20 Images, 20 Seconds a Slide, Go!

/a> Japanese slang for “one who talks a lot”, Pecha Kucha 20×20 started in Tokyo (2003) as a way for creative people to share their ideas. It is a collection of talks where the speakers have 20 slides, running 20 seconds each, to share their message with the assembled guests – in this instance, 1000 […]

There’s Nothing Like the First Time

Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland set the tone early, cutting through the Commodore crowd chatter with “Killing Time Is Murder”, one of their rawest compositions (off 2011’s self-titled effort), promptly followed up with the hip-swaying “No Glamour in the Hammer”, which bops with the cadence of a creeping cat burglar. The duo known as Whitehorse […]

Blackalicious Perform Alphabet Aerobics

Puffs of smoke billowed through the crowd as Sacramento’s Blackalicious was set to hit the stage. The lights dimmed, and the audience was abuzz(ed). DJ/producer Chief Xcel (Xavier Mosley) and lyrical wizard Gift of Gab (Timothy Parker) were welcomed by a cheering group of underground hip-hoppers giddy with anticipation. The duo hasn’t released an album […]