Sarah, Iza, and Rico's going away party!

This Sunday July 29th, come check out a going away party and fund raiser for Sarah White and Rico Mendez (DJ Don Cuco).


Here's a list of events for the weekend long celebration!

Rythm Lab Event

Tarik's and Rico's Rhythm Lab brings you a special event this Friday, July 20th at the Kitty Cat Klub located in Minneapolis. With performances from Rhymesayer’s Los Nativos, MC/Spoken Word artist Toki Wright, Reggae artist Pee-Wee Dread, and on the wheels of steel DJs Derrick Delite and Rhythm Lab’s Don Cuco.

MUSICAPOLIS 2007

On July 21st, the Minnesota Center for Photography is collaborating with Juxtaposition Arts to combine the urban arts of hip-hop to create a real-time aerosol mural in MCP’s parking lot to celebrate north Minneapolis east and west of the Interstate.

FREE day-time activities will be from 1-5 p.m. Daytime activities will include hands-on interactive demonstrations from MCP, Northern Clay Center, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Textile Center, zine artist J. Gerlach, Juxtaposition Arts, and hip-hop dance instruction with Mr. Worm. It will be held at MCP at 165 NE 13th St. Minneapolis, MN 55413

At 5 p.m. the $10 admission charge will begin for the live concert hosted by AQUAHAWK featuring acts:

Ace Bandage (3PM)
Millions Billions (4PM)
Digitata (5PM)
Sarah White (5:45PM)
Acebandage and Wordsmith (6:30PM)
Omaur Bliss (7:15PM)
Rotten Ron (8:00PM)
Kanser (8:30PM)
I Self Devine of Rhymesayers Entertainment (9:15PM).

Buy tickets @: MCP, The ALT, Electric Fetus, and Fifth Element.

www.myspace.com/musicapolis

Hype Machine

A cool tool to stay whats going on - on the web around various music related topics... or do a quick check on a whatever band you might want to check out is:

Hypemachine

For example here is the Rage against the machine stream pulling mp3 links from across the web. Damn! - I am a instant fan.

Via David Spark via TWIT. Great stuff.

Mid-July Weekend Recommendations

OK - if I wasn't headed to the steamy southern tip of Illinois for the weekend, I would be at: the nightwatchman at 7th st. entry on Friday night featuring Tom Morello (former Rage Against The Machine) guitar man. Speaking of Rage Against the Machine. I've got my tickets for the reunion gig in Wisconsin at Alpine Valley next month, have you?

Tony Morello playing in Germany:

Weekend Happenings

Art POTLUCK at Bockley Gallery on Saturday - 3-9 pm. Great little Gallery in the former Kenwood Cyclery location.

And the not to be missed Bastille Day Soiree at Barbette on Sunday July 15. Always a fantastic time.

Refugee All Stars at Minnesota State Fair

I know I will be there - how about you? August 28th and 29th. Fantastic.




More about the Refugee All Stars here:

http://www.refugeeallstars.org/