6/7: Afrofreque with guest JJ Lopez at Lambert’s

Yes, yes, ya’ll. A funky soul-boogie is in the works to kick off the Summer with a thick stew of old school rhythms and illuminated rhymes. Join Afrofreque on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 for a night of live, soulful hip-hop at Lambert’s BBQ in downtown Austin with special guest DJ and Diggin’ Deep soul shake-down soul boy, JJ Lopez.

With a strong ever-present knowledge of 70’s Soul, Jazz, Disco and Garage, JJ Lopez serves up an uplifting history lesson with his mastery of replicating traditional DJ techniques of the 1970’s Soul or Disco. With over 12 years of Djing and collecting power under his belt, he can be heard every Sat. afternoon, on the air at KRTU 91.7 FM, Jazz for San Antonio. He is the host of the Diggin’ Deep Soul Shake-down show. Each Sat. afternoon, he presents 2 hours of Soul Jazz, Funk, Boogaloo and Soul to the masses. The Diggin’ Deep Soul Shake-down features both new and classic Soul Jazz artists from his personal collection. Tune in at www.KRTU.org. Out on the town: He can be heard playing various club nights around San Antonio.

Lambert’s is located at 401 W. 2nd St. in Austin, TX. Cover is only $5.

Johnny Hootrock & the Spoiled Royals – Red Eye Fly

Every once in a while , you got to go back to the roots of rock n roll, just to cleanse the pallet and find an excuse to drink way too much Lonestar and get a little bit too rowdy for your own good. Not to mention, Thursday the 29th is the night to catch Keister front-man Charlie Guidry away from his electronic knob-twiddling ways, sporting a mean hair style and crafting crooked finger bass plucks for one of Austin’s up-and-coming rock ensembles. Weird? We don’t think so. Music is music, and Spoiled Royals hits a good chord on the Austin scene.

Know for their punk-a-billy minimalism, bass and electric guitar color combinations, and fresh breath for the even the most jaded scenester, the Spoiled Royals always bring a good time on the down beat. Grab a leash and take your chicken for a walk over to the Red Eye Fly on May 29th as the band sets the stage for Johnny Hootrock , Graveyard BBQ, and Burning Love Band.

Spoiled Royals will be kicking off their dirty south shenanagans at 8:00pm. Red Eye Fly is located in Austin’s Red River district at 715 Red River.

Electric Humpday- Wompz on the Rooftop

A new weekly has Austin’s best veteran DJs spinning rhythm from the rooftops to bounce music bombs over the canvas of downtown. Electric Humpday, a co-op venture with the Lightbar crossrs every crew denomination and genre to feature a variety of styles for your dancing pleasure. No egos on the dance floor. Just the best of the city coming together to celebrate the near completion of a work week.

This Wednesday, May 28th, 2008, Electric Humpday will feature “The Infamous” Mike C, an Austin house DJ hailing all the way back to the era of Austin’s underground prime, when clubs like Acropolis, Proteus, Ohms, The Red Room, Caucus Club and 404 ruled downtown and the beats flowed in sync with the pulse of the city.

Next Wednesday, June 4th, 2008, J.A.M.O.N. will be spreading a jam of thick, funky house beats perfect for hailing down the moon over the Lightbar rooftop. Originally a promoter for Slow Motion Music, J.A.M.O.N. has been performing in Austin for more than 13 years, perfecting his craft along side local favorites Thomas Sahs and Eddie Spectro, and touring acts including Derrick Carter, DJ Heather, Halo, and Q-Burns Abstract Message. He has also spearheaded many of Austin’s most successful weekly events including B.L.A.K.K. Friday’s at Plush and Mumbo Jumbo’s funk parties with DJ Restinthol and Supafly.

The Lightbar is located at 408 Congress Ave., across the street from the Frost Bank Tower.

Bassnectar featured in REMIX Mag

REMIX Magazine finally shows some love for the Austin-adopted San Francisco-based beat junkie, Bassnectar. Click the image below to read the article, or pick up the May 2008 issue on news stands at your local mag dealer. Congrats Lorin! See you in November.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with his phenomenal work, visit his site www.bassnectar.net.

Video: Bassnectar @ Antone’s

Fireworks, a raging crowd, VIP seating, and wicked visuals made the Bassnectar show at Antone’s on March 29th, 2008 an extremely savage adventure in sound. DJ Manny, Big Face, and MC Tigre Liu warmed up the crowd and Bassnectar finished it off with a 2 1/2-hour set that had the hall bouncing with womtageous infection.

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