As if there wasn’t enough to do tonight, Robitique is having a farewell party for their own Mike Tee.  This is the last gig from Mike for awhile as he is leaving on an airplane to Detroit tomorrow.  Go rock out with your disco out at Medusa.

RobotiquePhillySpace

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Beer Rave is back at Medusa this Saturday!!! Lets see, sweatiness, lots of beer, shots, Let Me Ride Crew, Peter Dragontail and The Rip Off from DC. Can you dig it? Pics from last jawn.  Free before 11, $5 after, Medusa 21st and Chestnut.
2 mixes courtesy of the special guests.
Peter Dragontail - Fast Times in the Italian Market (download)

The Rip Off - Vol 1 Spring (download)

Let Me Ride, The Rip Off, Peter Dragontail

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Surprisingly enough, its been 3 years with the Yinzers.  They’re celebrating this Saturday at Medusa with a gang of friends.  No cover, drink specials, and surprises oh my!

Yinzers turn 3

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In case you missed it (and I think you did, I don’t remember seeing you there), here’s some video from Cabide’s performance. Watch for the part where he’s hitting the pads so fast you can’t see his fingers.

- Seg

PS: Catch Cabide live at Jang House Tonight in what will likely be his last Philly performance

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Sdjsfdjklfsd.  Suspended because of rain?  Oh cruel baseball gods.  On the plus side, I didn’t miss much when I picked up a shivering Cabide DJ from 30th Street Station, laden with MPC, Miami bass records, and a boatload of DVDs and CDs.

Who is Cabide DJ?  Only the craziest, most incredible live performing DJ from all of Rio de Janeiro, cranking out an endless wattage of funk (aka baile funk or funk carioca), Rio’s homegrown style derived from Miami booty bass.

Over at my bread ‘n’ butter blog, Beat Diaspora, I explained the full story.  But to summarize for the Philadelphians: Cabide is one of the originators of this crazy mash-up of Miami bass beats with Portuguese vocals and off the wall samples.  Every weekend, a million plus cariocas (residents of Rio) frequent massive bailes funk (funk balls — so to call the genre “baile funk” is a misnomer; to any real funkeiro it’s just plain funk).  Some are thrown by the armed criminal factions that control Rio’s drug trade in the city’s 700+ favelas (squatter communities, City of God is a good place to start though not at all the full story), but plenty are thrown in sports clubs, community spaces, out in the street, or even in chic clubs downtown.  By and large, though, this is the music of the city’s young & poor, but endlessly exuberant.

Other than mega-star DJ Marlboro, it’s a first-time event to get a legit DJ born and raised in Rio’s funk scene up to the States and playing shows outside Brazuca (Brazilian immigrant) hotspots like Newark; Boston; Queens; Hyannis, MA; Framingham, MA; Danbury, CT; and Bridgeport, CT. Even XLR8R is blowing it up. And to some extent, Philly is a natural stop for a funk DJ, seeing as O Senhor Diplo was instrumental in popularizing the sound among American ears (cf some early mixtapes), which he continues with the documentary Favela on Blast.  It just premiered in Rio a couple weeks ago, and Cabidão himself makes an appearance.  Diplo and Cabide will be sharing the stage toward the end of the Mad Decent tour in Bmore (thx Cullen!), and maybe Philly too if the stars align (Starlight Ballroom, that is).  Plus, Philly’s got a growing Brazilian community.  The Flamin Hotz posse is gonna blanket the Northeast tomorrow with flyers, followed by gorging ourselves on Brazilian BBQ (assuming this rain delay keeps up).  Speaking of FHZ, consider yourself lucky that we dropped some massive funk releases this year, which facilitated Cabide’s tour.

The local sched:

• Tuesday we kick it off with WKDU’s Rhythm N’ Time at 1-3 pm (listen live online or 91.7 on the FM dizzle).
• Thursday night, an FHZ throw down at the Medusa (or should it be “O Medusão”).

• Next Monday, we be Jangin’ it up.  Flyer forthcoming.

And if you weren’t convinced already, just check out the motherfuckin’ sampler de fogo.

Too bad U.S. customs got their panties in a wad about this one.  He’ll be bringing the heat regardless.

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Oh snap! Its going to be like Rio in there! Cabide DJ is on tour throughout the Northeast from Boston to DC and will be stopping by at Medusa, Thursday Oct 30th. Warming up the night will be Gregzinho and Chip and Becky Soundsystem. Expect Baile funk, bassline, club, hip hop and more. Cabide brought his MPC and a gang of Miami Bass records, so expect a crazy night. Its free entry all night and at the bar there is an optional $10 all you can drink special from 10 - 12. Sadly his sampler do fogo couldn’t clear customs. Click the link for a live recording. He rigged his sampler with two flame throwers. So ill.

Cabide was featured on Funkeiro e Progresso EP and the funk cd: Pancadao do Morro both released on Flamin Hotz. Expect giveaways from Flamin Hotz all night.

Check out the full schedule and more info over at Gregzinho’s blog Beat Diaspora.

Bonus: Cabide DJ - Live using MPC

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Beer Rave is back this Saturday at Medusa! This week they brought in Jhn Rdn and Paul from Philthy.us. Free b4 11, $5 after and of course drink specials. “9-11 Shot of Whisky and a Pabst. Or a Juicy Sparks all for $2 Anddd $1 Pabstssss”

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Get the track list here.

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Oh snap! Stereofaith is bringing in Scottie B and Chris Brooks from Unruly Records this Friday to Medusa. Lets Go!

For your listening pleasure, a DJ Mix from Scottie B

Unruly Records

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Saturday, July 17th, Flamin Hotz x 5151 present I Can Hass Bass at Medusa Lounge. Expect bass music from around the world. We got rappy raps, bmore, baile, bounce, kuduro, rave jams, some funk, soul, disco, and all around party jams from Chip & Becky Sound system, di1, Icy Mike, Big Boy Dubs and more.
Special invited guests include DJ AM, Steve Aoki, Emynd & Bo Bliz (who are DJing at the Barbary), Gillie Da Kid, Jay Z and special walk through by Maya (you know MIA) at 12:12. No cover, drink specials, photos by someone with a camera, hosted by someone with lots of scene points. Medusa Lounge, 21st and Chestnut.

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Friday May 30th, 5151 and Flamin Hotz present the Hail Social release party at Medusa.  Free entry, record giveaways, celebrity dj’s and band members.  Cheap dranks, chip & becky rate this as going to be 4 popped collars cool.

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