R.I.P. Michael Jackson

Jun 25th 2009...just received a text that read "R.I.P. Michael Jackson"!??? at first I'm thinking this has to be a joke, right? turned on the TV and forget it...it is all over...wow, shocking....but yet something has been wrong for a while...
I have to say aside from all the craziness he will be missed. His contributions to music are just neverending and way too many for me to list...forget about all the people he has influenced. I mean Michael Jackson is known worldwide..literally...
rest in peace

Jedi Mind Tricks "Hell Awaits" Tour

The "Hell Awaits" Tour: Jedi Mind Tricks plus special guests: R.A. the Rugged Man , Reef the Lost Cauze

Sunday, Sep 13, 2009 9:00 PM EDT (7:00 PM Doors)
at HighLine Ballroom, NY

tickets

RH+ first time in the US

Dreamy electronic act RH+ will make their U.S. debut at the Bowery Ballroom on July 9th, following the recent release of their new album ‘Quintana Roo.’ With a sound that recalls groups like Broken Social Scene, Stereolab or Air, one may easily guess RH+ is a band from Toronto, London or Paris, rather than Santiago, Chile, deep in the heart of South America. Fusing indie rock with electronica, RH+’s music is characterized by their dueling male and female English vocals and atmospheric keyboard textures. (myspace)

Gorillaz Plastic Beach

(picture added 1/19/10)

I've been patiently waiting for the Gorillaz new album, Plastic Beach for a whiiiiiiiiiiiiile now. It is said to be the most pop-like album they've made, which makes me not too happy but features Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack, Barry Gibb, Mos Def, and The Horrors. It's really good to hear that Mos Def is in it...and hopefully De La Soul's joints will make it into the album, as well...

Lhasa: Rising video

I love this song and the video is great...the new album has proved to be everything I was hoping it would be!!

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

The internationally renowned, high-energy Argentine sensations; with support from alternative hip hop via Puerto Rico, Eric Bobo
Saturday, July 11, 2009
From 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Central Park SummerStage

Coba Coba REMIXED & Novalima back in NY

out today!! listen & download here
The last time I saw them it was the first and only show ever in the US...I'm really looking forward to this show!

July 16 - New York City, NY - Le Poission Rouge
July 18 - Trumansburg, NY - Grassroots Festival

LAMC: NY

Performances by Argentine crooner Federico Aubele, Monterrey Mexico's hip-hop sensation Niña Dioz. Bogota’schampeta/hip-hop/dance explosion Bomba Estereo, Mexico’s eclectic vocalist Natalia Lafourcade, Chilean dreamy electro-pop group RH+, and Mexican singer-songwriter Leon Polar, and DJ Pauer spinning in between sets. This is a semi-private event open to LAMC registrants, with a limited number of tickets to be made available for purchase by the general public.

Balkan Beat Box

This the last show in NY for 2009 & Nu Med, a special guest will be with BBB for one of the songs.
6/7 Brooklyn @ The Bellhouse w/ DJ Joro Boro
Get a discount on your tickets at www.jdubrecords.org/tickets or buy them at www.ticketmaster.com.

Emiliana Torrini

August 14, 2009 - NYC, Highline Ballroom

Los Amigos Invisibles

July 10, 2009 6:30PM
Celebrate Brooklyn w/Aterciopelados New York, NY

OuterSpace and DJ SatOne Present A Tribute To Gangstarr

Download here

BlueNefertiti's Paris@Night, a French Cabaret

w/ Cucu Diamantes , Queen GodIs , Rhythmic Fusion f/ Malik Alston , WiseGuy & Gaston and DJ Super Jaimie
Sun., June 21, 2009

Pink Martini in Carnegie Hall!!

Carnegie Hall, NY
June 18, 2009
I'm really excited about this show! I've been hoping they would have a performance in NY for a while now. Having this event at a venue like Carnegie Hall is exactly how I would have pictured it...

Also, check out their new live DVD

Frankradio Release Party

DJ BIG KAP , DJ Synapse , Ugod & Grand Puba
Thu., June 18, 2009 / 11:30pm
Le Poisson Rouge, NY

5th ANNUAL BROOKLYN HIP-HOP FESTIVAL

JUNE 20TH 2009, 12-8 PM
EMPIRE FULTON FERRY STATE PARK
DUMBO, BROOKLYN
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12-1:30 DJ Misbehaviour and Family Day
1:30-1:55 DJ Brina Payne
2:00-2:10 COTN
2:14-2:25 Eagle Nebula
2:30-2:40 Brokn.Englsh
2:40-2:50 Nyle
2:55-3:10 Donny Goines
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3:15-3:25 Meter Maids
3:25-3:30 Kel Spencer
3:30-3:45 Brown Bag All Stars
3:50-4:00 Keys N Krates/DJ Parler
4:00-4:10 Tiye Phoenix
4:15-4:20 Chip Fu
4:25-4:35 Keys N Krates/DJ Parler
4:35-4:45 Marco Polo & Torae
4:45-4:55 Tanya Morgan
4:55-5:00 Homeboy Sandman and Shawn J Period
5:00-5:20 Smif-n-Wessun
5:25-5:55 J Period with Grand Puba and special guests
6:00-6:30 DJ Premier
6:30-7:00 Dead Prez
7:00-7:30 Styles
7:30-8:00 Pharoahe Monch