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Brazil’s bad ass duo, The Twelves, will be visiting Baltimore this Wednesday, May 16th. They will be making a few more stops in the states, but not many. Don’t miss them if they are near you. In the meantime, check out their classic Essential Mix from late 2009.

LA’s Classixx will be at DC’s U Street Music Hall this Saturday, May 29th. Doors open at ten, tickets are $10 and the venue is 18+. A few weeks ago I posted an older Classixx mix that stays in constant rotation, make sure you check it out.

From U Street Music Hall

Barely into their twenties, Classixx has begun defining a new sound for the Los Angeles electronic music scene. A refreshing change from the trance and techno inspired Electro that has been dominating dance floors, their Donna Summer’esque grooves have caught the ears of music aficionados, fans and artists alike. With recent remixes for groundbreaking artists such as Phoenix, The Ting Tings, Shiny Toy Guns and The Sounds their funky midtempo sound is turning heads everywhere. Their single, “I’ll Get You” featuring Jeppe (Junior Senior), is a debut track from the new collaboration between Kitsune Records and photoblogger Mark TheCobraSnake.

Truly amazing live light design by Joakim Faxvaag, who has been on tour with the band Phoenix for the past year. Check out his site for some photos as well. The DC Phoenix show is sold out but I might have to get one of my girlfriends to spring for  some tickets on Craigslist after seeing this…

(Via Austin Surreal)

Yo, Matt Sonzala of Austin Surreal has posted the full hip hop lineup for SXSW 2010 as of February 19th. Pretty awesome opportunities to hear a lot of great music. Check out the full lineup after the jump.

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My effin Gawd, I cannot keep up. The best job done, regarding fee parties is Austinist’s SXSWist’s because I seriously cannot keep up with this stuff! I posted what I could…this shit is seriously overwhelming! Look through it, see what you like, RSPV ASAP.

Yo! With the music festival of all music festivals less than a month away, looks like more information on the free parties is starting to flow in. Here are some that I think look pretty cool, make sure you check out Austinist for a crazy comprehensive list and follow their special SXSW twitter feed @sxswist

One of the most interesting looking parties/shows is the Six Stages over Texas block party with VIP tickets including free bourbon, beer and free food…not quite sure what the heck it’s all about, but will update when I find out.

Austin360 recently put up a list of unofficial parties as well, looks like there will be plenty going on.

If you’re having an event you want to promote, hit up the comments section or hit me up on twitter, @thehonestap

March 17-18

Paste Magazine Party RSVP

March 18 – 20

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Tuesday March 16

RSVP

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Art Disaster 10 at Beauty Bar - 8pm – 2am RSVP
DJ Orión, Shunda K, The White White Lights, Leopold and His Fiction, Red Wanting Blue, Lachi, DJ uLovei (Inside)
Pomegranates, The Shondes, Sunset, Bright Light Social Hour, CAW! Caw!, DJ Evol (Outside)

Wednesdeay March 17

Gigacrate RSVP

Thursday March 18

Do It To It 3 at Silhouette - 8pm – 2am RSVP
with Bird Peterson, Cubic Zirconia, Small Town Romeo, Prince Klassen, Mike 2600, DJ Mel, DJ Pump + DJ Hedspin, Jimmy 2 Times

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ACL is upon us once again and unfortunately for me, I am stuck in DC aka The Real World and can’t be in the capital city to see the awesome lineup this year. Lucky for you reading this, you are in Austin and either looking for an alternative to the ACL craziness or looking for something to do after the day’s activities wind down. For all the Austinites, congratulations on what is sure to be another successful ACL, for all of the tourists, take care of my city, I plan on making a triumphant return one day and I hope I can still recognize my city by then. Anyway, here’s the break, break, down:

Friday October 2

Voxtrot + A Dj set from Phoenix!
Hang out with all of the cool skinny jeans kids at Beauty Bar, as and Learning Secrets hosts one of my favorite Austin bands, Voxtrot. with set design from Prototype Vintage Design.Too add on to the awesomeness, Loyauté Soundsystem aka Phoenix will be doing a dj set…WOW! Check out the video announcement from Learning Secrets and RSPV now!

The Knux + Bird Peterson + The Table Manners Crew
Social media and music music site imeem.com along with Keep it Local present hip hop from hip hop duo The Knux at The Independent along with dj badasses Bird Peterson and The Table Manners Crew. This event is free, just have to RSVP at imeem.com/live and get there early!

Saturday October 3

Soul of the Boot Entertainment and Strangetribe Productions present Dj Rich Medina, Martin Perna, Peligrosa Dj’s, and Dj Chorizo Funk at The Back Alley Social Club. $8 at the door but if you RSVP on Strangetribe’s Facebook page it’s only $5.

Check out Soul of the Boot’s page for more information.
Sunday October 4

Big Sean Meet and Greet
Austin clothing boutique Complete Clothing will be hosting G.O.O.D. Music’s Big Sean at their brand campus location on Guadalupe. You know those G.O.O.D. music kids roll deep, I’m sure Mike Posner will make an appearance and who knows who else might make a cameo.

Also, Austin’s legendary restaurant and concert venue Stubbs, always does a great job of getting some of the best ACL acts for longer and more intimate sets. Check out the Stubbs concert site and maybe you can catch a group you missed during the day or if you weren’t lucky enough to get tickets you can check them out at the Stubb’s amphitheater.

Austinist.com also has a great slideshow of some of the parties going on this weekend, including Broken Social Scene at Seaholm Friday Night.

If you have an event going on this weekend during ACL, contact me and I’ll update the post with the greatest and latest. Holler!

From 20/20 and Poise, Rebecca Powe and Arika Haynes:

Hello Austin!
Please join us at Firehouse Lounge on Saturday, June 6th for a great night full of giveaways from Keep It Local (ATX) & The Originators (LA).  There will be performances by Urban Transit, Blitz Freestyle Company, and DJ Diamond Tip. Gather your friends and dress to impress because the best dressed group of 5 or more wins a FREE BOTTLE.  Also, enter a chance to win a $100 BAR TAB by simply registering your email address with us. Email rsvpbecca[at]gmail.com to enter.

What: Hello Austin Party
When: Saturday, June 6th, 9p-2a
Where: Firehouse Lounge, 605 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
* $5 Cover
* 21+

20/20 and Poise will be giving away free copies of their Bullets mixtape before 11pm, so arrive early. Check out the promo video from the Eclectic Styles of Summer 2009, which was brought to you by Arika Haynes, Rebecca Powe & 2020 and Poise.

2nd Annual Pachanga Latino Music Festival Youtube Playlist

 
The 2nd Annual Pachanga Latino Music Festival will take place in Austin, Texas May 30, 2009 at Fiesta Gardens. Seeing how I am definitely not a tejano fan, there are some acts on the lineup that I would not recommend seeing, but it’s good to see that the lineup is pretty diverse and includes some great latin alternative groups. For me personally, it would be worth the entrance price just to check out Mexican Institute of Sound, Ocote Soul Sounds and Brownout. Check out the rest of the lineup on the Pachanga fest site. This is a great festival to support, they’re bringing in great acts and I hope it keeps growing. 

Links
Pachanga Music Festival Lineup
Pachanga Music Festival on Twitter
Purchase Tickets 

Swiped from ConfessionsofaCollector.com

Tanya Morgan will be having a listening party for their latest album, Brooklynati, in DC this weekend. 

Saturday, May 9th
Liv | 2001 11th st NW, Washington DC
7 – 9pm | 21+

No cover and supposedly free Red Stripe from 7 – 8pm…oh word?

My good friend Mike, better known to many from Mike and Ike, has finished up medical school and will be moving away from Austin. The only real emcee/MD that I know of, Mike found a way over the last few years to keep making music in between work and school and will now be moving away to DFW to continue doing what he does. He will be celebrating Saturday May 2 at Dirty Bill’s in Austin (511 Rio Grande), Dj Diamond Tip will be spinning some of Mike’s favorite songs, Mike will jump on the mic for a few songs and maybe invite some friends to do a few songs for old times sake.

If you are not familiar with Mike, he just finished up some collaborations with Hero and Rad, Mic Skills and Mike and Ike’s debut album has been made available recently on Bandcamp. Check out the the music and if you know Mike make sure you’re at Dirty Bill’s in Austin this Saturday May 2.