Stones Throw artist Aloe Blacc & El Dopa tonite @ The Flat

ALOE BLACC

A lucid whisper in the West Coast hip-hop music scene, 25-year-old Aloe Blacc is an under-the-radar independent producer, singer-songwriter and emcee who brings a simplistic, creative style that is atypical for the West Coast.
With songs like The Word, Blaccs invigorating lyrics move along with an enduring beat, carefully crafted to be deep yet free. He shows his versatility with The World Dont Sing, a bebop/jazz a cappella song reminiscent of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Mel Torme.
I want my music to make people laugh, cry, celebrate and think, he says. Everybody should be able to receive what they want from it.
Born in 1979 as Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, the Santa Ana native is the son of Panamanian immigrants. As a young boy he was heavily influenced by his father, who played Caribbean, calypso, and Latin music on a ukulele. Eventually, his interests shifted to hip-hop.
It was something I embraced and gravitated towards, he says. Along with the ability to poetically string together words, Blacc plays the guitar, trumpet and piano. (write up taken from the net. lost the source)



EL DOPA



Also at 9pm come listen to the new Declaim a.k.a. Dudley Perkins cd "Expressions", cd and poster give aways.




ALL TAKING PLACE TONITE AT THE FLAT (http://www.barflat.com)!!! ROCKSTEADY MONDAYS w/ DJ Sun