DUSTY CRATES

Seems like our boy Witnes can’t stay away from the Big Apple for too long.

The last Saturday of the month (hey, this March 27) is Stir Fry, the all-night music buffet with Mexican Caviar (aka djs Sirius + Witnes) along with another Texas export–guest DJ Empanadamn (Buhbomp). They’re playing that 100% MSG (Music So Good) all night.

Don’t miss out on the FREE fortune cookies from 11pm-12am. These lucky fortunes will grant you a FREE DRINK!

Holding things down behind the bar like they always do, The Stud Emporium (Brady, James, and Mike) will be po’n up them dranks!

Drink Specials
$3 K&M Drafts
$5 Cans of Tecate with a Shot ($6 for Jameson, Jack or Sauza)
$3 Jello Shots

K&M
225 N 8th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
10pm-4am
NO COVER!!! 21+

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It’s been a while since Witnes was back home and last night was a hellova visit! It almost felt like Rock Box all over again, but with better bathrooms (kinda). Even the Mathmatechs reunited for a split second.

At the start of the night, El Roy got all futuristic on us and Ustreamed the first two hours at Boondocks…

Dayta and Wit got it dancy and raised the roof! But Squincy pretty much recapped the rest of the night better than I could here. So I’ll just toss you over Awwready!

Thanks to primo Nonsense for some of the blurry flicks. LastNightPics has nothin on ‘em! Cheers to that!!

Guess who’s back this Thursday?

I’ll Raise It Up to that!

(l-r) Madlib & J.Rocc

Hip hop. Visionary. Dilla.

Those are the three words that come to mind when you think of Madlib. A trifecta of hip hop, this much sought-after rapper/producer/DJ has mastered a variety of ambitious projects, like recording Yesterday’s New Quintet, creating his alter-ego Quasimoto, and collaborating with the late J Dilla .

Since his rise in the late ’90s to last year’s Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to Dilla, Madlib continues to explore the soundscape of hip hop, jazz and soul through his honorable tributes and music collaborations: from tha Alkaholics, Peanut Butter Wolf, to MF Doom, and most notably with Dilla (and J.Rocc) as Jaylib.

Madlib joins his Stones Throw label mate and turntablist, J.Rocc, at Numbers (300 Westheimer, 77006) this Saturday, February 27th in Houston. The Beat Junkie’s founder DJs during Madlib‘s live performances and has also put out his own Dilla tributes, Jaylib vs. J.Rocc (mp3) and Thank You Jay Dee mixtape series.

The doors open at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night and I highly suggest you get there early. Hosted by the ever prolific B Boy Craig, you won’t wanna miss Houston’s hip hop powerhouse HISD live show and a radiant set by one our own DJ Sun.

Get your money’s worth is all I’m sayin, ’cause these men deserve mad props!

Tickets are on sale now.

Listen >>

J.Rocc

Jaylib vs J.Rocc (Stones Throw, mp3)

Hueston Independent Spit District (H.I.S.D.)

PeaceUvMine.com (videos, clips)

DJ Sun

Soular Grooves Podcasts (SoularGrooves.com)

Thanks to my homie Witnes who also contributed to this post.

DJ Sun (Soular Grooves) and Witnes (LateNiteSnax) are teaming up to host the holiday edition of Rock Steady Mondays.

This is the only gig Witnes has locked in for the holiday break during his visit back to the Dirty South, so you don’t want to miss out! The two will be manning the decks all night for a guaranteed night of holiday cheer!

To keep things festive, DJ Sun and Witnes would like to encourage you to bust out your Bill Cosby sweater and any other festive outfits you’ve been dying to wear out on the town.

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DIRB! with Witnes

Does this man really need an introduction?

If you don’t catch Witnes at CAM’s Steel Lounge Underground on Friday, Do It Real BIG with us at Block Party (2420 Washington) this Saturday for his birthday and homecoming!

You won’t be sorry…

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Rocks Off: Rock Box’s Final Night, 2008

SLFEMP mixtape – Witnes & Squincy Jones (mp3)

The Scion BEAT Tour blew through Houston a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve just had a chance to recap some of those nights. And here it goes…

On FRI, August 22, Witnes touched back down in Texas to jam with us for Shake & Pop at Boondocks. Ruff Cutt DJs G.Wizz and El Jeffe 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 El Roy Boogie on the mic, I kept the energy up and crowd dancing with everything from old club classics to new club bangers. I even had Daniel Allen (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 too early.

A Shake & Pop reunion in NYC is in the works before the year’s out, indeed.

Corporate-sponsored partying ensued.

G.Wizz (aka My Babies’ Daddy)

El Jeffe’s best Ruff Cutt look. Ouch!

Gwen and Lil’ Sis Julie

Mrs. G.Wizz workin’ it, too!

Shane & Pop!

Click for more Shake & Pop pics at DustyCrates.com , FunkyFreshFlicks and Tamra’s Boondocks set.

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′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 white boy’s tracks are slammin’ hott.

I soon began a campaign to bring Klever down to RockBox Thursdays, but as fate would have it, Klever’s star was quickly rising and we couldn’t bring him down.

Well, next Tuesday, August 26, is my chance to witness his Houston headlining debut along with Fashen and The Knux and my homeboys Witnes, Squincy and Dayta. And the best thing about this is that I, Gracie Chavez, have just been added to the lineup!

RSVP @ www.scionevents.com/rsvp/

Check out the Fahrenheit-Media press release we dropped on local media that offers up more info:  

Scion presents Klever, The Knux & Fashen in Houston

And, check out the local press we got from Houston Press:

The Knux, Klever, Fashen (08/26/08)

Download Klever’s Carpe Mixxx for free here:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/carpe-mixxx-mp3-mp3.html

Live mix by DJ Fashen here:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/119925551a3a0411/