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!

HUGE Oakland Record Swap

Seems to me that the Bay Area has no shortage of things to do this weekend and specifically Saturday! Start the day off right at the Oakland Record Swap being held at Pizzaiolo on Telegraph in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland. Some great vendors will be there offering some choice vinyl! I hope to make it over to see what treasures I can take home with me! Records is kinda like a drug...once you start buying and seriously collecting, you can never have enough! Haha! Anyway, here's the Facebook invite link: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136463039783458

And here's the flyer:


***************AND...don't forget to tune in to Wake The Town Radio, 87.9FM from 6-8pm to hear a very special show with a very special guest, Pat Kelly! Host Adam Revivalsound Selector also welcomes special guest DJ's from SF Vintage Reggae Society, DJ Shawn Atkinson and Mr. Ryha! This is going to be a show to remember!

And this is just the warm-up for Saturday night's party at the Rockit Room where Pat Kelly will be performing with supporting bands The Revivers and The Titan Ups and guest selectors Sure Shot, Adam Revivalsound Selector & Mr. Ryha. Be there!!!

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!

Queen P and the Delirians! Coming up later this month!

Another First Round Productions Presents! With poster artwork by me! :) This show's gonna be a blast...Hope to see ya there!