Finally Mr. West dropped some newness for the people ft. Dwele x prod. by S1. 'Ye gettin' back to the blueprint with this one...PROPER.
One word...Bessi, get familiar with it, because you will be hearing a lot about Dallas based footwear designer x founder of Bessi and Co. Carlos Zuniga along with the rest of the Bessi crew in the coming months. I had the chance to meet and catch up with Carlos Zuniga and Nam Vo - manager of operations - of Bessi and Co., which is a new, up-in-coming footwear brand that will be sure to have you hype. Carlos Zuniga isn't only a jetsetter, but also a dope ass designer who made something from nothing and is living his dream his way. After being tossed suggestions on how and what to do with his fashion vision, Carlos followed his heart and did it his way - because in the end its all about YOU. With shoe designs that not only express casual/urban chic, but also class and elegance, Carlos plans to take the fashion market by storm and hit the world with something refreshing. We all know how "trend kicks" are one and done with the bright colors, and insane themes, but Carlos is taking a more straight-forwarded, sleek, urban, casual approach to his designs with an emphasis on the quality, textures, accents and fabrics of his products, which issues not only an everyday shoe for the fly to rock, but also something for the nights to make you feel confident and clean.
TTV: "How does Bessi differ from other brands?"
Downtown Dallas is hosting the annual HomeGrown event this Sat. May 22 from 11 am-10 pm, which showcases some of the best local musicians and artists/art galleries in the DFW. With 14 bands ranging from Indie, Electro-Pop, Texas Rock, Alternative, Country, Folk and a dose of Hip-Hop on two stages and 20+ local artists/galleries blessing the Main Street Garden Park the event will be more then enough for you and yours to relish in. HomeGrown Fest. only cost $15 - free for kiddies 10 and under - and most of the proceeds from the event will go towards Way Into Music, which is an organization that provides education/instruction/foundation to youths wanting to learn how to play instruments, along with donations to other middle and elementary after school music programs. Curren$y - King Kong from Creative Control on Vimeo.
As promised by Deshay he's dropped his next track leading up to his new work "Volume: Three! To Get Ready," which drops this week. Unfortunately, the track won't be on his new work due to new fans not comprehending where he's coming from, but its a little somethin' he's brewed up for fans that have followed him since the beginning. Check the track here.
After Young The Giant came, L.A. based band Everest, which at first took me awhile to get into, hit the stage with their heavy kick drum patterns and bass riffs. Their sound was definitely different; the band opened up with a tune that had a folkish feel to it, which was a 360 from Young The Giant's high octane indie sound, but after two songs deep into the set Everest started to grow on me. Everest seems to be pioneering their own sound with flashes of blues, folk, indie, pop and groove that sets forth a sprightly feeling to the ear drum.
Then came the heavy Minus The Bear, who probably had the best setlist I've heard at a live show. Thinking they would deviate from playing a hefty chunk of songs from their new album "Omni" since it just dropped a little less than two weeks ago, the band did the exact opposite along with a good mix of tracks from "Planet Of Ice" and "Menos El Oso" albums as well, along with the band loving Dallas so much to play a handle full of encore songs due to the DFW showing a slew of love. All in All, all the three bands turned out a completely flawless show...proper.
Yaass kiddies, J.Mack has given the people a dose of dopeness with his newest mixtape "First Initial Last Name" presented by Paeme, but I wouldn't call it a mixtape because dude goes in for real. J.Mack is representing the DFW and doing it right by not only serving up some bangers, but also gettin' back to the basics...the lyrics man....PROPER. Support good x Dallas music and download J.Mack's new drop "First Initial Last Name," and check out the rest of Paeme's artists/works here.
The Art-Con is gearing up for its 2010 showing of local artists x musicians to support, well...other local artists and musicians. This non-profit event allows artists to create an original piece of work on an 18x18 panel the day before the show and auction them off on show day at a min. $20 while local musicians hit the stage and provide the sounds. After all is said and done, all proceeds will be donated to local Dallas charities selected by the Art-Con committee. 
With great anticipation and review, Banksy's new film "Exit Through The Gift Shop" will finally hit Dallas for its first showing in the metroplex at the Angelika Theater - presented by Gordon and The Whale (GATW). GATW also plans on hosting a little Q & A after the movie with the Sour Grapes crew to talk about how graffiti has changed over the past years and how important it is to today's generation. This event will definitely be dope; the Sour Grapes are doing the metroplex proper, so be sure to show some love.
