K-OS "heaven only knows" live in concert

[spectrum]

http://www.spectrum-events.com


CROSSFADE thursdays - new venue: Purple Onion (15 Water St)

HIPHOP - FUNK - OLD SCHOOL - REGGAE - BREAKS


CROSSFADE schedule:

THIS THURSDAY - June 20
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K-OS (Toronto, ON) live performance

K-os' music is deliberately contrasted by his clever and complex lyrics. He's a thinking person's emcee, challenging listeners to absorb his words and seek out truth. Enveloped by the intimacy of his voice, words pass easily between song and rap, while maintaining provocative and enlightening content. Do not miss his CROSSFADE debut.

VITAMIN D (Seattle, WA) producer for DE LA SOUL, JURASSIC 5, PLANET ASIA

Never heard of him? You will soon! As a producer, he's laced DE LA SOUL, JURASSIC 5 & PLANET ASIA with his ill beats. As a DJ, file him under J-ROCC, SHORTKUT, VINROC as he can rock a party with the best of them.
$7 before 11:o0 pm - $9 after


June 27
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APOLLO (Oakland, CA) Scratch Piklz - Rock Steady - Triple Threat

Apollo is no stranger to the educated hiphop head. Already a legend in the DJ world, he co-founded the Invisbl Skratch Piklz with Q-BERT, is a DMC World Champion, plus he's DJ 'ed for SOULS OF MISCHIEF & jazz-legend BRANFORD MARSALIS.

$8


July 4
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KUTFATHER (Seattle, WA) Street Sounds - Battle Axe Warriors

Many of you were first introduced to KUTFATHER on Batlle Axe Warriors volume 1, but this San Diego transplant has been in it for more than a minute. side from being a vicious MC, he is a prolific DJ who's Street Sounds, Seattle's #1 hiphop mixshow, can be heard on www.kep.org


$7


July 11
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DJ MURGE (Victoria, BC) Battle Axe Warriors - Insides Out
plus SPECIAL GUESTS

you may have seen him tear it up as the house DJ on the Battlle Axe Warriors tour. He's got a new Battle Axe compilation out featuring SWOLLEN MEMBERS, MOKA ONLY, SON DOOBIE, GROUCH, ELIGH, and BICASSO. Word is at least 2 of the aforementioned artists will be the special guests this evening. check www.spectrum-events.com to find out which ones.


July 18
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J-LIVE (NYC) 7 Heads
PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (LA) OM Records
UGLY DUCKLING (LA) Fresh Mode
$15


July 25
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DJ PUMP (Calgary, AB) Stylus Wars
As a party-rocker, PUMP holds it down every Friday at Cherry Lounge in Calgary as resident of Alberta's best hiphop weekly; Tsunami. Known to drop the beast in Hiphop, funk, old-school, and breaks, he's no stranger to Vancity. As a battle DJ, he is a veteran having already proven to the world that he is our nations best - he is the 2000 Canadian DMC and ITF champion.


$8



about CROSSFADE:

NO OTHER HIPHOP CLUBNIGHT IN NORTH AMERICA HAS FEATURED THE CALIBER OF TALENT THAT CROSSFADE HAS.

Alongside the best locals (Mat The Alien, Mr. Rumble, Kilo Cee, Science, Kemo, J-Swing, Flipout, Seanski, Vinyl Ritchie) we featured the world's best HIPHOP DJ's, from party rockers to trick turntablists, to the deepest crate-diggers and breaks specialists. past guests include:

Z-TRIP (Phoenix) Future Primitive

YODA (UK) HHC

VINROC (NJ) Triple Threat

SWAMP (LA) crazy-ass mofu

SHORTKUT (LA) Skratch Piklz - Beat Junkies

SCRATCH PERVERTS (UK) DMC team champs

ROC RAIDA (NYC) X-ecutioners

ROB SWIFT (NYC) X-ecutioners

RHETTMATIC (LA) Beat Junkies

Q-BERT (SF) nuff said

PUMP (Calgary) Canadian DMC Champ

P-TRIX (LA) US DMC Champ

PRYME TYME (Seattle) L.Bros. Ent.

PRINCE PAUL (NYC) De La Soul - HBMS

PEANUT BUTTER WOLF (LA) Stones Throw

MR. SUPREME (Seattle) Conception Records

MIX MASTER MIKE (SF) Beastie Boys

MING+FS (NYC) Om Records

MASTERMIND (T.O.) Toronto's #1 Hiphop DJ

MASTA ACE (NYC) Juice Crew - Crooklyn Dodgers

L'IL JAZ (T.O.) Nelly Furtado's DJ

KUTTIN KANDI (NYC) Anomolies

KUTMASTA KURT (LA) Masters of Illusion

KUTFATHER (Seattle) Battle Axe Warriors

J-BOOGIE (SF) voted SF's #1 club DJ

INFAMOUS (Miami) The Allies

HERBALISER DJ's (UK) Ninja Tune

DAN THE AUTOMATOR (SF) Gorillaz

CRAZE (Miami) 3-time DMC World Champ

A-TRAK (Montreal) 5-time World Champion turntablist

APOLLO (SF) Skratch Piklz - Rock Steady

ANDY SMITH (UK) Portishead