LOW & SLOW

TEEKO :: BRIDGE TO TRUTH

Nice to see homey and Bay Area representative doing his thing! All the hard work has payed off my friend.

Fresh Selects is offering a preview of Light Up The Darkness, the new LP project from Teeko (of F.A.M.E.) which includes this soul/mind-expanding jam “Bridge To Truth,” featuring Coultrain. Also included is a bonus download called “Young Funklords” and streams of two other LP cuts. Get the the goodies here.

K-MAXX :: SUPER DRUNK

Hey boogie/modern funk fans, this is a HUGE supporter of the Sweater Funk movement in the Bay Area, K-MAXX, producer and host of the radio show Ghetto Gumbo on KPOO, every Friday 10 PM til 2 AM. This is his self produced album from 2009. Check out SUPA DRUNK for the boogie vibes. Been playin' a burn of this for days!




K-Maxx, aka Ken Hopkins, lives for the music. He's a Bay Area original from San Francisco, who's been involved with artists ranging from Dan the Automator, to R&B Legend/Icon Lenny Williams (Tower of Power), Too $hort, to King Tech (Wake Up Show) and many more.

Releasing two acclaimed underground albums during the Bay's initial reign in the 90's, K-Maxx began the early 2000's with his seminal "Ghetto Gumbo" radio show which can be heard Friday Nights on KPOO FM 89.5 (KPOO.COM) in San Francisco.

He returned to the music forefront in 2006, producing for artists like 05' B.A.R.S Underground Artist of the Year, Andre Nickatina and co-writing and producing the hit single "Tuesday" for R&B Legend Lenny Williams, which was recently in the Top 30 Urban AC nationwide.

A multi-instrumentalist (guitar, piano, keyboards, bass) using many methods to create his soundscapes, K-Maxx draws from a diverse array of influences and experiences to create a truly original sound. You can hear his experience as a top producer in the impeccable quality and depth of the production; his experience as a renowned radio host in the guests he’s brought on board; and his years paying his dues as a artist/musician in the depth and consciousness of the rhymes

LYRICS BORN LOVES SWEATER FUNK

Taken from SF Weekly:

Sweater Funk's irresistibly smooth '80s boogie is catching on. The new video, "Coulda Shoulda Woulda," from the Bay Area's Lyrics Born, features the same kind of funky grooves that dominate that DJ night.



The video certainly has its charms, with the warm colors, '80s film fuzz, and cartoon faces, but what sells it most is the song itself: the impeccably smooth boogie swagger of the band, with its fat, but precise bass, pointed horn accents, and singalong choruses, complemented by Lyrics Born singing, rapping, and doing that singsong half-rap thing he's so good at.

"Coulda Shoulda Woulda" is from Lyrics Born's 2010 release As U Were. The video premiered on May 23rd.

MEMORY LN., OAKLAND, CA

FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER 'SOUL BEAT' BACK IN THE DAY
THANKS TO BILLY JAM FROM HIPHOP SLAM FOR POSTING THIS.
SOUL BEAT WAS LOCAL ACCESS CABLE CHANNEL, WITH TONS OF VIDEOS
LOCAL COVERAGE, AND CLASSIC COMMERCIALS. I USED TO SHOP AT THIS MALL
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Uptempo-Licious Mixtape

New Uptempo mixtape from DJ SmoovGroovs outta San Jose, he recently graduated SDSU and headed back up north to the bay. Check his new mix (link after the tracklisting)




Track Listing:

1. Lisa Shaw/Mercury/Nuspirit Helsinki – Trying [Butti 49 Nu Niveau Mix]
2. Samantha James – Living Without You
3. Linn – Available [Ramsus Faber Mix]
4. Tortured Soul – Home To You
5. Lisa Shaw – Grown Apart
6. Bembe Segue/Beme Segue/Capitol A/Mark de Clive-Love – Travelling
7. Colette – Didn’t Mean to Turn You On [Chuck Love Mute Force Mix]
8. Tortured Soul – Enjoy It Now
9. Jazzanova – Fat Freddy’s Drop/Flashback [Jazzanova Breathe Easy Mix]
10. Freddie Joachim – Flybirds
11. Fertile Ground – Live In the Light
12. Reel People – Butterflies
13. Miguel Migs – The Night
14. Lisa Shaw – Born to Fly
15. Jazzanova – Look What You’re Doin’ to Me ft. Phonte
16. Samantha James – Angel Love
17. Aya – Uptown
18. Amp Fiddler/Only Child – U Bring Me Vibes


Download Uptempo-Licious

MONSTERS FEATURING CAT OSHIRO

SUPPORT MY GOOD FRIEND CAT'S SHOW CALLED MONSTERS. CHECK OUT CATS WEB SITE, AND ORDER A PRINT.

Goapele "milk & honey" (sake1 refix)

One of my biggest influences as a dj & all around human DJ Sake One gave me this reggae refix of Goapele's new single "Milk & Honey"

download the original via ITUNES

and the refix here: "Milk & Honey" (Sake1 Refix)

San Diego weekend

Some of the blog readers may live in San Diego or may be visiting for the holiday weekend. Here's a few event's I'm involved in where we will be playing good tunes. As always for guestlist or questions hit up info@hearthesounds.com

STEPPER'S EVENT - GROWN FOLK MUSIC - BAY AREA

August 28, 2009
Steppin in Shades of Brown Weekend
Meet and Greet
Chicago Style Steppers Only
Bayside Pavillion
2203 Marina Square., Alemeda, CA
8:30 pm - 1:30am
Ticket Details below

August 29, 2009
Steppin in Shades of Brown Weekend
Steppin in Shades of Brown Main Event
Chicago Style Steppers Only
Midtown Ballroom
420 14th St., Oakland CA
8pm - 2am
Tickets Only

August 30, 2009
Steppin in Shades of Brown Weekend
Finale Set (Brunch)
Chicago Style Steppers Only
Kimballs Carnival
561 1th St., Oakland CA
12pm - 4pm
Tickets Only

August 30, 2009
Steppin in Shades of Brown Weekend
After Party
Chicago Style Steppers Only
Arimosa
522 2nd St., Oakland CA
7pm - 2am
$5 Door

Package 1- Registration Fee $35.00
Includes Fri or Sat Event, and Panel Discussion
Package 2- Registration Fee $70.00
Includes Both Friday and Sat Events and Panel Discussion
Package 3- Registration Fee $95.00
Includes Both Fri and Sat Events, Sunday Brunch, and Panel Discussion
ALL ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER AND SUBMIT PAYMENT IN ADVANCE!!!!!
THERE WILL BE NO ONSITE-REGISTRATION AND NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR!!
Final Day to Register will be Aug 8, 2009

Email Damone @ Damone@steppersonly.com for more details
www.steppersonly.com


DONT KNOW WHAT STEPPERS IS ALL ABOUT. LISTEN TO THIS SET LIST.

Chicago Steppin CStyle!

DO YOU KNOW YOUR BAY - AREA SLANG?

GET YOUR WEAVE FIXED, THEN GET YOUR ASS BEAT!!!

GOTTA LOVE OAKLAND...

RECORD MAN SALE

MEET ME UNDER THE CHERRY BLOSSON TREE ( CAT OSHIRO )

Event: meet me under the cherry blossoms
What: Exhibit
Host: sweet breams
Start Time: Saturday, April 18 at 8:00pm
End Time: Saturday, April 18 at 10:00pm
Where: Sweet Breams (San Mateo, Ca)

THIS WEDNESDAY SAN FRANCISCO ART SHOW 3-25-09