The Wakeup--Very good song, download it for free

Mercury the Maroon @ bandcamp.com

Mercury from The Dugout put his whole album, Higher Learning, up on Bandcamp.com for you, and me! You can download it for free, or name your own price! Sounds like good money to me!

The Wakeup--Mercury

Calling All Libras

I went to a couple Librafest events last year. Real tough. This BBQ is going to be really special. Pass through if you're in Brooklyn.

Summer Madness--I will be at this Block Party this Saturday

Apparently The Dugout has taken over mad streets in Brooklyn this Saturday as part of Make Music New York, an organization that puts on live outdoor shows throughout the city. This event below is the big one, but I hear there are shows at:

Southpaw (5th Ave and St. John's)
Solomon's Porch Cafe (Halsey St.)
Food for Thought (Marcus Garvey)


"The Take Over" Make Music New York
North 12th Street Block Party (between Bedford Ave. & Berry St., McCarren Park)

Hosted by The Dugout, The Real Live Show, New Rap Order, WheatBread Radio, CasaNova Studios, Boring Inc.
Saturday, June 21st, 12pm - 8pm

This Block party is definitely the place to be this first day of summer. A Street event like no other, this "Take Over" event combines some of NYC's most buzz worthy and innovative live bands with some of the region's most notable rising Hip-Hop front runners. With a music tent, Break dance crews, celebrity DJs, and FREE BARBECUE, this block party follows the lead of Dave Chappelle's landmark event by taking Brooklyn by storm. Come eat, listen, dance, celebrate, and be merry as we Take Over Brooklyn, the Brooklyn way this first day of summer as part of NYC's citywide Make Music New York festival!

Featured Acts
Sankofa Presents...
Nova Clutch
Gif
Caktuz Tree..?13 of Wheatbread Radio
The Real Live Show
The Dugout
The Antidote

Also Featuring
DJs Silva Sir Fa, DJs Stimulus & Dhundee of The Brooklyn Bounce, DJ Parler and DJ K-Black of The Urban Go Green Tour

sponsors
Smart Water/Vitamin Water
Honest Tea
WheatBread Radio

Event will also be streamed globally via internet radio on WheatBread radio of the PNC Network. Event will also air the following week on Local Television on NROtv. There will also be a virtual concert in Second Life's virtual Skybar, Cak'z Oasiz

This event is in conjunction with Make Music New York, a city-wide event of over 800 concerts to occur outdoors on the first day of summer, Saturday June 21st.
for information go to the timeout ny site

Next up to bat--The Dugout

For the next few months, I will be making it my business to give exposure to music that needs to be heard round the world. For all of the "Yungs" and "Lils" of the world, you have a collective called The Dugout who allow you to exhale. I chose these guys first, because they have garnered a respectable amount of attention with no label deal. At a recent show I attended at Brooklyn's Southpaw, I watched this group take over the night with their energy. Point blank, The Dugout just might be my favorite crew right now. They're all over Baje One's "Weightless EP", which was recently released on Def Jux Records for FREE download. I've been to a few shows before, and trust your Barber, they're worth seeing. Check out the title track from this EP featuring Mercury.



Here's a video I peeped for a song of Mercury's called "TCB". I appreciate anyone who appreciates TCB. Kept combs from breaking in my family for years! Anyhow, I don't think the song has much to do directly with activator spray:



I first remember seeing Cavalier in a VH1 commercial that aired during the first Hip Hop Honors ceremony. I've also seen his name popping up in various blogs, including The Smoking Section. There's a damn good reason too. Check this video he did for a song called "Dionne"



I did a lil' post on StarPower's Petting Zoo mixtape, which is still my favorite release of '08. Here's a track from it called
Syllable Texture: