Posts Tagged ‘Blue Scholars’
DLRN – “Reset” (Feat. Prometheus Brown & Illecism)
The Sacramento hip-hop duo DLRN (formerly known as "Delorean" -- name change presumably due to the existence of the indie rock outfit of the same moniker) has released a new EP called The Bridge which can be had for free here. Similar in style and substance to the group's debut release, No More Heroes, this new eight-track collection is also heavy on soul and collaborative endeavors, including [...]
CHBP 2010: Blue Scholars in the Bean Room + INTERVIEW
You didn't think Nikki B would settle for zero face time with Blue Scholars, did you? Thank you Caffe Vita and KEXP for the Bean Room shows! Not only was it an intimate Blue Scholars show aired live on Street Sounds with Larry Mizell Jr., but Blue Scholars also played a four new songs off their new album Cinemetropolis due out in early 2011. Sabzi got a little buck and nearly fell off a speaker, [...]
CHBP 2010: Blue Scholars
Suzi Pratt had a front row view of Blue Scholars from the photo pit! I on the other had did not. :D Although at least 200 rows deep, it was still clear that Blue Scholars rocked it for the home team. Emcee Geologic (Geo) and producer Sabzi formed Blue Scholars when they were students at the University of Washington back 2002. Seeing Geo sport a vintage UW jersey made the Blue Scholars CHBP [...]
Download the New Blue Scholars Track “Summertime in the SEA”
Seattle hip-hop superstars Blue Scholars have released a brand new track entitled "Summertime in the SEA" and SSG has it for you! From their website: "Dove Shack’s “Summertime in the LBC” is anthemic seasonal perfection. If it hasn’t found its way onto your summer playlist, then you’re losing and you don’t even know it. Bumping that track has become a yearly tradition for us [...]
Also Tonight: 12 Books Poetry & Hip-Hop Salon
12 Books Poetry & Hip-Hop Salon @ Sorrento Hotel | 8 PM | FREE | All Ages w/Full Bar This free event, featuring spoken word poetry and a capella hip-hop performances, might be where all the cool kids are hanging out tonight. The list of those expected to appear is a virtual who's who of the Seattle hip-hop scene: Larry Mizell, Jr. (Mash Hall and Cancer Rising), Geologic (Blue Scholars), [...]
Macklemore, Blue Scholars
To See Rating: 9/10 Just Curious Rating: 8.5/10 Macklemore and Blue Scholars are two hip-hop acts that need no introduction, especially if you've been following SSG for a while. We've done interviews with them, posted new music buzz, and both Macklemore and Blue Scholars made Nikki B's Top 5 shows of 2009, and Top 5 Hip-Hop artists of 2009 lists. To check out SSG's library of content, go [...]
Tonight in Music: Mad Rad, Throw Me The Statue, Blue Scholars, and More!
Mad Rad, Throw Me The Statue, The Globes @ The Crocodile | 3/27 | 8 p.m. | $15 adv | 21+ Tonight, The Croc will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of its reopening. The year has been a successful one for the Crocodile, especially considering the famous venue's indefinite future after it's closing in December of 2007. Joining The Croc in this celebration are three local [...]
Just in: Blue Scholars, TRIPLE FEATURE
On the cusp of shutting out thousands of Seattleites foaming at the mouth to see Blue Scholars, they have added a third show. Blue Scholars will be playing March 28th with Macklemore and DJ Soul One. Find out about the other two shows and enter to win free tickets to a show of your choice HERE. Purchase tickets to day three of the triple feature here. Check out their new music video collage for [...]
Preview: Blue Scholars (WIN FREE TICKETS!!!)
Blue Scholars | 03/26 | w/ Common Market, Gordon Voidwell, Bambu| @ Showbox at the Market | SOLD OUT!!!!!!!!! Blue Scholars | 03/27 | w/ Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Das Racist, The Physics | @ Showbox at the Market | SOLD OUT!!!!!!!! Info on show three HERE What more is there to say about this hip-hop duo? Blue Scholars are invested in their community and and are active in it. They [...]
New Music: Blue Scholars – “Paul Valery”
When folks in this country think about the future, the privileged and well-to-do have the luxury of considering shiny spacesuits, hover-cars, and freeze-dried meals of prime rib and asparagus tips. The working-class, poor, and other marginalized groups of people, have other future fish to fry, however. Like contending with disparate opportunities when it comes to education, health care, and [...]
