PRO-Keds + NYC = !!

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Word up to one of my favorite places to eat – Royal Indian (93 1st ave @ 6th street/the spot downstairs!). Best ambiance in the city. When the weather is warm ask to sit in the tent out back. Then thank me.

Earlier in this new year, my dear friend, Intisar Abioto started a new project — Flier Arts. As I’ve mentioned in the past, Intisar and the other Abioto sisters have been working on The People Could Fly Project for several years now and the results have been truly amazing. They’ve traveled the globe, met incredible people, and all the while engaged in the multimedia act of storytelling. So when Intisar called me last year to tell me about a new project that she was working on, I knew instantly that she had a winning idea. Ever the traveler-adventurer, Intisar describes Flier Arts as “a web atlas and magazine”. She and Flier Arts are all about engaging creators (what a perfect word choice) from all over the world in conversation, particularly through interviews. Personally, I love that Intisar includes audio and written transcriptions of these dialogues.

Which brings me to some exciting news… for the second edition of Flier Arts, Intisar has posted an interview with Isa Nakazawa, the blogging beauty w/brains behind Buggin’ Out . Isa is 1 in a million; I don’t think I know anyone who can switch between debating high cultural theory, singing a classic r&b slow jam, and hitting you with some on point sarcasm with as much ease. Truly interdisciplinary in her approach to…most things… Isa is a talented spoken word artist, teacher, mentor, friend, and cultural analyst. I can always count on her to make me stop – think- and laugh.

Intisar and Isa are two incredible ladies that are steady on the grind. Take some time and check out the interview on Flier Arts to learn more about Isa and her work .

Screen capture of Flier Arts – Photo by Intisar Abioto.

Come see the work of an emerging talent, and one of my dearest friends, Micaela Anaya! She will be having her first solo exhibit, opening this Friday, at the Azucarera Art Gallery.

ELUDING DEFINITION

Friday, January 8, 2010

7:00 PM

Azucarera Art Gallery

414 W 145th St.

New York, NY

Definitely peep the back-up dancers, some of the fly-est women that I know in real life. And Victor and Hima are aiiight too. I kid. Someone sign them, please.

Our dear friend, Linde has entered Mod Cloth‘s “Name It and Win It” contest! The challenge was to come up with a name for this dress and Linde sumbitted “Frost In Space”! I love it, don’t you? Well, if you have two seconds go over to Mod Cloth and help Linde win this dress! It only takes a second and there is nothing that you need to fill out. Just click on the name you like best (FROST IN SPACE!) and boom you’re done!

a beautiful video made by Miles Tokunow and friends.

If you don’t know about Das Racist, you aren’t any good at the internet.

And you probably confuse Wesleyan with Wellesley.

Go to their myspace right now and play “Shorty Said”, the Gordon Voidwell remix. It should be enough to convince you to come to the show Thursday night. Yes. Yes. Okay. Rap rap rap.

Extra Evidence:

Clearly, they’re a big deal:

Spring Break is kind of the best thing ever created by man [with the exceptions of french fries and bubble tea]. It comes at the moment when you’ve got nothing else to give and Summer seems impossibly far away. Spring Break ’09, while maybe not the most exciting or eventful break of my life, was probably the most needed. To celebrate the culmination of my week long vacation, Saturday night, I met up with Jason,  Melanie and my roomie, Promiti, at Santos Party House where we saw Francis & the Lights perform.

The lighting was crazy for most of the night while the djs were on – scary strobe lights. We were also posted up against the subwoofers for hoursssss waiting for the band to come on and the vibrations were causing some heart palpitations. Prime conditions for a seizure.

The Wesleyan assemblage was waiting to see Rene make one of his signature faces.

We were not disappointed. Also, how awesome is that gold blazer? I’m jealous.

If you’re not already up on this band, get with it.

You can download music on their site. But nothing beats seeing them perform live.

It’s a good time.

Special Performance by:

IZZA KIZZA

+++PLUS, CONFIRMED SPECIAL GUESTS+++

AND DJ sets From:

Ballantino of Soul Imperial

Melo-X

and

Friends With Benefits

via I Smell Like Money