Filastine Shine

Tonight at Beat Research: none other than the globetrottin, no-stoppin, power-to-the-people’s-party-rockin radical, Filastine! Don’t sleep. Check the profile in last week’s Phoenix for more deets, if you don’t already know —

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Global Schoolhouse Fundraiser

If you roll like a philanthropist (i.e., $50-and-up for tix), come schmooze with me and the people behind Global Schoolhouse on Thursday, September 27, at 120 Walker Street in Chinatown, NYC. I’ll be playing lots of whirled music in support of this global education initiative. More details available here.

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Beat Research – Sept 07

As usual, DJ Flack & i&i & special guests will be conducting some weekly Beat Research over at the Enormous Room. Here’s our line up for the month of September — Sept 3 :: Eggplant Xanadu For this Labor Day we thought we would bring in party DJ Eggplant Xanadu to help keep those free-wheeling […]

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Mash Ave

I’ll be dropping some mashy potatoes alongside DJ BC and Lenlow at their biweekly Mash Ave gig over at the Indo in Union Square.

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¡Todo Mundo!

DJ Flack and I will be moving our Beat Research labs over to the Milky Way in Jamaica Plain to rock the house with DJ Lone Wolf at his recently inaugurated Todo Mundo night. TODO MUNDO Week 0: Lone Wolf hosts Beat Researchers DJ Flack and Wayne&Wax ! Thursday Sept 13, 10pm 403-405 Centre St., […]

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Beat Research – August 07

As per usual (as of this summer), I’ll be holding down residential duties at Beat Research alongside DJ Flack. Here’s our smashing line-up for the month of August. Come and join the experimental party! Aug 6 :: 5dots Craig Davis (aka 5dots) began making music because it seemed like a good idea. Early experimental noise […]

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Beat Research Bulletin #17422: Flack, Screw, Bounce

As per usual, I’ll be at the Enormous Room tonight pursuing a little low-end theory, aka Beat Research. My dear colleague, DJ Flack will not be there, however, as the good doctor is taking in some well-earned r&r on the heels of his trip to Australia — — indeed, a product of that there trip […]

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Bouncement 2

BOUNCEMENT 2 Featuring: DJ /rupture (Decks n EFX) Wayne and Wax (Beats and Rhymes) Baltimoroder (DJ Set) w/ DJ Flack (DJ Set) & Daviday (DJ Set) Visuals by Bonk & Zyler @ Great Scott 1222 Commonwealth Ave, Allston, MA 02134 MBTA Access: Harvard Ave. Green Line “B” Saturday July 28th, 2007 9pm-2am 21+ $5

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Bouncement Too!

Have I mentioned yet how utterly enthuuuuused I am about this thing weh’s happenin this Sat’day night? A Beat Research tradition inaugurated by Ghislain Poirier, DJ C, and DJ Flack this spring, the next party in the series has been co-conspired w/ that Basstown bwoy, Daviday. Together we’re bringin (back home) none other than the […]

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Lawd-a-Merci

Had a great time in MTL this weekend. Nothing like sunny days and warm, bass-heavy nights, nuff talk of whirled music, and, naturellement, cheese curds and gravy on fries. Mercis spéciaux à Guillaume et Ghislain! (& thanks also to Jay — and to Etienne, who made it look as if I speak mellifluous French, not […]

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Montreal Masala

No doubt tracing out (and spacing out) another crunk genealogy (or three), w&w will join the Masalacists for one of their genre-spanning, globe-spinning Baile MTL nights @ Zoobizarre (6388 St.Hubert) !! It’s only $5. Come on out and join the (world) party —

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Wayne’s Caribbean Music Lectures

On Tuesday (5/1) and Thursday (5/3), from 11am-12pm, I’ll be delivering what have become my annual lectures on Caribbean music to Orlando Patterson‘s “Caribbean Societies” class at Harvard College. Tuesday’s lecture will focus on Afro-Latin traditions, while Thursday’s will turn to the history of Jamaican music, though there will be, of course, some intersections between […]

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IASPM in Boston

After running my “Zunguzung” paper through the ringer at EMP the week before, I’ll be offering a slightly different (and no doubt revised) version at the annual US meeting of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (or “yaspum,” as we say it). The conference takes place at Northeastern University from April 26-29; […]

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Keep It Movin Like the Zunguzung & Other Uprock Narratives

JC on JB Back from Seattle, which was a blast (see below). Off to Boston tomorrow. Gonna be in the Bean (and the Bridge) for a spell, presenting a revised version of the Zunguzung tale I told this past weekend, weighing in on the White Rapper Show alongside some hip-hop(-studying) ethnomusicologists, and delivering what have […]

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EMP 2007

From April 19-22, I’ll be participating in this year’s EMP conference in Seattle, an annual convergence of music writers (journalists and academics alike). My own presentation is on that ol “Zunguzung” meme and will follow the zigzagging melody from Yellowman to Jin, with plenty of stops along the way, examining how such a musical figure […]

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Lava Lava

I’ll be joining Zebo, Hess, and Chump over at Lava, the newly (re)opened audio lounge @ 1270 N Milwaukee Ave, to drop a series of sizzling selections from across the reggae spectrum. Should be a vibes, seen —

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Mr.Lavaman They Call Me Mr.Lava

Calling all Chicagoans who read this here blog: I’m gonna be performing this Monday night @ Lava, alongside residents Zebo, Hess, and Chump, & we ago run the big chunes from start til stop. You done know, star. I Wayne too —

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Caribbean Music Seminar

On March 8-9, I’ll be participating in a Caribbean Music Seminar at Royal Holloway College (University of London). On the evening of the 8th, I’ll contribute to an open forum on Jamaican music. On the morning of the 9th, I’ll be delivering a paper about Jamaican culture, versioning, and the notion (and uses) of the […]

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