It’s cold out now with the first snow to hit sometime tonight*#!?!! Thankfully the show schedule in Boston this week is full and bumpin’ which means I can dance some heat into my body.
My SPARKS of the week:
Tuesday 11.12.13 (What a date! You know that means the night is going to be crazy, right?!!)
HEISS Album Release Party for Ascencio(N) | Music Ecology @ Wonderbar | Allston $5 | 10pm | 21+
Frank Heiss is a legend, truly! He has chosen one of the most auspicious dates of the year for the release of his new album Ascensio(N), a follow up to Awake(N). The night promises to bring you on a musical pilgrimage of sonic proportions. Come ready to dance and ascend.
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Wednesday 11.13.13
Omar Sosa Afri-Lectric Sextet | Regattabar | Cambridge $25 | 7:30pm | All Ages
One of New England’s renowned jazz clubs, Regattabar, located in the Charles Hotel in the heart of bustling Harvard Square is host to multiple Latin Grammy Nominee Omar Sosa. Born and raised in Cuba, Omar Sosa is a premier Latin Jazz composer, blending Afro-Cuban sounds with European classical composers, and American jazz contemporaries. Catch him and his sextet here before they head off on the European leg of their tour.
Thursday 11.14.13
Star Slinger | Brighton Music Hall | Allston $15 | 9pm | 18+
The wonderful folks at MMMMaven are bringing UK dj/producer Star Slinger and his uber soulful and danceable remixes and originals to Allston. Get ready to sweat and bust some moves to get you through the work week! Definitely looking forward to this tasty treat in Rat City!
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Friday 11.15.16
Binary | Wonderbar (downstairs) | Allston $10 | 10pm | 21+
BeanDream Productions starts its monthly dance party this week! Leading off will be their resident DJs B3RAO, Convoi, and Mikey Maags. Head downstairs to start the weekend off right with some house, electro and funk. And trust their twitter hashtag doesn’t lie #aintnopartylikeabeandreamparty!
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Saturday 11.16.13
Nightmares on Wax | Paradise Rock Club | Boston
If you like to groove as much as I do, you will work it out with me on the floor at the Dise. With one of the longest running underground parties in Ibiza, the UK born producer knows how to keep the floor thumping. Add to the show Boston Music Award winning dj Rain, and it’s gonna be hot. Get you tickets soon, because I hear they are going fast!
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Sunday 11.17.13
Mind Spray featuring John Robinson | Middle East Downstairs | Cambridge
Mind Spray is a hip hop showcase/open mic bringing together some of the rising MCs and producers in New England. Hosted by the lyrically smooth GreyScale, this month’s show features NYC legend John Robinson (Lil Sci of Scienz of Life). A seriously talented rapper whose flow and lyrics are both entertaining and thought provoking, he can also boast that he is the only MC to have a full album produced by the prolific MFDoom. Also, on the bill is last event’s winner and recent XXL spotlighted Mr. Fritz who is definitely on the come up both locally and nationwide. With a producers showcase sponsored by HEY WTF Records, and judges from Underground Hip Hop, Tall Boy Industries, and The Brain Trust, who are producing the event, it is the perfect way to round out a busy week.
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If I could be in two places at once, here are some shows I would hit:
Tuesday 11.12.13- Alan Evans Trio @ Church
Sunday 11.17.13: Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar @ TD Garden (Would love to have gone, if only for the drama alone, but I have a strict no tix over $40 rule unless its a festival or PRINCE!)
Want to leave you with some tunes. Here is a BIG tune from musical maestro Mad Professor, who I had the pleasure to see @ Great Scott in Allston a few weeks ago:
Leave me a comment and let me know what are you thinking of checking out, I will definitely say hi!
Bless up!
– Electricbella XOXO
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