TAG: Kid Sister

Mar18

Cubic Zirconia Tour: SXSW Day 1 (Video)

Cubic Zirconia hit the Karmaloop stage at Beauty Bar under the back yard tent in the high sun. A couple hundred people filed in the space, managers, DJs, bands and friends from New York and LA sparsed through the crowd with a curious familiarity. They hit with energy, the set was fluid, calculated, and most importantly fun as could be. Sean Carasso of Falling Whistles asked me “can they keep this up for 6 days?” and I told him “they’ve already done six days.” It was a rabbit out of the hat, yet there’s always logic and the prestige with magic.

...MORE

Share/Bookmark
Mar17

Cubic Zirconia Tour: SXSW (Schedule) (Video)

We made it. No deaths and no arrests. It’s a miracle.

Make sure to check our schedule for the week if you’re down here or follow @_CubicZirconia on twitter for the updates on shows, afterparties and updates. We’ll start rolling out the stories real soon.

Let’s go!

...MORE

Share/Bookmark
Mar10

URB hits the road with Cubic Zirconia!

What better way to get to SXSW then a road trip with some friends? Well, we’ll be doing just that! This Friday, URB hits the road with the New York City dance band Cubic Zirconia as they take on the midwest. Come along for the ride.

Tour dates and Cubic Zirconia’s video for the new single Josephine after the jump…

…MORE

Share/Bookmark
Mar10

Movement Detroit Line-Up: Plastikman, Model 500, Inner City

10th Annual Techno Fest Gets Back To It's Roots 

Promoters Paxahau announced the nearly complete line-up for the 10th annual Movement Electronic Music Festival. Headliners for this year’s event—the fourth booked by Paxahau—is notable for it’s unique live performances by Detroit techno legends under various guises—Richie Hawtin (Plastikman), Model 500 (Juan Atkins) and Inner City (Inner CIty). What’s also notable is the absence of the more mainstream dance acts that Paxahau has invited in the past in an attempt to open up the festival to a wider audience. There is no sign of a Benny Bennaci, Moby or Deadmau5 type performer. The closest thing to a crossover might be DJ-A-Trak and Kid Sister, but 2010 clearly marks a return to the purist roots of the original DEMF.

Full line-up after the jump…

…MORE

Share/Bookmark
Jan11

Green Velvet Exclusive Mix (Podcast)

Green Velvet

URB.com Exclusive Mix


For nearly two decade, Curtis Jones has been one of dance music’s most commanding and intriguing personas. First as Cajmere and then Green Velvet, the Chicago jock has produced cross genre hits from 1992’s smash “The Percolator” to 2007’s hipster anthem “Shake & Pop.” Most recently, Jones released “Everybody Wants” with Kid Sister, just one of the new generation of artist who owe much of their sound to Jones original jackin’ style. But Green Velvet is still the king o the dance floor as this exclusive one-hour mix for URB proves.

Share/Bookmark
Dec28

Kid Sister Keeps Clothes On For PETA Ad

When we heard Kid Sister was featured in a new PETA ad, we aimed our cursors straight for what we though would certainly be the rapstress in a typical “I’d rather go naked” stage of undress. But Melissa Young is aiming her anti-fur message at a younger audience through the PETA2 campaign, so the clothing stays on. Sorry fan boys.

…MORE

Share/Bookmark
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3