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Blue Scholars Throw "The Program" Residency
12/14/2007
From: Terrorbird Media
2007 has been the biggest and most important year for Northwest hip-hop. We've seen new
albums from the region breakthrough nationally, local producers contributing tracks on some
of the year's best selling albums, and national press and radio giving shine to the Pacific
Northwest scene which seems ready to explode.
Local groups continue to pack clubs, regional press and radio have taken notice and new
websites and forums have sprouted giving a voice to the community. The strength of the
current scene played a decisive factor in Blue Scholars signing this year to the legendary
Rawkus Records to release their latest album Bayani worldwide and touring
nationally to a rapidly growing fanbase.
As Blue Scholars' following has continued to grow, it has taken them from the mainstage of
the Sasquatch Festival to the mainstage of Bumbershoot performing in front of 22,000
people, and several sold out shows at Seattle's 1,200 capacity Showbox. Since releasing their
new album this past June, Blue Scholars have been packing shows wherever they play, from
New York and Atlanta to San Diego and Bellingham. Having just opened the Atlantis Music
Festival in Atlanta and CMJ with Q-Tip, they are wrapping up a Midwest tour with Psalm One.
Closing out 2007, Blue Scholars bring it back home for a 5-night run of intimate shows alongside the Northwest's
finest.
The Scholars' hometown throwdown is called "The Program" and brings together the most
exciting hip-hop artists in the Northwest over 5 nights at Neumo's December 18-22 for the
filthiest celebration of Northwest hip-hop Seattle has seen. Each night will also feature sets
by the Northwest's leading DJ's, gallery art by some of the scene's best visual artists, booths
from local labels and community activist groups, online interviews with the show's producers
and instructional demonstrations from local producers and MCs. The whole thing will all be
broadcast live with a three-camera shoot on SynchronicityLive.com.
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