Black Stax on Hands Down Tour

Black Stax at the Royal Lounge with Yirim Sec, Larue, Afrok, and DJ Luvva J

The Royal Lounge
311 Capitol Way North
Olympia, WA 98501-1022
(360) 705-0760

December 17 - doors at 9, show at 10
$5 cover

Update will be today sorry about the delay!

Final show of "Lady Day"

Hello Folks and Fam:

Just to let you know that the final day of the theatrical presentation of "Lady Day" is Monday October 12. If you haven't checked it out shame on you and you are missing out on a wonderful and moving perfromance by Felicia Loud. The show starts 7:30 p.m. and it is at the Strawberry theater across from the war room on Harvard and Pike street. Come see it and then give me your feedback. Finale is tomorrow.


come and see and bring your friends no children allowed.

Check out the Flyer of La Rue

Come and give your support to our fam!

Upcoming show listings will be updated soon.

Our upcoming show will be updated on the myspace show listings soon. Thank you for your support fam and your patient.

Videos has to be approved by Black Stax before it is posted sorry for the delay.

More pics of September 4 show. Check It Out!

Different pics from the last Blog. Enjoy!

Check It Out Fam!

ENJOY FAM!

We will be in Olympia Tonight! See Flyer!

Check it Fam! Come and join us if you can.

Gearing up for Thursday's show in Olympia!

Come join us in Olympia this Thursday night doors open at 9 p.m. and show starts promptly at 9:45 p.m. Check out the flyer. Come have some fun before the weekend starts.

"Memorial Celebration for C.J. Osondu Farr"

What: The Memorial in Celebration in the life for Mr. Farr.

Who: C. J. Osondu Farr

Where: At the Southwest Mortaury located at 9021 Rainer Ave. in Seattle, WA 98118 (Rainer Ave. & Henderson).

Time: 11 a.m.

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009

Phone: Their contact is 206-722-3675.

Come All and Say Your Goodbyes.

Check out the Flyer below!

Black Stax performing at the Royal in Olympia Washington on September 24, 2009. The door opens at 9:00 p.m. and the door opens promptly at 9:45 p.m. Don't be late. Come support the Seattle's finest Hip Hop group perform their hottest songs.

The flyer to the September 24 @ the Royale! Check it Out!

Come join us in the city of Olympia @ the Royal. $5.00 cover charge and it's 21 and up. Door opens @ 9:00 p.m. and the show starts promptly @ 9:45. don't miss this show. See you there! Address is on the flyer.

Jace & Poppa Farr

In rememberance of Poppa Farr!

We love you and have a wonderful journey!!!

Black Stax's next show is in Olympia!

Black Stax will be performing @ the Royal in Olympia September 24 2009 @ 9:45 p.m. Come support us Black Stax Fam & Fans!

Black Stax will be performing at The Royal in Olympia!

09/24/2009 09:00 PM - The Royale

311 Capitol Way N Olympia, Washington 98501-1022 US Cost:$5.00 Description:Contact for the Royal is (360) 705-0760. Sept 24th, Black Stax performing in Olympia, Wa at The Royale with Khingz and SP and DJ Luvva J. Doors open at 9pm, show starts promptly at 9:45pm,$5. Will have flyer by next week. Come support us!

Felicia Loud will be performing a Theatrical Presentation as "Lady Day"

09/11/2009 08:00 PM - Strawberry Theatre 1524 Harvard Ave. Seattle, Washington 98102 US Cost:call Description:Starting September 11 thru October 12 2009, Felicia Loud will be performing as Billie Holiday in the Theatrical presentation, "Lady Day" at Strawberry Theatre. Erickson Theatre Off Broadway 1524 Harvard Ave. Seattle, WA 98102 (206) 587-5400. She will be performing Monday, Wednesday, & Friday.

Black Stax Pics!

These Pics are from the Yirim Seck Debut Album Release Party @ Chop Suey.
They look like they are having fun on stage.

Black Stax Performing in Olympia!

Hey Fam and Fans Black Stax will be in Olympia, WA. @ the Royale. Door opens at 9p.m. and show starts promptly @ 9:45 p.m. cost is $5.00.
Detail:
Sept 24th, Black Stax performing in Olympia, Wa at The Royale with Khingz and SP and DJ Luvva J. Doors at 9pm, show starts at 9:45pm,$5. Will have flyer by next week.

Felicia Loud as "Lady Day"! Come support her!

Starting Sept 11th-Oct 12th, Felicia Loud performs as Billie Holiday in the theatrical presentation," Lady Day" at Strawberry Theater. More info on myspace click on the up coming show tab and there will be a listing of shows that Black Stax are doing in detail. No flyer yet.

What is new 206?

Just want to get feedback from our fam and fans. What you want to see? What you don't want to see? What you want to see more of? Any comments and suggestions are welcome. Holla.

Come Support Jace and Blax @ Nectar!

HI YA'LL COME TONIGHT TO SUPPORT JACE & BLAX @NECTAR. DOORS OPEN @ 8 P.M.August 26th, J Mar's Record Release at Nectar, show starts at 9pm, $5. This will be just Silent Lambs performing, not Black Stax.

Black Stax will be performing @ Nectar!

Jace and Blax will be performing at Nectar Wednesday Night more detials will follow this blog. Black Stax is on the grind again after two weeks off. Stay tuned for videos and pics from Chop Suey last Friday. Thanks Fam and Fans for your support!! Black Stax Love our fam and fans.

THE BEST SHOW OF THE SUMMER!

COME CHECK OUT THE SHOW TONIGHT @ CHOP SUEY. THE YIRIM SECK ALBUM RELEASE PARTY @CHOP SUEY! DOOR OPENS @ 8 P.M. AND THE SHOW STARTS @ 9 P.M. PROMPTLY.

Reminder the show @ Chop Suey is Tomorrow Night!

Check out the flyer below. Just a friendly reminder that the show for the Yirim Seck Debut Album Release Party.

Reminder!

Yirim Seck Debut Album Release Party @ Chop Suey Check out the Flyer bleow! 2 Days until the show mark your calender.

Yirim Seck Debut Album Release Party! Count Down!

3 Days until the Show @ Chop Suey!

It's A Reminder Ya'll!

Come See For Yourselves! It's going to be DOPE!

Check out Flyer Below!

Yirim Seck Debut Album Release Party! Come See For Yourself. And give us some feedback about the show. Holla Fam and Fans!

Yirim Seck Hear Me Out Debut Album Release Party!

Read All About it! Come see for yourself and enjoy good company, good conversations, and good music from the Seattle's Finest Hip Hop Artists.

Debut Album Release Party! Check It!

See Flyer below. Be there or be square. What else will you be doing? Oh ,nothing to do this is the event for you!

Check Out the Flyer below!

Black Stax will be performing @ Chop Suey August 20th. Come join us. The Yirim Seck Album Release Party will be DOPE! You can't miss this show.

August 20th Event @ Chop Suey!

This is what is up for our next performance check out the flyer. Do come join us at the Chop Suey Thursday Night. It' the debut album release party. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Black Stax Video!

Watch It! Enjoy! Black Stax @ hip hop conference at the Open Arts Studio.

Hip Hop Conference

Black Stax Performing at the Hip Hop Conference.

Felicia Loud

Felica doing her thing!! Much love to our fam and fans!

We will be posting more of the Umojafest video stay tuned!

Black Stax is taking a little breather.

We will be keeping you posted on our progress but as for now we will be taking a two weeks break. What we mean by that is that we will not be scheduling any events during this two weeks. Thank you for your support. Stay tuned.

Thank You All!

Black Stax

Thank You!

We want to thank everyone that came out to support the Umojafest Festivity last weekend. Check out the videos below. Much Love fam and fans.

The Umojafest Festival at Judkins Park.

This is a performance Black Stax did at the Umojafest Festival on Sunday August 2, 2009. CHECK IT OUT!

Umojafest Festival on Satruday Check It Out!

Yesterday at Umojafest-The Jerk Out with the jerk crew. Come down and join us at Judkins Park bring the whole family!

Reminder!

The after hour party at the Open Arts is still happening. Come see us perform. I hope everyone has a good and blessed weekend.

Apology to the Black Stax Fans about tonight!

The After hour party at Open Arts Studio tonight is still on, the Jerk Out party tomorrow is cancealled. The cover for ladies are $5.00 until midnight and $10.00 all night for the men. There will be T-shirts available for sale and CDs featureing "I Love My Life" for sale.

Cancealled After Hour Party.

Hi Black Stax Fans:
We apologize but the After hour party at Open Arts Studio has been cancealled due to four of the artists on the lineup will not be able to make it.

After Hour Party Come join us!

We will be performing at the Open Arts Studio in Belltown come join us. Black Stax will be rockin it at 1:00 a.m. Hope to see you there. And we would like to do a shout out for those that didn't sign up on our guest list on July 25. We sent out thank you cards by email. If you got them hit us back.

Clip on who was there at the Rooftop Concert.

We want to thank every one that came out any way despite everything. Much Love Black Stax Fans!

Stay tune for photos tomorrow!

My apologies to the fans of Black Stax.

Saturday was Dope!

July 25 was DOPE! If you were there you know what went down. If you were check out the images tomorrow. Forgot camera at home. Don't you hate that when that happens. Peace.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Rooftop Concert: Black Stax is getting ready for tomorrow's event! Come have some fun in the sun with us.

Dope Emporium Rooftop Concert!

Please come and join in the sun and fun at the rooftop concert on top of Spoon's Urban Apparel in Beacon Hill. The time for this event is from 3 to 6 p.m. This event is free to the public.

The Date is Saturday July 25th.

Dope Emporium Rooftop Concert Announcement!

Hey Seattle,

Come and join us on the rooftop of spoon's urban apparel in Beacon Hill this Saturday July 25th from 3-6 p.m. if you don't have anything to do!! Come socialize with us and many others who will be stopping by.

Seattle Live Flyer!

Black Stax Will not be performing but we will be there to support our fellow artists!! Come down and see us and mingle with the hip hop artists of Seattle.

Just a reminder

Don't forget there will be another series of the Dope Emporium Rooftop Concert hosted by Black Stax on Beacon Hill. Check out the flyer just scroll down below. This event is free to the public, come enjoy good food, good company, good conversations, and good music. Hope to see you there.

Thank You For Your Support!

We would like to thank everyone that came out to support us in our effort and came to enjoy the view with us! Much love beautiful people.

Black Stax Rooftop Benefit Dinner!

Watch video and see the beautiful veiw and people that were there at the Black Stax Benefit Dinner on the Rooftop. Give us some feedback at blackstax@gmail.com. Enjoy the mini movie on be half of Black Stax. Hope to see you July 25th for the Dope Emporium Rooftop series!

Quote of the Day!

Quit complaining about the sun and go out and enjoy every minute of it! Much love for all Black Stax fans!

Rooftop Concert

Tell me who's watching.....Paul McCartney does a surprise rooftop performance, is he watchin or is he going to show up on July 25th.

ACT Theatre Event Flyer Check it out!!

Come join in the fun at Act Theatre.

Rooftop concert Ad Check it Out!!

The event starts at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Watch the video to find out the next Rooftop Concert that Black Stax will be hosting!

Thank You Everyone For Your Support at the Rooftop!!!

Black Stax wants to thank everyone that came to our event Saturday! We appreciate your support and we also want to thank everyone that help to promote this event and made it a success!! Much Love.

Black Stax

Check it Out!

Here are random video clips of a first series of the Dope Emporium Rooftop Concert. There will be another Rooftop Concert coming Saturday July 25, 2009 from 3-6 p.m.

First Series of the Dope Emporium Rooftop Concert!

Felicia Loud on the rooftop addressing the audience Saturday!

First Series of the Dope Emporium Rooftop Concert!

Jace and his nephew draws a crowd on Saturday!

First Series of Dope Emporium Rooftop Concert!!

Jace waves at the crowd on Saturday July 11 of the first series of the Dope Emporium!

Gearing up for the Rooftop Concert Tomorrow!

Hi All Black Stax Fans! Check it out the Rooftop Concert flyer is jusst below the Yirim Seck "Hear Me Out" flyer. Read below. If you have questions or comments you can email us at blackstax@gmail.com. Have a great weekend everyone!!

August event flyer check it out!

This event is going to be in August!! Read all about it. Email us with any questions or comments.

Rooftop Concert Flyer!

Check it out below this flyer there is more information!

Re:Dope Emporium Update!

The Dope Emporium, Seattle’s only Hip Hop Festival operated by the Seattle Hip Hop Community, in conjunction with Spoons Urban Apparel and Town Entertainment, will host a free rooftop concert series that showcases of the areas most talented and committed artists. Concerts take place at Spoons Urban Apparel (rooftop), which is located at:
2516 Beacon Ave. SouthSeattle, WA 98144(206) 324-3367
Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Performances by Steelo, Inkubiz, Suntonio Bandanaz, DJ's Luvva J and Peg and hosted by Black Stax.
Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Performances by Orbitron, M-Famous, 80P and DJ Gumbaeux, and more artists confirmed soon.
This is a free, all ages event. Sponsored by 4 B.C Musick, The Town Entertainment, Heidi Jackson Presents and Spoons Urban Apparel
For more information, please visit www.myspace.com/dope_emporium or email Jace at ecajjace@yahoo.com
About the Dope Emporium
Dope Emporium is a Seattle Hip Hop Festival run and operated by the Seattle Hip Hop Community. A storefront look into the thoughts, concerns and creativity of the Seattle Hip Hop Community. ###
Media Contact:
Amalia Martino(425) 361-2754 office(510) 435-7474 cellamalia@blueshoesmedia.com
BlueShoes Media is a Seattle-based entertainment publicity firm with national clientele. http://www.blueshoesmedia.com

Greetins to ALL of Hip Hop,
I want to start off this letter by asking that you all excuse me for not sending out the Weekly Dope Emporium Letter last Monday. No excuses
As many have noticed there is alot of activity happening in the Seattle Hip Hop Community. With album releases, video shoots, benefits, community building, newly created showcases and live performances. I would just like to say, "keep up the strong work and don't let politics get in the way what's DOPE!!". And, with ALL the work that's being done, it gives great momentum leading up to the Conference and Dope Emporium stage at UMOJA Festival.
As far as Dope Emporium, we continue to work. The Rooftop Series will take placeas scheduled, July 11th and 25th, at Spoons Urban Apparel on Beacon Hill. The line-up for the July 11th Rooftop event will include Steelo, Santonio Bandanaz, Inkubiz with sounds provided by DJ's Luvva J and Peg. Hosted by Black Stax. The line-up for the 25th is coming together and Orbitron, Infamous, 80P and DJ Gumbaeux have been confirmed.
The process in which we'll begin to select artist to perform on the Dope Emporium Stage during the Conference and UMOJA Festival, will begin Monday, July 6th, 2009. This process will include submissions sent to the Dope Emporium page(myspace.com/dope_emporium). The deadline for final submissions will be Monday, July 13th, 2009. Potential sponsors should also send interest to the Dope Emporium page.
Once we recieve all of the submissions, we will hold an open meeting on Friday, July 17th at Electric Tea Garden. At this meeting we will announce who has submitted material, what vendors and sponsors are interested and the schedule of the Conference. This will be also time for input, suggestions and concerns.
Please, feel free to email me(ecajjace@yahoo.com), if there are any questions or dates you would like to go out in the Weekly Letter. Here is a list of a few events you may want to peep or let people, who need a feel for the Hip Hop Community, get a better understanding of how we get down in the 2-0-6/SEA!!
June 27th-July 12th@ACT Theater: The break/s. A mixtape for stage written and directed by Marc Bamuthi Joesph
July 7th@ Hidmo: Stay Free Benefit. Doors@8pm, $5 suggested donation
July 9th@ Electric Tea Garden: Recognition. Doors@ 4:30pm(debate and answers to many questions about the contribution of the Black community to the history of Seattle Hip Hop)
July 11th@Spoons Urban Apparel: The Rooftop Series featuring Steelo, Santonio Bandanaz, Inkubiz, the sounds of DJ's peg and Luvva J. Hosted by Black Stax. 3-6pm. FREE!!

Come join us tonight at 88 KEYS!!

Tonight is going to be hot!! Calling all Black Stax fans, we would like to invite you down to come join in the fun at 88 KEYS! Check out the flyer below!!

We like you to join us at 88 KEYS tommorrow night July 1, 2009 between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.!!!!

.."How does one determine if he or she is the most important without being literally impotent." This is the subject that i have wanted to address online with many and any other folks and fools in this game called SO-Ciety".

Silas Blak

Greetings to All of Hip Hop,

First off, Happy Father's Day to ALL the Father's who take an active role on their children"s lives. And, to ALL of the men who have stepped up to the plate and are an example of what Fatherhood is to youth who need that love.(Thank you to ALL the women who acknowledged this and sent out emails, texts or phone calls stating this!!)

Dope Emporium continues to move forward with plotting and planning. There has been a great response to the weekly updates and is giving me an idea of where to turn for immediate assistance. Thank you to all of those who have responded quickly.

There will be a meeting next week(an email will go out this Friday with location, date and time). This meeting will be the first in at least one a week leading up to Conference. This initial meeting will deal with an updated list of performers for the Rooftop performers, process of scheduling performers and vendors for Dope Emporium stage at Conference, marketing and promotion strategies and any information regarding events leading up to the Conference.

Please remember, these meetings are for ideas, feedback, concerns and planning. Your voice or creativity can not be expressed if there is no representation. Also, know that this is a networking tool for new voices, business ideas or connection to pieces of the Seattle Hip Hop scene.
Continue building and strengthening your thoughts, creativity and concerns.

Greetings and Respect to all of Hip Hop,

This is an open letter to all of the supporters, participants, watchers, listeners, activists and organizers on behalf of Dope Emporium. Hopefully, this will put a clear and strong picture on the latest developments and growth of Dope Emporium.Dope Emporium was created to establish the social, political, communal and financial platform or storefront for DOPE artist from the Northwest. The purpose was to make sure all voices, ideas, creativity and thoughts had a place to bring forth this expression to the public and let them decide if this was intoxicating, original and refreshing enough to be considered "DOPE".In the last 2-3 years, we, the Seattle Hip Hop Community, has come together to help meet this goal. Now, with ALL the struggles and concerns of the entire Hip Hop Community worldwide, Dope Emporium has decided to expand this mission and begin a tour through California, Oregon, New Mexico and Colorado, with collaboration of the National Hip Hop Congress. The purpose is still the same: to do more than just shows, but also add voices to Community Centers, Schools, Youth Advocacy and Community Violence. The tour will be supported by artists such as, Knox Family,DJ B-Girl, Toni Hill, One Be Lo, Mic Crenshaw, D Labrie, Mykill Myers, Reali the mann, Shamako Nobles, Raham Jamal, special and mystery guests and spot dates by Black Stax(check www.hiphopcongress for tour dates). This tour will happen throughout the month of June and will end June 27th in Portland, OR.That's when the fun begins again for the 2-0-6!! There will be a root establishing event, the first ever, National Hip Hop Conference here, July 29th-August 2nd, 2009. This event is significant because its brings a National Hip Hop audience and participants to our region and let's them take a look into how we are maintaining and building our Hip Hop scene. It also allows for us to establish relationships with like minds and talents across the nation.The National Hip Hop Conference will be hosted by the Hip Hop Congress and supported by Seattle Youth Council, U.M.O.J.A Peace Center, Oseao Media, Zulu Nation and Dope Emporium. Which means Dope Emporium will have a stage where we once again can feature artists and have a space to create the storefront ethic it has operated on. Showcasing visual and audio representation, as well as video history, workshops, debates and producers challenge. Without forgetting and understanding the importance of the vendors market, as a place to have ALL of the works by artist displayed and supported by the local scene.There will be a lead up to this Conference, as the tour gives a peep into the experience most will encounter during the Conference, and there will need to be other events happening to maintain this momentum. So, during the month of July this adrenaline rush will begin with two(2) Rooftop events happening on July 11th and 25th at Spoons Urban Apparel on Beacon Hill. The Rooftop events will be used as a promo before the BANG of Dope Emporium at the Conference! So, once again we will need performers, community activists, event organizers, marketing and promotions gurus, concerned and informed minds, new voices and untapped talents to come together. That way we can TRULY express who and what we are about when Dope Emporium once again gets to make the statement- "why it was created, who it was created for and its purpose?".

Truthfully and Honestly,


Jace(SL/Black Stax)


"Civilization hangs in the balance, for what I am the world of tomorrow will be"

Black Stax Joins World Renowned Poet Ursula Rucker and Others at Chop Suey, Seattle - Friday, May 22, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.