BROKEBEAT4 @ Cattivo

BROKEBEAT4 brings together two teams of underground MC’s, one from Baltimore/Maryland, the other from Upstate NY. Both crews are currently on east coast tours & we are lucky to have all TEN of these top notch MC’s bless us in one night.

Resident hosts DJ SPAED & DIVINE SEVEN keep it live between sets with the turntablism, future beats & freestyling you’ve come to expect from BROKEBEAT.

MR. OWL & TIMEBOMB present BROKEBEAT4:
Underground MC’s of Maryland vs. Upstate NY

J BERD vs. DAO JONES
U’LL NEVA NO vs. NICK LYON
CHE ROCK vs. AMJ
ONE TON vs. AIRLINEJAY
SCOTT FREE vs. AUSTIN

Hosted by DJ BLAZE DAILY, DJ SPAED & DIVINE SEVEN

Sat June 1st @ Cattivo – 146 44th St in Lawrenceville
$5 cover / 9pm – 2am / 21+

Jack Wilson & Keor Meteor – Enter to Exit EP

Paris and New York, obviously two of the most influential cities in the history of culture, come together on Jack Wilson and Keor Meteor’s new EP “Enter to Exit” (Parliament of Strix Records).

Stream free / Download for Pay-What-You-Want via Bandcamp

Originally from Pittsburgh, Jack moved to NYC in April 2012 – around the same time Paris’s Keor had held an online audition via SoundCloud for MCs to feature on a mixtape + subsequent EP. Jack was one of the artists chosen, so with a fresh selection of beats in a pulsating new city and no TV or internet, he wrote 8/9 of the lyrics to “Enter to Exit” (along with a half dozen poems) during his first two months in NY. Since his studio was still in an extra bedroom in Baltimore, he recorded rough demos through his iPhone to send to Keor and thus began the process.

Blogged by:  Le Mellotron radio station (Paris), Act Live Music (Philly), Mellow World (Taiwan), BeatBox Radio, Only Da Hot Shit, Hip Hop Jazz, FreshVibez.fr (France), Sensual Piano (Korea), SampleFace (UK), Rhythm22, VelvetBeat (Korea), Broke Whore Records, White Men Can’t Blog, Time Bomb Shop, HipHop345 (Russia), VelvetBeat, I Said A Hip (France), Tha Drill (France)

Want to follow along with the lyrics? Click this “lyric scroll” link to open in any browser, click the image, then scroll away:
‘Enter To Exit’ Lyric Scroll [JPEG, 2.1MB]

EP released on Parliament of Strix Records 5/13/13, Catalog # PSXE002
http://pstrix.com/EnterToExit

BROKEBEAT3 @ Cattivo

B.DURAZZO / JO3WII PIFF / MOEMAW NAEDON / IVIES / MR. OWL
Hosted by DIVINE SEVEN & DJ SPAED

BROKEBEAT: Future Flavors & Electronic Hip-Hop
w/ an Open Mic Cipher for Skilled Wordsmiths

Friday 4/19 @ Cattivo – $5 cover / 9pm – 2am / 21+
146 44th St.  Pittsburgh, PA 15201 (in Lawrenceville)
Facebook Event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/122132054643185/

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B. DURAZZO (oakland, ca)
Dual MPC master who must be seen to be believed – the real deal

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JO3WII PIFF (rochester, ny) [Openjar]
SP-404 surgeon behind the freshest sounds upstate

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MOEMAW NAEDON (pgh) [FPX]
Hometown mic slayer proves his MPC chops are equally sharp

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IVIES (pgh)
Up-and-coming producer on 16 pads with that future-boombap sound

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MR. OWL (pgh) [DominantForce]
Funky space-hop meets experimental bass music

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DIVINE SEVEN (pgh)
Master of Ceremonies and Open-mic curator, if you come then come correct!

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DJ SPAED (pgh) [DominantForce]
Veteran turntablist and party rocker with the original flavors

MR. OWL – DEEP DUB SEA Mixtape

A murder mystery at sea unfolds slowly, sample by sample, as relentless waves of bass massage the psyche.

Take a sailboat across the ocean… one will travel weeks or even months before it reaches the next shore. You just stare at the ocean, there is nothing around, you’re grasping for the smallest particle of information… a bird flying overhead, something floating in the water, something that you thought was floating in the water, some seaweed that has a pattern in it that might tell you something… because youre completely isolated from your surroundings. 

In the endless sea of blue lie the spirits that hundreds of years ago gave birth to ghostly tales, tales that are as old as the sea…

DOWNLOAD LINK:  Mr. Owl – ‘DEEP DUB SEA’ Mixtape
[MP3, 320kbps, 113MB]

Released free 3/29/13 as a celebration of the One Year Anniversary of our Obvious crew, and a thank you to everyone who came out and supported our bass music revolution in Pittsburgh – we owe it all to you!  I’ve been lucky enough in the past year to perform alongside pioneers such as Mala, N-Type, Truth, Antiserum, and DJG… and you’re not gonna believe what year 2 has in store.

Free limited-run physical copies for the first 50 people in the door for our Obvious 1yr Anniversary Residents Showcase party @ Belvederes 3/29!

TRACKLIST:

[00:56] hellfire machina – 3 prayers to buddha
[01:26] congi – alliance
[03:00] congi – awaken
[04:20] epoxy – bring the sun out
[05:54] congi – capture
[07:29] epoxy – choices
[08:49] congi – cryptic
[10:24] kryptic minds – dissolved
[12:32] ex nihilo – ghost trance
[13:52] epoxy – horns
[15:40] cyrus – hot pan
[17:27] daega sound – land in motion
[18:48] daega sound – let it all go
[20:09] komonazmuk – light
[21:43] maddman – love story VIP
[23:17] daega sound – misty morning dub
[24:18] defence – nema ljubavi u centru grada
[25:06] biome & fox – no tomorrow
[26:27] afterdark – overshine
[27:21] acure & wize guy – pitch black
[29:09] biome – pum bum
[30:44] moretti & laney – siberian sweep
[31:50] congi – somnium
[33:26] epoxy & trubble – spiderwebs demo
[34:47] daega sound – stranded
[36:49] headhunter – sushi brain
[38:09] sparc – the crazies
[40:10] play it again sam – the universe
[41:31] headhunter & f dedale – transistor
[43:07] epoxy – truth
[44:41] epoxy – vision
[45:48] daega sound – while you’re dreaming
[47:35] coki – mad head

Obvious 1yr Anniversary Residents Showcase @ Belvederes

WE ARE BEYOND EXCITED 2 CELEBRATE OUR 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, SO WE’RE GETTING THE WHOLE GANG 2GETHER 4 A RESIDENTS SHOWCASE

As a thank to all of our supporters, we would like to celebrate our one year anniversary by honoring our local residents in a showcase. Pittsburgh people make Obvious possible, so what better way to celebrate than to have your favorite Pittsburgh-based Obvious residents under one roof.

Facebook Event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/499253950111303/

Thunder St. Clair
James Gyre vs. Mr. Owl
Nattybohpeep vs. 2FARGONE
Brian Bullets vs. Depth One (All vinyl DNB)

Also sharing Obvious’s birthday is a few of the crew. Happy birthday, Cooper, Elaine, Alex, and Lindsay!

When: 3/29/13
How Much: $5
How Old: 21+

Dinosaur Burps, Dos Noun, MR. OWL, Gino & FPX @ Smiling Moose

^ VIDEO:  Dos Noun reigns destruction with DJ Mr. Owl,  Live @ Smiling Moose 3/11/13. Footage by Oyo Ellis

Join us Friday March 22nd at The Smiling Moose for another great night of live hip hop music. This time around our special out-of-town guest is Dinosaur Burps reppin’ Charleston, WV.

Doors: 10 pm
Show: 10:30 pm
Cover: $5
Ages 21 and up. Must have valid ID.
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/355745771207077/

Live Performances from:

Dinosaur Burps (Charleston, WV) – http://dayonemedia.bandcamp.com/album/mother-nature-wants-you-dead

Dos Noun (PGH) – https://soundcloud.com/dos-noun

Mr. Owl (PGH) – https://soundcloud.com/mr-owl-1

Gino (PGH) – https://www.facebook.com/pages/GINO/222187231170206?ref=ts&fref=ts

Fortified PhonetX (PGH) – http://www.fortifiedphonetx.bandcamp.com/

4th Annual BIG One Day Sale @ Timebomb

Saturday March 9th @ Timebomb
200 S Highland Ave

12-8pm Sale 20% Off the Entire Store

DJ’s Rob Children, Big Phil & MR. OWL on the wheels playing Biggie all day long!

Moët toast at 6pm, MR. OWL spinning from 6-8pm

Pittsburgh Soundcloud Meetup feat. Pandemic Pete, Cryoverb & Sun Turret

Wednesday, March 6th 2013 @ 7pm-10pm
Brillobox upstairs – 4104 Penn Ave

Our Pittsburgh Soundcloud Meetup group will assemble again on Wednesday March 6th. We welcome musicians, producers, vocalists, radio broadcasters and other sound professionals, as well as any and all members of the interested public, to join us. The atmosphere of our meetups is casual and workshop-style. We would like to thank our new hosts at Brillobox – we will now be enjoying a proper club sound system, a projector with projection screen, and upgraded seating!

We will begin the evening with an introductory discussion about the new Soundcloud interface changes and features, hosted by our friend DJ Spaed.

Then we get into the sessions. Here’s how it works: Each session is an opportunity for a local Soundcloud user – whether producer, DJ, radio host or otherwise – to share their chosen craft with us.  With the aid of video projection and full sound system, the session host will take us through their process or lead a discussion about a topic of relevance, with the opportunity for the group to ask questions.  This will be audio-recorded and archived to Soundcloud for all the world to hear.

SESSION #1:  PANDEMIC PETE

SESSION #2:  CRYOVERB

SESSION #3:  SUN TURRET

Other ideas for future meetups are welcome, please get involved and become part of our thriving offline community!

• Facebook Event Listing
• Meetup.com Event Listing
• Join the Pittsburgh Soundcloud Meetup group on Facebook
• Add your tracks to the Pittsburgh Soundcloud Meetup group on Soundcloud

AFTAKRAWL @ Urban Elite Gallery

DOMINANT FORCE and URBAN ELITE GALLERY present:
AFTAKRAWL! Friday March 1st after Unblurred

An exciting and diversified group of artists showcasing new artwork in Pittsburgh’s alluring new party hot spot! 10 artists and 8 DJ’s/producers will unleash inspirational and beautiful art and music to feast your eyes and ears on!

Facebook Event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/420492168034931/

Live performances and DJ sets from:

MAGGZ (Columbus, OH):  http://jmaggz.bandcamp.com/

SPAED:  http://spaed.bandcamp.com/

MR. OWL:  https://soundcloud.com/mr-owl-1

SHISA:  http://shisa.bandcamp.com/

MOEMAW NAEDON:  http://www.reverbnation.com/moemawnaedon

ERIC D:  http://soundcloud.com/ericd_216

DONNY JEPP:  http://soundcloud.com/dj-donny-jepp

INFINITE DREAMSTATE:  http://soundcloud.com/erreur_fatale

Artwork by:

LIZZEE SOLOMON
SETH STORCK
NATALIE GABLE
LYNN RATKOVICH
MARK MURDZAK
SEAN REVES
JASON FURDA
AMANDA JANE
JESSICA HEBERLE
SHAWN MOZOLOK

Between Industry & Insignificance @ Garfield Artworks

Photographers Derek Dibrell & Rob Seanor take you into a gritty, unseen world of industry and abandonment. Capturing the transition between bustling production and grim deconstruction, these artists record the beauty in many places overlooked and forgotten. FREE to get in but donations to Garfield Artworks are encouraged. MR. OWL will be performing a heady experimental soundtrack during the gallery as well so the tunes will be amazing!

“Between Industry & Insignificance” Gallery Opening

(Part of the “Unblurred” project, First Fridays every month on Penn Ave)

Friday Feb. 1st, 7-10pm @ Garfield Artworks, 4931 Penn Ave

NO COVER

Facebook Event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/513258905381306/