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May 17 - 23, 2013 newsletter + event listings
 True School NYC Summer Park jam announcements coming soon - we are still chasing around park & sound permits! We do these legally you know!!  Join our group page for instant invites! 
About Tools of War grassroots Hip Hop

Co-founded by Jorge "Fabel" Pabon and Christie Z-Pabon,Tools of War was named with the idea that there are many "tools" one can use in competing or battling within Hip Hop culture: paint, turntables, microphones, one's body, and especially one's voice. Although the name may appear aggressive, the intent behind it's use is actually to inform and educate people regarding not only Hip Hop but many other social and political issues. As we grow, we are finding that it has also become a forum for voicing opinions and sharing ideas which might help in unifying and uplifting people all over the world. Contact us at toolsofwar@ gmail.com


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Please send a brief paragraph including the following info. Date. Event Title. Start time. End time. Who, what, age limit, cover charge, where including full venue address, cross streets, city, state, zip code plus trains to get there, website for more info. Source: name and website. Do not send flyers, attachments or info in all caps or all lower case.  Please send it to toolsofwar@gmail.com Thanks in advance! Christie
May 17, 2013
Friday

WILDSTYLE: BRONX 

8-10pm. FREE! 30th anniversary double feature screening ofWild Style and the film short, The Brothers Fantastic. Q&A with the director Charlie Ahearn and GrandWizzard Theodore, Original Waterbed Kev and Master Rob. $5 suggested. Bronx Music Heritage Center 13013 Louis Ni�e Blvd, Bronx, NY 10459. 2/5 or BX19 to Freeman. info

 

May 17-19: 

CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE SATX

The Paint Yard-525 San Pedro Ave San Antonio TX, 78212 facebook

more info

 

DJ BOOGIE BLIND: OAKLAND CA

45 Sessions w/ DJ Platurn! All 45s, all night -- little records, big sound! 21+. 9pm-2am. $5-10 The Legionnaire Saloon 2272 Telegraph Ave Oakland CA INFO

DJ AFRIKA BAMBAATAA AUSTRALIA & NZ TOUR

May 17 Brisbane @ Hifi 
May 18 Perth The Bakery 

May 19 Adelaide @ Sugar

 

DOIN IT IN THE PARK: OAKLAND CA PREMIERE 

7pm. The New Parkway Theater, 474 24th St Oakland CA. Directors Q&A to follow. Info

 

RENNIE HARRIS RHAW: NYC May 17-May 26 @ The New Victory Theater

209 West 42nd St. NYC. info

 

RICKY POWELL: NYC 1985 TO BUSHWICK NOW

7pm-10pm. David Kesting Presents - 257 Boerum St Brooklyn NY 11206 info

On view from May 31 to June 2 and closes on June 9. kesting.net

 

SHEILA E. NYC

Show: 7:30pm. $35 in advance, $40 day of show. B.B. King 237 West 42 St. NYC. bbkingblues.com

DMC ONLINE DJ CHAMPIONSHIP is ON!

dmcdjonline.com 

  

PUT THE NEEDLE ON THE RECORD: RADIO

DJ Billy Jam 7-8pm EST WFMU 91.1 wfmu.org 

TRGGR RADIO

6-8pm. Rec & Chris WMUA 91.1 EST  wmua.org  
 

REGGAE ROOM: NYC

11pm-4am. $10 before 2am. DJ Max Glazer and more! Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St. NYC

 

DJ SUPREME LA ROCK: PORTLAND OR

9pm-2:30am. $5 or $3 before 10:30! 21+. Rockbox @ Holocene 

1001 SE Morrison, 

Portland, OR 97214 info

 

ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD: BKLYN 10pm-2am. Paper Box 17 Meadow St. Brooklyn. $8 paperboxnyc.com

 
May 18, 2013
Saturday

FREESTYLE SESSION: SEATTLE WA

5pm. All Ages. 3 on 3 tag team b-boy & b-girl tournament. 

Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave, Seattle WA 98122. $15 (kids under 11
free).  206zulu.com

 

UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION BUS TO HERITAGE BALTIMORE 

8am. Bus leaves from1609 E. 174th St. Bronx River Houses. For tickets contact Sis Gigi 646-351-2259. $100 includes everything! info

 

NO HOLDIN BACK: DC

1-7pm. Judges: Domkey, Meen 187, Vortex. DJ Baronhawk. $10 to enter the battle, spectators FREE! Winner is flown to Helsinki for the World Finals!  info and 

flowmoanniversary.com

 

LARGE PROFESSOR PITTSBURGH!

10pm-2am. Classic Material: Selecta's 40th Edition! $10. 21+. Ava Lounge 126 S. Highland Ave. Pittsburgh PA info

 

LAS FIESTAS DE CRUZ

7pm - 10pm @ Children's Aid Society 130 East 101st St  (bet. Lex & Park Ave.). Los Pleneros de la 21. $5 Suggested. No one will be turned away! 

 

FOLKTALES OF THE YORUBA PEOPLE: NYC

2-5pm. El Museo del Barrio @ 1230 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029. 

FREE. info

THE LEGACY OF 

MALCOLM X - EL HAJJ MALIK EL SHABAZZ LIVES ON: HARLEM

4pm-10pm. Dinner served @ 4:30pm Film screening and panel plus Malcolm X Book Fair, DVD's 

@ Maysles Cinema 343 Malcolm X Blvd/Lenox betw. 127 & 128 Harlem NYC. $10 Suggested. No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds. 


SSB @ 5 POINTZ: NYC

10am-6pm 45-46 Davis St at Jackson Ave Long Island City Queens. 7 to from 42nd to 45 Rd. Courthouse Sq. 5ptz.com  Confirmed LINE UP: KENJI, REE, POET, RINE, ZIMAD, SEXER, FEEN9, AIM, AROC, CHIEF69, REAMS, GALAXY, JPO, OLA, TON, SHADOW, GEAR, TACO, PACE, REBEL, RISE, DASH, SPAR, HENCE. info

 

FUNKFACE: NYC

11pm The Parkside Lounge 317 East Houston NYC more info

 

SKILL 4 SOLE: ATLANTA

4pm. WB Event Center, 2800 Campbellton Rd. Atlanta GA. 3vs3 Bboyin/ Bgirlin ($1500) and 2vs2 poppin ($1000). info

 

ZULU RADIO 

10p-12a on 91.3 KBCS kbcs.fm out of Bellevue WA! 

 

INDIE184: FANTASY: NYC

Opening My 18 from 6-9pm. Up through May 26.  TT Underground Gallery 91 Second Ave NYC. 2-7pm daily. flyer


DJ FELIX HERNANDEZ

10am-2pm. WBGO 88.3 wbgo.org 

classicsoul.com

 

OUTPUT: HOLLYWOOD 

9:30pm - 2am. Rotating DJs: P-Trix, Nando & Daine. Host: Toquon tha MC. Pig N Whistle 6714 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA. 90028. 21+. Free w/ RSVP to OriginalGlazeLA@gmail.com info

 

ETHNIC FESTIVAL: NY

11am - 5pm. Union Settlement Way East 104th Street (bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave.) E. Harlem. Oony rides, a wild animal exhibit, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, Hip Hop USA sneaker art battle & performances by local artists.

 

T13 ARTIST SHOWCASE: BELFAST

12-6pm. MCs Costello, GI, 4Real and DJ Moschops from Dublin's Workin Class Records. T13 Queens Rd, Titanic Quarter, BT3 9DT Belfast Ireland info

  
WORTH THE WEIGHT: PHOENIX

3-9pm Final Round!  1vs1 Breakin' and Open Styles @ CYPHERS The Center For Urban Arts 9201 n 29th Ave STE #36, Phoenix AZ info

May 19, 2013
Sunday


DJ TONY TOUCH NYC  

9pm-4a. 21+.Sullivan Room 218 Sullivan St btw Bleecker & W 3rd St NY 10012   FunkBoxNYC.com

  

MALCOLM'S ECHO: NYC

A Free Film Screening! 7-9pm @  ImageNation's Raw Space 2031 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd, 

Harlem NYC 10027 trailer

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL SESSION: FL

2-6pm. Presented by TableHogs ! BBoy Spot 7033 Stapoint Court Winter Park Fl.  Scratch Session, Vinyl Exchange, BBoy/

Bgirl Cypher, Emcee Cyphers, Graffiti Wall, Vendors, Exhibitors +  info


DJ DIAMOND D: TAMPA

10-3am. Ol' Dirty Sundays at Crowbar 1812 North 17th St Tampa, FL 33605. info

 

 

 

 

CRASH CREW 36TH ANNIVERSARY: NYC

featuring Rob Base. Host: EZ AD (Cold Crush) and Devastating Tito (Fearless 4). DJ Mell Starr & DJ Street Tech. Doors: 8pm. $20. SOBs 204 Varick St & West Houston NYC. 1 to Houston. sobs.com

 

MALCOLM X FREEDOM FEST: BRONX

FREE! 2-6pm @ Brook Park 141st and Brook Ave. Bronx. Performing Live: Jasiri X, Hasan Salaam, YC the Cynic, Rebel Diaz, Circa 95, Majesty, Luss, Vithym, Chief 69. DJs Charlie Hustle, Illanoiz and Dez Andres. info

 

IRON DJ COMPETITION: HOUMA LA

7pm. The Brickhouse 7934 Main St. Houma LA info

 

OSCAR LOPEZ TRIBUTE: NYC 6-9pm. Express collective indignation for the longest political prisoner in the USA. Performances and art by Angel Martinez, Stacey Toro, Rafael Landron, Chilo, Taino Briggs, Mellisa Montero. Camaradas 2241 First Ave. NYC  info

 

END OF THE WEAK NYC

 8:30pm-1:30am: $10. Open Mic. Club Pyramid 101 Ave A, btwn 6th & 7th NY C. F to 2nd or L to 1st. EndoftheWeak.com


SNKRBST: NYC

11am-8pm feat. Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Joe Budden +. Buy, Sell, Trade) sneaker expo @ Stage 48 605 W.48 St btwn 11th & 12th Ave. NYC. Sneakers - Music - Food - Drinks $30 adv snkrbst.com info

 

MEEN187 WORKSHOP: BETHESDA MD

2:30-4pm. $20. "Top Rock to Footwork and Footwork to Top Rock". Open Cypher to follow. Dance Bethesda 8227 Woodmont Ave, 2A, Bethesda MD 20814 info

 
May 20, 2013
Monday 
 

FROM PUNISHMENT TO WELLNESS: NYC
A Public Health Approach to Women & the War on Drugs. 10am-6pm @ New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Ave @ 103rd St. E. Harlem.

eastharlempreservation.org

 

REP YOUR STYLE: PHOENIX

Kid Glyde! May 20-26 @ Cyphers: The Center For Urban Arts 9201 N 29th Ave STE #36, Phoenix AZ 85051 info

 

 

 

 

MOBILE MONDAYS! NYC

Every Monday! All 45s! 

9pm-3am. 21+. DJs Operator Emz, Natasha Diggs & Joey C @ Bowery Electric 327 Bowery at 2nd St. NYC. 6 to Bleeker & Astor or F to Houston & 2nd mobilemondaysnyc.com

May 21, 2013
Tuesday


DJs Q-TIP, LORD SEAR, DAM FUNK: NYC

10pm. Boogie Back Every Tuesday in May. Soul, Funk, Disco, Boogie @ Cielo 18 Little West 12th St. NYC info 

 

TRUE SCHOOL RADIO

8pm-12am EST w/ DJs Afrika Bambataa, Dr. Shaka Zulu & Yoda WHCR 90.3fm whcr.org

 

D-NICE: NYC

PH-D Nice Tuesdays at PH-D Rooftop @ Dream Hotel Downtown 355 W 16th St. NYC. Doors Open at 11pm.  

 

 BISHOP CHRONICLES 

 

BLACK WOMEN ARCHIVISTS: NYC

The Finding Aid: Black Women Archivists. 6:30 p-9:30 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture  515 Malcolm X Blvd @ 135th St Harlem 

eastharlempreservation.org

 

 WORLD FAMOUS MIC CLUB: ATLANTA

Host: Dres tha Beatnik! 10pm-3am. Every Tuesday at Xcess Ultra Lounge 708 Spring St. NW

Atlanta, 30308 info

 

 

LUNCH BREAKS SHOW - USTREAM

Join Crazy Legs on Ustream: 2 to 4pm EST

crazylegsworkshop.com

 

DJ TONY TOUCH: NYC

10pm-4am. Sutra 16 First Ave. betw. 1st & 2nd St. NYC. F or V to 2nd  sutranyc.com 

May 22, 2013
Wednesdays 


DOIN IT IN THE PARK: PICK UP BASKETBALL

May 22- 28 @ 7:30 pm @ Maysles Cinema 

343 Malcolm X Blvd @ 127th Harlem NYC. matinee screenings too!

doinitinthepark.com

 

ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP: NORWALK CT

8pm-1am: Grandwizard Rasheen, DJ Mercury, Mikey D. $10 cover or $20 for VIP. EventBriteSoNo Lounge 11 Washington St  Norwalk C 06854 info

 

OPEN TURNTABLES/DJ COMPETITION: NOLA

8pm-2am.  Free! 18+. Bourbon Heat 711 Bourbon St, New Orleans LA info

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW END THEORY: LA 

DJ D-Styles, Daddy Kev, Nobody, Gaslamp Killer & Nocando @ Airliner 2419 N Broadway LA CA 90031

info

 

SKRATCHPAD: SJ CA 

9:30pm-1:30am. Paddy's Pub SJ 31 E. Santa Clara St., San Jose, CA 95113

DJ Traps, AsthmaFunk, Lacerator KV, Dj ISO. Hosted by Dirtbag Dan. Open turns, Q&A, Beats.  Djs please bring your own needles and records. info

 

 NIGHTLIFE: BROOKLYN

8pm-2am. $5. 23+. Art. Dance. Music. People.

 DJs Doc Jay, Buddha Stretch & SnowBklyn @ Lox Lounge 15 Putnam Ave. Btw Cambridge & Grand Bklyn NYC. C to Clinton/Washington. 

Juliakitokirtley.com

DJ BOOGIE BLIND @ PROPS: NYC

10pm. DJ Rich Medina & Akalepse. $5. Le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St. New York NY10012 info

 

HALFTIME RADIO SHOW

10:30-1am EST. 89.1 FM WNYU wnyu.org. DJs Eclipse, Skizz, Petey Cologne, Navani and sometimes D-Stroy!! Like us on Facebook

  

DG-BO THE PRO NYC

? - 1am. 21+. Camaradas 241 First Ave Betw. 115 & 116th St. NYC 
 
DMC's Online DJ Championships

Vote for your favorite 2 minute battle sets! 

dmcdjonline.com


May 23, 2013
Thursdays 
 

ZAPP & DJ D-NICE: BK

Pier 1 at Brooklyn Bridge Park  Brooklyn, NY. 7pm-11pm FREE!! 

 

ROCK & SOUL SPRING JUMP OFF: NYC

FREE! 2-7:30pm. DJ Mell Star presents The 4th Annual Rock And Soul 2013 Spring Jump Off. 12"Inch Vinyl & 45's & Serato. Rock and Soul DJ Equipment & Records

462 7th Ave. @ 35th St. NYC. info. 2 or 3 to 34th

 

UNITED STATES OF BASS: NYC

9pm. Feat. Big Freedia, Afrika Bambaataa, J Assault, Egyptian Lover, DJ Funk, DJ Magic Mike, DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn, Scottie B, Salva, Drop The Lime, Branko, Krampfhaft

 21+. both floors. $15.

Santos 96 Lafayette St. (betw. Walker & White) NYC. santos 

DJ J-SMOKE NYC 

Fat Buddha - 212 Ave A (13 & 14 St) NYC. 21+ Free! 8pm till Late, 
Kitchen open till 3am!

 

DJ DP ONE: BROOKLYN

9-3am. Every Thursday @ Bklyn Beast (3rd Floor) 230 Bogart St Brooklyn 11206. L to Grand. $10. info 

 

PETITION TO FREE LYNNE STEWART: SAVE HER LIFE - RELEASE HER NOW! click here

 

 

TOWN HALL MEETING: RE 125TH

Major Changes Coming Soon to 125th St. 6:30pm-9pm @ United House of Prayer for All People 2320 Frederick Douglass Blvd. info

 

PHOTO EXHIBIT: NYC

Taino Towers Stickball Community Gallery
230 E. 123rd St (bet. 2nd & 3rd Ave.). Photographs of Cuba, PR & DR  by Elena "Mamarazzi" Marrero and Antonio Reverra, Jr. info
PopMaster Fabel
Upcoming
 

 

ck one Shock Street Edition TVC (not official video but it's fun!)
ck one Shock Street Edition TVC (not official video but it's fun!)

 

ck one shock street edition graffiti artist interview
ck one shock street edition graffiti artist interview
June 6-9
Pro-Am Miami FL 

June 13: Hip Hop Dance Panel at the Schomburg Center 135th St. @ Malcolm X Blvd. Harlem RSVP

June 14-16: Breakin Convention @ Apollo



 Look for Calvin Klein's CK One Shock Street Edition for him 

with Fabel's designs on the bottle & box! 

 

check: whatyouwrite

 

read more at

popmasterfabel.blogspot.com

 

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