Little Dragon DC - the Countdown

Week of the show. 3 days to go.

This morning had a chat with our good pal Guy, who manages Little Dragon in preparation for the show this weekend. I'm all excited now and attempting to accurately revisit how I felt when the material for the second album touched me. First some of the songs live and then the album. Machine Dreams. It's kept me happy and held me over.

(As I write this my random iPod playlist has jumped to them twice...."Wink" playing right now. )

Well word is the next album is done. Being mastered. I can't wait. I'm so very excited to see what this band will be capable of. Everything seems to always be done well with this crew. And they are great people too. So...I'll stop babbling now. I'm really looking to forward to thisSaturday's show at Black Cat.

Hope to see you there.

The People's Party - "Axel F"

Ok,

So we just wanted to pay homage, give props, testify, wreckonize...

This past week was the inaugural night of the all new "People's Party" @ Liv Nightclub and featured the launch of Axel F. The Soul Controllers were in the house strong, with DJ Stylus and DJ Jahsonic both spinning, with Book and Bush Head sightings. Also on the decks...renaissance man...Adrian Loving. People were moving all night long. It was and is the early pic for party of the year. Yeah, we know it's only the second week, but shit...it was that good.

Check out pics from the man behind a lense that always captures greatness in energy and movement.

-Fitsum (and yes he's sexy)

For those who don't know....we have an every Saturday lineup anchored by the world renowned and (bacon friendly) Fatback.

1st Saturdays

Baila: tropical caribbean sounds

hosted by Neil Becton (Som Records Shop)

2nd Saturdays

The One: disco, afrobeat, deep house

hosted by KC(Fatback), Louis P, Andrew Hogans

3rd Saturdays

Fatback: funk, soul, boogaloo

hosted by Phillipe, Danny, KC, Sean, Michael, Patrick, Pete & Steve

4th Saturdays

Axel F: champagne soul, electro funk, nu wave

hosted by DJ Jahsonic (Marvin Mondays) with special guest DJs every month

A Look Back - Questlove & the Almighty Roots Crew

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Happy Thanksgiving. Hopefully there are many things that you can reflect upon and to be thankful for. We would like to extend thanks and recognize all the many blessings in our lives especially the Shine On Me family.

Today we take a moment out to "Look Back".

Ahmir Thompson aka Questlove aka Brother Question aka ?uestLove.

Took time out to spin a crazy set and rock the crowd at Liv.

Cameos by Black Thought, Yameen, Kamal, David Sanchez, Yahzarah, Federico Pena.

Easy.

Ricky, Michael and Ronnie aka Bell Biv Devoe. BBD! Live!

"The time was 6 o'clock on the Swatch Watch..."

Ok...there's more lines like that than we can actually type. CLASSIC is the word. Emerging from the already crazy worldwide pop phemomenon New Edition, what could be done that would match that. Well...it was accomplished by these guys.

This is huge. An intimate experience with the boys who brought you some of the most high energy R&B dance hits of all time. POISON has got to be one of the baddest songs of all time. Still a complete banger in the clubs. Has saved a stagnant dancefloor for probably most DJs on the planet. Hell...you can maybe save a relationship by turning this song on in the middle of an argument! And they held their own on the Quiet Storm side of things too...."When Will I See You Smile Again?". All you need to add is a rainy night and you'll be humping your pillow like a juvenile again.

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Sy Smith : Thur 12/2

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The Soul Sister Sy Smith is back in DC for a quick stop at Liv, bringing with her all that funk and soul and jazz that she shares with the rest of the Hollywood on a regular basis.

****Weird Fact****

Sy Boogie is actually the first person who hipped me to the Antoine Dodson madness. Last she was in town, I looked up and found myself wondering what "Climbing in your windows, Snatching your people up." had to do with anything. Of course this was a good couple months before the madness built to critical mass. No one had heard of this yet. She was quoting the man himself from an earlier more edgy production by Jneiro Jerrell...Listen

****Return to Relevance****

You may have heard great things about her (or even heard her for yourself) if you were aboard the Capital Jazz Cruise. Either way...she'll be rocking the house with her highly unique style.

The young lady has been on the stage with giants like Whitney Houston, DJ Quik, Me'Shell N'degeocello, Chris Botti, Usher, Chaka Khan, Macy Gray, Raheem Devaughn, Eric Benet and Brandy. Of course she still brings it right back to some of the cult classic current day folks like Eric Roberson, Nicolay, Rich Medina, W.Ellington Felton and Geno Young.

Come on out for a guaranteed great time!

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"EPMD is coming...EPMD is coming." - Town Crier

Sat Dec. 11th @ Liv

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The Town Crier, as it were, doesn't quite exist anymore. However, if he did....we would whisper in his young (currently cold) ear and off through the streets of DC he would go running. Carrying the news of the day.

"EPMD is coming."

"EPMD is coming."

One of the illest rap duos of all time will be here for one night only @ Liv. This is obviously a show you don't want to miss.

Another installment of the HipHopLivs Series.

Past events:

Brand Nubian

Dead Prez

Duck Down XV Anniversary Tour

(Pharoahe Monch, Bucshot, Sean Price, Smif n Wessun, Skyzoo)

A Look Back - Alice Russell - TM Juke and the DC Crew.

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This exemplifies the random fun had by all who attended the Alice Russell Show way back 4 years ago at Bohemian Caverns. TM Juke on tracks (as Alice gave deference to the various musicians as though the band was right behind her), then on to (a now infamous left handed guitar) playing acoustic all while Alice sang. Then on to a DJ set by TM Juke that had the remainder of the crew dancing for hours. Was that Sexual Healing by the Hot 8 Brass Band you just played? Where in the hell did that come from?

We need to get her back here....

We'll always love Alice and Ginger!

PS - Is anyone missing their grandmother? (See pic.)

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