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Thursday, March 20, 2008
April 12th - Nextaid Benefit w/ Samantha James and Black Spade
Nu-Soul Magazine and NextAid are joining forces to bring you FUSION on Saturday April 12 at Skinny’s Lounge in North Hollywood.
This will be a landmark night of future soul and hip-hop featuring LIVE performances from acclaimed Om Records artists Samantha James & Black Spade. All proceeds will go to NextAid to support their mission in assisting children orphaned by AIDS in Africa!
Performances by Om Records newest stars:
SAMANTHA JAMES LIVE
Songwriter/performer Samantha James has spent the past three years honing her estimable skills as a modern-day singer/songwriter within the dance/electronic/soul genre. Her sultry style, vocal cadences, and international rhythms are largely influenced by such artists as Sade, Basia, Amel Larrieux, Bebel Gilberto and Morcheeba. On her debut album ’Rise’ for San Francisco based indie label Om Records, Samantha teamed up with producer and co-writer Sebastian Arocha Morton-AKA ROCAsound (Sting, Vikter Duplaix, Fischerspooner, Fila Brazilia and Rick James for the classic finale’ of the hit film Little Miss Sunshine.) www.myspace.com/sammyjmusic BLACK SPADE
Black Spade’s music is a melting pot of sounds hailing from St. Louis by way of New York, Detroit, LA, and everywhere that hip-hop has carved a distinctive and influential sound for itself. Writing and producing all his music along with MC’ng, Spade’s one man team approach is full of burbling synths, and off-kilter drums while his voice slides smoothly over choruses coated in multi-tracked vocals and skipping roughshod drums. Spade’s cadence flutters up and down like Pharoahe Monch, but stays introspective like Common. Before you know it, he’ll switch to singing and suddenly his songs become less like hip hop experimentation and more like fully fleshed sketches. At his core, Black Spade is a producer who makes music because he loves to. His sounds are grounded in the past while still sounding futuristic, and most importantly come from the heart.www.myspace.com/blackspade
DJs for the night:
Glenn Red
www.myspace.com/glenn_red
Jayvon
www.myspace.com/jayvon
Destroyer
www.myspace.com/djdestroyer
About NEXTAID
NextAid is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization committed to developing and implementing innovative sustainable solutions to the challenges facing African children. NextAid’s mission is to promote community-driven environmentally, economically and socially empowering responses to the AIDS orphan pandemic. NextAid collaborates with individuals, businesses and nonprofits to produce culturally rich awareness-raising projects and music events involving technology, the arts, public education, and volunteer opportunities. From mega-events like the Miami Music Conference and WIRED Magazine’s "NextFest" in Los Angeles to small club and music-related activities, NextAid channels the positive energy on the dance floor across the globe to Africa, thus providing opportunities for concerned individuals to make a tangible difference in the lives of African children in need.
www.nextaid.org
About Nu-Soul Magazine
Launched in October 2006, Nu-Soul bridges the gap between the world of R&B/soul and the underground vibes of electronica, the common factor being a grounding in funk, soul and urban lifestyle. This is a place where the sounds of neo-soul, drum and bass, deep house and breakbeat are a part of the same family. Through fascinating articles, engaging interviews, and the latest reviews, Nu-Soul hopes to open minds to the incredible array of soul influenced music available today.
www.nu-soulmag.com
FUSION: A NextAid Benefit
$15 minimum donation
All Proceeds will be donated to NextAid
This is a 21+ event.
Cost: 15.00
Official Site: http://www.nu-soulmag.com
Labels: benefit, events, los angeles, nextaid, samantha james, strictly social
Friday, March 14, 2008
Strictly Social Blends Music And Art For A Monthly Evening Of Eclectic Soul Fusion
Strictly Social Blends Music And Art For A Monthly Evening Of Eclectic Soul Fusion - Artist/Designer Ritzy Periwinkle is featured at the March 26th event
Strictly Social has emerged as one of the Los Angeles soul scene's most significant new monthly events thanks to a commitment to the concept of "Eclectic Soul Fusion." Held on the last Wednesday night of every month in the North Hollywood Arts District of Los Angeles, Strictly Social is fast becoming one of LA's most unique monthly events incorporating listening parties for major releases, guest DJs, visual artist exhibitions and intimate performances from rising stars in the soul community. A collaboration between Soul Union, Nu-Soul Magazine and Elemental Consulting, this night of "Eclectic Soul Fusion" takes place at the gorgeous Skinny's Lounge, a charming venue with a speakeasy vibe. Each month Strictly Social aims to provide a non-traditional perspective on soul by fusing genres and styles. Artists that have performed at Strictly Social include Gina Rene, Peter Hadar, Jimi James, Rozzi Daime, and Jamal. Photographers Kawai of Air Philosophy and Gregory Prescott have displayed their work at previous events.
On March 26th Strictly Social is proud to present the visual art of LA's Ritzy Periwinkle, aka Marisa Estrada - a Los Angeles artist and designer with deep roots in urban art and music culture. The name Ritzy Periwinkle, a pseudonym that started among her and her crew, stems from "Maritza" (the way her birth name was originally supposed to be spelled) and the Crayola color, "Periwinkle". The tight beats and poetic lyrics of Hip Hop fuel her artistic creativity. Graffiti is one art form of many which Ritzy proudly incorporates into her work. Graduating from California State University Long Beach with a fine art degree with an emphasis in graphic design, Ritzy has created designs and artwork for Dilated Peoples, Aterciopelados, Sonic Youth, Calle 13, "I Am Legend", Slick Rick and many more. With art exhibitions in art and music hubs such as Los Angeles, Detroit and New York, Ritzy communicates a beautiful energy and respect for her community of women and people of color. Working in photography, illustrations, graphics, collage and creating a flourishing boutique t-shirt line, Ritzy compliments her gritty stylistic tendencies with a positive vibe that is attributed to her eclectic influences and unique background. Ritzy Periwinkle happily mixes music and art to her own beat, bringing pure harmony to her creativity.
Musical performances on March 26th will be provided by Mike The Poet, Taniq, guest DJ Seven57 and there will be an album listening party for Lina's Morning Star.
Artists interested in displaying their work, or performing at future events should contact: lucy@elemental-consulting.com
Labels: art, events, soul, strictlysocial
Friday, February 29, 2008
Scion Presents: Nomadaz - A Mediterranean Art Connection
SCION PRESENTS: NOMADAZ - A MEDITERRANEAN ART CONNECTION
Curated by Pablo Aravena
Curated by Pablo Aravena
Los Angeles - February 2008 - Scion, in conjunction with Pablo Aravena, proudly presents
Nomadaz - A Mediterranean Art Connection Exhibition at the Scion 4,500 square foot Los Angeles Installation Gallery. Aravena is the filmmaker behind "Next: A Primer in Urban Painting." Nomadaz brings together four Italian and four Spanish artists, to show off their Mediterranean flavor on U.S. shores. Featured artists from Spain are Sixe, Nuria, Nano 4814, Eltono, all of whom have their roots in graffiti and street art. Their style and work has evolved to encompass other styles and formats including sculpture, interior design, illustration, advertising, branding and institutional projects. The Italian artists include Microbo, Bo130, Dem and 108. The exhibition will comprise of new work as well as site specific installations.
Nomadaz - A Mediterranean Art Connection Exhibition at the Scion 4,500 square foot Los Angeles Installation Gallery. Aravena is the filmmaker behind "Next: A Primer in Urban Painting." Nomadaz brings together four Italian and four Spanish artists, to show off their Mediterranean flavor on U.S. shores. Featured artists from Spain are Sixe, Nuria, Nano 4814, Eltono, all of whom have their roots in graffiti and street art. Their style and work has evolved to encompass other styles and formats including sculpture, interior design, illustration, advertising, branding and institutional projects. The Italian artists include Microbo, Bo130, Dem and 108. The exhibition will comprise of new work as well as site specific installations.
"While I was filming NEXT, I had a chance to meet many great artists along the way," explained Aravena. "I first realized that there was a Mediterranean connection when I met Microbo along with Sixe, Nuria, Nano and Eltono in Madrid. There was a strong personal/artistic connection there. These guys are all very different but they all know each other, having painted with each other all over. I thought it would be great concept to match them up again and bring in some new people like Dem and 108. I wanted to see what they would come up with if they got to play with a big space together."
In terms of individual style, this is a varied group of artists; however, together they represent a significant, contemporary artistic practice of working in both the street and gallery settings in Italy and Spain. The exhibition title, Nomadaz, represents the way of life of the featured artists - always traveling and moving to paint, often along the Mediterranean. For this exhibition, these art nomads descend on Los Angeles for the first time. For more information on Aravena, visit: www.nextthemovie.com
The opening reception takes place March 8, 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. at the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, Calif., 90232. The show will run until March 29th.
Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The Scion Installation Gallery hosts art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge artists from across the globe. Due to success and growth, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery recently moved from its Washington Boulevard location to Helms and National in the Hayden Tract area. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM and by appointment - 310.815.8840. For more
information, visit www.scion.com/space.
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information, visit www.scion.com/space.
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Labels: events, los angeles, opening, scion, street art
Scion's Installation 4 National Art Tour Arrives in Philly
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Scion's National Art Tour - INSTALLATION 4: It's A Beautiful World Opens in Philadelphia, PA
Los Angeles - February 2008- This July, Scion launched the fourth installment of the innovative Scion Installation Art Tour entitled: 'It's A Beautiful World.' The theme; "It's a Beautiful World" was interpreted by each artist, in one of four mediums - painting, photography, sculpture, and collage. This year's Installation tour will visit nine cities and feature a diverse array of artists from around the world.
This year's artists include: Andrew Pommier, Andy Mueller, Angela Boatwright, Blaine Fontana, Blek LeRat, Books llll, Caia Koopman, Chris Yormick, Cody Hudson, Dalek, David Choe, Eye One, Francesco LoCastro, Freddi C, J. Shea, James Jean, Jeff Soto, Joshua Krause, Kelsey Brookes, Kenton Parker, Kofie, Mel Kadel, Michael Sieben, Mike Giant, Rammellzee, RETNA, R. Grimes, Ron English, Sam Flores, Sage Vaughn, Skwerm, Tim McCormick, Travis Millard and more.
The tour comes to Philadelpia's F.U.E.L Collection on March 7th. Artists in attendance include Cody Hudson and Ron English. The opening reception will take place from 7-10pm at 249-51 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106 with musical entertainment from DJ Junior. The gallery website is www.fuelcollection.com and the show will run through March 21st.
Scion Installation 4 has visited the following cities around the country: Austin, Texas; Chicago, Ill.; Miami, Fla.; New York, N.Y.; Seattle, Wash; and Boston, Mass. Each tour stop will kick off with an opening event for local art aficionados, press, and other urban tastemakers.
Scion Installation 4 has visited the following cities around the country: Austin, Texas; Chicago, Ill.; Miami, Fla.; New York, N.Y.; Seattle, Wash; and Boston, Mass. Each tour stop will kick off with an opening event for local art aficionados, press, and other urban tastemakers.
The tour just completed a successful stint in Miami for the prestigious Art Basel event. Six of this year's artists designed custom balloons, each eight-feet in diameter, which were flown over the grounds of the Raleigh Hotel. Also on display were the custom designed Scion art cars from Dalek, Sage Vaughn, and Ron English.
The final tour stop and auction will be in Los Angeles, at the new Scion Installation L.A. space in the Culver City Arts District. All of the artwork will be auctioned off to the public, and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward art related charities. In previous years, the auctions have raised more than $110,000 for charity.
Launched in 2003, Scion Installation is a revolutionary art tour affirming Scion's ongoing commitment to supporting independent artistic expression and featuring work from an unprecedented collective of contemporary artists. Previous participants have included: Andre from Paris, Gary Baseman, Mr Cartoon, Crash, Daim, Daze, Blaine Fontana, Sam Flores, Friendswithyou, Futura, Mike Giant, Justin Hampton, Krush, Mear One, Ricky Powell, Persue, Revok, Retna, Rostarr, Saber, Kenny Scharf, Seak, StayHigh 149, Wearesupervision, and more. The program is designed to give exposure to both established and emerging artists.
For four years the tour has evolved, and each year the medium with which the artists showcase their work changes. The first year featured Scion xB panels and xA sculptures, while the second year presented art on three foot by eight foot wood panels. Each artist's unique style was introduced on three-foot long polyurethane Scion tC sculptures for the third tour.
For more information on the tour, the artists, the artwork and details from past tours please visit: http://www.scion.com/installation
Remaining Tour Dates
March 7th - 21st, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
F.U.E.L. Gallery
www.fuelcollection.com
March 7th - 21st, 2008
Philadelphia, PA
F.U.E.L. Gallery
www.fuelcollection.com
April 4th-19th, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Rogue Buddha Gallery
www.roguebuddha.com
Minneapolis, MN
Rogue Buddha Gallery
www.roguebuddha.com
May 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Scion Installation L.A.
www.scion.com/space
Los Angeles, CA
Scion Installation L.A.
www.scion.com/space
Labels: art, events, installation4, philadelphia, scion
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Rozzi Daime, Jesse Saunders - Strictly Social Feb 27th
Nu-Soul Magazine and Soul Union once again bring you a night of eclectic soul fusion with Strictly Social.
On Wednesday February 27 prepare for the most eclectic lineup yet!
FEATURING APPEARANCES BY:
House legend JESSE SAUNDERS will be performing a special DJ set in support of his new book House Music: The Real Story
www.myspace.com/jessesaunders
Purchase the book at Amazon
ROZZI DAIME
Featured artist on Sa-Ra Creative Partners' Hollywood Recordings
www.myspace.com/rozzidaime
We will also be celebrating the release of the highly anticipated release of Erykah Badu's New Amerykah with a special listening party at 9pm and lots of cool goodies for the early birds
Setting the vibe will be the amazing photography of Gregory Prescott
www.myspace.com/prescottphotography
Resident DJs Milky Wayne & Destroyer will be providing the musical cocktails
Admission is free with RSVP to info@nu-soulmag.com b4 10:30pm and just $5 after so get there early!
Strictly Social
Wednesday February 27
@ Skinny's Lounge
4923 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Plenty of FREE parking!
Free with RSVP b4 10:30
$5 after
9pm-2am
www.myspace.com/lastrictlysocial
www.nu-soulmag.com
Labels: events, house, jesse saunders, rozzi daime, soul, strictlysocial
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Flyer for Scion Presents: Love Will Bring Us Apart Again
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Nov 28 - Strictly Social - Peter Hadar, Jimmie Reign, Jon Bibbs
Nu-soul Magazine presents another edition of Strictly Social on Wednesday November 28. Join us for a night of eclectic soul fusion at the beautiful Skinny's Lounge in North Hollywood.
This month we have live performances from some of the brightest stars in progressive future soul:
PETER HADAR
www.myspace.com/peterhadar
Read the Nu-Soul Interview with Peter Hadar
JON BIBBS
www.myspace.com/jonbibbsmusic
JIMMIE REIGN
www.myspace.com/jimmiereign1
Come early for a special listening party for Amp Fiddler's new album Afro Strut!
www.myspace.com/ampfiddler
Musical cocktails are always provided by our residents DJs Milky Wayne & Destroyer.
Nu-Soul Presents Strictly Social
Wednesday November 28
Skinny's
4923 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
NO COVER!
21+
9pm-2am
www.myspace.com/lastrictlysocial
Nu-SoulMag.com
Nextaid.org
LondonUndergroundShoes.com
Labels: club, events, losangeles, music, soul, strictlysocial
Friday, June 22, 2007
Fusicology.com
FUSICOLOGY.COM
It's Tuesday night. My friend is flying in to Los Angeles for the first time from New York. I need to impress her with best night out on the town. Where am I going to go? What are we going to do? What's the hottest spot, but yet while skipping the re-runs and blinged out sceensters. FUSICOLOGY.com....... but of course.
Fusciology, its newsletter and web site, has its finger on the pulse of the ten markets they have presence in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Washington DC, Detroit, Atlanta, SF Bay, Boston to New Orleans, with expansion plans to Miami, Houston, Philadelphia, Dallas and globally with the introduction of Amsterdam and London; FUSICOLOGY.com, has become the only source for what's happening in progressive music culture, arts, events, and the underground happenings of these cities inner cultures. Since its launch in 2003 FUSICOLOGY.com is the one stop source that has eliminated the need to search multiple sites or search engines to find out the latest clubs, parties, special events, with extensive listings and editorial coverage of that cater to all aspects of urban culture, from the most underground rap battles and funk concerts to the trendiest nightclubs and massive soul & electronic music events. The site sees 150,000 unique
monthly readers and receives OVER 3 MILLION HITS per month with a balanced demographic of urban men and women.
Fusicology, also provides sophisticated online marketing services and event production for major corporate clients including Puma, HBO, the Seattle Seahawks and Universal Records. The likes of Jazzy Jeff, Common, Vikter Duplaix and members of Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and the Roots have consulted with Fusicology on their record release events and promotions. Owner and founder Asya Shein states that "The dream is to be hub for progressive culture, like a Craig's list, but a site to also find out where to get your hair done in Dallas or where to get some good food in L.A. want to make it more of a community based thing. I want to do something possibly in print every month to highlight what's coming up...." Fusicology is the new essential Paradigm for the hottest urban street culture to date!
http://www.fusicology.com/
It's Tuesday night. My friend is flying in to Los Angeles for the first time from New York. I need to impress her with best night out on the town. Where am I going to go? What are we going to do? What's the hottest spot, but yet while skipping the re-runs and blinged out sceensters. FUSICOLOGY.com....... but of course.
Fusciology, its newsletter and web site, has its finger on the pulse of the ten markets they have presence in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Washington DC, Detroit, Atlanta, SF Bay, Boston to New Orleans, with expansion plans to Miami, Houston, Philadelphia, Dallas and globally with the introduction of Amsterdam and London; FUSICOLOGY.com, has become the only source for what's happening in progressive music culture, arts, events, and the underground happenings of these cities inner cultures. Since its launch in 2003 FUSICOLOGY.com is the one stop source that has eliminated the need to search multiple sites or search engines to find out the latest clubs, parties, special events, with extensive listings and editorial coverage of that cater to all aspects of urban culture, from the most underground rap battles and funk concerts to the trendiest nightclubs and massive soul & electronic music events. The site sees 150,000 unique
monthly readers and receives OVER 3 MILLION HITS per month with a balanced demographic of urban men and women.
Fusicology, also provides sophisticated online marketing services and event production for major corporate clients including Puma, HBO, the Seattle Seahawks and Universal Records. The likes of Jazzy Jeff, Common, Vikter Duplaix and members of Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and the Roots have consulted with Fusicology on their record release events and promotions. Owner and founder Asya Shein states that "The dream is to be hub for progressive culture, like a Craig's list, but a site to also find out where to get your hair done in Dallas or where to get some good food in L.A. want to make it more of a community based thing. I want to do something possibly in print every month to highlight what's coming up...." Fusicology is the new essential Paradigm for the hottest urban street culture to date!
http://www.fusicology.com/
Labels: events, fusicology
