Tag: VTECH IS 9181
Voodoo Kick-Off Party Is TONIGHT!!!!
by Joy on Oct.29, 2009, under Events, Festivals, Filter, Magazines, VTech, VooDoo '09
If you’re heading to New Orleans this weekend for VOODOO, the place to be tonight, October 29th, is at the Howlin’ Wolf for the Voodoo Experience Kick Off Party brought to you by VTech, Filter, and Toyota. VTech is an official sponsor of this year’s Voodoo Music Experience.
Your friend and mine… We’re bringing you the diabolical Biz Markie on the 1’s and 2’s
Brothers and New Orleans natives, The Knux will be bringing their own instrumental sounds of hip hop.
Jay Electronica, another New Orleans native makes the trek from LA, back home to bring the crowds his abstract lyrical stylings.
DJ Soul Sister, the Queen of Raregroove
So if you’re planning on being anywhere tonight, be at…..
The Howlin’ Wolf at 10-2am, at 907 S. Peters St. New Orleans
On the SPIN Rooftop at CMJ With HOCKEY
by Joy on Oct.26, 2009, under Concerts & Tours, Events, Festivals, Magazines, Photo, VTech
All the way from Portland, Oregon, HOCKEY took the stage at the latest edition of SPINhouse Live series on Thursday night, presented by VTech and rocked the crowd with their music and charm. This dance-rock band entertained an intimate crowd of 200 on the rooftop of SPIN’s downtown Manhattan office as part of last week’s CMJ Music Festival.
With a setlist with songs like “Work,” “3am Spanish,” “Learn to Lose,” “Song Away,” “Too Fake,” and “Put the Game Down,” Hockey’s set was as tight as their pants. Their six-song show pulled from the group’s recently released debut, Mind Chaos, combined retro dance-punk with synth-heavy New Wave. A mix of genres leading to a most contagious hodge-podge of song.
“Work” had bassist Jeremy “Jerm” Reynolds showing off his prodigious 4-string skills amid countless flashing iPhones, while “Put the Game Down” alternated between a club-ready dance groove, courtesy of keyboardist Ryan Dolliver and drummer Anthony Stassi, and balls-out arena-rock, courtesy of Brian White’s schizoid guitar solo.
Grubin’s voice is a big, scraggly, soulful thing equally at home spittin’ pseudo-rhymes (as he did on “3am Spanish”) and belting the blues (as he did on “Learn to Lose”).
And Grubin is also a humble hipster. “We actually played on a roof once in San Francisco. It took us like two hours to move our stuff up there and there were like four people,” Grubin grinned. “This is much better.”
*photos by Emilia Costa and Ian Witlen
This Friday, You’ll Find Some Familiar L.A. Faces In NYC With NIGHTLIFE
by Joy on Oct.22, 2009, under Events, Festivals, Nightlife, Other, VTech
This Friday, October 23rd, as CMJ slowly winds down, come and vibe to some music brought to you by some of the best from the West. NIGHTLIFE is in town and VTech and Beat Junkie Sound presents a special evening just for you. From LAX to JFK, Babu, J.Rocc, Mr. Choc and Shortkut are here to bring the So. Cal heat. So on Friday, though the weather might be cold outside, inside Sutra Lounge at 16 1st Ave., the Beat Junkies will be making it hot. Don’t get burned.
VTech Heads to New Orleans For The 2009 VooDoo Music Experience
by Joy on Oct.13, 2009, under Events, Festivals, Filter, VTech, VooDoo '09
VTech is an Official Sponsor for this year’s
Voodoo Experience in New Orleans.
VTech is proud to be an official sponsor for this year’s 2009 Voodoo Experience in New Orleans during Halloween weekend, October 30th-November 1st.
Together we’ll be celebrating Voodoo’s 11-year anniversary with three full days of performances by more than 60 renowned artists, including Eminem & D12, Justice, KISS, Jane’s Addiction, Lenny Kravitz and Widespread Panic.
Our new IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet Radio will be featured in the VTech Lounge and the Official Voodoo Kick-Off Party during Halloween weekend. In addition to hosting the VTech Lounge throughout the three-day festival, VTech is teaming up with Toyota and FILTER Magazine to present the official kick-off party for the Voodoo Festival on Thursday, October 29th. Held at the infamous Howlin’ Wolf in New Orleans, the event will welcome more than 1,000 music lovers and feature the genre-bending hip-hop duo, The Knux, Jay Electronica, and world-class DJ sets by Biz Markie and Soul Sister. Let’s not forget to mention that party attendees will enjoy custom t-shirts printed on-site, video games, a complementary photo booth and great giveaways.
Exclusive Voodoo Experience artist interviews hosted by FILTER TV, concert updates, photos, videos, and other content can be found on The Sounds of VTech blog in the upcoming weeks leading into Voodoo. Also, check out our Twitter Page and VTech on Facebook.
To attend the FREE,FREE, FREE… VTech/FILTER/Toyota party, please visit www.uptheantics.com/voodoo to RSVP.
And for more information on VTech and the VTech IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet Radio, click here: VTech.
Check back with The Sounds of VTech for more information on Voodoo and other upcoming music events.
Special Download from Nightlife with the Beat Junkies and Da BeatMinerz
by Joy on Sep.25, 2009, under Audio, Downloadable Tracks, Events, Nightlife, VTech
Do you remember where you were on September 11th, 2009? If you spent it with VTech and the Beat Junkies, you partied the night away at Nightlife with special musical guests, the Da Beatminerz. With Babu, JRocc, Rhettmatic and more on the 1’s and 2’s, the music flowed throughout the evening into the early morning. With almost two hours of music, this download should keep you satiated till the next one…
RT Click to Download: VTech Presents Nightlife with Da Beatminerz
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From Timbiqui to LA.. Music Brought to you by Quantic y Su Combo Barbaro
by Joy on Aug.24, 2009, under Audio, Events, Mochilla, Photo, VTech
Often confused with xylophones, marimbas are a traditional folk instrument of the people of Southern and Central America. And though the instrument’s roots lie in West Africa, it ties together the music of the African diaspora and the inhabitants of the Southern and Central American shores on which they landed on in the 16th century.
The Pacific coast of Colombia is home to many genres of music. From its local music of the Afro-Colombian chirimia, the marimba, and outside influence of salsa, the music scene in Colombia continues to blend the old with the new.
When we look to rural towns such as Timbiqui, home of singer Nidia Gongora Bonilla, where musicians play in dedicated marimba houses and listen in awe. The music never stops, and the houses vibrate with the rhythm of the marimba all day long.
Memoria de Justinho By Quantic y Su Combo Barbaro Featuring Nidia Gongora Bonilla on Vocals is a tribute to legendary Marimba player, Justinho Garcia from Timbiqui. It was written by legendary female songwriter Ines Garanja on the occasion of his passing and holds enormous cultural significance. It is a classic song in the tradition of the Pacific Coast and was first recorded by Grupo Socovan, Nidia’s family’s band.
As Nidia introduces the song in the beginning of the video, she explains it is a Rumba from Timbiqui in the style of Quantic; a collision of sounds and influences in the best possible way.
Though the QCB has never recorded this song, it was worked out specifically for their first LA show and in many ways, this was the song that reached the audience’s musical souls. Los Angeles was open to Quantic and the new album and the band he had brought with him, but this song managed to put a smile on everyone’s face and a extra shuffle in everyone’s step.
It is with extreme pleasure that MOCHILLA was there to capture it and for VTech to premiere it. This is history here. With beating hearts and hands in the air, connect your computer up to those speakers, kick back and feel the Afro-Colombian magic.
FULL SCREEN
The Sounds of VTech / Memoria de Justinho by Quantic and his Combo Barbaro 
Quantic y Su Combo Barbaro:
Will Quantic Holland: Guitar/ Alfredo Linares: Piano/ Fernando Silva: Bass
Malcolm Catto: Drums/ Jack Iglesias: Percussion/ Freddy Colorado: Percussion
Reggie Ambrose: Sax/ Todd Simon: Trumpet
Shot by: Eric Coleman, Todd Mazer, and B+ for MOCHILLA
Edited by: Luke Lynch
Sound Recorded and Mixed by: Benjamin Tierney
