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L4M 2010 Showcase Wrap-Up (slideshow)

justin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:48:06 +0000

Catharsis was down in Austin, Texas this past weekend to produce the second annual Lawyer4Musicians Showcase during the music festival portion of SXSW. The talented lineup included a diverse blend of both up-and-coming and well-established indie bands and hiphop emcees. This year’s showcase was held at Aces Lounge right on the main strip on 6th St. Red Stripe dropped off some beer (thanks Cornerstone!) which evaporated in a matter of moments, as the venue became packed to capacity with well over 800 people during the course of the show.

Cool Calm Pete hosted the afternoon’s festivities and even dropped an acapella verse to the crowd clapping along. Opening act You, You’re Awesome surprised attendees with their funky 8bit-infused sound. French Horn Rebellion entertained the crowd with their electro set and on-stage shenanigans. Hey Champ rocked the stage with their smooth synth and guitar sound. Bad Rabbits lit up the stage with their hi-energy, funk-punk performance. Kidz in the Hall kicked off the hiphop portion of the show with a strong set. The Cool Kids threw an amazing performance that made the crowd go buckwild thanks to Aces’ banging bass-heavy sound system. Highlights included special surprise performances by Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes during 88-Keys‘ set and an impromptu Dilated Peoples performance (minus DJ Babu) with Evidence and The Alchemist for Rakaa’s set. Check out the slideshow below, and keep posted for some exclusive video footage.

All in all, we can most definitely say that we rocked Austin, and can’t wait to do it again next year!

2010 Lineup:
- Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples)
- The Cool Kids
- Cool Calm Pete
- 88-Keys
- Kidz in the Hall
- Bad Rabbits
- Hey Champ
- French Horn Rebellion
- You, You’re Awesome

Special Surprise Guests:
- Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes)
- Evidence (Dilated Peoples)
- The Alchemist (Decon Records)

For more information on our friends at L4M, visit Lawyer4Musicians.com

Rakaa of Dilated Peoples, Cool Kids, Cool Calm Pete, and 88-Keys is playing at our house!

justin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:44:43 +0000

Well, not exactly our house – at our party in Austin during the SXSW Music Festival in March. This is the second year that we’re producing this event for Lawyer4Musicians (some of the good guys in the music biz), and it just keeps getting bigger and better. We got an amazing lineup for this year’s L4M Unofficial SXSW Showcase. Check out the crazy ill poster designed by Joon:

Sat March 20, 1 – 5 PM

Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples)
The Cool Kids
Cool Calm Pete
88-Keys
Kidz in the Hall
Bad Rabbits
Hey Champ
French Horn Rebellion
+ Opening Act TBD – UPDATED: Yeah, You’re Awesome has been selected to open the show!

Aces Lounge
222 East 6th Street
at corner of San Jacinto Blvd (on the main strip)

It’s gonna be a sick show — Rakaa from Dilated headlining. Cool Calm Pete back on stage performing tracks from his upcoming album. 88-Keys live. Bad Rabbits, a hi-energy funk band signed to Karmaloop. On top of that, the Cool Kids?

Watch out Austin. We’re about to light you up.

Read the full PRESS RELEASE.

Some local coverage:

Austin 360
Austinist
Austin Chronicle
Do 512
Yelp
SXSW The Unofficial Guide
Hiphop Press
We Shot Jr

Afrika in Korea

james — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:32:20 +0000

So I get in 2 nights ago at 4:20am (seriously) to learn that Afrika Bambaata is in town spinning at a new club in Seoul called Heaven. Went and checked it out … so crazy to see the likes of Bambaata in Korea, but he played a decent set (think late 90’s acid house mixed in w some commercial radio jams) – and we got to chill w/ Zulu Nation after his set.

Catharsis & Afrika in Seoul

Rakim guest vocals on Drunken Tiger track “Monster”

james — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:58:12 +0000

Catharsis, in conjunction w/ Mic Wreck Records, was able to work again with the legendary MC Rakim Allah, in facilitating the most important and influential collaborations in Asian hiphop history. Check out the new track, “Monster”, featuring Rakka of Dilated Peoples, Roscoe Umali, T, and Rakim, from the album “Feel gHood Muzik, the 8th Wonder” out now in Korea.

Check out the English version of the track featuring Rakim:

Introducing Kenny Muhammad, the Human Orchestra

james — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:57:03 +0000

We’re happy to welcome an amazing talented performer into the fam. Meet Kenny Muhammad, the Human Orchestra.

Check these clips for a taste.

Kenny Muhammad, The Human Orchestra from James Kim on Vimeo.

Peep the onesheet.

We’ll keep you posted on upcoming shows and events featuring Kenny.

For booking inquiries, email us at business@catharsisnyc.com with info about your show.

Catharsis Produces the L4M Music Showcase at SXSW 2009

tonia — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:55:57 +0000

South By has come and gone and now that the dust has settled, a little recap. But first, we have a some thanks to give to Josh Kaplan of L4M (for all you aspiring musicians out there, make sure to check out his blog), our street team out in Austin (thanks Sun-Jue!), and our sponsors (Stahl Cowen, Music Dealers, Vapors, Karmaloop TV, and WeSC), Kate at Momo’s, and MC Dumbfounded. Most importantly, we couldn’t have done it without the talent who killed it all day. Big thanks to The Cool Kids, Fatlip, Kidz In The Hall, Hey Champ, Whatzisface, French Horn Rebellion, DJ Clinton Sparks, and impromptu appearance and performance by Pac Div. See you next year at SXSW!

photo: Daniel Perlaky, cityonfire.us

SXSW 2009 coverage: Cool Kids + Kidz in the Hall @ Momo’s

james — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:23:17 +0000

Our man James representing the Far East:
[vimeo vimeo.com/3841895]

Vapors Magazine showing love:

www.vaporsmagazine.com/2009/03/l4m-music-showcase-at-sxsw-2009-2/

SXSW coverage on KarmaloopTV:

www.karmaloop.com/tv/index.html?bcpid=1287040724&bclid=1295326981&bctid=18860735001

www.karmaloop.com/tv/index.html?bcpid=1287040724&bclid=1295326981&bctid=17427188001