THE EVENT: Release of Stones Throw DVD "In Living The True Gods"
LOCATION: Evil Monito; Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles
DAY AND TIME: Friday 2/29/08 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
AFTER PARTY: Reubens, 1 a.m. - 3 a.m.
Looking @ the Screen (Photo by La Calavera)
Staying Warm (Photo by La Calavera)
Photo by La Calavera
One of the many highlights of the night was the Open Bar: Free Drinks plus a huge crowd equals busy Bartenders. These guys and girls were hard at work cutting cucumbers, slicing limes, and servin' up shots. Dave C. and La Calavera managed to sneak out three at a time. These weren't weak drinks either. . .
Quick, what'll it be (photo by La Calavera)
Grindin' up that mojito (photo by La Calavera)
Cuttin's up those cucumbers (photo by La Calavera)
Once we got that buzz goin' the night began to get even more busy. The music was still playin' when we found our way inside the building where the Q&A with Peanut Butter Wolf was about to start:
(Photo by La Calavera)
(Photo by La Calavera)
Video by La Calavera (horrible lighting but at least you can hear them!)
The Q&A gave some info on how much of an influence JDilla and Madlib were on P.B. Wolf. He continued with his up and coming projects along with the transition on making D.J.ing a Multi-Media event with videos playing on the background that go along with his set. We thought this new found insight on P.B. Wolf was cool. Once Outside he started his set for the night.
P.B. Wolf Getting Ready (Photo by La Calavera)
P.B. Wolf playin' his set (Photo by La Calavera)
Still buzzin', we went back for more drinks and began talking with some of the locals and well known D.J's who were amazed when they found out where Dave C. and La Calavera were from. It looks like we were the only ones representin' the I.E. at this event.
Getting to know (Photo by La Calavera)
Beautiful! (Photo by Dave C.)
(photo by La Calavera)
La Calavera and Cut Chemist (photo by Dave C.)
Dave C. and Brian the audio/video party/tech guy from Star Shoes Club
(Photo by La Calavera)
Once the Event was over, we drove a few blocks away to the After Party @ Reubens where yours truly and Dave C. sobered up and ended the evening talkin' away with two bella mujers. It was a good night/morning for The Empire Kids. . . Life is Good.
After Party (Photo by La Calavera)
orderin' up some redbull and water (photo by La Calavera)
Good Company (Photo by La Calavera)
Check out our Myspace for other photo's and info on upcoming events. We're also working on The Empire Kids youtube channel. . .now up but still under construction.
Hasta La Proxima,
La Calavera #42 and Dave C.
P.S. For those of you who don't know Peanut Butter Wolf, here's a video featuring one of his D.J. sets and some info on P.B. courtesy of Wiki.
"Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, is a DJ and Hip Hop producer originally from San Jose, California who has been active since 1989 when he produced a song by Lyrical Prophecy called "You Can't Swing This". In 1990 he began to work with Charizma, an emcee, and both of them were soon signed to Hollywood Basic, a division of Disney. Although they recorded a full album of material, it would not be released for many years - in 1993 the group left the label due to lack of artistic freedom, their only release being a cassette demo of their single "Red Light, Green Light", and in the same year Charizma was tragically killed.
Saddened and without an emcee to work with, Peanut Butter Wolf continued working. He put out a song ("The Chronicles") on the now legendary Return of The DJ compilation and a collection of beats for DJ's ('Peanut Butter Breaks'). Return of the DJ is known as the first all-DJ album, which helped to start the careers of turntablist artists such as Q-Bert, Cut Chemist, DJ Z-Trip, and others.
In 1996, Peanut Butter Wolf formed Stones Throw Records and released its first single, Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf's "My World Premiere."
Peanut Butter Wolf released his own solo album on Stones Throw, My Vinyl Weighs a Ton, in 1999. Since then has nearly given up producing to focus on DJing and executive producing projects for his label, most notably by Madlib, whose group Lootpack he signed in 1998 after hearing their demo on a college radio station.
As Stones Throw Records raised its visibility in the 2000s with noted hip hop released by Madlib's Quasimoto, Yesterdays New Quintet, Jaylib (J Dilla and Madlib) and Madvillain (MF Doom and Madlib), it has also expanded to include funk and hip hop re-issues, and experimental jazz and electronic music."
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