Preview: Ladies Night w/ THEE Satisfaction, Katie Kate

February 8th, 2010

Written By: Billy McManus
Category: Previews

THEE Satisfaction, Katie Kate @ Neumos |  02/09 | 8 pm | $8

THEE Satisfaction

Seattle has a really strong hip hop scene, but often overlooked are the many female fronted groups that are also out there holdin’ it down. Whether you are unfamiliar with this side of the scene or an avid supporter, make sure you get down to Neumos Tuesday night to check out the action.  THEE Satisfaction will be  bringing their upbeat positive flows, and sweet dance moves to the stage to headline this all female review.

Their style is a blend of classic hip-hop hooks and smooth R&B vocal overlays reminiscent of Erykah Badu.  Tracks such as “Waltz” are clean, jazzy, rhythmic, and have vocals that will leave you bobbing your head. Musically, they are solid all the way around, and as stage presence goes, you will not be disappointed.  These ladies know how to perform. Check out this track from their set at Sneaker Pimps, and then go to their Myspace for a better listen.

Katie Kate

If you ever found yourself on Katie Kate’s myspace, you wouldn’t have to look around very long before you started to notice that she is a bit of a contradiction. Self proclaimed farm girl turned hip-hop star, her music is a clever mixture of urban tales and country innuendo; particularly the track “hunting,” a song about hitting the club and looking to hook up, euphemized with lines about guns and bait.  Her rhymes are smart and smooth, as are the beats and hooks.  If you’ve never seen her, take the time this Tuesday to head down to Neumos. It’s a pretty deep bill, with Canary Sing, Lisa Dank, Queerbait, Sap’n, and DJ Colby B.  Show starts at eight so get there early!

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Preview: Binary Star (WIN TICKETS!!!)

January 14th, 2010

Written by: Gabriel Arguelles
Category: Previews

Binary Star, D. Black @ Nectar Lounge |    01/17    |    8PM  (21+)    |    $10

Binary Star

Binary Star are one of those duos that, to quote ever-memorable Blueprint on the 2002 collaboration “Alchemy” with Aesop Rock, “dropped an ill LP and disappeared like Bobby Fischer.” Masters of the Universe is that LP, the one made Binary Star legends in their own right. The amazon.com diggers and other people who spend late nights ignoring the need for sleep, searching the internet for undiscovered music stumbled across Masters of the Universe and were blown away. The beats, mostly by Decompoze, were effectively simple and loop heavy, with nods to DJ Premier and the RZA. The rhymes get more intricate and are simile-heavy, like the Train of Thought album from Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek). Sadly, we haven’t heard from Binary Star since.

Until now.

2010 is the year for the return of Binary Star. Light Years Apart, their first disc since Masters of the Universe in 2000, will be droppin’ this year. They’ve been back in the lab and, thankfully for us, back on tour.

Seattle Show Gal has tickets to give away for this show! Click HERE, or e-mail contests@seattleshowgal.com with “Binary Shuffle” in the subject line for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the event. Don’t forget to include the name that the tickets should be held under at the door. Winner will be drawn at random at 3PM on the day of the show!

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