FRIDAY, 6/13 ->Â The Solution w/DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez on the turntables. Special guests Brooklynati’s own Donwill & Von Pea aka Tanya Morgan. DJ Low Key’s birthday. Slider Shack on food & Knower Of The Ledge on party pics. Guaranteed good times at The Meadowlark (2701 Larimer St). Free til 11, only $5 after.
SUNDAY, 6/23 at 3pm -> I think every Goodness w/DJ Low Key & friends is pretty damn special, but I gotta admit I’m biased in regards to this weekend’s edition, as I celebrate my birthday with some of my favorite Gemini/Cancers in grand tradition. For this epic birthday celebration I’ll be joined on the turntables by founder of the nationally acclaimed Motown On Mondays parties, San Fransisco’s own DJ Gordo, and two friends of the party who might be better know as MCs, but can still smash a DJ set from time to time, Donwill and Von Pea of the almighty Tanya Morgan (make sure you catch them rapping, masterfully, at The Solution Showcase #15 on Wed, 6/26). The DJ lineup is exceptional this week, but we might be a little more focused on celebrating life, with six birthdays and a divorce to celebrate. Joining me in on the celebration will be TM’s own Donwill, Shag’s favorite bartender Charley Cox, Denver hip hop fixture Big House, the beautiful Monique M and renowned man about town Denver Frank (who’s also celebrating his divorce), which should make for one hell of a day.
Great Goodness shot by the homie Bravo. Check out more of his incredible photos here and remember to hashtag your Goodness pics with #GDNSS.
The misters and fresh agua frescas will be keeping us cool, Moontower Tacos & Denver Dessert Trolley will be serving us unbelievably delicious tacos & desserts, the vibe should be borderline perfect and at 10PM, we’ll be closing things out the party with a Goodness Film Club screening of Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead, easily one of my favorite movies of all-time (and not just because of the awesome settings…LOL). What more could you ask for on the Meadowlark’s beautiful patio? 2701 Larimer St / No Cover / 21+.
P.S. Make sure to catch Donwill & Von Pea aka Tanya Morgan performing at The Solution Showcase #15 on Wednesday, 6/26, along with Carl Carrell, DJ Matt Cassidy, Sounds Supreme & myself. Get your $8 pre-sales tickets HERE (it’s only $10 at the door, but you might as well save a few bucks for you and the crew).
WEDNESDAY, 6/26 -> The Solution Showcase is back at Beauty Bar Denver with another ridiculous lineup of talent from Denver all the way to Brooklynati. For June’s Solution Showcase #15 we’re featuring Solution favorites and friends of the party, Donwill & Von Pea aka Tanya Morgan (Brooklyn / Lessondary), singer/musician CRL CRRLL, producer DJ Matt Cassidy and Solution co-founders DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme. Tanya Morgan will be rocking some brand new joints off their highly anticipated Rubber Souls album with producer 6th Sense and based on everything we’ve hear dso far, Denver is in for a treat. Carl Carrell will also be performing material from his new CRL CRRLL projects while featured producer DJ Matt Cassidy will be rocking a mix of new and old bangers for your listening pleasure. Things kick off at 9 and we’ve got complimentary Red Bull Editions (their 3 new flavors) for the first 50 people who come out. This one has all the makings of a classic, get your $8 pre-sale tickets at Family Affair downtown, at The Solution or Goodness or online next week. 608 East 13th Ave / $10 at the door / 21+ / 9pm.
FRIDAY, 2/22 -> It’s that time again, The Solution Showcase is back for another month with more of the best in national and Colorado-bred talent. Things have been great with the monthly showcase, but we’re about to make them even better. Instead of $8 at the door and $5 pre-sales, once a month we’ll be incorporating the monthly Solution Showcase into the new weekly Solution at the Meadowlark and keeping the price the same whenever possible. That means NO COVER until 11pm and only $5 afterwards most of the time, even with stacked lineups of national and CO talent. We figured the consistency would be good and if you tell a few friends about the lower price and showcases, then everybody wins.
With that said, let’s talk lineup. For this month’s Solution Showcase #13, we’ve got an all-time Solution favorite and good friend of the party, Brooklynati’s own Von Pea (of Tanya Morgan), making his solo Denver debut, complete with fresh new material and classics in tow. Von’s been out to The Solution as much as anyone over the years, but always performing with Donwill (and sometimes Ilyas) as Tanya Morgan. This time he’s gonna be out here performing tracks from Pea’s Gotta Have It, premiering new joints from his upcoming Duly Noted EP with Aeon (set to drop next month, but if you e-mail DulyNoted@DenverSolution.com we’ll send you the exclusive Solution preview) and more. He’ll be joined by Denver favorites Diamond Boiz (aka Dyalekt, Zome & Zé), Fresh Breath Committee’s Paul Junior and The Solution’s own DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez on the turntables in another top notch bill. 21+/Free until 11/$5 after/2701 Larimer St.
I highly recommend you cop Von Pea – Pea’s Gotta Have It; which drops today and is something you’ll love if you’re into things like jams, dope raps, nice female rappers, conceptual albums and/or DJ Low Key mentions where your Mister Cee shouts should be (doesn’t make sense? Preview track #1 and it will, you can do that and cop the album here). Here’s the tracklist:
Freestyle Live at Low Key’s (produced by Von Pea & Aeon)
Breakfast at the Bodega (skit)
The Yorker (produced by Brick Beats)
I Know We’re Right (f/ Keisha Shontelle) (produced by Aeon)
We Should Be Rocking (f/ Donwill, Aeon, & Lee Sissing) (produced by Aeon)
There U Were (f/ Uzoy) (produced by Aeon)
Iron Horse (skit)
Thanks For Your Children (f/ Che Grand & Elucid) (produced by Brizzo)
Good Life (produced by Aeon)
Open School (f/ Danny!) (produced by Von Pea)
Dreams (f/ Jermiside, Ilyas, & Spec Boogie) (produced by Brick Beats)
Ahead of the Class (produced by Jamie Cooley)
New Pair (f/ Josie Stingray & Rapsody) (produced by Von Pea)
Get Violated (produced by Von Pea & The Park)
Boombox (produced by Aeon)
Pep Rally (produced by Brizzo)
Outro!!!! (produced by Brizzo)
Low Key’s Local Flava!!! $3.99 Po’ Boy & Okra Lunch Special!!!!!
.:Brooklynati Radio Oldie Mix:.*
*I didn’t make it, Von did. It’s got all sorts of gems on it, if you like Tanya Morgan, it’s a must have.
