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Tomorrow Blowout Lounge SF at the Pier on the Embarcadero!

Hi everybody! It's been a while since the last Blowout Lounge update. Sorry about that. Don't stress though.. I'm glad to let you know that tomorrow, June 25th, we are celebrating the Blowout Lounge once again in San Francisco.

Performances from:
DJ DOUBLE U TOMEK
CHELA SIMONE
RENEE SEBASTIAN
and
DJ SMOCHA Birthday Bash!

Come out because it's a total East coast West coast luvin with talents coming from both sides.

June 25th
Pier

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Added by Nene on June 25, 2008 at 12:10am — No Comments

Blowout Lounge Los Angeles May 13th TUE 10pm! (Time Change)

It was mentioned before that the show is at 8pm. That's no longer true. Show will start at 10pm with Jimi James and Renee Sebastian at the Temple Bar. Come by! Thanks.

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Added by Nene on May 9, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Recap: Blowout Lounge @ Triad Theatre NYC. pics and words

New York on a rainy night... tough. But thanks to the lovely ladies and gents who came out. Once again, the industry was in the house with representative from Deja Records, a Canadian based label. Amazing artists like Trey Lorenz, Russell Taylor, were in the room as well as a large list of NY premier musicians like Dana Leong and many more.

muMs returned to our stage by warming the crowd and giving the low down on the history of the Blowout Lounge and the direction for the future.

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Added by Nene on May 2, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

2moro THU May 1st 9pm Blowout Lounge Anniversary @ Triad Theatre in NYC

Hello. Just sending out a reminder that tomorrow we are celebrating the official anniversary of the Blowout Lounge! Come by and spend some time, listen to amazing emerging artists in the soul scene. Performances from Renee Sebastian, Jesse Boykins III, Ra-Re Valverde, Drea, Nate James, DJ Double U Tomek, and our host muMs. See you there.

Triad Theatre
158 W. 72nd between Amsterdam & Columbus
9pm May 1st THU
Take 1, 2, 3 to 72nd

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Added by Nene on April 30, 2008 at 10:11pm — No Comments

Blowout Lounge NYC Pictures from National Underground

I love the National Underground. It's a small, intimate, basement-type-of-vibe kinda joint and it really lets performers get in the mix with the crows. Last show was amazing, as usual. Heather Park kicked off the night with an acoustic set. Hey did you know she's Asian? Ok ok ok.. i'm maddd proud we're of the same kind. Let me try to be a bit more objective. She sang Warrior Girl and a few of her original songs and to get the crowd into it, she sang an Amel Larrieux song.

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Added by Nene on April 23, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Go Renee Go!

READ, LISTEN, WATCH who RENEE SEBASTIAN is by visiting her OFFICIAL PAGE.

Hello. So, you all know the story (probably).. almost two and a half years ago, I came to NYC to pursue my singing career. I could've been greedy and just made a show about

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Added by Nene on April 21, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

THIS Sat: Renee Sebastian, Heather Park, Damon Gerard, Judah Tribe, DJ Double U Tomek

From classic soul, to neo-soul, R&B, and Reggae, that's what we have for you to listen to this Saturday at the National Underground in the LES, NYC. Doors open at 8pm, Show starts 9pm. See you then!

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Added by Nene on April 17, 2008 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Blowout Lounge NYC Shows this April

We have two this month. April 19th 9pm - 1am at The National Underground 159 E. Houston bet Allen & Eldridge Performances from Damon Gerard, Renee Sebastian, DJ Double U Tomek, Heather Park, Judah Tribe (tbc) May 1st 9pm - 2am at Triad Theatre 158 West 72nd Street between Broadway & Amsterdam Performances from Renee Sebastian, Nate James, Jesse Boykins III, Ra-Re Valverde, Drea, DJ Double U Tomek, muMs

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Added by Nene on April 13, 2008 at 6:42pm — No Comments

Blowout Lounge Rhode Island Lineup Announced

This April 4th, Fri, at 9pm, the Blowout Lounge show will be in Providence, Rhode Island at Tazza Caffe. Featuring performances from: Damon Gerard, DJ Double U Tomek, and Renee Sebastian. Tickets sold at the door for $5 or online… Continue

Added by Nene on March 31, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Introducing Lady Lux

SXSW was an amazing time to discover fabulous musicians blowin out! I made my way to The Bloom Effect's Wed SXSW Showcase at Molotov's which featured Lady Lux. Let me just say I was blown away by these ladies from Houston. There's… Continue

Added by Nene on March 21, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Heating up LA with Renee Sebastian and UK Best Neo-Soul Artist Nate James

Renee Sebastian will be performing with UK Urban Music Awards' Winner for Best Neo-Soul Artist, Nate James, this Monday March 24th at 8:30 pm at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA. Cover is $8 at the door or through Groovetickets.com Continue

Added by Nene on March 21, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

"These Are The Signs"

Blowout Lounge presents the first music video from Renee Sebastian's upcoming EP Album, "Mrs. Sebastian".

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Added by Nene on February 28, 2008 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Dopamine by Jesse Boykins III

I finally caught up with my homie Jesse Boykins III on his stop at Oakland, CA. Having watched Jesse for about 2 1/2 years now I can safely say that he has shown much improvement in his stage presence and delivery. I'm so proud of him! Here he is singing my all time favorite song of his.. "Amorous"...

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Added by Nene on February 28, 2008 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Catching up with the Alkaholiks

Wandering around, socializing, and networking at the Martinez Hotel during MIDEM week is a must. I stumbled on J-Ro from Alkaholiks and chat a bit about what's been keeping him busy, what's new, and what is to come. Alkaholiks is a hip-hop group originally from Los Angeles, California. They've had a number of successes and a dedicated following, though commercial crossover mainstream succe… Continue

Added by Nene on February 15, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Patrick Jumpstyle - MIDEM 2008

Renee Sebastian and DJ Patrick, creator and founder of jumpstyle, a dance revolution

I just got back from Cannes, Cote d'Azur for the MIDEM 2008 so I will be sharing my experience. Here is the first serving.

I met DJ Patrick and DJ Abraxas from Amsterdam when I was hanging out with producer Ode… Continue

Added by Nene on February 5, 2008 at 12:51pm — No Comments

Rip and Burn Humans

Sounds absurd no?

Today, a California Lab claims that they have successfully cloned ("ripped") a human embryo. Although this has been done before by other scientists, Dr. Samuel Wood, chief executive of the lab, claims they are now attempting to create stem cell lines from the cloned embryo. Also, the UK reports that teams from King's College London a… Continue

Added by Nene on January 17, 2008 at 11:52am — No Comments

The Cross on CD's Tombstone

Info from Gizmodo at Macworld 2008

Still thinking of putting out a CD album? Here's a great alternative… Continue

Added by Nene on January 15, 2008 at 1:53pm — No Comments

A Starbucks Experiment

What's your Starbucks coffee order? (Tell me HERE)
A campaign to invite Starbucks to suppor… Continue

Added by Nene on January 14, 2008 at 10:19pm — No Comments

Adam's World: Faculty

Trigonometry and Damon Mondell
By: Adam Bernard

Ever since meeting through producer E Dub in 1994, Oxnard, California, natives Trigonometry and Damon Mondell, better known as the singularly named Hip-Hop duo Faculty, have been giving listeners a taste of a completely different O.C. than most are used to hearing about. Late in 2007, after pressing… Continue

Added by Nene on January 14, 2008 at 8:09pm — No Comments

Go-See-LIVE: Stalley and The Wax Machine

New York sensations Stalley and The Wax Machine are among my favorites. Perhaps it's because of the fact that they're debut performance was at their first appearance at the Blowout Lounge.

I was going through my… Continue

Added by Nene on January 11, 2008 at 12:59pm — No Comments