http://www.grammymuseum.org
http://www.ticketmaster.com/

NAS and DAMIAN MARLEY
Friday, March 27, 2009; 8 pm

On Friday, March 27, 2009, The GRAMMY Museum will host GRAMMY-winning artist Damian Marley and international hip-hop superstar Nas for an onstage interview and performance, it was announced today.

Taking place in the Museum’s 200-seat GRAMMY Sound Stage, the two recording artists will field questions from Museum Executive Director Robert Santelli about their upcoming musical project, humanitarian work, and diverse, influential recording careers. After the interview, Nas and Marley will take questions from the audience and perform a few stripped-down songs.

The GRAMMY Museum is located on the corner of Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles, on the campus of L.A. LIVE. The Museum entrance is located on Figueroa Street.

Doors open at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $19.95 ($17.95 for members). Tickets can be purchased at the Museum Box Office, by calling Ticketmaster Charge-by-Phone (213.480.3232) and online at Ticketmaster.com

http://audiotisticfestival.com/ http://www.myspace.com/insomniacevents

CHANNEL 36 & INSOMNIAC EVENTS presents
AUDIOTISTIC
Date: Saturday May 9th, 2009
Hours: 7:00PM – 4:00AM Pacific

NOS Events Center
689 South E Street
San Bernardino, CA 92408

Trance/House Area
Above & Beyond f/ Zoe Johnston
Menno De Jong
The Thrillseekers
Donald Glaude
DJ Micro
Joaquin Bamaca
Lenny V.

Electro Area
Chromeo
Armand Van Helden
Does It Offend You, Yeah? (DJ set)
Junior Sanchez
DJ Funk
Le Castle Vania
F*kkk Offf
Kill The Noise
Villians
DJ Sin

Hip Hop Area
The Roots
Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & DJ Hi Tek
Z-Trip
The Cool Kids
Amanda Blank
Flosstradamus
Mike Relm
Aaron Lacrate
Them Jeans

Drum N Bass Area
Goldie
Ed Rush & Optical
Dillinja & Lemon D
Shimon
RAW
Hazen

http://www.crewest.com/

Nat King Cole Re:Generations
March 12th – March 29th
Located @ Crewest
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

An art exhibition celebrating the new Capitol Records release of the “RE:GENERATIONS” album linking top Hip Hop, Pop, Latin, Reggae and Rock artists with the genius of Nat King Cole.

Opening reception:
March 12th, 6-9pm

Artists:
Sage Cole
Man One
Ritzy Periwinkle
Overton Loyd
Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca
Marka 27
Hilda Garcia
Leslie Caldera
William Sheffield
Jean-Michel Basquiat
and others….
Beats by Dj Phyz Ed
Live printing by TwoRabbits

Closing reception:
Auction and Closing Reception benefiting two L.A. after-school arts programs – The Heart Project and L.A.’s Best on Saturday, March 28th from 8pm to 10pm

Featuring live painting by Unification Theory and live improvisational funk fusion by Thrillharmonic Orchestra. The auctioneer for the live art auction is Richard Montoya of Culture Clash.

$10 donation at the door for closing party only

http://www.rampartjuice.com
http://www.myspace.com/rampartjuice

Justice by Uniting in Creative Energy (J.U.i.C.E.), a project of Community Partners, is a non-profit weekly hip hop arts program that seeks to develop youth leadership and technical skills, creative expression and self-confidence through the artistic elements of hip hop which include breakdancing, urban art, deejaying, emceeing/spoken word and music recording.

They teach visual arts workshops, paint large-scale and legal graffiti murals in the community, record and produce music, emcee, bboy/bgirl on a large hardwood floor to live DJs. They create unique opportunities for underserved young artists to showcase their work, network with peers and professionals and engage with their communities in a positive manner through the arts. The program is free for all age groups.

THE VISION
To sustain a safe and permanent home for youth where the elements of hip-hop are used as a tool for social change, youth empowerment and art education.

THE MISSION
To address the root causes of juvenile crime and of youths’ need for belonging by providing a safe center run by and for young people, focused on skill building in the arts of the hip-hop culture.

Starting in March, our new location will be @
CARECEN
2845 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90005
just West of Hoover

See you on Thursdays from 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm.
Still FREE and ALL-AGES.

Insomniac & B3 Productions unite as ONE TRIBE and present

HOW SWEET IT IS
Saturday, March 21, 2009

Celebrate the freedom to dance & the joy of self-expression at this ultimate gathering of the tribes.

NOS EVENTS CENTER
689 South E St.
San Bernadino, CA 92408

HSII has sold out the last four years, so buy your tickets now!

For festival updates, directions & additional info log onto:
http://www.how-sweet.com
http://insomniac.com
http://bassrush.com

—-TEMPLE of IMAGINATION—-
FEDDE LE GRAND
BOOKA SHADE (LIVE)
JUDGE JULES
COSMIC GATE
DONALD GLAUDE
MR. WHITE
JOAQUIN BAMACA

—-2ND STAGE AREA—-
KRAAK & SMAAK (LIVE)
DJ SNEAK
DOC MARTIN (SPECIAL 11 YR ANNIVERSARY CLOSING SET)
CHARLES FEELGOOD
WALLY CALLERIO
JASON BLAKEMORE
CYRUS

—-BASSRUSH DOME—- (THE WORLD OF DRUM & BASS)
SHY FX
CHASE & STATUS
BAILEY
DJ SS
KENNY KEN
KILLA KELA
INFLUX UK
GREENLAW (LIVE P.A.)
SUBFLO

-MC’S-
BIGGIE
G1
DINO
QUESTIONMARK

http://www.coachella.com

Friday, April 17, 2009
A Place To Bury Strangers, Alberta Cross, Bajofondo, Beirut, Buraka Som Sistema, Cage the Elephant, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Craze and Klever, Crystal Castles, Dear and the Headlights, Felix da Housecat, Franz Ferdinand, Genghis Tron, Ghostland Observatory, Girl Talk, Gui Boratto, Leonard Cohen, Los Campesinos!, M. Ward, Molotov, Morrissey, N.A.S.A., Noah and the Whale, Patton & Rahzel, Paul McCartney, Peanut Butter Wolf, People Under the Stairs, Ryan Bingham, Silversun Pickups, Steve Aoki, Switch, The Crystal Method, The Aggrolites, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Black Keys, The Bug, The Courteeners, The Hold Steady, The Presets, The Ting Tings, We Are Scientists, and White Lies

Saturday, April, 18, 2009
Amanda Palmer, Amy Winehouse, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Atmosphere, Band Of Horses, Billy Talent, Blitzen Trapper, Bob Mould Band, Booker T, Calexico, Cloud Cult, Crookers, Dr. Dog, Drive By Truckers, Drop The Lime, Electric Touch, Fleet Foxes, Gang Gang Dance, Glass Candy, Glasvegas, Henry Rollins, Hercules and Love Affair, Ida Maria, James Morrison, Liars, Junior Boys, Mastodon, Michael Franti & Spearhead, MSTRKRFT, Surkin. Para One (Live), Superchunk, The Bloody Beetroots, The Killers, Thenewno2, Thievery Corporation, Tinariwen, TRAV$DJ-AM, Turbonegro, TV On The Radio, Zane Lowe, and Zizek Club

Sunday, April, 19, 2009
Antony and the Johnsons, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Christopher Lawrence, Clipse, Friendly, Fires, Fucked Up, Groove Armada (DJ Set), Jenny Lewis, K’naan, Late of the Pier, Lupe Fiasco, Lykke Li, M.A.N.D.Y., Marshall Barnes, Mexican Institute of Sound, My Bloody Valentine, No Age, Okkervil River, Paolo Nutini, Paul Weller, Perry Farrell, Peter Bjorn and John, Public Enemy, Roni Size Reprazent, Sebastien Tellier, Shepard Fairey, Supermayer, The Cure, The Gaslight Anthem, The Horrors, The Kills, The Knux, The Night Marchers, Themselves, Throbbing Gristle, Vivian Girls, X, and Yeah Yeah Yeah’s

Kool Keith, Dr. Octogon vs Dr. Dooom
Friday February 27, 2009 – 8:00pm

{GOLDENVOICE EVENT}

http://www.goldenvoice.com/shows/details/?id=20753

Kool Keith comes in many forms and many incarnations, but his style is distinctly his own. Just as there’s no mistaking his smooth lyrical delivery and searing hip-hop prose with its underlying edgy beats, there’s no denying the incredible force of power that is Kool Keith. Whether as a founding member of the legendary Ultramagnetic MCs, or in the guises of his renegade rap personas that include Black Elvis, Dr. Octagon and Dr. Dooom, Keith has established himself as an innovative lyricist whose raps stretch the envelope to the limit while exciting and entertaining the listener. Kool Keith, nee Keith Thornton, first emerged as part of the legendary New York crew, the Ultramagnetic MCs.

At a time when rap was slowly making the transition from B-Boy braggadocio to a more aggressive, politicized stance, the group quickly established themselves as lyrical innovators with such classics albums as Critical Beatdown, Funk Your Head Up, and the Four Horsemen. Kool Keith launched a solo career and through his various releases he explored his many sides, from the playful to the downright carnal, releasing such independent records as Kool Keith’s Sex Style and Dr. Dooom’s First Come, First Served.

In addition to his many rap outings, Keith proved he was not averse to cross-genre experimentation and even collaborated with the electronica outfit Hardkiss on “Abandon Ship” (Sharks & Mermaids mix) on the Astralwerks imprint; in fact, Kool Keith appears on the Prodigy album Fat Of The Land as the voice of “Smack My Bitch Up” and on the track “Diesel Power.” On a recent commercial tip, Kool Keith appears as Dr. Ultra, the lead character in a series of nationally-broadcast television ads for Sprite. Looking back at his vast eclectic body of work, Keith says …”I’m not about nostalgia, I’m not about looking back. If I made a hit, I moved on and never looked back…. the future is what I should be dwelling on right now.”

General Admission/ Standing Room Only

* El Rey Theatre
* Los Angeles, California
* Show time: 8:00pm
* Age: All Ages+

TICKETS
$17 adv-$18.00 + $2.00 dos*

http://www.goldenvoice.com/shows/details/?id=21390

{GOLDENVOICE EVENT}

A VALENTINE’S DAY CONCERT presented by KOST 103.5
Kenny (Babyface) Edmonds
& All-4-One

Saturday February 14, 2009 – 8:00pm
* Club Nokia
* Los Angeles, California
* Show time: 8:00pm
* Age: All Ages+

TICKETS
$48.50-$78.50*

* All 4 One 8:30PM-9:15PM
* Babyface 9:45PM-11:15PM