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S.T.A.T.I.K. - Emo's - November 29, 2007
2007-11-30 02:29:00 From the let's get this game started, go Dallas! department... Thanks Adrian for the shout... S.T.A.T.I.K., Blacklisted Individuals, Mars Wars, Betaplayer, Yadira Brown and The Underwater Orchestra @... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: November
Afrofreque - Lamberts - December 1, 2007
2007-11-29 04:18:00 From the join Facebook department... Thanks to Daysha for telling us about Saturday's show... Afrofreque and Nick Nack @ Lamberts on Dec 1st for the Afrofreque CD release... ?Fresh Soul Frequencies?... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: December
Nick Nack - Fuego's Bar - November 30, 2007
2007-11-27 05:42:00 From the Thanksgiving blues department... Nick Nack & Xman @ Fuego's Bar on Nov 30th. ----- Congrats to my friends Ruchi and Paul on their recent wedding... and to freezing my ass off at the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: November , November 30
Not Your Typical Party - The Oak's Live - November 24, 2007
2007-11-21 03:44:00 From the pale blue dot department... These lineups are starting to look like the nuclear arms race between US and Russia during the cold war... who has the most artists in they lineup... I don't mind... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Party , Live , November , Pica
Slick Rick - The Parish - December 16, 2007
2007-11-20 04:37:00 From the La Di Da Di department... Slick Rick @ The Parish on Dec 16th! Just in time for the holidays... ----- Just want to make it aware to everyone... I've added an Austin Hip-Hop Radio on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Slick Rick , December
The 512 - Ruta Maya - November 24, 2007
2007-11-19 05:28:00 From the right behind Expose department... Nick D presents The 512 @ Ruta Maya with a full line up... Kriminals, Done Deal, Dirty, The Rejects, D.H.C., I-35 U-Haulers, A.O.P. Squad, Young-Teka,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: November
Hip Hop Explosion 2 - Vortex - November 16, 2007
2007-11-17 02:15:00 From the not much work needed department... It's Gynae, your friendly neighborhood hip hop journalist, with exciting news! Zell Miller III's Hip Hop Theater Explosion has returned! There are 3 nights... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Vortex , November
Gift of Gab - Molotov - November 15, 2007
2007-11-16 02:03:00 From the for immediate release department... Thanks Elliot... Gift of Gab @ Molotov ... tonight! Nov. 15. ----- Hope work's not monitoring this post, which I'm sure they are... More info: The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: November , Loto
Little Brother - Stubb's - November 17, 2007
2007-11-13 05:07:00 From the Google Android is out, time for some crazy development... Thanks to Raul for reminding us that... Little Brother and Evidence @ Stubb's on Nov 17th. Tix are $15... get them here. ----- Big... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: November , Little Brother
Ghostface - The Parish - November 24, 2007
2007-11-10 16:19:00 From the woke up with a sore throat department... Again... how many cars do they really move... Ghostface @ The Parish on Nov 24th with Rhythm Roots Allstars and our own DJ Mel. Once again... Free... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: November
Lyrics Born - Emo's - November 9, 2007
2007-11-07 06:23:00 From the I'm too lazy to take a dump before bed, so I'll just hold it department... Lyrics Born @ Emo's this Friday, Nov 9th... Reppin' the ATX... Vehicular, Just Born, and DJ Notion.Am I the only one that thinks it's odd that your boss has to go to the restroom?!? Is it not the funniest thing when your manager rips a smelly one in the stall next to you... don't see them quite the same ever again. I'm so childish. ;)More info:Lyrics Born (formerly known as Asia Born, born Tom Shimura in Tokyo, Japan in 1972), is a half-Japanese-American, half-Italian-American hip hop rapper. He is one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.Through his childhood, he lived in Tokyo and Salt Lake City, Utah, and has lived most of his life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Although he moved to Tampa Florida for four years to attend Henry B. Plant High School. He began his hip hop career while at college at UC Davis, where he was a DJ at the college station KDVS. He is a founding membe... More About: November , November 9
B-Girl City - Ruta Maya - November 17, 2007
2007-11-04 22:09:00 From the getting calls from the manager on the weekend department... The 2nd Annual B-Girl City @ Ruta Maya on Nov 17th. It'll be hot to see some girls just break it down...More info:A B-boy/beat-boy (male) or B-girl/beat-girl (female) is a person devoted to hip-hop culture, specifically the breakdance element. The term "b-boy" has come to refer more specifically to a male who practices what the media refers to as breakdancing, i.e., an individual who has the ability to perform rhythmic dance combining a variety of dance forms with gymnastics and original body movements. These stylized movements are commonly known as "breaking" or "breakdancing," and B-boys are often called breakdancers.There are four basic elements which form the foundation of B-boying. The first is Toprock, a term referring to the upright dancing and shuffles that B-boys do when they enter a circle. The second element is the Downrock or Footwork, refers to dancing performed on the floor. The third element, is kno... More About: November
Aesop Rock - Emo's - November 17, 2007
2007-11-03 17:42:00 From the everyone's using Facebook these days department... Aesop Rock @ Emo's on Nov 17th... with Rob Sonic, DJ Big Wiz, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Blockhead with DJ Signify.Got word from by boi Ebun... there's a new album out by Saul Williams, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, you can get the album free at the site and also to support Saul with $5 for the album. Check it out...More info:Aesop Rock (born Ian Matthias Bavitz on 1976-05-11) is an American hip hop artist. He was in the forefront of the new wave of underground acts that emerged during the late 1990s/early 2000s. He is signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label.A Long Island, New York-born MC, Aesop initially recorded and released two self-financed records, Music for Earthworms (1997), featuring underground legend Percee P on two tracks, and the Appleseed EP (1999), while also working as a waiter. These two independent releases are widely sought after in the underground scene.[citation needed]After movi... More About: November
Low B - Whisky Bar - November 3, 2007
2007-11-02 01:41:00 From the relationships are hard department... After the M.I.A. show this Saturday... get treated to M.I.A.'s DJ... Low B (aka DJ Low Budget) @ Whisky Bar on Nov 3rd and our own DJ Digg... how low can you go... b. Where do I come up with these?!? :)Relationships are a melding of 2 people, personalities, cultures... how tough could it be... are we destined to follow in the steps of our parents... are there changes you can make to avoid those same mistakes... what is one to do?!?More info:As co creator of now one of the most influential dj styles around,half of the DJ duo Hollertronix, Low B aka Low Budget has been a part of Philly’s nightlife and thriving DJ scene for the last seven years. Since then he has taken his eclectic party rockin style around the world and back. Born in Philadelphia and growing up mainly in Parkside/Chester, Low B began DJing in the mid 90’s while still in high school. A product of hip hop’s “golden age”, Low B is all about maintaining the integrit... More About: November
Atmosphere - Emo's - October 30, 2007
2007-10-28 16:10:00 From the clowns are scary department... For the Everybody Loves A Clown Tour... Atmosphere hits Emo's this Tuesday, Oct 30th... with fellow Rhymesayers... Mac Lethal, Grayskul, and Luckyiam of Living Legends.More info:Imagine how many cigarettes, beers, tour dates, international flights, all-night drives, backstage shenanigans, countless hours in a van, low-budget hotel rooms, notebooks filled with lyrics and endless hours of recording sessions have been consumed, experienced and sustained by Atmosphere over the course eight years?Let’s count to eight.Remember 1997, the year beginning the next phase of independent rap artists and a new era of imprint-based record labels with the major label exploitation; the dividing period of: Mos Def, Jay Z, Company Flow and 2 Pac. Our story begins at this time in Minneapolis, MN. Eight years ago, when Atmosphere released their debut album Overcast!, on the artist’s collectively owned Rhymesayers label. Slug, Ant, with then member Spawn, de... More About: October
Nick Nack - Whisky Bar - October 27, 2007
2007-10-28 00:08:00 From the recovering from Afrika Bambaataa department... Nick Nack and Xman @ Whisky Bar tonight, Oct 27th for some 90s Hip Hop (Oh the good ol' days), Dance, and 80's.More info:From vinyl manipulation on the turntables, to current production of jazz infused hiphop tracks, Crowd Control Records CEO, NickNack is a true soundcraftsman. His musical journey began in the late 80's after making the transition from hiphop spectator to participant. Cutting his teeth from the very beginning as a young appreciative turntablist knocking off rivals at Dallas' Sound Wars battles in the mid-nineties, Nick has worked hard to encompass a broad vision of ability, and a verbose sense of instrumentality, to match his already fruitful passion for music.These days you can find Nick performing/touring with the jazz band BLAZE, or hear him rocking dance floors at various downtown clubs. Most recently, Nick has been enjoying the success of his latest full length release, "Improving Silence". The record ... More About: October
Trae - MusicMania - October 24, 2007
2007-10-24 05:51:00 From the ... department... Trae will be in store @ MusicMania tomorrow, Oct 24th @ 6pm, promoting his new CD. Girls bring your chests to be autographed... I'll have my ballpoint ready. ;)More info:Trae (born Frasier Thompson III on March 5, 1981) is a Southern rapper from Houston, Texas, United States. With his cousin Z-Ro, he is a part of the underground rap group Screwed Up Click. Trae and Z-Ro, along with Trae's other cousin Dougie D, are the founding members of the group Guerilla Maab. He also has a little brother "Jay-Ton" who is also a rapper and part of ABN.Trae first gained exposure on the Houston rap scene when he made his rapping debut on Z-Ro's album Look What You Did to Me. In 2003, he began his solo career with the album Losing Composure. Same Thing Different Day (2004) and the acclaimed Restless (2006) soon followed. Trae is currently signed to Rap-A-Lot Records.He was featured in a video called Smash Exclusive: Houston Mic Pass with Lil' Flip, Chamillionaire, Chin... More About: October
Afrika Bambaataa - Club Deville - October 26, 2007
2007-10-22 04:08:00 From the come this Friday I'll be ready to party department... Afrika Bambaataa @ Club Deville on Oct 26th... for the 7th RockIt: World Destruction... oh what a party... DJ Manny, Bigface, Brownout, Tiger Liu, Sangre del Sol, Proyector, B-Boy City, and Super Sonic Soul Squad.Another night... another call with Japan... another long week... makes looking forward to the weekend all that much better... can't wait!Latest idea in costumes... either Frank Abagnale (Catch Me If You Can) or Howard Hughes (Aviator)... what do ya'll think?!? I could have a flaccid penis also to slap at all the female stewardesses.More info:Afrika Bambaataa is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1970s. Like the majority of the early pioneers in Hip-Hop, he is of African American descent. On September 27, 2007, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.During a time in New York City where gang life was... More About: October , Ville
Done Deal - Troubadour Saloon - October 20, 2007
2007-10-20 20:00:00 From the making up for the lack of posts this week department... Done Deal wrote in to tell us about their show tonight, Oct 20th @ Troubadour Saloon ... Let's see if we can get an interview with this up and coming act.Ok. I'm done for the day. Gonna go chill... read a book... listen to some music... and get ready for the long week ahead that starts tomorrow night with Japan... Peace.More info:Done Deal is three members that consist of Luckie, Tab and G.B. A solid unit that has just signed their first major record deal with Sonicwave Inernational Under the Sony/BMG Group. Major Debut Is scheduled for late 07 or early 08 still working out all the detail. This group has its own uniqueness to them selfs growing up in almost 2 separate backgrounds with Tab and GB growing up in Houston TX and Luckie growing up half of his life in New Orleans LA and Corpus Christi. With all three members moving to Austin for there own different reason cam together in fate. Luckie was apart of The DME cli... More About: October
Mestizo - Emo's - October 21, 2007
2007-10-20 17:44:00 From the mix of all things good department... Mestizo, Nocando, Rheteric, Dumbfoundead, Old English, Quangou, Lotus Tribe, Notion @ Emo's on Oct 21st. Get up and check out some hip hop on a Sunday night... Free too... can't beat that.More info:MESTIZO - The Bona fide one of a kind multifaceted emcee who embodies the true sound of his California roots, but has acquired dexterity from all the city's Like Chicago, he has known to call home. Born to a Filipino father from California and a Sicilian mother from New York, this Bay Area native is the living definition of his name... MESTIZO. The Tagalog and Spanish literal translation for of "mixed races" and he is the spokesman for the new breed of human and the new generation man. Mestizo has acquired the respect and admiration of his peers and elders alike, from Battling and Freestyling to writing and recording a song in 10 minutes, Mestizo known for his savage ability for emceeing and Humanitarian qualities. A seasoned road warrior, ... More About: October
Lil' Keke - Spiro's - October 19, 2007
2007-10-18 05:08:00 From the Bavu's list of shows department... Lil' Keke, from the Southside, when was the last time you had this classic on... performing @ Spiro 's this Friday, Oct. 19th. Tix are $20 presale here.Damn... I need some sleep... my eyes are no longer slanted because I'm Asian.More info:Lil' Keke (born Marcus Lakee Edwards on March 31, 1976) is a rapper from Houston, Texas who is an emcee and member of the Screwed Up Click. He also became one of Houston's most visible rappers, releasing solo albums for Jam Down Entertainment. Lil' Keke has become a well known rapper in Houston and continues to record albums annually. His song Southside was a success in 1998. In 2006, he came out with his single "Chunk Up Tha Deuce" which features Paul Wall and UGK. He currently is signed to Swishahouse Records. More About: October , Lil Keke
Galactic - Stubb's - October 31, 2007
2007-10-16 06:29:00 From the Blog Action Day department... Gala ctic @ Stubb's on Oct. 31st... Halloween... ooo... also on stage... you got Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 and Mr. Lif and Lifesavas... and on top of all that... $500 costume contest! I've got my iPhone costume ready fulz. ;)Anyways... haven't written in a while... things have been hectic as hell... I'll definitely explain in the coming days... to those who have written in... much love... I haven't forgotten, I'll be writing back soon...So for Blog Action Day today, which is a day all bloggers will write about a single issue, the environment, in their own special way... and so Austin Hip-Hop Scene would like to acknowledge today... the environmental contributions of the green sticky-icky. May one day all realize it's benefits.More info:Galactic is a funk and jazz group from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.Originally formed in 1994 as an octet (under the name Galactic Prophylactic) and including singer Chris Lane and guitarist Rob Gowe... More About: October 31 , October
Tre Hardson and Fatlip - Emo's - October 25, 2007
2007-10-08 03:52:00 From the Gary Larson department... Tre Hardson and Fatlip of The Pharcyde @ Emo's on Oct. 25th... along with The Tre Hardsons, Omni, DJ Cee Brown, and DJ Twist One...As I sit here writing this and watching Kinsey, some damn fool upstairs is bouncing some golf ball or some sh*t... so annoying... I feel like going upstairs and complaining but I'm sitting here in my underwear and too lazy to move. Damn laziness will one day be the end of me...More info:The Pharcyde is a rap group from the West coast of the United States. The group was formed in South Central Los Angeles (now South Los Angeles), where the group's members grew up. The original members of the group are "Slimkid3" (Tre Hardson), "Fatlip" (Derrick Stewart), "Imani" (Emandu wilcox) and "Bootie Brown" (Romye Robinson). The group is best known for its hit singles "Passing Me By" and "Runnin'," as well as its first album, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde.The group was largely missing from the Hip Hop scene between 1997 and 1999... More About: October
Blacklisted Individuals - The Off Center - October 10, 2007
2007-10-06 18:42:00 From the Texas will kill OU department... Da'Shade wrote in to peep their upcoming show... Rallying the Wolves...Blacklisted Individuals @ The Off Center on Oct 10th... special guests include... NOOK, Xenogia, and Cry Havoc...Got another idea for my Halloween costume... how about being the guy from 300? Yeah I can pull it off... I'm buff...More info:Blacklisted Individuals is more than a rap group. In a world where rap usually paints a false picture of normal life, we are that fresh breath of air that people are dieing ,literally, to get. Blacklisted is not interested in what is popular. We are interested in the real situation politically, socially, economically, and spiritually. Music is just a platform for the message we give. We consider ourselves to be the voice of the people who are not represented in the mainstream of music. After failing numerous times trying to fit in that box we never could get fulfillment from it. There was a time when we were both solo artists abou... More About: October 10 , October
Akil - Karma - October 4, 2007
2007-10-03 05:45:00 From the I'm so sleepy department... Thanks to musicNmind for another dope show! Akil of Jurassic 5 fame will be @ Karma on Oct 4th for another installment of The Gathering. Pre-Sale tix are only $8 here.Halloween's comin' up... anyone got some good costume ideas? I'm thinking about being an iPhone, but I bet there will be several of those.More info:Jurassic 5 was a six- and then later five-piece hip hop group formed in 1994. Rappers Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir aka Soup, Mark 7even, Benny C, Tommy M and turntable maestros DJ Nu-Mark and DJ Cut Chemist came together from two separate crews, the Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee. They currently plan to split up.The group formed at the Los Angeles, California health store The Good Life at open mic sessions. They released their first record, Jurassic 5 EP, in 1997. The record cemented their position in the 1990s alternative hip hop movement, alongside artists such as Company Flow, Black Star and Kool Keith.The EP was later repackaged... More About: October , Arma
Soulfest - The East End Back Lot - October 6, 2007
2007-10-02 03:18:00 From the too many things going on, losing my mind department... SoulFest 07 @ The East End Back Lot on Oct 6th... tix are $20 pre sale.More info below and on flyerSoulFest 2007 - R&B and Jazz festival(SOULFEST TICKETS SOLD EXCLUSIVELY at Mitchie's Gallery, 512-323-6901)Gates open at 6pm More About: October
Stormshadow - Light Bar - October 3, 2007
2007-09-27 02:48:00 From the Royal Air Force GBU department... Stormshadow, Lady Legacy, and YK blowin' up Light Bar on Oct 3rd.More info:BORN IN TEXAS AT THE YOUNG TENDER AGE OF FIVE STORMSHADOW WAS EXPOSED TO HIP-HOP KULTURE BY HIS BROTHER "DENNIS THA MENACE" THREW THE ELEMENTS OF BRAKE DANCE,EMCING AND DJING. DUE TO HIS FATHER BEING IN THE MILITARY STORMSHADOW TRAVELED AND MET MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE BUT CONNECTED MORE TO THOSE WHO LOVED TO RAP AND BRAKE DANCE. A FEW OF THESE PEOPLE WERE FROM NEW YORK AND TOOK STORMSHADOW UNDER THERE WING AND BEGAN TO TEACH AND HONE HIS SKILLS ON THE MIC AS A EMCEE STORMSHADOW IS ALSO A FORMER MEMBER AND FOUNDER OF THE "UNDAGROUND ASSASSINS CLICK" WITH PRODUCTION BY"DJ RREAL".FAST FORWARD TO THE PRESENT STORMSHADOW IS A ICONOCLAST HIP-HOP PURIST BENT THE DESTUCTION OF FASLE PHROPETS,SUCKA EMCEE'S AND PIMP RECORD COMPANIES THAT POLUTE HIP-HOP KULTURE. More About: October
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Emo's - October 3, 2007
2007-09-25 03:43:00 From the Dude you're getting a Del department... Sharmane wrote in to tell us about the Del show, Thanks Sharmane!... Atleast once a year, Del tha Funkee Homosapien will roll through Austin... and we are that much better for it... Del tha Funkee Homosapien @ Emo's on Oct 3rd with a great lineup... Devin the Dude, The Coughee Brothaz, Bukue One and Knowbody.More info:Del tha Funkee Homosapien, also known as Del the Funky Homosapien and Deltron Zero is an alternative hip hop artist. Del was born Teren Delvon Jones on August 12, 1972 in Oakland, California [1].Cousin of renowned rapper Ice Cube, Del began his career writing lyrics for Cube's backing band, Da Lench Mob [2]. In 1991, with the help of cousin Ice Cube, Del released his first solo album, I Wish My Brother George Was Here [2]. Although the album was a commercial success, it received mixed reviews from the hip-hop community. And ultimately Del, who was not pleased with the album himself, took matters into his own hands, an... More About: October
Mojoe - Club 115 - September 29, 2007
2007-09-23 03:23:00 From the ya'll knew it was hot the first time department... Once again... Mojo e and Bavu Blakes for some Soulful Texas Hip Hop @ Club 115 on Sept 29th... entrance fee is a cool $10... it'll most definitely be packed so make sure you get there before 10pm!More info:Easy Lee (Charles Peters) and Tre (Treson Scipio) are MOJOE, a duo that has often described itself as The Roots meet OutKast over dinner with Marvin Gaye at DAngelos house. Thats a party that anyone in their right mind would want to attend, a free-form jam with only the tastiest beats, rhymes, and harmonies, not to mention words and emotions that truly echo the barometer of urban life. MOJOE channels that spirit with Classic.Ghetto.Soul., a timeless showcase of its sumptuous blend of worldwise poetry, sweet soul melodies and harmonies, reverent blues and jazz, and Dirty South hip-hop. More About: September
DJ Baby G - Whisky Bar - September 21, 2007
More articles from this author:2007-09-22 02:55:00 From the what to do tonight department... Went to happy hour... drunk... now what?!? I'm so glad it's Friday... DJ Baby G and DJ Mel @ Whisky Bar tonight, Sept 21st...Well... I'm gonna go drink some more... then pass out... then head out again... see you out!More info:A seasoned veteran with 16 years of experience rocking parties and radio airwaves alike, DJ Baby G has delivered on the promise of his 1990 USA DMC Championship with a career that has spanned 3 commercial radio stations, 2 international DJ competitions, 2 European tours, and countless club and concert gigs around the U.S.His passion for music, technical skill, and innovative approach have earned him steady acclaim and an ever-widening audience via a national weekly mix show on XM Satellite radio. Meanwhile, in his adopted home of Austin, TX, G leads a radio mix jock team that has made Hot 93 FM the city’s #1 station and driven the competing hip-hop station out of business – all in one year.The foundation of DJ B... More About: September 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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