Keep Your Eyes Peeled

On some like extra extra read all about it ish, I have a host of extremely talented friends who are doing THE LARGEST of things! If you can lend your support, it would mean the world & the stars to me :)

Holla



Chicago Footworkingz, an amazingly talented group of my fam straight out of Chicago. When I say that they are some of the most talented dancers I know, that is an understatement. Their Taking Flight DVD comes out October 3rd,
Shout out to Kuumba Lynx! But most pressing Tonight they'll be featured on NBC's America's Got Talent, So please tune in to channel 5 and vote, if you were at BNV and came to the Life is Living Festival You know it is not a game!!






NBC Site Bio of Footworkingz

Footworkingz Site





My lovely friend Deana Velasquez is competing in Miss Mexican Fiesta 2009, if you will be in the Milwaukee area on August 21st you do not want to miss this pageant!!!

[[Miss Mexican Fiesta 2009 is a scholarship opportunity created to encourage Hispanic women to continue and further their education.
The pageant consists of an ethnic dress, talent, evening gown and questionaire parts. Deana is representing the state of VERACRUZ! All the contestants are featured on Wisconsin On Demand in the "Around Wisconsin" super category. The girls are under the "Mexican Fiesta" subcategory and each girl is listed by name (Channel 1111 of Time Warner Cable) ]]

Facebook Event:
Vote Deana for Miss Mexican Fiesta 2009 Group Page
Event Website:
Mexican Fiesta Pageant Site


Q Solarfive Cole, a local emcee in Chicago released one of the illest EP's I've ever heard titled "The Phoenix" within the last month, anyone who hasn't heard it, SHOULD. Shout out to Q! If you like what you hear, add his facebook page and let him know it :)

The Phoenix EP download



Andrew "Phonetic ONE" Thomas has a new LP coming out this fall entitled,
A Year and ONE day On the Bus Stop you need to keep your eyes out for it-no chiste. Anyone whose heard his EP Phonetic Phenom, knows it is not a game!! Never has been.


Phonetic One Facebook Page



There is no proper way to start with Rafael Casal & The Getback Crew, they are blowing things up over in the Bay Area and getting mad love. Check out their video Bay Area Slang Top 100. If you like what you see, add their pages, it's only right.




&&& Oh yes, boy are they accessible!!
GetBack News
Getback Youtube
Rafael Casal Myspace
Rafael Casal Youtube



We won't sleep on their San Francisco Weekly article either:
SF Weekly






Poets Live is a great organization and website for performance artists, promoters, and fans alike. They are building their website everyday but right now if you go to [[Poets Live Website]] you can find out all about the movement, and if you click the performers tab you can see their featured artist, an extremely close friend of mine, Gabriel De Los Reyes.



Deja & Supreme, two beautiful and amazing poets/emcees/performers/activists will be embarking on their European tour very soon. But not before they hold a concert and benefit at the Chopin Theater. Tonight, please come out and show your love for these two ladies as they feature and have artists like Kevin Coval share the stage and see them off.

For more info about Commonwealth entertainment, and what else is up with Deja K Taylor & FM Supreme visit:

Deja's Blog
FM Supreme Page



Thank you so much for the love, I urge you to contact these artists, they are the best :) More to come in future blog posts but I shall leave you with two bonuses...


The first is a link to my boy Niko's clothing page- Everybody who enjoys the "Treeted" line (as well as the shirts that I wear and tell you that my boy Niko made them,) should holla at the site, he's mad professional, and doing his independent fashion thizzle.


Ink Red Clothing






The next is the link to the blog that Alida updates from Panama, letting you know what all the FWers studying abroad are up to!!!

First Wave Panama Blog


Love, Peace, and Graphic Tees!