Red Bull Music Academy and the Hit It & Quit It Revue have joined forces to assemble a stellar end-of-year throwdown starring none other than Detroit's enigmatically soulful Kenny Dixon Jr. aka MOODYMANN in his long-awaited New Zealand debut.
'I don't make music for the masses to dance to, I make music for the small majority that listens' -Moodymann
Also joining the Revue will be California's DJ DAY, one of today's foremost purveyors of top-shelf hip-hop production, vinyl history and the lost art of DJing. Championed by Gilles Peterson and Jazzy Jeff, DJ Day is a producer, DJ and musician who has worked alongside artists such as Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw), Clutchy Hopkins (Ubiquity), Quantic, Alice Russell and People Under the Stairs. Day has always shown musical diversity while bringing a style all his own.
With the continued musical vision and support of Red Bull Music Academy, the Hit It & Quit It crew (RECLOOSE and FRANK BOOKER) have been fortunate enough to assemble this musical celebration following in the spirit of their top - rated radio show- a diverse range of contemporary electronic soul music set to inspire dancers, lovers and heads alike. (Hit It & Quit It: Monday nights from 6- 8pm, George FM AK; www.hititandquititradio.blogspot.com)
Come experience New Zealand's rawest, realest and most uncompromisingly soulful party of 2010- MOODYMANN at The Hit It & Quit It Revue End of Year Throwdown!!
Auckland gig with support from Recloose, Frank Booker, Manuel Bundy, Submariner & Cian (The Turnaround), Uncle Barnie and Selecta Sam (The Dose)
Moodymann & DJ Day Friday 17th December Galatos, 17 Galatos Street, Newton, Auckland with support Recloose, Frank Booker, Manuel Bundy, Submariner & Cian (The Turnaround), Uncle Barnie and Selecta Sam (The Dose) Tickets $30+BF from Conch Records, www.iticket.co.nz, Real GroovyMoodymann at the Redbull Music Academy London 2010
FIRST THURSDAYS RE-LAUNCHING ART WALK ON K ROAD Art sales to support nonprofit organisation Children on the Edge Auckland, New Zealand - 8 November 2010 – First Thursdays, a K Road art walk and open craft market which hosted three events last summer, is re-launching on Thursday 2 December from 6-9pm. First Thursdays has teamed up with local collectives to bring together an exciting evening of visual art, dance performances, spoken word, craft, zines and live music. Iconic St Kevins Arcade and some of the surrounding art spaces will come alive with artists of all mediums. Ten emerging artists, selected by Deborah White of Whitespace Gallery, will be featuring their works at Te Karanga Gallery, the dedicated exhibition space for First Thursdays. Proceeds from art sales will benefit Children on the Edge, a charity assisting refugee and migrant children on the border of Thailand and Burma. St Kevins Arcade, Te Karanga Gallery and Verona Cafe will be bustling with diverse activities and entertainment including a vibrant craft market, Cross Street Zine Library, spoken word organised by The Literatti, GeorgeFM DJ sets, facepainting by The Hunter Collective, Bobingi playing traditional African Rhythms, live art and installations, vintage shopping and more - including a special performance by Japanese punk jazz singer Miho Wada. First Thursdays is based around the idea of bringing emerging NZ artists into the spotlight by showcasing artwork in a vibrant, entertaining and social atmosphere. By connecting people through ideas, art and music, it aims to form a closer-knit arts community and spark awareness about local creative talent to the general public. This year First Thursdays is collaborating with some amazing art collectives including Cross Street Zine Library, The Literatti, The Hunter Collective, Printable Reality and the Society of Brilliant Ideas (SOBI). Inspired by the 19-year-old art walk tradition in her hometown, Seattle, Washington, event manager Cleo Barnett brought First Thursdays to New Zealand last December. First Thursdays held three events to a crowd of over 1000 art and music enthusiasts, gallery owners, collectors and K Road locals. Highlights included a live art auction, hip hop, Brazilian samba and breakdance routines, and a colourful array of handmade craft and specialty goods. “This community conscious event is all about us. That means you, me and the next door neighbor. Auckland has so many amazing artists of all forms, and we hope that First Thursdays provides a platform for people to come together, share their work, and get to know the creatives in your own community,†said Cleo. First Thursdays is a FREE community event sponsored by the K Road Business Association and George FM in partnership with Foxes and Children On The Edge. Now a quarterly event with more dates scheduled for the First Thursday of March, June and September of 2011.
Event Details:
First ThursdaysThursday 2 December 2010St Kevins Arcade/Te Karanga Gallery/VeronaCafe179 K Road/208 K Road/169 K Road6-9pm40 Days Touring, Conch and George FM present…
American Soul Sensation…
ALOE BLACC
Thursday 27th January 2011 at BACKSTAGE in the Studio complex, Auckland.
Rising American soul singer, rapper and musician Aloe Blacc will head to Auckland for a special one-off show at BACKSTAGE (The Studio) on January 27th 2011.
Aloe’s 2010 worldwide hits, ‘I Need A Dollar’ (commissioned as the theme tune for HBO series How To Make It In America) and ‘Femme Fatale’ (The Velvet Underground cover), are merely the tip of a very large iceberg: Aloe Blacc is fast becoming the spearhead of modern, 21st century soul.
The first-generation American offspring of Panamanian parents, Aloe Blacc has become what writer/activist Amiri Baraka once said of John Coltrane: he is a singular “scope of feeling...†who has found cohesion in art and life. In the tradition of some of yesteryear’s greatest of soul greats, Aloe Blacc’s goal is to affect change by way of his own success.
“My purpose for music is positive social change,†says Aloe. “Even if the music itself does not explicitly express anything that may signify positive social change, the product of the music will.â€
The stunning new album Good Things marks a shift from his 2006 debut Shine Through: the 30-year-old Aloe has transformed the inner streams of consciousness he possessed as an MC early in his career, into more disciplined, mature perspectives. Good Things resonates with the sounds and emotions of vintage soul music, but the album is Aloe’s definitive declaration of contemporary soul and the modern world.
A record full of heart despite its sobering subject matter, Aloe refers to Good Things as a report from the front lines, where many struggle to survive: unemployment, homelessness, the misappropriation of wealth, pillaging of resources, and the universal lack of compassion from capitalism at-large. It is, most certainly, a modern classic in waiting…
Without a doubt, this will be your only chance to experience Aloe Blacc this up-close and personal: get in quick, as good things lie ahead.
ALOE BLACC Thursday 27th January 2011 BACKSTAGE (12 Galatos St, Auckland.) Tickets on sale now Weds 3rd of November from www.undertheradar.co.nz & Conch Records (115a Ponsonby Rd, Auckland)
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