TONIGHT: Music for the Stick Season @ Radio Bean

Tonight at Radio Bean, Mycelium MC and the Speaking Tongues extended fam will be taking over for an eclectic evening set. Named Music for the Stick Season, this latest gathering will feature some notable guests, like post-punk folk-rap human-bear Forest Gray, and Milkaus Records artists Ol' Crow and Loki, who are fresh off the release of their collaborative concept album, ET.

Notably, it will also feature the 802 debut (I think?) of Princess Nostalgia, aka Lili Traviato, who has landed in Vermont by way of UVM. A spooky talented producer / singer / songwriter, it is a safe bet you'll be hearing more about her, in both the near and distant future.



Requested cover donation of $3-5. 11 pm to close. Radio Bean is an all ages bohemian utopia.

Hip Hop Fuels The Bern in Winooski Feb. 15th

Collective Rhymes and The Monkey House presents "Hip Hop Fuels the Bern" going down Monday February 15th at The Monkey House in Winooski, VT. This bill is stacked with local Hip Hop with sets from Self Portrait, Headphone Jack, Enemy Self, The Blind Continuum, S.I.N.siZZle, Mycelium MC, Cworner Stwore, Jarv (of Maiden Voyage), Forest Gray, and special guests. The night is set up to support the campaign of Bernie Sanders with individuals there to help you donate your cover charge to the campaign. It all starts at 8PM at the Monkey House 2/15. For more info email --> mcmycelium74@gmail.com

Cabin Fever Hip Hop Benefit for Salvation Farms

Collective Rhymes and Salvation Farms presents an annual Hip Hop benefit concert for Salvation Farms. It will take place on Thursday, April 2nd at Club Metronome at 188 Main St, Burlington, VT. Doors open at 8 PM and show starts at 9PM. It's a 21+ show and $5 at the door! It is a fundraiser, so we are accepting more than $5 for the cover charge! We have an amazing line up of local hip hop acts! Learic of the Aztexts, Wombaticus Rex, Self Portrait, Mic Plante, Bless The Child, Loupo, Notation, Owen Kinlund aka Rubix, DJCrunchee (Productions), cworner stwore, beat boxer extraordinaire Simmy B, Caveman, Rhythm Riderz Crew, Mycelium MC, and special guests! There will be an All-Star freestyle set that the DJ's, beatmakers, emcee's will improvise the soundtrack and dialogue to a silent movie! This is a hip hop show that can't be missed! See you there! Peace

WORD!CRAFT's IN LOVE!

WORD!CRAFT-Experimental Art Rhymes-Valentine's Day

A traveling, monthly, participatory, spoken word/hip hop event for all ages! It will take place on Saturday, Feb. 14th at 242 MAIN in Burlington, VT from 7:30-10:30. Doors open and sign-ups at 7. This is a substance free event. This month’s theme is “Love”, so whatever that means to you, bring it in written and/or improvised verse. You can also just come to listen and support lyrical artists. There is a cover charge of $6 for this WORD!CRAFT (it's usually a free event!) Participants in the open mic get in free, let them know at the door. 

Also we have a special guest performing a set after the open mic at 9:45.Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie a spoken word poet and farmer from Rhode Island will be performing as her deep winter alter ego, Lefthand Man! We are very excited to have Laura be a part of WORD!CRAFT! Her set shouldn't be missed. https://lauralambbrownlavoie.wordpress.com/about/

There will be a hip hop dance party to follow until 10:30!

We are thrilled to work with 242 Main for this event. They are the oldest all ages venue in the country! 30 years strong! It's so special to be a part of their amazing history! http://www.242main.org/about

 

We are also going to have Cworner Stwore performing with DJ Kanganade for the hip hop set! Also, Rubix from the Rhythm Riderz Crew will be around to breakdance during the dance party! Now you definitely can't miss this show! What a perfect date night! See you there and Peace!

WORD!CRAFT One Year Anniversary at Goddard College!

      

A traveling, monthly, participatory, spoken word/hip hop event for all ages! It will take place on Friday, January 30th at "The Pit" in the WGDR Radio Station at Goddard College in Plainfield, VT from 6:30-10. It will be aired live on the earwig radio program. If you can’t make it, tune into 91.1 FM, 91.7 FM, or stream online at http://www.wgdr.org/listen-live! This is an alcohol free event. This month’s theme is “Imagine”, so whatever that means to you, bring it in written and/or improvised verse. You can also just come to listen and support lyrical artists. This is a free event, but we do accept donations.

WORD!CRAFT at Another Way Community Center in Montpelier

Central Vermont come get you some WORD!CRAFT-Experimental Art Rhymes 

A traveling, monthly, participatory, spoken word/hip hop event for all ages! This is an alcohol free event. This month’s theme is “Winter Solstice”, so whatever that means to you, bring it in written and/or improvised verse. You can also just come to listen and support lyrical artists. WORD!CRAFT is a free event, but we do accept donations. There is a community meal at AnotherWay VT that starts at 5. This is also a grand opening event for a new greenhouse space at Another Way! There will be additional hip hop sets after the open mic as well.

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Food Justice For All - A Hip Hop benefit concert for Salvation Farms

            Collective Rhymes presents an evening of Vermont independent hip hop to raise money for Salvation Farms (http://www.salvationfarms.org), a gleaning organization that gets fresh produce, that would of otherwise been wasted, to those in need.  
            It will take place at Parker Pie Co. in West Glover, VT on Saturday, January 10th from 8-11PM. Performances by Face-One, Mavstar, Maiden Voyage, Owen Kinlund, Caveman, Dusty Swamp, and special guests. Your host of the evening will be Mycelium. There will be a freestyle cypher and dancing to end the night. Cover charge is a suggested donation of $5-$500 and there will be a raffle with lots of cool local items! For More Info mcmycelium74@gmail.com

WORD!CRAFT-Experimental Art Rhymes at The Plainfield Community Center

A traveling, monthly, participatory, spoken word/hip hop event for all ages! This month’s theme is “Death”, so whatever that means to you, bring it in written and/or improvised verse. You can also just come to listen and support lyrical artists. WORD!CRAFT is a free event, but we do accept donations. This is an alcohol free event. Come out before the Blueprint show that night at the Rusty Nail! Peace

WORD!CRAFT at Wheelock Mtn. Farm

WORD!CRAFT-Experimental Art Rhymes

A traveling, monthly, participatory, spoken word/hip hop event for all ages! It will take place on Friday, August 22nd at Wheelock Mountain Farm (from Route 16, take Gonyaw Rd. to the end and turn left onto West Wheelock Rd.) in Greensboro Bend, VT from 6:30-9 PM. This is an alcohol free event. This month’s theme is “Activism”, so whatever that means to you, bring it in written and/or improvised verse. You can also just come to listen and support lyrical artists. No admission charge, but we'll accept donations for Wheelock Mtn. Farm for all the cool things they do! Check em out at http://wheelockmtnfarm.weebly.com/ It's such a beautiful spot!

The schedule for the night consist of:
6:30-7:00- Sign ups
7-8- Spoken word portion of the evening (in a cool stone building)
8-9- Hip Hop portion of the evening- (written pieces and freestyle cyphers with word play games)

This is going to be an exciting evening of spoken word and hip hop that has never been seen before. This is not your average open-mic! Contact mcmycelium74@gmail.com for more details.

WORD!CRAFT LIVE ON TV IN HARDWICK, AGAIN!

                         WORD!CRAFT-Experimental Art Rhymes

A traveling, monthly, participatory, spoken word/hip hop event for all ages! It will take place on Friday, July 18th once again at The Municipal Building (on the corner of Church St. and Bridgeman Hill Rd.), in Hardwick, VT from 6:30-9:00. Sign-ups start at 6:30. This is an alcohol free event. This will be filmed for Hardwick Community TV. This month’s theme is “Growing”, so whatever that means to you, bring it in written and/or improvised verse. You can also just come to listen and support lyrical artists.

The schedule for the night consist of:

6:30-7:00- Sign ups and DJ Crunchee playing beats for MC’s to get warmed up

7-8- Spoken word portion of the evening

8-19- Hip Hop portion of the evening- (written pieces and freestyle cyphers with word play games)

This is going to be an exciting evening of spoken word and hip hop that has never been seen before. This is not your average open-mic!

July 16th: Nappy Roots Pre-Show at Zen Lounge

Props to Zen Lounge and Vermonty Burns Productions for bringing Nappy Roots to Burlington -- and putting in work for the Vermont rap scene, too. What I am about to describe here is very cool, and a welcome break from the usual horseshit that promoters get up to when they bring a major act though town. On August 7th, Nappy Roots will be coming through Zen Lounge, and quite rightfully, Lynguistic Civilians and Bless the Child will be opening...but there's still room on the bill.

Rather than just selling slots and watering down the show with rich kids with no talent (aka "The Usual") Vermonty Burns Productions is holding a "Pre-Show" competition on Wednesday, July 16th. As VBP manager Scott LaValla explains, "When doors open at the club everyone will be asked who they are there to see, then during the showcase people can also vote for there favorite act which also enters them into a raffle for two tickets to the 8/7 Nappy Roots show. The artist/group in the showcase with the most combined votes gets the opening slot as well as a feature in Cider Magazine."

Better yet, the "Pre-Show" lineup is awesome. Currently on the bill: BTV's most promising new hip hop act, Self Portrait, Montpelier party rap explosion Boomslang, the hard-working freestyle phenom MC Mycelium, and Southern VT fixtures G da Louisville Slugga and Ms. Sheila White.

Good news: There are still two slots left. If you're interested, get in touch with vermontyburns@gmail.com. Like, ASAP.

WORD!CRAFT IN HARDWICK LIVE ON TV

                          WORD!CRAFT-Experimental Art Rhymes

A traveling, monthly, participatory, spoken word/hip hop event for all ages! It will take place on Friday, June 27th at The Municipal Building (on the corner of Church St. and Bridgeman Hill Rd.), in Hardwick, VT from 6:30-9:00. Sign-ups start at 6:30. This is an alcohol free event. This will be filmed for Hardwick Community TV. This month’s theme is “Media”, so whatever that means to you, bring it in written and/or improvised verse. You can also just come to listen and support lyrical artists.

The schedule for the night consist of:

6:30-7:00- Sign ups and DJ Crunchee playing beats for MC’s to get warmed up

7-8- Spoken word portion of the evening

8-19- Hip Hop portion of the evening- (written pieces and freestyle cyphers with word play games)

This is going to be an exciting evening of spoken word and hip hop that has never been seen before. This is not your average open-mic!

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A Full Moon Hip Hop Extravaganza in the NEK!

Collective Rhymes presents an evening of local, independent hip hop featuring Mycelium MC, Caveman, DJ Crunchee (Productions), and special guests. There will be solo sets, All Good Things Poetry Project Hip Hopera, a freestyle competition (calling all area MC's to come show off your freestyle skills!), and dance party. There is no cover charge and it's a 21 and older show, sorry youngsters. More info at mcmycelium74@gmail.com or 802-755-6336. Check it out on https://www.facebook.com/mc.mycelium for updates on 

special guests leading up to the show! 

  Some cool chits to help us spread the word about a dope show! 

Shouts out to DJ Crunchee for the handy work on the flyers! Peace

The Exchange - Parker Pie Co, April 12th

The Exchange-New York and Vermont Represents! Saturday, April 12th from 8-11 PM at Parker Pie Village Hall in West Glover, VT. An exciting evening of independent hip hop featuring MC SoSoon, Mycelium, DJ Crunchee, and special guests! There will be a freestyle rhyming jam and a dance party to end the night.

Sliding scale fee of $5-$20.

Contact-755-6336 or mcmycelium74@gmail.com for more details.

Feb. 21: WORD!CRAFT comes to Hardwick

One of the most interesting experiments Vermont rap has ever seen continues to evolve...here's the straight dope, courtesty of organizer MC Mycelium.

A traveling, monthly, participatory, spoken word/hip hop event for all ages! This takes place the third Fridays of the month.

Friday, Feb.21st at the Open Space (inside the Hardwick Inn), Hardwick, VT from 7:30 -10PM (sign-ups to participate at 7:30). This is an alcohol free event. This month’s theme is “Love”, so whatever that means to you, bring it in written and/or improvised verse. You can also just come to listen and support lyrical artists.

The schedule for the night consists of:
7:30-8:00 Sign ups and DJ Crunchee playing beats for MC’s to get warmed up
8-9 Spoken word portion of the evening
9-10-Hip Hop portion of the evening (written pieces and freestyle cyphers with word play games)

An alcohol free event! This is not your average open-mic! Contact-755-6336 or mcmycelium74@gmail.com for more details.

WORD!CRAFT - January 17th @ Goddard College

Got a very damn interesting press release from MC Mycelium about his new monthly event, WORD!CRAFT - Experimental Art Rhymes. I'll let him explain:

Friday, Jan.17th at Goddard College, Plainfield, VT from 7:30-10PM (sign ups at 7:30)

It will be in “The Pit” in the basement of the library (next to WGDR radio station). This month’s theme is “The Year of the Horse”, so whatever that means to you, bring it in written and/or improvised verse. You can also just come to listen and support lyrical artists.

This show will be live on the air during erok’s show “earwig radio” and the event is alcohol free. If you can’t make it, tune into 91.1 FM, 91.7 FM, or stream online at http://www.wgdr.org/listen-live!

The schedule for the night consist of:
7:30-8:00-Sign ups and DJ Crunchee playing beats for MC’s to get warmed up
8-9- Spoken word portion of the evening
9-10-Hip Hop portion of the evening- (written pieces and freestyle cipher with word play games)
This is going to be an exciting evening of spoken word and hip hop that has never been seen before. Not your average open-mic!

If you're interested in further details, hit him up: mcmycelium74@gmail.com