Ritual at Temple! This week we honor our good friends from HELICOPTER SHOWDOWN as we celebrate the release of their new EP on Jan 17th. Show em some love by downloading their tracks and dancing to their set on Thursday. If you have never seen this crew of 4 throw down, then you are in for a big surprise and they may cause incontinence.

-Jan 20th - HELICOPTER SHOWDOWN ALBUM RELEASE PARTY-
Johnny 5 - 2:15am - 3am
Helicopter Showdown - 12:45am - 2:15am
Skulltrane - 11:45pm - 12:45am
Pillijah - 10:45pm - 11:45pm
Nebakaneza - 10pm - 10:45pm
Mr Kitt - 9pm - 10pm

Helicopter Showdown is a US Dubstep group from the San Francisco Bay Area and was voted most popular by Squitty Bubbler in October. Check out the link...
http://squittybubbler.com/octobers-most-popular-2

RELEASES

• ULTRAGORE008 - The Wrestler (Ultragore)
The Wrestler
The Terror
The Terror (Point.Blank Remix)
Play for Blood (Life on the Edge)
Push Forward

• DSAW006 - The Accidental EP (Dubsaw)
Whistle Tips (Point.Blank ft. Helicopter Showdown)

• MAL014 - Saucerface (MalLabel)
Get Tuff
Get Tuff (Skulltrane and Blackheart Remix)

They are signed to the following labels...

Dubsaw - www.myspace.com/DubsawUK
Ultragore - www.UltragoreRecordings.com
MalLabel - www.MalLabelMusic.com
GruntWorthy - www.GruntWorthy.com

SKULLTRANE is on Mal Label Music, Badman Press and Cutty Dubs. She always rips faces off during her sets and is not to be missed. You can check her out at
http://www.facebook.com/skulltrane
http://www.cuttydubs.com/
http://www.mallabelmusic.com/skulltrane
http://soundcloud.com/skulltrane

Pillijah can be found here...
www.soundcloud.com/pillijah
http://www.facebook.com/joshybums

This free Dubstep event is every Thursday in San Francisco at 540 Howard st. Special guest DJ's every week along with the Ritual residents.

The venue uses bio-degradeable cups that cost a ton, so if you drink water from our handy little cooler, please conserve your cups.

Here are some details about the venue:
*SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD!
*3 dollars for all beer on tap.
*2 Bars open
*After hours venue, so the party can go til 3am.
*Big dance floor
*Big bathrooms
*Good ventilation.
*Big sound system
*Gated smoking area
*Plenty of parking
*Walking distance from BART.
*Near the freeway.
*Nice decor and fitting environment.
*600 person capacity
*Water readily available
*Coat check available
*No dress code.

UPCOMING CALENDAR:

-Jan 27th - NEBAKANEZA'S BIRTHDAY BASH-
Lippe
Roommate
Sublo
Salokin
Face Melter
Runamuk

-Feb 3rd-
Kial
Bogl
Audio Bomb
Thizz Markie
Swaggersaurus Rex

-Feb 10th-
Energy Alchemist
Napsty
Phleck
Subaddiction

-Feb 17th -
RAGGA NIGHT/Reggae inspired and infused Dubstep


ONE LOVE TO ALL OUR PAST GUESTS! YOU ARE
PART OF THE IRIE CARTEL FAMILY!
Anti-Bio-Tick
Arkist
Ashtrobot
Audio Bomb
Audio Dru
Audio Troma
Bad Media (From Blackheart)
Bass Face
Bayst (Live Band)
Bit Crusher
Blackheart
Bodie
Builder
Cardboard Papercut
Carly D
Chris B (at Radiance)
Cody
Commodore 69
Crimes
D-Queue
Devour
DJ Whores
Doctor
Dr Dylon
Dr.Knobz
Dr. Who
Dub Pirates
Du3
Dyaphonoyze
EFX Hand
El Diablo (at Radiance)
Enso
Face Melter
Fire Lieber
Fischer
Fish Finger
Flying Skulls (at Radiance)
Foobz
Fresh Young Minds (at Radiance)
Ground Control
Hadji
Haggala
Hedlok
Helicopter Showdown
Jai Soleil
Jamal
Kial
Konfusion
Konnect
Kush Arora
LB
LG
Lippe
Lokae
Lotus Drops
Love and Light (at Radiance)
Lucidal
Luke Nukem
Marvelous Marvin
Masta Shredda
Matt Haze
Matty G
Measure D
Megalodon
Mighty Dub Killaz
Minnesota
Miss Haze
Mose
Mr. Kitt
Mr. Rise
Mycho Pan Cocoa
Mykie McFilty
Nasty Nasty (at Radiance)
Nukz
Octopod
Porkchop
Precision
Proper
Psych Tyson
R-Type
Rastatronics
Reclipse
Ricky Switch
Rob Chompa
Rob I
Runamuk
Ryan Jay
Salokin
Sam Supa
Scare Bear
Skulltrane
Smasheltooth
Smizzle
Splatterface
Squid Eye
Status Fresh
Sublo
Supadjera
Supreme
T-dUb
Total Recall
Totem
Troma
UFO
Ultra Violet
Wedge
Whyno
Wrek One
Zombie J
4 Star
Chronic G (MC)
Rawkell (MC)
Taj Angelo (MC)
Supa 13 (MC)
Habitual (MC)
Pavel (Visuals)
Spaceboy Coop (Visuals)
Amy Colbert (Photography)
Melted Lenz (Photography)
Abraham Rodriguez (Photography)
Motion Eccentrica (Videography)
Kelly Linus (Videography)
Nebakaneza (Irie Cartel Resident)
Johnny 5 (Irie Cartel Resident)
Ro Nu (Irie Cartel Resident)
Dave Winans (Irie Cartel Resident)

This event is 21+
THE DRINK SPECIAL IS 3 DOLLARS FOR ANY BEER ON TAP!
20 Dollar minumum charge on all credit card tabs.
If you are turning 21, or turned 21 last week, show us your ID and your first drink is on us.
We rock from 9pm-3am every Thursday.
For booking or other info contact: Ritualdubstep@gmail.com

If you know that people in your area are rollin through, try to set up a carpool situation and look out for each other. If you come to Ritual often, make sure you make someone you don't know feel welcome. Whether you have partied with us from day one, or have never been to Ritual, we respect you equally and consider you family. There is no room for exclusion. Introduce yourself to us if you are coming through for the first time, we'd love to thank you in person. See you on the dance floor.