SXSW Has a YouTube Channel Now!

Peep it on down...

CLICK HERE FOR THE SXSW YOUTUBE CHANNEL! Plan your week now!

OMG ITS REALLY GOIN' DOWN!

ONLY CLICK THIS LINK IF YOU ARE READY FOR THE REALEST SHIT YOU EVER SAW!

This Weekend in Austin!!

Hosted by Wickett Crickett! HOUSTON LEGEND!



AND MY DUDES THE S.M.U.G.G.L.A.Z. will be in the house! THAT'S FAM RIGHT THERE! Very excited for this, hope to see y'all out there.

AwkQuarius Wins The SXSW Promo Game So Far

Watch this one and dig into more craziness on their page....



Here's what Pikahsso says about it....

Thats right Beaver just got word from Matt Sonzala
that the SXSW convention is coming up in Austin Texas
so he asks his daddy Ward Cleaver For permission to go
see AwkQuarius [Pikahsso & Tahiti] @ the SXSW Music
Festival on Thursday March 19th 2009 @ The Back Alley
Social

Dont Miss This Show
Pikahsso & Tahiti Of AwkQuarius and WhackPiktures

http://www.myspace.com/AwkQuarius

Visit The Official AwkQuarius SXSW page and bookmark
the show now dont miss it click the link below

http://sxsw.com/music/shows/schedule/?a=show&s=92689

Click the link below to hear the new single Lets Hit The Town By AwkQuarius [Pikahsso & Tahiti] produced by K-Phlx coming to iTunes Soon courtesy of Idol Records.

http://blackmanwithblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/curl-premiere-new-awkquarius-single.html

New Music From SOUTHBOUND feat. MR. GREEZO of Da C.O.D.

And it's fuckin' fire. Saying what needs to be said in rap right now.



And I love that. The cultural shift happening in hip-hop right now is just amazing. I'm not talking about the colorful hat wearing shiny happy hippity hoppiters, I'm talm bout the rappers from the street talm bout things again. I love that. So much to talk about. The party and the bullshit is never gonna end but um, the realities are coming back. AND I LOVE THAT.

And you will love this.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SOUTHBOUND FEATURING MR. GREEZO OF DA C.O.D. - "That Ain't Right."

And leave a comment to let me know what you think.

TONIGHT IN AUSTIN! (Also Today in Austin)

Izgoindown again! Gary Clark Jr's B-Day party with special guests Bavu Blakes & DJ Baby G (Did y'all remember to inform the production dudes at Antone's that you have a DJ tonight?)



Anyway I am in the home stretch over at SXSW (hence the recent dearth of blogging, I may be able to post updated hip-hop info tonight. Some have dropped out, some have been added, one club told me I can't do a whole show because, well, whatever, we will deal with that today... so yeah I'm kinda locked to my desk. Follow me on twitter if you wanna read random nonsense from me, other than that, blogging will recommence in fool form in March).

Wait yeah so I am in the home stretch at SXSW, so I may not see y'all tonight or today as I am gonna be at my desk. Listening to Andy Kaufmann YouTubes in my headphones whilst working.

And I am pissed that I am more than likely going to miss this, cuz we have this meeting today...



And since I am not able to blog anything compelling, but still want to keep my hits up, I leave you with this!

CHRIS BROWN GOIN' TO THE POKEY HOUSE!

RIHANNA HIT A MOTHERFUCKER WITH AN UMBRELLA!

RICK ROSS IS COMING TO SXSW!

50 CENT IS NOT.

I may not be writing much these days, but a lot of you bloggers sure like to write about the same shit. AND post the same videos. I'ma try your technique.

LIKE CHECK THIS VIDEO OF A RAGING HIP-HOP FIGHT!!!!!



Then there's this:



Then this one is a highly superior piece of music.



And this one has always made me lol, lmao and also rotfl.

Though the dude disabled embedding. You got to click...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL3Dp6Oh3Fw

Anyway if I didn't have a job I'd just sit and watch these alllll day. Yeah, the good life. It's raining in Austin. And we need it.

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT! Hip-Hop at SXSW 2009

OK First let me say ALL THIS INFO COULD CHANGE! Times, names, clubs, dates, whatever, everything you see below here is subject to change and a lot of it probably will.

Also, THIS is not everything. I have a few shows we are still nailing down details for and those will be announced asap. I need a couple more venues in order to do what I want to do with these shows and that is the hold up. If we have discussed a show and you don't see it here, do not even trip. It is in the works.

You of course can get more and better information all the time on www.sxsw.com

If you DO NOT see your name on this list that DOES NOT mean that you are not performing. If I told you that you were, you probably are, I just need to lock you in somewhere.

If you HAVE NOT submitted an application to perform, please DO NOT ask me to perform. We are booked. We have no room for any new entries SO PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME.

I feel bad when I can't get all of my people on, but this is an international festival, one of the biggest in the world, and it's my job, so no, I can't get all my people on.

So yeah, go to www.sxsw.com and register now!

ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE! DON'T START TRIPPIN'!

Also it is not all hip-hop I included some of the other stuff I have been working on that you may be interested in. Much more big shit to be announced and yeah, things will change.

Wednesday March 18th

Back Alley Social Club
Agency Group Presents

1:15 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Grouch & Eligh
12:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Brother Ali
11:45 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. – Blue Scholars
11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Charles Hamilton
10:20 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Blu & Exile
9:50 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. – Common Market
9:10 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Zion I
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – U-N-I
8:00 p.m. – 8:25 p.m. – Doomtree

Barcelona

1:00 a.m. – 1:40 a.m. – Skibunny
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – The Wong Boys
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Bird Peterson
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Willy Joy
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Round Table Knights
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Richard Henry

Fuze

1:15 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Fat Pimp
12:45 a.m. – 1:05 a.m. - Magno
12:15 a.m. – 12:35 a.m. - Tum Tum
11:45 p.m. – 12:05 a.m. - Blofly
11:15 p.m. – 11:35 p.m. - Gerald G
10:45 p.m. – 11:05 p.m. - Money Waters
10:15 p.m. – 10:35 p.m. - Paul Couture
9:45 p.m. – 10:05 p.m. - Money
9:15 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. - Loudmouf
DJ for the Night Wes Sanders

Mohawk Inside
Anticon / Ghostly International Presents

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Themselves
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – The Chap
11:30 p.m. – 11:50 p.m. – Yoni Wolf (of Why?)
10:40 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Dosh
9:50 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Restiform Bodies
9:10 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Michna
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Jel
7:30 p.m. – 8:10 p.m. – Christopher Willits

Mohawk Outside
Bavu’s Revue & The Bloom Effect Present
SXSW SOUL

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – MOJOE
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Maya Azucena
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Bavu Blakes & the Extra Plairs
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Wayna
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Kendra Ross
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Neckbone
DJ for the Night – Brett Koshkin of Waxploitation DJ’s

Speakeasy Kabaret

1:00 a.m. – 1:40 a.m. – A-Trak
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Brick Bandits
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – DJ Benzi
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – DJ Eleven
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Cobra Krames
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – DJ Mel

Thursday March 19th

Back Alley Social Club

1:10 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Tanya Morgan
12:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Myka 9
11:50 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. – Pacific Division
11:15 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. – AwkQuarius
10:40 p.m. – 11:05 p.m. – Scribe
10:10 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – David Dallas
9:40 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Wiz Khalifa
9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Foreign Legion
8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. - Eyeris
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Superstar DJ’s
DJ’s for the Night: Superstar DJ’s

Dirty Dog Bar

11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – 8Ball & MJG with band
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Al Kapone

Fuze

1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - Boogie Waters
12:15 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. - Question
11:45 p.m. - 12:05 a.m. - Da C.O.D.
11:15 p.m. - 11:35 p.m. - Kriminals
10:45 p.m. - 11:05 p.m . - J. Kapone
10:15 p.m. - 10:35 p.m. - Pimpin' Pen
9:45 p.m. - 10:05 p.m. - Ryno
9:15 p.m. - 9:35 p.m. - Lowkey of Southbound
8:45 p.m. - 9:05 p.m. – P-L-A
8:15 p.m. - 8:35 p.m. - Loot feat. Turnstylz
8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. – DJ Grip
DJ for the night – DJ Grip

Habana Bar Backyard
Rhymesayers Presents

1:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - BK One
12:45 a.m. - 1:15 a.m. - Freeway & Jake One
12:00 a.m. - 12:35 a.m. - Brother Ali
11:15 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. - P.O.S
10:30 p.m. - 11:05 p.m. - Eyedea & Abilities
10:00 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. - Abstract Rude
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. - I Self Devine
9:00 p.m. - 9:20 p.m. - Toki Wright
8:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. - Plain Ole Bill

Karma Lounge
MusicNMind Presents

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Camp Lo
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. – U-N-I
11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. – Arts the Beat Doctor
11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – In Stereo (Perceptie en Kapabel)
10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Set for Life
10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Public Offenders
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. - Truthlive
8:45 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. – Dubb Sicks
8:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. - Clemits
8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. – DJ Notion
DJ for the Night – DJ Notion

Scoot Inn
Blacksmith Presents (THESE TIMES AND RUNNING ORDER WILL CHANGE)

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Reflection Eternal
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – John Forte – Idle Warship
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Pete Rock
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Amanda Blank
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Anjulie
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Strong Arm Steady

Vice

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Easy Star All Stars
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Kraak & Smaak
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Yarah Bravo
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Wax Tailor
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Outasight
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Vince P

Friday March 20th

Back Alley Social Club

1:15 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - Busdriver
12:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. - Brother Reade
12:00 a.m. - 12:20 a.m. - Mickey Factz
11:30 p.m. - 11:50 p.m . - Rob Quest
11:00 p.m. - 11:20 p.m. - Son of Light
10:30 p.m. - 10:50 p.m. - Zeale
10:00 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. - Crew 54
9:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. – Wildchild
8:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m. – Flynn D
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – DJ Tommy Tee
DJ for the night Tommy Tee

BD Rileys

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – The Trade feat. Leah Alvarez
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Eol Trio
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Kam Franklin
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Akina Adderley
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Nakia & His Southern Cousins
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – LZ Love

Club De Ville
Biz 3 Presents

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Asher Roth
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. - Lady Sovereign
11:15 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. - Cage
10:35 p.m. – 11:05 p.m. - Thunderheist
10:05 p.m. – 10:25 p.m. - Amanda Blank
9:30 p.m. – 9:55 p.m. -Hollywood Holt
8:45 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. - These Are Powers
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Chin Chin

Music Gym Outside
Pound Magazine Presents
Canadian Hip-Hop All Stars
1:15 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - Cadence Weapon
12:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. - Classified
11:55 p.m. - 12:25 a.m. Shad
11:15 p.m. - 11:45 p.m. - Josh Martinez
10:40 p.m. - 11:10 p.m. - Moka Only + Def 3
10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Keys & Krates
9:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. - Grand Analog
9:00 p.m. - 9:20 p.m. - More or Les
8:30 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. - D.O.
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Peer Pressure DJ’s
DJ's for the night Peer Pressure

Prague

1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - Crown City Rockers
12:10 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - Lord T & Eloise
11:15 p.m. - 11:55 p.m. - MC Frontalot
10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Jesse Dangerously
9:50 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. - Terp 2 It
9:20 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Tunnel Clones
8:45 p.m. - 9:10 p.m. - Phranchyze
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - B L A C K I E

Scoot Inn
Ubiquity / Wax Poetics Presents:

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Brownout
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. - Nino Moschella
11:10 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. - Chin Chin
10:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – PPP
10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. - H.I.S.D.
9:20 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Mayer Hawthorne
8:40 p.m. - 9:10 p.m. - Damon Aaron
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - The Juggs
DJ's Chicken George & J. Boogie


Saturday March 21st

Auditorium Shores Kids Show

1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. – Biscuit Brothers (Austin, TX)
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Jambo (Studio City, CA)
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Daddy-a-Go-Go (Atlanta, GA)
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Joe McDermott (Austin, TX)

Austin Music Hall

1:15 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Dead Prez
12:15 a.m. – 1:15 a.m. - Bazaar Royale
11:45 p.m. – 12:10 a.m. – Tech N9ne
11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. - Bun B
10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. - B.o.B
10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. - Kidz In The Hall
8:55 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. - Killer Mike
8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. - Al Kapone
8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. - Free Sol
7:40 p.m. – 7:55 p.m. – Damm D

Back Alley Social Club

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Mr. Lif
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. - Pigeon John
11:40 p.m. – 12:10 a.m. - Invincible
11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. - Buff1
10:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. - Now On
10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. - A-Alikes
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. - Bomani Armah & Project Mayhem
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. - Truth Universal
8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. - Blacklisted Individuals

Barcelona

12:00 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. – GLC
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – The Chicharones
10:15 p.m. – 10:45 p.m. – Binary Audio Misfits
9:45 p.m. – 10:05 p.m. – Perseph One
9:15 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. – Reef The Lost Cauze
8:45 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. – Pugs Atomz
8:15 p.m. – 8:35 p.m. – KB da Boobonic

Buffalo Billiards

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Solange & the Hadley Street Players
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Pete Philly & Perquisite
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Amanda Diva
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Zaki Ibrahim
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – The Shitsez


Flamingo Cantina

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – See-I
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Joseph Israel
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – David Kirton
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Rokkatone
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. - Pimpbot

Friends

1:00 a.m. – 1:40 a.m. – Chavy Boys
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Emynd & Bo Bliz
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Cousin Cole
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Blaqstarr
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Nadastrom

Opal Divines

1:00 a.m. – 1:40 a.m. – Los Bad Apples
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Futomomo Satisfaction
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – The Pepper Pots
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Café Funque
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Paolo “Apollo” Negri
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Diplomats of Solid Sound

Scoot Inn
Strange Famous Presents

1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - Sage Francis
12:20 a.m. - 12:50 a.m.- Sleep
11:50 p.m. - 12:15 a.m. - B. Dolan
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Buck 65
10:20 p.m. - 10:50 p.m. - Dan le sac Vs. Scroobius Pip
9:50 p.m. - 10:10 p.m. - 2Mex
9:25 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. - Prolyphic
9:00 p.m. - 9:20 p.m. - Cecil Otter
8:30 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. - Jared Paul
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - DJ Jester the Filipino Fist (and between sets)

YES WE LOVE RECORDS!

And we especially love records when buying them supports a good cause, like educating children and giving them something to live for...



Like we used to live for records back in our youth. Well, like me used to live for records back in my youth. I seriously used to make my mother drive me 100 miles every month or so to buy records at the Cleveland Record Convention with my dishwashing money, like from age 14 till she let me ride with friends out there. I gave up the habit after like switching cities six times or so, but you know, I still love to uh, dig in the crates as the hippity hoppers say. I do. It's fun. My man Robert Gabriel, aka Harvey Canal on the internets is hooking this up and it benefits the Destiny By Design program that we hath covered here many times before (see the video below).

It's really goin' down, next Saturday. And if you are carnivorous, well get you some of that Gene's Chicken, but don't touch the records with your greasy fingers.

Already, see you there.

That G.U.U.D. This Friday in AUSTIN!

Also Playboy Tre featuring B.o.B. - "Robots" is my new favorite song and you should listen to it. I'm sure it's on the internet somewhere. Go buy it, you need it.

"They tell us walk on the right side of the hallway in sequence, and when we see that flag, you better pledge your allegiance."

MAN! I feel that shit, every line is a winner in that one, but that line there hit home cuz last week I went to an assembly at my daughters school and watched them as they did the Pledge of Allegiance and then some pledge to the Texas flag right after that, and I remembered all the years of doing that every day and had to wonder to myself, "Why the fuck did I start almost every day for 12 years doing that shit?" I am not un-American, and I respect the flag and all those who fought for it (like for real fought, not started the shit or hid behind the white walls), but I mean, why the hell do we start every day with the pledge of allegiance? Why? Everyday?

I still don't know. No disrespect to anyone who may want to do such a thing, but I just don't get it.

Tre and B.o.B. sum up a lot of things with that song. Radio suckas will never play it, but that's o.k. We have the internets.

Man I suck at blogging these daysBut here's some photos and videosCHICHARONES!

Yeah man it's crunch time. SXSW is just a few weeks away and then it's really goin' down. I'm gonna try and roll out some hip-hop show announcements, including one HUGE one happening at the Austin Music Hall on Saturday March 21st, this week so tell your folks to keep checking back with me here at www.austinsurreal.com for that info.

But yeah, last week I went to Karma and saw The Chicharones who packed the house and killed a bomb ass set full of actual rapping with skill, and magic tricks including Josh LEVITATING and a dude in a pigs mask and a suit dancing. Know'm talm bout?

And yeah, I have a new policy, I'm never watching another rapper rap over a CD with vocal tracks again. Ever. I'll leave. We should all demand our money back when that happens. Fuck that shit. Annoying. I know you feel me.


Chicahrones did not do that. They came out and performed a musical of sorts complete with costume changes, choreographed routines, and the aforementioned magic.


Crew 54 caught up with Josh before the show, see the footage below.


And the boys just fuckin' killed it.






Talm bout?

And here's some footage from the show courtesy of The54RealityShow...


54 Reality Show 2-02 from The 54 Reality Show on Vimeo.

And below please find some bonus footage from The54RealityShow - Z-Ro, K-Rino, Point Blank, Kriminals, Da C.O.D., Carnival Beats and MORE in concert!


The 54 Reality Show 2-09 from The 54 Reality Show on Vimeo.
Z-Ro & Much More Live From Spiro's this past weekend.


K-Rino Live @ Spiros, Austin from The 54 Reality Show on Vimeo.
THE MIGHTY K-RINO Live at Spiro's this past weekend.

And then I thought it had been a while since you had seen the girls.


Here's DJ Eva after the Chinese New Years Parade a couple weeks back.


And MC Elena with her favorite gnome.

Destiny By Design is Going Strong!Word to the Youth!

And of course my cousins OG and Mimi!



DestinyByDesignProject.com

A Better Rapper Than Most - Gerald G

He better than what you are hyping right now. IMO. Last year 08wassogreat, and Bavu Blakes said that. Now Gerald G says 09issomine. I say, it's goin' down.

CLICK HERE FOR THE REAL STORY! Courtesy of Austinhiphopscene.com



ATX Keepin' it really real. SXSW Announcements coming soon, maybe tomorrow for a couple of good ones.