Sista Hailstorm, Julie C & Kandi Cole @ The Rat and Raven (THURS Sept 30)

[B-Girl Bench]

Thursday, September 30 at 9:00pm - October 1 at 1:00am

The Rat and the Raven 5260 University Way Seattle, WA

$3. 21+. 9pm

---------- Sista Hailstorm ( http://www.myspace.com/sistahailstorm ) ----------
Sistahailstorm has touched many with her strong political lyrical content as well her indepth perspective on the worldwide genocidal history of indigenous people & tribes. Her own blood lineage is Apache, Yuma, Pascua Yaqui and Mexica Mitkiyaosi and she is a member of the almighty Zulu Nation 206 and L.A. Women Warriors of NYM Southwest Re...bel Alliance. UTV has collaborated with Hailstorm many times before and if any MC knows how to rhyme & resist, it’s her!

---------- Julie C ( http://www.myspace.com/juliec206 ) ----------
Hip Hop artist, educator, freelance journalist and community organizer from Seattle, WA, hailin' from the crew Alpha P. I work with 206 Zulu, Seattle's branch of Universal Zulu Nation. Reclaim the Media, a media justice organization, and Northwest regional coordinator for Hip Hop Congress, and urban arts and culture 501c3 non profit. I'm also an artist on B Girl Media Check out The Knox Family E.P!

----------- Kandi Cole ( http://www.kandicole.com/ ) -----------
Kandi Cole is the house that music built. Funk and Jazz are the foundation, Hip-Hop is the bricks, and Soul is the furniture. She is a complete package. An artist. A performer. An entertainer.

Born and raised on Los Angeles, she chooses not to recite the typical subject matter of those who’ve rocked before her. Her sound enhances the ‘good’ in music. She’s soft as fur but her lyrics can be sharp as a knife. She is quick with a rebuttal to any objection of her not being recognized as an emcee. Not just a female emcee. An emcee. She can flow with the best of them. What sets Kandi Cole apart from the others is her impeccable timing and delivery. You wouldn’t think this young woman hailing from the West Coast had so much style in her flow. She’s jazzy over a smooth guitar riff or “bringin’ the pain” over a hard hitting 808. It’s hard to believe she is not already on her 3rd album.

However, aside from just the music, her stage performance is truly amazing! She brings a fire and energy to the microphone, commanding attention and making it a point to engage with her audience. Kandi Cole entertains the crowd and demands everyone in her presence to know that she is a force to be reckoned with. As with the artists in which she was raised listening to, she actually puts on a show.

She is definitely willing and ready to receive the shine that is due her. Kandi Cole is one of the illest emcees to grace the Hip Hop scene in a long time. Lyricism is back. Kandi Cole has arrived.


Also performing:
*** BANDANAZ!
*** Miki Vale ( http://www.myspace.com/mikivale )
*** Veteran Assassins ( http://www.myspace.com/veteranassassins )

Hosted by Greg & Jerome.

DJ Eskimo One on the decks.