Tribal Nations Art Party
May 20, 2009
Imagine sleeping on the streets every night. Imagine going for days without food, and not knowing where your next meal is coming from. Imagine living in fear for your life, of being raped, robbed, and beaten to an inch of death. Now, imagine…that you’re only six years old, and this is the only life you know..
This year, Jennifer Ayers and the Tribal Nations team is setting their sights on helping one amazing man that’s making a difference in the lives of so many. His name is Michael Brewer, and he runs an organization called Haitian Street Kids, Inc. There are over 400,000 child slaves in Haiti, a country where children of the poor are traded like chattel…overworked, abused, and eventually left for dead on the streets, discarded because they are unable to work any longer due to poor health. Michael has worked tirelessly as their advocate, mentor, nurse, and educator, giving shelter to some 200 street kids and escaped restavek slaves, and helping as many others as he can. His accomplishments are awe inspiring, but he’s alone in this, and can really use a helping hand.
Ayers has asked the Familia to lend their talents, and the call was overwhelmingly answered. So many beautiful people of our little tribe have reached out to help his, and I am honored to know them…Exstus, Dj Manny, Ram-Z, Chadman, Zarah, Sage, Puppethead, and Heather Joy. Amazing! It’s going to be a great show!
WHAT: Tribal Nations Art Party
WHEN: Saturday, June 6th, 9pm-sunrise maybe?
WHERE: Ayers Mansion, 2311 Rogge Ln. Austin, TX 78723
WHY: Benefit for www.hski.org
HOW TO DRESS:
Tribal…whatever tribe you identify with
COVER: $10 suggested donation..100% of proceeds go to HSKI
If you can’t come, and want to help anyway, there is a paypal link on the www.hski.org website, where you can donate.
QUESTIONS: email jennifer(at)ayersdesign.com
This is a BYOB event.
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Official Apology from Dos XX – The Most Interesting Academy
May 18, 2009
A statement was released to us on behalf of Dos XX for us to share with all of you who had a bad experience at Dos XX The Most Interesting Academy Party Wednesday night:
On behalf of Dos Equis, we would once again like to apologize to everyone who did not get into the event or who had a bad experience Wednesday night and let you know we are taking full responsibility for the disorganization.
Although we know it’s impossible to alleviate the frustration felt by all, whether you had to wait in line for hours or were turned away after finally getting there, we know we owe you an honest explanation.
In keeping with producing the most unique events for the brand we selected the Falkenstein castle location. We thought only a limited number of people might take the long drive out there on a Wednesday night. Therefore, we heavily promoted the event to ensure we filled the venue, which unfortunately resulted in a RSVP list far greater than the capacity of the venue. A crowd much larger than we were prepared to handle, showed up at both the Austin bus pick up location and at the castle. Consequently, this all led to a horrible experience for hundreds of people and ruined their entire evening. And for all of this, we are truly, truly sorry.
We have spent the past two days reading each and every email, blog, and Facebook posting, and talking to some of you on the phone and we feel terrible. We are working hard to find a way to show you how sorry we are (while working within Texas alcohol beverage law which severely limits what companies can provide to consumers).
Therefore, in an effort to show how important you are to us, we are planning a special event (think of it as a Most Interesting Apology Party) for all those on the guestlist who had a bad experience and were not able to make it into the castle. Obviously planning the details and logistics of this event will take a little time, so we’ll work closely with the promoters to keep you in the loop, and further details will be shared next week. If you would like to attend this event please email the promoter that invited you, and they’ll make sure you get a ticket.
If you have ever attended any of our previous events, you know we always try to give you the best experience possible, and we hope you accept our apology. If there is anything you would like to share, please email me at dosequis@heinekenusa.com.
Sincerely,
Kheri Tillman
VP, Dos Equis
Heineken USA
See-I & Members of Thievery at Antone's
April 29, 2009
On Friday, May 15, 2008, SEE-I visits our little music capital of the world for a special performance at Antone’s. If your not familiar with the band yet (shame on you), maybe this will put things into context: 4 of the 8-member roots reggae band tour regularly with Thievery Corporation with others contributing to the the sound of Austin favorite’s Fort Knox and Thunderball.
The roots reggae outfit, anchored by vocalists Rootz and Zeebo, is a regular fixture at the Eighteenth Street Lounge in Washington, DC, but recent bookings have included the Virgin Festival, Artscape, and Dubwise Sessions in Brooklyn.
While reggae is their thing, expect inflections of blues, Latin, soul, funk and Brazilian beats in the mix. The sound is best described by hitting the little “play” button below. (Don’t be scared…. press it.)
And, while I’ve still got your attention, click over and check out their latest single Meet Joe Green at Dancetracks.
The Antone’s show is an all-ages event starting at 9:00pm. Advanced tickets are only $15… $17 for the procrastinators among the reading circle. Antone’s is located at 213 W. 5th St. in Austin’s warehouse district. Austin-based ARCHITEKTUR will be opening up the set. Click here to see who else is going at Do512.
About SEE-I
SEE-I is an 8-piece roots reggae band from Washington, DC. While SEE-I is a solid reggae band, there are many other influences that can be heard in the music ranging from blues to rock, latin, soul, funk and brazilian beats. This makes sense because of the variety of bands that the SEE-I band members hail from. 4 of the 8 members are part of Thievery Corporation and other bands represented include All Mighty Senators, Fort Knox Five, Sin Miedo, Thunderball, Nayas, International Velvet, Soul Brazil and others. All of these experiences and influences combine on stage to create a unique sound that can best be described as a reggae jam band. SEE-I delivers a positive vibe that keeps the dancefloor packed and grooving all night with smiles on everyone’s faces. Visit www.myspace.com/seei to befriend, or start stalking them on twitter @seei
Are You Shpongled?
April 2, 2009
With so many references to Austin as being a satellite sister to the San Francisco and the northern California music scene (as well as the mass migration of Austinites during California’s festival season), the promise of a awakening event reminds me that they don’t come often enough in this neck of the woods. Maybe the recent arrival of friends from California, with their stories of beach-side ragers and redwood forest escapades, has made me yearn for something more symbiotic a lifestyle where it’s not only conducive to tune your mind to the sights and sounds of the music around you, it’s required.
On Friday, May 1st, 2009, a myriad of colors and sounds will fall upon the halls of the Parish to melt a chaos of multi-formed consciousness into a single, harmonic rage. The journey masters for the evening? UK psychedelic music adventurers Shpongle brought to you by Euphonic Conceptions and HCB Productions.
From a completely different promoter, but very well written:
Do away with genre specific ideas you may have about music and
open yourself to be Shpongled. Shpongle is an experience unique
to itself that will redefine your innermost understanding of
melodic compositions, and lift you far beyond consciousness into
the pulsing universe that cradles you. Ask yourself one
questions… Are You Shpongled?
Presale tickets are available for $20… and its $5 bucks more if you want for the door. The Parish is located at 214 E. 6th St. in downtown Austin.
