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December 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: San Fran presents Summer Sounds with Simon Sweetman, December 28, 2018
Most years between Christmas and New Year’s I do a wee DJ set at the San Fran, our way of letting the people know the bar’s open again in the lead up to Bill E’s New Year’s Eve extravaganza. It’s a low-key thing. Summer tunes. Usually “Kiwi BBQ” is the theme, this year I decided […]Archive
March 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Greatest Music In The World: DJ Set (Fri 24/3/17)
I’m playing some records down at the San Fran this Friday, March 24th – billed as “The Greatest Music In The World” (hey, no pressure) it’s going to be a night of classic funk, soul and R’n’B, you know the Stax and Motown labels, you know some Philly-soul, you know maybe a little bit of […]Archive
January 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
David Bowie’s 70th Birthday: DJ sets at the San Fran, Sunday, January 8, 2017
This Sunday, January 8th, 2017, Wellington’ s San Fran will be celebrating David Bowie’s 70th birthday with a party fit for the legend. A selection of Wellington’s best DJs will play the best of Bowie from 4pm-late. There will be AV display of the legend and a lighting show over the dance-floor for the night […]Archive
June 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: The Winter Shakedown, San Fran, Friday, June 17, 2016
Back at the San Fran for their regular Friday “Shakedown” – I was fitting in around the soundchecks for the Joe Blossom/Terror of the Deep gig and there was another DJ on after to take that audience through, but I played 40 songs from between 6-9pm and was pretty chuffed with (most of) the line-up…and […]Archive
March 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 104 Cuba Street
It was the first place we played when we moved to Wellington in 1980 – Negative Theatre had a regular Friday night gig at Rawa House, a restaurant up the very top of Cuba Street. It was an Ananda Marga operation and vegetarian, they were a little strange but they treated us well and it […]Archive
December 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: Slices of Heaven – Kiwi Music DJ Set, San Fran, Tuesday, December 29
I love Wellington all year round – but I really love Wellington in that little space between Christmas and New Year’s (actually for most of January, even). The stuffiness of the city goes on holiday, Lambton end is all but shut-down, the office-workers plan their holiday for the year and the rest of the city’s […]Archive
December 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Slices of Heaven – Kiwi Music: DJ Set
Every summer – in that great spot between Christmas and New Year’s (the anxiety is low, so, frankly are the expectations, everyone’s finally relaxed, or relaxing…) I play a wee set of Kiwi music, my favourite songs and pieces by New Zealand artists. Here’s a playlist from a previous year’s attempt. It’s good fun. The […]Archive
December 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Announcement: New Year’s Eve at San Fran – December 31st, 2015 – Early and Late Shows
San Fran, DJ Bill E, Richter City Rebels and Tuatara invites you to celebrate the end of 2015 with two distinct shows under the one roof. A way to start the evening and a way to start the New Year, a place to base yourself for the whole night if you like. First there’ll be […]Archive
November 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 86 Peter McLeavey
He never seemed to age. From the first moment I met him in 1980 to the last time I saw him. He was always a constant yet always so obtuse with his deeply held views and his love of art. Whenever I went to see him in his gallery we always talked about something I […]Archive
November 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Preview: All Soul Day! – Sophie and The Realistic Expectations, San Fran, Friday, November 13
Black Friday this week! Hold on to your Halloween costumes, they’ll get you a $5 discount at the gig. This Friday, November 13, Sophie and TheRealistic Expectations will be on stage at the San Fran to celebrate the All Soul Day! The nine-piece party band will offer soul and pop highlights from the Motown canon […]Archive
October 31, 2015 by Simon Sweetman