This Wednesday… August 4th, Earshot Music will open its doors starting at 11:00am. For those that don’t know, Earshot has moved into where The Record Exchange was and they will have all the cd’s, dvd’s, records and goodies you want on sale for there opening so be sure to get there early. As always come out and support your local independent music stores!

Earshot Music is located at:
254 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27103

The Reynolda House along with NC School Of The Arts brings you five of Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest films to the big screen and outside under the stars:

Friday, August 6th: Rear Window
Friday, August 13th: To Catch A Thief
Friday, August 20th: Vertigo
Friday, August 27th: North By Northwest
Friday, September 3rd: The Birds

The gates at the Reynolda House will open 8:00PM and the movie will start at 9:00PM. Admission is $5 and $3 for members and students. If it is raining the showing will me moved inside the auditorium in the Babcock wing at the Reynolda House.

The Reynolda House is located at: 2250 Reynolda Road. Winston-Salem, NC 27106

For further information call: 336-758-5150

On Wednesday May 5th (Cinco de Mayo), WUAG 103.1 FM & Psyoptic Records Present: “In The Beat Of The Night’s Cinco de Mayo Party” at Artistika in Greensboro NC. Performing live will be Braco and The Brand New Life. Also on hand will be DJ Flav, DJ Yona, DJ Harley Lyles, DJ84 and Drop In Silence. WUAG’s radio show “In The Beat Of The Night” will be broadcasting live from the event via 103.1FM, www.WUAG.net, and on our new video stream www.ustream.tv/channel/in-the-beat-of-the-night…

The show is 18+ and $5 at the door when it opens at 8:30PM!

Artistika is located at: 523 South Elm St. Greensboro, NC

If I’m going to vote on any day to become a national holiday it’s going to be Record Store Day, which happens to be this upcoming Saturday (April 17, 2010). For a vast a majority of you I don’t need to explain the importance of our local independent music stores but for those who don’t… These stores are the places you go to discover and talk about new/new to you music. Say for example if you like The Avett Brothers and/or The Roots and you walk into an independent music store and ask the person working there, “Hey, I really like The Avett Brothers and/or The Roots… could you suggest something similar?) 99.9% of the time they will have a perfect suggestion for you and a record or cd you could buy/listen to there. A computer just can’t pin-point that for you, that quick. I could sit at the Record Exchange in Winston and talk to Jonathan and Phred for hours about music, they have put me on to things I was unaware of. The people that own, manage and work at these places love music and that’s why they do it. The problem is, these places are disappearing. If I can ask a favor of everyone reading this post, visit one of these shops below this Saturday and help support them even if it’s a record or two out of the dollar bin. Help keep the independent record stores around for the next generations to enjoy!

Winston-Salem Stores:

The Record Exchange
3254 Silas Creek Parkway Southwest
Winston Salem, NC 27103
336-765-2009

Ed McKay
115 Oakwood Dr
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
336-724-6133

Greensboro Stores:

My Favorite Things
1408 Glenwood Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27403

Ed McKay
1607 Battleground Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27408
336-274-4448

Remember When Records‎
2901 High Point Road
Greensboro, NC 27403
336-297-1999‎

Also some of these places will have live music and dj’s providing entertainment this Saturday fro Record Store Day!

If you are familiar with Stones Throw Records then you know the caliber of artists they represent. On Monday, March 15th at Artistika in Greensboro, Dam-Funk will be making his ONLY appearance in the Carolinas. Oh… Did I mention it was FREE?

Artistika is located at: 523 South Elm St. Greensboro, NC
Doors: 8:30pm
More Info: Here

While you’re there be sure to stop by the WHOA!TONE Records table!!!

The show will be held at:
The Guilford Convention Center (located beside the Quality Inn)
3114 Cedar Park Road
Greensboro, NC 27405-9657

10:00am-5:00pm (Free Admission)

Specializing in rare and exclusive sneakers, Kosmic Kickz has what you are looking for. When I walked in I was pleasantly surprised by their selection. If you are a sneaker head be warned, you may… hold up, you will walk out of there with multiple pairs. They carry Nike, Puma, Adidas, New Balance, Vans, DC Shoes, ALife, Reebok, J.B. Classic and Creative Rec. They also carry New Era and watches by Nooka and G-Shock.

Kosmic Kickz is located at:
3612-A Spring Garden St.
Greensboro, NC 27403
336-299-9972

Check em’ out:

The first ever MMA (Mix Master Arts) DJ Battle went down on January 19th at Greene Street in Greensboro presented by Jukebox Heroes and DJ Soden. The night started off with a set by DJ EV. Then it was time for the competitors to battle and the talent that showed up was crazy. The DJ’s that competed brought their a-game and put on a show for the crowd which also contained some talent. The DJ’s that competed in the mix battle were: 818, A-Minor, Bro Soul, Climax, Finger Blast, LottaNoiz, Red, Red October, Skinner, Will I Am the DJ and Yona. In the scratch battle, the Competitors were: Adam, Skinner, Taz, and Trizack. While the judges, which included: Brian Bro, Drew McMath, J-Flex, Kingpin, Sound Machine and THETZONE tabulated the results the crowd was treated to sets by DJSK and DJ Soden. Congratulations go out to DJ Finger Blast for winning the Mix Battle and DJ Taz the winner of the Scratch Battle. The Judges had their hands full with deciding the winner’s of these battles. After talking with several people about the event, everyone agreed that the vibe was incredible. Even though it was a Battle, the crowd was into it and the Dj’s had a great time putting on a show. Big things are in the works for the Mix Master Arts stay tuned for more info!

BIG THANKS goes out to everyone who helped put on this event: With These Hands Mix Academy, Scratch Academy, DJ Kingpin, 336events.com, 704events.com, Deep Cover Movement, JukeBox Heroes, DJ Soden and Sceneless City.

Some pics from the event: