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Black Dog Block Party in St. Paul’s Lowertown on July 8, 2007 with Brother Ali, Los Nativos, Jelloslave, Desdamona, The New Congress, Black Blondie, Delicious Venom and A Damno Devine
The Black Dog Café in St. Paul’s Lowertown area has announced the “Black Dog Block Party,†an all-ages, free-admission, musical happening outside the restaurant on July 8, 2007 from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. Hip Hop heavyweight Brother Ali headlines a hard hitting lineup that includes Los Nativos, Jelloslave (with guest JT Bates), Desdamona, The New Congress, Black Blondie, Delicious Venom, and A Damno Devine. The Black Dog will be serving food, beer, wine and beverages inside and outside, and there is plenty of free parking on Kellogg and Broadway. The Black Dog Block Party is Sunday, July 8, 2007, 3:00 to 9:00 p.m., 308 Prince Street at the corner of 4th and Broadway in Lowertown, St. Paul.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Free Admission All Ages Black Dog Café’s Great Food Beer, Wine and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Available Outdoors T H E M U S I C ! ! !
More information on THE MUSIC!!!: Brother Ali will be the final performer at the Black Dog Block Party, with all set times to be determined soon.
BROTHER ALI – Minneapolis-based rapper Brother Ali is receiving tons of national and international attention for his new release, The Undisputed Truth. The Rhymesayers Entertainment star, and undisputed Master of Ceremony, has been performing at events like sold-out CD Release shows at First Avenue, the Coachella festival, South By Southwest and a June tour of Australia. A chance to see the Twin Towns hottest star at a free outdoor show.
LOS NATIVOS – Since 1996, St. Paul-based Los Nativos have brought a Mexican identity to their fresh brand of Hip Hop. They’ve been featured in The Source magazine, toured throughout the U.S. and Mexico, and shared the stage with groups like the Black Eyed Peas. Integrating Hip Hop with funk, Tejano, Salsa and more, they bring a message to communities.
JELLOSLAVE – Cellists Jacqueline Ferrier-Ultan and Michelle Kinney use all eight amplified strings to sing, squawk, scream, growl and purr their way through an eclectic repertoire ranging from Bach to Led Zeppelin, to their own improvisational and jazz-influenced compositions.
DESDAMONA – Desdamona is the Twin Cities premier female Hip Hop and spoken word artist. She will be riding high on the recent release of her new CD "The Source."
THE NEW CONGRESS – Winners of R&B/Soul Song of the Year and Neosoul Band of the Year at the 2006 Los Angeles Music Awards, this Minneapolis crew also picked up Minnesota Music Awards for their debut release, Everybody Gets Up. The six-piece band mixes turntables with old-school R&B sounds.
BLACK BLONDIE – A recent East Coast tour found Black Blondie sharing the stage with the likes of Jill Scott and Amy Winehouse. Black Blondie centers on affirmative, progressive lyrics, stirringly balanced out with the Erotic. Spellbinding, sinewy and sensuous sounds surrounding female vocals.
DELICIOUS VENOM – Emcees Tou Saiko and Knowstalgic lead a troupe that has been featured in Hmong Times and Hmong Today, building consciousness with their inspiring raps.
A DAMNO DEVINE – This rock & roll power trio brings a new darkness to rawk.
born in 1999 we continue to be formed by the music that flows in and out of the Black Dog. And the people, art, neighbors that come and go too. Sometimes we have resistance by the band members and get stuck in a everlasting groove to the point of insanity. Then along comes a free mind and a bold heart and we breathe that deep breath again. What does it take to step out of your well worn genre? Come to the Black Dog and rest yourself, dream, write, replenish, listen, meet .....
