VIDEOS,MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS AND DR JONES...

what up...i don't know if anybody even reads these blogs but a couple of blogs ago i mentioned something about a lucid music song being featured in an upcoming movie...well last week the director,Walt Mancing,called me up to thank us for allowing him to use the track...so i guess it is true and the song "showtime", off ''the adventures of the invisible band'' album, will be in a film called AMERICAN MACHO BUDDHA...very cool...the film will be premiering SATURDAY OCT 17th at 7pm @ CRANBERRY CINEMAS in CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP...i have no idea what the film is about ...i'm looking forward to hearing a lucid music song on the big screen...its a small indie film shot in pittsburgh..thats all i know so if your in the area and you support indie projects then come on out SAT OCT 17TH...there will be a screening party afterwards at bar louie right next door so check it..also last friday during our show at howlers we filmed a segment for the upcoming video which is oddly enough for ''showtime''...i haven't seen any footage yet but we're lucky enough to be working with a cool bunch of professional guys...tonight we're filming a few more scenes at my crib...i apologize in advance for the mess...and finally all you dj's and vinyl cats out there should know about BOMB HIP HOP's ''RETURN OF THE DJ '' compilation series...vol 6 is about to be released in december and the first track is ''BUSINESS AS USUAL'' by former lucid music/current wing kong trading co. dj DR.JONES...or you can just call him stephen...you might remember the track off the lucid music ep ''THEY'RE NOT READY" which is the first lucid project stephen appeared on...congrats to him cuz this is BIG...only the illest of the ill are featured on return of the dj albums...thats whats up...we're proud of him,that cat deserves alot more props than he gets...hence the ''invisible'' concept but thats another blog for another time...heres a link...http://www.bombhiphop.com/rotdj.html... i talked with stephen last night and he told me that bomb hip hop is making ''business as usual ''a free download very soon if not already so check it out...i'm out,may the force be with you all...

SEPT 24th & 25th...

what up? this thursday we'll be performing at the shadow lounge along with the southpaw players and soul pilot.ought to be a good show...we haven't been there for awhile so its a chance for us to drop the relatively new material from the invisible band album...also if you miss that show then by all means come through to howlers coyote cafe the very next night (friday sept 25th) where we'll be rockin the stage with an eclectic lineup of music.its a g20 theme so...um..yeah i don't know where i was going with that...but check it that night we'll be filming a scene from our upcoming video debut for the song "showtime" off the invisible album...produced by dr.jones...if you want to be in it( and honestly we could use you YES YOU in it to make the scene work) come on down..wear your lucid music shirts if you got'em..we sold a couple at the last release so i know somebody in the city is sportin it...and heres the thing..the g20 show at howlers is gonna be a three night event starting this thursday..its 5 bones to get in but if you pay for thursday,you get in friday for FREE..and who doesn't want to enjoy a free show AND a chance to act a fool in front of a camera??...the video is gonna be different than your ordinary run of the mill cornball token hiphop video..we drew up storyboards and along with the director and his staff came up with a few ideas to separate it from what you'd normally see in a video..personally i can't stand hiphop videos cuz they all have the same elements...so hopefully ours will stand out and break a mold or two...also on our myspace page we have footage up from the webster hall show..thanks to ms thea for breaking the lucid music curse of constantly being filmed and photographed but never seeing it...anything else lets see..mkv is done recording his solo album "i was made to love her"..should be out very soon after being mastered and hooking up distribution(hint hint nao!!)..dr jones and myself are still knockin out songs for our upcoming project wing kong trading co. ...so thats it...C'MON DOWN TO HOWLERS COYOTE CAFE FOR THE SHOW AND VIDEO SHOOT and thanks for the love and support..PEACE...

aug 29th,project updates and sept 25th

sat aug 29th we were back in town to share the stage with our good friends debutante.i always enjoy rockin with them cuz it seems that when we're both on the bill,it will be a crazy night of eclectic music...which it was...josh from debutante is hella cool and jen is well,shes jen..a helluva voice and pretty easy on the eyes...they always put on a good show...i'm sure we'll be performing with the duo again in the future..the other acts,Patricia wake and voila formica, were pretty dope too.all the acts featured female vocals and had powerful voices...the venue was this little restaurant called club envy in garfield...the turnout wasn't that big but those who attended enjoyed the show...or maybe they didn't i don't know but i had fun doing it so who cares...we were supposed to have a poison free show in beaver falls earlier the same day but it got cancelled due to weather...that sux...
MKV'S solo project is almost done...i've been sitting in on the recording sessions and it sounds pretty good...expect a different vibe production wise as marcus wanted to branch out and try something new which i think more hiphop needs to do...material for warren and dr jone's project,THE WING KONG TRADING COMPANY, is currently being written...again expect something different...for more info on these projects check our individual myspace pages...mkv has got some tracks from his solo effort up...
lucid music has also begun putting tracks together for album number 5...right now we're just picking out beats and writing...as with all lucid albums we're gonna try and keep it sounding different then the last although i'm pretty proud of the last one...the best one so far if you ask me...
and THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT'S BEEN DOWNLOADING LUCID MUSIC THESE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS...it means alot to all of us..thanks to all of you overseas...now we don't look so bad to the distribution label...just kidding...root70lounge has proven they have our back and we're grateful for the opportunity to be apart of their roster...
the next show is Sept 25@ howlers...its gonna be a g20 themed gig...be on the lookout for some flyers...should be an interesting lineup of bands...and we might just be filming a scene for our upcoming video of '' showtime'' that night too so c'mon down if you want to be in it...you can wear your lucid music t shirts...all 3 of you...PEACE

THE KING OF NEW YORK

just kidding it wasn't like that...i just like that title and its a pretty good movie if u haven't seen it yet...so lucid music left for ny at 4am...the greyhound was in our budget and yes the 9 hour drive sucked...u see the most insane people when u go greyhound for real...we got to ny around 3pm and had mad time to kill before sound check at 6pm...we got to the lower village area and had a few slices of ny pizza before arriving at the venue,Webster hall.this place is huge with about 4 floors for performances...the most high profile venue we've ever been in so far...we chilled for an hour til the promoter got there and had a sound check...the sound was cool but unfortunately the promoter booked the only room WITHOUT monitors so none of the acts were going to be able to hear themselves...no big deal we've dealt with it before we'll be dealing with it again...so the night gets started and the turnout was not what the promoter expected(there was a 25 dollar cover at the door and only Internet promotion so that might have had something to do with it).it was only the acts and about fifteen people most of whom were part of the promoters team...again who cares we've played to plenty of empty chairs and ashtrays before...the first two acts go on then we hit the stage...halfway through the set we noticed a bunch of people piling in...there were multiple shows going on at Webster hall that night and i think that after a certain time all rooms are open to everyone cuz next thing we know the place is packed!...then halfway through our second to last song the music got cut off..i don't know who was responsible cuz they never came forward to explain themselves...next thing we know the first two acts are back on stage performing the exact same material during their first sets...as far as we were told we would be closing out the night..true we agreed to do a twenty min set and we probably went over our time by a few minutes but what did it matter since we were closing and now there was a huge crowd?? ...we did it free of charge and endured a 9 hour bus ride to get there so we felt that a few extra minutes wouldn't be a big deal..apparently it was...i don't know if the other performers felt like they didn't get a chance to shine in front of a crowd so they had something else to prove or what but it was unprofessional the way it was handled...we weren't upset about it...lucid music represented hiphop and root70lounge lovely that night and our sound brought the crowd in...so we ripped shit then headed back to the bus station to leave around 3am that morning...i'm not even gonna comment on the idiots we had to ride with...people were cutting in front of others who had been waiting in line to get on the bus for hours...damn,is it that serious...quite a few honeys blew their finesse acting ugly..especially this one broad from philly...she cut in front of everybody and then had the nerve to say "oh does the line start back there? i didn't know that!''....brilliant deduction sherlock,yes the line starts back there...or did you not notice the 50 people and their luggage who were standing in front of and behind you??? ...FALL BACK ...the bus driver looked so bothered about the way people were acting he seemed to consider driving us off a bridge..i don't blame him...that what i would have done right after jumping out of the driver side window...so anyway i'm glad we got a chance to perform at Webster hall...the set got ripped...another experience on the road...looking forward to plenty of more but next time we're gonna fly or at least take the train,t-t-take the train...PEACE

Rochester july 18th & Beaver july 19th...

submitted for your approval...imagine that you are booked for an out of town show.imagine that you performed there once before and got a great response.now imagine that the promoter is m.i.a. and that no promotion has been done.imagine that no one,not the venue staff or even the other act, knows what exactly is going on.imagine that since the promoter hasn't contacted you or returned your calls you probably won't be getting any kind of payment.finally, imagine that you find all of this out AFTER you have driven 5 hours to the venue...
its over now so it's no big deal but things were mad unorganized.that didn't stop the spot from getting rocked of course...eastern suns put on a pretty good show...they shed some light on what you can expect from out of town shows...the dj who got left holding the bag and in charge of the night let us know we'd get paid something but we had to wait til about 2am to get it...we had to wait anyway cuz somebody blocked our car in...another car got blocked in and the blockee pissed on it ...immature yes but also entertaining...thankfully the venue owner knew who blocked us in so were eventually able to bounce...he also hooked us up with some $$$ so we could make it back home...i think there was alot going on between the venue and promoter and unfortunately the acts paid the price...it goes to show you that you never know whats going to happen on the road so hope for the best and prepare for the worst...
it wouldn't have been so bad but we had to drive back that same night for an afternoon show in beaver.did i mention it was a 5 hour drive? we were scheduled to go on around 2:30.we made it back to pittsburgh at 7am...then left for beaver at 12:30.it was a free in the park concert and 5k mile run sponsored by POISONFREE.ORG.after a few sound problems we got up and did our thing for the crowd.i may have forgotten a lyric here or there but thats what 3 hours of semi sleep will do for ya...it was hella cool though.Brooks, the cat who runs poisonfree, is a good guy and he is down to support his community.it was all to sponsor some kids in need and it was a great event that i'm proud to have been a part of.you know how lucid music does it...its for the kids and free t-shirts ...which we got.the scenery put me in the mood for grilled chicken and garlic mashed potatoes( marcus and stephen,can i get a witness?? you know what i mean baby!!)

the entire weekend in that car was made tolerable by marcus's zoom loaded up with classic material "...diamond in the back,sunroof top,diggin the scene with the gangsta lean,gangsta white walls..." now thats real cruisin music...PEACE

we finally got a write up...

last blog i told u we got a write up.here it is from a free zine called WORD published in Jamestown NY.its kind of like pittsburgh's city paper except they have integrity and actually support their community's music and art scene, not just their friends bands,office lackeys,knob polishers,etc.we want to thank WORD for taking the time to write about the show and we hope u enjoyed our performance at Mojo's.

''Not since the days of the Native Tongues Posse have we run across hip-hop that sounds as true to its soul and jazz roots as Lucid Music. Two self-described b-boys (haven’t heard that one in a stretch either) from the burgh we like to call Pitts, Lucid Music makes old Yo! MTV Raps geeks like us smile from ear to ear. Content warning: this is no mere retro. It’s rhyme and beat in the lineage of the Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, De La, etcetera.'' - WORD

u may have heard about MKV's upcoming solo ep.its a collaboration with overseas producer roeg du casq...i heard a couple tracks off it and it ought to be pretty dope...different from what you're used to hearing from the lucid music camp but pretty fresh.stay tuned here and on MKV's myspace page for details about its release...also warren (me) and stephen aka dr jones aka capt hate aka johnny lawrence are putting together a project...no name yet just ideas and costumes...
peace!!

oh yeah thanks to everybody who's been downloading our stuff off i-tunes and juno.it means alot to us.thanks

jamestown new york and other news

so we got back from Jamestown around 5am.the spot we performed at was called mojos and it was hella dope.we had a great experience there and the response was pretty good.thanks to the staff and all the local cats who showed us love in their city.we will def be going back out there.i guess we were the first hiphop to perform at mojos which is hella cool...hopefully we opened some doors and other acts will follow suit and start booking shows there.the sound was pretty good and its a small cozy spot so the performances are in your face.the bartender was really hot too.she looked like jessica alba! lucid music would like to thank the staff at mojos and everyone who came out to support...one other interesting thing about Jamestown..word( their version of the city paper) wrote a little paragraph about our upcoming show and the writer showed up to check us out live.good lookin out!! thats funny...a complete stranger who has never heard/met us took the time to not only write about the show but attend himself...4 YEARS OF PERFORMING LOCALLY,4 ALBUM RELEASES AND NO MENTION OF LUCID MUSIC IN THE CITY PAPER, an outlet that "claims" to support the local art and music scene...whats up with that??
we're really looking forward to an upcoming show in new york at a venue called webster hall which is pretty major.i didn't realize just how big it was til i checked it out.this will probably be our biggest show yet.we'll put up more details when we get em...
one last thing...root70lounge will be expanding their roster releases to actual cds as well as digital downloads...remember if you purchase 'adventures of the invisble band" from root70 it will feature different cover artwork and a different track listing and one bonus track.if you live in pgh you can purchase the original version of the album at pauls in bloomfield..word thanks for everything everybody!!!