Well, that party was incredible. Thanks to everybody who came out to support, as well as those who tried but had prior engagements. A special shout out to those who attempted to get in after the event reached capacity; the Donovan House Hotel couldn’t have been any more unreasonable about that situation, but that’s a different story entirely.

Long story short, we packed the joint, people enjoyed themselves, and The Great Progression / DC to BC, LLC has pulled off another successful event. This time, we’d like to thank Christine and Allison of Lunchbox Theory for letting us jump on board with them, as well as my big brother Daniel of YEBies, who I wanted to get into the mix as well. The all-around diversity of people that we got to come out for this joyous occasion was incredible, for lack of a more fitting word, and I’m very excited to see what’ll be next as far as an event for the people who support this movement I like to call The Great Progression.

Check out the first of (hopefully) several short video segments that document this wonderful experience, shot (and flipped in record time!) by my brother Mike Sanchez.

Feel free to throw this video around, embed it, and pass it to people who you know were there, but don’t know that this footage is available. The Gee Pee. Coming soon.

The Great Progression is at it again. Me and my DC to BC, LLC team jump on concerts, while my project, entitled The Great Progression (or “The Gee Pee” for short) focuses on the good times. You saw our last cookout, right? If not, check out video footage here (I see you, Lifah!). It wasn’t a game. As many as 300 people came out to enjoy the best cookout and kickback of 2010. Maybe even in the last five years. It was that monumental. Everybody just came out to connect, politic, ditto. I couldn’t have been more happy with how every thing turned out. When The Gee Pee drops, look out for the photos and more video footage from that.

On to the next one, though. And the next one is this weekend at the Donovan House in DC, on the rooftop. BRING OUT THOSE TANKINIS AGAIN, LADIES! Saturday, July 17th. People are coming from hours away for the sake of good times! Do you realize this? Our parties aren’t to stunt. They’re for people to get together and talk, and to inspire and motivate. We don’t even make money like that on these. We just do it for the love, and to break away from the typical “event” where you have promoters yapping to you about bottle service and you’re worried about looking cute for people. Eff all that. This is the real deal, Holyfield. HUGE shout out to Lunchbox Theory for putting this joint together; it’s really them that brought The Gee Pee and YEBies on board, but we will do our best to make sure the mix of people is phenomenal, per usual.

In closing, if you’ve been to any of our (Lunchbox Theory, DC to BC / The Gee Pee, or YEBies) events, then you’ll definitely come through to this joint. If you need to be persuaded, then do some research, ask around. They’ll tell you who throws the trillest stuff in this area. Fall through, we’d love to have you. Click the flier for more info (or here. But how much cooler is clicking the flier, you know?)

It’s free, by the way. Yeah. top that sh!t. I double dog dare you.

Nostalgic from my Boston College days, I decided to throw up a video that me and my right hand man Ricardo created the day before we graduated. Exams had us stressed out, so we had to just let loose real quick. Notice how I had a beard, by the way. This is pretty much how every day of school was for us, though. Let’s get it.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend, folks.

From 12 pm to 6pm on Friday, March 19th, DC to BC and The Great Progression, along with several other fine organizations, will be hosting Quality!, a South By Southwest showcase in Austin, TX. How did this all happen? If you’re interested, you better read on.

Several years ago, probably in either late high school or early college, I was put on to a remarkable boutique music blog by the name of Blind I For The Kids. Headed by music buff Suli, or $ as he goes by on the internets, Blind I has been hipping me to the vast majority of the eclectic jams I’ve had in rotation. Every other rarity and B-side in my 22,000+ patchwork collection of legally and illegally acquired music has been downloaded from Blind I. They were the biggest inspiration in starting this site that you see today, providing support and motivation while I tried my hand at building a safehaven where people could revel in music, trillness, and tomfoolery.

Almost two weeks ago, Suli reached out to me and said, “Modi, you tryna do a showcase at South By Southwest with me?” I thought it was a joke. As you can see by the flyer, it wasn’t a joke at all. 10 or so later, I got my $#!t together. The wonderful team behind Blind I (especially Noah, Maiya, and $) obviously gave this endeavor much thought before I was involved, from gathering sponsors to finding the acts, from securing the venue to getting the little intangibles dealt with. I’m honored to be a part of this experience, and it’ll be a journey. If you’re interested in following it all, follow @DCtoBC (me) or @QualitySXSW on Twitter. Below is a nice little summary of exactly what’s going on.

We present to you “QUALITY,” an eclectic progressive musical display showcasing some of the best and brightest in 2010’s new musical landscape. Hosted by the tastemakers of Blind I and DC to BC / The Great
Progression, “QUALITY!” aims to provide the community of burgeoning talent that Blind I, DC to BC, and The Great Progression promotes virally with a visual showcase during the famed South by Southwest (SXSW) week.

DATE: Friday, March 19th, 2010
LOCATION: Soho Lounge (217 E. 6th Street, Austin, TX)
Expected Attendance: 600+ (600 people!? My goodness!)

Performances by: Theo Martins, Vandalyzm, Classy Hand Favours, TiRon, The Paxtons, KJ, Project Mayhem, Mic Terror, Black Spade, Brittany Street, Bad Rabbits, Phil Ade, U-N-I, Kinky Notti, Tabi Bonney, Brittany Bosco, Peter Hadar, Sulaiman, YP, Big Homie Doe, Rockwell Knuckles, House Shoes, BBU, Coultrain, L.E., Pugs Atomz, and some special guests.

Yeah, and if all those names didn’t ring too many bells (and some should, but some shouldn’t, because it’s a showcase. It’s where relatively known and unknown artists give you a reason to check for them in the future.), we’ve done you a favor and compiled a smooth sampler mixtape to prepare you for what you’re about to see, or for you to live through vicariously if you can’t make it to Austin for the weekend. Click artwork or the link below that to download!

DOWNLOAD: QUALITY! Showcase Sampler Mixtape

Quick note: U-N-I was a last-minute addition, so the song you played while reading this post was a song of theirs. Wasn’t that some crafty thinking? Ha. Grab it below.

DOWNLOAD: U-N-I – Windows

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It’s here. Dedicated to all maneaters, heartbreakers, and hopeless romantics – you know who you are. Proceed to download. It’s an epic one, I think.

I appreciate all the support greatly. Like the last one, there’s no playlist. 38 songs, all different artists, and all in the theme of the mixtape’s title in some way, shape, or form. All feedback is appreciated, and if it’s really in depth or you’d rather it not be in the comment section or something, send me an e-mail: modi[at]DCtoBC[dot]com.

DOWNLOAD: Singles Awareness Day 2 [S.A.D. #2: The Mix Compilation]

Alternate Link! [PC Users, Try This!] (uploaded 2.13.2010, 12:45 pm)

cleveland chip tha ripper is someone that DC to BC has supported since his can’t stop me mixtape from last year (he’s nice, i promise you. grab the tape here if you don’t believe me!). look out for the cleveland show (both the mixtape and the new family guy spin-off show), coming soon. check his interview on VIMBY below, and shout out to the guys over at slab up.

i can’t just throw the DC to BC stamp of approval on every mixtape. but this time, me and my blog affiliate, D. Omen had to. if you recall, i featured a G*Two track back on one of those collabo DMV mixtapes that me and a couple of (now defunct) area blogs put together last year.

well, it’s ’09, and my man G* has crafted a short but sweet mixtape that i believe is  very official. one of my favorite out the DMV, and definitely grinding. i respect humble artists who have a knack for putting together tight tracks with interesting concepts, and especially when you can relate in someway or another. i mean, there’s a track about that long, late night drive home after the booty call (“295″ feat. X.O.), and the beats are crazy, including a few flipped samples from old songs that you’ll probably recognize and some original production. the entire project was produced by Bread Scorsese, so if you need some beats, find that guy out in the streets (of the internet). features the likes of Ice The Villain, Bread (yep, he’s rapping), Young Mutt, Young Doc, X.O., kaZ, Cadi Mac, Hoffa, Mo C.H.I.P.S., and of course his hometeam, The Congregation. let me know how you like the mixtape, i’ve had it in heavy rotation for a couple days. hopefully this will be the first step for G* to get the respect he deserves in this emerging DMV hip hop scene. check the sample below, which is a hidden track (after the last song on the mixtape), and check the VIDEO below that. download link is below that. enjoy, and spread the good word please!

DOWNLOAD: G*Two – Suns Out, Gun’s Out [Mixtape]

editor’s note:

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back at it like clockwork, baybeh. i don’t even need to talk any more trash, i just thank you all for coming this way to get the greatest show that HBO has to offer. besides curb your enthusiasm, which will be coming to DCtoBC.com early-mid september. yes, you just got that breaking news. look out for that, please.

but back to the matter at hand. episode 6 is here. it’s called “murphy’s lie” in case you were wondering. synopsis below.

synopsis: eric mulls a job offer and tries to rebound from an ill-advised remark to ashley (“sorry, sloan.” why the fool calling this crazy-looking girl sloan? sloan is way sexier, why is he parlaying with this wack chick? come on, E. get it together.); drama puts himself between jamie-lynn and a notorious TV boss; ari is surprised by an agency visit from andrew’s wife.

ok, so you’re caught up to speed? here you go. download links below the streaming episode. HD as usual. if you need old episodes from this season, just click here. leave comments please, so i can get an idea of whose grateful out here. let’s get it.

DOWNLOAD: Entourage – Season 6, Episode 6 | Alternate Link

again:
PLEASE CLICK ON THE ADS ON MY SITE (there’s one on the very top. then one under the search bar. one at the bottom of the site. and also, a few scattered elsewhere, like in between posts, or on the sides. i know you’ve seen them before.) TO KEEP THIS SERVICE GOING BECAUSE OTHERWISE I WON’T BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO RUN THE SITE. THANKS!

my basketball coach, steve rubin, used to tell our team after we lost games: “hey, you know what i gotta say about last week’s game? one word: history. now go out there and play some ball.”

guess what. last week, i took an L. but what did coach rubin say?! LAST WEEK IS HISTORY! new day, baby. i’m back. don’t ever think i’m going anywhere. cuz i’m not. i do it for the guys with no HBO because premium cable costs too much, and we’re in a recession. i do it for the kids in those college dorms, sweating buckets during summer school because there’s no AC or good TV where they stay at. yerp. i’m still cruising. call me a martyr, a rebel, whatever.

now, back to business. Running on E is the name of this week’s episode, the fourth of the sixth season.

the trill synopsis of the episode: finally, stuff is getting interesting. i mean, with production on vince’s next film delayed and all, the man’s gotta find a way to amuse himself! and remember last episode, when we found out that the OG andrew was spitting game at that pretty young thing, lizzie!? well, he tells ari he’s ended his affair with her, but ari has lloyd keep an eye on him anyway. drama is still at it, auditioning actresses to play his new love interest on that weak-willy joint he’s working on, “five towns”; jamie-lynn takes Turtle shopping for back-to-school clothes; and a bored E contemplates his next move.

so now you have that. check back SHORTLY to get the HD (hella dope) video streaming, as well as the link(s) to download the new episode. and if it’s your first time on this site, i’ll assure you, ain’t no bull$#!t product out here. don’t believe me?

PREVIOUSLY:

Entourage – Season 6, Episode 3

Entourage – Season 6, Episode 2

Entourage – Season 6, Episode 1

DOWNLOAD: Entourage, Season 6, Episode 4 | Alternative Link

my power is about to go out because of this crazy thunderstorm. lights are flickering on and off as we speak. i can’t say much besides j. cole is the future of hip hop, plain and simple. his flow is way too veteran status…somebody get him a deal. oh wait, he just got one. from (arguably) the best rapper alive.

produced by the homie elite out of NY. the two together are something like siegfried and roy. except nobody will get mauled by a tiger in the end. no disrespect. ha. look out for the warm up, dropping june 15th (i think).

DOWNLOAD: J. Cole – Headache [prod. by Elite]

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