By Marke B.
Makin’ pleasure …
One of my favorite clubs, Afrolicious, the afro-beat/Nuyorican/Brazilian/funk/disco/global weekly hosted by cute (very cute) brothers Senor Oz and Pleasuremaker, is celebrating two years of sterling service to the eager dance floor community with a double-header this week featuring NYC’s Nickodemus and Nappy G. of the legendary decade-old Turntables on the Hudson party — a formidable happening that every year I cry my eyes out for not being able to make. My East Coast friends then laugh in my face. Well, ha ha to them, I’ve got Afrolicious every week, now with Nick and Napp.
Nickodemus, “Give the Drummer Some”
As per usual, there’ll be smoking live percussion (man, I love me some bongos on the dance floor — old EndUp RIP) and a room packed with beautiful — but not that icky kind of beautiful — people not afraid to get sweaty and down. (Check out the tunes and vids here if you want a taste.)
Won’t you join me, shantytown butterfly?
AFROLICIOUS TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Thu/30: DJ Nickodemus and Smash, live drums by Nappy G
Fri/1: Pleasuremaker Live Band, DJs Nickodemus, Chris Nicholson, and Nappy G.
9pm, $7/$10
Elbo Room
647 Valencia, SF.
www.elbo.com
Bonus: Turntables on the Hudson 10-year party: