Scanners #3

February 12th, 2007
February 15, 2007 10:00 pmtoFebruary 16, 2007 2:00 am

 

Asheville, NC’s third Dubstep night this Thursday at the Joli Rouge. 10pm - 2am, and this time it’s free!

Free DJ Drama

January 18th, 2007

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The RIAA (recording industry association of america) has gone and done it. The don of southern mixtapes has been arrested. It’s so wrong in so many ways. Check the Village Voice article linked, appropriately titled “DJ Drama and Don Cannon Arrested on Some Bullshit”.

PS
Shirts hittin’ the streets of Asheville soon…

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Cage - Lord have mercy (song up soon)

Cage and fellow weathermen Yakballz will be playing a show at the Orange Peel on Monday January 22nd. This will be the first performance by Cage in Asheville.

As most Hip Hop shows go in Asheville promotion will probably be weak. So I feel it’s necessary to put the word out about Cage and other true Emcees coming to Asheville. Though I was reluctant at first to promote this show because of Cages past work mostly on the shock-jock tip. I put that aside and looked at his recent growth as one of the best story tellers of this decade.

From the beginning Cage felt the force of addiction at a young age with a abusive father (Army Sargeant Bill Murry) being hauled of to jail for wielding a shot gun and threatening his family…

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Scanners: dubstep monthly

January 9th, 2007
January 18, 2007 10:00 pmtoJanuary 19, 2007 2:00 am

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Meditate on bass weight. Scanners is the third Thursday of every month. 10pm - 2am at the Joli Rouge. $4 at the door, DJs Matt and John, plus guests.

New Year’s redux

January 3rd, 2007

Thanks to everyone who made our first event so much fun. DJ’s Tammy, Mongo, Abu Disarray, and DJ Ta$temaker; not forgetting all the kind souls who helped set up and clean up, sell beer, work the door, and most importantly all the people who danced. Anyone else have photos? Hit us up.

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Tammy and Mongo rocking there last set of the year. Shut ya mouth…James Brown ain’t dead.

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Well into New Year’s Day around 2:30am (to be exact) the crowd drunk, wobblin, and steady grindin’ to
Ta$teMaker’s world beat down.

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Abu Disarray and Ta$temaker, rebels with the pose and the posh-tur.

more parties to come, check out the scanners dubstep night in the meantime…

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Check back soon for more info on New Year’s Eve throw down(Flyers are up and out, and were out and about) so check us on the late late.

From the front lines of the war Christmas we bring you a brief comunique…

Dear willing and ready,

We’ll be manning the hype machine for the remainder of the month. Our community has lent us whats needed so we are pleased to announce….

…The Cakalak Munitions Unit has been mobilized and is training
from now forward we’re going to keep your heads bangin’ and your asses jigglin’.

Steady on the grind from the front line we come to bring the ruckus, so step back suckasssss we got some shit to bump.

Solidarity,
CMU