/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 […]
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 […]
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 […]