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Do you know the links to some local House sources?

 

www.collectiveminds.org     (Balto/DC House community org.)

 

soulfiesta.blackbookscafe.com      ("Soul Fiesta" party)

 

www.thegoodvibrations.com     ("Good Vibrations" party)

 

www.kohesivemusic.com      (DJ Karizma's website)

 

www.pojirecords.com      (record label of DJs Pope & Oji)

 

www.basementboys.com         (Basement Boys website)

 

www.coderedstudio.com      (recording studio/label G.Deane/DJ Spen)

 

www.handzonradio.fm    (Balto based internet radio - live mixes)

 

www.djmotae.com       (dj Motae's website)

 

www.djspen.com (DJ Spen's website)

 

 

 Weekly Happenings

 

Thursdays

Sky Lounge w/DJ Karizma with Derrick Low providing the opening set every other Thursday( occasional guest dj's) $5

WEAA(88.9) Baltimore DJ Pope "Deeper Side of Midnight" 12-3am (nothing but House)

 

Fridays

  

Spy Club(Balto) w/ Zik Jabar 15 E. Center St.(near Walters Art Gallery) Terry Thomson(1st Fridays w/Zik)

 

Saturdays

Silver Shadows- some classics/House w/DJ Biskit & KW Griff

Red in DC (every Saturday) DJ Oji's "Spiritual Journey" (1st & 3rd Sat.)

 

Eden with DJ Karizma --(10-2am at Eager & Charles....a few doors up

from the Hippo...N. Charles & Eager)

 

 Special parties/Events

 

"Soul Fiesta"(Saturday August 13th @ Sankofa Dance Theater--2901 Druid Park dr.--near The Palladium...Liberty Heights & Druid Park dr.  $10 $7 members)

 

"Salvation"(Sat. July 30th) w/ Teddy Douglas of the Basement Boys @ the Paradox(1310 S. Russell st.)410.837.9110 www.thedox.com

 

 

 

 

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Stories/party reports

 

Michael Watford live @ "Sugar".....(6/17/05 pics courtesy of Cliff Curtis of Cliffimages)

(bbc)Random shots(weekend 7/9/05)

"feel their soul"....@ the drum circle @ Druid Hill Park

"Good Vibrations" returns!...(4.8.05)..more....

Random Shots(weekend---3/18)...Sugar(Joc.Brown) and Basics(Dushawn)

Winter Music Conference--the stories, the pictures......(3/2005)

"Soul Fiesta" keeps truckin' through the winter(2.26.05).......

"Basics" @ The Depot on Charles st. by Zik Jabar & Sean Hernandez (2.19.05)

"TABU" @ The Mansion with SouthBeachTABU/Terry Thompson (2.19.05)

Tortured Soul & Los Amigos Invisibles @ Baltimore's Funk Box(2/16)....

Interview with DJ Spen and Charles Dockins(1.2005)..........

A night @ "Sugar" w/Michael Joyner for the Club Fantasy reunion part 2......

DJ Biskit & Motae plays the Soul Fiesta(Jan.29th........)

Tony Humphries @ the new DC Sanctuary(Jan. 28th...)

Soul Fiesta "New Years Day"(more...) (Michael Joyner, Neal Conway, Charles Dockins)

Blackbookscafe.com presents "Best of Baltimore 2004"

New Year's Eve @ the DC Sanctuary....(Photos by "Mona" Thompson of DC/MD)

Good Vibrations Appreciation party @ Silver Shadows(12.30.04)

Baltimore's Soul Fiesta(11.27.04)....with dj Oji and Cleo Khary(more After party pics)

Random shots--Tondalayer's 40th bday party(80's style)..11//04)

Interview with DJ Spen and Gary Deane for Code Red Studio

Random Shots--DJ Taha/T-Kolai opening  for Joe Claussell at Five in DC(10/2)

Collective Minds picnic finally happened 8.28.04

A few Natural Feelings boat cruise random Shots(7/31)

POJI @ Artscape(7.17.04)

Karizma/Kohesive @ Artscape(7.16.04) 

 Michael Joyner makes a return during a Friday night at "Sugar" 

 Pics of Fertile Ground @ Artscape(7.17.04)

 Interview with Michael Joyner of the famous Balto club Fantasy......

Interview with Lynette Smith-Dockins..........

Random Shots from July 4th Brighter Days/Good Vibrations....

The Inner Corner Band...."Anatomy of a Band"....

Soul Fiesta w/ guest dj's Pope & Technics.....................6.26.04

Una,Joi Cardwell,Peven Everett....Blaze mix cd release pics(nyc) 6/04

"Good Vibrations/Brighter Days" on Sunday 5/31

Basement Boys 15yr CD release party 5/30

"Sugar" w/Byron Stingily 5/29

Memorial Day club memories....Michael Joyner, dj Pope, etc..."Days gone by"

BBC's very intimate Soul Imani  w/deejay Cleo Khary & this website's fav Balto artist(Una).(5.15.04)

DC Sanctuary 1yr Anniversary(4.30.04)

Soul Fiesta pics and live mixes(04.24.04) @ Urban Blends Coffeehouse...

A view of the current longest running soulful House party in Bmore(Sky Lounge)...more(4.08.04)

"Sugar" returned on April 16th @ club 1722  w/(Kevin Hedge of Blaze & singer Joi Cardwell--more )

Louie Vega, EOL band, & Blaze at club Five in DC.......more

Ultra Nate's "Sugar" party goes on hiatus with a nice bang!!(3.26).....more

Featured dj---DC area deejay/producer Stevie G...more

BBC tour ends with the return of the Soul Fiesta @ Urban Blends Coffeehouse..3.20.04

BBC tour continues @ the Spy Club with dj Karizma.....more...03.13.04

BBC visits DC Sanctuary as Derrick plays @ Spiritual Journey

"Why I do what I do" by John "Jay Rags" Johnson 2/04

Karizma plays NYC @ 85A for solechannel.com 02.14.04

Carolyn Victorian, DJ Spen, & Barbara Tucker @ "Sugar" 02.13.04

DJ Oji's Spiritual Journey comes to "Sugar" w/the ICB return 02.06.04

dj Pope @ 43rd st. Cafe in Jersey(1.24.04)

dj Derrick opens for Karizma @ Sky Lounge(01.22.04)

Tony Humphries @ Five in dc (01.17.04).........

Dj Karizma and Dj Oji(happy dj's makin' happy noises)!!! "Sugar" 01.02.04

 

older stories...........

 

Technology

Read Magazines from your pc in 3d...free software by Zinio.........

Get tips on how to Be a laptop dj

Have you ever been confused with all the Techno jargon when it comes to which type of internet service to use?  Broadband, Dialup, ISDN.................full story in the WEB room

Tablet pc.....The next computer evolution.....

Get the mp3dancer to dance on your desktop while your music plays...

 

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