Nicholas Ryan Gant –“Before the Fall” [video]
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View ArticleRecap: Black President’s Day and Sol Power
An icy rain blanketed the city but we still got over 100 people to represent for Fela Kuti‘s birthday. Spirits were high and we banged out. The Black Snob was there too. Her pictures are much better....
View ArticleRefuge #2: The gathering
A core group of music heads and long time supporters (I really love and appreciate y’all) assembled on the late end. Early adopters know what’s up. Saw a few new faces too. I’m digging the socializing...
View ArticleRefuge: Anthony Valadez album release, Wed. 11/4
Refuge is about discovering and sharing new sounds. This Wednesday, get an advance listen to the new release from Philadelphia’s Record Breakin’ Music from 9 – 10pm and be one of 5 winners of a Record...
View ArticleTaking this rap shit too seriously
I played back-to-back classic hip-hop parties this past weekend. I teamed up with two of my favorite DJ colleagues in DC, we had a blast and smashed on both nights but the crowds couldn’t have been...
View ArticleLOVING Ghana right now
Please hip yourselves immediately and check this vid from M.anifest‘s back catalog. Thanks to Soulbounce for putting me up on game. Download his new project for free and thank us both. Listening to...
View ArticleRefuge #8: The Hiatus & Soul Overdose feat. Phonte, Wed. 12/16
Remember this Diamond D album? It had treats. Diamond D – “The Hiatus” Pulling this out last week was prescient since Refuge is taking a week off. Kat is in the middle of her birthday week, is closing...
View ArticleThe Vibe Conductor 2009 Hot List
Same as last year, I was drowning in so much good stuff that I couldn’t keep up. I’m just now getting around to listening to Spinna’s record and just copped the most recent Ghostface. I know…...
View ArticleBlackberry Jones is back
The backstory on this cat is pretty deep. He was killing this style on a pair of these when I first met him on the U Street scene almost 15 years ago: That was back in the Amphibians days. Then he...
View ArticleRefuge #9: Straight R&B
Looking at the highlights below, I guess that’s how I was feeling last week. Vibe Conductor Pick: Kidkanevil – “When I Dig” featuring Kissey Asplund, Blu It almost feels premature to be rocking this...
View ArticleRefuge #10: New Year’s Eve Eve
Some folks told their friends and they brought their friends. Then some old college friends showed up. Then some friends who were having a business meeting over drinks caught the boogie in their...
View ArticleRefuge #12: Intimate connection
No Kleeer, just another evening pulling treats from the old box o’ choons to entertain my friends. Didn’t really dig into the new-new stuff last week, but at Refuge the records tell me what to play. Ty...
View ArticleRefuge #14 recap and Sade listening party
It’s almost cursory to mention it at this point because everyone already knows but we’ll be playing the new Sade album in its entirety tomorrow, after a special video message from the golden lady...
View ArticleI don’t usually get all Cupid-y, but…
You might find these bits interesting. For the lovers… I went digging in the crates and pulled out a classic soundtrack for seduction. Projectvibe 2 – Foreplay Download audio file (projectvibe2.mp3)...
View ArticleSol Power! Afro. Latin. Brazilian. House. Disco. Funk. Sat. 3/6
Samba whistles, shekeres and cowbells welcome. Sweat to the rhythms of Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico & West Africa. With DJs Stylus, Meistro, Deep Sang and Hermon on live percussion. Snowpocalypse...
View ArticleDJ Stylus at Discothèque, Nat’l Postal Museum (Fri. 3/19)
The Smithsonian Francophonie festival is turning the National Postal Museum into a dance party. I’ll be opening for Make The Girl Dance. They do an electro-house-rock thing. Obviously, they’re French....
View ArticleDJ Stylus at U Street Music Hall, Fri. 4/9
aka THE BIG ONE… aka DJ Stylus and the Temple of BOOM What is U Street Music Hall? It has the most ridiculous sound system in the city. The kind where you’re submerged in the bass without feeling...
View ArticleNew Sol Power! video. Rocking again this Saturday, 5/1
We’ve got some multimedia mastery in the crew. Check the footage from the March session and let your peoples know what they’ve been missing. Then join us this Saturday for more...
View ArticleRefuge with Nicholas Ryan Gant, Wed. 5/5
Long a favorite around these parts and identified early as someone to watch, Nicholas Ryan Gant and his soaring tenor are popping up on many more intriguing bits of nu-soul, from these shores all the...
View ArticleCan’t stop talking about it
Because it was that dope. Told y’all not to miss AudioTRIP. Peep the flicks and the video. The post Can’t stop talking about it appeared first on DJ Stylus.
View ArticleB.M.F, Rozay, and much ado about nothing
A bourgie around-the-way girl intellectual friend who retains a taste for the ‘hood and overthinks music as much as I do passed on an essay deconstructing the popularity of Rick Ross’ “B.M.F. (Blowing...
View ArticleSol Power with Lil’ Dave (IllVibe), Sat 8/4
Please get acquainted with our special guest for this Saturday. He’s an old friend, great selector and resident at Philly’s Basement Soul, which is a cousin to Sol Power. Listen to Lil’ Dave at work!...
View ArticleSol Power anniversary, Hermon returns! Sat. 10/2
It’s been a year since we’ve been at Dahlak, and since then many asses have shaken, we did a Sol Power block party and gave you lots of goodies to download. Flashback to Meistro’s b-day at Sol Power a...
View ArticleFree Man in Paris
Shoutout to the homie Kokayi who just got back from rocking Paris with Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae, ably assisted by DC fam Zo!, Jon Laine, Ezra, naturalaw-dp, and Quartermaine. Seems like a fitting...
View ArticleAxel F returns and it’s a big deal, Sat. 2/26
Ever wondered why ’80s parties tend to ignore a whole body of R&B, funk, rap and electro, like those genres didn’t contribute really awesome songs to that era? Enter Axel F. ’80s and ’90s have been...
View ArticleSXSW 2011
I went. I saw. I overindulged on food trucks. I also survived several nights of this: It was my first time, and with all things late pass related, the prevailing wisdom is that the best days have...
View Article“…we talking about practice…”
Getting rusty. Need to get this in more often. “I’m supposed to be the franchise player!” The post “…we talking about practice…” appeared first on DJ Stylus.
View ArticleInterviewing DJ Scratch and Just Blaze for Master Of The Mix
I didn’t pay Scratch to say those complimentary things about me. The post Interviewing DJ Scratch and Just Blaze for Master Of The Mix appeared first on DJ Stylus.
View ArticleDJ Stylus on the Beat Konductaz
Here’s a bit of a peek into the process, courtesy of the Beat Konductaz, some DMV cats doing producer showcases, battles and profiles. I was paired with the homie Krayola (loooong time veteran DC...
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