1. THE BREAKESTRA
Thursday 26th June 2008
Released on Stones Throw in 2001 The Live Mix part ...
5. Kenny Dope
Saturday 31st May 2008
KENNY DOPE Three-time Grammy nominated Kenny Dope, one of the most prolific artists of the modern music age, has been...
7. Ghostface Killah
Thursday 15th May 2008
The name alone equates to something special, Ghostface Killah aka Tony Starks aka Iron Man all point towards a special t...
9. Daedalus
Saturday 12th April 2008
Daedelus, the eccentric, electronic maestro of the Pacific coast returns with "Exquisite C...
11. Quantic Soul Orchestra
Saturday 29th March 2008
The Quantic Soul Orchestra, is a live affair. A group of highly tale...
13. POD Concerts & ChoiceCuts Presents Peanut Butter Wolf & James Pants
Thursday 13th March 2008
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF
As a young kid growing up in San Jose, Chris Manak sought out an escape from s...
15. HipHop Love (Percee P & Guilty Simpson)
Thursday 14th February 2008
For Valentine's night we're bringing it back to what we love - straight up HipHop and there is no man better to ...
17. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Friday 7th December 2007
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a eight man brass ensemble from Chicago, of which 7 are the sons of Sun R...
19. Florian Kellar
Friday 16th November 2007
lorian Keller has been spinning since 1988 and is among the Top 7 of all Rare Groove DJs, standing in line with Keb Darg...
21. D-Styles (DEAF2007)
Thursday 25th October 2007
In underground hip hop circles around the world; D-Styles is the name most associated with innovative turntable sc...
23. BLOWFLY
Saturday 13th October 2007
Before there was Kool Keith, Old Dirty Bastard or 2 Live Crew - before there was hip hop, for that matter - there was Bl...
25. Madlib Chali 2NA JRocc
Saturday 6th October 2007
This is going to be a killer night - Madlib aka Quasimoto, Lord Quas, Yesterday's New Quintet and one half of the...
27. De La Soul (WANTED)
Thursday 4th October 2007
At the time of its 1989 release, De La Soul's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, was hailed as t...
29. Bogaloo Breakdance Showcase
Saturday 15th September 2007
On Saturday 15th of September, The Spiegeltent plays host to an afternoon of breakdancing, hip hop and acrobatic dance m...
31. Poets of Rhythm
Thursday 7th June 2007
After planting the seeds of their extensive sound experiments while travelling all over Europe the last 2 years, the Poe...
33. Marva Whitney Soul Sister #1
Sunday 29th April 2007
We are very proud to announce the debut irish performance of bold soul sister....Marva Whitney, the dynamic vocalist ...
35. DJ Flip & Prozack Turner
Friday 20th April 2007
We're pleased to announce the return of Prozack Turner and DJ Flip this April as part of DIG - for just a tenner ...
37. Jazzman Gerald
Friday 16th March 2007
Middlesbrough isn't the most interesting of places to be if you're into music, and it certainly wasn't ba...
39. Rob Swift presents As The Tables Turn
Sunday 18th February 2007
Rob Swift knows all about evolution and its conceptual cousin, revolution—whether it’s the spontaneous kind that ...
41. DJ Olski
Friday 15th December 2006
Melting Pot Music was founded in 2002 by Oliver "Olski" von Felbert, a DJ, music activist and former Groove Attack / Sup...
43. Jazzman Gerald
Friday 24th November 2006
Middlesbrough isn't the most interesting of places to be if you're into music, and it certainly wasn't back in '80s when...
45. Arrested Development
Saturday 28th October 2006
It took the group three years, five months and two days to be offered a record deal, when Chrysalis Records sent A&R dir...
47. Edan and Dagha
Saturday 14th October 2006
Edan is confirmed for Saturday October 14th in the intimate surroundings of Crawdaddy (this is an early show). He will b...
49. Freddie Cruger (aka Red Astaire)
Friday 11th August 2006
Old-school b-boy fanatic Fredrik Lager known by all as Freddie Cruger and Red Astaire has been diggin? breaks since the ...
51. Pablo
Friday 21st July 2006
Micheal hunter a.k.a Pablo a.k.a. Butch Casidy Sound Sytem (the Scottish cross-genre wonder producer) who is notorious ...
53. RedBull Break-In
Saturday 10th June 2006
Red Bull is giving wings to the Irish hip hop community to pit their dance and vocal skills against the world?s best liv...
55. Mad Mats
Friday 19th May 2006
Mad Mats music endeavours started in the mid 80's when he left his break dancing career (Swedish champ 1985!) to become ...
57. The Mad Professor
Friday 28th April 2006
A true legend. The imaginative recordings produced by Mad Professor (born Neil Fraser 1955, Georgetown in Guyana) demon...
59. Prozack Turner and DJ Flip
Friday 21st April 2006
ITF World Scratch Champion 2002 and regular Foreign Legion collaborater DJ Flip will be appearing with Prozack Turner th...
61. The Breakestra
Friday 17th March 2006
We're glad to have these lads back again! After gaining worldwide notoriety with their Live Mixtapes Part 1 + 2 and thei...
63. Butch Cassidy Sound System
Friday 18th November 2005
Scottish producer Michael Hunter (Pablo/Butch Cassidy Sound System) is a very talented lad. He is best known for his exc...
65. Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt
Thursday 27th October 2005
He comes in many forms and many incarnations, but his style is distinctly his own. Just as there's no mistaking his smoo...
67. Alice Russell
Saturday 24th September 2005
Alice Russell has gained an enviable reputation as one of the hottest singers in the UK right now. Her recent tracks wit...
69. The Rebirth
Friday 12th August 2005
Recently receiving the elusive 5/5 for an LP review in Blues & Soul and strong contender for LP of the year, The Rebirth...
71. Scratch (from The Roots)
Tuesday 7th June 2005
1/3 beatboxer, 1/3 vocal turntablist, and 1/3 organic producer, member of The Roots, Scratch brings his unique vocal sty...
73. Lord Finesse
Saturday 21st May 2005
The Irish Debut performance of 'The Funky Man'. Long overdue, but well worth the wait. Lord Finesse is a massive force i...
75. The Rebirth
Sunday 6th March 2005
Recently receiving the elusive 5/5 for an LP review in Blues & Soul and strong contender for LP of the year, The Rebirth...
77. DJ Paul Nice
Friday 24th September 2004
Paul began destroying his sister's records as a snot-nose teenager growing up in Poughkeepsie, NY, circa 1982. As the ei...
79. Quantic
Friday 14th May 2004
Will Holland is very busy boy. Still only 24 years old, he has established himself as one of the most talented and proli...
81. The P-Brothers
Friday 16th April 2004
The Sheriffs of Nottingham know their hip-hop so do not test! After listening to their excellent Hear no Evil and Zulube...
83. The Rebirth
Wednesday 21st January 2004
Recently receiving the elusive 5/5 for an LP review in Blues & Soul and strong contender for LP of the year, The Rebirth...
85. J-Rocc & Shortkut
Friday 3rd October 2003
The funky president J. Rocc and the king of turntable percussion Shortkut demonstrated to the crowd how to rock the danc...
87. DJ A-Trak
Friday 6th June 2003
The youngest ever Deejay to win the World DMC Finals back in 1997. At only 15 he beat men nearly twice his age in the wo...
89. DJ Q-Bert
Sunday 7th July 2002
Richard Quitevis, better known as DJ Qbert to fans throughout the world, has attracted attention since 1985 when audienc...
91. Mr. Thing
Friday 31st May 2002
Winner of the DMC World Team Scratch Championship with The Scratch Perverts. Mr Thing never fails to engage the crowd wi...
Quickview
4. Voice feat DJ Moonstar
Friday 6th June 2008
Introducing Los Angeles-bred,
New Orleans-residing, mother,
wife, and all round Renaissance
woman, Voi...
6. Bonobo
Friday 16th May 2008
It never fails to amaze me how swiftly a moment of fortune can so easily become a noose round the neck...
8. Brasilintime
Friday 2nd May 2008
This show is history in the making, cross-generational and multi-cultural. This show...
10. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Thursday 10th April 2008
Sharon Jones was born Sheron Lafaye Jones in
12. Edan The Rapper Vs. Dagha
Saturday 15th March 2008
Edan has been confirmed for Sunday March 16th in the intimate surroundings of Crawdaddy (this is an early show). He will...
14. Hot 8 Brass Band
Thursday 28th February 2008
The Hot 8 Brass Band has been central to New Orleans street music for over a decade. Founded by Bennie Pete ...
16. DJ Krush Live
Thursday 24th January 2008
One of the worlds most famous deejays and one of Japan's finest exports onto the global music scene. Dj Krush will b...
18. Marva Whitney (Soul Sister No.1)
Friday 23rd November 2007
Marva Whitney, the dynamic vocalist cited as being James Brown's favourite female accompaniment on his tracks and th...
20. Shape of Broad Minds
Friday 9th November 2007
Jimi Hendrix-esque musical adventurer Jneiro Jarel presents his hip-hop A Team, Shape of Broad Minds. Continuing the jou...
22. The Head Hunters
Friday 19th October 2007
From the instant funk classic "Chameleon" to the rare-groove sound of "God Make Me Funky," the He...
24. Mos Def (WANTED)
Sunday 7th October 2007
Regarded as one of hip-hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def has shaped a career that transcends ...
26. James Chance & Les Contortions
Saturday 6th October 2007
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Chance moved to New York City in 1977. He quickly became active in both the free jazz and ...
28. Sweet Charles
Saturday 22nd September 2007
"Sweet" Charles Sherrell was not just the bass player for James Brown. He wrote songs, sung ly...
30. DJ DAY
Friday 15th June 2007
DJ Day is a typical product of modern day hip-hop-culture. He is a dedicated record digger and serious DJ who cut his te...
32. J-Live
Friday 25th May 2007
J-Live is one of the most talented MCs on the planet. Fans familiar with the clever lyricist have grown to love his uniq...
34. Kon & Amir (Kings of Diggin)
Friday 27th April 2007
We wanted to come with nothing but good music from beginning to end. Christian Kon Taylor and Amir Abdullah are two o...
36. Big Daddy Kane
Thursday 5th April 2007
Emerging during hip-hop's massive creative expansion of the late '80s, Big Daddy Kane was the ultimate lover man of r...
38. The Head Hunters
Saturday 24th February 2007
From the instant funk classic "Chameleon" to the rare-groove sound of "God Make Me Funky," the Headhunters have redef...
40. Rob Luis TruThoughts Labelhead
Friday 16th February 2007
Continuing in our recent series of monthly Friday nights in Ri Ra featuring record label heads, we are delighted to h...
42. Quantic Soul Orchestra & Spanky Wilson
Saturday 9th December 2006
Since she burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, SPANKY WILSON has recorded with the likes of Marvin Gaye, Sammy Davis ...
44. Z-Trip & Steinski
Sunday 12th November 2006
Z-Trip's story finds its first chapter when he started DJing as a 13-year old growing up in Phoenix, Arizona (he's now b...
46. Souls Of Mischief
Saturday 21st October 2006
Comprised of A-Plus, Tajai, Phesto, and Opio, the Souls of Mischief may be the group that best represents the Bay Area r...
48. Nicole Willis
Saturday 16th September 2006
As part of the Dublin Fringe Festival 2006 we are very proud to announce the debut Irish performance of...
50. Brasilintime
Thursday 27th July 2006
A late booking and a great one. Brian Cross (B+) is coming over to present an exclusive screening of his Brasilintime do...
52. Trojan Sound System
Friday 23rd June 2006
Since its creation in 1968, Trojan Records has led the way in presenting the very best in classic Jamaican sounds, from ...
54. Dj Q-Bert
Friday 26th May 2006
Richard Quitevis, better known as DJ Qbert to fans throughout the world, has attracted attention since 1985 when audienc...
56. Kool Keith
Sunday 30th April 2006
Kool Keith opened up the Dublin Electronic Arts Festival in The Village last year to a capacity crowd and the Hip-Hop he...
58. The Rebirth
Saturday 22nd April 2006
Absolutely no strangers to Dublin we are once again putting on The Rebirth based solely on the fact that they are one of...
60. Ugly Duckling & Giant Panda
Friday 24th March 2006
What can anyone write about Andy, Dizzy and Young Einstein that hasn't already been read? To those who've come to see Ug...
62. Ohmega Watts
Friday 25th November 2005
The omni-talented Milton Campbell is better known as Ohmega Watts and is signed to Ubiquity records. He recently releas...
64. Freestyle - The Art of Rhyme
Sunday 6th November 2005
Irish-American Film Maker Kevin Fitzgerald's Freestyle documentary has been lauded worldwide for its depiction of true s...
66. The New Mastersounds
Saturday 1st October 2005
Since first getting together in a Leeds basement in 1999 the New Mastersounds have performed all over the UK, in Norther...
68. Keep In Time Irish Film Premiere
Thursday 25th August 2005
A big inspiration to us is photographer Brian Cross (B+). Originally from Limerick, Ireland with an insane amount of tal...
70. Cut Chemist
Saturday 25th June 2005
Lucas McFadden made a welcome stop in Dublin to rock the socks off the massive crowd that turned up to show him support ...
72. Rahzel - The Godfather of Noyze
Thursday 2nd June 2005
The Godfather of Noyze, collaborator with Bjork, Mike Patton and The Roots is by far the most talented beat boxer you ar...
74. The New Mastersounds
Friday 15th April 2005
Since first getting together in a Leeds basement in 1999 the New Mastersounds have performed all over the UK, in Norther...
76. Rahzel - The Godfather of Noyze
Tuesday 19th October 2004
The D1(www.deafireland.com) Crew asked us to throw an event on in conjunction with their Dublin Electronic Arts Festival...
78. Kutmasta Kurt
Sunday 12th September 2004
Kurt's production credits include Dilated People's groundbreaking hit "Work the Angles", and songs for Planet Asia, Ras...
80. Percee - P
Thursday 22nd April 2004
There are many legends in Hip Hop. One of them is Percee P hailing from the Bronx and rhyming on wax since 89. He made...
82. The Quantic Soul Orchestra
Friday 26th March 2004
"Putting something back" is how Will Holland described the reason for starting The Quantic Soul Orchestra. Having releas...
84. Q-Bert
Saturday 6th December 2003
Richard Quitevis, better known as DJ Qbert to fans throughout the world, has attracted attention since 1985 when audienc...
86. Jazzy Jeff
Friday 22nd August 2003
Legend. Inspirational DJ and former partner in crime to Hollywood superstar Will Smith, Jazzy Jeff is the DJ?s DJ - From...
88. The Breakestra
Saturday 17th May 2003
Break. As in "break beat." That ten second slice of percussive magic in the middle of a funk song that, when looped toge...
90. DJ Prime Cuts
Friday 28th June 2002
After landing a job in Soho, Prime Cuts met Tony at Mr Bongos when the latter gave the former a Beat Junkies mixtape to ...
92. ChoiceCuts Launch Night
Wednesday 1st May 2002
Where it all started for us. Every week Mono (now called The Village) played host to a heavy rotation of deejays from a...
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