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Time to hit Austin and Miami…
LIKE WE ALWAYS DO AT THIS TIME…
Fool’s Gold is set to take over Austin and Miami. Free events in both cities. Let’s get it poppin.
Recapping the last couple of months
I’ll be the first to admit, my blogging took a dip in March and April. I hate to play the “I’m Busy” card but… I was really busy! I started my collaboration with Travis Barker in LA, then with Fool’s Gold we organized parties at SXSW, WMC and Coachella, and I came home and finished my mixtape. It would be a bit crazy to go back and do a detailed Around The World post for these trips at this point in the game, but here are some highlights at least!
First, SXSW
This year in Austin we had 2 Fool’s Gold events. The first one was more of a big club show with Travis and I headlining. It was rammed, there was a line down the block before we even opened doors. The second show was the label’s official SXSW showcase where all our new bands, DJs and rap dudes performed (too many to name!). I loved the location, it was at a spot called Malverde with an open terrace right behind the stage and plenty of foliage. Ferns! It really felt different from all the other industry shindigs going on. Then the next day the temperature suddenly dropped to 40 degrees Farenheit. For Austin that’s just weird.
Fool’s Gold SXSW 2010 from Mr Goldbar on Vimeo.
Miami WMC
Like we do every year, there was a big FG party, this time in a new venue though. Armand and I played our first Duck Sauce set, which seemingly got the word out on the internets about a new song named after a singer of yore. I never went to sleep earlier than 6am the whole week. I played at Ultra under the beating sun. I went to see Steve Angello DJ one night and Shaggy grabbed the mic… that was funny. Wound up at Diddy’s house again on my last night.
Coachella
I went to Coachella with my brother and Nick. We rented a house which I nicknamed the Wu Mansion. We did a party with Stones Throw where we only played old house and disco. We also played at the Anthem Lagoon pool party with some of our buddies. Heard some good music at the festival, my favorite were Phoenix. No big surprise there. Although when I got home I saw youtube clips of Plastikman’s show and was floored, I wish I saw it live.
SXSWawaweewa
Get your boots out of that closet, it’s time to plan our trip to Austin for SXSW festivities. On Thursday March 18th if you’re asking me where to go (which I assume you are), I would say this is your best bet. Come catch Travis Barker & myself at our only SXSW performance: the Texas Takeover at Republic Live. Get advance tickets here.
My Fool’s Gold fam is also organizing an official SXSW showcase for the label on the next night, Friday. Of course I will be in attendance, peep that flyer after the jump.
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Around the World, pt. 15
As posted on the fab Fader blog.
Week 2 of the Infinity +1 tour! After the overall awesomeness of the New York show on the first weekend, I knew it would be smooth sailing for a while. I guess New York has this sort of make-or-break-ness to it. So picking up where we last left off, I took the train to Boston for a show on St-Patrick’s day, last Tuesday. It’s pretty rare that you get to take trains in North America compared to Europe, and it’s such an easier way to travel when the distance isn’t too bad. At Penn Station I was already seeing a bunch of dudes dressed in green, ready to double-fist some brewskis. The potential for obnoxiousness was pretty high, I’d say it was level orange. Arriving in Boston, I went to sound check with Mano and Hollywood Holt who were also performing that night and we realized that the club looked like a big boudoir. Jiggy clubs: another setting where bitchassness is very likely. The more velvet you see, the more likely you are to run into dumbbells. We went to eat a big lobster dinner and came back for the show. I guess it’s a good thing that I hadn’t played Boston in years because in the end I think that brought out my real audience and we beat out the evil forces of jiggy clubs and wasted jocks and had a really fun time! Everything else was a false alarm.
Fool’s Gold at SXSW and WMC!
Thursday, 3/19 (LATE NIGHT)
Scion presents
FOOL’S GOLD AFTER DARK
with
A-TRAK
KID SISTER (LIVE)
LITTLE BOOTS (DJ SET)
DJ MEHDI + MAPEI (LIVE)
NACHO LOVERS
LA RIOTS
TRACKADEMICKS (LIVE)
JOKERS OF THE SCENE
TREASURE FINGERS
SAMMY BANANAS
NICK CATCHDUBS
(AND SURPRISE GUESTS…)
PALM DOOR
401 Sabine St
Austin TX
FREE W/ RSVP – foolsrsvp@gmail.com
Midnight – 5am
21+
Complimentary beverages (while supplies last) from Red Stripe
Saturday 3/28
Scion + Poplife present
FOOL’S GOLD WMC SPECTACULAR
with
A-TRAK
DJ MEHDI
ANNIE MAC
TREASURE FINGERS
JOKERS OF THE SCENE
NACHO LOVERS
NICK CATCHDUBS
SAMMY BANANAS
NOIZY BOYS, PARTY PEOPLE, AND SURPRISE GUESTS…
WHITE ROOM
1306 N. Miami Ave (Downtown)
FREE – NO RSVP
10pm – 5am / 21+
Finished my record. Now Jay-Z is calling.
OK so the 2 sentences in the title aren’t exactly related but they’re both pretty exciting. I haven’t talked much about this record thus far and the powers that be are saying you’ll have to wait a few more weeks to find out exactly what it is. But I can say this: I finished an A-Trak record, it’s longer than an album but it’s not an album… although it is all original production. I can also say I’ve been working on it for weeks and weeks and I can finally breathe! Until my phone rings.
SXSW and WMC!
This was my first year going to SXSW so I kinda went all out. 8 shows in 4 days makes Homer go crazy. But I was there with a bunch of friends so at least it was fun doing all these shows together, pushing the new label and the Dirty South Dance CD all at once. Add a couple of Tex-Mex meals to the mix and I’m good to go.
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- Happy birthday Dilla #dillachangedmylife
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- Just found out one of my friends moved to Nunavut.
- #workisneverover
