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Interview: Dubb Sicks
2008-06-09 03:44:00
AHHS recently got a chance to sit down with Dubb Sicks after releasing his latest album, "Mind in the Gutter". Read on to find out why looking trashy is not such a bad thing.AHHS: Can you give your fans a quick bio of yourself?Dubb Sicks: I'm Dubb Sicks originally from Odessa, moved to Austin in late 2005 and have been smashing and grinding ever since. I go to everyones shows, enjoy women, alcohol, and the general night life. I'm out of line at times, but always handle my business. I'm a breath of fresh air to this scene and I'm doing my best to keep moving forward and expanding my horizons. Bang!AHHS: Which is your latest CD? and how do you think it differs from your previous works?Dubb Sicks: "Mind in the Gutter" is the new shit. It's a raw collective of storytelling tracks, anthems, introspective cuts, some comedy shit, and some of the most banging production this town has ever seen. With production from my regular producers S.Killz and R1 I've managed to keep it changing a...
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RZA as Bobby Digital - Emo's - June 11, 2008
2008-06-07 00:08:00
From the receding hairline department... Thanks to Kristyn for the heads up! RZA as Bobby Digital featuring Stone Mecca @ Emo's on June 11th!-----Have a good weekend everyone! Always remember the top rule of happiness is Shit, Shower, Shave and you'll do just fine...More info:Robert Diggs (born July 5, 1969), better known as RZA (pronounced /???z?/), is an American music producer, rapper, and occasional actor. A prominent figure in hip hop music, he is the de facto leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. He has produced almost all of Wu-Tang Clan's albums as well as many Wu-Tang solo and affiliate projects. Lately he has gained more attention for his work in films, whether it be on screen or as a composer of original film scores.He has also released solo albums under the alter-ego Bobby Digital, who concerns himself only with the lawless aspect of the male power fantasy: women, drugs, alcohol and shooting guns. In addition to the Wu-Tang Clan and his solo releases, RZA was also...
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Dilated Peoples - Emo's - June 9, 2008
2008-06-05 23:11:00
From the Hip Hop explosion next week department... Thanks to Elliot for the heads up! The joint tour, Fresh Rhymes and Videotape with Dilates Peoples , The Alchemist, Aceyalone, & 88-Keys @ Emo's next Monday, June 9th!-----Mom's eye is swollen and dry but in good health! She does however walk around with humongous eye boogers all day! She's an eye booger making factory! More info:Dilated Peoples is an underground hip hop group residing in California. They have achieved great fame in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way", a collaboration with Kanye West, in 2004. They have reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart with two tracks, "This Way" and "Worst Comes to Worst". Their members include DJ Babu (producer/DJ), Evidence (rapper/producer) and Rakaa Iriscience (rapper).Its members, DJ Babu from the DJ crew Beat Junkies, Evidence, and Rakaa joined together in 1992 and released "Th...
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Pieced Together - Gallery Lombardi - June 7, 2008
2008-06-05 01:00:00
From the I wish I could write letters on walls that no one could read department... Pieced Together: The All Texas Graffiti Art Show @ Gallery Lombardi on June 7th!From Rachel Koper of Gallery Lombardi:Get up on the downstroke, Pieced Together opens this Saturday Night and yall'd better come correct. June 7th 7-10pm will feature 13 aerosol artists from all over Texas. We'll have Djs Orion, Innerlign, Grommit and the Herd. We'll have live panel painting by Won Kim, aka Revise from Chicago, sponsored by Spanish Montana and Imeem.com. We'll have a special performance by the Reverand Butter from Houston. This artists reception is free and all ages.Bonus++ Official Pieced Together Afterparty with The Yard & Chicago's Dj Gengis Won +++ at Plush 7th & Red River, on June 7, Sat. 10pm-2am.In the Gallery we have a model train display, large canvases, small marker pieces, and huge panels. We have colorful clean letters, hearts & skulls, and black and white portraits of O...
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Trae - Spiros - June 6, 2008
2008-06-05 00:30:00
From the dip baby, dip department... Trae @ Spiros on June 6th... I like the tag line... "18 to dip, 21 to sip"... ooowee that's got me riled up!-----I've made the drive down to Houston last night and I'm always impressed with myself when I drive to and from Houston... the drive is about 3 hours... and half way through the drive I'm usually about to burst! And I mean burst! I then continuously tell myself that the next exit I'll stop at the nearest gas station and relieve myself... but I never do... cuz being a small Asian guy, I'm scared to stop at a dirty ol' gas station in the middle of no where for fear of life... I've seen too many movies and the Asian dude never makes it. And that's Tha Truth!More info:Trae (born Frasier Thompson III on July 3, 1980) 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,[1] are the founding membe...
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Summer In The City - Headhunters Club - June 5, 2008
2008-06-04 07:05:00
From the taking mom to cataract's surgery tomorrow department... Summer In The City @ Headhunters Club on June 5th featuring Young Nick, Zeale 32, Brokebread, and DJ Berlin.Now that should be a good show and it's definitely Summer In The City cuz it's freakin hot out there... I mean it's so hot, my butt cheeks are sticking together from the sweat!This is only the first part of a two part series, so stay tuned for some more ass smackin goodness.
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Chris Brown - Frank Erwin Center - July 2, 2008
2008-06-03 02:33:00
From the teenybopper department... Chris Brown @ Frank Erwin Center on July 2nd. Get your tickets early, on June 4th @ 10am - June 6th @ 10pm, here with the code EXCLUSIVE.-----So at lunch today, the sweet, but stinky girl at work said she did not want to eat the kimchi because it would make her breath stinky. Another coworker said, "And that's different how?"More info:Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989)[1] is an American R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, music video director and actor.In late 2005, he released his first studio album, Chris Brown, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single, "Run It!" which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana. The album also produced two other top ten singles: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Say, Goodbye." Brown's second studio album, Exclusive was released worldwide in November 2007. It has spawned his second US number one hit, "Kiss Kiss" which was produced by T-Pain, who was also featured in the song . T...

Superstar Tuesdays - Tap Room - June 3, 2008
2008-06-03 01:16:00
From the Henry-Diggie orgy department... Thanks to Richard Henry for the heads up! Superstar Tuesdays, a new weekly @ the Tap Room every Tuesday nights starting at 10pm. The Austin Hip-Hop Porn show stars Richard Henry and Crop Diggie of Superstar DJs. It's no Jenna vs Jenna, but I'll go for the free pool!
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E.S.G. - Ruta Maya - May 31, 2008
2008-05-31 19:16:00
From the delegate dispute department... Thanks to MaddBuddah for the heads up! E.S.G. @ Ruta Maya tonight, May 31st.-----Watching the DNC panel talk about the delegate dispute, it's amazing to watch this process. Everyone is talking about unity. Life is not fair, if you don't follow the rules, don't cry when you get b*tch slapped!More info:E.S.G. (born Cedric Hill) is a rapper from Houston, Texas (though he was born in Louisiana and moved to Houston after he finished college) who trailblazed through the late-'90s movement and helped popularize the "Screwed and Chopped" which was created by DJ Screw and a style associated with his onetime home, Wreckshop Records. The "Everyday Street Gangsta" made his first major move in 1995 when Perrion Entertainment released "Ocean of Funk", which featured his breakthrough single, "Swangin' and Bangin'" and its accompanying "Chopped and Screwed" mix. The mix became just as popular as the song itself, if not more so. This success inspired Per...
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DJ Swamp - Karma Lounge - May 31, 2008
2008-05-30 04:00:00
From the sex olympics department... Thanks to DJ Tako for the heads up! DJ Swamp @ Karma Lounge on May 31st with DJ Tako, Aspekt, Bomber, J.G., Notion and Bastard Elements.DJ Swamp does fire and spins? That can't be good for the vinyls?!?-----
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Austin Beat Battle vsThe Gathering - Karma Lounge - May 29, 2008
2008-05-30 02:15:00
From the Beat -Gathering orgy department... Thanks to Adrian for the heads up! Austin Beat Battle vs The Gathering @ Karma Lounge tonight, May 29th @ 10pm. Blacklisted Individuals will be showcasing with Project Dead hosting.I imagine a fight scene like in Michael Jackson's "Beat It" breaking out tonight!-----

Mr. Dibbs - Whisky Bar - May 30, 2008
2008-05-29 03:01:00
From the stressing Twitter department... Thanks to Clemits for the heads up! Mr. Dibbs @ Whisky Bar on May 30th with Rob Viktum, Clemits, and DJ Tats.-----FYI, if you're looking for some great sushi, check out Uchi on Lamar. It's an orgasm in your mouth! The place does get packed, so be prepared to wait 1:30+... but it's well worth it... you can drink sake while you wait and end up paying for it all with your first newborn, an arm and a leg.More info:Brad Forste,[1] better known as Mr. Dibbs, is a DJ and hip hop producer. The founder of the turntablist collective 1200 Hobos, he has also appeared on numerous underground hip hop records as producer or DJ as well as releasing a number of solo works.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Forste was introduced to DJing around 1985, when he saw Grandmaster Flash performing on the syndicated light news/entertainment show PM Magazine, but "didn't really understand what he did". After watching an MTV broadcast of Grand Mixer DXT performing with Herbi...
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Lil Sicc - Club Fuze - May 29, 2008
2008-05-29 02:33:00
From the Ray Allen's wife says he can't put it in the hole department... Thanks to Lil Sicc for the heads up! Lil Sicc @ Club Fuze tomorrow, May 29th for his CD release party and DJ Woodywood's Bday party. Mike D of the Screwed Up Click will be in the house!-----Spurs are like Hillary Clinton... old school... and done... stick a fork in 'em and let's get it over with.
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Austin Film Festival Presents? Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome - Al
2008-05-28 01:54:00
From the crazy Memorial Day camping department... Thanks to Kristen for the heads up! Austin Film Festival Presents ? Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome @ Alamo Drafthouse Lakecreek on May 29th for one night only!-----So did some primitive camping this Memorial Day for my buddy's bachelor party, don't ask, that's what he wanted. No strippers and panties flying, it was 5 guys and a hole in the ground with a toilet seat on a wooden square frame! Brokeback baby!More info:Austin Film Festival Presents?Public Enemy: Welcome to the TerrordomeONE NIGHT ONLY!Thursday, May 29, 7:30PM, Alamo Drafthouse Lakecreek (13729 Research Blvd).$4 PublicPublic Enemy's 20 year career has had a monumental impact on the music world. Robert Patton-Spruill's WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME chronicles their legacy, their history and what icons of the music world say about their influence.Two decades later, the most controversial rap group of the 80's is all grown up...and still touring. Their ability to w...

Panoramic Utopia - Karma Lounge - May 22, 2008
2008-05-23 02:41:00
From the glad to be back in Austin department... Panoramic Utopia (DJ Drez & Zaire Black) @ Karma Lounge on May 22nd for The Gathering.-----Ahh... back in Austin and on the couch, where I belong! I am so tired! The conference this week was insane and crazy and I learned alot. Last night for the closing ceremonies, Hootie & the Blowfish performed and then I proceeded to get plastered... good times!
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Bun B - MusicMania - May 21, 2008
2008-05-20 05:35:00
From the this is gonna be a quickie department... MusicMania wrote in to tell us about the Bun B autograph signing @ MusicMania on Wednesday, May 21st before the show!-----Sorry guys, I'm damn tired being here at Disney World! These conferences are crazy! I'll post when I can. Let me know how the show goes! Peace.
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Above All Entertainment - Light Bar - May 16, 2008
2008-05-16 03:50:00
From the headed to Disney Orlando for work department... Above All Entertainment @ Light Bar on May 16th with appearance by "Hi Def".I wonder how that wedgie feels on "Hi Def". I guess it must be tough trying to look so good.-----Well just found out I'm headed to Orlando on Sunday and I'll be there till Thursday, so I'm unfortunately going to be missing Bun B. So ya'll write in and let me know how it goes!More info:Above All Entertainment was formed by CEO Clinton (Checkmate) Davis Jr. in 2002. He determined to follow thru with his father's dream. That dream was making music, and forming a dominant record label. His whole life changed after the loss of his father in the W.T.C. 9-11-01 tragedy. Since this day he has put his heart and soul into making this career successful. Checkmate even dropped out of college to put more hours into promotions/marketing. In 2006 Checkmate secured a distribution deal with Bayside/Tower Records. Above All released their first worldwide album on j...
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Bun B - Emo's - May 21, 2008
2008-05-14 07:08:00
From the hosted by your "Dennis Haysbert" wannabe, Bavu Blakes department... Bun B @ Emo's on May 21st! And that's not all... Gerald G, Staci Russell, Pimpin Pen, Dred Skott, Southbound, and DJ Rapid Ric! Get your tix here!Also catch Bun B @ MusicMania on May 21st @ 5pm for a store appearance!-----Man Hillary Clinton must be smokin some good shit! I wish I had some of that!More info:Bernard Freeman (born March 19, 1973), better known by his stage name Bun B, is a rapper and one half (with the late Pimp C) of Southern hip hop act UGK from Port Arthur, Texas. He now resides in Pearland, but works in Houston where he is a member of Rap-A-Lot Records, an underground hip hop record label. He is also co-owner of Trill Entertainment with the late Pimp C.Bun B's first major appearances was on Jay Z's song Big Pimpin' with Pimp C & Three 6 Mafia's Sippin' on Some Syrup, together known as UGK, then with Houston's emergence as a hip hop hotbed in 2005, Bun made guest appearances on...
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Hip-Hop Theatre Explosion - The Vortex Theatre - May 22 - 24, 2008
2008-05-14 02:15:00
From the dreaming of being an alpaca farmer department... Hip-Hop Theatre Explosion @ The Vortex Theatre on May 22nd - 24th hosted by Zell Miller III.Performances by Blacklisted Individuals, Public Offenders, and too lazy to list...-----Have you ever seen this infomercial on late night tv about being an alpaca farmer?!? They're like mini furry giraffes. I think they stared in Napoleon Dynamite the movie. Lately I've been thinking about a new profession in alpaca farming!
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Pamela V. & Angela - Club Fuze - May 17, 2008
2008-05-13 03:38:00
From the can't wait to show my man nipples department... Pamela V and Angela @ Club Fuze on May 17th (my bday!) hosted by Chingo Bling with performances by JKapone and the Top Dollar Family and DJ La D Da!-----Angela... I think I'm in love! But that 80's hair-do's gotta go!
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Kealing Middle Schoolers - Kealing Middle School - May 15, 2008
2008-05-12 02:09:00
From the Happy Mother's Day department... the students @ Kealing Middle School will be performing on May 15th a rap song they wrote and produced.This is all part of an afterschool program called Destiny by Design sponsored by the Narcisse-Banks Community Resource Center.With the assistance of local artists including DJ Baby G, Tee Double, Lady Legacy, Gerald G, DaBosnian, AC, Wes Sanders, Recon, Capoeira da Rua, Guerilla Productions ATX, LuxuryMindz, Tosin, and Dat Boi Drew, a class of 7th and 8th graders studied the history and techniques of hip-hop culture.Weekly meetings over the course of the Spring semester will culminate with a performance by the kids on the Kealing Cafeteria stage at 4:00 the afternoon of Thursday May 15th.
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Dubb Sicks - Troubadour Saloon - May 8, 2008
2008-05-09 03:38:00
From the runs got me a prisoner in my own house department... Thanks to Dubb Sicks for the heads up. Dubb Sicks, Sick and Spyder, and Focus Group @ Troubadour Saloon tonight. Free show so leave your wallets at home and just get blazed at home before you go.-----I think it was the sushi I ate for lunch yesterday, but I'm married to the toilet the last 2 days. My ass is sore from sitting so much.
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World Trade - Karma Lounge - May 8, 2008
2008-05-08 01:58:00
From the Hillary needs to get laid department... World Trade (Bavu Blakes and Element7d) @ Karma Lounge on May 8th! Man oh man The Gathering tomorrow should be sick, in addition to World Trade, Global (we still gotta do lunch), Crew54, Gerald G, DJ Notion and DJ Knowledge will also be performing!-----So what do you think about starting a campaign to get Hillary Clinton laid?!? I'm proposing gethillaryclintonlaid.com, then maybe she'll get off of Obama's d*ck!
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Z-Ro - Escapade 2000 - May 8, 2008
2008-05-07 05:48:00
From the borderline Austin City Limits department... Z-Ro @ Escapade 2000 on May 9th. I would list the other artist on the ticket, but unfortunately I can't read the font on the flyer. I can make out Pimpin Pen and Gerald G.-----Man the Indiana primary is more exciting than the NBA Finals!More info:Joseph Wayne McVey (born June 6, 1976) better known by his stage name Z-Ro, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas, known for his "up-from-nothing" rise to fame, flexibility in rhyme and extensive collaboration with other rap artists and musicians. Z-Ro's popularity has increased rapidly, as he has been featured on Bun B's single "Draped Up" with Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Mike Jones, Lil Flip,Lil Keke,and Aztek Escobar and also on Chamillionaire's "Won't Let You Down" featuring a plethora of Houston-based rappers. Before being incarcerated prior to the release of I'm Still Livin', Z-Ro stated in an interview that the album would be his last. This statement was later...
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Devin the Dude - Ruta Maya's - May 10, 2008
2008-05-05 02:57:00
From the 1st weekend I don't gotta work department... Thanks to N8Dawg for the heads up! Devin the Dude & The Coughee Brothaz @ Ruta Maya's on Saturday, May 10th!-----My lazy ass went out for a run this morning and now I'm suffering from that decision.More info:Devin the Dude (born Devin Copeland) is a Houston hip hop rapper, known for his long career signed to Rap-A-Lot Records. The New York Times called him "A brilliant oddball with a spaced-out flow."[1]Born in St. Petersburg, FL, and later moved to Texas while in the fourth grade. As a child he went back and forth from New Boston and Houston and finally settled in the latter after he graduated high school. In the late '80s, Devin met Rob Quest, a blind rapper and producer who was part of a Houston crew called the Coughee Brothas. Later on, the duo formed a group named the Odd Squad and recruited Devin's long-time friend Jugg Mugg and a local DJ named DJ Screw. While not having been able to achieve mainstream success, De...
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DJ Craze - Beauty Bar - April 30, 2008
2008-05-01 03:03:00
From the addicted to Twitter department... After the Glow, it's the after party with Kanye West's tour DJ... DJ Craze @ Beauty Bar tonight, April 30th!Print out the flyer and say Austin Hip-Hop Scene sent ya and get in for $10!-----Clutch City is back again! Rockets are ripping a new asshole in the Jazz!More info:DJ Craze (November 19, 1977-), born Aristh Delgado, is a Nicaraguan American DJ who plays hip hop, breaks, drum n bass, and practices turntablism.[1] He is the only solo DJ in history to claim the World DMC Champion trophy 3 times consecutively.[2]DJ Craze was born in Managua, Nicaragua. At the age of 3, in 1980,[1] he fled the country with his family during the war which lasted throughout the 1980s.[2] Craze and his family moved to San Francisco, California, where they lived for a short while, before moving to Miami, Florida, where he currently resides.[3]The style of his music carries many of his past musical influences. Initially influenced by the Miami Bass movement w...
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Atmosphere - Emo's - May 2 - 3, 2008
2008-04-29 02:08:00
From the clowns are scary department... Atmosphere @ Emo's this Friday and Saturday, May 2nd and 3rd!Also it looks like there will be an autograph signing at Waterloo Records for the new CD, "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold".More info:Atmosphere is an American hip hop duo from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The members are rapper Slug (born Sean Daley, September 7, 1972) and DJ/producer Ant (born Anthony Davis). Active in various forms since 1993, they are one of the most commercially successful and long-lived independent hip hop acts.Slug (Sean Daley)Slug was a member of a loose group known as The Rhymesayers Collective prior to the formation of Atmosphere. Its other members were Stress (Siddiq Ali) and Spawn (Derek Turner). Slug DJed behind the scenes and let Stress and Spawn handle lyrics. Later calling themselves Urban Atmosphere and garnering some underground notoriety, the group eventually formed a strong relationship with Ant (Anthony Davis) and began collabora...
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M.I.A. - La Zona Rosa - May 1, 2008
2008-04-28 00:17:00
From the post Dragon Boat Fest hurt department... Well it looks like I've waited too long for this post since the show is now unfortunately sold out... M.I.A. @ La Zona Rosa on May 1st! Maybe you can sneak in somehow... :)-----Well congratulations to my team, Mooshu, who won 3rd place at this years Dragon Boat Fest!More info:Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born July 17, 1978)[citation needed] is a British vocalist, record producer, songwriter/composer and visual artist. She is a Tamilian of Sri Lankan origin. Best known by her stage name, M.I.A., her work in music often features a range of elements of genres.An accomplished visual artist by 2002, M.I.A. came to prominence in early 2004 through file-sharing of her singles "Galang" and "Sunshowers" on the Internet.[1] In 2005, her debut album, Arular, was nominated for the Mercury Prize.[2] Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007.Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, the daughter of a Tamil activist-turned militant, Arul Pragasam,[3] was ...
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Fat Tony - Victory Grill - April 24, 2008
2008-04-25 03:17:00
From the Chinese eating up all the rice in the world department... Fat Tony , Focus Group, Soundfounder, Dred Skott, and Southbound @ Victory Grill tonight, April 24th!-----Long days and long nights, but the pain is almost over. Work has been crazy!So I've been getting buff by practicing for the Dragon Boat race which is this weekend at the Dragon Boat Fest. The festival is from 10am-3pm this Saturday, 4/26. If you get a chance, come on out and watch me act a fool. I'll be rowing for the Mooshu team. More info: here, here, and here.
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Guest Spot: Austin Reggae Fest by Beronica Regalado
2008-04-23 03:17:00
For those of you, like me, who have no life and gotta live through others. We thankfully have people like Beronica to keep us informed on the Austin Hip-Hop Scene, live and direct and from the streets...4/20 was pretty dope for those of us that attended this years festivities @ The Reggae Fest . Whether you attended Saturday or Sunday, I'm sure you enjoyed yourself despite the price increase at the door. There was a good turnout of patrons even without our four legged friends that were not invited to attend this year. It was definitely crowded, so not for the paranoid or claustrophobic type. The main stage kept the crowd entertained during breaks with a DJ, but for me, the main attraction was a guy on the mic at the west end of the festival. Vendors were in full bloom, my favorite item was the yard for just $10 bucks you could have your thirst filled with some party flavors. Met www.myspace.com/gaboykt out from Georgia, hope to be hearing alot more of their southern hospitalit...
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