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By Henry Cabot Beck, Quetta Carpenter, Jill Koch, Michele Laudig, Maidi Terry and Craig Wallach Published:
April 24, 2003
...t Broadway. Based on barefoot movements that strengthen, balance and invigorate, Nia melds dance, martial arts and yoga.
From 2 to 5 p.m., participants are treated to tunes from and a Boogie Blast led by Nia instructors; during the Freedance Boogie Jam, they'll "discover how to move without thinking." Admission is $20; call 480-221-8320.
- Jill Koch
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...nce space/Asian eatery will mark the occasion with sets from the Hammertoes and the Sweet Bleeders. The Dragon will also host an after-hours party featuring Morse Code, Dehga, and . Showtime is 9 p.m.
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... says somberly. "I don't know who put those together, but . . . [what a ] fuckin' asshole."
This anti-commercial philosophy, frequently expressed in the band's lyrics, is driving to prove conventional wisdom wrong. The seven-piece East Valley hip-hop band is intent on carving itself a legacy through unorthodox means, and inspiring its peers in the process....
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...eeps defended their title with a close win over a game group of competitors, including Uber Alice and Balls. Baby-faced turntablist Megadef spun his way to the Best DJ title, with scratching and spliffing themselves to victory as best Hip-Hop/Rap outfit.
Tempe's Loud Americans pulled off a surprise in the College Rock category, while Juarez represented th...
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...ave Danger, Sonic Thrills and Mob 40s, as well as Ascended Masterz, Kinetic, DJs Megadef and Fact and many others. The event is also doubling as a CD-release party for hip-hoppers . The indoor-outdoor event starts at 2 p.m. with admission, including drink specials, running a mere $5. Down the road at Nita's Hideaway, Hollywood Records artists Tsar -- a band ...
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...t's the DJ or the rapper or the B-boys, but the writer gets first turn."
The "Nitty Gritty Graf Show" incorporates all those elements; the most recent one featured Morse Code and and several other local DJs. Inside the center a circle formed around the breakdancers (whose ages ranged from 4 on up), but the attendees were paying closest attention to the wri...
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..." says Sembilan.
Morse Code is also part of a larger collective, the Blow Up Co-op, which also includes the Diversoul Descendants (of which Ru-Ski and Sembilan are also members), and DJ Terra. Blow Up Co-op has released two compilations featuring its members and expects to put out another in late July or early August.
"Recently it started coming together ...
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...ids have come out of the woodwork like a cockroach invasion. Aficionados like Morse Code (the DJ/MC collective that hosts the "Wicca Wicca Wednesdays" at Billy Gordon's in Tempe); ; and DJs Tige, Tricky T, Drunk Jeff, Rik the Mole, Mattallica, Megadef and Fact have been in attendance in recent months, a sign of respect and unity that's helped cement a moveme...
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...h-anticipated showcase debut of Radar's FHS project had to be scrapped as the venerable DJ was literally illin' and unable to make the date. Filling FHS' slot was the MC tandem of , who bridged the turntable/live music gap with a hook-heavy mesh that featured a funkier-than-thou backing band. Category heavyweights Cousins of the Wize also offered a memorable...
