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Rob’s Top 5 Photos From The Graffiti Jam

Ripley — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:23:49 +0000

Last Friday was a blast! BIG thanks to all that came out and made our Graffiti Jam a blast. Mash Hall kicked ass and the overall vibe was great.

Here are my top 5 favorite photos from the night.

Click here to see the rest of the set…I will be posting all the x-tra photos that did not make the gallery later this week.

Enjoy!

Tomorrow Night!! Artifakt 4th Annual Graffiti Jam Featuring Mash Hall

Ripley — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:26:18 +0000

Tomorrow night at Lo_Fi is our 4th annual graffiti jam. I’m so excited for this event it is going to be EPIC! To make things even better, Lo_Fi has been remodeled and looks super nice. Also, we will be unveiling a brand new mural painted on the side of Lo_Fi. There will be lights in the parking lot so everyone can check the mural out. Finally, with Mash Hall headling our musical acts this event is going to be so much fun!

Here is a sneak peak of the mural below. I have been going by everyday and documenting the progression. I will be making a time lapse video of the mural project and will be posting it soon. I will also be posting finished photos.

Enjoy!

4th Annual Graffiti Jam

Ripley — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:11:22 +0000

We are back!

At lo_fi in Seattle, WA on Aug 20th we are coming correct to bring you our biggest graffiti show ever. We have some dope artists and proper music. We will also be featuring wearable art bandannas hand printed by avail. The bandannas feature masks on each side…..one is a demon-face mask from bali of a Rangda……and the other is a demon-face hannya mask from japan. They are both mythological female characters with fangs from the two different cultures. These will be available at the show and we only have a small run so come to the show and pick one up before they are gone!

The line up goes like this:

Music:

Mash Hall, Life Cycle, Rockwell Powers–Kings and Comics Release Party, with B-Awake, Gazmo and DJ Hanibal

Artists:

Aorta, Auras, Avail, Blink, Burn, Cruel, Dkoy, Graves, Grym, Keger, Limit, Pubs, Sneke, Video, Weirdo

This show is sure to go off! I can hardly wait!!

Trashed Does It Again!

Flat Black — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:01:50 +0000

A big thanks to everyone who came out to the Vol. 5 of Trashed!!

Vol.6 is on Saturday, July 3rd, at the Baltic Room and will be featuring…

Gigamesh of DiscoTech & Señor Stereo

Gigamesh // DiscoTech // Señor Stereo

Gigamesh is best described as a “new millenium musician”: someone who is a jack of all trades, and master of none. He is a multi-instrumentalist, remix artist, DJ, engineer and producer (recently adding a Billboard single to his résumé), but he readily admits that none of those activities is enough to hold his interest for very long.

First gaining attention with his work as a producer in DiscoTech, Gigamesh is a name known worldwide by open-format club DJs. However, he considers that his ‘day job’. His real interests lie in forward-thinking music that can’t be easily categorized or digested by casual music listeners. His most well known song outside of the pop realm is a remix of Radiohead’s Everything in its Right Place, which has found its way to the top 10 on Hype Machine multiple times. He also made an official remix of Classixx huge nu-disco hit ‘I’ll Get You’ that saw rotation on popular BBC mixshows and in clubs around the world. Recently Gigamesh has stumbled into being a pop producer as his remix of Mike Posner’s Cooler Than Me was chosen over the original to get an official release on J Records (labeled ‘Single Mix’, it was at #19 and rising on Billboard Dance 100 as of this writing).

Along with his own material, Gigamesh is also a member of the group Señor Stereo. June 29th is the release date of their first EP on Slow Roast Records.

Here’s that remix of Mike Posner’s “Cooler Than Me” as well as other Gigamesh & DiscoTech tunes. Enoy! =]

Mike Posner – Cooler Than Me (Gigamesh Remix)

Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine (Gigamesh Remix)

Lykke Li – Little Bit (Gigamesh Remix)

Michael Jackson – Thriller (DiscoTech Remix)

DiscoTech – She’s Devastating

T.I. – Whatever You Like (DiscoTech Remix)

Flat Black & Bryan Furious

Flat Black // Bryan Furious

Photo Booth By:

www.tuffer.com

And for all you Facebookers make sure to add our Trashed Group and confirm you’re coming on the event posting.

The Baltic Room

1207 Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98101 (Map)

Doors open at 9pm

Ladies Night! Ladies Free Before 11pm, $10 After – Guys $10

21+ w/ID

Aaron Simpson – Simplify Mix Sessions Vol 1

Flat Black — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:30:09 +0000

Aaron Simpson – Simplify Mix Sessions Volume 1

DOWNLOAD PACK: Simplify Mix Sessions Volume 1

01 HavocNDeed feat Skaught Perry – Headspin – Play Me
02 The Heavy – How You Like Me Now (Joker Remix) – Counter
03 Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix) – Wichita
04 Doctor P – Sweet Shop – Circus
05 Drumsound Bassline Smith feat Youngman – R U Ready – Technique
06 Fourward – Fury (The Bassist Remix) – Simplify
07 Innerpartysystem – Last Night In Brooklyn (NumberNin6 Remix) – Dub
08 Luna Lea – Leaving For Mars (B.Rich Remix) – Play Me
09 Kitch n’ Sync & Wonk – Pumpin’ My Shit (B.Rich Remix) – LU10
10 Booty Luv – Say It (Nero Remix) – Spinnin’
11 NTRLD feat Thurgood – Modern Warfare – Simplify
12 Flux Pavilion – Voscillate (Roksonix Remix) – Circus
13 NTRLD – White Chains – Simplify
14 EmalKay – When I Look At You – Dub Police
15 Nneka – Heartbeat (Chase & Status Remix) – Yo Mama’s
16 Paul Harris vs Eurythmics – I Want You (Bar9 Remix) – Dub
17 The Bassist – The Craft – Simplify
18 Benga – Rock Music – Tempa
19 Fantastadon – End In Sight (J.Rabbit Remix) – Simplify
20 Erik Hassle – Hurtful (George Lenton Remix) – Dub
21 HavocNDeed – Bass4YaFace – Play Me
22 The Streets – In the Middle (Nero Remix) – New State
23 Dev79 – Live n Die For The Street Bass (B.Rich Remix) – Dub
24 Nero – Innocence – MTA
25 Sub Focus – Coming Closer VIP – RAM
26 Frankee – Dancefloor Dub – Proximity
27 Blame & Ruff Sqwad – On My Own (Drumsound & Bassline Smith Remix) – New State

Running Time: 54:19

www.aaronsimpson.com
www.simplifyrecordings.com

The New Law Tonight

Ripley — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:42:28 +0000

TONIGHT! THE NEW LAW will be joining Champagne Champagne, No-Fi Soul Rebellion and Continental Soldiers at Comet Tavern on Capitol Hill for a night of hip hop, trip hop, soul, punk, and all sorts of other radness. THE NEW LAW is kicking off the night, so get there early! Doors at 8 p.m. If you have never heard The New Law then I recomend you check out this show. The New Law has a unique sound that mixes funky beats with saxophone sounds.

Saturday May 29th…

Ripley — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:17:06 +0000

Hey everyone!

Next weekend we are back in Tacoma at Jazzbones to bring you another packed night of artwork and hip-hop. We are going to have Julie Luke performing live art and a great line up featuring:

Logics
Fatal Lucciauno
State Of The Artist
W/ Artifakt Resident Djs Hanibal & Reign

Featured Artists:
Tyler Haney
Xavier Lopez
Jeremy Gregory
Julie Luke

Come join us Saturday May 29th at Jazzbones. Doors at 9pm

Trashed Volume 4: Lost Boys 12th Anniversary

Ripley — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:49:11 +0000

This is going to be MASSIVE!! Vol.4 is on Saturday, May 1st, at the Baltic Room and will be featuring…

THE LOST BOYS 12 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!

:: Lst Bys ::
(Sean Majors, Gene Lee, Marty Mar)

The Lost Boys Family of promoters, DJs and producers started developing a reputation for quality over twelve years ago. With their events gathering thousands of people in some of the biggest venues in the northwest, to their records being played by some of the world’s biggest DJs, this crew has always been synonymous with excellence.

The Lost Boys have had their music played from Australia to Hong Kong, being rocked by the likes of Donald Glaude, Lawnchair Generals, Mark Farina and Kaskade. Their productions have ranged from funky house music to electro dancefloor fillers.

http://www.myspace.com/seanmajors
http://www.myspace.com/genelee23
http://www.myspace.com/djmartymarmusic

:: TIGERBEAT ::
http://www.facebook.com/jtigerbeat
http://Twitter.com/tigerbeat206

:: Bryan Furious & DJ Venus ::
http://www.facebook.com/bryanjfurious
http://www.myspace.com/missdjvenus

Photo Booth provided by Tuffer Harris:
http://www.tuffer.com/

Doors open at 9pm
$10 • 21+ w/ID

Attention Tacoma!

Ripley — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:41:04 +0000

On Friday there is a real exciting event at the Fulcrum Gallery. The New Law will be performing on Friday in Tacoma. If you have not seen the New Law perform before I highly recommend attending. We have had the New Law perform at a bunch of events in the past and they always rocked the crowd…here is the info:

First Fridays Fundraiser at Fulcrum

Tacoma Contemporary & Fulcrum Gallery bring you The New Law

1308 M.L.K. 10pm – 3am $6.00 21+ w id.

I might just go down to Tacoma for this event! So, if you don’t have anything to do Friday…head to the Fulcrum Gallery for a great night of music.

Coming Up At The SAM

Ripley — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:42:59 +0000

There is an interesting installation coming to The Seattle Art Museum in May. What is this installation you ask? Well, the installation is about Kurt Cobain. We all grew up listening to Nirvana and that band was what “grunge” was all about. I think that this exhibit will be very powerful and nostalgic as we remember what we were all doing while this artist was still alive.

Check out more info here at the SAM website

This excerpt is from the SAM website:

Grunge music is arguably Seattle’s greatest cultural export of the past 20 years, and Kurt Cobain was that movement’s central figure. The historical impact of Kurt Cobain cannot be denied or overestimated. During and after his brief career—which came to a premature end in 1994—his life and work have reverberated across the globe. Kurt celebrates that influence, in particular the effect he had on the creative lives and thought processes of artists.