The Time Is NOW!

I've lived in Oakland since February 2008. Before that I lived in Los Angeles and before that in Long Beach. The roots of my current arrival began when I still lived in Camarillo, the small town in Ventura County where I grew up. Almost 20 years later, I have become more involved in the vintage reggae scene than I ever expected to be! Quite often I think about how something really great is happening in the San Francisco/Bay Area with this music and how fortunate I am to be a part of it. I am grateful to people like Adam RevivalSound System for his regular gigs around town and his radio show on Radio Valencia, Wake the Town Radio, for offering the collector selectors in the area and visitors too, an outlet to share these great tunes with appreciative audiences far and wide!

I'm grateful to my boyfriend, Shawn Atkinson, for teaching me so much about these tunes (and sharing his vast knowledge of soul & disco too!), for sharing his records monthly at Wake the Town, (SF's longest running vintage Reggae night!) and for always choosing choice tunes with just the right rhythms, organ bubbles, guitar riffs and vocals that I love!



I'm grateful to Ryan "Mr. Ryha" White for introducing me to everyone in the Bay area scene. Because of that fateful night in April, (just 2 months after I moved here), when I went to check out the first vintage reggae night I would attend in SF, I met Shawn and Adam and many of the other great people here.

To all the rest of the guys in the San Francisco Vintage Reggae Society and to all of the supporters of the scene, BIG UPS!

To Jim Martinez of First Round Promotions, I am eternally grateful to being given the honorable opportunity to create the flyers and posters for his events over the past year. Starting with Roy Ellis "Mr. Symarip" in October 2010, to Mary Love, Dean Parrish, Queen P. & The Delirians, and most recently to Pat Kelly and looking forward to Derrick Harriott NYE...this has been a fantastic ride!



So, with that said, YES! The time is NOW! Let's keep the ball rolling and continue to support our SF Vintage Reggae Society DJs and our promoters at First Round Promotions so we can have more amazing musical experiences in the future!

Cheers to everyone involved, the selectors and the fans alike!

Pat Kelly - Reggae Legend - In SF Sept 17th!

First Round Promotions in association with Wake The Town Radio present, for the first time ever in San Francisco, Reggae legend Pat Kelly. Pat will be supported by SoCal's very own Revivers. Plus, we're also proud to announce the addition of local heroes The Titan Ups. Plus some of the finest collectors and selectors of rare Jamaican Ska, Reggae and BlueBeat!!!!

Time
Saturday, September 17 at 9:00pm - September 18 at 2:00am
Location
Rockit Room
406 Clement St.
San Francisco, CA

Pre Sale Tickets On Sale Now! http://holdmyticket.com/ev​ent/26067

Facebook invite page: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218440458175624

p.s. I designed and created this poster...If you're looking for help with a show poster or flyer, hit me up...I work freelance and welcome your project my way!

Northern Soul Legend: MARY LOVE is coming to SF!

April 22nd all of you Soulies out there might like to partake in this special event!!! Mary Love, Northern Soul Legend, will be at Milk Bar in SF, singing all of her legendary classics! Unfortunately for me, I've got my regular Soul/Funk/Disco/Rare Groove DJ night that night, so I won't be able to make it...but that doesn't mean that you should miss it too! Tickets are only $5! Plus you get San Francisco's own: Franco Nero and The Satisfactions, as well as 3 great soul & vintage reggae DJ's: Dirty Dishes, Soul Fox & Bryan Martin (from SF Vintage Reggae Society). This event is being put on by my friend First Round Promotions...keep an eye on his upcoming listings...there's lots more legendary music to come!!!
p.s. If you like the flyer design...that's my handiwork...I'd be happy to work with you on any graphic design needs you might have! Thanks and enjoy the show!!!

Saturday Night come help us celebrate 21years of the Mad Dog at Wake The Town!

You won't wanna miss this Saturday night! Wake the Town is celebrating 21 years of Mad Dog in the Fog! Hotshots of Rocksteady & Reggae all night long! We also welcome our very special guest all of the way from Glasgow Scotland, Michael Finnie, as well as our special guests Bryan Martin and Dr. Scott from SFVRS. Early start time at 8pm...all of the way until 2am! Yes, that's 6 hours chock full of boss tunes all on original 45rpm vinyl! Look forward to the party and hope to see ya there!

New poster art for upcoming event!

Thank you for First Round Promotions and SFVRS for asking me to do another poster/flyer!

Roy Ellis Mr. Symarip Oct 30 Oakland Metro Opera House Makes his entrance!

This past weekend was not about Halloween for me...it was all about Roy Ellis!

Halloween Weekend Reggae & Soul Parties!!!

This is where you should be Friday night! I'll be joining the boys on the turntables, before, between and after the bands!!! Got my box o' soul ready to keep you dancing all night long!!!
...and this is where you should be Saturday night!!!

October is a big month for music!

So, I was asked to create a poster for what will be a very memorable concert for many in attendace. Halloween weekend this all goes down! I will first tell you about the biggest event! Saturday night, October 30th is the night many have been waiting for! Top billed Roy Ellis, AKA Mr. Symarip is best known in the Skinhead Reggae scene for his tunes such as Skinhead Moonstomp, Skinhead Girl and many others. His song Banana, as performed by The Aggrolites, might be familiar to you if you watch the Yo Gabba Gabba kids show. He will be backed by the Sandollar Sound, which is a group of super talented musicians from Southern CA. These guys have been making sweet music for many years and if you're lucky to own one of their very limited releases, you'll know what a treat you'll be in for! Also on the bill are The Impalers and Boss 501. SF Vintage Reggae Society will be represented with DJ's Dukey, Bryan Martin & Mr. Ryha White. This is definitely going to be a show to see! For more info, check out the Facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/tracy.parker2?success=1#!/event.php?eid=141651902531499&ref=ts

As if that weren't enough, Friday night will be the pre-party and will have The Inciters (Santa Cruz), 20 Grand Club (LA) and again the Sandollar Sound, but this night playing their own tunes! Dr. Scott (SFVRS) and Jim Fox (Bigger Boss-LA) will be DJing...and as luck would have it, the 3rd DJ can't make it, so I've been asked to fill in! Last minute invite, but I'm super excited about the opportunity! Time to break out all of my choice tunes! Yeah! Here's the Facebook invite for this night too: http://www.facebook.com/tracy.parker2?success=1#!/event.php?eid=161508217199925&ref=ts

Would love to see ya Friday and/or Saturday nights! Oakland, CA is where it's at!!!