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Longtime local pal and fellow Riddim Methodist, the mighty Pacey Foster, has been working on a history of hip-hop in Boston — a project that began as a commission to write a chapter for a book on regional hip-hop scenes and which has gradually expanded into something much larger as musical-social networks have led him […]
Read More →Tonight @ Beat Research! Fresh back from Granada, El Canyonazo and Gnotes will present their findings from a Fulbright-sponsored research project into the multicultural roots of Andalusian music. sez ñ — We’ll be using the Akai MPC to recreate a thousand years of musical confluences produced by Andalusian ida y vuelta, re-imagined through the prism […]
Read More →Great bailes of fire! Watch Cabide DJ rock the sampler de fogo — Can you imagine how that machine would go over in Jamaica? If all works out in the forbidding world of international travel, Cabide will be touring the US this fall, including stops at such Boston-area bastions of Brazil as Club Lido and […]
Read More →Straight Pride Parade to be Held in New York City – Yahoo! News “The Straight Pride Parade is a chance for Heterosexuals to gather together and proudly embrace their sexuality. … Adults are encouraged to bring their children along for the celebrations, as the event will be family oriented.” (tags: brooklyn newyork reggae dancehall jamaica […]
Read More →This week — tonight! — at Beat Research, we’re happy to have Brian Coleman in the house once again. Last time Brian came through, it was to pay tribute to Tim Haslett, and he rallied a whole bunch of DJs to the cause. Tonight Brian’s gonna keep the tribute rolling, and he’s invited several friends […]
Read More →BOMB Magazine: Ned Sublette by Garnette Cadogan garnette interviews ned about his new orleans book :: knowledge gems dropped left&right (but mostly left, knamean) :: dig the stuff on funkiness toward the end (tags: neworleans book interview caribbean US urban culture race history cuba jazz funk) itwofs.com – chronicles of plagiarism in indian film music […]
Read More →@ Beat Research, Monday, April 21 >> Refusenik just got back from Buenos Aires, Argentina where he had been living for the past several months. He brought down his killer collection of dance cuts which drove the people crazy when he played at all the clubs and parties, but now he is bringing back a […]
Read More →@ Beat Research, Monday, April 14 >> Balkan Beats w/ DJ Gaetano Fabri Based in Belgium and Paris, DJ Gaetano Fabri will be stopping by BR as part of his world tour. He is known for mixing dancefloor beats with the traditional music from the Tzigane or ’Gypsy’ culture. The sounds of East European brass […]
Read More →Tomorrow (Monday) night @ Beat Research, we’re happy to host Boston’s mashup maestro, DJ BC — BC’s been cooking up mashed potatoes for years now, garnering international notoriety with such concept albums as the Beastles, Glassbreaks, Wu-Orleans, and other improbable partners. Although the heyday of the mashup has seemingly passed, with the idea still ubiquitous […]
Read More →!! Tonight at Beat Research !! two top-notch worldly/whirledly DJs: Maga Bo and Chief Boima — neither of whom should be a stranger to readers of this bloggg As described here last year, Boima embodies global flows, reppin Sierra Leone via Wisconsin and the Bay Area. His Diamonds for Sierra Leone mix offers up his […]
Read More →Monday night at Beat Research was a lot of fun. Folks and friends came out in force, from veteran DJs to Tim’s family, & the vibes were real nice. Special thanks to Brian Coleman for rallying the people and bringing his deep crates of tunes he knew Tim loved. & Props to all the other […]
Read More →The number of testimonials still rolling in — and rolling along — make it clear how many of us were touched by Tim. This past weekend, DJ Duo and Carlos B of the QE2 crew dedicated their longstanding, all-night Saturday/Sunday show to the man. (Hopefully they recorded it and can share it soon.) Here’s how […]
Read More →@ Beat Research, Thursday, April 3 >> Our ol fren DJ /rupture will be in town and, along w/ DJ Flack, we’ll be throwing down, low-key style: cumbia, dub, loping hip-hop beats, and other treats. Should be a vibes. … Thursday, April 3 @ Enormous Room 567 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 9pm to 1am, 21 […]
Read More →@ Beat Research, Monday, April 7 >> DJ BC is Boston’s premier mashup mastermind, having brought the world The Beastles, Glass Breaks, and other mashy delights. His latest, Strictly Mixed and Mashed, remixes local faves Big D and the Kids Table with a hefty dose of Boston Jerk acapellas and other sonic goodies. Recently, BC […]
Read More →Join Flack & I & Brian Coleman & friends as we pay tribute to the too too soon departed local music man, Tim Haslett, “one of the unsung heroes of the Boston scene,” former buyer for Other Music’s Hahvid Sq branch, Twisted Villager, true champion of underground music, rap-techno-electro lover (oh and house too), and […]
Read More →Tonight ! Have u heard No Ground Under? It’s a heater. All that you’d expect and more. Oddball hip-hop, foreign tongues, and pumping Caribbesque beats. Some MTL masala, for sure, but more to the point, it’s downright idiosyncy — “a reflection of where [Ghis is] right now.” I’m not sure about right now, but tonight […]
Read More →@ Beat Research on March 31 >> Maga Bo’s sound is a divine (s)mashup of batucada, rai, capoeira, bhangra, and skewed electronic beats in a borderless conundrum of gritty street sounds, found and modified rhythms and melodies from Brazil, Morocco, Senegal, India and beyond. DJing and producing tracks with a portable laptop studio, he has […]
Read More →DJ Tigerbeatz will be making a special trip to the mainland from her home on Martha’s Vineyard for another awesome set here in Cambridge. She mixes up mad styles and will keep the place hopping with her worldy beat driven psychedelic sounds including: electrogypsy . balkan beat . bollybreaks . arabic bumps . asian freakbeat […]
Read More →Monsieur Poirier needs no introduction. Our favorite MTLien has been steadily blowing up the world with his slamming beats for a minute, and now that he is signed to Ninja Tune there is really no stopping him. http://www.ghislainpoirier.com/ DJ Thick (Toronto by way of Puerto Rico, Miami, and DC) fuses years of experience with percussion […]
Read More →[Pardon any events page / rss weirdness — still working out some kinks.] Beginning tonight, March is a BIG month for Beat Research. As snipped (&tucked) from the BR website, here’s the lineup — March 3 :: CARNAVAL MADNESS!! w/ KidDid & Os Santos Yeah, yeah, we know. Carnaval officially dropped early this year. But […]
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