Featuring mixes by: Randy Seidman, Christopher Lawrence, Ken Jordan (Crystal Method), DJ ICON, Sneaky Bastard, DJ Dan, Syd Gris and more recorded live from Opulent Temple at Burning Man 2011.
Tag: 2011
Sacred Dust – The Giving Thanks Edition 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
10:00PM – Late
Public Works
161 Erie St, San Francisco, CA 94103
21+
To get ourselves out of debt and close the books on this year, we always do a November party to kick up a little dust. This year we do it Thanksgiving weekend for those of you in town ready to work off some calories the 2nd best way we know how ; ).
Featuring special guest bringing some rockin tech house, Three from NYC
New 2011 recordings available on CD at this party. Ye-ez.
(Sacred Dust is not to be confused with our Sacred ‘Dance’ white party, which will return to the beautiful Bentley Reserve on May 11, 2012)
$15 cover, but only $10 w a little playa flavor in your threads
LINEUP:
THREE
Dutch
Dew Drop
Billy Seal
Dulce Vita
Brian Williams
Jonboy
Eliki
Dex Stakker
Vitimin Devo
RECOM! Opulent Temple’s Annual Decompression After-Party 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
9:00PM – 2:00AM
The Mighty
119 Utah St, San Francisco, CA 94103
21+
We won’t be heating the street with you this year, but we will be in full effect when night falls and you want some Recompression action to keep the fun going from the day party.
Find Opulent Temple hosting DJ’s from our own talented crew, + friends from DISTRIKT, Space Cowboys, Pink Mammoth, Robot Heart, Rebel Bass Collective, and more joining us on the decks to help us pay down our 2011 debt.
The carry over vibe from the day is always great and this party never disappoints.
A 100% benefit to help us close the books on the past, and look towards the future !
LINEUP:
Syd Gris
Tek Freaks
Gravity
Matt Kramer
Zach Moore
Vitimin Devo
Mike Butler
T-Dub
TMI
Opulent Temple Burning Man 2011
Burning Man 2011
Rites of Passage
Black Rock City, NV
10:00 & ‘B’ (Birthday)
Unfiltered joy should certainly be a Rite of Passage. For the 9th time at Burning Man, we’ll be setting the stage for you to take that ride. Experience immersion, sound communion, sensory delight, and shared large scale happiness under the stars and the fire.
Opulent Temple 2011 seeks to do what we always do : provide a space for Sacred Dance to world class dance music. Our hope is that you might have an experience with yourself and those around you that opens your heart and clears your mind to the spirit that is. Having touched that place, we hope it can help make you fearless to face injustice, prejudice and ignorance in the default world; to feel a little more emboldened to shed light and humor and funk in the many corners of darkness.
We hope you know camps like ours are entirely supported by the community and the camp members. We could use your help if you want to pitch in by donating.
Every dollar counts (and we’ll send you live recordings from past years as a thank you.) See you on the dance floor!
LINEUP:
Monday Night 8/29: The 9th Opening
- 08:45 Opening Ceremony
- 09:00TMI
- 10:00ELiKi
- 11:00 Brian Williams
- 12:00 Billy Casazza
- 01:00 Cosmic Selector
- 02:00 Brian Peek
- 03:00 Ghost Wolf
- (04:00 )
Tuesday Night: Paradox, Humor, Change
- 07:00 ATHENA
- 08:00 Michael Anthony
- 08:45 Mike Butler
- 09:45 Ben Seagren
- 10:45 Matt Kramer
- 11:45 Dutch
- 12:45 M.A.N.D.Y.
- 02:00 D. Ramirez
- 03:15 Drew Drop
- 04:15 Billy Seal
- 05:15 Dulce Vita
- 06:15 JD Mack
- 07:15 ELiKi
- (08:15)
Wednesday Night: Sacred Dance Our Annual White Party – White Attire requested
- 08:00 Dissolv (live)
- 09:00 Zebbler Encanti Experience
- 10:00 Destrukt
- 11:00 .Gunslinger (live)
- 12:00. .EOTO (live)
- 01:30 Infected Mushroom (live PA w 4 piece band)
- 03:00 Christopher Lawrence
- 04:15 Infected Mushroom *DJ Set*
(old school / Classical Mushroom period) - 05:45 Dutch
- 07:00 Random Rab
- (08:00)
Thursday Night: Learning Love
- 06:00 Wedding of Jim & Monica
- 08:00 Donald Glaude
- 09:00 Brian Williams
- 09:45 Jamie Lin
- 10:45 Distraction
- 11:30 Tek Freaks
- 12:30 Ken Jordan of The Crystal Method
- 02:30 Dulce Vita
- 03:30 Dex Stakker
- 04:30 DJ ICON
- 05:30 Jeff Taisch
- 06:30 Jonboy
- 07:30 Treavor Moontribe
- (8:15)
Friday Night: Experience & Letting Go of Experience
- 07:00 Idiot Savant
- 09:00 Wolfie
- 10:00 DJ Kramer
- 11:00 Sneaky Bastard
- 12:00 DJ Dan
- 01:15 Syd Gris
- 02:30 Vinkalmann
- 04:00 Drew Drop
- 05:00 Brian Peek
- 06:00 Billy Seal
- 07:15 JB Vries
- (08:15 )
Saturday Night: Burn & Renewal
- 10:00 Mike Butler
- 11:00 J’Sin
- 12:00 Lee Coombs
- 01:15 Dutch
- 02:15 Meat Katie
- 03:30 Elite Force
- 04:45 Tek Freaks
- 05:45 Billy Casazza
- 06:45 Dex Stakker
- (08:00)
Opulent Temple & The Flaming Lotus Girls presents Livin’ la Vida Lambada!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
8:00PM – 2:00AM
NIMBY
8410 Amelia Street Oakland, CA 94621
21+
Awww yeah… Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
Please join us for an awesome night of fire art and thumpin’ music. This is a benefit for ‘Tympani Lambada, the FLG’s 2011 Burning Man project, supported by Opulent Temple.
We’ll be setting up our full stage w their our iconic DJ booth, massive visual screens, lazers, inflatables, DJ’s, and more. Check it !
This is our piece of pretty from Flaming Lotus Girls this year. Besides many long hours of volunteers’ time, we need help making the piece come alive. Your support buys materials, transports the piece, and supports the crew during the building process on the Playa. We hope you will come and join us, whether at the shop making the sculpture, or pushing the buttons some magical night in Black Rock City.
Your contribution will earn you big karma points and our undying fiery love and kisses! If you can’t make the party, please donate here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flg/tympani-lambada-flaming-lotus-girls-2011-burning-m
Tympani Lambada is a sculptural embodiment of the structures by which we hear and balance. The bone and membrane of the inner ear’s vestibular system is translated on a grand scale with steel and fire, flame effects, LEDs and sound, creating an experience rich with visceral sensuality.
The Flaming Lotus Girls are a female-driven, volunteer-based group of artists who have been making kinetic, mechanical fire art since 2000. Our work stands at the intersection of sculpture, kinetics, robotics, pyrotechnics, and electronic technology. We create interactive large-scale fire installations that engage viewers and invite them to become part of the art. Flaming Lotus Girls’ work is a collaborative process that empowers participants to learn new skills and become experienced, talented and active artists. Through an open and supportive cultural environment, the Flaming Lotus Girls promote creativity, education, volunteer contribution and leadership opportunities.
Party is half mile from the Colosseum BART
We have off street parking and a bicycle parking as well
$15 presale http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/186699
$20 door
LINEUP:
Dutch
Drew Drop
Billy Casazza
Billy Seal
Jonboy
Mike Butler
JB Vries
Fire art by the Flaming Lotus Girls!
Some of our old favorites
The Photo Boof
Alex Nolan’s SOL sound sculpture
The Disgusting Spectacle
The Pop corn Booth
Tina Tamale Girl
Works in progress
Maria Del Camino
Port O Fire
Brad Barton -Reality Thief
Fire Arts Collective
Tribal Bellydance by Isa Shisha
The Sugar Plum Elves
Opulent Temple presents Lee Coombs in Reno 2011 Camp Benefit
Saturday, July 30, 2011
8:00PM – 4:00AM
The Knitting Factory
211 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89501
18+
Opulent Temple comes back to Reno to help get back to the desert in 2011 with none other than Mr. Rock Solid Lee Coombs, bringing his special brand of future retro tech funk.
Lee Coombs (Lot 49 Recordings UK) [www.leecoombs.com]
Breakbeat and Tech Funk DJ / producer. He is a member of Lot49 records. A seasoned veteran, Coombs first hit the DJ slopes in 1989, bathing himself in the acid house scene at parties around London and Cambridge. Crucial in shaping his all-encompassing approach to DJing and production, this boundary-less approach would become Coombs
A 100% benefit for our 2011 Camp
8pm – 4am 18+ $15 presale / $20 door
LINEUP:
Lee Coombs
Tek Freaks
DJ Icon
Dulce Vita
Erik Lobe
Opulent Temple & Distrikt presents Soluna
Saturday, July 9, 2011
10:00PM – 3:00AM
Public Works
161 Erie St, San Francisco, CA 94103
21+
Opulent Temple presents Rites of Massive on Treasure Island 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
9:00PM – 4:00AM
Hangar 3 – Treasure Island
600 California Ave, San Francisco CA 94130
21+
Please join us this summer at a next level event. Opulent Temple, along with Distrikt, Symbiosis, Paradise Motel and more to come, host an eclectic spectacle to support a number of camps, artists, art cars, and performers to co-create an unforgettable night, and take a step towards the desert in 2011. We’re bringing together the far edges of the underground in a concert level production. Boom, Womp, Sizzle and Shake.
We brought together some of the brightest stars in their music world, with DJ Dan bringing the house, Christopher Lawrence trance, and Elite Force the breaks and tech funk. We’re going all out, we so hope to see you there co-creating that special vibe that is Opulent Temple.
If you joined us on Treasure Island in 2009 with Carl Cox, the Serpent Mother, Homoborous, and a bouquet of beautiful people, you have an idea. We’ve been waiting for the right elements to align to do it right, so here we go…
TICKET SALES ENDED AT 6PM. PLENTY OF TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. $40 BEFORE 10:30, $50 AFTER, LESS AFTER 1AM.
Yes !
-plenty of bathrooms
-plenty of bars
-coat check
-playa friendly vendors
-ATM’s
-free shuttle from San Francisco, deets tba
-on site event parking – please carpool!
-places to sit
-outdoor area
-Pride friendly vibes
-Hi Rock Security
Event Transportation Plan:
FREE Provided Shuttle Transportation:
Opulent Temple has contracted to provide free shuttle buses from San Francisco to Treasure Island between the hours of 9:30 pm and 4:30 am. These buses will run in 40 minute intervals, and are each capable of carrying up to 40 people.
Pickup points have been designated ::
*** FREE SHUTTLE STOP LOCATION AND PICK UP TIMES HAVE CHANGED ***
Due to street closures we are moving the Free Shuttle Pick up location to the bus stop on 8th Street at Market. First shuttle will arrive at 8:30 PM and will leave as soon as the bus is full. We have 2 buses running in rotation so the wait shouldn’t be too long but if you find yourself waiting for the shuttle longer than you want to be, we suggest sharing a cab with other party people in the same boat as you.
Shuttles will be running throughout the night until 4:30 AM to take you back into the city.
Public transit (MUNI Bus 108) and Car pooling are other great ways to get the the party.
** SAN FRANCISCO : bus stop on 8th Street at Market If you find yourself waiting for the shuttle longer than you want to be, we suggest sharing a cab with other party people in the same boat as you.
Public Transit/Taxi Services:
The location is conveniently located adjacent to the 108 MUNI bus line, which runs every 45 minutes, 24 hours per day, and goes directly to the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco. In addition to this, we are designating the shuttle service pickup locations as taxi cab pickup stops, and have alerted local taxi cab companies of this plan.
Available Event Parking:
The Treasure Island event facility has ample parking capacity for over 600 vehicles. This area will be supervised by an organized team of event volunteers and security staff throughout the evening. As well, we are actively encouraging our event attendants to carpool to the event. Spots are first come first parked, early arrival recommended if you need to drive. Please don’t drive alone!
DIRECTIONS: DRIVE CAREFUL! Both exits onto TI are a little perilous and should be taken slow. Either direction from the bridge onto Treasure Island – head to the north side of the Island (the “Treasure” not “Yerba Buena” Island) – There’s one road of entry that winds around and lands down at a previously manned security gate with stop sign. Head through the gate and take the first right hand turn onto California Ave. Follow it down and you’ll see our parking attendants there to help you get set. Don’t forget your ID.
Much more coming, stay tuned !
Opulent Temple’s First Sacred Dance ‘White Party’ in LA 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
9:00PM – 2:00AM
Lot 613
613 Imperial St, Lo Angeles, 90021
21+
Opulent Temple in Association with Pantheon & Cruz Coalition presents Sacred Dance
-A transplant of our annual ‘White Party’ we do on playa every year in L.A. for the first time.
After a sold out event in San Francisco in March, we’re bringing this unique party and vibe to L.A. as a 100% benefit for our 2011 BM aspirations.
We’ll put together a gem of a production inside Lot 613. We’ll adorn the place in white and ask you to do the same to yourself just as we do every Wednesday night at Burning Man…
Featuring
THE CRYSTAL METHOD (thecrystalmethod.com / LA)
& as if it wasn’t enough we have tech funk titan:
MEAT KATIE (Lot 49 / meatkatie.com, UK)
$18 discount pre-sales almost sold out. You can still get pre-sale for $25 which is the same as the door price, but guarantees entrance for a party on pace to sell out. -OR- Get in before 10:30pm and pay only $20 at the door. Regardless, early arrival recommended. See you tonight in white : )
White Attire Requested
Come Early ! Adjust your clubbing clock accordingly, you don’t want to miss a beat! Early is the new late.
LINEUP:
Artists
DAVE ZABOSKI
FABIAN BOLANOS
ASHLEY BOWERS
CHAD HARPER
BEN ENCARNATION
MARIPOSA CURIOSA
CHANGO
GYPSY ROSE
Vendors
QUEEKING DESIGNS
MINERVA’S ANTENNAE
DARKWEAR CLOTHING COMPANY
VALOU DESIGNS
S & G CLOTHING
HIPSTIRR URBAN BELTS
NAYTIV
AD 2013
PLUS!
– Bellydancing by Olu (http://olu.jimdo.com)
– Sufi dancing by Namah (www.namah.net)
– Midnight Ceremony
– Cirque Style Ambient Performers
– Visuals by Eye Vapor
– Art Installations
– Photo Gallery
– Sound by James Garcia and Audio Video Events
– Outside Patio w Vendors and Artists
– Full Bars
– Coat Check
Opulent Temple’s 2nd Annual Sacred Dance ‘White Party’ in SF 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
9:00PM – Late
The Bently Reserve
301 Battery St, San Francisco, CA 94111
21+
A transplant of our annual ‘White Party’ we do on playa every year in SF for a 2nd annual special event
Last year the Bently Reserve Sacred Dance ‘White Party’ was one of our best and most beautiful events ever. We’re very excited to bring it back and elevate what we did last year to try and get back to the desert in 2011. This journey is never a foregone conclusion and one we don’t take for granted. It only happens with the on going support of the community.
So not to be confused with the Sacred Dust party we did in November as a deep underground party, this one is a more regal form of opulence.
We’ve put together another gem of a production inside the majestic and beautiful Bentley Reserve. We’ll adorn the place in white and ask you to do the same to yourself just as we have done every Wednesday night on playa since our inception in 2003.
Discount pre-sales are no longer selling on line. The party is * NOT * sold out, we do this to avoid having the Will Call line be too long. There’s plenty of tickets available at the door for $30, which is only $1.58 more than pre-sale (w the service charges) so call it a wash.
If you’re paying cash at the door you will get in, we do recommend you arrive by 11:00pm to ensure, we are on pace to reach capacity at some point in the night. Please note we will lose an hour of the party tonight due to Day Light Savings. But our doors are at 9pm. Early arrival recommended. (So party is still technically until 4am, but really it will feel like 3am because of the clocks moving.)
Going to be an amazing night !
LINEUP:
Syd Gris
Dutch
Billy Casazza
Dex Stakker
Jamie Lin
Brian Peek
Zach Moore
Matt Kramer
Jonboy
Anthony James
Alain Octavo
Bill Samuels
Durojaiye Versitile
JB
– Artists ::Josh Espinosa(Kemic)-airbrush, Corey Divine -live painting
– Mystic Sufi Dancers
– Midnight Ceremony
– Play Area by the Dancestronauts
– Cirque Style Ambient Performers
– Visuals by Kai and Visuals by Viberation
– Lazers by UV99
– Art Installations
– Photo Gallery
– Surround Sound from JK
– Outside terrace
– Full Bar
– An Amazingly Organized Coat Check ; )