The Good Life alum Chali 2na and Aceyalone join forces bring you a night of great Hip Hop. Hosted by Rakaa Iriscience (of Dilated Peoples) this is destined to be a great event.

For tickets visit or call the Roxy Box office

Box Office: (310)278-9457

The Roxy Theatre
9009 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles,CA

Tickets are available through The Roxy Box Office, Monday through Friday, 12:00p - 6:00p. Tickets and Will Call are also available 15 minutes before doors open until approximately 30 minutes after the last band goes on. You can buy Tickets by Walk-Up or by Phone. All tickets are final sale. No refunds no exchanges.

or through ticketmaster:

ticketmaster.com

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Heavy rock kings Coalesce and everyone’s favorite space-rock Boston-ites Cave In are playing a FREE show sponsored by none other than Scion at the Knitting Factory this Thursday. This is an amazing line-up and one for rock fans not to miss.

RSVP here:  http://www.scion.com/metalshow/

If you haven’t heard of the bands, here are some clips of their music:

Coalesce - “A Digust For Details”

Cave In - “Inspire” (Live at Reading Festival 2003)

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The Spliff L.A. continues its infamous monthly series over at The Roxy on Sunset this Friday, October 2nd. This month’s bill is blessed with some of the Inland’s freshest up & coming talent. Moreno Valley comes fully represented as U.T.B. Life$tyle  (Dre Biggity, Pheo, Stevie Crooks) takes stage performing alongside Red Bull Big Tune winner J.Bizness & poetry scene staple, Gaknew Roxwel of Fresh City.

$5 in Hollywood? The Spliff is a great night out for those looking to enjoy and get involved with Southern California’s bustling independent hip hop scene.

Links:
Stevie Crooks - Myspace | Download: CSTC Mixtape (zShare, 52mb)
J Bizness - Myspace | J.Bizness L.A.’s Champion Producer (youtube,  stream)
Dre Biggity- Myspace | Download:  Smiley Face & Heartache (zshare, 66mb)
Pheo - Myspace | Download: Word To Your Blogger (sendspace, 74mb)
Gaknew Roxwel - Myspace

 

 "Shook Ones Pt 2" (CTSC Remix) - Stevie Crooks: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 "Turn It Up" (prod. Afta-1) - Pheo: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Well as you can see from the flyer above it’s going down in San Bernardino on October 1st. The Dilated Junkie himself DJ Babu will be laying it on down on turntables this Thursday along with DJ Ickee. There will also be performances by Info Discard, Afterdark, Grand Angel, Tree Dwellers and a special performance by Southern Cali’s infamous, 2 Mex. It’s an all ages show so all youngstas be sure to come out and experience a genuine Hip Hop event.

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The second annual and surely epic, “Common & Friends” Benefit concert rolls through the City of Angels with the help of the hip hop’s cognac of choice, Hennessy. The concert raises funds for the Common Ground Foundation and will be hitting the marquee at the newly renovated Hollywood Palladium this Saturday September 26th, 2009.  Common, The Roots, De La Soul, Ludacris, & Nas are all featured guests, and this show is known to bring some jaw dropping surprises as well. If your not here on Saturday night, stay away from your social networks, you’ll be envious of your friends status updates.

The Common Ground Foundation is committed to the empowerment and development of urban youth in the United States. The Foundation’s vision serves as an inspiration for equality, opportunity and hope among youth in underserved communities. For more information, please visit CommonGroundFoundation.org

Tickets are $100 for general admission and $200 for VIP Balcony seating. All proceeds will benefit the Common Ground Foundation.
UPDATE: Live Nation’s “No-Fee” Wednesday is in effect today (8/23) - get an ALL-INCLUSIVE ticket for $30 @ LiveNation.com

Where they coming from? ..

 

 "Southside" Common ft. Kanye West: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Don’t be mistaken, the date says Sunday September 13th, 2009! The Greek Theatre (Los Angeles) presents Old School Jams Live, a concert featuring legendary hip-hop and R&B stars who pioneered this urban culture you’re living. Lisa Lisa, Ready for the World, Klymaxx, Soul Sonic Force, Kurtis Blow, Peanut Butter Wolf and Egyptian Lover are all scheduled to perform.

Young goons, this is a great opportunity to take your “rich uncle” to a show he’ll love and it may pay dividends later, trust me! To the disengaged parents out there, take this as an opportunity to show your relevance to a young generation your trying oh so hard to figure out. What better way to bridge the generation gap than bickering with your mom or dad on who gets to wear the dookie gold chain or Cazal frames for the night. If you can get pops to wear a pair of Super Skinnies be sure to send us a picture =)

Alongside the classic styled flyer comes a retro promo video:

Tickets: $35.00 ( Ticketmaster )

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Play Havoc is a new series of Hip Hop events produced by the good folk at GrizzlyState.com. It goes down every other Tuesday at the Mission Tobacco Lounge in Downtown Riverside, CA. Each month, one Tuesday is dedicated to the  beat smiths & the other to the lyricists, they’ve had a great start to the series having already featured artists like: The Gaslamp Killer, 2mex, One Be Lo, & this week Obey Records artists, Free The Robots. Play Havoc always manages to tuck a few local gems into the mix collaborating with the partners Juice.Won, Gabe Real, Dulok Shaman, Nick Fury & Demon Slayer.

Info: http://www.myspace.com/PlayHav

TUESDAY AUGUST 11TH @ 9:30PM
AT M.T.L (MISSION TOBACCO LOUNGE)
3630 UNIVERSITY AVE.
RIVERSIDE, CA. 92501

$7 ADMISSION 21 AND OVER
ID CHECKED AT DOOR
$3 DRINK SPECIAL
FULL BAR

Being so we got some good Free The Robot’s material for you to peruse through:

 

 Free The Robots - "Jazzhole": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Free The Robots - "Diary": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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With Queens of the Stone Age’s vocalist/guitarist Josh Homme at the helm of production duties (a session occurring at his Joshua Tree studio) on half of the Arctic Monkeys’ new full-length record, Humbug, it’s easy to see and accept their progression in sound. On Humbug, the band, whom have since been seen with longer locks of hair (possibly a visual representation of the band’s newfound love and inspiration of the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Cream?), is seen at a new stage of songwriting especially following Alex Turner’s successful side project The Last Shadow Puppets.

Here’s the official video for the band’s first single, “Crying Lightning”:

Catch them on their latest tour in support of the new record:

Also added for your consideration, the Mp3 of “Crying Lightning” and another snippet from the album, “Pretty Visitors”. Both tracks are solid and serve as good, diverse representations of the feel of the CD. Sorry we were kindly asked to remove these tracks.

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Uncle Speak & Applebird Records present: Christmas In July: A midsummer holiday freakout extrvaganza! This event will feature the entire family going nuts in downtown Riverside, CA on Friday July 24th. Expect some wildness, as Speak plans an entire scripted show & concert with all the Applebird family at the Back to the Grind coffee shop basement. It’ll be hot, sweaty and wildly entertaining, $5 gets you all the recklessness you can handle, goes from 8pm till Midnight.

For those of you not in Southern California, we’ll do a live uStream of the event here at East of L.A., put it on your calendars, Friday June 24th!

Links:
Speak - Myspace | Download: The Kite Flyers EP (sendspace, 25mb)
Pheo - Myspace | Download: Word To Your Blogger (sendspace, 74mb)
Afta-1 - Myspace | Download:  Love Is Real Vol. 3: Selections of Audible Love (zshare, 140mb)
Alf Alpha - Myspace | Download:  Classic Hip Hop Mix Vol. 1 (direct, 130mb)
Sub 7 - Myspace | Download: Who’s the Boss Beat Tape (direct, 33mb)
Stevie Crooks - Myspace | Download: CSTC Mixtape (zShare, 52mb)
Intuition & VerBs | Download: The Buzz E.P. (zShare, 28mb)

It may be egotistical, but just listen to the tunes… our team is ill with it!

 

 Speak - "For Those Who Live" (Prod. Afta-1): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Pheo - "Bittersweet" Prod. Alf Alpha: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Afta 1 - "Tiden Flyver Remix": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Intuition & VerBs - Hip No Ties (prod. Alpha MC): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Can’t tell you how excited we are to have a gorgeous newly renovated concert venue like the Fox Theater right in our back yard. Opening up for shows just a mere month ago, The Fox Theater in Pomona has already hosted acts like Wilco, 311, Gogol Bordello, Pennywise, Pepper. They’ve got Cake, Band of Horses, & Ween coming later this summer, it all sums up to great things for music fans in Southern California. You can swing by their website for updates or conveniently follow their twitter.

I bring this up because I just came across this gem, if your a broke humanitarian which hasn’t experienced the Fox or Girl Talk for that matter, here’s a golden opportunity:

Update: You only need at least 1 empty Squirt product!

Update: Enter in the East of L.A. Giveaway to Win a VIP Meet & Greet Package + CD’s & Tee’s!

Free Girl Talk Concert! Drink Squirt, See Girl Talk!

Girl Talk is playing an exclusive show at the Fox Theatre in Pomona on Friday, July 24 and the only way to get in is to bring empty Squirt products! The more Squirt you bring the better the opportunity to gain VIP access to a meet & greet with Girl Talk.  All cans will be collected with proceeds donated to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles.
Girl Talk - Friday, July 24, 2009
Pomona Fox Theater - 301 South Garey Avenue Pomona, CA 91766
7:00pm, 18 and over
Admission: first-come-first-served basis, until capacity is reached

For parking information, visit: www.pomonafox.com

Visit www.squirtboomburst.com for more details!

 

 Girl Talk - "Set It Off": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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