Wizdom "The Washington Wizard"

I've never been too hip to Wizdom, what I'd heard was never anything that captured me. Swerve has always repped for dude and with the release of their tape The Washington Wizard I decided to sit down and really pay attention. It's good. He can be funny, he's always honest and he flows next to some of the towns best throughout the project. Download it here!

ALMOST FAMOUS kicks off this Saturday 10/9

They sleep. We grind.

This Saturday October 9th is the big kickoff for our new weekly party at HG Lodge, ALMOST FAMOUS. We are planning on starting this new event with a large explosion of awesome, in the form of world famous dj and co-founder of the Invisibl Skratch Picklz, DJ Apollo. Joining him will be our Members Only brother in arms DJ Swervewon.

So in short, get your ass down there. No need to be afraid to go out on a Saturday night anymore. We're bringing it back to the basics and keeping it all about good music and good people.

As for the rest of the month...get excited:

B Awake @ Jet Set, 6.1.10

B Awake hasn't been making the rounds as of late, but when his jam Classic Material dropped you might have caught him doing his thing. If you did you know he is a serious emcee who knows how to get the crowd rocking with him. This intro cut to his set over a monstrous Jackson 5 tune demonstrates a little of both skills.



When we broke out Classic Material earlier this year it reamined in my deck for the better part of a month. The album is hot, keep you eyes peeled for it. Full of Bean One production, and a slap or two from Jake (peep the above video for a beat straight out the White Van), it's a definitive Seattle release.

The Physics @ Jet Set, 5.31.10

I was real excited to hear The Physics rock the one year anniversay of Jet Set. They were fresh of the release of the best three song EP ever, Three Piece and I had long heard their rep for destroying stages. I was never a fan of Future Talk but High Society kept them relevant in my ears.

For their short set The Physics kept the selections varied, giving us things from throughout the discography. "Ready For We" was the single from their debut and it's rolling piano keys keep your head nodding while Thig and Monk's bars will keep you thinking. The Capitol Club was cracking that night and there was no better way to celebrate one year of dope local hip hop than with one of the brightest out here rocking the mic.

Diezel P @ Jet Set, 5.24.10

I first heard Diezel P last year at the charity even in Portland Cold Nights War Coats which saw over 20 of the city's emcees come out and rock to a crowd that gained admittance either with a 10 dollar donation or they brought in coats to be distributed to the homeless and needy in the area. It was a great event and showed me a wide array of talent that the Bridgetown possess.

When Swerve told me he had booked Diezel P for Jet Set I was excited and he didn't disappoint that evening. This video captures his energetic presence and serious delivery and the crowd totally seems to be into it. He gave me a copy of his album that night and I never did make it through it unfortunately but this video has me on the hunt to dig it out and give it another go.

See you on Monday when we got DV One and The Mayor holding down with your resident DJs 100Proof and Swervewon!

SOTA @ High Dive Sat 9/11/10

This should be a fantastic evening of choons in Fremont. I believe the free Love Fest is going on all day long and this will be a perfect nightcap. Hope to see y'all out.

Dice @ Jet Set, 5.17.10

The first local show I saw after getting back to Seattle last October featured Dice. It was at Chop and I don't have any recollection of who else performed. I'll leave it at Dice's set was not good. But between then and May she stepped her game up considerably. When Swerve told me he booked her I was skeptical. She made me a fan that night. Rocking over RJD2 was a brilliant move.



This track features an original beat produced by DJ Reign and Dice herself. No rapping this time around, just her pipes which she proves are not a gimmick. Enjoy the videos and come out next Monday for the always good tunes and cheap beers at Jet Set.

Bad Juju

I've been on the design hustle this week.

Here's the poster for the new Friday Night at the JUJU presented by your favorite party peoples, Members Only. Be sure to come in this Friday for nothing but the best spirit conjuring party jams in town brought to you by DJ Swervewon.

Always free.

SeattleCaliFragalisticExtraHellaDopeness @ Pravda Tonight!

We got to Pravda Studios early to celebrate the release of State of the Artist's debut album SeattleCaliFragalisticExtraHellaDopeness and caught some of the guests as they were kicking it with us. Take a look.

Pravda Studios


Parker & Lace Cadence


Hypen8d & Kung Foo Grip


DJ Swervewon


Soundcheck


P Smoov


SeattleCaliFragalisticExtraHelladopeness is going down, if you are in Seattle get here!

JET SET March Lineup

Also Featuring Performances by:

Clockwork - March 1st
Gran Rapids - March 8th
Dap Confuser - March 22nd
Ripynt - March 29th