It has been amazing to see everyone band together in efforts to assist the Haitians through this earthquake disaster. Here is one more event that needs to be at the top of your list: The Haiti Relief Show with Common Market, The Physics, Sol, and Dyno Jamz; hosted by Khingz on February 4, 2010. Here is the press release from Sol. Purchase your tickets here.
On February 4th, in an act of solidarity, Neumos and artists from the Seattle Hip Hop community will be hosting an All-Ages night of music and fund raising for the non-profit Doctors Without Borders efforts in Haiti. Featuring Common Market, The Physics, Sol, and Dyno Jamz; hosted by Khingz.
Seattle, WA. — Thursday, Feb. 4th is one of the most important nights in recent Seattle music history. After last week’s earthquake in Haiti, Neumos, a talented group of performers, a number of promotion companies, and several student organizations at the University of Washington have joined forces to respond to this tragedy. Performing this evening is Common Market, The Physics, Sol, Dyno Jamz, DJ Pryme, and the break crew Flying Sneakers. Hosting the night is Haitian-American Khingz of Abyssinian Creole.
100% of the money raised from The Haiti Relief Show will go towards medical care in Haiti provided by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders. This show is $10 Advance/12 at the door, and All-Ages/Bar with ID. Doors will open at 7 P.M. Advance tickets are on sale now at: neumos.com, Moe Bar, Rudy’s Barbershops, and select QFCs.
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world and the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. In order to rebuild and recover from the catastrophic earthquake it will take continued international aid and the raising of awareness throughout our global community. Organized by performer Sol and Neumos, The Haiti Relief Show is built on this model. All the entertainers and some of the staff will be working the night for free, as well Neumos will be donating the rent for the night to Doctors Without Borders in addition to the money raised through the cover charge.
Plan ahead to be at this show, and we’ll have more from Sol and Khingz in the very near future.
In a climate of Independent hip-hop where subject matter is often kept to the flagrant, ostentatious, and vulgar, it is refreshing to have another Seattle spokesman who is using his candid life experiences to make a difference in others lives. Have you heard the groundbreaking song “Otherside“ off of the VS. EP from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis? Download “Otherside”, and if you want give it a listen while you read, please do.
In this song “Otherside,” Macklemore gets in deep about social drug use. Many people do it for fun without considering the long-term effects, or worse, the possible short-term effect—death. Macklemore takes a second person look at someone who didn’t think he had a problem with drugs. His girlfriend ended up finding him dead due to a mistaken overdose. Sobering thoughts followed by the words “We live on the cusp of death thinking that it won’t be us.”
Macklemore sang this song live for the first time at Bumbershoot 2009 in front of thousands of people. As he started the song, he held his head high and announced, “I celebrating one year of sobriety.” Whether the individual members of the audience were winning the same fight, still making the choice if they wanted to fight, or just respectfully looking on, everyone was touched, moved, and inspired. Macklemore might not ever know how many people’s lives, and the lives of their families, he’s effected by having the courage to use his own failures and triumphs as a beacon of hope so that others can do the same.
Ryan Lewis is not to be overlooked as the producer and other half of Macklemore’s most recent project. Ryan Lewis is the visionary when it comes to the music behind Macklemore’s words. Lewis is decisive about what direction they are going to go in, and he creates an immaculate product for Macklemore to rap to. If it weren’t for Lewis’ dedication to perfect production, Macklemore might be just another rapper with a GarageBand demo and an immense amount of potential.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are having an album release party on November 27th, and they are doing it in grand style. They are performing an all ages show, doors at 5:30 pm, and a 21+ show, doors at 10pm. The early show will feature Hella Dope, The Next Door Neighbors, Kung Foo Grip, DJ Sabzi, and will be hosted by Grynch, “the King of Ballard.” The late show will feature The Physics, Symmetry, Xperience, The Next Door Neighbors, DJ Terry Radjaw, and will be hosted by El Mizell, Seattle’s resident S**t talker.
Please enjoy the interview below with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis where they talk about the flavor of their new EP VS., and about the experience they had making it. After you’ve enjoyed that, please enjoy the extra special video of the second half of “Otherside” performed A Cappella, recorded and produced by Ryan Lewis.
Seattle Show Gal is in hot pursuit of undiscovered talent! How many great bands are out there that are slipping through the cracks? Seattle is saturated with so much music, it would be nearly impossible to sift through it all to find the good stuff. The Seattle Show Gal staff is not so proud to think that we can bring you all of it, but we are actively pursuing all different types of acts to give you a pulse on what is going on--right here in Seattle! (See more in "About")
