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Monday, May 12, 2008
Darfur Now College Tour - Chicago, Los Angeles
DARFUR NOW COLLEGE TOUR: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
May 21, 2008
University of Chicago
Darfur Now Screening
Taking Place At:
University of Chicago
Kent Chemical Laboratory
1020 E. 58th St. Chicago, IL 60637
6pm – 8pm
Darfur Now Event
Taking Place At:
Abbey Pub
3420 W. Grace St. Chicago, IL 60618
8:30pm – 1am
Performing Live:
THE COOL KIDS
ALL NATURAL
MILLION $ MANO
WILLY JOY
+ Special Guests
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE WITH A SUGGESTED DONATION
ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO THE GENOCIDE INTERVENTION NETWORK (GI-NET)
http://www.darfurnowtour.com
http://www.standnow.org
http://www.participantmedia.org
DARFUR NOW COLLEGE TOUR: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
May 28, 2008
Darfur Now Screening
University of California, Los Angeles
Moore 100
555 Westwood Plaza
Parking in Lot 4 & 6 | Begins at 6pm
May 29, 2008
Mighty Mic Save Darfur Concert
Taking Place At:
UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom
308 Westwood, CA 90024
7pm-11pm
Performing Live:
OK GO
ROCK&ROLL
RHYMEFEST
ZION I
NICO VEGA
AREPA
STAR AFRISOUND
ANA DIM MAK
Q & A With:
John Pendergast & Adam Sterling
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE WITH A SUGGESTED DONATION
ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO THE GENOCIDE INTERVENTION NETWORK (GI-NET) & US DOCTORS FOR AFRICA
http://www.darfurnowtour.com
http://www.standnow.org
http://www.participantmedia.com
http://www.themarketingdivision.net
May 21, 2008
University of Chicago
Darfur Now Screening
Taking Place At:
University of Chicago
Kent Chemical Laboratory
1020 E. 58th St. Chicago, IL 60637
6pm – 8pm
Darfur Now Event
Taking Place At:
Abbey Pub
3420 W. Grace St. Chicago, IL 60618
8:30pm – 1am
Performing Live:
THE COOL KIDS
ALL NATURAL
MILLION $ MANO
WILLY JOY
+ Special Guests
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE WITH A SUGGESTED DONATION
ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO THE GENOCIDE INTERVENTION NETWORK (GI-NET)
http://www.darfurnowtour.com
http://www.standnow.org
http://www.participantmedia.org
DARFUR NOW COLLEGE TOUR: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
May 28, 2008
Darfur Now Screening
University of California, Los Angeles
Moore 100
555 Westwood Plaza
Parking in Lot 4 & 6 | Begins at 6pm
May 29, 2008
Mighty Mic Save Darfur Concert
Taking Place At:
UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom
308 Westwood, CA 90024
7pm-11pm
Performing Live:
OK GO
ROCK&ROLL
RHYMEFEST
ZION I
NICO VEGA
AREPA
STAR AFRISOUND
ANA DIM MAK
Q & A With:
John Pendergast & Adam Sterling
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE WITH A SUGGESTED DONATION
ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO THE GENOCIDE INTERVENTION NETWORK (GI-NET) & US DOCTORS FOR AFRICA
http://www.darfurnowtour.com
http://www.standnow.org
http://www.participantmedia.com
http://www.themarketingdivision.net
Labels: chicago, cool kids, darfur, los angeles, rhymefest, zion i
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, 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.
http://flickr.com/photos/elementalc/
information, visit www.scion.com/space.
http://flickr.com/photos/elementalc/
Labels: events, los angeles, opening, scion, street art
