Sunday, November 9, 2008

Qbert at the Independent

The Independent
628 Divisadero St.
San Francisco, CA 94117

Friday, December 26, 2008

Doors Open 8:30pm
Show at 9:00pm

$20.00 General Admission http://www.ticketweb.com/

"DJ Q-Bert (b. Richard Quitevis) first emerged in the underground turntablist scene as a member of San Francisco's Invisibl Skratch Piklz (with D-Styles, Yogafrog, MixMaster Mike, and Shortkut). Along with other Bay Area groups like the X-Men and the World Famous Beat Junkies, the Piklz were determined to re-establish the DJs place in rap music. Looking backward into rap's past and forward into its future, Q-Bert and the Skratch Piklz championed a move away from the empty showmanship DJing had become toward the essential elements of technique and musicianship. Q-Bert in particular embarked on a mission outside the rap community, to dispel misconceptions about the DJs art through teaching and preaching the gospel of the turntable..." -AOL Music

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