End of A Decade NYE 2010 - Beauty Bar - December 31, 2010

From the poppin bottles department... Just got back from H-town into the good ol AT of X. So haven't kept up with the latest on New Years Eve parties but here's one... Check out Zeale and DJ Mel @ Beauty Bar tonight!

Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe night!

Music: Chop Steak - The Christmas Mixtape 2010

From the Happy Happy department... Hope everyone's having a great Christmas and enjoying time with family and friends. And also enjoying some good music! Talking about music... ChopSteak.com and BigBadMedium.com brings us The Christmas Mixtape 2010! Check it out and as always... please leave comments! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Austin-Hip-Hop-Scene/269205370092

The Cipher World Music Night - Momo's - December 21, 2010

From the vacation time department... Check out The Cipher tonight @ Momo's for the World Music Night!

KUT90.5/KUT.org and Bemba Entertainment present World Music Night every Tuesday night at Momo’s, giving Austin a chance to connect with cultures from all over the world through music. Each week there are multiple artists that allow for a more diverse music experience. All of the artists are local musicians that have backgrounds in other cultures.





More info:

In 1999, formerly homeless teen Chris 'Kazi' Rolle created The Hip Hop Project through New York City's Art Start program. Despite common struggles faced by youth artists, the participants produced their own collective hip hop album, and in the process, gained confidence in their abilities, higher knowledge, and life skills towards a positive future.

A documentary of The Hip Hop Project (produced by Bruce Willis and Queen Latifah) released in spring 2007 has inspired other cities to create similar programs.

Complementary to the original, The Cipher - Austin's Hip Hop Project is on a mission to build a community of young leaders and engaged hip hop artists and to strengthen the East Austin community in multiple ways.

The creative expression and public performances encouraged through "The Cipher" create a group of confident and engaged young people. They leave our program empowered, authentic and connected to the Austin music and poetry community. The program provides these young people with positive learning experiences through which they gain new skills and competencies, build self-esteem, improve academic performance and expand possibilities for their futures.