live music around town (the REAL LIVE SHOW)

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TIMEOUT, my go-to events publication, has made finding great free live music in the city easy.timeoutnewyork.com/makemusic allows you to sort by genre, type of performance or borough-neighborhood to find your perfect offering. i'm headed to the outside block party this saturday in williamsburg to peep my guys: the REAL LIVE SHOW! here's a brief description of the event. I'll be doing a brief set on the 1's and 2's at ONE PEE-EM (1pm). so come on by - hope see you there!

The Real Live Show

June, 21 2008 at MAKE MUSIC NYC- Outside Block Party- Williamsburg
bedford, Brooklyn, New York
Cost : free

Make Music New York is a new live, free musical celebration across the city that takes place each June 21—the longest day of the year. On that day, public space throughout the five boroughs—sidewalks, parks, community gardens, and more—become impromptu musical stages, dance floors, and social meeting points. Thousands of amateur musicians, in every genre, perform on sidewalks for the biggest crowds of their lives. Professional musicians perform for new audiences, who come out from under their headphones to hear unfamiliar groups risk-free. And everyone is invited to sing along and enjoy the first day of summer. Our event will be on North 12th & Bedford @ McCarren Park. GLACEAU drinks will be served at our free catering table.

new mix from me - for you.

i haven't made a mix in awhile -- so consider yourselves blessed. :)
it's been incredibly hot here in NYC this week - thus, this mix is entitled : SCORCHER.

you only have until JUNE 18th to download from this site. so, get to it!

(two files - parts 1 & 2)

https://download.yousendit.com/20AA9042159607DA

http://download.yousendit.com/9151423B4AE816BB

jazzified in NYC

this year, for the first time in 4 years, my dad and i will not be going to the north sea jazz festival. :( they pushed the date back from prior years - and my dad and his wife had planned on being here, in the states, during the time frame when the festival will take place this year. as a result, i am trying to visit more jazz venues in the city - hoping to soak in what i'll miss...

tonite jamal and i saw terence blanchard and his quintet at the jazz standard. terence composed many of spike lee's scores - and is considered a 'young lion' -- the new guard bringing incredible straight-ahead jazz to the masses. it was my first time to the small venue a mere 10 blocks from my house - inexcusable, i know! terence was a delight and his band was stellar - stand out performances by all. pianist from cuba, bassist from philly, sax player from tucson (tucson, i know!!!) - and drummer from houston. a wonderful combo, who ended the night with an ode to shaft (he's a bad mutha - shut yo' mouth)... you could tell they were having a good ole time on stage - the best kind if performance - and a wonderful end to a saturday night.

wake up!

now here's a serious branding play from our friends @ A/S. wake dat a$$ up!!! only question is if the tablets do more damage to the lining of your tummy than the alcohol the night before! ;)

eat mor chikin

this past weekend, i went back to philly for my reunion - more on that in the next entry. this one i want to dedicate to chick-fil-A. first thing i did when i pulled into philly on the bus was to go to the Gallery Mall to grab the chick-fil-A strips with waffle fries and polynesian sauce. darryl and raffy thought i was jokin' when i called and offered to bring them some after just having gotten off the greyhound, in the rain. but it is NO laughing matter. :) wow -- it was good. their advertisng, speaking of laughing, is pretty cute. it centers around cows urging us to eat chicken, not burgers. (outdoor ad pictured above - some guerilla mktg clips on youtube). if you live in the northeast, you may not have ever seen an ad though...

ya see, they don't really have locations in new york - or north of it. apparently there is one at an NYU dorm, but i'm not sure if you have to a student/ faculty to get to it... i'll explore it more and report back. so as a result i go whenever i can. i even convinced dan & afia to head to a chick-fil-A directly after jamal/ jess' wedding ceremony in south carolina last summer. i think i might have also opted to fly through atlanta once, in order to score more tasty treats. i'm addicted. anyhow, if you find yourself in any close proximity to a chick-fil-A, stop in. it's good eatin'! -- and PLEASE bring me some.

brilliantly executed clip

Man in elevator for 41 hours.
Video of his Oct. 15, 1999, ordeal in an elevator in New York's McGraw-Hill building.

just a hobby

i have a number of friends, and several cousins who make their living as photographers. i enjoy photography immensely and must admit i'd like to focus on learning more about it. for now, i amble through city streets and take snapshots with my Nokia Nseries device, which some may call a phone - much to the dismay of many people at my former employer. here are a few of those shots.


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