According to the ancient Chinese legend, the Drunken Immortals were invited to attend a banquet in an undersea kingdom. At the banquet, they became drunk and wild. All of the kingdom's guards attacked the Drunken Immortals, but the immortals created an impromptu style on the spot and defeated the guardsmen.
Allying themselves with hip hops underground movement, the Drunken Immortals have decided to forge their own independent path towards recognition within the music industry. The impromptu style the Drunken Immortals have created is composed of live band instrumentation with turntable percussion and sampling, while being fronted by two hip hop emcees with the verbal tenacity to battle the best of them. With thousands of tour miles behind them, the Drunken Immortals are ready to make the leap from being a national success to a worldwide contender. The Drunken Immortals have aligned themselves with some of the west coasts most influential emcees and producers, and their message has been spreading like wildfire.
This multifaceted ensemble of musicians and rhyme crafting emcees have been creating their unique styles since 1999 when the Phoenix art and music scenes began to make noise, We met at Sub Society skate shop at a time when Tempe was really blowing up with art and music, like a renaissance- shit was crazy, says drummer/producer Foundation. Emcees Mike Cause and Brad B first crossed paths while attending the conservatory of recording arts when they decided to share their gear to work on one of Brad Bs projects. They ended up in a studio where there just happened to be a guitarist and drummer sitting around, and as Foundation puts it, Mike Cause had always dreamed of playing with a full live band. Those recordings became the first Drunken Immortals sessions put to tape, and lit a candle that would begin to burn much brighter for this seven man group bent on bringing the best of both worlds to an eager audience. The group is very adept at weaving the melodies of live instrumentation within the realms of the poetry being dropped by Mike Cause and Brad B, and one element never seems to overpower the other. This attention to detail comes from the groups relentless ability to hit the road, Besides the legendary group of weeklies weve been a part of for the last six years, we have done over 20 national tours and we toured all over Europe for a month, says the groups DJ, Pickster One. The groups process of spreading the D.I. gospel and listening to both Drunken Immortals albums makes it abundantly clear that this group takes the DIY punk philosophy to heart, Yeah, we have always been very community based and see ourselves as a hip hop group that is mad funky, says percussionist Scott White who recently finished a nationwide tour playing alongside DJ Z-Trip. With the ability to touch on everything from political strife to living life in the valley of the sun, Drunken Immortals possess the type of versatility that every well rounded group of artists needs to keep listeners hooked. The groups local popularity is reflected in their awards for best Hip-Hop group in Phoenix by the Phoenix New Times, which they won by popular vote in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006 and are nominated in 2009. DI also received best Hip-Hop band in Arizona by the Arizona Republic for 2003 and 2006.
Drunken Immortals have recorded with a number of the underground hip hop worlds heavy weights, such as: 2mex, AWOL ONE, LMNO, Existereo, Sleep, Danu, Grayskull, Abstract Rude, Blacksheep, DJ Drez, and Josh Martinez. If the past is any indicator for what will lay ahead, then the prolific nature and impromptu styles of the Drunken Immortals will keep their sounds inside stereo speakers for many years to come.
My birthday is Dec. 3rd, but we're throwing the party on the 4th! Tix are now $5! Round up everyone you know & lets pack the house for my birthday & to close out the 09' year with a bang! Call 602-275-2636 to get it done! Like Smokie the Bear...ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT A WACK PARTY!
DON'T FORGET, I JUST ADDED THE NEW TRACK, "RUN AWAY" feat. M.K. Wedell today! Take A Listen and let us know what you think of the track as well as the other 4!
Are you making it out to the party tonight at Dirty Pretty in old town Scottsdale? It's Free entry & Free alcohol for all peeps there for me! Just say you're there for Knox and you're in!
Saturday Night Sessions & Double-O-Spot present Donald Glaude, DJ Reza, G-Spot + Much more on Saturday November 21st, 2009 @ Pipeline Cafe. Donald Glaude is one of America's most energetic DJs with the technical skill and showmanship that has become hi trademark. DJ Reza and G-Spot return together after playing together at The Love Festival Hawaii in July.
Pipeline Cafe is located at 805 Pohukaina St., Honolulu, HI. The event is 16+ and runs from 10pm-3:30am. $15 presale tickets online (purchase now) and authorized presale outlets.
VERNE LANGDON -MONSTER OF CEREMONIES RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD CAST !!!! Allen Trautman -(TarMan) Beverly Randolph (Tina) Don Calfa - (Ernie) Brian Peck (Scuz) John Philbin (Chuck) Thom Mathews ( Freddy ) Tony Gardner -Makeup Artist ROTLD,Zombieland and many more AWARD WINNING FX ARTISTS DISPLAYING AND SELLING!! 200 venders!!! MONSTER MUSEUM !!! Presentations!!!!! For more info: www.therubberroom101.com
THIS WEEK AT BLUNT CLUB - What it do Arizona thanks for the love and for the support over the years!!!! So im sure you know we are having a lil 2on2 Battle/cypher thing going on at Blunt Club tomorrow for our 7Year Anniversary we are on our 4th nightclub we have had over 350 live acts perform we have had our ups and downs, tomorrow we celebrate and let it all loose on the floor, on stage, and on canvas - come party with us!! Best of all the show is 18+ for you youngsta's that have been wanting check us out for the last 7 years.. Battle is hosted by Johhny (FSC-IllPhonix-Ill Skillz Magazine) , and the battle is for respect of the crowd and for fun, imma try to put together some goodies for the winner but we are more just doing it to have a good time and to give back to the bboys and bgirls ....
Show is 18+ | Bar w/ ID - $2 u callits (No Top Shelf) $2 Domestic Bottles, & Heinekens 9pm-11pm
9:00-10:35 BLUNT DJ'S 10:35-11:00 GRIME 11:00-11:40 BBOY/GIRL CYPHERS 11:40-12:00 NO APOLOGIES 12:00- 1:00 GIFT OF GAB 1:00- 1:25 DJ TERRA 1:25- 2:00 BLUNT DJ'S
Here's hoping you won't be missing the party!
The Energy Trio and the Sugarthieves
Wednesday, April 22. 9PM - 2AM
@ Sail Inn - 1st St and Farmer in Tempe
-Shea Marshall
Thnx Drunken Immortals for acceptin our request, we greatly appreciate it. Stop by and comment sometime and let us know what u think of our music. stay up and keep in touch!
The Energy Trio and the Sugarthieves
Wednesday, April 22. 9PM - 2AM
@ Sail Inn - 1st St and Farmer in Tempe
-Shea Marshall
