April 29, 2004
April 28, 2004
New UCSD Pub Events
The Pub After Dark
Some of these shows look quite interesting, like 4th Avenue Jones and B-Side Players. And they're free!
April 27, 2004
7th Largest in the US
San Diego was at 1.2 million back in 2000. We have to be nearing 2 million by now. LA is the 2nd largest in the US with 3 times(!) the population of SD.
April 23, 2004
DJ Jazzy Jeff @ L5
Damn, I missed this. I heard Jazzy Jeff was super tight with his mixing and doubles.
The Roots, Cee-Lo and the Pharcyde @ Jenny Craig Pavilion
8:00pm, $30...
Kind of a weird name for a music venue.
April 20, 2004
Ugly Duckling, Style of Beyond, Gunkhole @ El Rey (LA)
Hip Hop Makes Me High MC Battle
8pm $17.50
UGLY DUCKLING, STYLE OF BEYOND, GUNKHOLE(D Styles-Beat Junkies)
April 17, 2004
3 Minutes of Happiness
RE:UP Magazine + Selective Hearing Gallery bring you an "instantly gratifying" art show curated by Nick Wilkinson and Chako Suzuki. Damn, thats a big group of artists; I'm sure you'll find something that pleases you.
Reception: Sat 4/17/04, 6-10pm
or by private appointment 4/10-4/16
619.236.8007
www.reupmag.com
come out, the artists list includes: Mr. Florencio Zavala / Jon Jackson Jaime Nunez del Arco / Cody Hudson John Duda / Upso / Chris Bettig / May-ling Craig Metzger / Rebecca Westcott / Jim Houser Ninjacruise / NormalNatural / Souther Salazar Saelee Oh / Kaori Kasai / Jon Burgerman Dez Einswell / Jeremiah Ketner / Trish Grantham Keren Richter / Derrick Hodgson / Bwana Spoons Wilson Hsu / Rachell Sumpter / Eric Elms Claire Putney / Michael Leon / Gary Benzel Logan Hicks / Dimitri Simakis / Nago Richardis Cary Murnion / Type Stereo / Typevsm Anthony Lukens / National Forest / Brendan Monroe Ryan Waller / Carolina Chavez Urruzmendi
April 09, 2004
Pete Rock & CL Smooth @ L5
"Pete Rock hit em off..."
Anyone else notice what a great job the L5 programmer has been doing?
Update: Man, what a great show. These guys have been around for what, 12 or 13 years, and they were still fresh as hell. There are few things as sublime as a MC that not only has a smooth melodic voice but also actually enunciates. I guess he isn't CL Smooth for nothing. Here are the pics.
Thanks to JussPress for hosting the photos.
Support the brothers, buy their albums!
April 08, 2004
Kanye & Dilated @ 4th & B
Never thought I'd see someone from the Roc share the stage with arguably the tightest crew out of the LA underground.
Kanye West / Dilated Peoples
Doors: 7pm, show: 8pm
$35.00 (yikes)
Update: Overall a good show and I'm glad we went.
Dilated: tight with the lyrics, beats, and tablism, as expected.
Young Gunz: man, these guys stink. I still can't believe the Dilated had to open for them. I used to DJ in garages at house parties and the random cats who would grab the mic and freestyle sounded better than Young Gunz.
Kanye: good but not great, though I had pretty high expectations. His band and backup singers were dope. I never seen a violinist cover hip-hop beats which was a treat.
Album Review
Believe the hype, College Dropout is good; as Mos Def says, meet the future of hip-hop. "Get Em High" is the hot track; few things are more sublime than Talib Kweli and Common coming with their battle raps.
However, Dilated's latest effort, Neighborhood Watch, is a bit of let down. Its not bad, its just missing that "rock-that-sh*t" quality that digs in and moves the listener. There are some gems, don't get me wrong. The best track is "Closed Session"; similar to "Get Em High" the guest appearances make it hot. Its hard to go wrong with West Coasters like Defari, Planet Asia, and Phil Da Agony.
April 05, 2004
Starsky & Hutch
Christel and I saw Starsky & Hutch last night. Everybody's sayings its fun movie but I was like, when's the fun start? The ending was decent but then the guys from original TV show appear. You know, the lame but requisite cameos included in a movie remake. Pretty subtle how these guys just show up and stand around. Snoop, though, plays a good pimp. Thats just conjecture on my part because I've never actually met a pimp.
April 03, 2004
J-Live & People Under the Stairs @ Canes
J-Live! PUTS! At Canes
9pm, $15
Oooh wee, what a show! The opening act was a crew called Giant Panda that was suprisingly good. Nice beats and good enunciation. People Under The Stairs came on after and man if you ever get a chance to catch a PUTS show don't miss it. They put on a tight show. All three members are real professional entertainers. They've got mini-comedy routines, great beats, head-nodders and party rockers.
Last but not least was J-Live and he definitely earned the right to have the word 'live' is in his name. He is a dope MC, especially given that PUTS is a hard act to follow. J-Live's show was a bit rushed but there is hardly anything else more sublime in hip-hop than seeing Braggin' Writes performed live, where J gets behind the ones & twos and scratches while MCing at the same time.
April 02, 2004
DJ Premier @ L5
Primo of Gang Starr fame is coming to San Diego. $10-$20; 9p-3a
Speakeasy vs Candlewax
Here's a joint with a bit of a different flavor...
Every first Fri
2 Rooms House/Hiphop/Breaks/Downtempo
$free
Our Guest for Fri April 2nd
CANDLEWAX dj's: Front room