Gamall Awad (gamall@giantstp.com)
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 20:20:04 -0400
So, once again all the jam packed GIANT STEP info at your door step !
It may be a long scroll down, but it sure is worth it ....
the clock really is ticking
next week will include three of the most energy packed events
ever in Giant Step History
if you can't make it to NYC
all of the shows will be webcast on the Giant Step Grooveiste
>www.giantstep.net
.................................
but first a few quick bulletins !:
>Afrobeat star FEMI KUTI wins the top KORA All African Music awards
in front of 360 million viewers across Africa & the Caribbean, so be sure
to catch him on his quick foray into the USA in LA, San Francisco, San
Diego, New York City, and Detroit
>We are thrilled to welcome to the 9/16 MILES A HEAD stellar line-up:
KRUST of Bristol's REPRAZENT/Full Cycle / V crews in a late night DJ set
celebrating the new material from his Coded Language debut on Island/Def
Jam
>We are also proud to welcome Montreal's HEAVYWEIGHT ART INSTALLATION
with live painters to our ROXY events 9/16 - in the spirit of our past
live action painter series from Giant Step Thursdays
>Also, thanks to the great response to our job opportunities.
If you have not heard from us, you will as soon as we get through CMJ
events
and now onwards to your entertainment future :
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> ** WEDS 15th SEPTEMBER 1999
First up
we've teamed up with the lovely folk at CMJ in once again presenting
THE official launch party for the G-SHOCK CMJ MUSICFEST '99
and what a sweet line-up it is
Headlining is
direct from Nigeria, son of the legendary Fela
>FEMI KUTI and Positive Force (a 16 piece band / afrobeat explosion)
+
the top of the hip hop & breakbeat crop
>JURASSIC 5
>CUT CHEMIST
>JUNGLE BROTHERS
>WISEGUYS
>HARDKNOX
some cool German Electronica from
>To ROCOCO ROT
Direct from Tokyo
>FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE
and MC for the night
>CARL HANCOCK RUX
+ exclusive late night DJ set from #1 UK drum n bass don
>APHRODITE
all this takes place at
>THE ROXY
515 w. 18th street at 10th Ave
18+ with legal ID
Tickets are $15 in advance / $20 day of (see way below for info)
you can bring your CMJ Badge for admission too but get there
early !!!
G-SHOCK www.gshock.com / CMJ www.cmj.com
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> ** THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16th
> NOTE ARTIST CHANGE ! NEW ACT ADDED !
after bringing you the dope shows that have included everything from the
first ever Roni Size gig through to Kruder and Dorfmeister, Massive
Attack, Tom Ze and all kinds of goodness
Giant Step and silverTab ® team up again to bring you
event # 14 of 18 in our special Miles A Head series
with full steaming live sets from Detroit Techno Anti-Jazz masters
>INNERZONE ORCHESTRA
featuring Carl Craig (Planet E/Astralwerks)
the cool soundtrack meets hip-hop stomping power of
>THE HERBALISER (Ninja Tune) full eight piece band band
with special hip hop guests
the best MC from the UK ever !
>ROOTS MANUVA with DJ-MK (Ninja Tune)
PLUS just added !!!! direct from UK
> exclusive NYC full Late night DJ set from
a mighty member of the Reprazent crew
drum n bass master
> KRUST
(V/ Full Cycle / Reprazent)
and DJ sets
from the coolest cutting-edge
with Detroit's leftfield soulful wizard
>RECLOOSE (Detroit - Planet E)
and the US debut of
>GROOVE ARMADA (Jive electro)
touted as the UK's #1 dance record
Plus introducing
>MERZ (EPIC)
& Direct from Montreal (see their art on the flyer)
> The HEAVYWEIGHT ART INSTALLATION with live painters
and special guest DJs
> Neil Aline
NYC's most famous Frenchman
and singing DJ extrordinaire from Chicago's SuperJane crew
> Colette
remminder all of this happens on
>THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16th
>@The ROXY,
515 W.18th Street @ 10th Ave, New York
8 pm - 4 am
www.giantstep.net/milesahead
www.levi.com
Tickets are $17 in advance / $20 day of
limited CMJ Badges will be admitted so get there early
if you want to get in with your badge !
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> ** FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17
Sold Out !!! Sold Out !!!!
Giant Step & silverTab ®'s MILES A HEAD presentation of
The NYC debut of BREAKBEAT ERA live
+ DJ sets from Roni Size, DJ Die with Dynamite MC
& DJ Raymond Roker (OM/URB/Science)
limited cmj badges will be admitted get there early
www.giantstep/milesahead
www.levi.com
wooooooahhh
deep breath eh ?
.....................
ok so what else is up
here's a quick run down
> **27th and 28th SEPTEMBER
@ Irving Plaza
1st show in over 4 years of Uk Jazz Funk masters
>INCOGNITO
> **5th OCTOBER
Giant Step welcome Compost Records
with
direct from Germany
> DJ RAINER TRUBY
and
> MICHAEL REINBOTH (BEANFIELD)
@ Baktun
>12th OCTOBER
@Irving Plaza
>ART OF NOISE
>14th OCTOBER
@Irving Plaza
>ZAP MAMA
plus special guests:
> Jephte Guillaume and The Tet Kale Orchestra
(from Joe Clausell's Spirtual Life label)
GENERAL TICKET INFO:
Ticketmaster 212)307-7171 or www.ticketmaster.com
OTHER MUSIC 477-8150, ETHEREA 358-1126, REBEL REBEL 989-0770, DAT
598-0800,
DANCE TRACKS 260-8729, MONDO KIM'S 598-9985, EARWIG 718)623-3699
more information can be found at the Giant Step Groovesite
>www.giantstep.net
so please pay it a visit
not only can ya read more, see pics, hear audio
but you can also see some of the shows, win tickets and win music
much peace and respect to all who have supported
and continue to support us, and apologies to those out of town for all
this
local news, but cause of all the webcasts upcoming on our site, we wanted
to let you know
see ya out !
the Giant Step crew
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