Monthly Archives: September 2011


Black Stax Celebrates Freehold Theatre’s 20th Anniversary with Performance at Homecoming Event, September 24th in Seattle

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 No Comments by Amalia Martino

Seattle, WA /September 13, 2011 – Black Stax, the avant-garde of Seattle hip hop that recently performed for the Western Arts Alliance Conference at the Hard Rock Cafe and continues it’s support for the Seattle art community as music guests at Freehold’s 20th Anniversary Homecoming on Saturday, September 24 at Washington Hall, located at:

153 14th Avenue
Seattle, 98122

Festivities begin at 7:30 pm / This is a 21+ show.
RSVP at Brown Paper Tickets.

The special evening includes complimentary appetizers, a cash bar, Freehold Memories Story Slam moderated by Daemond Arrindell and dance floor celebration with musical guests Black Stax.

About Black Stax

As the avant-garde of Seattle hip-hop and “displaying soulful depth and thought-provoking messages like modern-day prophets,” according to the Jazz Music Examiner, Black Stax makes creative, challenging and emotional music with an injection of hip hop and 70s-era soul. The group is comprised of MCs Silas Blak and Jace ECAj and vocalist Felicia Loud and they’ve been featured in The Stranger, The Examiner, Publicola.com and national publication DEFT Magazine for their recently released debut album Talking Buildings, which is an eclectic, urban mix. The Seattle Weekly says, “In a genre where, more than any other, you need to bring it differently or bring it better, Black Stax have simply done it better.” A collaboration that works, Black Stax successfully blends musical genres and attracts a varied and supportive following. Learn more at www.blackstax.com

About Freehold

Freehold Theatre Lab Studio is a center for the practice of theatre and was founded in the fall of 1991. The Theatre Lab provides a forum for experimentation by professionals, the development of new performance material, and the rediscovery of classics. The Lab enables artists to explore new work – and new ways of working – in order to forge a deeper connection between actor and audience, self and community, life and art. Learn more at http://www.freeholdtheatre.org

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G.E.D Releases Debut Single “Don’t Call It Pop,” Now Available on iTunes

Thursday, September 8, 2011 No Comments by Amalia Martino

New York, NY /September 9, 2011 – The New York-based music collective G.E.D releases their debut single “Don’t Call It Pop,” which is now available on iTunes, as well as accompanying music video directed by Cyril Mahe.

G.E.D. prefers to use the term “group” loosely. Rather, the constant need to create, refine and express their musical inspirations led them to co-op their individual talents in order to create something bigger than themselves. The high energy and genre leaping G.E.D. is made up of vocalists, MCs, composers, producers and engineers. From Dance and Hip Hop to traditional Salsa, each have had musical successes in their own right – from reaching the top of the Billboard charts to receiving a grant from Bronx Council of the Arts – and have something unique to contribute.

G.E.D. members include: two members from the Billboard Top Ten Hip Hop group T-Weaponz, one who crossed over to compose and perform for the Billboard Top Five Dance group Maniacalm; Izzy Ill and Dzilla got their musical chops being mentored by big brother and internationally renowned DJ on SiriusXM’s Shady 45, Tony Touch; Chica, who’s last project was produced with a great from the Bronx Council of the Arts; and Leonardo Lara and Eddie Fingaz, who have collaborated with many popular artists and has been seen at many popular venues around town.

G.E.D. Music

Not unlike the high-school equivalent degree, G.E.D. approaches success from a non-traditional angle. Rejecting the industry push to create stand alone singles, G.E.D is committed to the true aim of music: to evoke emotion and transport the listener to another place and time. “Our music is the sensation you feel on your taste buds when fluffy cotton candy becomes liquid in your mouth – substantial but changing form,” smiles Chica, G.E.D.’s font woman and vocalist. “Our catalog includes the emotion everyone experiences in their day to day lives. Not pretentious or overly shiny, just real,” adds Edward Gonzales.

Nevertheless, finicky commercial radio has embraced the debut project from G.E.D. “Don’t Call It Pop” (Championship Multimedia, 2011) is the first song from a comprehensive album due later this year, has been hitting the airwaves on Chicago’s 103.5 Kiss FM, Denver’s Hot 107.1, Honolulu’s 102.7 Da Bomb and Mobile, Alabama’s 93 BLX.

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