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Live music, spoken word, and multi-media taped in front of a live audience!

i have an agency of spoken word artists & musicians, and we are doing two live DVD tapings this month at the Oakland Metro! These are incredible bills, and have never been seen before quite like this! Come & be a part of the audience, support Bay Area artists, and get quite an entertaining show to boot!

Live DVD taping for daniland talent artists!
Thursday, October 16th, 8:30 PM, $6-10 sliding scale (please support the arts!), 21+

Oakland Metro- 201 Broadway (@ 2nd street, Jack London Square, Oakland)

This is a rare showcase of spoken word, multi-media, music and more!

Michelle Tea: co-founder of Sister Spit, author of Valencia and The Chelsea Whistle.

Sini Anderson: co-founder of Sister Spit, currently doing a multi-media show called "opening band" with video and music by members of bands like The Need and Le Tigre.

The Suicide Kings: a unique, "sucker-punch spoken word trio" with a punk-rock feel. Has opened for The Dwarves as well its members appearing on HBO's "Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry".

Bitesize: gender queer pop anthems for the masses! loud, reckless noisy pop for freaks, geeks, and outcasts!

Aya de León: former member of the Hip-Hop Theater All-Stars, published in Essence and by Doubleday.

Carlos Mena: This hip-hop and spoken word artist is just back from his tour with Arrested Development!

Jamie Kennedy: National Champ, star of HBO's "Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry".

Rupert Estanislao: National Champ, star of HBO's "Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry".

Geoff Trenchard: National Champ, star of HBO's "Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry".

Matthue Roth: the original "unorthodox Jew"! Matthue is also a star of HBO's "Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry".

This is a live DVD taping! Be a part of the audience for posterity!

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Another Live DVD taping for daniland talent artists!
Thursday, October 23th, 8:30 PM, $6-10 sliding scale (please support the arts!), 21+

Oakland Metro- 201 Broadway (@ 2nd street, Jack London Square, Oakland)

This is a rare showcase of spoken word, hip-hop, music and more!

Rosin Coven: This Bay Area ensemble has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and has toured the world with their unique blend of Balkan folk, swing, tango, cha-cha, opera, big-band, lounge, cabaret, and klezmer that they call "pagan lounge" music.

Katastrophe: this gender-messin FTM hip-hop emcee is part of the burgeoning homo-hop movement.

Meliza Bañales: champ, published author, and Bay Area favorite.

Nazelah Jamison: former member of Spearhead, champ

Sonia Whittle: champ, host of Oakland's poetry

Charles Ellik: champ, host of Berkeley's poetry .

Jason Bayani: champ, also a member of the API spoken word ensemble, Proletariat Bronze.

Mack Dennis: Bay Area and New orleans champ and brilliant storyteller.

Julia Serano: alesbian transexual breaking onto the national genderqueer stage! featured artist at this year's Dyke March & Camp Trans stages.

Daled: Bay Area champ and hip-hop emcee.

Karen Ladson: champ and youth mentor!

Tara Betts:coming al the way from Chicago, sharing her afro-centric feminist vision of the world!

This is a live DVD taping! Be a part of the audience for posterity!

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