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EVENT: “Handkerchiefs, Heels, & Hangovers… A Night At The Cotton Club”

Posted on February 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

WHO:www.YEBIES.com

WHAT: “Handkerchiefs, Heels, & Hangovers… A Night At The Cotton Club”

WHERE: |201 Lounge| 201 Massachusetts Ave. NE Washington D.C. 20002

WHEN: February 19, 2011 (9PM-3AM)    Happy Hour (9PM-11PM)

Why: To unite the new tastemakers, trendsetters, and socialites of the DMV and neighboring cities around an evening full of drinking, dancing, and music for a great cause. We’ll also raise money for our teacher’s scholarship at the Cape Mount Association; helping to pay tuition for future teachers in Liberia, West Africa.

Video- Cotton Club Prerequisite

For details on how to win free tickets or donate go to http://yebies.blogspot.com/2011/02/handkerchiefs-heels-hangovers-night-at.html

Mark your calendars and please do make sure to make out to this great event and support YEBIES !

Selamawit

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Sonic Goodies: Maverick’s The First Step

Posted on February 13, 2011 | 1 Comment

Meet Maverick. He is a DMV-based, Baton Rouge raised, music producer. He recently released an instrumental album called, The First Step and I instantly loved it. My personal faves being Chocolate City Shuffle, Road to Perdition, and Popular Passion. Actually when I think about it I like parts of almost each track on the release. They seem simple but have little nuances, weaving in various samples to make this a solid first effort. Take a listen for yourself here.

Selamawit

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Sonic Goodies: Africa Africa Africa pt. 4

Posted on February 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

In the past I have often talked about the greatness that is Afrobeat and the monthly parties hosted by the Lunchboxtheory duo and even posted few of their previous mixtapes. Well coupled with last month’s party, they finally have blessed us with yet another one to kick off 2011 right. Here’s a little description to go with the mixtape:

DJ Underdog lives up to every promise his fans request, “Africa Africa Africa 4” mixes Afrobeat, Soulful House, worldly percussion, rock, funk, oddball sound effects, a touch of African lounge, Latin Jazz, and some hints of tropicalia with moombahton. DJ Underdog chose to collaborate with long time friend and acclaimed moombahton producer DJ Cam Jus, on a guest mix toward the end.

“This is Africa Africa Africa 4! A Musical collage of many peoples. . .it comes from Africa and all walks in between, from the South Seas and from Asia.”

“This mixtape is personal because I am genre less when it comes to moving the crowd” says Underdog. Indeed, conceptual continuity is the order of the day! Vibe with these musical treats – and please don’t tell the children that no known species of reindeer can fly!! DJ Underdog cooked this tight to get you in the right mind, and should be back quite soon with some African psybeat delicatessens.

We’ve been asked for some smooth mixes, here’s a part of our answer…

[LISTEN HERE]

Hope you enjoy the mixtape and make sure to check out their website to learn more about their events!

Selamawit

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Sonic Goodies: Singles Awareness Day Mixtape

Posted on February 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

There is an awful lot of people making an awful lot of money off of a superstitious holiday in February that we all have come to call Valentine’s Day. I sound a bit cold and cynical but let’s be real, you spend an absurd amount of  your hard earned money on impressing your significant other and reassuring them they matter to you…or well some of you do…and let’s be real, you probably should have been doing that all along. And for the rest, it’s become a day where the whole world feels the need to remind you that you’re single, but also that maybe you should be upset about it..and for those in this group it’s really become Singles Awareness Day. So in honor and also as a way of say a big F-U (…literally when you see the album artwork!) to the holiday by celebrating your singledom, Modi of DCtoBC has put together their annual S.A.D. mixtape containing 31 of the smoothest tracks covering all the aspects of love, infatuation and heartache.

Download Here!

Also, Rock Creek Social Club is throwing their usual Tuesday party at Recess in DC but extending the holiday and making it a Singles Awareness Day Party. If you’ve ever been to this weekly Tuesday party then you know how much fun it is, but I have a feeling this Tuesday will definitely be one not to miss!

Selamawit

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ART PICKS-February 2011

Posted on February 6, 2011 | 2 Comments

MISS VAN

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ORPHAN ELLIOTT

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ROBIN WILLIAMS

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Please do support the artists and their work by visiting their respective sites and checking out any future exhibitions their work may be displayed at. Hope you found some inspiration from February’s edition of ART PICKS!

Selamawit

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SIGHTS & SOUNDS

Posted on February 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

EVENTS

Here is a nice round of events you should check out over this weekend:

Thursday, 2/17

The Couchsessons and Under Cult present The Listening Suite Happy Hour from 5pm-8pm at The Reserve (1426 L St NW). DJ Tom Lim spinning good music. Make sure to come through! For more info go here.

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Friday, 2/18

“Georgetown Gallery Gaze Valentine’s Date Night”  Georgetown’s monthly gallery walk, coined the “Georgetown Gallery Gaze,” is held every third Friday of the month. At the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue NW and M Street NW. The event is held at various galleries in that vicinity from 5-8pm.  To see a list of participating galleries check out their site here.

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Saturday, 2/19

“Activation 2719″: No Kings Collective will transform a beautiful, newly renovated, 4-story Columbia Heights row house into a temporary gallery. Location at 13th and Girard Streets.The opening event will start at 6pm and will include a bar, food provided by Commonwealth Gastropub, and musical entertainment for the evening. Music on the 20th will be performed by Bullfight Academy, DJ Fleg, DJ Phil Real and DJ Smudge. Free event, but you must RSVP at: www.readysetdc.com/2719

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Sunday, 2/20

Chinese New Year Parade : Held in Chinatown on H Street, NW, Washington, DC between 6th and 8th Streets. The parade will be from 2 – 5pm. For more info go here. 

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Make sure you go out and support these events this weekend!

-Selamawit

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BHM Art Picks: 02102010

Posted on February 10, 2010 | Leave a comment

Nontsikelelo “Lolo” Veleko


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Samuel Fosso

**modern day Malick Sidibe

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William Pope

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Betye Saar

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Deborah Willis

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Artis Lane

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Renee Stout

*DMVer + Recipient of the sixth David. C. Driskell Prize by the High Museum of Art


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I hope you enjoyed this month’s Artist Picks.

-Selamawit

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Editor’s Note: BHM 2010

Posted on February 5, 2010 | 3 Comments

Happy Black History Month!

Each year as February commences we reflect and acknowledge all this great history and in the midst of that, we attempt to make our own, or rather, find tangible modern-day people and topics to acknowledge which have contributed in small and large ways toward modern-day black history.This year the theme is “The History of Black Economic Empowerment” which is a great theme and one that you will see covered on here; however this time I want to begin a discourse….through various mediums….about what black history month means to me…and you. As the years pass by the meaning changes for each individual, there arises not only a continental variance but also a generational and economic variance; which all contribute to how we identify ourselves as people of color and what black history means to us and how we all celebrate each February. So I want to attempt to cover those topics in different ways for the remainder of the month. There will be interviews, Art Picks, Special Edition of Third Mondays and THE LIST, social commentary pieces, events and lastly editorials. So, yes, expect that in honor of this month, I’ll definitely be posting up all things beautiful, interesting, historic and black. Also, like I noted I will be touching on few topics/ideas that I think are worth discussing and taking note of so stay tuned. Check back here frequently for there will be numerous posts and leave me your comments because I definitely want to hear what you think, what you dislike/like and also what does Black History Month mean to you.

-Selamawit

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