Afro-punk Presents the Saul williams tour!

Yes yes yall. afro-punk is going cross country. They'll be hitting twenty cities starting in october on through November so if your in the vacinty of the one of the cities stop in and see what we have been so blessed to have here in NYC, and occasionally SXSW, CMJ, London and Japan. Natch!

October 21: New York City @ The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza (CMJ Festival)
October 22: Cleveland, OH @ Cambridge Room at The House of Blues
October 23: Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
October 25: Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
October 26: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
October 27: Chicago, IL @ Double Door
October 30: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
October 31: Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
November 1: Washington, DC @ Black Cat
November 4: Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
November 5: Orlando, FL @ The Social
November 6: New Orleans @ House of Blues
November 8: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
November 10: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
November 12: San Diego, CA @ Delta Room/House of Blues
November 13: Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
November 15: Portland, OR @ The Aladdin Theater
November 16: Seattle, WA @ Neumos
November 17: Vancouver, BC (details coming soon)

Afro-punk Festival wrap up.

-Photo James Spooner, Director of Afro-Punk

From its humble beginnings as a documentary project for Director James Spooner
trying to find himself in the veiled world of music and culture, race and norms Afro-punk has come along way. Joining forces with Matthew Morgan, Spooner began to do more with his film and crafted the festival. Being the 5th year of the festival it exploded from a few shows in clubs at it inception to a huge out door festival, with this year a skate and BMX contest with the promise of creating urban X-games activities in the future. I myself was apart of the background busying myself doing what I can, because that's what I do, helping it run as smooth as possible. I couldn't get as much footage or any interviews as i would of liked much to my distaste. Fortunately I can rely on the community, the bases the roots of the movement the reason why afro-punk exist as it does and continuing into the future, to pick from there resources to help in this wrap up.

I'm really impressed by what people caught and put together like this photo clip reel set to music from pcimprezzive detailing the Afro-punk Skate and BMX park,








-Photo's of this years art wall by Dwayne

Also afro-punk member Rhyson has a few great videos up from the first three days,






The final day was a communal event for the masses, tons of families with kids, artisans with their wares and of course music. Photos are from afRo$punkY of the < ---ju$t so aFro $punKy---> blog.


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-photo by afRo$punkY

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So until next year rolls around...hell don't be a stranger there are monthly events at Webster hall check the Afro-punk site for more info, but in any case it was a blast.

Bang Bang white Power to the pussy?

Before you see them end of month at the afropunk festival check out these two mixes by Ezra Bang and the Hot Machine's latest single. It'll be out by july 13th on,




WHITE POWER (TRASH FASHION RMRM SWEET 16 MIX)

PUSSY GOT 9 LIVES (HANNAH HOLLAND'S BODYPOP REMIX)

If you need more convincing of there dopeness check out some live footage of Ezra band and the Hot Machine!



Ezra Bang and The Hot Machine

If ya missed it...

Check out what you missed at the Afro-punk/Bronx Underground monthly Epic/Smash event for April, brought to you by the film making of Jenko of the band A Broken Code,

Pure Hell set to play Afro-punk!

Find out about the band before they take the stage at this years Afro-punk festival.

Joya Bravo

JOYA BRAVO

Joya Bravo is the shiiiiiiiit. I caught up with the violin maven at the Afro-punk Smash event, may 27, at Webster Hall and I was blown away with her stage presence. She just puts it to the wall and lets the band wail away.

She started out soft with a little violin bow play,



Then launched into this rockous first song,







I also loved the cover she did of 311's "Amber",








My girl just keeps on hitting it with the ill violin medley,

Amul9 in NYC

I got to interview the band before they set off to play back to back showcases.


The show was tons of fun wish you were there. Folks were getting down in the pit I almost got hit by a chair randomly, yeah a chair! Fun!

Check our they're page: http://afropunk.ning.com/profile/AMUL9

Peekaboo...

They see you.... PEEKABOO! Peekaboo theory are from deep in south. Houston Tx to be more precise. While in Austin Tx for SxSW I got a chance to see them play at the Afro-Punk showcase. They are seriously one of the better acts I've seen in a long time, long time. I wish you all get a chance to see them live one way or another. Here's sum video and pictures of the band in action.

I also have a little taste more of their music for you so Take a listern here


Thanks to the guys for all the great music. For more info on the band check them here,

http://afropunk.ning.com/profile/PEEKABOOTHEORY

Afro-Punk Brooklyn Based BUT Borderless Meet Up/Kick back- Group video

Just got the video in from the event, lol. I wish you all were there.



and cant forget this lovely bit of sunshine....



check our the rest of photos on the previous post,


Afropunk Brooklyn based BUT Boundles Meet up/kick back

and Numbisi's photo's of the event at :Vintage Blvd

Afro-Punk Brooklyn Based BUT Borderless Meet Up/Kick Back

These are the photo's for the event that went down. It was a dope setting. We stayed up all night long doing live feeds and eating drinking and being merry.


The group doing a little webstuff.

Ororo Monroe and Rhyson

Sonny Bombs and Saru Ookami Biby

Not A Punk and Danielainfinity


We did a grip of introductions and then got to the drinking and merriment. We also did a group writing exercise. As people entered the party I asked if they could write random sayings or words on post-it's. When a lot off people got in on it I broke out the purpose. I took a random post-its and read it out loud. We were then to do a two minute writing off the topic, then go around the room sharing what we wrote. It was fun to see what people wrote.


Rape Whistle and Brooklynfire

Saru Ookami Biby

(top row) Rape whistle, Danielainfinty, Brooklynfire, Rhyson. (Middle row) Susan, Ororo Monroe. (bottom row) Shamari rockca

Saru Ookami Biby, Danielainfinity and Rape Whistle

Numbisi


Danielainfinity

Bashira Webb

It was dope and I'm still up!!!!! NOWWWWWWW!!!! with no amphetamines to boot. So until next time.