Uptown, Downtown; Turn the beat around town; Hip-hopping, beat-bopping; There's no stopping to the sound; Of the New York City beat...
On May14th, 2010 join your friends from REFUGE; as we team up with FEED-THE-STARVING-ARTISTS; to bring you Uptown/Downtown. From Washington Heights down to the LES and Brooklyn this is the sound of NYC... w/
**TODD EDWARDS** (echo park records, NJ) - legendary DAFT PUNK Collaborator, godfather to UK GARAGE. Known for his hypnotic collage of cut-up samples over swung beats and lively disco-flavored basslines. He co-produced and sang on the Daft Punk song "Face to Face" from the album Discovery, and the song reached #1 on the Billboard Club chart in 2004.
http://www.myspace.com/toddedwards
**REID SPEED** (PLAY ME, NYC/LA) - The Queen of NYC jungle is back! From rocking warehouses and clubs and all across the US and back. Now based out of LA, Reid has achieved heights beyond recognition, from launching her own label PLAYME, and being the DJ on the Jaime Kennedy Experiment and countless releases smashing the charts regularly. Reid is glad to be able to rock out in her hometown NYC.
http://www.myspace.com/reidspeed
**MALUCA** (MAD DECENT- NYC) -The latest addition to the MAD DECENT roster, Maluca has been causing stir with strong fashion sense and genre hopping vocals. This fiery Dominican is taking Latin music out of the world and into the future with hit single "El TIGERASO" produced by the man, DIPLO himself. Come catch her after wildly successful European blitz and welcome her home.
http://www.myspace.com/malucamala *LIVE*
**TEAM FACELIFT** (DUCK DOWN, NYC) - TEAM FACELIFT doesn’t give a fuck!!! what they do give a fuck about is your mom, silent investors, groupies, transvestites, Jews, Asian men with delicate feet, dancing, knife fights, getting attention, Spanish girls, public access television, manicures, sponsors, dropping out of high school, going to college, our albums, love, dressing like Ray Romano, hating on tourists who live in Brooklyn, friends, our legal team, the gutter, Jewish girls from Long Island, shrimp in baskets, bowties, depression, cheap champagne.....
http://www.myspace.com/teamfacelift *LIVE*
**MICHNA** (GHOSTLY, TURNTABLE LAB, NYC) - aka EGG FOO YOUNG aka MR. MAGIC MONDAY himself blending, mixing, cutting it up fresh, you name it since '94. Rocking the world over with his distinct minimal techno funk. From hip hop & latin influences to making your legs shake with mega electro bombshells!!! This kid is incredible, unbelievable, and unstoppable...
http://www.myspace.com/michna
**CUBIC ZIRCONIA** (DON'T CRY, NYC) - Maybe you've heard of this little ragtag group of misfits from Ave A? Do you know Nick Hook? He's the bassist for Drop the Limes new Live outfit, or maybe you've seen him in DJ trio SPORTS. Maybe you know Todd W from seminal post hardcore act Glassjaw? Maybe you've seen the lovely Tiombe Lockhart dicing it up at NUBLU mixing electro-pop-euro with her impeccable vocals. It’s possible you could have seen them rocking out to a sold out crowd recently at Webster Hall opening for CASPA & BENGA. Or you caught them at the late night after party to HARD NYC. If not well you need to be here,there ethnic disco will give you color.
http://www.myspace.com/cubiczirconiamusic *LIVE*
**DANCES w/ WHITE GIRLS** (THRONE of BLOOD, NYC) - Sixth borough native and NYC resident DANCES makes you move. From a hip-hop mentality with house music storytelling. His sound blending of raw house and unhinged party anthems. As Dances says himself, “from the projects to Pacha, this is thug -house." Named one URB Next 100 in 2009. Dances will make you move.
http://www.myspace.com/danceswithwhitegirls
**Basement Sessions by BROKENTEETH** - (ill Pharaoh, CltAltDel, Tiny) -
http://www.brokenteeth.net
Doors @ 10PM SHARP
OPEN VODKA BAR 10PM - till its GONE!
$15 before 12/ $20 AFTER
319SCHOLES
319 SCHOLES ST. (bet. BOGART & WATERBURY)
BROOKLYN, NY 11206
L TRAIN to MONTROSE AV.
MORE INFO:
http://www.tinyurl.com/uptowndowntown
