Nice Flicks from the Nice Kicks Grand Opening!

Yeah man word to my man Matt, the man behind NiceKicks.com, for opening his first physical store. A true sneaker boutique in Austin, TX.

As you can see, IT REALLY WENT DOWN!

Line was around the block half the day.






Bun B was int he place seen here with Rich Parra and my man from Complex


Proprietor Matt with the legend Dante Ross.


Clark Kent and Latin Prince!












VIP Section




DJ MIKE SWING!


Seen here with DJ Protege!


Then we saw this truck. Then Eva kicked some dudes truck.


And yeah dudes, pick up your trash.

Anyway, congratulations to my man Matt and word to a new Austin owned business pon di drag!

Hip-Hop This Weekend in AUSTIN!

As we all sit here and wait for SXSW to finally be upon us, there's plenty to do in the meantime.

Including three hip-hop shows Friday night (that I know of at least), and the Grand Opening of the NICE KICKS store on the Drag Saturday.



If ya don't know, Nice Kicks is a website devoted to the Sneaker Head lifestyle. And it's based right here in Austin. My man Matt is opening a physical store, at 2815 Guadalupe St. And Bun B and DJ Clark Kent will be in the place for this momentous opening! Legends! Word is another legend, Dante Ross will be in the house as well. Are you ready for this???

I'm not even a sneaker head and I'm excited for it. I buy "kicks" once every two years I think, so if anyone wants to help me step my game up (Like the man Dante did quite recently on the Pro Keds tip) I'M WITH IT.

And it's safe bet some of these cats will be passing through as well...

Friday night there's a special Cool Kids show at The Mohawk. It's the Huston-Tillotson Homecoming party, but a limited number of tickets are available HERE.

No flyer for that one, but same night we have P.O.S., Dessa and Astronautilus around the corner at Red 7. Bring your Cool Kids ticket stub for discount admission to this show!


POS has become one of my favorite rappers in the past year or so. That last album was insane.

And then of course, AMPLIVE will be DJing at the Beauty Bar after the Zion I performance at Stubb's. They are opening up for Rebelution at Stubb's and then Amp gone go wreck the decks.

It's snowing in Austin!!!! Click links below for the video

SXSW Hip-Hop Line UpAnd Such

OK So here's what we have so far. ALL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Times can change, groups can drop out, some may be added, um, things change and even though its right around the corner, it's also still a month away. I mean, less than a month. Yeah, I'm losing it a bit over here SO DON'T COME ROUND TRIPPIN' ON ME.

And you can see the whole schedule of over 1800 musical entities on www.sxsw.com of course, but I like to break down the hip-hop and the what have you that I think you may like, in one post. Hope to see you in Austin March 17 - 21.

You can see below what I have been doing lately, as opposed to say, blogging on the regular. Not much to say til now. (Sitting at my desk, yelled at an agent today, got yelled at by a manager, yelled back, typed a lot, worried about carpal tunnel syndrome, listened to 200 bands today, etc. That'd be boring for you.)

Anyway here's the list as it stands at the moment. Things will change but apparently, it's really goin' down...

WEDNESDAY MARCH 17th 2010

Aces Lounge
(222 E 6th St) (21+)
Elitaste/Nue Agency
Freddie Gibbs (Gary, IN)
Wale (Washington, DC)
2AM Club(Hollywood, CA)
Kevin Jack (Austin, TX)
Camp Lo (Bronx, NY)
Big Sean (Detroit, MI)
Mike Posner (Southfield, MI)
PRGz (Huntsville, AL)
Shawn Chrystopher (Inglewood, CA)

Buffalo Billiards
(201 E 6th St) (21+)
Time Out New York
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Das Racist (Brooklyn, NY)

Club 115
(115 San Jacinto St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:40 a.m. - The Beatards (Brooklyn, NY)
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - Miz Metro (New York, NY)
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Onili (Tel Aviv, ISRAEL)
10:00 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Rauberhohle (Berlin, GERMANY)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - The Cataracs (Berkeley, CA)
8:00 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. - Ceeplus Bad Knives (Houston, TX)

Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center
(500 E Cesar Chavez St) (All Ages)
KUT
5:00 p.m. - Nneka (NIGERIA)

Emo's Annex
(600 Red River St) (All Ages)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Uffie (Paris, FRANCE)
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Rye Rye (Baltimore, MD)

The Ghost Room
(304 W 4th St) (21+)
City of Austin
8:00 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. - Zeale (Austin, TX)

The Independent
(501 N IH 35) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - Pac Div (Los Angeles, CA)
12:15 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. - XV (Wichita, KS)
11:40 p.m. - 12:10 a.m. - Diz Gibran (Los Angeles, CA)
11:10 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. - Balance (Oakland, CA)
10:40 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - A-Alikes (Brooklyn, NY)
10:10 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Crew 54 (Killeen, TX)
9:45 p.m. - 10:05 p.m. - Jern Eye (Oakland, CA)
9:15 p.m. - 9:35 p.m. - Kosha Dillz (Edison, NJ)
8:40 p.m. - 9:05 p.m. - Rockwell Knuckles (St. Louis, MO)
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Phranchyze (Austin, TX)
Superstar DJs between sets

Karma Lounge
(119 W 8th St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - MC Frontalot (Brooklyn, NY)
12:15 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. - K. Flay (Los Angeles, CA)
11:35 p.m. - 12:05 a.m. - ytcracker (Colorado Springs, CO)
11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. - Random aka Mega Ran (Phoenix, AZ)
10:15 p.m. - 10:45 p.m. - Schaffer the Darklord (New York, NY)
9:45 p.m. - 10:05 p.m. - Jay Bizzy (Halifax, NS, Canada)
9:10 p.m.- 9:40 p.m. - More or Les (Toronto, ON, Canada)
8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Jesse Dangerously (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
8:00 p.m. - 8:20 p.m. - Terp 2 It (Austin, TX)

Klub Krucial
(614 E 6th St) (21+)
1:15 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - PJ Morton (Conyers, GA)
12:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. - Mojoe (San Antonio, TX)
11:40 p.m. - 12:10 a.m. Ayah (Toronto, ON, Canada)
10:50 p.m. - 11:20 p.m. - James Kinney (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. -
9:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. - Latasha Lee (Austin, TX)
8:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. - Rochelle Terrell (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Kam Franklin (Houston, TX)
Super Soul Shakedown DJs Between Sets (San Antonio, TX)

La Zona Rosa
(612 W 4th St) (All Ages)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Chamillionaire & Paul Wall (Houston, TX)
12:20 - 12:50 - Trae tha Truth (Houston, TX)
11:40 - 12:10 - Chalie Boy (Hearne/Calvert, TX)
11:00 - 11:30 - Dorrough (Dallas, TX)
10:30 - 10:50 - J. Kapone (Austin, TX)
10:00 - 10:20 - Fat Pimp (Dallas, TX)
9:30 - 9:50 - League of Extraordinary G'z (Austin, TX)
9:00 - 9:20 - Question? (San Antonio, TX)
8:40 - 8:55 - Kyle Lee (San Antonio, TX)
8:15 - 8:35 - Big Sid (San Angelo, TX)
with DJ Hella Yella & DJ Grip on the 1's and 2's all night between acts.

Speakeasy
(412 Congress Ave) (21+)
Senari/Couch Sessions
1:00 a.m. - 1:40 a.m. Gavin Holland (Washington, DC)
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - Adam Tensta (Stockholm, SWEDEN)
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Cubic Zirconia (New York, NY)
10:00 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Tabi Bonney (Washington, DC)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Jahdan Blakkamoore (Brooklyn, NY)
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Deadly Dragon Sound (New York, NY)

Speakeasy Kabaret
(412 Congress Ave) (21+)
Stones Throw
12:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - Peanut Butter Wolf (San Jose, CA)
11:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Madlib (Oxnard, CA)
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - J Rocc (Los Angeles, CA)
9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Dam-Funk (Los Angeles, CA)
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Egon (Los Angeles CA)


THURSDAY MARCH 18TH 2010

Aces Lounge
(222 E 6th St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Reflection Eternal (New York/Ohio)
12:35 a.m. - 12:55 a.m. - Strong Arm Steady (Los Angeles, CA)
12:00 a.m. - 12:20 a.m. - 88-Keys (New York, NY)
11:25 p.m. - 11:50 p.m. - Gangrene (Alchemist & Oh No) (New York, NY)
10:50 p.m. - 11:15 p.m. - Rakaa (Los Angeles, CA)
10:25 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Diamond District (Washington, DC)
10:05 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. - Oddisee (Washington, DC)
9:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Kev Brown (Landover, MD)
9:15 p.m. - 9:35 p.m. - Homeboy Sandman (New York, NY)
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Peter Rosenberg's Noisemakers w/ Bun B (Houston, TX)
With - DJ Rapid Ric (Houston, TX) & Mojoe (San Antonio, TX)
Host - Peter Rosenberg (New York, NY)

Barbarella
(615 Red River St) (21+)
Memphis Music Foundation
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - 8Ball & MJG (Memphis, TN)

Billboard.com Bungalow
(708 E 6th St) (21+)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - U-N-I (Hawthorne, CA)
8:00 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. - Grynch (Seattle, WA)

Club115
(115 San Jacinto St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Movits (Lulea, Sweden)
12:10 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - La Melodia (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
11:25 p.m. - 11:55 p.m. - The Paranoids (Beirut, Lebanon)
10:45 p.m. - 11:15 p.m. - I-Voice (Beirut, Lebanon)
10:00 p.m . - 10:30 p.m. - LidoLido (Haugesund, Norway)
9:20 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. - Josh Martinez (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
8:45 p.m. - 9:05 p.m. - 4th Pyramid (Toronto, ON, Canada)
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Binary Audio Misfits (Toulouse, France/Texas)

Flamingo Cantina
(515 E 6th St) (21+)
NACO
12:00 a.m. - 12:50 a.m. - Anita Tijoux (Santiago, CHILE)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Sonidero Nacional (Monterrey, MEXICO)

The Independent
(501 N IH 35) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - DJ Spooky/Graham Reynolds (New York/Austin)
12:30 a.m. - 12:50 a.m. - Sage Francis (Providence, RI)
12:00 a.m. - 12:20 a.m. - Blacklisted Individuals (Austin, TX)
11:20 p.m. - 11:50 p.m. Solillaquists of Sound (Orlando, FL)
10:40 p.m. - 11:10 p.m. - Nappy Roots (Bowling Green, KY)
10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m . - People Under The Stairs (Los Angeles, CA)
9:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. - Kam Moye aka Supastition (Charlotte, NC)
9:00 p.m. - 9:20 p.m. - Truth Universal (New Orleans, LA)
8:20 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. - Planet Asia (Fresno, CA)

Karma Lounge
(119 W 8th St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Tommie Sunshine (Brooklyn, NY)
12:05 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. - Roxy Cottontail (New York, NY)

Klub Krucial
(614 E 6th St) (21+)
11:45 p.m. - 12:25 a.m. - Killer Mike (Atlanta, GA)
11:10 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. - The Pack (Berkeley, CA)
10:40 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Mistah FAB (Oakland, CA)
10:10 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - The Jacka (San Francisco, CA)
9:40 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Pill (Atlanta, GA)
9:10 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Cool Nutz (Portland, OR)
8:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Gerald G (Austin, TX)
8:20 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. - Da C.O.D. (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. - Lowkey (Austin, TX)

Mohawk Patio
(912 Red River St) (All Ages)
Young Turks
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - GZA (New York, NY)

Momo's
(618 W 6th St) (18+)
All Music Is World Music
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - ChocQuibTown (Choco, COLOMBIA)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Somi (New York, NY)

The Parish
(214B E 6th St) (21+)
Hotel Cafe
9:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Nneka (NIGERIA)

Rusty Spurs
(405 E 7th St) (21+)
The Roxy Theatre/ KROQ
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Orgone (North Hollywood, CA)

Scoot Inn
(1308 E 4th St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Black Dynamite Sound Orchesta (Los Angeles, CA)
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - Ocote Soul Sounds (Austin, TX)
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. - Chico Mann (Jersey City, NJ)
10:45 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Jovi Rockwell (Kingston, Jamaica)
10:00 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Grimy Styles (Austin, TX)
9:15 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. - Keys N Krates (Toronto, ON, Canada)
8:20 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Brownout (Austin, TX)
DJ's Rich Medina, Obah, Chicken George, J. Boogie in and out all night

Submerged
(333 E 2nd St) (21+)
11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. - Zion I (Bay Area, CA)
8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Dyme Def (Seattle, WA)

The Velveeta Room
(521 E 6th St) (18+)
SESAC
8:00 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. - Get Busy Committee (Santa Monica, CA)

Victory Grill
(1104 E 11th St) (All Ages)
Detroit Night
1:15 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Slum Village
12:45 a.m. - 1:05 a.m. - Black Milk
12:20 a.m. - 12:35 a.m. - Finale
12:00 a.m. - 12:15 a.m. - Invincible
11:35 p.m. - 11:55 p.m. - Monica Blaire
11:10 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. -Vaughan T feat. Crown Royale
10:45 p.m. - 11:05 p.m. - Miz Korona
10:20 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Marv Won
9:55 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. - Ro Spit
9:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. - Mae Day
9:05 p.m. - 9:25 p.m. -Now On
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and between sets Houseshoes & 14KT

FRIDAY MARCH 19TH 2010

Austin Music Hall
(208 Nueces St) (All Ages)
8;00 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. - Mayer Hawthorne & The County (Ann Arbor, MI)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Raphael Saadiq (Los Angeles, CA)
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Smokey Robinson (Los Angeles, CA)
12:30 p.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (Brooklyn, NY)

Club115
(115 San Jacinto St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Looptroop (Lund, Sweden)
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - Timbuktu & Chords (Lund, Sweden)
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Adam Tensta (Stockholm, Sweden)
10:20 p.m. - 10:50 p.m. - Rebel Diaz (Chicago, IL)
9:45 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. - Mr. Sicc (Auckland, NZ)
9:10 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Young Sid (Auckland, NZ)
8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - David Dallas (Auckland, NZ)

Flamingo Cantina
(515 E 6th St) (21+)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - At Versaris (Sabadell - Sants, SPAIN)

The Independent
(501 N IH 35) (21+)
Ninjatune 20th Anniversary
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Daedelus (Los Angeles, CA)
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - Anti-Pop Consortium (New York, NY)
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Poirer ft. MC Zulu (Montreal, QC, Canada)
10:00 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Damaged Good$ (Dallas, TX)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Yppah (Houston, TX)
8:00 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. - Richard Henry (Austin, TX)

Jaime's
(802 Red River St) (21+)
Busking For Change
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Grand Analog (Winnipeg, MB)

Karma Lounge
(119 W 8th St) (21+)
1:00 p.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Sole & The Skyrider Band (Los Angeles, CA)
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - The Chicharones (Portland, OR)
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Breakestra (Los Angeles, CA)
10:00 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Keelay and The Park with Ragen Fykes (San Francisco, CA)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Outasight (New York, NY)
8:00 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. - The Burnerz (Oakland, CA)

Malverde
(400B W 2nd St) (21+)
Fools Gold
Vega (Austin, TX)
The Suzan (Tokyo, JAPAN)
Theophilus London (Brooklyn, NY)
Trackademicks (San Francisco, CA)
Nick Catchdubs (New York, NY)
Telephoned (Brooklyn, NY)
Kid Sister (Chicago, IL)
Jokers of the Scene (Ottawa, ON)

Mohawk Patio
(912 Red River St) (All Ages)
Biz 3 Presents
Cool Kids (Chicago, IL)
Miike Snow (Stockholm, Sweden)
Salem (Traverse City, MI)
Fashawn (Fresno, CA)
Donnis (Atlanta, GA)
Digital Leather (Omaha, NE)

The Phoenix
(409 Colorado St) (21+)
Chris Young (San Diego, CA)
DJ Benzi (Ann Arbor, MI)

Scoot Inn
(1308 E 4th St) (21+)
Duck Down Records 15th Anniversary
Blue Scholars (Seattle, WA)
Smif N Wessun (Brooklyn, NY)
DJ Revolution (Los Angeles, CA)
Sean Price (Brooklyn, NY)
Rock of Heltah Skeltah (Brooklyn, NY)
DJ Evil Dee (Brooklyn, NY)
Buckshot (Brooklyn, NY)
Promise (Mississauga, ON)
Pharoahe Monch (Queens, NY)
Marco Polo & Torae (Brooklyn, NY)
Ruste Juxx (Brooklyn, NY)
Random Axe (Brooklyn, NY)
9th Wonder (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
B-Real of Cypress Hill (Los Angeles, CA)
Kidz In The Hall (Chicago, IL)
Skyzoo (Brooklyn, NY)
Team Facelift (New York, NY)

Spill
(212 E. 6th St) (21+ )
Lyrics Born (Berkeley, CA)
Jovi Rockwell (Miami, FL)

Victory Grill
(1104 E 11th St) (All Ages)
EMERGENCE Media presents:
The Revival-SXSW (Women in Hip Hop Showcase)
1:20 a.m. - 1:55 a.m. -Bahamadia (Philadelphia, PA)
12:50 a.m. - 1:15 a.m. -Tiye Phoenix (East Orange, NJ)
12:20 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. -Invincible wsg Waajeed (Detroit, MI)
11:55 p.m. - 12:15 a.m. -Psalm One (Chicago, IL)
11:25 p.m. - 11:50 p.m. -Eternia (Toronto, ON, Canada)
11:05 p.m. - 11:20 p.m. -Miz Korona (Detroit, MI)
10:45 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. -Maeday (Detroit, MI)
10:20 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. -Boog Brown (Atlanta, GA)
9:55 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. -50/50 (Kandi Cole+Miki Vale) (Van Nuys, CA)
9:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. -Perseph One (Houston, TX)
9:05 p.m. - 9:25 p.m. Staci Russell (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. DJ Skeez (Detroit, MI)

SATURDAY MARCH 20TH 2010

Beauty Bar Backyard
(617 E 7th St) (21+)
AM Only
9:25 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. - Mickey Factz (Bronx, NY)

Beauty Bar/Palm Door
(401 Sabine St) (21+)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - SLEEP of Oldominion (Portland, OR)

Carver Museum Boyd Vance Theater
(1165 Angelina St) (All Ages)
Holy Hip-Hop
FLAME (St Louis, MO)
K-Drama (Cincinnati, OH)
TRE9 (Houston, TX)
D-MAUB (Cincinnati, OH)
The Warriors ATX (Austin, TX)
Tedashii (Dallas, TX)
Dre Murray (Tulsa, OK)

Club de Ville
(900 Red River St) (21+)
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - Xzibit (Los Angeles, CA)
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Murs (Los Angeles, CA)
10:00 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Kurupt (Los Angeles, CA)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - DJ Quik (Los Angeles, CA)

Flamingo Cantina
(515 E 6th St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Junior "One Blood" Reid (Kingston, JAMAICA)
10:00 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. - Empire Isis (Montreal, QC)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Voodoosouljahs (Bogota, COLOMBIA)
8:00 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. - Mau Mau Chaplains (Austin, TX)
Deadly Dragon Sound Between Sets New York NY DJ

Friends
(208 E 6th St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Doo Dew Kidz (Baltimore, MD)
12:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. - DJ King Tutt (Baltimore, MD)
11:30 p.m. - 11:55 p.m. - Starks & Nacey (Washington, DC)
11:00 p.m. - 11:25 p.m. - Mullyman (Baltimore, MD)
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - DJ Tameil (Newark, NJ)
9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Cousin Cole (New York, NY)
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Nadastrom (Washington, DC)

The Independent
(501 N IH 35) (21+)
1:25 - 2:00 Black Milk (Detroit, MI)
12:40 - 1:20 Hieroglyphics (Oakland, CA)
11:30 - 11:50 Black Sheep (New York, NY)
11:00 - 11:25 Tanya Morgan (Brooklyn, NY)
10:30 - 10:50 One Be Lo (Detroit, MI)
10:05 - 10:25 Diamond District (Washington, DC)
9:40 – 10:00 Finale (Detroit, MI)
9:10 - 9:30 Crown Royale (Detroit/Los Angeles)
8:45 - 9:00 Bisco Smith (Brooklyn, NY)
8:20 - 8:35 Truthlive (Berkeley, CA)
7:55 - 8:10 ill-literacy (Oakland, CA)
7:30 - 7:45 League510 (Oakland, CA)

Klub Krucial
(614 E 6th St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - David Banner (Jackson, MS)
12:15 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. - Rhymefest (Chicago, IL)
11:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Yelawolf (Gadsden, AL)
10:45 p.m. - 11:15 p.m. - Charles Hamilton (Harlem, NY)
10:05 p.m. - 10:35 p.m. - D. Black (Seattle, WA)
9:25 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. - Moe Green (Vallejo, CA)
8:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. - Trek Life (Los Angeles, CA)
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - 4ize (Atlanta, GA)

Maggie Mae's
(323 E 6th St) (21+)
Plutopia
1:00 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Anita Tijoux (Santiago, CHILE)

Malverde
(400B W 2nd St) (21+)
1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - B+ (Los Angeles, CA)
12:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. - Eric Coleman (Los Angeles, CA)
11:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - DJ Chicken George (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - DJ Sun (Houston, TX)
9:00 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Illa J (Detroit, MI)

Mohawk Patio
(912 Red River St) (All Ages)
Panache Booking
12:00 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - Dam-Funk (Los Angeles, CA)

The Phoenix
(409 Colorado St) (21+)
DJ Yoda (London, UK-England)
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid (New York, NY)

Prague
(422 B Congress Ave) (21+)
12:00 a.m. - 12:50 a.m. - Oy (Berlin, GERMANY)

Submerged
(333 E 2nd St) (21+)
Big AL (Monroe, LA)
Vockah Redu & The Cru (New Orleans, LA)
Big Freedia (New Orleans, LA)
DJ Jubilee (New Orleans, LA)
Magnolia Shorty (New Orleans, LA)
Ms Tee (New Orleans, LA)
Katey Red (New Orleans, LA)
Partners N Crime (New Orleans, LA)
Host - Wild Wayne (New Orleans, LA)

Victory Grill
(1104 E 11th St) (All Ages)
Up and Coming Texas
1:20 a.m. - 1:50 a.m. - Magno (Houston, TX)
1:00 a.m. - 1:15 a.m. - Da Ryno (Houston, TX)
12:40 a.m. - 12:55 a.m. - A3 (Houston, TX)
12:10 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. - Sertified (Austin, TX)
11:40 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Die Slo (Austin, TX)
11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. - Afro Classics (San Francisco, CA)
10:30 p.m. - 10:50 p.m. - Cali Zack & NA (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. - Young Nick (Austin, TX)
9:40 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. - Kydd (Austin, TX)
9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Black Mike & Kemistry (Austin, TX)
8:30 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. - Dubb Sicks (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. - 8:20 p.m. - First Class Fresh (Austin, TX)
DJ Wes Sanders between sets

AustinSurreal Radio Playlist and Link to Listen to the Archive

Yeah man it's really real being back on the radio. Radio KAOS is THAT jump off for real man. Has me feeling so good, even in the most stressful time of my year and such.

Anyway yeah, you can listen to the archive of the latest show, and I guess a bunch more as they are done BY CLICKING HERE.

You can download it or stream it, and below you can see the latest playlist. It's a slumper.

Bun B - Pants on the Ground
Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Dorrough, Slim Thug - Main Event
Truth Universal - The More Things Change
Orgone - Who Knows Who
Ocote Soul Sounds - El Diablo Y El Nau Nau
Ayah - Might Not Be
Daniel Francis Doyle - Fighters Son
Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer
Yppah - They Know What The Ghost Knows
Strange Boys - Be Brave
Jazzus Lizard - Seasick
Amplive - Gary Is A Robot
Bird Peterson - Hormones
Keelay & Zaire, Tunji, Thurzday, Kam Moye, Ragen Fykes & The Park - Addicts For Real
D. Black - Keep On Going
TruthLive - Tormented Genius
Kev Brown - The Random Joint
Devin the Dude - What I Be On
Somi - Prayer To The Brokenhearted
Unni Lovlid - Evigeinsamloored
King Midas Sound - Earth A Kill Ya
Barbara Lynn - Keep On Movin'
Blacklisted Individuals - Dance Sucka
Psalm One - Bucket Song
Keys N Krates - CEO
James Kinney - Voodoo
Chico Mann - Ya Ya Soy
Brownout - Slinky
Chancharia Circuito - Cumbia Malembe
Daleduro - Villa Crespo

OK a bit of good news

The SXSW Music Fest Schedules are up.

All info subject to change. And some will. And I'll break down the hip-hop events and things of that nature and info will be added daily and it's really goin' down March 17 - 21st. Can't wait to see you all out here in Austin.

Rest In Peace Flavia RoncelliOne of my favorite friends...

Got online to do the radio show, that you may or may not be hearing right now (12:05 a.m. Monday Feb. 15th), checked my email and found out that one of my greatest friends has passed away.

Rest in Peace Flavia Roncelli


These pics are from when I last saw her, November of last year in Amsterdam on my way to Den Haag. I was supposed to get picked up at the airport and driven to the Crossing Border Festival, but I decided to go into the city and see Flavia.


I lived in Amsterdam in 1996, and I met her as we both were promoting shows. I didn't know too many people at the time and when we met she was like "Well lets go." She took me all over Amsterdam and quickly became one of my best friends.


And we always stayed in touch. This is us in like 2006 in Vondel Park when I was in Amsterdam with DJ Chill and Rapid Ric. She told me like 20 times how I still looked the same as ten years before, only fat. One of the true greats. She leaves behind her husband Kevin and daughter Isotta and a whole lot of people the world over. I'm floored.

Thinking about how I've lost three incredibly close friends to cancer in the past three years. Flavia, Brian Bartholomew (seen below) and Steve Spapperi. Come on now. No More...

MY NEW RADIO SHOW STARTS TONIGHT!

Feel my excitement, cuz yes, it's really goin' down tonight and every Sunday night thereafter - AUSTIN SURREAL with PUSHERMANIA on RADIO KAOS!

1pm - 1am tonight CENTRAL TIME!



You can tune in on the internet at www.kaosradioaustin.org

You can find it on Itunes and it'll be available on the Radio KAOS site and also iTunes as a podcast (please subscribe).

You can hear it on your phone, my G1 has an APP called "A Online Radio" and I searched for Radio KAOS on there and there it was. So surely your iphone or any smart phone can get it.

Whatever, listen to it. There's been a great void in my life since I left Damage Control 2 years ago and well, it feels really good to be back. Even tho it hasn't started yet. 8 hours from now tho it's really goin' down.

And it is NOT a straight rap show. I play some raps, but I am going to mix it up, free form, brilliant music for brilliant people. You dumb asses are invited to tune in too. Whatever, I hope y'all listen and enjoy it cuz radio is pretty much my favorite thing to do in the world.

And this first show gonna be jammin'. Thanks to the folks at Radio KAOS for the hook up.

And Austin, I mean, if you know, then you know, don't scream about it, but yeah you can hear it and suich, without the use of the internet. Possibly in your car or your bedroom or wherever. I can't say too much on this subject but its real and you need to figure it out.

It's #texasday !!!

Yeah man not too much to post on the subject myself cuz I ain't got no MTV Jams (though I'd love it if one of y'all would put it on Justin.tv and discreetly let me know). But today the man Dr. Teeth and the ma'am Cherelle Renee done went and interviewed all sorts of artists from Texas, new and old and all relevant and jammin' for this special all Texas day on MTV JAMS. Go check it out and lemme know how it's goin'.

The League of Extraordinary G'z FREE Mixtape Download @ DatPiffDEVIN THE DUDE VIDEO SHOOT SATURDAY HOUSTON!Wale Live in Austin!

MAN HOLD UP! This is more of what you need right here. 8 of Central Texas's finest lyricists, goin' hard as fuck on the Concealed Weapons Mixtape. Seriously this is some REAL RAPPING. Might be a bit much for some of y'all, but those of you who enjoy REAL RAPPING will feel this all day for sure.

League of Extraordinary G'z. My young potnas from out here in Austin, coming with that fire. They rap the kind of rap I like to listen to. Man, I think it's really about to go down.

The League of Extraordinary G'z, Various Artists - Concealed Weapons Mixtape Hosted by Dynamic Duo: DJ Knowledge & Wes Sanders @ DatPiff.com

This Saturday, February 6th - Devin the Dude is shooting a video in Houston for the song "What I Be On" from the Suite #420 album. Devin says - "It's a song about feelin' good on whatever you get high on."

It's goin' down at The Silo, 4601 Clinton Dr., Houston, TX. Starting at 7:30 p.m. Devin says to "Dress character based/costume/old school gear, etc. You can also come as you are. BYOB."



And then of course, Austin, the last minute concert announcement of all announcements, next week, Friday February 12th WALE hit's Republic Live with an all star cast of locals opening the show. Tee Double, Kevin Jack, League of Extraordinary G's, and way more. Table Manners Crew in the House.



Get that League tape and tell me what you think.

A Couple SXSW Hip-Hop Show Announcements

I know I been absent quite a bit lately here in AustinSurrealand, but I been working. I'm not gonna release too much yet, but here's a couple I had to get out there. It's really goin' down. March 17 - 21, 2010. Austin, TX. SXSW MUSIC.

Wednesday March 17, 2010
La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
SXSW Night 1
SXSW & OGPR Presents The Best in Texas
Chamillionaire & Paul Wall Reunion Show (Houston)
Trae tha Truth (Houston)
Chalie Boy (Hearne/Calvert)
Dorrough (Dallas)
J. Kapone (Austin)
Fat Pimp (Dallas)
Big Sid (San Angelo)
Kyle Lee (San Antonio)
Question? (San Antonio)
League of Extraordinary G'z (Austin)

International Hip-Hop at SXSW

La Melodia (The Netherlands)
The Arab Summit (Palestine/Lebanon)
Invincible Voice (Palestine/Lebanon)
David Dallas (New Zealand)
Young Sidd (New Zealand)
Mr. Sicc (New Zealand)
Bliss N Eso (Australia)
Anita Tijoux (Chile)
ChocQuibTown (Colombia)
Sweatshop Union (Canada)
Binary Audio Misfits (France/Texas)

Coolooloosh (Israel)
Adam Tensta (Sweden)
Looptroop Rockers (Sweden)
Timbuktu (Sweden)
LidoLido (Norway)
4th Pyramid (Canada)
K-Os (Canada)
Young Fathers (Scotland)
Nach (Spain)
At Versaris (Spain)
Bubbz (UK)

Friday March 19th
Scoot Inn
Duck Down 15th Anniversary Show

Buckshot
Smif-N-Wessun
Sean Price
B-Real of Cypress Hill
Kids in the Hall
Blue Scholars
9th Wonder
Promise
Ruste Juxx
and more...