-
Posts
292 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Posts posted by 2tuff
-
-
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/i-heart-dc/a-to-z-of-dc-love-see-i/
Brightest Young Things own Svetlana interviewed Rootz & Zeebo of SEE-I to compile a list of "A to Z of DC Love"
basically Rootz & Zeebo's favorite spots and people of DC from A to Z
check it out.....
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/i-heart-dc/a-to-z-of-dc-love-see-i/
-
SEE-I
http://www.last.fm/music/See-I
http://www.reverbnation.com/seei
SEE-I have had a great 2007!! This past summer See-I played at both the Virgin Festival and Artscape Festival, as well as venues such as the 9:30 Club, 8x10 Club, Mosaic Lounge and many more. Tom B has been working with the band in the studio and the finishing touches are being put on the album, which will come out in 2008. Coming out next month on Bastard Jazz Recordings is "The King", with a dope remix by The Magic Fly. Half of the band played some great shows as part of Thievery Corporation and vocalists Rootz & Zee have become resident MC's out in Las Vegas as well. The See-I Wednesday night residency at the Eighteenth Street Lounge continues to be strong, now in its second year - and See-I has also begun a new monthly residency at Mosaic Lounge in Baltimore.
SEE-I has refined its sound and built up its live show with its highly talented band members who hail from other acts such as Thievery Corporation, Thunderball, Fort Knox Five, All Mighty Senators, Sin Miedo, International Velvet, Soul Brazil and more. There will be an exclusive live CD on sale at the Happy FKX-Mas party, as well as T-Shirts and other merchandise.
**Playing bass guitar on this special night will be Ashish "Hash" Vyas of Thievery Corporation & Dust Galaxy - don't miss out!
See-I Band Members:
Rootz Steele - Vocals
Zeebo Steele - Vocals
Rob Myers - Guitar
Hash Vyas - Bass
Javier Miranda - Congas
Salem Steele - Keyboards
Frank Mitchell - Saxophone
Names Thompson - Drums
-
FORT KNOX FIVE - Fort Knox, DC
http://www.fortknoxrecordings.com/
http://www.myspace.com/fortknoxfive
http://www.last.fm/music/fort+knox+five
Fort Knox Five is unstoppable!! Since launching the group and label in 2003, fort knox five have continued to grow and build up, reaching new heights every year. 2007 in particular has been large for them, with the release of their remix project Reminted in April, doing two official Bob Marley remixes for Island Records and becoming Music Director of the Eye Candy Sound Lounge at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. JonH and Steve Raskins continue to tour worldwide with a full dj'ing schedule, and Rob Myers has been busy playing with Thievery Corporation, See-I and International Velvet. After releasing The New Gold Standard compilation in 2006 and Reminted remix project in 2007, you can expect to see "Radio Free DC" released in 2008; Fort Knox Five's debut full length album. Whether remixing Tito Puente, Bob Marley, Louis Armstrong and Afrika Bambataa or rocking dancefloors coast to coast and worldwide, Fort Knox Five brings the funk to the people each and every time.
-
The Rock & Roll Hotel and H Street Corridor featured in today's New York Times travel section:
H (as in Humming) Street
By CLAY RISEN
12/16/2007
IT’S been almost 40 years since riots ripped through Washington in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, and few areas were hit harder than the H Street Northeast corridor. Running from just north of Union Station toward the Anacostia River, H Street never fully recovered, even as other riot-scarred neighborhoods began picking up in the 1990s.
Over the last few years, though, H Street, also known as the Atlas District, has seen a marked revival. Four years ago, half of the street’s 300 storefronts were empty; now only about 45 sit unoccupied. The area’s anchor is a collection of bars and music clubs opened last year by a local entrepreneur named Joe Englert, who also helped drive the night-life explosion in the Adams-Morgan neighborhood.
One of Mr. Englert’s venues, a popular stop-off for indie bands called the Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street; 202-388-7625; www.rockandrollhoteldc.com), has become a neighborhood hub, with a wide range of acts and a spacious upstairs bar and lounge, outfitted with worn-in sofas and winged guitars hanging from the ceiling. A few doors down is the Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street; 202-399-7993; www.atlasarts.org), a renovated Art Deco movie house with two 250-seat theaters and two smaller spaces and performances from plays to cabaret to to jazz to light opera.
The 1200 block is home to the Palace of Wonders (1210 H Street; 202-398- 7469; www.palaceofwonders.com), a bar that doubles as a vaudeville theater, and the Cajun-inflected Red and the Black (1212 H Street; 202-399-3201; www.redandblackbar.com), another Englert enterprise, which offers Abita beer ($5) and a spicy chicken jambalaya ($8) downstairs and rock shows upstairs. At the H Street Martini Lounge (1236 H Street; 202-397-3333; www.hstreetlounge.com), bar-hoppers can enjoy jazz acts while sampling from a 60-drink martini menu.
Perhaps just to see how many bars one block can handle, the 1200 block is also home to the Pug (1234 H Street; 202-388-8554), an inviting neighborhood bar, and Dr. Granville Moore’s Brickyard (1238 H Street; 202-399-2546), a cozy two-floor pub featuring Belgian beers, a range of mussel dishes and enormous bowls of twice-fried frites (mussels start at $14; large frites are $7).
Clubgoers looking to check out go-go, the D.C. homegrown dance music style, should stop by Rose’s Dream Bar and Lounge (1370 H Street; 202-398-5700; www.rosesdream.com), where the go-go veteran Little Benny takes the stage every Friday night.
The one drawback to H Street is its lack of Metro access. Fortunately, local proprietors offer a free shuttle service (301-751-1802) Friday and Saturday to and from Union Station, where patrons can catch the Red Line.
H Street gets less hectic during the day, with little commercial activity beyond a Payless shoe store and an auto parts store. But that is slowly changing, too. A few art galleries have opened recently, including Dissident Display (416 H Street; 202-332-3346; www.dissidentdisplay.com), as well as Sidamo (417 H Street; 202-548-0081; www.sidamocoffeeandtea.com), an airy coffeehouse with a roaster on the premises.
In Washington, wherever night life flourishes, high-end condo development is never far behind. The street’s first luxury condo building debuted recently, and local developers are quickly buying up land along the entire strip.
If H Street is anything like 14th and U, the now-trendy neighborhood that was the center of the 1968 riots, in five years it will be completely made over — and jam-packed. For those who want to see the area before it really takes off, get to H Street now.
Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company
-
REX RIDDEM
Fort Knox Recordings/Riddem Records - DC
http://www.myspace.com/rexriddem
If you haven't seen Rex Riddem for awhile, there's a good reason for it: he is now one of the resident DJ's at the Eye Candy Sound Lounge located at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. In fact, that's a picture of Rex up there doing it up Vegas style! When he's not in Vegas he is playing congas and percussion with Thunderball and Fort Knox Five and also working on the new Fort Knox Five full length album "Radio Free DC" Check the pic below of Troy, a.k.a. Rex Riddem, a.k.a. T.Rex playing congas with Thunderball in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico - that's Mustafa Akbar on the mic
Rex Riddem's music career started, during the early 90's, in the Washington, DC underground scene. There he combined efforts with several friends to start the Snowball Collective. With Snowball Rex hosted and spun some of the most eclectic parties to hit the DC electronic underground. He also threw several Philadelphia after-hours parties, at that time, with Randall Jones of Tigerhook Corp. (THC). Along with dj'ing, Riddem produces and preforms as a percussionist. Rex's style, highly tribal and ethnicly influenced, traverses through many styles and and tempos. Provided that its got a diasporic twist to it, Rex can rock anything from laid back samba-breakbeats, through latin infused funk, to hot-steppin drum n bass. As a DJ, Riddem has moved dancefloors across the U.S. and Latin America. As a percussionist he has done the same while adding Russia to the list. Rex records as well as performs live with Thunderball (ESL records) Fort Knox Five Recordings (FK5), Holmes Ives (OVA records), Randall Jones and Hito (THC), and Buster (Snowball , Buzzlife). He has also recorded percussion for Afrika Bambaataa (Zulu Nation).
-
-
SLANT & BJOO
2Tuff Soundsystem, DC
http://www.myspace.com/djslant
BJOO has been very busy lately working on beats and learning the ropes at Omega up in Rockville. Earlier this fall she got to dj at the "Festival of Women's Film & Media Arts" hosted by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She was also interviewed and featured recently by GlamHub, check the article here: http://glamhub.com/2007/11/dj_bjoo/
SLANT recently dropped a super old school (1991-1993) set at Five for the special old school party - but at the Happy FKX-Mas party Slant & Bjoo will form as a d&b tag-team for the headz. if you didn't download their mixes yet, do so now: "Forward On" is Slant's conscious reggae dancehall mix from last year and "Champion Selection" is the winning d&b set inspired by bjoo in the 2005 Buzzlife Battle of the DJ's which she won:
"right click & save as" to download these mixes:
-
SEE-I are also celebrating the release of their new single "THE KING" on Bastard Jazz Recordings - available next month on 10" vinyl:
-
MAT THE ALIEN - CIRCA/Whistler - Vancouver, British Columbia
http://www.myspace.com/matthealien
Dope Clips from 2003-2004:
Live @ the Ewok Village - Shambhala Festival 2007:
Turntablism demo @ Remix Shop in Seoul, Korea - Nov 2006:
-
MAT THE ALIEN - CIRCA/Whistler - Vancouver, British Columbia
http://www.myspace.com/matthealien
Dope Clips from 2003-2004:
<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UekgFL2S4Go&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UekgFL2S4Go&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
Live @ the Ewok Village - Shambhala Festival 2007:
<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LheOTKv4ZY&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LheOTKv4ZY&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
Turntablism demo @ Remix Shop in Seoul, Korea - Nov 2006:
<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jjWuEgJkss&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jjWuEgJkss&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
-
had to add this dope flier, designed by our very own Rob Myers:
-
Fort Knox Recordings & 2Tuff Productions in association with C1RCA Present:
HAPPY FK-XMAS 2 "The Sequel"
Friday December 21st, 2007
Featuring an All Star Line-up:
SEE-I
**Live & direct with DC's Roots Reggae Rockers!!
http://www.last.fm/music/See-I
http://www.reverbnation.com/seei
MAT THE ALIEN - C1rca, Vancouver
**Debut DC Appearance
http://www.myspace.com/matthealien
FORT KNOX FIVE - Fort Knox, DC
http://www.fortknoxrecordings.com/
http://www.myspace.com/fortknoxfive
SLANT & BJOO - 2Tuff, DC
http://www.myspace.com/djslant
REX RIDDEM - Fort Knox, DC
http://www.myspace.com/rexriddem
Free Giveaways courtesy of Fort Knox Recordings, C1rca, and the See-I Massive.
Tickets: $10
On Sale Now @ http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com/
9pm to 3am
All Ages Show
Rock & Roll Hotel
1353 H Street NE,
Washington, DC 20002
-
And here's a few more mixes from 1/4 of Version Sound...
Dub Foundation III
* All Dub Foundations mixed by PMX Sound.
Tracklist:
1. Cedric Im Brooks/Light Of Saba - Words of Wisdom (3:34)
2. Cedric Im Brooks/Light Of Saba - Song for My Father (5:04)
3. Cedric Im Brooks/Light Of Saba - Sabayindah (3:22)
4. Cedric Im Brooks/Light Of Saba - Sound (2:03)
5. Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Licky-Licky (3:05)
6. Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Voodoo Man (3:39)
7. Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Wise Dub (2:55)
8. Lee “Scratch†Perry/I-Roy - Upsetting Dub (3:56)
9. Lee “Scratch†Perry/I-Roy - Lee Perry Special Dub (3:54)
10. Lee “Scratch†Perry/I-Roy - Rough Already (3:14)
11. Skin Flesh & Bones; Lloyd Campbell - Scotch Dub (3:26)
12. King Tubby/Prince Jammy/The Aggrovators - A Living Version (3:10)
13. Burning Spear - Natural [Version] (5:15)
14. Burning Spear - Jomo [Version] (3:09)
15. Philip Fullwood - Word [Version] (4:19)
16. Burning Spear - Walking [Version] (3:13)
17. Burning Spear - In Those Days (3:25)
http://www.eightyeightdc.com/download/dub_foundation_III_a.mp3
Dub Foundation V
Tracklist:
1. Prince Jammy - Round 2 (3:36)
2. Prince Jammy - Round 4 (4:07)
3. Prince Jammy - Round 8 (3:21)
4. Prince Jammy - Round 10 (2:47)
5. Scientist - Round 3 (4:00)
6. Scientist - Round 9 (4:33)
7. Scientist - Upper Cut (4:10)
8. Scientist - Knockout (3:24)
9. Scientist - Saved By The Bell (2:51)
10. Rico Rodrigues & Ghetto Rockers - This Day Dub (5:42)
11. Rico Rodrigues & Ghetto Rockers - Africa Dub (5:32)
12. Rico Rodrigues & Ghetto Rockers - Dial Africa Dub (3:43)
13. Sly & The Revolutionaries/Jah Thomas - Collie (2:49)
14. Sly & The Revolutionaries/Jah Thomas - Rizla (3:14)
15. Sly & Robbie - Demolition City (5:38)
http://www.eightyeightdc.com/download/dub_foundation_V_a.mp3
Dub Foundation VIIa - The Final Chapta
Tracklist:
1. Glen Brown/King Tubby - World Dub: Away With The Bad (3:31)
2. Glen Brown/King Tubby - Dub Universal (3:39)
3. Glen Brown/King Tubby - Wicked Can’t Run This Dub (3:20)
4. Glen Brown/King Tubby - Assack Lawn No. 1 Dub (Version 2) (3:32)
5. Glen Brown/King Tubby - Father For The Living Dubwise (2:43)
6. Glen Brown/King Tubby - Save Out Dub (3:28)
7. Aggrovators meets Revolutionaries - The Conqueror (3:48)
8. Aggrovators meets Revolutionaries - Bionic Man (3:54)
9. Aggrovators meets Revolutionaries - Seven Million Dollar Man (3:47)
10. Aggrovators meets Revolutionaries - Special Brew (3:14)
11. Jack Ruby/The Black Disciples - Running Dub (3:15)
12. Jack Ruby/The Black Disciples - Track 20 Dub (2:16)
13. Jack Ruby/The Black Disciples - Nubia (3:37)
14. Jack Ruby/The Black Disciples - Jah Jah Dub (4:38)
15. Michael Rose - Gold Mine (3:45)
16. Michael Rose - Straight To Landlord’s Head (3:44)
17. Michael Rose - Ghetto Life (3:48)
http://www.eightyeightdc.com/download/dub_foundation_VII_a__final_chapta.mp3
Dub Foundation VIIb - The Final Chapta
tracklist:
18. Gussie P - Dub Of Killamanjaro (4:28)
19. Gussie P - Dub Ah Bite! (4:37)
20. Gussie P - Dub That Gun (4:42)
21. Gussie P - Journey To Dub (4:10)
22. Gussie P - Dub Of Love (4:02)
23. Gussie P - Cool Dub Vibes (4:10)
24. Gussie P - Land Of Dub (4:46)
25. Mikey Murka - Control the Dancehall [Version] (2:58)
26. Mikey Murka - Ride the Rhythm [Version] (3:01)
27. Selah Collins - Pick a Sound (3:26)
28. Selah Collins - Pick a Sound [Version] (3:13)
29. Mikey Murka - We Try [Version] (2:48)
30. Cocoa Tea/Xterminator All Stars - Long Time Dub (3:52)
31. Luciano/Xterminator All Stars - Weaponist Dub (4:08)
32. Luciano/Xterminator All Stars - Final Call Dub (3:57)
33. Louie Kulcha/Xterminator All Stars - How Long Dub (3:54)
34. Luciano/Xterminator All Stars - Sweep Over My Soul Dub (3:53)
35. Cocoa Tea/Xterminator All Stars - Repatriation Dub (4:17)
36. Fred Locks/Xterminator All Stars - Never Give Up Dub (4:02)
37. Joe Gibbs/Errol Thompson - Behind Iron Bars (4:05)
38. Ja-Man All Stars - Half Ounce (3:01)
http://www.eightyeightdc.com/download/dub_foundation_VII_b__final_chapta.mp3
-
"THE KING" - coming out soon on
Bastard Jazz Recordings - http://www.bastardjazz.com/
w/ original & dub versions and the very hot Magic Fly remix.
-
Friday November 2nd, 2007
Alexandria, VA
Haile Selassie I was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia on November 2nd, 1930 - thereby fulfilling Marcus Garvey's prophecy. This day is celebrated every year by Rastas worldwide as Coronation Day - so we welcome you to join us for a very special Coronation Day celebration with
SEE-I
Thievery Corporation/Eighteenth Street Lounge/Bastard Jazz Recordings
Come hear See-I perform their hit songs "The King", "Homegrown", "How Could You", "Talkin Bout Peace" and many others at this special Friday night show. Each & every Wednesday night See-I packs the Eighteenth Street Lounge to the rafters and the vibes are thick! Positive roots reggae for real. 4 of the 8 members of See-I are in Thievery Corporation, and you can count on them to do a Thievery song or two in their sets. The entire band is highly talented and its members play in a number of other groups including Thunderball, Fort Knox Five, All Mighty Senators, Sin Miedo, Nayas, Soul Brazil, International Velvet and others. See-I have been on the road lately playing gigs in NYC, Baltimore, DC, the 2007 Virgin Festival and Artscape Festival. If you can't make it out on Wednesdays or its too crowded for you then, this is your chance to catch the See-I positivity live and direct!
VERSION SOUND, DC
Steve PMX, Josh Woods, Chris Whaley & Natty 'pon the mic.
http://www.myspace.com/steve_pmx
http://www.myspace.com/dagobahsoundsystem
Version Sound is dedicated to bringing Dub Enlightenment to the masses. Their primary tools: 2 turntables, a microphone and Space Echo unit. Their sound: roots riddims, heavy bass and a whole lot of delay. With a vinyl collection that spans nearly a half century of Dub reggae productions - some records are well known, although many are completely unheard of! Version Sound are the true Dub Specialists of the District. Easy....
9pm til 2am
$5 Cover
21 & Up
@ Laughing Lizard Lounge
1324 King Street
Alexandria, VA
-
this saturday!!
big week w/ CMJ and all that going on - cant wait!
-
Saturday October 20th, 2007
Bastard Jazz Recordings presents...
DUBWISE SESSIONS 13
featuring live & on stage:
SEE-I
(Thievery Corporation, ESL - DC)
MAIN SPACE
(Chimp Beams, Akoya Afrobeat - NY)
http://www.myspace.com/chimpbeams
alongside selectors:
DJ LIONDUB
http://www.myspace.com/djliondub
DJ DRM
http://www.myspace.com/bastardjazz
doors open @ 10pm
$8 suggested donation
@ Studio BPM
237 Kent Avenue (between Grand & N 1st)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn - NYC
-
GROOVINO added to the bill!! check it out....
i was down there this past weekend and had a blast - there are so many good restaurants & bars in that neighborhood - as well as shopping, movie theatres and even a bowling alley, not to mention a metro stop too! what more could you ask for, great location - and sure to be great music too.
we're gonna have reggae, dub, dancehall, drum&bass, house, downtempo & more - something for everyone from 6 dj's, 2 bands, 4 mc's - tons of talent!!
big ups all crew.....
-
SEE-I
The SEE-I Band is most famous locally for its 18 month long Wednesday night residency ROCKAS INTERNATIONAL at the Eighteenth Street Lounge. Whether in the Gold Room indoors, or out on the rooftop deck The See-I Massive rocks the party each and every wednesday night, often with some very special guests. Half of the SEE-I Band are in Thievery Corporation, and it is Rootz & Zeebo's superb vocals you've heard on Thievery tracks like "38.45" and "Focus on Sight". The band consists of many talented members who bring various influences from their own side projects with Fort Knox Five, Nayas, Soul Brazil, International Velvet and more. See-I is roots reggae through and through, but often switches it up with some funk, soul, latin & brazilian flavors for good measure.
Band Members:
Zeebo Steele - Vocals
Rootz Steele - Vocals
Rob Myers - Guitar
Javier Miranda - Percussion
Names Thompson - Drums
Salem Steele - Keyboards
Steve Sachse - Bass
Frank Mitchell - Saxophone
SEE-I are putting the finishing touches on their latest album "HOMEGROWN", a follow up to their earlier releases "Dinner of Herb" & "Special Operations". Thomas Blondet is engineering the new album - be on the lookout for brand new original material, tracks such as "How U Living", "Crime", "The King", "How Could You" and the title track "Homegrown". You can check some of these tunes out on the See-I page, as well as the Magic Fly (UK) remix of "The King" and the Rodney Hunter (G-Stone - Austria) remix of "How Could You".
Zee & Rootz at the Eighteenth Street Lounge - Wednesday Sept 12th 2007
-
THE I*TERNALS featuring AKSHAN
http://www.myspace.com/theiternals
http://www.myspace.com/akshanmusic
This original reggae band, coming from the heart of Babylon, is here to spread the message of love, peace, and consciousness to everyone. The I*Ternals are reverting back to the classic sound of reggae yet sound combines dub, roots, lover's rock, and jazz to create the future sound of reggae. ****Lyrical content is very important. The I*Ternals produce a unique sound, with ghostly lyrics, hard hitting drums, heavy bass lines, and moving melodies in the minor key. Come join the revolution that is REGGAE music, help us deliver the ONE true message- Equal rights and justice for all. Our sound is the past, present, and the future, hence the name...The I*TERNALS. -----The I*Ternals' debut album will be released in 2007---- The I*Ternals have performed at the following revered venues: The State Theater,The 9:30 Club, Sonar, and Jammin Java***** Be sure to catch the song “Always Deserve My Love,†performed by Akshan and members of The I*Ternals, featured in the new movie, BLACKOUT. This full length film about the New York City Blackout of 2003, whose cast members include Mario Van Peebles and Jeffrey Wright, will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Akshan, born Nickia Palmer in the hills of rural St. Mary, Jamaica is a gifted artist with confidence and a command of stage that categorizes him with any of today’s top performers. Combining elements of Reggae's past with a new vision and style, his sound is uniquely lyrical yet refreshing for the novice listener. Akshan is "creatively un-inhibited," blending melodic Reggae chants with today’s prevalent Hip Hop culture to create a contemporary rhythm-driven sound that will appeal to anyone with an ear for music. His unique sound is an indication of the impact that variety and openness has on artistic growth.
check out a live video here:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=14535176
You can catch Akshan w/ The I*Ternals this weekend, Saturday September 15th @ Fat Tuesdays in Fairfax, VA or next Thursday September 20th @ Fast Eddies in Centreville, VA
-
Thomas Blondet (a.k.a. DJ Tom
http://www.rhythmandculture.com
http://www.traxsource.com/202_Digital
Thomas Blondet (aka Tom is a Washington DC DJ regarded highly for his impeccable taste and understanding of music. Revered locally and nationally as much for his technical ability as he is for his experience behind the decks, Tom B has for the past 15 years held residencies in several influential DC dance clubs, notably the legendary Club Red. He is currently at the Eighteenth Street Lounge and Club Five on Fridays and Saturdays respectively. Starting at age 14, inspired by the early sounds of Mr Fingers and Masters At Work, Tom developed an informed musical palette. He went on to the natural progression of music production after solidifying his roots on dance floors along the East Coast. In the studio, Tom's House and Latin music influences come to the forefront with releases on Odds and Ends and Rhythm & Culture Recordings, to name a few. With remix credits for such artists as Vivian Green on Sony Music and Marlon D on Jellybean Recordings, Tom B is concentrating on building and expanding his catalogue and pursuing his passion for deejaying. With more tracks ready for release in addition to critical acclaim, Thomas Blondet has truly come into his own.
In addition to all of that, Tom also runs his own label, 202 Digital and is largely responsible for engineering the forthcoming See-I full length album "Homegrown". Over the years Tom has branched out from house music to play D&B, 2-Step, dub, downtempo and reggae. You can read more in a special Cakewalk interview here: http://www.cakewalk.com/Artist/ThomasBlondet.asp
here are 2 recent Tom B mixes for download:
No Ice Cream Sound Mix CD:
http://www.djtomb.com/mix/Dj_Tom_B_Sound_Sys.mp3
I Love This City Mix CD:
http://www.djtomb.com/mix/Thomas_Blondet_I_Love_This_City.mp3
You can catch Tom B dj'ing several gigs in Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay) this weekend and as well as on his new Echo Chamber EP, out now on Rhythm & Culture:
-
2Tuff, Obsess & The 12 Inch Apostles present
ONE LOVE
Saturday September 22nd, 2007
live & direct on the first floor:
SEE-I
THE I-TERNALS w/ AKSHAN
http://www.myspace.com/thei-ternals
http://www.myspace.com/akshanmusic
THOMAS BLONDET (Tom
Rhythm & Culture Recordings, DC
http://www.rhythmandculture.com/
DJ SLANT & BJOO
2Tuff Soundsystem, DC
http://www.myspace.com/djslant
house music on the 2nd floor with:
DJ I.O.U. & RIZ
The 12 Inch Apostles, DC
http://www.myspace.com/12inchapostles
GROOVINO
Natural Selection, DC
http://www.myspace.com/ewhiteman
LA VIE (on the mic)
Undaground Up Entertainment, DC
http://www.myspace.com/undagroundup
21 & Up Only
$10 Admission all night
10pm til 3am
@ RNR Bar & Lounge
717 6th Street NW
Washington, DC
-
GIANT PANDA GUERRILLA DUB SQUAD
http://www.myspace.com/giantpandadub
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is relentless reggae sound. Roots reggae and experimental dub. North American International Body Music.
From New York City to Washington DC; throughout New England, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, and Delaware; through the Midwest, Colorado, Omaha, Chicago and everywhere else - Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is bringing heavy vibration to well pleased rooms. In music halls, schools, bar rooms, and basements... indoors & outdoors, night & day, GPGDS is performing original music for all to find ground in.
Giant Panda’s explosive live show and impeccable musicianship are a force to be reckoned with. Consistently rewarding weekly events hosted by GPGDS have helped the band earn a strong following. Giant Panda continues to put on concerts in their hometown of Rochester, NY featuring modern American powerhouses, Dub Trio, Toubab Krewe, and others. Giant Panda is honored to have shared bills with reggae greats The Wailers, The Meditations, and King Yellowman. GPGDS have been joined on stage by members of John Brown’s Body, Umphrey's McGee, String Cheese Incident, as well as Lou Lou from Thievery Corporation with whom the band also has a side project called Sharp Sword.
The band’s first record Slow Down, was recorded at Ithaca, NY's legendary Pyramid Sound Studio. Featuring Nate Richardson (formerly of John Brown's Body, Sim Redmond Band) on keyboards, "The album's 12 cuts work on a nearly physiological level to calm you down and cheer you up" says Tim Karan of Rochester Insider.
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is James Searl, Matthew O'Brian, Christopher O'Brian, Rachel Orke, Dylan Savage, Buddy Honeycutt, and Aaron Lipp. Travelling with the group in early 2007 are Josh Williams (video artist), and Michael Matties (live sound/recording engineer).
"Lost Dog Dub" live @ Lost Dog Cafe - New York:
"Sharp Sword" - Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad with LouLou on vocals (Thievery Corp):
-
ESL presents
CHAMPION SOUNDS 2
Sunday May 27th, 2007
Over the past 3 years 2Tuff and ESL have teamed to present a series of 'soundclash' events on Memorial Day (July 4th & Labor Day too) weekends at the Eighteenth Street Lounge. These events have proven to be a lot of fun and showcase some incredible talent with live bands in the Gold Room, ESL Music residents in the main room and the 2Tuff Soundsystem with special guests on rooftop patio. Get ready for more reggae - dub - drum&bass - funk - downtempo - hip-hop and everything in between once again this year. And don't forget, Monday is a holiday!!
performing live in the gold room:
GIANT PANDA GUERRILLA DUB SQUAD
http://www.myspace.com/giantpandadub
MUSTAFA AKBAR & THE CHOSEN
http://www.myspace.com/mustafaakbarandchosen
outdoor patio pressure with:
ROB PAINE & SOLOMONIC SOUNDSYSTEM
http://www.myspace.com/djrobpaine
http://www.myspace.com/solomonicsoundsystem
2TUFF SOUNDSYSTEM
featuring SLANT & BJOO
http://www.myspace.com/djslant
roasting & toasting all night on the mic:
ROOTZ & ZEEBO
MC HUTCHY
http://www.myspace.com/ruffcutrecords
sounds of esl music hi-fi in the main room:
WILL GRIFFEN
STONE
http://www.myspace.com/mixstone
doors open @ 9pm
$10 Admission
21 & Up Only
Eighteenth Street Lounge
1212 18th Street NW
Washington, DC
202.466.3922
12/21- FORT KNOX 5, MAT THE ALIEN, SEE-I, SLANT, BJOO, REX RIDDEM @ Rock & Roll Hotel
in Washington DC
Posted
tonight!!
Set Times:
9:00 - 10:30 - SLANT & BJOO
10:30 - 11:30 - FORT KNOX FIVE
11:30 - 12:30 - MAT THE ALIEN
12:30 - 2:00 - SEE-I
2:00 - 3:00 - REX RIDDEM