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		<title>Top-Notch After Party with Klever</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gracie Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Sniff, sniff* I may not have tickets to see the sold-out Phoenix show tonight, but this HOB Klever-Sober-Dayta-Roy show should make up for it! Bring your Phoenix ticket stubs and get in FREE! FB RSVP for more info. Download Klever mix-tapes]]></description>
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<p>*<em>Sniff, sniff</em>*</p>
<p>I may not have tickets to see the sold-out <a href="www.wearephoenix.com/">Phoenix</a> show tonight, but this <a href="http://www.houseofblues.com/houston">HOB</a> <a href="http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/eventdetail.php?eventid=63140">Klever-Sober-Dayta-Roy</a> show should make up for it!</p>
<p>Bring your <strong>Phoenix</strong> ticket stubs and get in FREE!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/graciechavez?v=info#!/event.php?eid=109171605790913&amp;ref=ts">FB RSVP</a> for more info.</p>
<h3>Download</h3>
<p><a href="http://elbo.ws/post/1783463/dj-klever-mix-tapes/">Klever mix-tapes</a></p>
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		<title>BEAT Tour&#8217;s Rump-Shaking Recap, part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gracie Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a wild weekend at Boondocks and a new school year resumed, the Scion BEAT Tour continued on at Houston’s Warehouse Live. On TUE, August 26, locals flowed in to see the likes of Fashen, The Knux, Klever and our opening 2&#215;4 set. I took Witnes’ spot and got it goin’ early, with Dayta and [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">After a wild weekend at Boondocks and a new school year resumed, the Scion BEAT Tour continued on at Houston’s <a href="http://www.warehouselive.com/index.cfm?Fuseaction=EventDetail&amp;EventID=628 ">Warehouse Live</a>. On TUE, August 26, locals flowed in to see the likes of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djfashen ">Fashen</a>, <a title="Capuccino - The Knux video" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxrWg-5Cbw ">The Knux</a>, <a title="Klever" href="http://www.myspace.com/kleverbeats">Klever </a>and our opening 2&#215;4 set. I took <a href="http://www.myspace.com/witnes">Witnes</a>’ spot and got it goin’ early, with <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dayta</strong> and <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Squincy Jones</strong> jumping in about an hour later. I met up with <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fashen</strong> chillin backstage as <a href="http://www.bigskymediallc.com/">Big Sky Media’s </a>Adam Bauer and Shan paced the halls preparing for the upcoming acts. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Meanwhile, The Knux were entertaining a couple of local ladies and enjoying a cigarette or two—to calm the nerves no doubt. On stage, Fashen wrapped up his assorted set and Squincy stepped up to play beats for The Knux. The NOLA natives came out to perform “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxrWg-5Cbw ">Capuccino</a>” and other songs with style and energy. They swayed the crowd along and even ribbed Squincy about his Humble (Texas, that is) roots. (It’s all good, Squince—just own it!) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">And finally, a waxen Klever, in his spotless whitewashed jeans nonetheless, put down an impeccable and vibrant set. Big shouts go out to G.Wizz, DIRB’s Antonio, El Roy Boogie, Leo, Gwen &amp; Julie, cMo &amp; Oahn, Nonsense, Cashless, Shina Rae, Reko Trill, reps from <a href="http://www.houstonsmosthated.com">HoustonsMostHated.com</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hatermag"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hater</em> Magazine </a>and H-town folks for making it out that night. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2804745424_a5b57f52f1.jpg" alt="Shan &amp; Shina" width="500" height="334" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Shina thought she was gonna get kicked out. Ooops!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/2803897853_385a6d8e38.jpg" alt="Tonio" width="500" height="334" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Tonio was feelin it!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2809529894_57d20d2b5a.jpg" alt="Chris &amp; Gracie" width="500" height="337" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Wonder twin powers&#8230;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2813621777_5e0fca333b.jpg?v=0" alt="Klever &amp; Gracie" width="375" height="500"><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Klever &amp; Gracie</p>
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<p>Click for more BEAT Tour pics at <span style="color: #995500;"><a href="http://www.dustycrates.com/pics/Gracie%20%20Chavez/index.php?view=thumb&amp;dir=./2008_August/Scion+BEAT+Tour+-+Klever">DustyCrates.com </a></span>and Tamra’s <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamgutlich/sets/72157606993250066/">Scion Event </a>set (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/tamgutlitch">www.flickr.com/tamgutlitch</a>), and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/wtfsamho">HoustonsMostHated.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>BEAT Tour&#8217;s Rump-Shaking Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gracie Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scion BEAT Tour blew through Houston a couple of weeks ago, and I&#8217;ve just had a chance to recap some of those nights. And here it goes&#8230; On FRI, August 22, Witnes touched back down in Texas to jam with us for Shake &#38; Pop at Boondocks. Ruff Cutt DJs G.Wizz and El Jeffe [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Shane n Pop! by gracie chavez, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/graciechavez/2821436599/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/2821436599_2dc2cf6378.jpg" alt="Shane n Pop!" width="500" height="400" /></a></p>
<p>The Scion BEAT Tour blew through Houston a couple of weeks ago, and I&#8217;ve just had a chance to recap some of those nights. And here it goes&#8230;</p>
<p>On FRI, August 22, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/witnes">Witnes </a>touched back down in Texas to jam with us for Shake &amp; Pop at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/boondocksbar">Boondocks</a>. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ruffcutthouston">Ruff Cutt DJs G.Wizz and El Jeffe </a>warmed up the night with mid-tempo electro, funk and disco edits. Folks were ready to dance when I stepped up to the plate. With <a href="http://www.myspace.com/outroygeous  ">El Roy Boogie </a>on the mic, I kept the energy up and crowd dancing with everything from old club classics to new club bangers. I even had <a href="http://www.myspace.com/peepee  ">Daniel Allen</a> (aka DJ DZ), who taught me how to DJ, at my side watching my every mix. Wit and Shane just killed it after that! There was absolutely no room in that place to dance until things cleared out 5 minutes <em>too</em> early.</p>
<p>A Shake &amp; Pop reunion in NYC is in the works before the year&#8217;s out, indeed.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/2790934922_21d0026685.jpg" alt="Scion BEAT Tour" width="500" height="400" /></p>
<p>Corporate-sponsored partying ensued.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2790107981_cc27ff33be.jpg" alt="G.Wizz" width="400" height="500" /></p>
<p>G.Wizz (aka My Babies&#8217; Daddy)</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2790993764_1930150d0c.jpg" alt="El Jeffe" width="500" height="334" /></p>
<p>El Jeffe&#8217;s best Ruff Cutt look. Ouch!</p>
<p> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2791070504_16e06e1916.jpg" alt="Gwen &amp; Julie" width="500" height="334" /></p>
<p>Gwen and Lil&#8217; Sis Julie</p>
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<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2791036716_ba330776b5.jpg" alt="Gracie" width="500" height="334" /></p>
<p>Mrs. G.Wizz workin&#8217; it, too!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/2791061462_79ed6633ce.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></p>
<p>Shane &amp; Pop!</p>
<p>Click for more Shake &amp; Pop pics at <a href="http://www.dustycrates.com/pics/Gracie%20%20Chavez/index.php?&amp;dir=.%2F2008_August%2FShake+N+Pop&amp;view=thumb">DustyCrates.com </a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/funkyfreshflicks/sets/72157606912442830/">FunkyFreshFlicks</a> and Tamra&#8217;s <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/tamgutlich/sets/72157606911214839/">Boondocks</a> set.</p>
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		<title>Quite Klever, Houston</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gracie Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a gang of Klever remixes and mashups online a couple of years ago, vaguely making the connection that this was the same DJ Klever that once reigned as 2000&#8242;s DMC National Champ (click to watch the video of Klever killin it). Truth be told, I just thought (and still do!) that this ATL [...]]]></description>
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<p>I came across a gang of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kleverbeats"><strong>Klever</strong> </a>remixes and mashups online a couple of years ago, vaguely making the connection that this was the same DJ Klever that once reigned as<a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bp1.blogger.com/_XHzI9ZyxsqQ/RrrohyMKQLI/AAAAAAAAASg/cMqdPfc7cWY/s400/l_0b84d081470704f1a7eb76ddaecaf70a.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://djprimhero.blogspot.com/2007/08/klever-killer.html&amp;h=266&amp;w=400&amp;sz=29&amp;hl=en&amp;start=5&amp;tbnid=CIDcP7nnwMyslM:&amp;tbnh=82&amp;tbnw=124&amp;prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddj%2Bklever%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN"> 2000&#8242;s DMC National Champ</a> (click to watch the video of Klever killin it). Truth be told, I just thought (and still do!) that this ATL white boy&#8217;s tracks are slammin&#8217; hott.</p>
<p>I soon began a campaign to bring Klever down to <a href="http://myspace.com/rockboxhouston">RockBox Thursdays</a>, but as fate would have it, Klever&#8217;s star was quickly rising and we couldn&#8217;t bring him down.</p>
<p>Well, next Tuesday, August 26, is my chance to witness his Houston headlining debut along with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djfashen"><strong>Fashen</strong> </a>and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theknux"><strong>The Knux</strong></a> and my homeboys <strong>Witnes, Squincy</strong> and <strong>Dayta</strong>. And the best thing about this is that I, <strong>Gracie Chavez</strong>, have just been added to the lineup!</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: large;">RSVP @ </span></strong><a href="http://www.scionevents.com/rsvp/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">www.scionevents.com/rsvp/</span></strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh137/squincyjones/scionshowrsvp.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="400" /></p>
<p>Check out the <a href="http://www.fahrenheit-media.com">Fahrenheit-Media </a>press release we dropped on local media that offers up more info:  </p>
<p><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgbspqjb_59tk696bhn"><strong>Scion presents Klever, The Knux &amp; Fashen in Houston</strong></a></p>
<p>And, check out the local press we got from <a href="http://www.houstonpress.com"><em>Houston Press</em></a><em>:</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.houstonpress.com/events/the-knux-klever-fashen-875726/"><strong>The Knux, Klever, Fashen (08/26/08)</strong></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #cc33cc;"><span style="color: #000000;">Download Klever&#8217;s <em>Carpe Mixxx</em> for free here: </span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/carpe-mixxx-mp3-mp3.html"><strong>http://www.zshare.net/audio/carpe-mixxx-mp3-mp3.html</strong></a></p>
<p>Live mix by DJ Fashen here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/119925551a3a0411/" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.zshare.net/audio/119925551a3a0411/</strong></a></p>
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		<title>Can you BEAT this, Texass?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gracie Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2008 Scion and Imeem.com present B.E.A.T TOUR with Witnes &#38; Squincy Jones, Gracie Chavez and License 2 Trill Friday, August 22th Boondocks (1417 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX) Doors: 10 p.m. &#8211; 2 a.m.; Admission: Free, 21+ Houston, TX (08/14/08)&#8211;That City of Syrup is in for a real treat as 2008 Scion and Imeem.com bring the [...]]]></description>
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<p>2008 Scion and <a href="http://www.beat.imeem.com">Imeem.com</a> present</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.beat-tour.com">B.E.A.T TOUR</a> with Witnes &amp; Squincy Jones,<br />
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<p><strong>Gracie Chavez and License 2 Trill</strong></p>
<p>Friday, August 22th</p>
<p><a href="  http://www.myspace.com/boondocksbar  ">Boondocks </a>(1417 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX)</p>
<p>Doors: 10 p.m. &#8211; 2 a.m.; Admission: Free, 21+</p>
<p>Houston, TX (08/14/08)&#8211;That City of Syrup is in for a real treat as 2008 Scion and Imeem.com bring the B.E.A.T. Tour to Houston. Very special hometown DJ <a href="http://www.myspace.com/witnes"><strong>Witnes </strong></a>joins his counterpart, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/squincyjones"><strong>Squincy Jones</strong></a>, along with <a href="http://www.myspace.com/graciechavez"><strong>Gracie Chavez</strong></a> and locals <strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/bobbyhinojosa">License </a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/laloh">2 Trill</a></strong> at <strong>Boondocks </strong>(1417 Westheimer) on Friday, August 22nd.</p>
<p>Last year, Houston&#8217;s scene-setters Witnes and Squincy Jones released <em>Do Ya Homework</em>, an online mixtape of difinitive &#8217;80s hip hop cuts that earned them lots of positive press on <a href="http://www.urb.com"><em>Urb Magazine</em></a> , trend-setting blogs and various social networks. The party-rockin&#8217; DJs also held down Rock Box Thursdays for a few years with <em>Spin Magazine</em> nodding that the weekly was, &#8220;the best time you&#8217;ll have all month.&#8221; After Witnes&#8217; departure to New York, Squincy&#8217;s SpeakerBoxx parties have carried on in the same tradition.</p>
<p>Former Rock Box resident DJ, Gracie Chavez, is a veteran of the Houston music scene and one of its first female DJs to grace the decks. From guiding fellow female DJs as co-fiounder of Les Femmes all-female rendezvous, to her 10,000 download triumph of her recent <em>Yo! Mami</em> mixtape, Gracie Chavez is just the perfect act with a pedigree heavy enough to handle the chaos of any party.</p>
<p>License 2 Trill are brothers and DJs Bobby and La-Low . They&#8217;ve been featured in Houston&#8217;s Sneaker Summit for which they released a mix, <em>H-Town Winter Sneaker Summit &#8217;08 Official Mixtape</em>.</p>
<p>This B.E.A.T. Tour show is a precursor to the <strong>Klever</strong>, <strong>The Knux</strong> and <strong>Fashen </strong>soirée at <strong>Warehouse Live</strong> (813 St.Emanuel) on <strong>Tuesday, August 26</strong>, which also features Witnes, Squincy Jones and Dayta.</p>
<p>This event is also sponsored by <a href="http://www.frank151.com">Frank151 </a>and Grills Houston.</p>
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		<title>Cush-Cush DJs + Yo! Mami CD release at RUFF*CUTT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gracie Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, June 14th is our next installment of RUFF*CUTT &#8211;one of the &#8220;unicorn&#8221; variety&#8211;is sponsored by FRANK151 and Houston GRILLS. It&#8217;s also the Yo! Mami mix CD release party for Gracie Chavez so that means there will be some goodies to give out. Resident DJs El Jeffe, Fredster and Gracie are layin&#8217; it down [...]]]></description>
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<p>This Saturday, June 14th is our next installment of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ruffcutthouston">RUFF*CUTT </a>&#8211;one of the &#8220;unicorn&#8221; variety&#8211;is sponsored by <a href="http://www.frank151.com">FRANK151</a> and <strong>Houston GRILLS</strong>. It&#8217;s also the <a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/12934413e897e70c">Yo! Mami mix CD </a>release party for <strong>Gracie Chavez</strong> so that means there will be some goodies to give out.</p>
<p>Resident DJs <strong>El Jeffe</strong>, <strong>Fredster</strong> and <strong>Gracie</strong> are layin&#8217; it down at Dean&#8217;s with guests <a href="http://www.myspace.com/newgranada7 ">Cush-Cush DJs </a>(Acebooncoon &amp; B*Luxe). If you haven&#8217;t heard these cats yet, we got <strong>5 ON IT</strong> so you can get to know. They also tossed us over their latest mix, <em><strong>Shadows on the Wall</strong></em>.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.dustycrates.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dsc04958.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="400" /></p>
<p><strong>DustyCrates 5 ON IT</strong></p>
<p><strong>DustyCrates:</strong> Who are you guys and what do you do?</p>
<p><strong>Cush-Cush DJs (Acebooncoon &amp; B*Luxe):</strong> Well, we are two black men with a thousand dollars and a dream. I&#8217;m Acebooncoon and I grew up in Clutch City all my life. And I am B*Luxe I was born in Houston and will rep that till I die but I grew up around the world. Right now I&#8217;m working on a dual degree in the A-town.</p>
<p>We basically make walls sweat and make mixtapes that attempt to hit u across the back of the head. As well as hit u in the heart. We&#8217;ve been sitting back watching everything in Houston from the old parties at the International Ball Room to the drum n bass parties at Commerce 2020. What we are is music. We gather all the good in every scene and mash it up in to one big Gumbo.</p>
<p>BoonCoon&#8217;s mom is the master chef from Louisiana so we got the name from her dishes. CUSH-CUSH is the true hustlers food. It consist of corn-bread, milk, and sugar. Mix it all up and wolla. That is who we are and how we get down sugar is the sweet, milk is the smooth and the bread is heavy. We bring one-hundred and ten percent Cush-Cush every time we get down.</p>
<p><strong>DC:</strong> Tell us how you got started and who you roll with.</p>
<p><strong>CC:</strong> Well BOONCOON&#8217;S been djing for 11 yrs. And B*Luxe for a little over 2.  I (B*Luxe) would always be over at Boon Coon&#8217;s and see him killing it on the 1&#8242;s and 2&#8242;s so finally one day I hit up the almighty Ebay and the rest is history.</p>
<p>Right now we roll with our boy Melodic who has been killing it in this city for some time now, and we also get down with La Familia Ent. here in Houston and I roll with NVus Ent.  back in Atlanta.  Shouts out to Caleb Guage in the A for bringing Boon Coon to the southern city that never sleeps last year to rock alongside Klever.  It was murdered.<br />
<strong>DC:</strong> Tell us a little about the ATL scene.</p>
<p><strong>CC:</strong> The A is surprisingly one of the best scenes I&#8217;ve seen nationwide.  The hometown hero Klever kills it every time he touches the wax and the crowd is always diverse (hipsters, guidos, silver spooners, b-boys, graduates, drop outs&#8230;you get the pic).  There are a lot of reputable weekly&#8217;s that have sprouted over the last coupla years and Caleb Guage&#8217;s Sloppy Seconds is by far the livest monthly in the country&#8230;behind Ruff Cutt of course!! (:  Check out what the scene looks like in the A @ (<a href="http://www.ohsnapkid.com">www.ohsnapkid.com</a> and <a href="http://www.themidnightsocialite.com">www.themidnightsocialite.com</a>)</p>
<p><strong>DC:</strong> What are working on at the moment?</p>
<p><strong>CC:</strong> Two mixtapes and a artist named D-the-Don who is Booncoons little sister (she&#8217;s lil shawty on the cover of shadows on the wall) and shes gonna fuck shit up on the rye rye tip so look out for her singles hittin the streets real soon. We got two signature Cush-Cush T-shirts coming out by August. We play tasting room with Melodic every Friday. And got mad parties coming our way to murder so things look peachy. We husslin&#8217; man to be the best!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p><strong>DC:</strong> Your mix is a blend of styles. Are you influenced by house music or any other genres? And is this what folks should expect to hear at RUFF*CUTT Saturday?</p>
<p><strong>CC:</strong> Man we are influenced by so much from movies to music and everyday obstacles and hardships. Musically we are influenced by the baltimore club scene, niche, house music, zydeco, hip-hop, jazz, 2-step garage, Electric Light Orchestra, reggae, rock, alternative,drum n bass, LIL WAYNE&#8217;S HUSTLE, Vodka more Vodka and more Vodka (Pleese and ThankU). Did we say we like Vodka!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Folks should be ready to fucking dance at Ruff Cutt and wild the fuck out with us.</p>
<p>Shout out to Dayta who gave us a shot in this city. Dj Melodic, Gracie Chavez and Klever and Caleb Gauge who brought BoonCoon to Atlanta to rock along side Klever.<br />
&#8220;We coming with the heat baby!&#8221; We love Houston and everyone in it thats out here pooring there hearts out and dancing there asses off till the morning. We do this for you.</p>
<p><strong>DOWNLOAD <em>Shadows on the Wall </em>mixtape:</strong> <a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/102310275b90b4ed/"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/102310275b90b4ed/">http://www.zshare.net/audio/102310275b90b4ed/</a></p>
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		<title>SXSW &#8217;08 Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gracie Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dave Nada and Tittsworth brought B-more to ATX. A couple of jams in particular were heard all over: Dave&#8217;s &#8220;Phat Bottom Girl&#8221; remix and Titt&#8217;s &#8220;Poision&#8221; remix. Yeah, Tonio, this last one&#8217;s for you! Enjoy! Phat Bottom Girls &#8211; Queen /Dave Nada (rmx) Poison &#8211; Bel Biv Devoe /Tittsworth (rmx) Kleavage Tour Mix 07 &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.davenada.com">Dave Nada</a> and <a href="http://www.tittsworth.com">Tittsworth </a>brought B-more to ATX. A couple of jams in particular were heard all over: Dave&#8217;s &#8220;Phat Bottom Girl&#8221; remix and Titt&#8217;s &#8220;Poision&#8221; remix.</p>
<p>Yeah, Tonio, this last one&#8217;s for you! Enjoy!</p>
<p><a href="http://burntpiano.com/phatbottomgirl.mp3">Phat Bottom Girls &#8211; Queen /Dave Nada (rmx)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/973149a3065e/">Poison &#8211; Bel Biv Devoe /Tittsworth (rmx)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/5519433d8e0fba/">Kleavage Tour Mix 07 &#8211; Klever &amp; Titts </a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/kleverbeats">Klever </a>at Whisky Bar, SXSW 08</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2344182850_cc7592b934.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="400" /></p>
<p>Squincy Jones, Gracie Chavez &amp; Twitch</p>
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<p>Gracie Chavez DIRB! SXSW &#8217;08</p>
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<p>Squincy &amp; Gracie</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/2343348287_be1f8c3d41.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="500" height="400" /></p>
<p>Titts after The Rub at The Compound</p>
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<p>DJ Mel &amp; Gracie</p>
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<p>Mr. &amp; Mrs.</p>
<p>And more random SXSW 08 shots <a href="http://www.flickr.com/graciechavez">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Kleavage Tour Comes to Austin (3/15)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gracie Chavez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know some of you are hoppin&#8217; over to Austin for a rompin&#8217; good time at some official, but mostly unofficial music industry parties. So if you are in the area, add this one on to your list. Gracie Chavez was just added on. So RSVP now and dig into it&#8230; And check back here [...]]]></description>
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<p>I know some of you are hoppin&#8217; over to Austin for a rompin&#8217; good time at some official, but mostly unofficial music industry parties. So if you are in the area, add this one on to your list.</p>
<p><strong>Gracie Chavez</strong> was just added on. So <a href="http://www.gigacrate.com/rsvp" target="_blank">RSVP </a>now and dig into it&#8230;</p>
<p>And check back here for more after-party goodness with some of your favorite Hustle-town folks! For other worthy events, <a href="http://Austinsoreal.blogspot.com">Austinsoreal.blogspot.com</a> is always  good start.</p>
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