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via the Beat Research webpage — Friend, Party Rocker, Bassaholic DJ Pace (aka Pacey Foster) is a multi-instrumentalist with deep hip-hop roots, he was the turntablist in the Franc Graham Band and the experimental live electronic act Elk which included members of Count Zero/Think Tree. He has performed as a club and party DJ for […]
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 →Internet meme scholar and steward that I fancy myself, I regret I’ll have to miss this weekend’s promising ROFLcon here in Cambridge since I’m due in Iowa City at another conference (and, I’m afraid, one which will leave me rolling on the floor laughing not nearly as much). Wish I coulda joined Kevin to talk […]
Read More →BEAMS in Concert 8 p.m. Slosberg Music Center The Brandeis Electro-Acoustic Music Studio presents new work by grad and undergrad composers from Brandeis and Brown University. The program includes installation and dj pieces from classic tape/instrument compositions to interactive performances. My own contribution: “Nico Concreto (0-3 Months)”
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 →!! 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 →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 […]
Read More →Yeah, yeah, we know. Carnaval officially dropped early this year. But wait — não chore mais! KidDid & Os Santos returns to BR to revel in the excesses of carnaval yet one more time! KDOS is the musical alliance of local producer / multi instrumentalist Daniel D’Errico with Brazilian percussion phenom Marcus Santos. Last time […]
Read More →I’m not so good about keeping this page updated, which is why I link to the Beat Research site over on the sidebar there>> At any rate, we’ve got some great guests lined up for the next month. Here they are, descriptions snipped&chopped from the BR website — Jan 14 :: DJ Paul Dailey and […]
Read More →Tonight at the E Room :: Brandeis Beats ! As my blogger-DJ-applied side attests, I like to combine the hands-on production of music with an approach that grounds any such creative engagement in historical study and an appreciation for music’s social and cultural contexts. This semester, my first term at Brandeis University, has been no […]
Read More →As usual, DJ Flack & i&i & special guests will be conducting some weekly Beat Research over at the Enormous Room. Here’s our schedule for the month of October — Oct 1 :: Brian Coleman For anyone interested in hip-hop history Brian Coleman needs no introduction, he is the author of Check the Technique: Liner […]
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