sxsw 2008 | Musicosity

Flosstradamus

Flosstradamus is a Chicago DJ Duo consisting of J2K (Josh Young) and DJ Autobot (Curt Cameruci). They gained popularity building mashups out of well known songs, while maintaining a consistent dance flow, making them dance hall masters and quick local favorites. But they don't start nor do they stop with the mashup. They are cunning tricksters of the booty shake, playing whatever will make people get off the seat and step to the beat.

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Lyrics Born

Lyrics Born (a.k.a. Asia Born) is Tom Shimura (b. 1972), originally from Berkeley, California, though through his childhood he lived in Tokyo, Japan, and Salt Lake City, Utah. He began his hip hop career while at college at UC Davis, where he was a DJ at the college station KDVS. He is a founding member of the group of artists known as Quannum Projects. He is also one half of the group Latyrx with fellow MC Lateef The Truth Speaker.

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mile high music festival 2009

asian american hip-hop

i am a party girl here is my soundtrack

My Mental Attention Deficit Disorder

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Naked Raygun

Official Site: http://www.nakedraygun.org
Naked Raygun was a very influential Chicago-based punk band of the 1980s and early 1990s. All incarnations featured Jeff Pezzati on vocals. Members over time include Jim Colao and Eric Spicer on drums, Pierre Kezdy and Camilio Gonzalez on bass, and Santiago Durango. John Haggerty, and Bill Stephans on guitar. Naked Raygun began as a noisy, free-form artist, often trading members with Big Black but later sharpened into a hard pop outfit in a league with the Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, and The Jam.

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old-school alternative rock

good during short runs

good during long runs

old skool - US

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sxsw 2008

riotfest can eat a dick

cashing in

punk liszaj radio

when we were older and our hair was longer

when we were younger and our hair was shorter

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The Cool Kids

The Cool Kids are a hip hop duo based in Chicago, Illinois consisting of Antoine "Sir Michael Rocks" Reed and Evan "Chuck Inglish" Ingersoll (originally from Mount Clemens, MI). They are signed to the independent Chocolate Industries via their own label C.A.K.E. Recordings. After meeting in 2005, and releasing three mixtapes onto the internet through their MySpace page, they released their debut EP The Bake Sale in 2008.

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not as good as Wu-Tang Clan

investigation pending

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Califone

Califone is a critically-acclaimed experimental folk band from Chicago. The band is named after Califone International, a long-standing manufacturer of audio equipment commonly found in schools, libraries and businesses. Califone is the musical project of former Red Red Meat frontman Tim Rutili. Its regular and rotating contributors include many former members of Red Red Meat and some members of other Chicago bands, such as Tortoise.

Dokkebi Q

Dokkebi Q are an electro dub punk group formed at the later end of 2006 by visual artist and voice performer Kiki Hitomi and electronic bass conductor gorgonn.
While living in the inspirational place Dalston, East London, they found a mutual appreciation and understanding for 'black rebel music' which has formed the basis of the Dokkebi Q sound. With gorgonn's attacking DSP mashed and hybridized together with Kiki's bewitchingly smoky and dreamlike vocals, Dokkebi Q bring forth their own 'roots' from the indigenous Ainu tribe, Japan, Korea and the UK.

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Grupo Fantasma

Grupo Fantasma is an eleven-piece latin funk orchestra from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2000 from the merger of two austin acts, The Blue Noise Band and The Blimp, the band emerged with a sold out show at the former Empanada Parlour in Austin. The band is best known for their exuberant live shows and their recent association with Prince and his 3121 Club in Las Vegas. The band has backed Prince on numerous occasions, including his performance on the ALMA Awards in 2007, and often perform at his afterparty jam sessions. The ensemble has sold more than 20,000 albums independently.

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Aza

1) Based in Athens, Greece, AZA attempts to tweak ordinary sounds & sights to match his ordinary everyday experience. 2) There is another band called Aza, playing Tamazight (Berber) influenced music out of Santa Cruz, USA. Their 2003 debut album is called "Marikan" and they recently released a second album "Tamgra Wushen", both available from CDBaby. The band's site is: http://www.azamusic.com/

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Luca

There is more than one artist with this name: ********************************************************* Luca - Drum & Bass Producer from New Zealand. Signed to Samurai Music. ********************************************************* (american Luca) This Tucson, AZ band plays a blend of rock, pop, folk, and americana with some jazzy and soulful elements thrown in for good measure. Singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist Nick Luca has worked with many great artists while working at Wavelab Studio.

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Pataphysics

Pataphysics is soulful guerilla hip hop currently based in Melbourne, Australia.
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/brotherpataphysics
Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/pataphysics
Twitter: http://twitter.com/pataphysics_bro
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/brotherpataphysics
"Australian Hip Hop has a strong new voice"
- Inpress "Melbourne's hip hop consciousness assassin"
- Undergrowth And a rock band from Austin, Texas.

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Soulfull Guerill Hip Hop

seen live

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