08! Saturday, June 7th @ The Blank Club, San Jose

2008-06-07T19:35:38Z

flyer: http://www.clubsatori.com/images/nwpjune08.jpg

Club Satori's NEW WAVE PROM
@ The Blank Club, San Jose, CA
Saturday, June 7th

Sorry, no Skinny Puppy, Dead Can Dance, Switchblade
Symphony, Sex Gang Children, or And One...this is
NEW WAVE PROM!

DJs Vitus, Kevin, and Arkmay will be spinning
the best new wave, all night long!

9pm-1:45am - 21+
$5, free before 10pm

44 South Almaden Avenue
San Jose, CA

http://www.theblankclub.com/
http://www.clubsatori.com

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Revenant Photo's up

2008-06-07T10:06:25Z

http://www.flickr.com/photos/onlineweirdo/

there ya go enjoy ^_^

Note: If I put up a photo, you don't want to be shown to the public. Comment photo or message me and I shall delete it.

Some photo's I don't put up to be discrete to person or person's in photo. But if you don't care message and I shall post it or get it to you another way.

Great fun last night and see ya next month.

Prepare to be blinded ^_^

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Deathguild caravan tonight at 7-8pm

2008-06-03T00:22:14Z

We are going to Deathguild tonight.

We have a Buick.

Message me at clubdefiance at yahoo dot com if you want to come.

Coincidently, since many of us have lives, we have to leave early (aka before 1:00am,) but you'll get a few hours of dancing in by then.

--G

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DeathGuild Anyone?

2008-06-03T00:20:31Z

Any of you SCers interested in a field trip to Death Guild next Monday? I'd love to go--but want some of my homies to dance with!

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Revenant This Friday- The Lost Boys!

2008-06-02T20:46:54Z

The Lost Boys

It's time for Vampires, New Wave, and classic 80s fashion. Cropped denim jackets, pegged jeans, spiked bleach blond hair, and classic goth dress encouraged.

DJs Stiletto, Syndael, and Julian providing the soundtrack.

10pm @ The Blue Lagoon

Santa Carla Cruz Welcomes you back... just don't expect to leave.

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Floor toms needed for June 3rd + THRILL KILL KULT THIS SUNDAY

2008-05-30T22:59:31Z

Hey everybody,

I need two, floor toms for June 3rd's Destroid+Architect Show (basically Daniel Myer of Haujobb). You will be repaid in beer and guest passes.

Also, I'm going to the Thrill Kill Kult show June 1st... if ANYbody needs a ride, please call me.

--G

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The Box: I'm Baa-aack

2008-05-30T21:00:28Z

Your favorite (or not so much) creepy critter of the goth club returns this Monday, June 2nd. I'll be desecrating the DJ decks with delicate delectable delights of doom. Darkness decends at 9:30 sharp and I'll be spinning sinful serenades till 10:30 so come early (it's even free)

The Box
http://www.theboxsc.com/
at The Blue Lagoon
923 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz
Every Monday Night
21+ $3 cover (FREE before 10:00)

---
rodent (putting the eek in geek)
check out my all natural, hand made soaps
http://www.santacruzsoapco.com

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Save Gobo presnts: CANCER SUCKS!! BBQ & Carnival Sat 5/17

2008-05-16T08:30:01Z

Please help our extraordinary friend and club guru Sean Keily (aka DJ Gobo, The Box/Club Fate). The BBQ & Carnival is this saturday may 17th, at the Friendship Gardens, Harvey West Park, Santa Cruz. This event will help raise critical funds necessary to help Sean pay for his continuing medical and home care costs.

If you have ever been to a club at the Blue Lagoon, if you have ever danced to Sean's music, if you have ever wondered how to give back to one of the most indomitable spirits in the entire Bay Area Goth/Industrial scene.. This is it.

Please view the flyer in the gallery for event details..

For more info about Sean's ongoing battle with lymphoma, please visit www.savegobo.com and read the posts in the forum.

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Satori strikes back! Saturday, May 17th @ The Blank Club, San Jose

2008-05-13T01:38:51Z

www.clubsatori.com/images/may08.jpg

Club Satori @ The Blank Club
Saturday, May 17th

With DJs Vitus & Kevin spinning the best
gothic, industrial, new wave, deathrock,
post-punk, and whatever else they feel like!

9pm-1:45am - 21+
$5, free before 10pm

44 South Almaden Avenue
San Jose, CA

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Vinyl Night at the Blue...

2008-05-12T23:50:21Z

Wear it.

Listen to it.

Tonight at the Blue:

Vinyl night!

First 50 people get in free...

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NIN - The Slip

2008-05-12T18:57:16Z

Hey all~

So I just received a note that NIN is releasing its newest album "The Slip" for free! Check it out:

www.dl.nin.com/theslip/signup

Could be interesting!

Here's a bit of a press release that came out recently as well:

"Hello everyone. I’ve waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label. I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate. Look for some announcements in the near future regarding 2008. Exciting times, indeed."

SMS

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Driving from SC to Emerging Fashions Show in SF tomorrow - call if you need a ride

2008-05-07T23:51:42Z

http://www.dnalounge.com/flyers/2008/05/08-emergingillusions.html

I'm going to support our good friend Amanda Shaw. She was one of the people who helped us do the Life After Dark fashion show in Santa Cruz a number of years ago.

I'm probably going to leave around 6:00pm so we can get to the city early, drink at the Toronado, and then head over to the DNA.

Contact me offline or at Tribe.net if you want to ride up with me.

--G

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Ex-Voto Live at The Box!! April 28th

2008-04-30T11:17:33Z

::LIVE AT THE BOX::

April 28th
EX-VOTO

Performing in Northern California for the first time since 1986!!

Ex-Voto formed in the 80’s and was one of the dominant Los Angeles Deathrock bands along with Screams for Tina, Christian Death, and a host of others. The band would later re-locate to New Orleans and their guitarist, Larry Rainwater, took over lead vocal duties.

The band has been featured on numerous gothic rock compilations over the years, as well as releasing three albums, Anno Domini, Light of Day, and Doloroso.

11pm show
$5 cover
21+

Come to this show, these guys are very good!!

The Box
@ The Blue Lagoon
923 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz CA

www.myspace.com/exvotoband
www.myspace.com/theboxsc
tribes.tribe.net/thebox
www.theboxsc.com

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Revenant, The Victorian Age. This Friday!

2008-04-28T20:26:24Z

Bring out your "Fleet Street" and Victorian attire!
DJ's Stiletto, Syndael, and Radian.

Friday May 2nd

$5 10pm 21+
@ The Blue Lagoon
925 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz

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Comfortably Confined at the Box

2008-04-20T16:59:44Z

Local artisan and filmmaker Kenneth Kroll (formerly of kink.com) and the Box (still kinky) are proud to present:
Comfortably Confined, a short fetish film this Monday, April 21, 9pm and 11pm at the Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific St. Santa Cruz, CA

Arrive early, have a beverage, meet the filmmaker...
Stay late, dance til you are in agony, party with us...

Upcoming Events:
April 28th: Ex-VoTo Performing Live
May 12th: Vinyl2
May 19th: Special Guest DJ Magik Baretta

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UPDATE!! first GOFFee postponed til Tues 4/22

2008-04-15T04:05:24Z

The first GOFFee will be postponed until next Tuesday, 4/22. it's gonna be 45 degrees this tuesday night. you're welcome to go, but i wont be there. having a cold heart is goth; freezing my arse off is not goth!!

if it is still this cold next week, we'll have to wait til the following week. i'll keep you updated

more to follow..

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TONIGHT! Club Satori @ The Blank Club (SJ) w/DJs Vitus & Bit

2008-04-12T23:37:06Z

Saturday, April 12th
9pm-1:45am - 21+
$5, free before 10pm

Club Satori @ The Blank Club
w/ DJs Vitus & Bit
44 South Almaden Avenue
San Jose, CA

www.theblankclub.com/
www.clubsatori.com

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This Friday, Revenant::Fallout Post-Apocalyptic Night!

2008-04-01T23:04:11Z

We've past the end of civilization as we know it, it's time to celebrate! Time to grab your survival gear, road warrior out that old leather jacket, and throw some spikes around your neck.

Survivors converge this Friday at 10 pm!

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What's up with Xymox anyway??

2008-03-27T04:38:23Z

I was visiting their site recently and noticed that CoX has some live dates listed for 2008.

http://www.clanofxymox.com/

And like the last time they were on the road, they are traveling to Mexico and returning with no US dates at all! What's it going to take to get them to play around here again?

</vent>

SMS

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D.I.E. @ ::THE BOX:: March 24th

2008-03-20T05:35:29Z

::THE BOX::

Monday, March 24th

SF Electronic Industrial group D.I.E. (Digital Intelligence Extreme).
Live in the black room.
11pm show.
$5 cover.

www.myspace.com/diedigitalintelligenceex

***************************************

::THE BOX::
electro ebm gothic
industrial, powernoise and terror-ebm
Every Monday night

21+ NO COVER! (except band nights)
@ The Blue Lagoon
923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz (across from the Metro Center)

http://www.theboxsc.com
http://tribes.tribe.net/thebox
http://www.myspace.com/theboxsc

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Designing my EUROPEAN TOUR in public this WEDNESDAY 26 at META MUSIC at 8 p.m.

2008-03-19T08:37:32Z

I"m doing an exploratory show this coming Wednesday, March 26th at META MUSIC (320 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz)
as a way of developing new material for my upcoming 10 week/10 country solo headlining found sound/live looping
tour that I leave for on May 1st.

I will also be on the bill with the Norwegian live looping guitarist Tellef Orgrim
and we will also play a short duet set at the end of the evening.

I will go on at 8 p.m. and play until 9.

Tellef will play for about 20 minutes (his decision) and then we will improvise at the
end of the evening.

I hope you guys can make it out. I have some really fun musical things in store for Wednesday.

META MUSIC is right around the corner from the Blue Lagoon at the corner of CEDAR STREET and BIRCH LANE

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return of the ROYAL DEAD and Rick Walker/John Connell's nO thiNg MONDAY MARCH 17th at the BOX

2008-03-19T07:44:54Z

Monday, March 17th (for anyone who wants to avoid the drunken debauchery that is
St. Paddy's Day) sees the return of the Japanese Synth-Goth band, the ROYAL DEAD
and special guests nO thiNg (industrial middleeastern dance music) at
the BOX, at the Blue Lagoon on Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz.

The ROYAL DEAD are in the middle of their western states tour and have a new album out.
The last time they came saw the largest turnout in two years at the BOX.

They have a mixture of J-pop, synth goth, classical music and are very theatrical..........a lot of fun!!!!

Rick Walker's industrial middleeastern project, nO thiNg opens in a duet collaboration with
John Connel (guitar and keyboards). Rick will play distorto bass, keyboards, drums, industrial
metal percussion, strumstick, trumpet and traditional middleastern percussion.

They will be playing minimalistic, heavy beat driven tradiditional middleastern music.

nO thiN g starts at 10 o'clock and the ROYAL dead play at 11 p.m.

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3/15 - Club Satori (San Jose) with DJs Kevin, Vitus, and Kenny (PDX)! gothic - industrial - new wave - deathrock - post-punk

2008-03-10T19:53:11Z

http://www.clubsatori.com/images/march08.jpg

Club Satori @ The Blank Club
Gothic - Industrial - Deathrock - New Wave - Post-Punk
With DJs Vitus and Kevin and guest DJ Kenny!

Saturday, March 15th
9pm-1:45am - 21+
$5, free before 10pm

Club Satori @ The Blank Club
44 South Almaden Avenue
San Jose, CA

http://www.theblankclub.com/
http://www.clubsatori.com

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Revenant this SATURDAY! (Not Friday!!!) GO!!

2008-03-07T19:57:47Z

This SATURDAY! Join Revenant @ the Blue Lagoon in Santa Cruz for "Ghosts of the Middle East". Along with sexy go-go dancers there will be several beautiful belly dancers waiting to shimmy just for you!

DJing for the evening: Syndael, Skarkrow, Julian & 7Sins
Belly dance inspired jewelry available by Angel of Karma, come see their gorgeous designs!

THIS SATURDAY! (not Friday!)

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Wed, March 5th @ Voodoo Lounge - DJ Kevin's band PRIMARY w/ The Common Men & On Blast

2008-03-03T20:16:24Z

belladonna music presents...

PRIMARY (debut show)
ON BLAST
THE COMMON MEN

Wednesday, March 5th
The Voodoo Lounge
14 S. 2nd Street, San Jose

Doors 8pm - Show 9pm
Seven dollars - 21+ only

djs: Kevin, Vitus, Bit
spinning: indie, new wave, classic goth

http://www.myspace.com/belladonnaproductions
http://www.myspace.com/primaryband
http://www.clubsatori.com

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Black and Blue Ball - Friday - Feb.22nd - Mt. View

2008-02-19T06:56:46Z

its a drive over the hill but definately worth it !!!
come out to the King of Clubs off Leong Drive near Moffett n 101
this Friday night for the annual Black n Blue Ball event.

for more information please check out the following link
http://www.koclubs.com/images/Black%20and%20Blue%205.jpg

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Vynil at the Box.. TONIGHT!

2008-02-18T21:14:56Z

We'll be spinning a special all vinyl set tonight at the Box in Santa Cruz. Expect to hear some odd, unique, rare and new stuff, all played with that loving reality that only a full analog system can deliver. Dress in your favorite vinyl outfit and come have a great time.

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Sat, Feb 16th - New Wave Dance Party in San Jose w/ DJs Kevin & Vitus (Satori)

2008-02-16T20:24:00Z

http://www.clubsatori.com/images/febnwp08.jpg

It's a NEW WAVE DANCE PARTY!

Please join the DJs from Satori (Kevin and Vitus)
for a night of New Wave hits and obscurities.

Saturday, February 16th
9pm-1:45am - 21+
$5, free before 10pm

Club Satori @ The Blank Club
44 South Almaden Avenue
San Jose, CA

http://www.theblankclub.com/
http://www.clubsatori.com

Anyone that wants to get on the guest list, please msg me quickly! There's a limited amount of open spots available. The guest list gets you in free before 11pm!

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Save Gobo

2008-02-15T22:52:02Z

Sean (aka DJ Gobo) has been promoting and encouraging the goth/industrial scene in Santa Cruz and the Bay Area for decades. He was recently diagnosed with Lymphoma. His prognosis is excellent and he is currently undergoing treatment through Standford Medical. Please join us on this special night and help him with his struggle.

If you are unable to attend please visit http://www.savegobo.com and donate what you can.

Please feel free to forward this announcement on to any lists or groups that would be apropriate.

If you would like to help distribute flyers, they may be found here http://www.savegobo.com/files

Friday, Feb 15th
at The Blue Lagoon
923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
9:30pm-1:30am
$5-10 Donation 21+ with ID

Performances by
Audio Terrorists
Rick Walker
plus Special Guests

---
rodent (putting the eek in geek)

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