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WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

J. Hill performs

Event: J. Hill performs
Description:
It's my dream to share MY life lessons through the gift of song. I believe that every story, -- good, bad, and ugly -- can be told best through music. Music makes even the hardest pain easier to bear."

I'm a singer first and foremost, a songwriter, and just an overall entertainer. I would like people to get personal with me and not have people get personal with a 'bio'. I enjoy what I do and I know wherever I perform I leave a lasting impression on the public. As a child I was known for entertaining my family and friends with my vocals and crazy performances. Whenever family was invited over they demanded I do my Michael Jackson impersonation. My mother, who is my greatest role model and a beautiful alto in her own right, has always encouraged me to utilize my talent. I joined a few choirs here and there but mainly stayed in the studio working on my talent. Honest music is the brand that best describes my musical sound. By merging MY greatest influences, such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Prince, and Donnie Hathaway, with modern talents, the likes of Stokely, Kenny Greene, D'Angelo and countless others, I have tried to create a mature and graceful sound. I truly believe my dynamic musical journey has only just begun.

I've been blessed to share the stage with many talented people and look forward to working with many more. Having the opportunity to tour Asia was amazing knowing that honest music brings wonderful people together and allows the public to witness this synergy. I really want to thank everyone for supporting me and the people I work with. I do this 'thing' called music out of love and I hope it shows each time I step on the stage.

One last thing, if you haven't had the chance to see my show yet then my suggestion is, "you betta ask somebody". Thanx 4 the Love!!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

New "Indie" Music Tuesdays

Event: New "Indie" Music Tuesdays
Start Date: 10/6/2009
End Date: 12/28/2010
Description:
Every Tuesday is Indie Artist Tuesday at Next Door! Hear the latest music from great independent artists all day while you eat, drink and chill at Next Door. Also many Tuesdays feature listening parties or live performances by the artists themselves. So come join us each and every Tuesday as we expose you to great talents and great music that mainstream radio has not picked up on.

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see the world cup with us, even 7:30am games!

WORLD CUP!

Event: WORLD CUP!
Start Date: 6/11/2010
End Date: 7/11/2010
Description:
Come see all world cup games with us. Even 7:30am games!

Tao of Slick

Event: Tao of Slick
Description:
The Tao of Slick is a futuristic vision of the concept of balance, harmony and sonic medicine. In Piankhi 7, Thur Deephrey, and Hazel Black we have opposites coming together with seamless integration. Underneath it all, Thur Deephrey lays a quilt painstakingly stiched from bits and pieces of the great jazz era, threading his record player's needle with the precision and dedication not just an executor, but also of a true fan. Piankhi 7, a wordsmith of unrivaled skill and precision, delivers the blows of a warrior, sending rhymes with the speed of bullets directly into the minds of those brave enough to listen closely. No matter if he spits of love or war, they are made casualties all in the name of truth. If Piankhi is the action, the force and the storm, then Hazel Black is the meditation. She breathes in the suffering of not only herself, but her whole human family, and out she breathes our joy. Together they lay waste to entire populations, then clear the way for solid restoration.

Liquid Light- from The Tao of Slick album: Jazzhall-Epitome of Epiphany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEVfLI2GMiY

The Tao of Slick- from The Tao of Slick album: Jazzhall-Epitome of Epiphany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybCAeYOsPg

press:
This Is Real Music
http://www.thisisrealmusic.com/articles/40709/the_tao_of_slick-jazz_hall_the_epitome_of_epiphany.php

Goverment Names
http://governmentnames.blogspot.com/2007/09/tao-of-slick-presents-jazz-hall-epitome.html

New "Indie" Music Tuesdays

Heston performs

Event: Heston performs
Description:
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!

Your favorite artist. Your favorite song. Your favorite place. The way that makes you feel.
Finally, here comes an artist that is capable of bringing those feelings back. STORYTELLER, the debut album by Heston, is an exceptionally well composed body of work. Heston’s got one of those “instant classic” voices; confidently sensuous and informed by the best side of mellow 70’s soul. Nostalgic, yet very much his own.
With an equal talent for songwriting and producing, his debut release, STORYTELLER, is timeless.

Born in The Island of Dominica (British West Indies), singer-songwriter, Heston grew up with music all around him. Being surrounded by reggae, pop, classical, soul, R&B, rock music was commonplace and it is no surprise that radio, along with a collection of his father’s old records, would open the key to his soul and love for all types of music. From Barbara Streisand to Aretha Franklin, The Bee Gees, Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Beres Hammond, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson (to name a few) each musician looped a thread into his soul, and after listening to his music, it is clear that he has been influenced by the best.
With a career in music that began in Atlanta, GA, launched by a self-titled EP, he has defined his journey as a full-time musician, composer, songwriter and producer. “Creating timeless music has always been my ultimate goal,” says Heston with a poised yet humble demeanor. “I want to leave the world with music that can be played for a lifetime.”
A pleasant, easygoing vocal manner coupled with a sexy stage presence has consistently yielded a ground swelling of fans and lovers of his music. His song “IF” became popular on XM Satellite through Airtran Airlines Inflight Entertainment, The Soul Lounge, Vol. 1: The Vibe Compilation, This Is Soul 2005 CD (Soul Brother (UK), 2005), Atlanta Soul - Soulful Kinship From The Phoenix City CD (Unisex (UK), 2005) and was once one of the most downloaded independent soul singles on iTunes. “ANGEL” also from the self-titled EP closed the year 2003 as one of DJ Richard Searling’s Year End Top Most 50 Played at Smooth FM Manchester UK.
Accompanying a full-piece band with foundational rhythms that stem back to his island roots, comprised of percussions, horns, acoustic and electric guitars, his current independent album release, STORYTELLER, pulls out all of the stops with fifteen brilliantly composed tracks. Tunes “No Way, No How”, “Sumthin in the Water”, “Sunny Days” and “Easy” lead the album and expect to embrace audiences with slinky lover’s grooves and feel good music. Fifteen grooves. Fifteen stories. Fifteen repeats. Fifteen classics. Ladies and gentlemen, HESTON. ~ ZDennis Marketing, LLC

Collette performs

Event: Collette performs
Description:
Collette is an r&b/soul singer from South Carolina. Her jazzy vocals and hip-hop sensibility combine for an exciting debut entitled “Experience Collette” available now initunes.com. The entirely self-written and partially self-produced CD project is an honest offering from a young, sincere singer. With tracks such as “Live Your Life” and the single “You Don’t Know,” Collette writes of real life experiences with an overall positive outlook on life. The product of a gospel singing mother, Collette bares her soul with each performance. Videos and pictures are available online at www.myspace.com/experiencecollette or at www.experiencecollette.com.

New "Indie" Music Tuesdays

Abby Dobson performs

Event: Abby Dobson performs
Description:
Some singers need to be surrounded by a variety of equipment to move people, but this powerful artist simply needs an audience. She is one of those rare songbirds that effortlessly stimulate sensual, soulful and raw emotions using just her vocal instrument, a voice that you don’t just hear…you feel it. Drawing on a wealth of musical influences, from Mozart, Whitney Houston, Sarah Vaughn, Dolly Parton, and many more which is why Abby’s sound is the alchemy of soul, folk, jazz, gospel, R&B, country, rock and pop, forging a gem that erases musical boundaries in its making.
In 2009, Abby won BlackPlanet.com’s Soul Music Contest. The victory afforded Abby the opportunity to open for Common and Robin Thicke at The Soul Music Festival in Aruba. Abby is no assembly line artist. No gimmicks. No studio manufactured antics. She is to soulful music an innovative and compelling force, a tender voice bringing people together…bringing you joy… through the gift of song
The debut recording project, entitled Sleeping Beauty: You Are the One You Have Been Waiting On”, is a concept record loosely based on a fairytale which will release in July 2010. For more information on Abby Dobson visit http://www.Reverbnation.com/AbbyDobson.

New "Indie" Music Tuesdays