Your New #23
The 2nd Northside Nights All Cleveland Music Night is kicking off after Lebron's press conference this Thursday, and it's gonna be a hell of a night depending on what the King announces.
If he stays, we party all night with great Cleveland music, film, and basketball dreams. If he goes, we party all night with great Cleveland music, film, and basketball memories. Either way we party all night and we play the best Cleveland music you've never heard.
Buy local, listen local, love local: Northside Nights Cleveland Music Night, "W or W/O", this Thursday. Check out the playlist from last month's Night on WFNK.com here.
Ezzy
Lebron Loves the Hype
Wow, life just got more complicated, check this out:
CLEVELAND, OHIO - The man known as "King James" shocked the sports world today by announcing he would forego his NBA free agency and instead sign with little known team The 2merican Dirt Devils. Potentially sacrificing hundreds of millions of dollars, Lebron says this unheralded move was done "just for the funk of it."
This amazing development, the latest in James' contractual ballyhoo that has gone into a fever pitch since Wednesday, is unheralded in the sports world even for a number 23. But unlike the process so far, this begs even more questions. Who are the Dirt Devils? What and where is 2merica? What does Kobe think?
For some answers on this rapidly developing story, we turned to Fugfayz Bookman, commissioner of the EBA, the league that sponsors the 2mericans. This mysterious basketball league won't divulge where they hold their games, the current standings, or even what the E stands for, but Mr. Bookman claims LeBron will fit right in. "We started a fight club, but with basketballs." When pressed about the ability of the Dirt Devils to match the Cleveland Cavaliers' multimillion dollar budget and lavish treatment of it's superstar players, Mr. Bookman boasted "We use eBay alot, so we have some nice stuff."
The only other EBL player making himself available to the press is Ezrazmus Jones, a forward for the 2merican squad and biggest star (until now). "We are excited" said the calm EzRaz, whose mercurial and magical nature on court has earned him the nickname "Elemento". "LeBron is a great Ohio Player so he should fit right in. I walk past that huge-ass sign of his all the time and I like it." When asked if he could release any further information on the team or the management he laughed and declined, but he did direct us to his compuserve electronic mail account. He then said "Twitter my gopher" and ended the interview.
Finally replying to our queries through email, Jones continued to boast about his team, seemingly unaware of the hoopla surrounding him and the situation. "We have some great young talent to add to the mix so it should be a killer year. Both Jak "DirtyHott" Hanksta and Dragon Mikocovic are young ballers, and we know Coach Rudy will work them in quickly."
Coach Rudolph Irisarzo is the man tasked with incorporating James' amazing talent. "I accept this challenge. It is a sign. LeBron will be surrounded with talent, a great group of guys." The King and two rookies will join an established core of big red Jaimeson "Sevenem" Lowell down low and Louie "Stonerock" Heat setting the tempo. Unlike the NBA, there will be plenty of balls to go around. "Now, the adjustment won't be easy" opines Irisarzo, "so we gone 'head and hired a personal liason for Lebron, a great fella named Jesus. LeBron will feel right at home with Jesus on speed-dial."
Stay tuned basketball fans as this story will be updated with breaking news. Surely you should refresh this story and yourself often. ¥Associated Pruss 2010
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Northside Nights – Cleveland Music Night @ The Duck!
Looking good, feeling good. Celebrate yourself!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cleveland, Ohio - May 19, 2010 - Looking to support local artists and start a new community service, multi-media and genre-jumping DJ Raz is launching “Northside Nights - Cleveland Music Night” at The Duck Island Club on the first Thursday of every month.
The elusive DJ Raz has over 15 years experience spinning records at clubs, on the radio, opening for bands, and has logged time in just about every form of DJ’ing invented. The common theme, he claims, is the community building and artist promotion.
“Spinning records used to mean a bit more, pre-iTunes. Having millions of songs accessible to mere mortals does not make everyone a DJ. But it does spoil us and to a certain extent, makes us lazy, when it comes to how we consume our music. I hope to put all the tenets of DJ’ing into the Cleveland Music Night: promotion, spontaneity, and community. We want local bands to take part, to hand-deliver their latest tracks so we can give them a spin.”
There are no genre or year restrictions on Cleveland Music Night, so you can show up with requests or music of your own. If it ties to Cleveland we will celebrate it, promote it, and give it some spins.
“I’m hoping this will act as an incubator, or at least a sounding board, for local talent” says Raz. “Back in the day local DJ’s had a big part in local promotion, and in most genres that is now history. Plus, I’m hoping to expand my knowledge of the local scene. Not many DJ’s would take on an all-genre gig, but that’s just how I roll. There’s too much artistic talent in Cleveland to let this void go unfilled.”
Artists, fans and street teams are encouraged to bring their tracks to the Duck Island Club, located at 2102 Freeman Avenue (off West 20th) on the first Thursday of every month, or email materials to raz@wfnk.com.
WHAT: Northside Nights - Cleveland Music Night
WHERE: The Duck Island Club, 2102 Freeman Ave.
WHEN: 9-close; 1st Thursday of each month: June 3, July 1, August 5...
WHO: DJ Raz http://wfnk.com raz@wfnk.com
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An augmented future starring Headtronics
So with all this hopeful optimism (Obamaism?) I have to tell you about 2 new developments. First off the always funky Freekbass has joined forces with 2 others for his first "supergroup side project". Called Headtronics and featuring a killer lineup of Freek on bass, Steve Molitz from Particle on Keys, and DJ Logic on everything else, they are finally playing Ohio next weekend so you know I will have to check that out. Been a big fan of Dub Trio for a bit so I can't wait to see the Headtronics Trio put their shingle out.
On the homefront, The Flux-adel Recording Division (also in the heart of the northside) has been active lately, doing both final mixes on 2new 2merica tracks for Scherzo Elskorpion, and starting preliminary writing on new material with the very talented Dakota "chief" Stonerock.
Finally -- Last summer I was part of my own wannabe supergroup sideproject that managed to write and record a single song before disbanding. The track is called "Stares 2020" and is currently hanging around on the HD waiting for it's parents to work chit out. I hope you readers will get to hear it sometime, it's probably the hardest thing I've ever produced, like way up in your face, you know, HAVE SOME! Production.
Ezzy
Ps Anyone see Roy Ayers sitting in with The Roots on Fallon last night? Hot damn I hope the roots are recording all those commercial break jams that we miss on tv for us to dig on forever after.
The Modern Dance live, aka Dream Show Friday night!
If you would have hit me on the head hard enough to convince me I was talking to a music genie, and that genie convinced me he was able to grant me wishes, one of those wishes might have resembled what is happening tomorrow night.
Or, to hype it more..... the best underground band my town has ever had from back in the day has reformed and is playing our best club's tenth anniversary party. They've also promised to play their entire first album live! Also, plus, (such as, such as) -- 2 killer current bands are playing the same place, same night, on a second stage.
Facts: It's the legendary Pere Ubu, playing this Friday March 5th at the legendary Beachland Ballroom. And they are going to play "The Modern Dance" in it's entirety! It's hometown heroes playing at everyone's favorite home club, plus new legends in the making This Moment In Black History and Sun God playing the attached Beachland Tavern.
OK, if you ain't around Cleveland and have never heard of Pere Ubu, it's ok. But now you have heard of them and I will be enjoying myself tomorrow night, living out a rock and roll phantasy.
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