Boston Dubstep events. Boston UK Funky Events.
Loefah (London, UK)
With a multitude of releases on labels such as DMZ, Planet Mu, Big Apple, Tectonic and Deep Medi, Loefah holds a distinctive sound which recalls early hip hop, dub and jungle. Loefah is without a doubt a bastion of Dubstep. He has made some of the biggest tunes ever to come out in the genre and his contributions are considered key moments in the evolution of the sound. Along with Mala and Coki, he is responsible for the seminal dubstep club and record label DMZ.DJG (San Francisco, CA)
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dean J. Grenier A.K.A DJG landed in the world of Dubstep in 2007 with his first 12″ “Shadow Skanking” b/w “Joyful Sound” on Narco.Hz. Immediate support on Rinse FM and in the clubs from DJ’s like N-Type propelled DJG to the forefront of American dubstep producers early in his career. High-profile releases continued in 2008 with his track “Lower 8″ released on Tes La Rok’s Noppa label, and with his track “Bender”s selection as Pressing Issues 002 by the populace on dubstepforum.com. In total, DJG had 5 releases in his first year as a dubstep producer.Goodlife
28 Kingston St.
Boston, MA 02111 MAP
$5 / 9pm / 21+
DUBWISE
Sunday, August 1stSteppo
Lovewave Music - Providence, RISpliffolian
SUBduction Productions - San Francisco, CAG Notorious
SoulChampion // DUBWISE // SUBduction Productions - Boston, MA9:30pm - 1:00AM // No Cover
The Enormous Room
569 Mass Ave, Central Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
MAP
PAST SOULCHAMPION DUBSTEP, GRIME, and UK GARAGE Events
Funky Rising
@ The Phoenix LandingFor the first time ever on the Phoenix Landing sound system! UK Funky House, Funkstep, and Dubbage. Come hear what all the hype is about!
G Notorious
(DUBWISE // SoulChampion.com)Vice T
(Left Turn // SoulChampion.com)10:00pm - 1:00AM / 19+ / $5
The Phoenix Landing512 Mass Ave, Central Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
MAP
OPERATION UNDERGROUND
GARAGE, GRIME & UNDERGROUND SOUNDS.Operation Underground was an extension of {Re}Runnin which refocused on Garage and Grime. It ran from the Summer to Fall of 2005 at The Kells in Allston. Unfortunately, Sunday nights in a mainstream College area just didn't work for Underground music.
G Notorious, Jam-2, and Londonboy got together and restarted Runnin on Sunday nights at The Kells in Allston at the begining of the summer of 2005. This night has since evolved into it's current form as Operation Underground.
Dallas, Texas played host to the first annual North American Garage Conference, September 3-5th, 2004. Artists in attendance came from three countries and 5 states for a 3 day long celebration of the UK sound and the burgeoning North American Underground Garage scene.
SoulChampion DJs G Notorious and Elyte played alongside:
Lady B-Line, Messiyah, Q, Mundo, Light Touch, NatOsha, Deep Six, Phong, Pants, Mark J, Sushi, and MC Tiny.
Running from Fall of 2003 to spring of 2004, Rugged combined Underground Garage with Hip-Hop, Reggae, RnB, and House to provide a cross section of modern urban sounds.
Winter Music Conference in Miami, Florida. UK Garage, until 2002 was completely un-represented. Enter Transatlantic, put together by Miami resident, T.S. Heritage. Transatlantic serves as an annual connection for the budding North American scene. G Notorious represented for Boston in the spring of 2004 alongside Jon E Cash and the Black Ops Crew, Mundo, Cooper, T.S. Heritage, Rama, The Syrup Girls, and DJ's from most US and Canadian cites that have a Garage presence.
MJ Cole came to Boston to bless the decks with an extended set of his signature material in the summer of 2003. The event marked the first time a major UK Garage artist made an appearance in Boston.
Spanning the year between the Spring of 2002 and 2003, Runnin Fridays at Ekco Lounge, in Boston's Chinatown district, was the most successful weekly Underground Garage event in the Northeast United States to date. While DnB was the soundtrack upstairs, the SoulChampion Crew exposed thousands of Boston club goers to the sounds of UK Underground Garage as well as for the first time, having a regular outlet to showcase their own productions. The crowd response? Amazing! Crazy thick vibe.
Lively started at the close of Dynamite. The SoulChampion crew joined forces with The Rinse, the major DrumnBass night in Boston at the time. The response was incredible! Club goers packed the room each week, eager to hear new sounds. From there, the night moved to Ekco Lounge where it combined with Tsunami DrumnBass to become Runnin. The Lively name was once again ressurected in 2003 at The Matrix.
The first weekly 2-Step event ever in Boston. Started in the fall of 2002. G Notorious aned Inanna caught the attention of Boston's club going elite as well as the local media.
