Maria Isa CD Release Show at First Ave

From Minnesota

First Twin Cities show since since April 24, 2009 • First headlining show since January 16, 2009 • First Mainroom headlining show • 29th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since February 24, 2006

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From last.fm:

Born and raised in the Twin Cities to Nuyorican parents, emcee, singer, and songwriter Maria Isa is recognized for her dedication towards celebrating her cultural diversity through music and her political activism. Influenced by the traditional Afro-Boricua ritmos of Bomba and Plena, along with Soul and Funk of Motown and Fania’s fusion of Salsa and Bugaloo, Isa plants an organic blend of call and response with lyrical "Spanglish" rhymes through the various drumbeats and snares of Hip-Hop, Reggae, Dancehall and Reggaeton. Read more about Maria Isa on Last.fm.

From Minneapolis

First show since since March 30, 2009 • First Mainroom show since July 27, 2008 • 17th show on MN Live's calendar since June 22, 2006

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A rapper out of Minneapolis, he has been described as lyrically abrasive. From his myspace, "Self-described as lyrically "abrasive," Minnesota native Muja Messiah has verbally accosted his way into the national spotlight. "Since forever" is how long he dates his rapping career, but it wasn't until recently by way of his underground hit "Patriot Act" that Muja Messiah earned national notoriety. "The song's brazen critique of President Bush and American foreign and domestic policies — "I'm supposed to be threatened by al Qaeda when I was always afraid of America first... Read more about Muja Messiah on Last.fm.

From Minneapolis

First show since since May 2, 2009 • First Mainroom show since April 11, 2007 • 37th show on MN Live's calendar since July 28, 2006

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Dance Band, the Twin Cities' live act sensation has been making considerable waves in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN USA during their short existence. Dance Band built up a large amount of local buzz in 2007 due to their energetic, humorous and crowd-controlling concerts. Instrumentally, Dance Band is probably best described as "sci-fi electro funk rock." This matches the band's continuously changing attire, which usually looks like a glorious fusion of form-fitting super hero costumes, 80s-era exercise clothes and... sex. Read more about Dance Band on Last.fm.

From Minneapolis

First show since since September 12, 2008 • First Mainroom show since August 1, 2008 • 19th show on MN Live's calendar since April 24, 2005

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Born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California, I Self Devine exists as a testament of survival. Raised in the brutal streets during the gang and government funded crack epidemic, he strived for understanding and deeper meaning to life's movement. His father, once a member of the Solidad Brothers, taught and exposed him to the underbelly of society. In 1980, when I Self was only eight years old, his dad left him and his mother on Christmas day. Read more about I Self Devine on Last.fm.

From Minnesota

First Twin Cities show since since March 14, 2009 • First Mainroom show since December 13, 2008 • 16th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since August 17, 2006

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From Minneapolis

First show since since May 23, 2009 • First Mainroom show since August 1, 2008 • 30th show on MN Live's calendar since July 8, 2005

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Kill the Vultures don't just make hip-hop. They make junk hop: insulated, spare and stripped down sounds from the rust belt. Willfully restrained, raw and uncooked, Kill the Vultures is a masterful exercise in excision and reduction. Shedding the skin of their previous outing as Oddjobs, MCs Advizer (Adam Waytz), Crescent Moon (Alexei Casselle) and Nomi (Mario De Mira) push hip-hop in a new direction through the tunnel vision and bare-bones production of Anatomy (Stephen Lewis). Read more about kill the vultures on Last.fm.

First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar

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