SATURDAY, 12/22 -> After featuring “Hov’s fav catâ€/Questlove protege Danny! at last month’s Solution Showcase, we’re back at it with another ridiculously talented new artist who’s been racking up praise from legends and an extra thick lineup to celebrate the showcase’s one year anniversary (thanks for helping us make it happen Denver!!!). This month’s Solution Showcase #11 features Atlanta-based Q-Tip/No I.D. protege Spree Wilson, CO production legend Boonie Mayfield, Fresh Breath Committee’s Fo Chief, eclectic producer/DJ Neon Brown and all three Solution DJs; DJ Low Key, Sounds Supreme & Lazy Eyez. Catch this stacked lineup at the Meadowlark as we celebrate one year of bringing out the best in up & coming and CO-based hip hop acts to Denver each month. $5 pre-sale tickets are available at all 3 Family Affair locations and get you 15% off your entire purchase, perfect for holiday shopping. Otherwise, it’s only an $8 cover to catch 7 top notch acts at an award-winning venue. 2701 Larimer St / 21+ / Doors at 9pm.
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Saturday, 12/22 -> The Solution Showcase #11 w/Spree Wilson (ATL), Boonie Mayfield, Fo Chief, Neon Brown, DJ Low Key, Sounds Supreme & Lazy Eyez at the Meadowlark…Extra thick lineup to celebrate one year of showcases!
Saturday, 11/24 -> The Solution Showcase #10 w/Danny!, J. Carey, Infamous Jones, DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez at the Meadowlark…
SATURDAY, 11/22 -> After taking a bye month for the South Broadway Soundclash/Halloween in October, The Solution Showcase is back to bring you another stacked lineup of hip hop at the award-winning Meadowlark (2701 Larimer St). The Solution Showcase #10 features Danny! aka Danny Swain aka “Hov’s fav cat.” (c) Questlove as our of town act, fresh off the release of his critically acclaimed Payback album on Okayplayer Records (with cameos from everybody from Blu to Lil B to Tanya Morgan to Swizz Beats to El-P to Phonte).  Very dope singer/sometimes rapper J. Carey is our featured CO artist for the month and The D.O.P.E. Game’s Infamous Jones is our featured producer, while The Solution’s own DJ Low Key and Lazy Eyez hold things down with the best in hip hop & more on the turntables. Don’t miss a chance to catch this crazy lineup for only $5 via pre-sale (plus 15% off your purchase) at any of the Family Affair locations or just $8 at the door. Starts at 9pm / 21+.
.:Meet Danny! aka Danny Swain, our featured out of town act for The Solution Showcase #10:.
.:Meet J.Carey, our featured CO act for The Solution Showcase #10:.
.:Meet Infamous Jones, our featured Denver producer for The Solution Showcase #10:.
Saturday, 9/22 at 7PM -> The Solution Showcase #9 w/Ro Blvd (LA) feat. Thurzday & Free Speech, Prime Element, Fast Forward, DJ Low Key & more at the Meadowlark…
Saturday, 9/22 at 7PM -> After getting things back on track with another packed Solution Showcase last month, we’re back for The Solution Showcase #9 with wunderkind producer Ro Blvd (LA), Thurzday (LA /// formerly of U-N-I) & Free Speech (The Bay /// BrekFast Club), CO hip hop icons Prime Element, elusive DJ/producer Fast Forward, DJ Low Key & more at the Meadowlark (2701 Larimer St). You might remember Ro Blvd and Thurzday as 2/3 of the hosts from The Solution Tape #1 (back before U-N-I split up). They’ll be joining Free Speech (of The BrekFast Club), as our featured out of town acts for the night. We’ll also be featuring A.V.I.U.S., Es Nine & Cysko Rokwel aka Prime Element as our Denver artists and acclaimed producer/DJ Fast Forward as our featured producer.
Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with someone on the bill, a big part of The Solution Showcase is about discovering dope new music and we’ll be linking up music, videos and more info on all the artists as we get closer to the party. So stay tuned to DenverSolution.com to learn more about the performers and hopefully we’ll see you on 9/22! 21+ /// $5 Pre-sales now available at all three Family Affair locations & get you 15% off your entire purchase /// $8 at the door /// Doors at 7pm.
Saturday, 8/25 at 9PM -> The Solution Showcase #8 w/Chicago’s BrandUn DeShay, Bianca Mikahn, Black Jordan, DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez at the Meadowlark…
SATURDAY, 8/25 at 9PM -> “It’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you…”. After a scheduling issue in July and breaking from our formula to honor some of Denver’s best DJs in June, The Solution Showcase is back on track with another ridiculously dope lineup. For The Solution Showcase #8, we’re importing infamous Chicago MC and producer BrandUn DeShay, the first lady of Denver hip hop Bianca Mikahn, criminally underrated producer Black Jordan (from Team Latchkey, fka Jay Gunna), myself and #COhiphop saint, Lazy Eyez (I’m sure he’s gonna hate that title, but it fits…LOL).
BrandUn DeShay is a classic double threat, having released numerous critically acclaimed mixtapes as an MC/producer while also doing beats for the likes of Dom Kennedy, Curren$y, Danny Brown, Von Pea, Mac Miller, Sir Michael Rocks (of the Cool Kids) & others. Having come up in the group Paradox, Bianca Mikahn has been rocking mics on the Denver circuit with the Mercury Sauce collective for years, making quite a name for herself in the usually male driven hip hop scene. Black Jordan , who’ll be celebrating the release of his Basement Instinct beat tape at the party, blew us away with his music at The Solution Beat Battle earlier this year and we’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to feature his production at the showcase ever since. You probably already know about me and Lazy Eyez if you’re reading this, but if not, we’ve both been pushing quality hip hop for years in Denver, trying to make the kind of events we’d like to go to happen, while winning an award or two in the process.
Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with someone on the bill, a big part of The Solution Showcase is about discovering dope new music and we’ll be linking up music, videos and more info on all the artists as we get closer to the party. So stay tuned to DenverSolution.com to learn more about the performers and hopefully we’ll see you on 8/25! 21+ /// $5 Pre-sales now available at all three Family Affair locations & get you 15% off your entire purchase /// $8 at the door /// Doors at 9.
UPDATE: Meet BrandUn DeShay, our featured out of town artist for The Solution Showcase #8 on Saturday, 8/25 at The Meadowlark. BrandUn is an MC/producer from Chicago who’s worked with the likes of Danny Brown, Curren$y, Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies, Mac Miller, Von Pea, Sir Mikey Rocks & more.
Saturday, 8/25 from 6-8pm -> BrandUn DeShay meet & greet + in-store w/DJ Low Key & DJ Dozen at Family Affair downtown…
SATURDAY, 8/25 from 6-8PM -> Before we head over to The Solution Showcase #8, me, DJ Dozen and Chicago MC/producer BrandUn DeShay will be heading over to Family Affair downtown for an all ages in-store appearance and meet & greet. BrandUn wanted to make sure he got to somehow perform a few songs for his under 21 fans, so we linked up with our good friends over at Family Affair to make it happen. I’ll be spinning, BrandUn will rock a few songs and you’re more than welcome to bring your little brother/sister and put them on to some quality hip hop. Last but not least, even if you’re not familiar with BrandUn, you might be familiar with his work on projects by Danny Brown, Von Pea, Curren$y, Dom Kennedy, Mac Miller, Sir Mikey Rocks & others, so hit his wikipedia page to get up on his impressive discography. All Ages/No Cover/2049 Larimer St. Then after the meet & greet, we’re off to the Meadowlark for the main event, The Solution Showcase #8 w/BrandUn DeShay, the first lady of Denver hip hop Bianca Mikahn, criminally underrated producer Black Jordan (from Team Latchkey, fka Jay Gunna), myself and #COhiphop saint, Lazy Eyez.
Also, Family Affair is releasing the highly anticipated Nike Air Max Hyperposite – “Crimson” at 6pm too. Here’s what Family Affair has to say about the infamous new shoe from Nike:
What do you get when you mix the iconic Foamposite with the newly innovative Hyperfuse? You create the Frankenstein-like Nike Air Max Hyperposite. Releasing this weekend in the “Bright Crimson†makeup, the hybrid sneaker is set to go on sale for $225. Cop this very first colorway of the new sneaker at Family Affair Denver during the meet-and-greet of BranDun Deshay on Saturday night at 6pm.
Nike Air Max Hyperposite
Black/Bright Crimson-Black
Dozen Diggers Shots…Win one of 12 Frank151 Denver Diggers New Era Fitteds this Summer, courtesy of DJ Low Key & Frank151…
Summer is officially ballcap season and to celebrate me and Frank151 are giving away a dozen super fresh Denver Diggers New Era fitteds. Every week we’ll be giving away a Diggers fitted to the person who takes the best Instagram photo of a DJ Low Key party (whether it’s Goodness, The Solution, Fifty/50, The Solution Showcase or a one-off). I’ll be periodically posting up the winners’ names here after checking the hashtag #DenverDiggers every Monday (P.S. your Instagram stream must be public for your contest entry to be seen).
So come out and snap a flick, fix it up nice and proper in Instagram then add the #DenverDiggers hashtag for your chance to win. If you don’t already have it, get Instagram for your mobile phone for free here and good luck!
Week 1 Winner: Ginger Westhoff
SATURDAY, 6/23 -> The Solution Showcase #7 w/Deejay Tense, K-Tone, Cysko Rokwel, DJ Top Shelf, Gyp Da Hip & DJ Low Key at the Meadowlark…
SATURDAY, 6/23 from 9pm-2am ->
1 Night. 6 DJs. 6 styles.
For one night only, we’re flipping the formula for The Solution Showcase #7 and making it The CO DJ Edition w/K-Tone, Cysko Rokwel, DJ Top Shelf, Deejay Tense, Gyp Da Hip & DJ Low Key aka all six of the DJs nominated for “best hip hop DJ” in the Westword Music Showcase (make sure to vote for your favorite here by 6/25). It’ll be rare chance to see why the six of us were nominated on the same night, in the same building, with a fresh party vibe at the Meadowlark (2701 Larimer) /// 21+ /// $5 with an RSVP to RSVP@DenverSolution.com or Westword Music Showcase ticket stub or $8 at the door.
Shouts to the Meadowlark, home of the The Solution Showcase & Goodness…They were featured in 5280 Magazine’s “best bars in Denver†issue…
A few months back, 5280 Magazine published the list of the best bars in Denver and included The Meadowlark in their top spots for music. That wasn’t enough though, they published a picture of DJ Dozen from The Solution Showcase #1 along with the article to make it that much sweeter. I agree with them, the Meadowlark has been one of the best venues I’ve worked with! Catch The Solution Showcase once a month and Goodness on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays every Sunday afternoon, all Summer long at this fine, award-winning establishment. See you there!
Saturday, 5/26 -> The Solution Showcase #6 w/Add-2, BLKHRTS, Izaak Haze (Mass Prod & Mo Heat of the Foodchain), DJ Low Key & more at the Meadowlark…
SATURDAY, 5/26 -> May’s Solution Showcase is a beast!!! We’ve got one of Common & 9th Wonder’s new favorites, Chicago’s own Add-2, CO’s wildest group, BLKHRTS, the live production debut (!!!!!) from Izaak Haze aka Mass Prod and Mo Heat from the Foodchain, The Solution’s own DJ Low Key and more for The Solution Showcase #6 at the Meadowlark (2701 Larimer). Don’t sweat it if you’re not familiar with someone on the bill, just trust that your favorite DJs aren’t gonna steer you wrong (a big part of The Solution Showcase is about discovering dope new music, you’ll dig it, trust). So stay tuned to DenverSolution.com to learn more about the performers and hopefully we’ll see you at the party! 21+ /// $5 Pre-sales available at Family Affair downtown & get you 15% off your entire purchase /// $8 at the door /// Doors at 9.