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Guitar Center Spinoff Tonight

If you’re in LA, Detroit, San Francisco, Miami, New Jersey, or NY, you should definitely head over to your local Guitar Center tonight for the regional finals of Spinoff ‘06. From the video, the ish looks off the hook as most DJ scratch jawns go, but the high stakes makes the competition fierce this year. The Grand Prize winner drives off in a new customized Scion Xb. The winners tonight get brand new Technics turntables, Nike kicks and a special J Dilla Deluxe package from Stones Throw Records. Click here for more info and locations.

Check out footage from last year’s finals:
DJ Imerge from 2005 Spinoff Finals (Windows Media)

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Can A Sista Rock A Mic?

The ladies at B-Girl Manifesto have outdone themselves this time. The show Tuesday features headliners Tanya Morgan as well as Stacy Epps, Naima Jahmaal, Emoni Fela and Emperess. Couch Sessions faves DJ Eurok and Head Roc will also be at the event.

Sunday’s event will be off the hook with Julie Dexter and NICOLAY at 18th Street Lounge. There’s a lot of musical goodness sandwiched in between.

Beauty & the Beat I
Tuesday, June 13th
8:30 PM

Tanya Morgan
Stacy Epps
Naima Jahmaal
Emoni Fela
Emperess
All with live band!
+ DJ Jav & DJ Eurok
Hosted by Head-Roc

Five
1214-B 18th St NW
Metro: Dupont Circle

More events after the jump:
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Contest: Leela James

***ENTER THE LEELA JAMES CONTEST ***

Another month, another contest. You know how we do at the Couch Sessions.

This time, y’all have a chance to win the sultry debut single from Leela James, entitled, A Change is Gonna Come, and a Men’s or Women’s Nopal Tee.

***ENTER THE LEELA JAMES CONTEST ***

If you’re not in the know, here’s the hookup.

Leela James Info

Leela James’ Website
Leela James on MySpace
Leela James Live in New Orleans @ Itunes
Leela @ Okayplayer

Nopal Apparel Info
Nopal Apparel Website
Nopal Apparel @ Myspace

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Negroclash!, Nightlife

Banned in DC, Part 1

Props to everyone who came out last Tuesday for Banned in DC. Without ya’ll this wouldn’teven be possible. I tried (keyword tried) to take some pics for the website and for Flickr, but of course my camera sucks. I could only manage about 4 shots out of the almost 20 that I took. So sad. Hopefully somebody will come through with some better lookin’ pictures. But until then:

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WE BOUT TO ROCK OUT YA'LL

The Couch Sessions presents:

BANNED IN DC…a tribute to African-Americans in Rock Music.

Two shows at DC9 - 1940 9th Street Nw, Washington, DC.

Tuesday, April 18th - Cover $8
Slack Republic (Atlanta) - myspace.com/slackrepublic
Nouveau Riche (Philly) - myspace.com/NouveauRicheBand
The Chance (DC) - myspace.com/thechancedc

Sunday, April 23rd - Cover $10
The Lucky Bastards - myspace.com/luckybastards
Thowdown Syndicate - myspace.com/throwdownsyndicate
Indigo Son - myspace.com/indigoson

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DIGABLE PLANETS CONTEST

Digable Planets formed in the early '90s, when Butterfly met Ladybug while attending college in Massachusetts. The two later hooked up with Doodlebug in Washington DC, and began recording. Their first single, “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat),” hit the R&B Top Ten while their debut, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), was a critical and commercial success. After embarking on an ambitious tour, which included several live musicians, the Planets returned in late 1994 with their best album. Blowout Comb continued the group's jazz-rap fusion, but also saw them branching out to embrace the old school sound of the street as well. After Blowout Comb, Digable Planets gradually dissolved due to the dreaded “creative differences.”

However, the Planets are back in '05 with The Creamy Spy Chronicles, a collection of hits, remixes, and rarities.

Alright fools, ya'll know the deal. Send an email with your name, age, and location to articleonline@gmail.com to be entered into the contest. Contest ends JANUARY 15th.

Tracklisting after the jump.
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