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This summer marks the fourth installment of the incredibly successful cross-country phenomenon that is the MAD DECENT BLOCK PARTY. Ripping through the USA with stops in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, Mad Decent o provides a day of musical performances with FREE admission, delicious food, carnival games and a party for families and club kids alike! Every block party will have a completely different lineup with surprise guests popping up in each city. The block party tour kicks off in New York City on Saturday, July 30th and concludes in Los Angeles on August 20th.

• Gang Gang Dance
• Zeds Dead
• Claude VonStroke
• BAIO (Vampire Weekend DJset)
• The Hood Internet
• Bosco Delrey
• PO PO
• Maluca

Afrika Bambaataa - During Bambaataa's early years, he was a founding member of the Bronx River Projects-area street gang, The Savage Seven. Due to the explosive growth of the gang, it later became known as the Black Spades, and he rose to the position of Division Leader. After a life-changing visit to Africa, he changed his name to Afrika Bambaataa Aasim. Bambaataa was influenced by the depiction of the Zulu warriors attacking British troops at Rorke's Drift in the Michael Caine film Zulu.

Chico Mann: Introducing African rhythms and the music of Cuba, the Latin freestyle flavors of 1980s New York and Miami, and the synth-heavy electro beats of dance floors across the globe, multi- instrumentalist Chico Mann (aka Marcos Garcia) is making a larger musical statement that has emerged to be one of the new, vibrant styles of today.

2004: Adam Sky + Afrika Bambaataa - The Nuklear Bomb.

Black Dub is the latest project from acclaimed musician and producer Daniel Lanois, a legendary guitarist and composer who has produced seminal albums for U2, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Willie Nelson and Neil Young. Lanois is what historians like to call a musician's musician.

He speaks here about his new band:" Black Dub is essentially a three-piece band with a high level of musicianship. We don't operate on a technological grid. Nor are we tied to a page of fixed notes. Our songs are fluid. Often recorded live. One take. No overdubs. It's a very old fashioned idea really. Our first CD is very real - kind of a rock thing, steeped in the Jamaican culture of dub, which I love. On a good day, I see myself carrying the torch of [famed Jamaican producer] Lee Scratch Perry. I wrote this music from a dub perspective, which I believe is very soulful..."

Throw in funk, ska, hip-hop, with harmony vocals and more catchy horn lines and solos than you can shake a stick at and you have a goodtime party band like no other, with an infectious energy that's impossible to resist.

Irma Thomas remains one of America's most distinctive and classic singers, a treasure from the golden age of soul music. A contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, Irma Thomas never achieved the same level of commercial success as her contemporaries but has a huge cult following among soul afficianados. Rarely performing outside New Orleans, this is an exclusive opportunity to see a genuine legend is still incredible live. Irma is also an eight-time Blues Music Award winner including for 2010 Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year...

So bodenständig, so "relaxed" wie ihr Südstaaten-Soul ist auch die Lebenseinstellung von Irma Thomas, 45jährige Lokalmatadorin aus New Orleans:"Ich bin lieber eine grosse Erbse auf einer kleinen Farm als eine kleine Erbse auf einer großen Farm," begründet Sie ihre Weigerung, ihre Heimat in Louisiana jemals noch einmal auf Dauer zu verlassen und in einem Medien-Zentrum wie Los Angeles oder New York City auf aggressiven Kurs zu gehen: " auch wenn ich niemals mehr ein landesweiter Superstar werde, ist mir das egal.Zuhause in New Orleans bin ich einer." Ihre Erfolge in den 60er jahren gehören zu den Höhepunkten ihrer Konzerte, nur um einen Titel bitten die Zuhörer oft vergeblich: Es handelt sich dabei um den Song "Time Is On My Side", den die Rolling Stones für eine Cover-Version übernahmen und ihr damit- so meint jedenfalls Irma Thomas-einen Hit stahlen . "es ist frustrierend, wenn du eine tolle Platte hast, und jemand anders sahnt mit einer schlechteren Version den Erfolg ab."

.... We’re beyond psyched to announce that we’re teaming up with our good friends at Dallas’ historic Granada Theater this summer to throw the first everGorilla vs. Bear Festival , on the evening of Saturday, July 23. The inaugural lineup couldn’t be much more representative of the inspiration and history behind this blog, as it features our current favorite band (White Denim), the newest endeavor of one of my favorite rappers of all-time, and the creator of the best album of 2011 to date (Shabazz Palaces), the debut of the new project from a Dallas icon and founder of one of the most beloved bands in the history of our hometown, and much more. The bill is rounded out by a few of our favorite — and most posted about — artists that are currently making music: Julianna Barwick, Grimes (who’ll be coming off a stint opening for Lykke Li’s current North American tour), Sleep ? Over, Pure X, Sunset, and Dreamed, with DJ sets coming between bands from Dallas’ own Sober.

Schlachthofbronx

Mit Künstlern wie Major Lazer, L-Vis 1990 oder Diplo begeistert die Londoner Dancemaschinerie von Mad Decent mit ihrer sehr speziellen Mischung von späten NuRave Ausläufern und Tropical Bass bis zu Grime und Dubstep mit allem was UK Funky derzeit so angesagt macht. Und was wäre der ganze Hype ohne Mad Decent? Mit Schlachthofbronx begüßen wir bei WE ARE US den derzeit einzigen deutschen Act der Londoner Hit Fabrik. Nach anfänglichen Blog Hypes und Selbstvermarktungen eines ganzen Albums starteten die beiden Münchner ihrer erste Tour durch Europa. Ihr brachialer Tröten Sound, gepaart mit unzähligen Einflüssen von einer bayrischen Blasmusikkapelle bis hin zu Sängern aus Mali und Costa Rica, führte sie über Süd-Afrika bis hin zu einer großen Nordamerika Tour. Gegen Ende 2010 wurde mit Grammy Gewinnerin M.I.A. getourt und die letzte EP auf Mad Decent veröffentlicht. Seither gibt es kein halten mehr für die beiden Bayern mit ihrem weltweit einmaligen Sound, durch die wichtigsten Clubs und Partys des Erdballs

This Thursday night, BOUNCE VII will feature a massive line-up of bounce artists including Big Freedia, Ricky B, Mr. Ghetto (The Walmart Song), Ms. Tee, Rusty Lazer, Flyboy Keno, Nicky Da B, Lucky Lou Da Greatest, and more! It’s also one of the most diverse BOUNCE line-ups to date from old-schooler Ricky B (" Shake It Fo Ya Hood") to the Queen Diva of Sissy Bounce Big Freedia (" Azz Everywhere") to newcomer Mr. Ghetto and his massive single, “ Walmart”, which celebrity blogger Perez Hilton calls the “ Smash Hit of the Summer!”. Plus, Ms. Tee, Nicky Da B, Flyboy Keno, and Lucky Lou Da Greatest will perform fresh, hi-energy sets, and Rusty Lazer will spin all your favorite bounce jams all night! Get ready for a bass-heavy, booty shakin’, all-bounce blowout this Thursday at Republic!

Bombino,born in Agadez, a dusty desert outpost on the great Saharan camel caravan, Omara "Bombino" Moctar, a young Tuareg guitarist and songwriter, was raised during an era of armed struggles for independence and violent suppression by government forces. His electrifying jams capture the spirit of resistance and rebellion while echoing with guitar riffs reminiscent of fellow Africans Tinariwen and Ali Farka Touré not to mention rock and blues icons such as Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Page.

NYMPH is a Brooklyn-based psychedelic-shred avant-garde outfit whose tempestuously transcendent music has penetrated the New York music scene with bared teeth! This, their self-titled debut album, was recorded by Jason Meagher (of No Neck Blues Band) at Black Dirt in upstate New York and mixed by David Tolomei at DNA in New York City from late autumn 2007 - summer 2009, and mastered by Sarah Register (of Talk Normal) at The Lodge studios in New York City. Originally self-released as a very special limited edition of 333 gatefold double LPs on their label Dog of Junipers, we at The Social Registry are very proud to be bringing the album to wider attention.

Malians love her. Khaïra Arby (pronounced: Hī-ra Arbē), the Nightingale of the North, born in the village of Abaradjou in the Sahara Desert north of Timbuktu. Khaira’s parents came from different ethnic backgrounds, mother Songhai and father Berber. You can hear these cultures in her music; she sings in several languages. The instrumentation and rhythms are just as varied with electric guitar and bass, calabash, ngoni, traditional violin, and percussion creating a complex mixture of sound and structure. Some people compare the effect to the rhythms of the camel caravans crossing the Sahara.

Khaïra lives in Timbuktu with her family. She performs at concerts and festivals throughout Mali and France . She has appeared several times with her band at the mythic Festival in the Desert in Essakane and at the Festival on the Niger River in Segou. In 2006 she was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mali.

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Mad Decent is a record label based out of Philadelphia, PA, and is owned and operated by Thomas Wesley Pentz (alias Diplo). Most recently they have received substantial media attention for their signing of Sisqo, following increasing demand for dubstep remixes of the timeless classic "Thong Song." Mad Decent has helped to introduce Brazilian baile funk, Angolan Kuduro, and other music to clubs around the world. Some of the music genres that the label claims are house, black metal, and ghetto tech. A podcast for iTunes has been released to display the label's upcoming artists and their mixtapes for free. The label also puts together annual block parties, which are free and all ages are welcome. The block parties consist of performing artists, and special guest appearances