Series hosted by Knight Arts Challenge winner Keepers of the Art -- Keepers of the Art, Inc. (KOTA) will launch its Hip-Hop Preservation Project (HHPP) with DJ O Sharp and his live interactive presentation and musical journey through the year “1988 – The Greatest Year In Hip-Hop,” on Saturday Oct. 21, 10 p.m. at Musica. The event also will feature performances by hip-hop … [Read more...]
Hip-hop, surf tunes and a T-Rex: view from a neighborhood block party
Have you ever been to a block party? One where the street is actually blocked off and music is being played and people walk around and chat with each other in a way that suggests friendly neighborhoods are alive and well in America? I’d daydreamed about attending a block party like this for years, and it finally happened last Tuesday on Goodyear Boulevard between Newton Street … [Read more...]