Monday August 20th 6pm
Talib Kweli >
Amoeba Hollywood
6400 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Talib Kweli plays Amoeba Hollywood to celebrate his new album “Eardrum” – out August 21st on Blacksmith Music – a polished collection showcasing his advanced lyricism and his penchant for picking music that resonates long after the song ends.
Pre-order “Eardrum” at Amoeba on Monday and get a signed CD book from Talib Kweli!! (Hollywood Amoeba – day of in-store only).
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For our latest Issue, The Hyperspectrum, Beautiful/Decay delved into the colorful world of psychedelic inspired art, design and music. We’re excited to announce the release party this Friday, August 17th at the Royale from 9pm-2am.
In keeping with the theme of the magazine, the night will feature psychedelic feature DJ sets by Egon (Stones Throw Records), Gaslamp Killer (MHE), Carlos Nino (KPFK) and mobile VJ MC This. Open bar and free Howling Monkey cola will be provided from 9pm-10pm and the first 100 guests will receive gift bags chock-full of the latest designer swag. We are also excited to provide limited edition T-shirt giveaways, silk-screened live and on-site, by To Die For clothing. These exclusive shirts showcase one of a kind designs over-dyed on tie-dye! Judging by the success of our past release parties, the night is sure to fill to capacity quickly—so be sure to get there early!
The Royale is located at 2619 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA.
SF weekly-
“Oakland hip-hoppers the Crown City Rockers deliver on the promise of their energetic live show.”
Artist Bio:
wikipedia - 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.
wikipedia – DJ Rhettmatic (born Nazareth Nirza) is a member of the Beat Junkies DJ crew. Rhettmatic began his DJ career in 1983 with the DJ group Double Platinum, and was one of the founding members of Beat Junkie crew.Rhettmatic is the DJ for hip-hop crew The Visionaries, which also consists of LMNO, KeyKool, Zen, Dannu and 2Mex.
Ozomatli is set to release their fourth album “Don’t Mess With The Dragon” due out on April 3, 2007.
Artists Bio:
Wikipedia - Ozomatli take their name from the Nahuatl word for the Aztec astrological symbol of the monkey, which is also a god of dance, fire, the new harvest, and music.
The members of the band met through their affiliation with the Peace and Justice Center of Los Angeles, and their first performance was for picketers during a strike. They began their career in the Los Angeles and San Diego/Mexico border-area club scene. Following an appearance in Vibe magazine, the group broke into the mainstream, releasing Ozomatli, their self titled debut album, in June 1998 under the Almo Sounds label.
Track Listings:
1. “Can’t Stop”
2. “City of Angels”
3. “After Party”
4. “Don’t Mess With the Dragon”
5. “La Gallina”
6. “Magnolia Soul
7. “Here We Go”
8. “La Temperatura”
9. “Violeta”
10. “Creo”
11. “When I Close My Eyes”
12. “La Segunda Mano”
Additional Info:
Ozomatli will be performing @ Amoeba Sunset
April 3, 2007 6:00pm
Free/ALL AGES
Artists Bio:
Wikipedia-El-P aka El-Producto (born Jaime Meline) is an American rapper, producer and entrepreneur from Brooklyn, New York City. He is the co-founder, owner and CEO of the Definitive Jux record label.As a rapper, El-P’s style can be characterized by his dense, aggressive, and verbose attacks, which include notable use of metaphor, science fiction and fantasy themes and references, and associative word play. Regardless of this sophistication, he does not eschew traditional hip hop subject matter, a description which would fit equally well with several of his colleagues. His impact as a producer owes to his innovative mix of bleak futurism and low fidelity sounds.
Wiki- 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.
Wiki - Percee P is an underground hip-hop artist from the Patterson Projects in New York City, United States. Although he has never released an official album of his own, he is known in the underground for selling his mixtapes himself at shows and for his many guest appearances on other alternative and underground hip-hop artists’ releases.
True, some bands are simply meant to lead, and Brooklyn’s Antibalas–as tough and diverse as the city that birthed them nearly a decade ago–has continued to do just that. The group, whose name means “bulletproof” in Spanish, has indeed proved they possess the mettle to not only survive but also thrive by employing a musical arsenal that has become known worldwide. Antibalas recently entered the studio to record their fourth album with much-heralded musician/producer John McEntire (Tortoise, Stereolab, Tom Ze). Holed up for a month in McEntire’s Chicago lair, the band explored and unleashed sonic sides of them not previously tapped. The resulting gem is guaranteed to shock and dazzle new and old fans alike, and will be forthcoming from ANTI- Records (no, not just because they share half a name), known for distinguished releases over the years from such artists as Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, the Refugee All-Stars and Blackalicious.
Free MP3 download:
Antibalas – ICE
MARCH 20, 2007
AKIL THE MC (of Jurassic 5)
PRESENTS
LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified Skills District)
FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST PROJECT MOVE(9:00pm)
C-MON and KYPSKI(10:30)
8:30 doors open
$7 advance tickets/ $10 door
@Temple Bar, Santa Monica, CA
Additional Links:
Ballerstatus.net- “You may have never heard of Project Move but they are what hip-hop, the rap aspect of the culture, is all about — tight lyrics over dope beats. Hailing from Boston, Project Move is Anonymous, Pruitt, Raheem Jamaal and Moe Pope. Their album, Love Gone Wrong/The Butterfly Theory is a wonderful deviation from the monotony.”
Aurgasm-Funky sample heaven. C-Mon and Kypski is a Dutch group that throw together incredible constructions of samples and break beats into some very accessible and groovalicious tunes.
Check out their website, very creative.
Project Move Shows:
03/20/2007 09:00 PM – Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, California 90401 – Performing with Jurassic 5
03/23/2007 09:00 PM – Terrace Cafe
443 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, California – Rockin with Lunar Heights
03/24/2007 09:00 PM – Metro
201 Broadway, Oakland, – Performing live: Jern Eye Project Move & Cristo w/ DJ Socrates
03/28/2007 08:00 PM – Milk Bar
1840 Haight St, San Francisco, California –
Omni record release party! Live on stage: Omni Jern Eye Spear Of The Nation Project Move & Vin Roc DJ Icewater on the 1′s & 2′s
“The Weatherman ” drops March 20, 2007, Evidence long awaited solo debut lp. Guest Appearances include Little Brother, Slug of Atmosphere, Alchemist, Defari, Dj Babu, Jake One, Rakaa-Iriscience, DJ Khalil, Planet Asia, Res, and Joe Scudda. On the same day as the album release, Evidence will be performing Free @ Amoeba Music in Hollywood 7pm.
Additional Links:
Wikipedia – Evidence is an American hip hop artist, producer, and member of the rap group Dilated Peoples. Born Michael Perretta, Evidence is a native of Venice in Los Angeles, California and was born to an Italian-American father and a Russian-American mother. Additionally, before becoming a rapper and producer, Evidence was a well known graffiti artist.
Tracklistings:
1. “I Know”
2. “Weather Report 1″
3. “Mr. Slow Flow”
4. “letyourselfgo” (feat. Phonte/Alchemist)
5. “Down In New York City”
6. “A Moment In Time” (feat. Planet Asia)
7. “Look For The Evidence Interlude”
8. “All Said and Done”
9. “Weather Report 2″
10. “Perfect Storm” (feat. Madchild/Rakaa)
11. “Chase the Clouds Away”
12. “NC to CA” (feat. Big Pooh/Defari/Joe Scudda)
13. “Evidence is Everywhere”
14. “Things You Do”
15. “Biggest Belgium Fan Interlude”
16. “Hot and Cold (feat. Alchemist)”
17. “Line of Scrimmage” (feat. Slug)
18. “Believe in Me (feat. Res)”
19. “Born in LA” (feat. Sick Jacken/Chace Infinite)
20. “Weather Report 3″
21. “I Still Love You”
Its that time again for producers to showcase their talent. Rootdown Sound Clash round 4 on March 8, 2007 @ the Little Temple in Los Angeles. Round 1 was Cut Chemist vs. Madlib ,Round 2 was Will.i.am vs. Thes One, Round 3 was Dj Exile vs. OHNO, and now Round 4 will be Stro(the procussions) vs. Newman(Giant Panda). Who will prevail the battle of the beats?
