I was so happy this morning when I found out one of my favorite artists who embodies everything soul and funky and cool– Raphael Saadiq

He’s returning to SOB’s after an overwhelmingly receptive audience and a SOLD OUT show this past Tuesday.

Saadiq shined- he was radiant - he was magnificent - so I heard.    I can’t tell you how happy I am because I so badly wanted to be at SOB’s on Tuesday but I was just too damn tired….So…..I get to go Monday– October 6th.   Can’t wait!

His latest project  ‘The Way I See It’ is being praised all around for being innovative, funky, pushing the envelope and being ultra creative.

I suggest you get your tickets now so that you’re not turned away on Monday at the door because that’s what happened Tuesday.

Atlanta soul artist Heston debuts with an intoxicating masterful project called ‘Storyteller’. Originally from Dominica - a small island in the W.Indies– Heston incorporates a lot of Caribbean flavor and other worldly sounds in his music. He’s especially influenced by Reggae. There’s a gorgeous reggae song - a duet with Yahzarah called ‘Feel Like Dancing’.

Heston’s on the way to Detroit as you read this- performing at the Soultracks after party- All-Star Jam.

He’s up for ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best Male Vocalist’.

He’s featured on Ebonyjet - an interview/podcast and on Uncensored Interview

Check out one of Heston’s featured tracks.

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I love my computer ( yes I do,es’ I do’). You are the most nicest thing in the whole wide world. (Yes you are.) Please don’t start to act up now when I’m typing this.

I love you… but sometimes..sometimes…you are stubborn!..that’s the friendlest word I can find , my love. As a mother that lovlingly looks at her obnoctious, stupid , snotty kid. (You know  exactly the kind)

Sometimes I just feel as if  you are the one that is dictating and desiding in our releationship (you! you just moved something on the screen! g–d d–n it!!!) Will I ever be eqaul to you? No, I don’t think so. So why do I ever bother to complain. I don’t have the slightest :S. Anyone  hears me??….anyone….

Loves (Big hughs to you my computer love)

NY this month, post more about it later.

//k

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read about music and life on Kissey Asplund’s- SomeWhatStrangeLife ,listen to her music.

Some of you know how much of a fan I am of C-Mon and Kypski from Holland.  They are super talented and ultra creative.  I have brought them to NY a couple times…Did their NY debut as a matter of fact about 4 years ago at Joe’s Pub.    ‘Where the wild things are’ is their latest offering.

Here’s something fun called ‘ Make My Day’ featuring another great Dutch MC Pete Philly.

So I just got this mix over the internet and it is so wicked….Here’s the playlist.

KypTape 2008

1. Kyp Intro
2. Santogold - Creator
3. Birdy Nam Nam - Too Much Skunk Tonight
4. SebAstian - H.A.L.
5. Boreta - Bubblin in the Cut
6. Modeselector – 2000007 (Feat. TTC)
7. MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
8. DJ Troubl - You Know (Instr.)
9. Daedelus - Touchtone Feat. Taz & Paperboy (Kypski Remix)
10. Mickey Moonlight - Interplanetary Music
11. C-Mon & Kypski - Claque
12. Belle Shazar introduces The Beatles
13. The Beatles - Drive My Car
14. Booka Shade - Body Language (Interpretation)
15. Voicst - ReMixed Words (C-Mon did it)
16. Siriusmo – Wow (Yuksek Remix)
17. Some Chemical Mixture for your Shitty Bum*
18. C-Mon & Kypski – Bumpy Road (NBTD Remix)
19. Digitalism – I Want I Want
20. LeLe - Sachen
21. The Pirates arrive at the Balkan
22. Pete & The Pirates – Mr. Understanding
23. Daedelus – Fairweather Friends
24. Ting Tings, meet Santogold (Fin)
25. Dj Negative
26. De Jeugd – Shenkie (LitterKypMash)**
27. Dj Negative Outro

Cop this - You won’t be sorry…  It’s one of Kypski’s best.

Download here:
Type in some letters, click ‘download’, wait 40 secs and click ‘Free download’. There you go!

I’ve been checking out a few of Blu Ellis’s events and they are quite fun.  Full of interesting dynamic people and a great place to network and make new contacts.   The RoundtableNYC
There is a panel tonight-  the 2nd in this series-  a great music panel moderated and produced by Maurice Bernstein of Giant Step.

Tonight a panel of eminent industry experts  will discuss how music and brand marketing are intertwined now more than ever.

This will be an insightful and creative discussion to examine current brand partnership trends and marketing issues in the music industry, and the response by major record labels, artists and other companies to these new developments.

You don’t have to be in the music industry to participate in this discussion as this topic impacts all artistic based commercial endeavors.

As always we look for the audience to give as much input and point of view as possible, but we don’t mind if you just turn up, sit back, have a drink and be awed by the incredible knowledge and wisdom being laid down!

I am please to announce the esteemed panel for this discussion is:

Jon Cohen Co- President of Cornerstone/Fader
Roy Edmondson Senior Vice President and Global Brand Director, Ketchum
Communications
David Passick Passick Management and Steve Madden Music
Josh Rabinowitz SVP/Director of Music for Grey Group
Rome Thomas Head of Sales & Artist Development for A&M/Octone Records

Moderated by Maurice Bernstein CEO, Giant Step

The panel will start promptly at 8PM…

Tribeca Grand Hotel

$35.00

7:00-10PM..

Please forward to your friends, colleagues or clients who would be interested in this topic.

Please RSVP to:  theroundtable.nyc@zyonevents.com

This comes in from Jazz pianist Dred Scott-

in an act of civil disobedience i have decided to stop paying my student loan.  the balance is about $17,000, the payment is
$180/month and that keeps me right at negative amortization, so at that rate i will never pay it off.  so i’m thinking 17 grand vs.
$700 billion and they can go fuck themselves.  i’m sure i’m no different than anyone else - rent, health care out of pocket (plus the hundreds of dollars i’ve needed to copay for this or that), credit card, cell phone, car insurance and upkeep (215,000 mi not long for this world), shrink and meds (my $250/mo premium gets me a copay of $80 on the lexapro i take) and i’m going to struggle to pay
back my student loan??  i don’t think so.  what do you think would happen if everyone stopped paying their student loans?
bailout.  the student loan industry is collapsing and we need a bailout right now!!  too lazy to go to a demonstration?  me too.
just stop paying your student loan and send a message to the government right from the comfort of your sofa.  what could
be easier?  you don’t have to do anything.
power to the people.

TONIGHT
THE DRED SCOTT TRIO
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL
MIDNIGHT
W/ BEN RUBIN, BASS
TONY MASON, DRUMS

3 year anniversary at rockwood in october special events:

7 - THE DRED SCOTT TRIO WITH STRINGS
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL
MIDNIGHT
8 - sofia’s duo with ben rubin
14 - RENE RISQUE AND THE LEO SILVER JAZZ STASIS
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL
16 - pianorama at banjo jim’s / a night of pianists presented by dred scott
w/ jon cowherd, brian charette, spike wilner, others tba
19 - speigeltent w/ carol lipnik and spookarama 10pm
21 - THE DRED SCOTT TRIO FEATURING BILL MCHENRY
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL
MIDNIGHT
22 - bbking’s/lucille’s w/ DRED SCOTT’S GROOVULA
28 - THE DRED SCOTT TRIO 3RD ANNUAL HALLOWEEN SHOW
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL
MIDNIGHT

our new record, live at rockwood is being released on ropeadope after the first of the year.
‘this disc (live at rockwood) demonstrates that scott’s vision of bop is a deeply personal one, which can be either cozily swinging or devilishly tricky.’ time out, ny

‘Live at the Rockwood Music Hall is a beautiful showcase of this dynamic piano trio.’ allaboutjazz-newyork

‘a restless trio.’ ny times

Yes she can!!!!

And it’s happening in D.C next week at this wonderful festival that happens yearly.

Check the line up.

D.C.’s Can A Sista Rock A Mic? Festival returns for a fourth year featuring
powerful, independent female artists in soul, hip-hop and beyond! This year the festival brings to you a film and panel discussion, a theater production and a free grand finale in beautiful downtown Silver Spring with vendors, visual art and more!
WEDNESDAY OCT 8, 7:00pm
Bohemian Caverns
2001 11th St. NW
21+

tix: $15 Ndambi/April Hill and Tamara Wellons.

CASRAM 08 opens with an acoustic show from one of the pioneers of the new soul movement, N’Dambi 2 shows: 8pm and 10pm -  8pm opening is D.C.’s own Tamara Wellons who is slated to release her newest album this month.  10 pm opening is HU graduate who lives in Atlanta- April Hill.

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THURSDAY OCT 9, 7:00pm
Bohemian Caverns
2001 11th St. NW
21+

tix: $10

A collage of hip-hop inspired performances from newcomers Bless Roxwell & Ra the MC , electric funk band OP Swamp 81 , funky hip-hop’s Eagle Nebula , and electro-soulful Ms. TK Wonder (with Taylor McFerrin). This is a memorable show of unique performances that will leave you in a zone!

Hosted by XO and DJ 2 Tone Jones

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FRIDAY OCT 10, 7:30pm
DC Arts Center
2438 18th St. NW (Adams Morgan)
Ages 17+(some nudity)

tix: $10  The Saartjie Project- http://thesaartjieprojectreloaded.eventbrite.com

The Saartjie Project : The life and legacy of Saartjie Baartman who is also known as the Hottentot Venus. Using drama, song, dance and spoken word we explore the continued fascination of the black female form.

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FRIDAY OCT 10, 7:30pm
The Republic
1355 U St. NW
21+

tix: $15 CASRAM-  http://casram08friday.eventbrite.com
CASRAM’s flyest take the stage for a live evening of rhythmic basslines and beautiful people as Canada’s Ayah makes her D.C. debut, along with Portland, Oregon’s Liv Warfield, pioneer Jean Baylor of Zhane’ fame, rising star Alison Carney , and hometown heroine Yahzarah

Hosted by W. Ellington Felton

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SATURDAY OCT 11, 2:00pm
Historical Society of Washington D.C.
801 K St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
FREE: rsvp@historydc.org

No! The Rape Documentary & Panel Discussion with Konyka Dunson: In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, NO! The Rape Documentary is a groundbreaking feature length documentary unveiling the reality of abuse and healing in the black communities, and is being used around the world by grassroots movements around the world to end violence against women. After the film, there will be an audience discussion moderated by Konyka Dunson of WPFW & DCTV.

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SATURDAY OCT 11, 4:00pm
Downtown Silver Spring
Ellsworth Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910
FREE - All Ages

CASRAM closes in grand fashion every year. This year, with a family friendly environment complete with vendors and visual art in beautiful downtown Silver Spring, we feature stellar, diverse performances by the truly soulful, energetic Angela Johnson , R&B singer Emily King , young hip-hop prodigy Ms. Emoni Fela , Singer & MC Josephine Silla , reggae spiced hip-hop gems Nola Darling , spoken word matriarch Dehejia Maat , the airy, electronic Yoko K. / aphrodizia , jazzy grooving Deborah Bond , up-and-coming DC soul singers Ne’a Posey and Teisha Marie and more!

In support of Raising Expectations

This is looking like a fabulous event with some amazing talent….Kudos to Brandon Felton and Kimani Anku!!!  Awesome job and of course all the sponsors for spreading the word…

My favorite rapper wears a skirt, and her name is Eternia. By far one of the fiercest live performers I have ever seen-this girl commands the stage, like she just bought it. I first saw her live when I invited her to come perform at a show called “Tracks” that Steve Paul was filming for Downtown T.V- she wowed the audience, and had Steve Paul begging for more! She just finished a world tour, and her slogan/genius T-Shirt is catching the world by storm: “My Favorite Rapper Wears A Skirt”

The autographed addition above

2 find out how to buy one, and listen to her music
Check Eternia out at : myspace.com/eternia

One of my other favorite rappers doesn’t wear a skirt, because he’s a mouse- not the Disney kind, that’s fo sure.

J-Zone’s new album “Live at the Liquor Store” starring Chief Chinchilla is an album made up of remixed old Malt Liquor Commercials- yes the entire album.

Check out part 1 of 4 of the promo video’s for the album
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Buy J-Zone’s new album directly from his myspace( http://www.myspace.com/jzoneoldmaid)

“Take A Sip” from the album is also available for free on the HIP HOP HOWL MIXTAPE!
Click here to download it free now!

Last but certainly not least- please come on out to a very special show this Wednesday @ R-Bar! I will be rocking with my 7 piece band, this is our last show before we record the remaining 6 songs live in the studio for my debut album that I’m releasing in January! It’s been quite a year so far btwn SXSW, having multiple songs licensed to MTV and performing on Fearless T.V earlier this summer, and winning the viewers pole! Being an independent artist is a lot of work, but well worth the effort. Big up to Trevor Gale @ SESAC -I couldn’t be any happier over there! Making moves, keep a look out- come this January I’m swamping NYC with my revamped Miz Metro Card Stickers to promote my ablum: “Miz Metro-Unlimited”

much love,
Mizzz Metro (click here to listen to some tunes)