Upcoming Events:

July 28, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Thursday! We wax on with more of that electro-carib mix'n'mash. This month's special guest is Nick Yoder of Sandwiches fame. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

July 30, 4-8pm - History of Hip-hop Block Party: The streets of Somerville heat up with the sounds of three decades of hip-hop. Wayne&Wax will represent for the funky reggae of the early 70s. Other acts include MC Lyrical, MC Brick Casey, DJ Flack, DJ C, Critical Breakdown, DJ Yamin, DJ Def Rock, DJ Drama, and the Massive Records Family. Union Square.

August 10, 10-1 - Guest appearance at "Heavy Dread": Wayne will indulge his dubbier side alongside residents DJ Brynmore and Burning Babylon. Enormous Room, Central Square.

August 25, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Thursday! More electro-carib mix'n'mash for the Cambridge massive. Special guest: DJ Dubz. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

August 29, 9-1 - Catch Wayne&Wax alongside residents DJ C and DJ Flack for a lil' Beat Research. As usual with the beat research, (explicit) socio-cultural theory is optional, (explicit) ass-shaking is not. Enormous Room, 567 Mass Ave, Central Square. No cover.

September 14, 9-1 - Wayne&Wax brings the reggae roots and branches to Dubplate Culture. Sky Bar, 518 Somerville Ave. No cover.

Previous Events:

July 15, 9-10pm - Wayne will provide some edutainment for the ArtBeat massive, demonstrating the makings of a mashup and finishing with a mashup of the sounds of Somerville. Davis Square.

July 7, 11-2 - Guest appearance at "The Chop Shop": Wayne will perform a laptop-DJ-set before joining resident DJ Axel Foley for some laptop-meets-turntable jamming. B-Side Lounge, 92 Hampshire St, Cambridge.

July 3, 10-12 - Wayne will assist in spinning selections and bs-ing about them on Nick Yoder's freeform, dancentric radio show, Sandwiches. If you're in Somerville, tune in at 91.5, if not, check the webstream.

June 23, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Thursday! We wax on with more hip-hop, reggae, and diasporic dance music. This month's special guest is Dusty Lo, aka B Lo, aka Byron Logan--Beantown beatsmith and super selecta. It's always hard to predict what B will bring, but he'll probably be blessin' the session with some classic dancehall, some dirty house, and some of his own gems. Don't miss it. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

May 26, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Thursday! Wayne&Wax brings the bangin' tracks as usual. This month's special guest is dance music master Schwilly B (Circle/WZBC-Green). Come midnight, it's Wayne's birthday--and before then, it's his brother's--so join us for some doubletime celebration! River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

May 20, 10pm - Wayne&Wax will join Bushwalla and Jason Mraz onstage for some freestylin'/beatboxin'/guitar-pickin' madness. Also playing: local Afro-Diasporic faves, Soulfege. Western Front, 343 Western Ave, Cambridge. $10 cover.

May 16, 9-1 - As part of Wayne's course on electronic music at Harvard Extension School, the students worked on six production projects over the course of the semester. They produced tracks in styles ranging from house and techno to hip-hop and dancehall, jungle and grime, post-rock and glitch, soca and reggaeton. Tonight the class will present their Beat Research alongside some live video work by fellow student, Leonid Andreev. After their presentation, Wayne will spin a set that ranges across the many styles the class explored this term, from Stockhausen to Bambaataa to Brazilian Booty Bass. Enormous Room, 567 Mass Ave, Central Square. No cover.

April 28, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Thursday! Special guest, rndm, master of the vinyl blend, bringing you live collisions of classic rock, contemporary hip-hop, and other unlikely bedfellows. Wayne&Wax likes to keep some things ital, but look for a likkle musical blem from him, too. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

April 22, 11pm-2am - Wayne's Friday night festivities continue! Plenty of hip-hop classics and contemporary bangers mixed into pan-Caribbean beats. Nuff dancing and drunkenness, as usual. An Tua Nua, 835 Beacon St, Kenmore Square. $5.

April 8, 11pm-2am - Wayne does a likkle Friday night ting! This week's special guest: DJ Pace. Look for some pop-remixes and hip-hop mashups amid the pan-Caribbean beats. Also, plenty of dancing and drunkenness. An Tua Nua, 835 Beacon St, Kenmore Square. $5.

April 8, 10:45-11:15am - Wayne will give a version of his "Mad Mad" demonstration during an interlude at the Berkman Center's Signal or Noise conference. Harvard Law School, $10 for students / $20 for non-students, register here.

March 24, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Thursday! Special guest, DJ Ripley, hot off the release of her ridonculous mix for Death$ucker records, will bring her special fiyah to the decks, effects, and defekts. Wayne&Wax will bun dem and dun dem, too. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

March 17, 10-2 - Wayne waxes gaelic for St. Paddy's Day, adding some jiggy jigs and remixed reels to the pan-Caribbean fusion. An Tua Nua, 835 Beacon St, Kenmore Square. $5, or free with college ID.

February 24, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Thursday! Once again, the fourth-Thursday-of-the-month brings you dubbed-out niceness and Caribbean breaks. Catch some 'ot vibes on a cold night. With special guest, Brynmore. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

January 27, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Thursday! Wayne's fourth-Thursday-of-the-month showcase returns after a holiday hiatus. With special guest, DJ Advance (of Forward Movement). River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

January 17, 5-7pm - Wayne&Wax performs at a Unity Party for MLK day, alongside and in tandem with DJ Pace, Natebox, Oke, Chillbreeze, Amatul Hannan, et al. Wayne will be playing some relevant selections and waxing political. There will also be an open mic and collective art installation. Middle East, downstairs, Central Square. Donations to benefit the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House.

January 10, 10-1 - Catch Wayne&Wax alongside residents DJ C and DJ Flack for a lil' Beat Research. Wayne will be performing a live mix of a set he's working up called "Flexible Accumulation," riffing on globalization terminology by mixing together the musics of the Latin- and Anglo-Caribbean as well as their American offshoots. In keeping with the Beat Research theme, he'll be investigating rhythmic connections across the Americas. Socio-cultural theory is optional, ass-shaking is not. Enormous Room, 567 Mass Ave, Central Square. No cover.

January 7, 10-1 - Joining local selectors Jah Rich, DJ Advance, and Mad Skim, Wayne&Wax will make an appearance to promote the new A It Dat record, rapping over the instrumental and performing some other Boston Jerk favorites over assorted reggae riddims. Western Front, 343 Western Ave, Cambridge. $5.

December 14 & 16, 11am-12pm - Wayne will deliver two music lectures to Orlando Patterson's undergraduate course on Caribbean societies. Tuesday's lecture will focus on Afro-Latin styles (Cuba, PR, DR), and Thursday's will look at the music of Jamaica--locating reggae music in the broader context of Caribbean musical traditions. Open to the public--but be polite and unobtrusive, please. 201 Emerson Hall, Harvard Yard.

December 20, 10-12 - Wayne&Wax appears on WMFO's Sandwiches with Nick Yoder. Wayne and Nick will collaborate on a set tracing reggaeton's rise from Panama and Puerto Rico to stateside ubiquity. If you're near Tufts, tune in to 91.5 FM. If you're as far or further than Davis Square, you should probably catch the webcast.

December 6, 9-1 - Wayne&Wax does Weekly Wax! Local radio producer and Theorist of Everything, Benjamen Walker, squares off against local riddim professor and ethnomusical-theorist, Wayne&Wax, to see whose musically-propelled theory holds the most water, or makes the most heads nod. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

October 28, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Thursday! Catch Wayne's monthly showcase on its new night--the fourth Thursday of the month. Kicking things off, Wayne and Pace will alternate sets, digging into the world of hip-hop/reggae crossover from the 80s to the present. They'll also collaborate on some real-time crossover mash-ups, with Pace scratching dancehall acapellas over Wayne's laptop beats. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

October 16, 10-4 - (((RE:SOUND))) Renegade Sound System Party featuring DJs, live music, and video in an outdoor, urban location. With performances by Wayne&Wax, Local Fields, Sosolimited, DJ Flack, Hrvatski, Duotone, and DJ C. Keep your ears peeled for details. (Or check out the gallery exhibit at 344 Broadway in Cambridge for clues.) Free!

October 8, 7-9 - (((RE:SOUND))) Interactive Listening Event with circlesquare, DJ Flack, and DJ C. To accompany the gallery exhibit on renegade soundsystem culture, DJ C will spin some tracks, DJ Flack will demonstrate his flash/video music, and Wayne&Wax will be making beats in real time, breaking down and re-connecting musical styles from hip-hop to reggae to soca to crunk. City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, Cambridge. Free!

September 23, 8-12 - Supporting Kabir with laptop beats, Wayne&Wax will be opening for none other than underground superstar, Talib Kweli. Pearl Street, Northhampton. $23.

September 19, 8-1 - Wicked Wicked Sunday! The first part of the evening will be a singer/songwriter showcase curated by Andrew Scannell, featuring performances by Ari Charbonneau and Ryan Montbleau. At around 10 or so, Wayne will do his rap-hop-laptop-DJ thing. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

August 22, 10-1 - Wicked Wicked Sunday: Wayne returns fresh from yard with the latest, greatest dancehall hits. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

August 21, 10-1 - Wayne will open for local MC and collaborator, Kabir. DJ Axel Foley will also be on-hand, providing cuts, spinning, and jamming along with Wayne on laptop. Common Ground, 85 Harvard Ave., Allston. $5.

June 29, 10-1 - Beats Not Bombs benefit, alongside DJ Yamin, DJ Flack, Pace, and Momentum. Green Street Grille, 280 Green St, Central Square. $7.

June 20 , 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Sunday, with special guests DJ Gibbs (drum'n'bass) and Andrew Scannell (photon rock). River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

May 31, 10-1 - Wayne&Wax performs at Beat Research, the eclectic Monday-night session hosted by DJ C and DJ Flack. Enormous Room, 567 Mass Ave, Central Square. No cover.

May 16, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Sunday, with special guests, Dusty B (reggae/house) and DJ Axel Foley (hip-hop). River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

May 5, 10-1 - Cinco de Mayo at the All Asia Cafe. Wayne&Wax performs with Andrew Scannell (photon rock) and Tio Flamingo (modern Latin). All Asia Cafe, 334 Mass Ave, Central Square. No cover.

May 1, 9-1 - Wayne&Wax opens (9-10pm) for JT and the Dirty Truth (funk/R&B) and Soulfege (Afro-Diasporic fusion) at the Western Front, 343 Western Ave, Cambridge. $10 cover.

April 18, 9-1 - Wicked Wicked Sunday, with special guests, Mad Skim of Stout Style (reggae) and DJ Flack (jungle/2-step), at River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.

March 21, 9-1 - Boston Jerk record-release party, with special guests Jah Rich of Strictly Yard (reggae) and DJ C (ragga-jungle/breakcore) of Mashit. River Gods, 125 River St, Central Square. No cover.