my longtime amigo courtney griffin is throwing a party saturday in clovis for his stickiebrand clothing line ... and amiga lynda redwine will be co-hosting the event, y'all!!

if you thought laker courtside tix were a tough get, wait 'til you get a load of this ... my man j.a. adande was there when hyde lounge at staples center opened friday ... read all about it here at true hoop! ... definitely the new place to be in el lay. check-it, check-it-out!!

my man mike osegueda of the fresno bee has a great q&a on the central cali fave patrick contreras, who is having the most-unique album-release block party for his debut cd saturday night june 20 at fresno's tower district. contreras is definitely on top of his game now ... just check "the american rock violinist" doing his own take on "purple haze" in this great vid below and you'll see what i mean (love the rooftop performance over tower district!!!). and the tower district should be the perfect venue for his album-release, as patrick tells mike oz: "It's an outdoor show. The weather will be perfect, and we're in the heart of the Tower District. What could be cooler than that? Also, the band is better than before, and I'm better than before. We are seriously at a high level right now. At recent shows, during our set, I just have to kinda shake my head and laugh because I know we're kicking butt. It's a great feeling." the show costs $10 and starts at 8 p.m. saturday.

lewis everk presents ...

happy birthday to the toast of sacramento, who is throwing parties for lucy namphonh left and right ... make sure y'all wear pink like lucy to get in free ... and happy happy birthday, miss namphonh!!!

if you're as big a mos def fan as i am, you're now listening to his yet-to-be-released album "the ecstatic", thanks to the magic of myspace, which is previewing his cd at his myspace. "the ecstatic" doesn't hit stores til tuesday june 8.

happy birthday to a dj superstar who ranks amongst the leaders on any all-time list--deejays, shejays, you name it!!! ... happy happy bday, dj miss lisa!!! ... and if y'all wanna wish her happy birthday yourself, she's at wave house in san diego sunday night!!! ... wave house + miss lisa + her birthday = great night, guaranteed!!!

it's free. it's friday night. it's locan's party, baby!! ... 3 live bands. bbq links. and a full bar. starts at 7:30 and goes til 2 ... 7705 n. locan ave, clovis ca 93619 ... "it's gonna be live!!!"

here's the best live hip-hop act ever, jurassic 5 ...

happy happy birthday to one of the main inspirations for this website, who will always be a hero of ours, from our first post to our last!!! ... happy happy 34th birthday, jack johnson!!! ... and sorry we missed your birthday by a coupla days, jack!!!, lol (may 18).

the incredible zee avi has her album debut tuesday may 19. make sure you buy a copy today because i believe it'll be the best album of 2009 ... it's "brushfire records and monotone present ZEE AVI" ... here, zee performs live from and above the solar powered plastic plant, playing "honey bee," "bitter heart," "kantoi" and "monte" ...

ben harper and relentless7 ... Ben Harper and Relentless7 - Shimmer & Shine

my favorite female artist zee avi just came out with her first video to her first single, "bitter heart," off her self-titled debut album that comes out may 19 ... her label is brushfire records and the malloys directed this vid ... and, yes, this is the album that we've been excited about for some time. enjoy ...

from the good folk at funny or die, "zac efron's pool party" ... Zac Efron's Pool Party from Zac Efron

here's the trailer from emmett malloy's new doc on his podnuh at brushfire records' history-making label--the one ... the only ... jack johnson. footage is from jack's 2008 summer tour throughout europe ... the dvd is called "jack johnson en concert." can't wait til it comes out. we'll keep ya posted ...

everybody who saw the "south park" skewering of kanye west wednesday ("i'm a gay fish") no doubt is still laughing their ass off today. but what was not expected was that kanye would watch the video and have a change-of-life experience. such is the case today when kanye writes on his own blog ... "SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTH PARK! I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO THOUGH. HAVING THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE AND CAREER. I USE TO USE IT TO BUILD UP MY ESTEEM WHEN NOBODY BELIEVED IN ME. NOW THAT PEOPLE DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT MY MUSIC AND PRODUCTS THE BEST RESPONSE IS THANK YOU INSTEAD OF "I TOLD YOU SO!!!" IT'S COOL TO TALK SHIT WHEN YOU'RE RAPPING BUT NOT IN REAL LIFE. WHEN YOU MEET LITTLE WAYNE IN PERSON HE'S THE NICEST GUY FOR EXAMPLE. I JUST WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON WHICH STARTS WITH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE HOW DOPE I THINK I AM. I NEED TO JUST GET PAST MYSELF. DROP THE BRAVADO AND JUST MAKE DOPE PRODUCT. EVERYTHING IS ...

the great artists say they see color when they see music. and i think it's safe to say, there's nobody that has more color & cuteness than tarah talulah when she's getting her d.j. and performance thang done in tarahland!!! ... happy happy birthday, tarah!!! ... you are one killer cupcake who certainly has more color than crayola!!! ... photo and art by frizzycube

it's time to get up and stay up for miss issa's birthday week celebration!!! happy happy march 31st birthday, issa bayaua!!! ... i'll never forget the great "el coyote" dinnerview i had with issa for a feature story in fuego magazine three years ago (and i'll never forget that photoshoot either!!, lol--used as today's bday card as a reminder) ... defly one of my favorite ladies in the biz ... speaking of ladies, make sure you check out miss issa who is also lady hennessy and coming to a town near you!! ... and as a flashback moment, here's a video of the single that was just breaking on the radio back when i wrote that issa story in 2006--"stay up" ...

ahh, yesss ... this is what happens when an nba dancer goes country!!!, lol ... everybody, wish bethany kokoski here a happy belated bday!!! ... you nba fans may recognize miss bethany as a cavaliers dancer and you country-music aficionados may already know bethany since she's been making a name for herself out in nashville!!! ... keep making good music, bethany, and we'll make sure to keep listenin' and lookin' out for ya (bethany's songs "jumpin' in" and "lead me on" are right here).

happy birthday to someone who really knows how to throw a party--both underwater and above sea level!!! ... happy happy birthday to the man loved by all, jeffrey munro himself!!!

colin hay on the classic show "scrubs," with zach braff and donald faison ...

happy birthday to cyanide for sara's own mike young!!! ... hope you're having a blast today, amigo!! ... and now that i've got the link up, i'm gonna go listen to "someday."

marc b. takes y'all down to "the river" via costa rica and hawaii ...

some classic zee avi, singing charlie chaplin's "smile"--back in 2007 when she was an unsigned artist (and before she became 2009's newcomer of the year) ... fyi, zee's brushfire records debut arrives may 19, 2009. so until then, smile :)

u2 was classic on "late show with david letterman," presenting "the top 10 things u2 has learned over the years" ... ladies & gentlemen, the edge!!! ...