THURSDAY: COLLAGE at Bohmian Caverns (CASRAM 08)

THURSDAY OCT 9, 7:00pm
Bohemian Caverns
2001 11th St. NW
21+
tix: $10
A collage of hip-hop inspired performances from newcomers Bless Roxwell & Ra the MC, electric funk band OP Swamp 81, funky hip-hop’s Eagle Nebula, and electro-hip Ms. TK Wonder (with Taylor McFerrin). This is a memorable show of unique performances that will leave you in a zone!
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Upcoming DC Shows: Mos Def, Chromeo, Kool Keith, Clipse, Wale

Wow, the line-up of shows for September and October in this city is going to be insane. Mos Def is going to be in town this weekend at the Kennedy Center (don’t get mad if you didn’t buy tickets–I warned y’all) doing his rendition of hip-hop and jazz classics. Should be tight. Phonte rolls through [...]

Love Is Love - The Pictures

We did it for a good cause. You missed out. Don’t to that again.
Shout out to the homie Juan for the images.

MORE PICTURES FROM LOVE IS LOVE RIGHT HERE

Bad Brains to Play 9:30 Club on Election Night

I know that Bad Brains might not be your steez, but Bad Brains is one of the quintessential Black rock bands evar. If you don’t know, consult Wikipedia.
From MTV:
On November 4 — which will undoubtedly be a momentous, historic Election Day, no matter the outcome — hardcore legends Bad Brains will be revisiting their own [...]

Rock The Bells Recap

Mos Def, originally uploaded by joshsisk.
Unfortunately I didn’t get to go to Rock the Bells for its DC appearance last Sunday but I heard it was off the chain. My bad, but life got in the way. However, DJ Eurok has some amazing coverage of the event including Tribe’s tour rider and a conversation with [...]

RIP K-Swift

Whoa. Just got a text message this morning that the Baltimore Club Queen K-Swift died this past weekend. And damn, blog reports and her MySpace page are confirming that is this is true. This is crazy. I remember seeing her on Friday night and its crazy to see a life taken so quick. It’s a [...]

Saturday Night: Waxplotation with Ali Shaheed Muhammad

RSVP BY FRIDAY AT NOON FOR GUARANTEED ENTRY!!! EMAIL: rsvp@solsource.org

Since its inception into the burgeoning Hip-Hop subculture of the late 70s, a decline in record sales, and the advent of technology, the vinyl record still maintains its relevancy by becoming a conduit for self expression. This exhibit will celebrate hip-hop’s age old medium of the [...]

Nadastrom - “A Milli” (Remix)

Tired of hearing every rapper, R&B singer, has been and baby mama try to rap over that “A Milli” beat? Then check out this remix by my boy Dave Nada and Matt Nordstrom, aka Nadastrom. Their new album will be dropping real soon on Switch’s Dubsided label. (first spotted at Ddoff)
myspace.com/nadastrom

Just Added: Gnarls Barkley at 9:30 Club, Other Shows

DC is getting some fly shows lately! They’re not free like our friends in New York , but I still can’t complain.
Gnarls Barkley at 9:30 Club - August 5th
Show just added today. Gnarls is rocking 9:30 with (er, transvestite fronted) Hercules Love Affair on August 5th. I saw Gnarls at the MCI Center when they [...]

Heads Up: DC is about to mess up intercity bus service

I don’t dip into local politics (I read DC City Desk and Upset the Setup for those things), but I know this might affect a lot of our readers.
Heads up to everybody that use the Chinatown buses from DC to New York. The District is enacting rules that will severely limit intercity bus service by [...]

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