Saturday, May 12th @ Beauty Bar Chicago
1444 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642 facebook / begins at 9pm / $5 / 21+
Saturday, May 19th @ Vitus at Jack London Square
201 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607 facebook / begins at 9pm / $10 / 21+
Saturday, June 2nd @ Madrone Art Bar
500 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 facebook / begins at 8pm / $5 / 21+
Friday, June 8th @ Nectar Lounge
412 N. 36th Street, Seattle, WA 98103 facebook / begins at 8pm / $7 advance, $10 door / 21+ with a special MJ and PRN tribute performance by Mo J. Inc.
Saturday, June 9th @ Ted's Berbati's Pan 10 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 facebook / begins at 9pm / $10 / 21+
Saturday, June 23rd @ Red Devil Lounge special "welcome 2 summer" edition of PR+MJ
1695 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94106 facebook / begins at 8pm / $10 advance or at the door / 21+ w special guests from Chicago - Ed Hollis as MJ and Marcus Scott as PRN
Friday, July 27th @ PR+MJ Party Bus
scenic tour of the San Francisco city
9pm - 1am / limited to only 24 party goers / 21+
Friday, August 17th @ Bottle N Cork or The Ivy
Dewey Beach, DE
begins at 9pm / free show / 21+
Saturday, August 18th @ The Blockley
3801 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
begins at 8pm / $10 advance, $12 at the door / 21+
Friday, August 24th @ Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
begins at 10pm / $12 advance, $15 at the door / 18+ w specials guests from Chicago - Ed Hollis as MJ and Marcus Scott as PRN
Saturday, August 25th @ Sound Stage
124 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
begins at 8pm / $15 / all ages
If you live in the Bay Area or visit San Francisco join us
at our monthly residency @ Madrone Art Bar every first
Saturday of the month. 8pm / $5 / 21+ / shamon!
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here to place your vote for Prince or Michael
Jackson
Prince and Michael Jackson fans go toe-to-toe on the dance floor as dj's mix
album cuts, remixes, rare tracks and classics from their extensive collections
to battle it out on the turntables. The Prince and Michael Experience is meant to celebrate the music of two of
the biggest pop cultural icons of our generation. It is done with love and mutual
respect for both artists.
This dance party event features music from Prince, Michael, The Time, The Jackson
5, Sheila E., Janet Jackson, Vanity 6 and many more. Who will win, The Purple
One or the King of Pop? Who cares... this is the perfect night out to lounge
with your friends, make some new friends, get your drink on, dance your @ss
off and celebrate the music of both these pop stars. The experience is
presented by bombhiphop.com who have successfully produced over 140 of these
events in San Francisco as well as Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas, Chicago and New York.
"For NINE years now, Dave Paul (proprietor of hip-hop label Bomb Records)
has hosted and DJ'ed at the brilliant "Prince vs. Michael Jackson"
parties. As selections of hits, rarities, and remixes from both artists are
presented over the course of the evening, audience members square off in funky
battle, holding signs bearing the mug of their favored entertainer to judge
which one is the true king of pop. This sure ain't the place for cynics, but
Darling Nikki's and Dirty Diana's are all welcome to participate." - SF
WEEKLY
STORE - shop for music,
merchandise and memorabilia RADIO SHOW - listen to or download our Prince and MJ radio shows P
and MJ COLORING SHEET - download the pdf HISTORY - a complete list of all past PR+MJ party dates
Do you have questions, suggestions and comments?
We would love to hear from other Prince and Michael Jackson fans.
You can write to us directly at princevsmichael@gmail.com
If you enjoy our Prince vs Michael parties be sure to check out
our two other theme nights; That
80s Show and Girls
Rule.
about the dj's
pictured left to right: David Paul, Jeff Harris
Dave Paul began his music career in 1984, starting as a mobile dj and evolving
into a prominent college radio dj, club dj, and remixer in San Francisco. One
of his 45 minute reel-to-reel megamixes was featured on commercial radio station
KMEL. During the late 80s and early 90s his weekly radio show "Beat Box Fridays"
on college radio station KCSF was instrumental in breaking many hip-hop records
in the Bay Area market. Utilizing various pseudonyms Paul has produced records,
created the worlds first scratch tool for digital dj's (The Ultimate Scratch
CD), and remixed the classic song Cavern by Liquid Liquid (Let's Hear It For
the B-Boy Remix) for the UK label Mo Wax. In 1991 he launched the now legendary
publication The Bomb Hip-Hop Magazine and in 1995 Paul transformed the magazine
into a record label. The company was named "one of the fifteen independent
labels that matter" according to Rolling Stone and the labels Return of
the DJ series was ranked by Spin Magazine as #25 in their "The 90 Greatest
Albums of the 90's" (Sept. 1999 issue), receiving a higher rating than Gold
& Platinum albums by Lauryn Hill, Pearl Jam, Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Metallica,
Green Day and Fatboy Slim. Dave Paul has been featured in URB magazine, XLR8R,
appeared on the front cover of Billboard, and is featured in the motion picture
Scratch. Mr. Paul has dj'ed throughout the US, toured Europe and the UK, released
over 100 projects on his record label and currently produces themed dj parties
including the 9 year running Prince and Michael Experience.
Beginning his professional music career in 1985, Jeff Harris established
himself as one of the top DJ's in Northern California. First with the prominent
mobile music company Good Vibrations, remaining with the organization until 1990.
Jeff is a veteran of over 1,000 performances as a mobile and club DJ. Specializing
in weddings, Mr. Harris is also highly skilled in performing at corporate events,
anniversaries, birthday parties, nightclubs, and other special events requiring
professional music entertainment. While attending college Jeff became the Music
Director of influential college station KCSF, helping to establish the CHR-urban/Hip
Hop radio format that would be adapted by P-1 radio giant KMEL to which Jeff Harris
served as a consultant to the programmers during the early 90's. From radio, Jeff
crossed over into the record business in 1991 working for major label Polygram
Group Distribution, followed by marketing & promotion stints for Allegro Corporation
and Innovative Distribution Network.
"I remember going to this night and not only having the time of my life but seeing so many other people having the time of their life - and that's not an exaggeration. There is such a rare form of positive vibes across the audience. I recall even the most "acoustic & woodsy music loving/ lone wolf/ mainstream hating" of my friend circle reluctantly winding up at the Prince & MJ night with me one night a long time ago and 20 minutes into it running into him dancing his ass off with a drink in one hand and a random girl in the other." - Tim O.
“Like I posted many times there is no place other than a Prince Michael experience... You are making me I bigger and bigger fan each time you bring your skills and PASSION to Chicago. Thanks for another night of memories!” - Samantha K.
“great job last night. I love how when i come there i dance with the same "Strangers" from the last party” - Kandyce B.
“thanks for a Great time!!! I had the time of my life!” - Ronchelle N.
“i really enjoyed hearing that version of Extraloveable... Awesome! We really appreciate u coming 2 the Chi... thank u SO much” - Leslie T.
“You were FANTASTIC last night at the Beauty Bar in Chicago. You have to love the pure joy that you bring to people's lives with your talent!” - Kimberley R.
“It's seriously the most fun I've EVER had at a club! The vibe is amazing, people are happy, and Dave is such a good DJ!” - Annette S.
“I would visit San Francisco just to go to your party :)” - Gloria B.
“It is an amazing moment to turn around at any given time during the night to see fans singing along and feeling the music. Prince and Michael's music is embedded in our very soul and Dave and Jeff bring out the joy in us all!” - Trina F.
"This is definitely the place to be for the monthly Prince and Michael Experience. If you like good music, good people, good drinks, and BIG FUN - get yourself to the Madrone every 1st Saturday of the month!" - Star C.
"My favorite night is the Prince and Michael Jackson Experience. They play Prince, MJ and related artists such as Janet Jackson and Sheila E. all night. It is THE best dance party in the bay area!!" - Larissa B.
"Madrone is the quintessential SF Bar with a multi-diverse crowd of super friendly people! From Security to the bartenders to the fabulous Prince and MJ DJ's to the insatiable crowd, it's like NEW YEARS EVE every party!" - GiGi M.
"We came. We drank. We danced. We laughed so hard we cried. We found the bathroom, waited ten minutes, and peed so we could comfortably laugh some more. We found the fan. We danced a lot more." - Danielle P.
"Madrone's MJ vs. Prince night was so fun, I didn't even mind the crowd. And with the minimal cover, reasonably priced and extensive drink selection, I can see why people pack themselves in!" - Jamie B.
"at first it was kind of annoying to stand outside, waiting.... they were doing 1 for 1 with people coming and going. but holy hell after going in and realizing how HOT it was (Michael Jackson theme, of course it was hot!) I appreciated that it wasnt ridiculously crowded - plus, there was perfect room to actually DANCE and not just do the head nod thing that you have to do in a crowded dance floor. " - Jodie B.
"Had a wonderful time here last Saturday with my best friend at the Prince vs. Michael party. Was quite chill earlier, then got packed. Great vibe. The staff was equally great... the owner even gave my friend and I a free drink. The clientele was very hip and smiling, and positive. My friend said that one of the girls there she was dancing with offered to get her a drink. That is totally unusual, a straight girl offering another straight girl who she didn't even know a drink! " - Samantha M.
"one of the most fun nights I have had here was a Michael Jackson vs Prince night. Even though I'm not a huge fan of either artist, its hard not to have a good time with a picture of someone's face glued to a stick." - Andrew P.
"Went for the first time last night for the Michael Jackson vs. Prince dance party and it was a blast!! Got pretty crowded but had fans blowing in the dance floor for cool air and never waited for a drink. Great neighborhood outing and perfect excuse to rock a Fedora!" - Stephani B.
"Always a good time. Good drinks easy to grab a cab or drive to. I was there last week for Prince vs. Michael and had a blast! " - Tara M.
"My kind of place includes Prince cut out face masks and Michael Jackson videos all night long in a setting that is equivalent to a saloon meets burning man." - Radi I.
"Prince v. Michael is the best dance party I've found thus far, and it doubles as church for me, and many others. A great lounge with art all over, old school couches and chairs for lounging, good bouncers, an industrial fan and cheap, quality beer on a Saturday night." - Jessica R.
"I had a pretty damn good time. The energy was excellent on Saturday night...people were smiling and laughing and having fun. Girls weren't being catty and dudes weren't groping. Nor did it take forever to get a drink. It *was* insanely crowded, and believe me, I am *not* touchy person, but after awhile, I kind of felt that there was a camaraderie to it. It was cozy in a sort of "March of the Penguins" huddling-for-warmth kind of way." - Karen F.
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