SXSW 09 Photos

O.K. So captioning begins now and I hope to have something to say about all this sometime later today. brain still not totally functioning.


First show I got to see was Wednesday night at the Back Alley Social, U-N-I fucking killin' it. I didn't expect to like them so much, but they do the thang!


P.O.S. got a lot of burn outta SXSW this year. His multiple performances were all off the chain and people got to witness the greatness that is. His new album is off the chain. Some wild shit.


Eyedea & Abilities pon di street.


Bird Peterson and Friend up in the Speakeasy Kaberet.


DJ Mel is certainly one of Austin's finest and an upstanding individual with genuine heart,


As is DJ Sun, only from Houston. I'll never forget the first time I saw this dude DJ. One of his arms was in a cast and he played music I never heard of, let alone heard. Still does!


JEN MORELLI I BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU WE MUST RAGE AGAINST THIS MACHINE ASAP!


This is my security force for the week. Shout out to Ashlee and Ericka for holding down the Sonzala one man freak force for like 5 days straight. Seriously they kept fools out of my face (cuz with these two, said dudes, didn't even see me, HA!) Anyway, they helped a lot with the logistics and the keeping me from spazzing aspects of my job and THANKS y'all!


COMPLETE! So glad these dudes made it down, what a set, WHAT A BAND!




Joe liked them too.


Kam was out of her mind for the band COMPLETE!


This the new guitar player. he picked up on the songs with ease. Though "Beautiful Sunrise" sounded kinda like a remix.






Etienne from Radioclit gone get Kam on the Complete REMIX!


Finally I got a picture with MY DUDES!




The Wednesday night crew.


JOHN BRANNON OF EASY ACTION! REAL!


When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth are one of the better, more fun, interesting, bands in Austin who tour and actually do things. This is all very important.




For you to feel.




Look how they be jammin'.


Kendra Ross did the damn thing at Mohawk Wednesday!


As did Bavu and Co.




Anticon was up in the inside of Mohawk.


Brett Koshkin of Waxploitation DJ's straight killed them tables!


Karma Stewart - you may know her from PPP - killed it during Bavu's set as well.


DJ Tameil and Dirty South Joe up in the Speakeasy!


Sun-Jue in the Speakeasy!




Willy Joy!!!!


MY FAVORITE DJ STEF!!!!!


Grimy Styles of course got it poppin'...








Al Kapone was up in the convention center doing the damn thing, taking advantage of every aspect of the conference.


The Murder Dog contingent at SXSW. YA DON KNOW!!! Me, Al Kapone and J-Dogg. YOU CANNOT FUCK WITH THIS HOLY TRIUMVERATE OF RAP HUSTLERS AND YOU KNOW IT. SHOVE YOUR FUCKING VLOG UP YOUR ASS WE BEEN DOIN THIS.

Sorry I just had to say it. But what fucking man has had more on his shoulders in the world of rap than J-Dogg? NO ONE!

And Al Kapone is a legend.


As is Freeway, on a different level.


Cataracs did a 12 minute set of rap cover songs. Interpret that how you will.


Robert and Stacey ridin' tough with your boy!


Scuba Steve y mas!


DJ KNOWLEDGE HELD IT THE FUCK DOWN FOR ME THE WHOLE TIME AT SXSW 2009!


Ericka and Ashlee again!


Reflection Eternal was a whole nother level of greatness.




More or Les in the house!


My bro Josh Martinez at the Canadian Hip-Hop Showcase!


MY BBBBRRRRROOOOOOOZZZZZ! What up Sleepy!


Canadian hip-hop show was a serious breath of fresh air.


HISD and Andre from Wax Poetics = THE FUTURE!


Ish and our Swedish homiez!


NME, Gonzalo and friends.


Yak Ballz, Cage and dude from Hatebreed. Cage's new album is really incredible. The man hath found his way. truly.


Puja and My wife Melissa CHILLIN'.


Big time writer dude Brian McManus.


Flosstradamus and Blacksmith oh boy. Seriously. Like in 2009 I have seen so many scenes just melding so effortlessly. Like bridges being made and such over what were once large gaps.


Me and Catchdubs may have put in a lil work over time to try and fill in such gaps, and such.


And then of course the lovely Kid Sister. One of my favorite people to run into at events. her smile just beams and brings joy to all in her cipher. Sounds fruity sure, but it's true. She has super powers.


Sun-Jue and Michael terrazos chillin' up ta the Club De Ville.


Peter Rosenberg and Kosha Dillz being playa as fuck. Like how we do in that Texas.


Asher Roth I suppose lived up to his hype, but at that point I was like the dude in his "I Love College" song. Incoherent from the thangs of the day.


Then of course Saturday during the day we had the kids show with my new favorite group THE BISCUIT BROTHERS! Dang they rule.


This is music that kids should hear. its not some la la foo foo stuff. You can learn something and have a great time. They had the crowd CRUNK!!!!!


IN MOTION!


Saturday night at the Music Hall was quite an event. OMG AL KAPONE LIVE ON STAGE WITH A BAND!


OMG!


OMG!


OMG!


Then of course my homeboy Balance. I been telling y'all how dope he is since like 2004, recognize folk!




Dude, Double O is my new favorite DJ for any rap group ever. he had a midi thang, a drum pad, 2 turntables, I think he did a back flip. He did some sort of flip, I mean, the energy of Kidz in the Hall 2009 compared to what I have seen from them over the years and especially a few years back.... MAN! I am serious, this is the GROUP! I knew it first time I saw them and always wanna support these dudes, but MAn, that night... SCHEISSER THEY KILLED IT!




Naledge is a brilliant man too.


Mistah FAB is now one of my favorite rappers.




I mean, I always loved dude, but I'ma say it right here, MISTAH FAB IS WHAT A RAPPER IS SUPPOSED TO BE! Follow his model please y'all. He keeps it real, is a good dude, performs with all his heart, writes original lyrics that genuinely pertain to him and his situation, is not joking but is mad funny, um, I mean, dude, the dude is the all encompassing vision for rap that I have right now and I am not fucking kidding. It's not that hard dudes, just watch how FAB does it. I am so serious, Mistah FAB > Most Other Rap.


Then of course there's B.o.B., nee Bobby Ray. The dude who is not satisfied with the current state of rap and is doing something about it. Dude quit for like one week and came back like THIS IS HOW IT'S GONNA BE YOU CAN'T HOLD ME DOWN AND YOU CAN'T KILL THIS CULTURE. At least that's what I got out of it. I'll be honest and get my critic on for a second and say I don't totally think the man is totally there yet rock and roll wise, but with a lil research and maybe seeing some shows way outside the mainstream for context, he is going to be come one of the most important voices/faces/sounds in rap within two years. This is not a joke. I'm not down with a lot of these new dudes, not at all. They are derivative of everything and quite often they suck. B.o.B. does not suck, he's a unique voice in this and man, I am SO PROUD to have had him at SXSW these past two years. Man, I hope he, like Bun B, comes back every year so I can see his progression first hand. I like to see artists who progress, and B.o.B. is at warp speed. THANK YOU BRO! Also Playboy Tre is VERY IMPORTANT! Robots won song of the year on the AustinSurreal music poll. ALREADY!




I'm being extremely real here.


The man Tommy Tee from Norway! He's like the backbone of hip-hop in Scandinavia. Seriously, I used to get his lil magazine and mixtapes in the mail in the early 90's. DUDE IS LEGEND!


Like the man Bun B. Dude, Bun, if you are reading this, I hope you know how much it means to have you at SXSW every year. You put so much into this shit and your support is unparalleled. You helped me build this just by being down and letting the folks know the importance of this festival. Look at it now. My Lord. Thank you!


Also Bun B had THAT FIRE last night. If you have seen him live a few times you know what I mean. He's always dope but when that FIRE ignites, WATCH OUT!




Bazaar Royale is my new homeboy man. He has that passion and such, ready to help take hip-hop to that next level. The LIVE level. They were pretty dope man, threw a few people for a loop but I LOVED seeing the straight rap heads jam to what he was doing!




And of course the walking revolution that is Dead Prez was THE BEST WAY TO END AN INTENSE WEEK EVER!


Thanks so much dudes.





THEN OF COURSE SABBATH IN THE PARK WENT DOWN OF COURSE AS ALWAYS! 3RD YEAR STRAIGHT AT SXSW FUCKIN' KILLIN' IT! International melting pot style.


DJ Ayres paid $30 for that hat.


My brother and my daughter.


DJS WHO ARE BETTER THAN YOU! DJ Ayres, Rapid Ric, DJ RAZE - Raze is the man in Europe. From Switzerland he was making "chopped and screwed" mixes before anyone outside of Texas (besides the homey DJ BLACK in Tennessee).


THE WAGON RETURNED! Look how pretty my girrrrrls are!


Caroline sleeping.


DJ Jazz One!


DJ MUTHAFUCKIN RAZE IN TEXAS FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!




Richard Henry goin' hard after a hard week. Dudes week was like a walking blues song but he still standing!








DJ ELEVEN IS ON THE BOARD OF SITP LLC!


MY GIRL HEIDI! and Will Hustle. Heidi came from Denmark to intern at SXSW in our department and showered us with good Danish vibes, which was very important.


Kasia and Tami are also good for some good vibes.


And Tierney is the QUEEN OF ALL!


Kersten Ganzemueller also came to SXSW to intern this year, only from Germany. Another ray of light in our lil corner office. Thanks for al your help and positivity!


DJ KLASSEN!


OMG it was so good to get back with my GIRLS after SXSW. So nice.


Melanie, Graham from Thunderheist and Cullen Stalin.


MIKE D AND DAN SELIGMAN FROM MOUNT REAL!


Nonsense in the place.


Sandar from Amsterdam!!!!


Of course SERG!


MY INTERNATIONAL CONTINGENT OF PEOPLES!


And then of course the group.

I have a lot more to say, but gimme a minute...

Word On The Street Radio DL

Hey y'all,

I was on Word on the Street yesterday on KOOP doing a lil SXSW Preview / Celebration of International Women's Day. Thanks to everyone up there at that wonderful station. I love community radio!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YESTERDAYS WORD ON THE STREET!

Eyeris and Chase came thru with me and it really went down! The recording starts 15 minutes early, during Miss Manner's show, so yeah, you get a bonus! See you in a couple weeks, I mean week and a half.

Updated SXSW Hip-Hop Schedule & MORE!

Wednesday March 18th

Back Alley Social Club
Agency Group Presents

1:15 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. Zion I (Oakland, CA)
12:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. - Brother Ali (Minneapolis, MN)
11:45 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. - Charles Hamilton (New York, NY)
11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. - Grouch & Eligh (Los Angeles, CA)
10:20 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. - Blue Scholars (Seattle, WA)
9:50 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. - Blu & Exile (Los Angeles, CA)
9:10 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. - Common Market (Seattle, WA)
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - U-N-I (Inglewood, CA)
8:00 p.m. – 8:25 p.m. - Doomtree (Minneapolis, MN)

Barcelona

1:00 a.m. – 1:40 a.m. – Skibunny (Belfast, Ireland)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – The Wong Boys (Silkeborg, Denmark)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Round Table Knights (Bern, Switzerland)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Ceeplus (Houston, TX)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – DJ Sun (Houston, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Richard Henry (Austin, TX)

Fuze

1:15 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Fat Pimp (Dallas, TX)
12:45 a.m. – 1:05 a.m. – Magno (Houston, TX)
12:15 a.m. – 12:35 a.m. - Tum Tum (Dallas, TX)
11:45 p.m. – 12:05 a.m. – Blofly (Dallas, TX)
11:15 p.m. – 11:35 p.m. - Gerald G (Austin, TX)
10:45 p.m. – 11:05 p.m. - Money Waters (Dallas, TX)
10:15 p.m. – 10:35 p.m. - Paul Couture (Austin, TX)
9:45 p.m. – 10:05 p.m. – Money (Houston, TX)
9:15 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. – Loudmouf (Austin, TX)
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Dred Skott (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – T-Solo (Austin, TX)
DJ for the Night Wes Sanders (Austin, TX)

Mohawk Inside
Anticon / Ghostly International Presents

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Themselves (Oakland, CA)
(Surprise Guest???)
11:40 p.m. – 12:40 a.m. – The Chap (London, England)
11:10 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Yoni Wolf (of Why?) (Oakland, CA)
10:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Dosh (Minneapolis, MN)
9:40 p.m. – 10:10 p.m. – Anathallo (Chicago, IL)
9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Michna (Brooklyn, NY)
8:10 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Restiform Bodies (Oakland, CA)
7:30 p.m. – 8:10 p.m. – Christopher Willits (San Francisco, CA)

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

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – MOJOE (San Antonio, TX)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Maya Azucena (Brooklyn, NY)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Bavu Blakes & the Extra Plairs (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Wayna (Washington, MD)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Kendra Ross (Brooklyn, NY)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Neckbone (Austin, TX)
DJ for the Night – Brett Koshkin of Waxploitation DJ’s (Houston, TX)

Prague

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Grimy Styles (Austin, TX)

Scoot Inn

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Lions (Austin, TX)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Easy Action (Detroit, MI)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Complete (Ft. Worth, TX)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Homopolice (Houston, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – No Comply (Memphis, TN)

Speakeasy Kabaret

1:00 a.m. – 1:40 a.m. – Brick Bandits (Newark, NJ)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Cobra Krames (Brooklyn, NY)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Willy Joy (Chicago, IL)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – DJ Eleven (Brooklyn, NY)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Bird Peterson (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – DJ Mel (Austin, TX)

Stubb’s

8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Janelle Monae (Atlanta, GA)

Thursday March 19th

Ace’s Lounge
Rob da Bank Presents

1:00 a.m. – 1:40 a.m. – Kid Cudi (Cleveland, OH)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Rye Rye (Baltimore, MD)

Austin Music Hall

12:40 a.m. - ? – Big Boi of Outkast (Atlanta, GA)
11:50 p.m. – 12:20 a.m. – Dallas Austin (Atlanta, GA)
11:10 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Whole Wheat Bread (Jacksonville, FL)
11:00 p.m. – 11:05 p.m. – Janelle Monae (Atlanta, GA)
9:20 p.m. – The London Souls (Brooklyn, NY)
8:20 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – K’naan (Toronto, ON)
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. - Colin Munroe (Toronto, ON)

Back Alley Social Club

1:10 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Tanya Morgan (Brooklyn, NY)
12:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Myka 9 (Los Angeles, CA)
11:50 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. – Pacific Division (Los Angeles, CA)
11:15 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. – AwkQuarius (Dallas, TX)
10:45 p.m. – 11:05 p.m. – Yak Ballz (Edison, NJ)
10:10 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Foreign Legion (Oakland, CA)
9:40 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – David Dallas (Auckland, NZ)
9:15 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. – Eyeris (Austin, TX)
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – KJ Hines (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. - Superstar DJ’s (Austin, TX)
DJ’s for the Night: Superstar DJ’s

Beauty Bar Backyard

12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Radioclit (London, England)

Dirty Dog Bar

11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. - 8Ball & MJG (Memphis, TN)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. - Free Sol (Memphis, TN)
8:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. - Al Kapone (Memphis, TN)


Fuze

1:15 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Kiotti (Houston, TX)
12:40 a.m. – 1:10 a.m. - Play-N-Skillz (Dallas, TX)
12:15 a.m. – 12:35 a.m. – Superstar (Dallas, TX)
11:45 p.m. – 12:05 a.m. - Boogie Waters (West Palm Beach, FL)
11:15 p.m. – 11:35 p.m. – Question (San Antonio, TX)
10:45 p.m. – 11:05 p.m. - Da C.O.D. (Austin, TX)
10:15 p.m. – 10:35 p.m. - Pimpin' Pen (Austin, TX)
9:45 p.m. – 10:05 p.m. – Ryno (Austin, TX)
9:15 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. - Lowkey of Southbound (Austin, TX)
8:45 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. - P-L-A (Austin, TX)
8:15 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. - Loot feat. Turnstylz (New York, NY)
DJ for the night – DJ Grip

Habana Bar Backyard
Rhymesayers Presents

1:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - BK One (Minneapolis, MN)
12:45 a.m. - 1:15 a.m. - Freeway & Jake One (Philadelphia, PA/Seattle, WA)
12:00 a.m. - 12:35 a.m. - Brother Ali (Minneapolis, MN)
11:15 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. - P.O.S (Minneapolis, MN)
10:30 p.m. - 11:05 p.m. - Eyedea & Abilities (St. Paul, MN)
10:00 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. - Abstract Rude (Los Angeles, CA)
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. - I Self Devine (Minneapolis, MN)
9:00 p.m. - 9:20 p.m. - Toki Wright (Minneapolis, MN)
8:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. - Plain Ole Bill (Minneapolis, MN)

The Independent
LA Record Presents

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Blu & Exile (Los Angeles, CA)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Busdriver (Los Angeles, CA)

Karma Lounge
MusicNMind Presents

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Camp Lo (Bronx, NY)
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. – U-N-I (Inglewood, CA)
11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. – Arts the Beat Doctor (Utrecht, Netherlands)
11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – In Stereo (Perceptie en Kapabel) (Utrecht, Netherlands)
10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Set for Life / Dok Holiday (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Public Offenders (Austin, TX)
9:35 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. – Truthlive (Berkeley, CA)
9:10 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Kriminals (Austin, TX)
8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - Dubb Sicks (Odessa, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Clemits (Austin, TX)
DJ for the Night – DJ Notion (Austin, TX)

Opal Divine’s
12:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Flosstradamus (Chicago, IL)

Pangaea
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Shwayze (Malibu, CA)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – LMFAO (Los Angeles, CA)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – J*Davey (Los Angeles, CA)
DJ Clinton Sparks Between Sets

Scoot Inn
Blacksmith Presents

1:10am – 2:00am – Finale Special Guest
12:10 a.m. – 1:10 a.m. – Reflection Eternal – Talib Kweli & Hi Tek (New York/Ohio)
11:25 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. – Jean Grae (Brooklyn, NY)
11:00 p.m. – 11:25 p.m. –John Forte (New York, NY)
10:30 p.m. – 11.00 p.m. – Idle Warship (Brooklyn, NY)
10:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m – Strong Arm Steady (Los Angeles, CA)
9:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. – Blu (Los Angeles, CA)
9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – The Cataracs (Berkeley, CA)
8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. - The Kid Daytona (Bronx, NY)
8:00 p.m. – 8:20 p.m. – Homeboy Sandman (New York, NY)
Hosted by Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97 / Rosenbergradio.com

Speakeasy Kabaret

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Amplive (San Francisco, CA)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Alex Smoke (Glasgow, Scotland)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Tuh-nie (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – YPPAH (Houston, TX)
9:00 p.m. -9:40 p.m. – Shuttle (Boston, MA)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Guillamino (Barcelona, Spain)

Vice

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Easy Star All Stars (New York, NY)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Kraak & Smaak (Leiden, The Netherlands)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Yarah Bravo (New York, NY)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Flynn & Pigeon John are Rootbeer (Los Angeles, CA)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Outasight (New York, NY)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Vince P (Chicago, IL)

Friday March 20th

Austin Music Hall

12:00 a.m. - ? – Devo (Los Angeles, CA)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Tricky (Los Angeles, CA)


Back Alley Social Club

1:15 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. – Busdriver (Los Angeles, CA)
12:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. - Brother Reade (Winston Salem, NC)
12:00 a.m. - 12:20 a.m. - Mickey Factz (Bronx, NY)
11:30 p.m. - 11:50 p.m . - Rob Quest (Houston, TX)
11:00 p.m. - 11:20 p.m. - Son of Light (Oslo, Norway)
10:30 p.m. - 10:50 p.m. – Zeale (Austin, TX)
10:00 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. - Crew 54 (Killeen, TX)
9:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. – Wildchild (Oxnard, CA)
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – J. Kapone (Austin, TX)
8:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m. – Flynn D (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – DJ Tommy Tee (Oslo, Norway)
DJ’s for the night Tommy Tee & Superstar DJ’s

BD Rileys

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – The Trade feat. Leah Alvarez (Houston, TX)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Eol Trio (Paris, France)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Kam Franklin (Houston, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys (Austin, TX)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Nakia & His Southern Cousins (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – LZ Love (Austin, TX)

Beauty Bar
AM Only Presents:

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – DJ Craze (Miami, FL)
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Klever (Atlanta, GA)
11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. – Tittsworth (Washington, DC)
10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Nadastrom (Washington, DC)
9:15 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. – Kill the Noise (Rochester, NY)
8:35 p.m. – 9:10 p.m. – DJ Ayres & Nick Catchdubs (New York, NY)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Classixx (Los Angeles, CA)

Club 115
Heavy Metal Islam Presents

11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Mohammed Al Farra of Palestinian Rapperz (Gaza, Palestine)

Club De Ville
Biz 3 Presents

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Kid Sister (Chicago, IL)
12:30 a.m. – 12:50 a.m. – Asher Roth (Morrisville, PA)
12:00 a.m. – 12:20 a.m. – Lady Sovereign (London, England)
11:30 p.m. – 11:50 p.m. – Thunderheist (Toronto, ON)
11:00 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. – Amanda Blank (Philadelphia, PA)
10:30 p.m. – 10:50 p.m. – Mapei (Stockholm, Sweden)
10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. – Cage (New York, NY)
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – These Are Powers (Brooklyn, NY)
8:45 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. – Hollywood Holt (Chicago, IL)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Chin Chin (Brooklyn, NY)

Music Gym Outside
Canadian Hip-Hop All Stars
12:30 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. – Classified (Enfield, NS)
11:55 p.m. - 12:25 a.m. Shad (London, ON)
11:15 p.m. - 11:45 p.m. - Josh Martinez (Vancouver, BC)
10:40 p.m. - 11:10 p.m. - Moka Only + Def 3 (Regina, SK)
10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Keys & Krates (Toronto, ON)
9:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m. - Grand Analog (Winnipeg, MB)
9:00 p.m. - 9:20 p.m. - More or Les (Montreal, QC)
8:30 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. - D.O. (Toronto, ON)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Peer Pressure DJ’s (Montreal, QC)
DJ's for the night Peer Pressure
Hosted by Will Strickland of the Urban Music Association of Canada

Prague

1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. – MC Lars (Carmel Valley, CA)
12:10 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. - Lord T & Eloise (Memphis, TN)
11:15 p.m. - 11:55 p.m. - MC Frontalot (Brooklyn, NY)
10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Jesse Dangerously (Ottawa, ON)
9:50 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. - Terp 2 It (Austin, TX)
9:20 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. - Tunnel Clones (Memphis, TN)
8:45 p.m. - 9:10 p.m. – Phranchyze (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - B L A C K I E (LaPorte, TX)

Scoot Inn
Ubiquity / Wax Poetics Presents:
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Brownout (Austin, TX)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Chin Chin (Brooklyn, NY)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – H.I.S.D. (Hueston, TX)
9:15 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. – Mayer Hawthorne & The County (Ann Arbor, MI)
8:40 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Damon Aaron (Los Angeles, CA)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – The Juggs (Brooklyn, NY)
DJ's for the night Chicken George & J. Boogie

Stubb’s
??? – DJ Shadow (San Francisco, CA)

Vice

10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Jokers of the Scene (Ottawa, ON, Canada)

Saturday March 21st

Auditorium Shores

7:00 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Cannabinoids featuring Erykah Badu (Dallas, TX)

Austin Music Hall

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Dead Prez (Brooklyn, NY)
12:35 a.m. – 12:55 a.m. - Bazaar Royale (Brooklyn, NY)
12:10 a.m. – 12:25 a.m. – Rick Ross (Miami, FL)
11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. - Bun B (Port Arthur/Houston, TX)
10:55 p.m. – 11:20 p.m. - B.o.B (Atlanta, GA)
10:25 p.m. – 10:45 p.m. - Kidz In The Hall (Chicago, IL)
10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. - Mistah FAB (Oakland, CA)
9:20 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. - Killer Mike (Atlanta, GA)
8:55 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. – Balance (Oakland, CA)
8:25 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. – Al Kapone (Memphis, TN)
8:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. - Damm D (Shreveport, LA)
7:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. – Free Sol (Memphis, TN)
DJ’s for the Night – Beverly Bond & Rapid Ric
Hosted by Michael Watts of the Swisha House

Back Alley Social Club

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. - Mr. Lif (Philadelphia, PA)
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. - Pigeon John (Los Angeles, CA)
11:40 p.m. – 12:10 a.m. – Invincible (Detroit, MI)
11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. - Buff1 (Ann Arbor, MI)
10:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. - Now On (Los Angeles, CA)
10:00 p.m. – 10:20 p.m. - A-Alikes (Brooklyn, NY)
9:30 p.m. – 9:50 p.m. - Bomani Armah & Project Mayhem (Washington, DC)
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. - Truth Universal (New Orleans, LA)
8:30 p.m. – 8:50 p.m. - Blacklisted Individuals (Austin, TX)
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Poetic Pilgrimage (London, England)

Barcelona

12:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. – GLC (Chicago, IL)
11:45 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. – Reef the Lost Cauze (Philadelphia, PA)
11:10 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Binary Audio Misfits (Toulouse, France / San Marcos, TX)
10:40 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Perseph One (Houston, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – The Chicharones (Portland, OR/Vancouver, BC, Canada)
9:40 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Gigantics (Seattle, WA)
9:10 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Pale Soul (Portland, OR)
8:45 p.m. – 9:05 p.m. – Pugs Atomz (Chicago, IL)
8:15 p.m. – 8:35 p.m. – KB the Boo Bonic (Austin, TX)

Buffalo Billiards

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears (Austin, TX)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Solange & the Hadley Street Players (Houston, TX)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Pete Philly & Perquisite (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Amanda Diva (New York, NY)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Zaki Ibrahim (Toronto, ON)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – The Shitsez (Oslo, NO)

Carver Museum (SATURDAY AFTERNOON SHOW)
DaSouth.com Presents Holy Hip-Hop!

1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. - B.L.U.E. (Houston, TX)
1:25 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - Dooney Da Priest (Dallas, TX)
1:50 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. - The Warriors ATX (Austin, TX)
2:15 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. - Kaboose (Houston, TX)
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - RedCloud (Houston, TX)
3:05 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. - Braille (Portland, OR)
3:30 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. - The Much Luvv Fam - Tre9, S..O.M., Cy, Von Won, & Gifted (Houston, TX)
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Lecrae (Memphis, TN)
Hosted by DJ D-Lite
DJ Promote in between sets

Friends

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Chavy Boys (Baltimore, MD)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Emynd & Bo Bliz (Philadelphia, PA)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – Cousin Cole (Brooklyn, NY)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Blaqstarr with DJ Low Budget (Baltimore, MD)
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Nadastrom (Washington, DC)
DJ’s will rotate throughout the night.

Opal Divines

1:00 a.m. – 1:40 a.m. – Los Bad Apples (Austin, TX)
12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Futomomo Satisfaction (Tokyo, Japan)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – The Pepper Pots (Girona, Spain)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Café Funque (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Paolo “Apollo” Negri (Milan, Italy)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Diplomats of Solid Sound (Iowa City, IA)


Scoot Inn
Strange Famous Presents

1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. - Sage Francis (Providence, RI)
12:20 a.m. - 12:50 a.m.- Sleep (Portland, OR)
11:50 p.m. - 12:15 a.m. - B. Dolan (Providence, RI)
11:00 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. - Buck 65 (Halifax, NS)
10:20 p.m. - 10:50 p.m. - Dan le sac Vs. Scroobius Pip (Stanford Le Hope, England)
9:45 p.m. - 10:10 p.m. - 2Mex (Los Angeles, CA)
9:15 p.m. - 9:35 p.m. – Prolyphic (Providence, RI)
8:50 p.m. - 9:10 p.m. - Cecil Otter (Minneapolis, MN)
8:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. - Jared Paul (Providence, RI)
8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - DJ Jester the Filipino Fist (and between sets)

Speakeasy
XLR8R Presents

1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. – Megasoid (Montreal, QC)
12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. - Skratch Bastid (Montreal, QC)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – XRABIT + DMG$ (Houston, TX)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – edit (of the Glitch Mob) (Los Angeles, CA)
9:00 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Machinedrum (Brooklyn, NY)
8:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. – Nosaj Thing (Los Angeles, CA)

Vice

12:00 a.m. – 12:40 a.m. – Janelle Monae (Atlanta, GA)
11:00 p.m. – 11:40 p.m. – The Knux (New Orleans, LA)
10:00 p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Asher Roth (Morrisville, PA)

Crew 54 Reality Show - 4 Elements Event Footage

Word to Proper Ent.



this is the type of show I like to watch. I shoulda went down there Saturday night, but um yeah, I find it hard to leave the work/house in the weeks leading up to SXSW. Will I see you in my city in 2 weeks?

Yeah man, SXSW music starts TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY! I'll be posting an updated hip-hop schedule tonight. And we will have 5,000 flyers by end of the week. Wanna help pass some out?

ALSO CHECK OUT THE BAVU BLAKES MY SACRIFICE VIDEO!!!! At the end of the above video.

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.