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are celebrating the release of their latest CD The Artist Lives, and they’re inviting a few friends to the party. A loaded lineup of locals will also perform, including About...
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...grooves and even '70s psych rock. Dropping these tracks every other week alongside Pickster will be a few of his crate-digging pals, including Meaty Ogre, Tenski, and Brad B. from . The music starts at 9 p.m. and there's no cover. Call 480-967-4447.
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Tempe DJ and rapper duo Foundation and Brad B have been on their grind in the Valley hip-hop scene for about a decade as part of the bigger black-sheep squadron known as . Which makes their show on Saturday, November 28, all the more impressive, as the two will celebrate the beats and wordsmithery of the newly released album by The Insects, another...
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... the celebration, including former Blunt turntablist Mr. Hyder and Cali-based DJ/producer Flying Lotus (a.k.a. “FlyLo”), as well as L.A. rapper Myka 9 and the members of . A second room of off-the-chain entertainment is hosted by hip-hop artists Ekoe and Mic Cause, with drum ‘n’ bass and dubstep from Terra, Nappe, Issa, and Ame.
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...University Drive in Tempe), including former Blunt turntablist Mr. Hyder and Cali-based DJ/producer Flying Lotus (a.k.a. "FlyLo"), as well as L.A. rapper Myka 9 and the members of . A second room of off-the-chain entertainment is hosted by hip-hop artists Ekoe and Mic Cause, with drum 'n' bass and dubstep from Terra, Nappe, Issa, and Ame. The celebration sta...
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...for cover.
Clubhouse Music Venue
1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe
www.clubhousegigs.com
"New Year's Eve Tempe 2008" hip-hop extravaganza with performances by Antedote, the Insects, All-Stars, Crusher Sound System, DJ Terra and DJ Reflex, Solid Ground, and more, as well as live art by Dumperfoo and Griffin One, cheap drinks, and a midnight champagne toast. 9 ...
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...for cover.
Clubhouse Music Venue
1320 E. Broadway Rd., Tempe
www.clubhousegigs.com
"New Year's Eve Tempe 2008" hip-hop extravaganza with performances by Antedote, the Insects, All-Stars, Crusher Sound System, DJ Terra and DJ Reflex, Solid Ground, and more, as well as live art by Dumperfoo and Griffin One, cheap drinks, and a midnight champagne toast. 9 ...
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...sn't thinking about saturation or even about Drunken Immortals; this is a whole new beast that ought to be considered on its own merits, and that's how I appreciate it.
Not that connection didn't help the duo out. "Everywhere we go with the Insects, we represent Drunken Immortals," Foundation tells me. And thus far, the Insects have gone a lot of places, ...
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Before we even marinated our eardrums to Hot Concrete — ' third full-length album that's out to steal your mind with positive hip-hop vibrations and community-building lyrics — there was already word on the street that it was hot s...
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...t gonna be great at it."
You could see Grime's message hitting the Tempe crowd back in February when Grime, with the live band Antedote backing him, and local hip-hop luminaries playing, sold out the Blunt Club — a solid accomplishment for an all-local bill.
Antedote busted out a live imitation of the Mars Volta sample that Konradio usually drops o...
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...are in the building, we spy such hip-hop hot-spot habitués as DJ Element -- the subject of a recent New Times cover story -- DJ Skip Skoolnik, Jonas "Foundation" Hurst from with his girl, style maven Camille Messina, and Lorenzo Sepulveda of the Phunky Phoenicians. We even spot our old pal, painter/poet/playa Jules Demetrius, on one side of the room ...
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...p scene and clearly filling a need.
It's the truth behind an old cliché: If you build it, they will come.
Back in the late '90s, members of local bands Morse Code and conjured up the Co-op as their own East Valley hip-hop crew. But the idea was also a way of simply getting things done -- connecting people with different skills and resources to ...
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...nd the Alarm" creates a sudden sea of hand-raising and dancing bodies on the floor, and it's clear that this MC is causing plenty of buzz of his own.
Better known as a member of -- a tight eight-piece band that's one of Phoenix's most beloved hip-hop crews -- Brad's mostly performing songs from Drifter, his new full-length on the Tempe-based Universatile ...
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...at is aesthetically and thematically balanced.
The Perceptionists, featuring Mr. Lif, Akrobatic and Fakts One, are scheduled to perform at the CD release party for Brad B (MC for ) on Saturday, May 14, at the Old Brickhouse Grill.
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...ry 7, headlined by Living Legends MC Scarub, backed up by local DJs like Just Chris, and Ohm. As with all Universatile endeavors, this one's jam-packed with talent -- Mic Cause of rocking a solo set, the Feeblez passing the mic amongst themselves, and live art by the likes of Dumperfoo, the Nitty Gritty Crew, Mosha One, and Typoe. Doors open at 9 p.m., admi...
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...er 28, and enjoy an economical night of beats and rhymes at Kill Mill, Blow Up Co-op's weekly hip-hop night with special guest DJs Just Chris from Mob Action and Pickster One from . There's no cover charge, and pints of Rio Salado beer are only two bucks, so you can drown your holiday blues on the cheap. Kill Mill also winds down with an hourlong open mic, s...
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...s not the only one sacrificing, as a vast array of entertainers are performing gratis. A mass of multi-genre musicians who'll provide the soundtrack for the bizarre bazaar include , Antedote, the Drop Outs, Jetomi, Bodhisattva, Sonorous, and Kindread. There'll also be dancing exhibitions by Domba and Grupo Ax Capoeira; live art by Serk, Typoe, and Dumper; an...
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...ut.' Like here."
"Hmm, so where is this mystery man?" sniffs Jett, ever on the make.
"He's on tour right now. His name is Brad B. He's in this local, progressive hip-hop crew, ."
Just then, the Funky Cold One finishes her set, so we say farewell to Lolita and Venus, and corner the vivacious fashionista so we can quiz her on her nutty designs.
"I'm r...
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...ic festival" rocks Tempe Beach Park, at Rio Salado Parkway and Mill, from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, April 2, and noon to midnight Saturday, April 3. Four beer gardens ensure that won't be alone in intoxication; other Valley bands lending local flavor include The Sciannas, Crushed, Tunesmith, and Evolocity. The Ataris, Pennywise, and Unwritten Law rank amon...
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...ts suggest a desire for artistic growth, giving these kids potential fuel for a major breakout in the near future.
Drunken Immortals, Soul Revolution: At least no one can accuse , white Tempe kids kissed by hip-hop positivity, of being dull. Perhaps they're not entirely cohesive, but they're definitely not dull. The winners of the Best Hip-Hop category in ...
