Who's designjesse?

You know how you put your name in a google search to see what randomly pops up? Well, sometimes googling sends you a pleasant surprise. We found designjesse, some cool photographer's flickr page ((we have no idea who, but you rock designjesse)). There were photos of Kinky Notti from our show at the CRB Loft, but the dope thing about it was how we were classified in the set called "musical people" along with other banging artists like Nas & even Klaxons.

Speaking of Klaxons, we're a big fan of this video: Gravity's Rainbow. The whole psychedelic 80's, f*cked-up-on-purpose graphics, with the clever transitions thru television screens just kinda worked for us.


Another thing we're really into is worldwide street art... & apparently, so is designjesse. We loved these shots from Paris and NY that somehow, inadvertently put both cities up for comparison. And from here, Paris really seems smarter with their illustration, design-influenced graffiti, but hey.

Oui Oui Paris

N.Y. is still fly

Check out more designjesse photos on flickr

One School Tour

Floyd the IVth got us a show in Macomb. The plus-up was his aunt's camper that we got to take for a lil ride. Road trippin with our fav band-friends?... come on, that's a no brainer. Besides, getting there is only half the fun.

Our only video-entertainment option: Malcolm X, the DVD

F*cking allergies

Word to BK for being the only fast-food lunch option that us veggie-lovers & carnivores could all enjoy. We saw this bitchin burger bus parked out back and knew right away that auntie's camper needed a plus-up... The Plan: install new flame broilers in the tour bus.

Show, DJ Spre, C.Y.Not, Floyd the IVth, Tshurhad Chivas, HavMax and Chae LeFunk

We performed at some WIU students' house... must be nice having the huge loft above a town-square storefront. Their only mission: to bring a hot music scene to WIU. And they were the third generation of tenants to keep this tradition alive. They rocked

"Wicker-Park Hipsters" all day.

We were plotting future college tours by the end of the night. The energy was crazy high and only escalated with every performance. We'd never seen so much tit-flashing or juke-linery before hitting WIU. We wanted nothing more than for this to become our daily life.

just one of the many juke lines that nite

Kevin, a.k.a Fat Jesus, the kick-ass videographer

Show is so awesome... Show you suck!

The Kink Nots

you know it's raw when the yuk faces come out

C4, the most lumber AND limber of the pack headlined

Spre set us free

The Booty Brothers (sorry, you just had to be there)

Spre with the C4 first ladies

good times :)

Chitown Record Bangers

Chiv & Have bounced to another impromptu artsy affair. We had heard about this crew called the Chitown Record Bangers ((online radio station doing big thangs)). Anyway, we got word that they were inviting some local music artists over for a live set in their studio loft, so you know we had to invade the scene. We were hella surprised when we got there to find that a ton of muff-occurs who already knew and loved Kniny Notti.

A digital cam & huge vanity flash-gadget were already set up with Joe the photographer posted up on the other side. DJ Rebel 1 and DJ OuTaStyLe kept the "online party" head-bangin' all nite. We were just in time as peeps started literally jumping to have their pics taken....

Flashing Flashing Lights Lights Lights

Muff-occurs were really kickin it!

DJ Sam I Am prefers to sit on his elbow

Ill Eagle blesses the crowd with "The Wilhelm Scream"

C4?

The Gap Ad

Chivas got taste

Chitown Record Bangers = Pop Life!!