Description
K.Flay is a Hip Hop/indie rock star who moved to the Bay Area from the Midwest to get a psych degree at Stanford. During study breaks she started rapping, and taught herself how to program and mix music. She hit the scene with seemingly effortless skill, collaborating with MC Lars, and opening for Snoop Dogg and Ludacris on college tours. She raps about everything from her family's old minivan to corporate bailouts.Before stepping out into the world as a forward-thinking rapstress, Illinois-raised K.Flay whiled the hours away in the Stanford libraries. Which explains well her effortless versatility demonstrated on MASHed Potatoes, a mixtape where she spits rhymes over everything from The Gossip to the Black Eyed Peas. K.Flay’s eclectic approach to hip-hop–one that finds muses in NBA players and literary heroines alike.
"She's the edge of the blade, a live beat throwing, rapping one-woman show"- SXSW Exclusive
http://www.kflay.com/
http://www.myspace.com/kflay
http://www.facebook.com/kflaymusic
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LeVice
magine fix wheeled bicycles chained to a yacht, flannel shirts and Remy Martin, Hip Hop and R&B with a hipster twist. This San Francisco foursome has managed to craft an indulgent sound that takes advantage of all the things we love to hate – a little sparkly bling bling mixed with a dash of dirty hipster.
Le VICE is an Indie Hip Hop and R&B band whose determination is to bring a little fun and personality to their live shows and recordings. Their LARGE sound includes cosmic and ambient synthesizers, moving bass lines, hard-nose drumming and angular guitar licks. This is topped off with front woman Alex Lee’s hip hop swagger and soulful singing. The result is part throw back and part future; but something that is none the less catchy.
Le VICE’s band members come from a variety of backgrounds and musical tastes. Alex Lee (vocals) and Sean Stillinger (bass/keys) spend a fair amount of their time riding bikes and hustling in San Francisco’s music scene (both actively produce Math Rock, Hip Hop, and R&B at local Studio SQ). Renzo Staiano (guitar) is about as precise and diverse a guitar player as they come. He’s studied everything from Funk and Jazz to Metal – and has been known to play with some Peruvian guitar masters from time to time. Darrin Thomas (drums) brings the soul to the group. He’s a heavy handed drummer who started playing gospel for his local church as a kid. Later he became a successful touring Soul and Jazz drummer.
With many crossover R&B groups the “live band” can be something of an afterthought. But what truly makes Le VICE great is that the band is THE CORE. In the end their individual musical talents, experiences, influences and willingness to experiment all contributed to the unique Le VICE sound that explodes out of their music. The sum of this group is truly greater than its parts.
http://www.myspace.com/officiallevice
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Djs Kid Chris and Cookiemonster will be spinning Soul, R&B and Old School Hip Hop before the show and between sets.
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