A-Dog Day coverage from Seven Days

Dan Bolles at Seven Days ran a great piece today on the upcoming festivities for The First Annual A-Dog Day. (Being a real journalist type, he also got a preview of the upcoming compilation album Friends for A-Dog Vol. 1.)

One passage in particular is important enough to reprint here:

"Eulogizing Andy in these pages doesn't feel quite right. For one thing, I don't think he'd want that. As his longtime girlfriend Josie Furchgott Sourdiffe told me recently over coffee, he didn't want a funeral. As heartbreaking as it was to see him lose his yearlong battle with leukemia last December, Andy didn't want us to mourn him. He wanted us to celebrate his life."

Remember: schedule is here. All of this is free and all of this is awesome. Come to the Queen City this weekend and make some history with us.

Aug 30th: A-Dog Day Celebration

This weekend is going to be huge. Skate Jams on Church Street, two stages of music at Arts Riot, and very nearly too many acts to actually list.

A-Dog Day is a serious milestone for Vermont Hip Hop -- not this dinky little blog, but the actual scene itself: you and me and everyone we know. (Most of whom are on the bill at Arts Riot.)

This is a celebration of an inspiring human being who left this Earth more than a little bit too soon, and also an opportunity to take stock of the culture he helped grow here. If you're not familiar with A-Dog and his legacy, start here: an excellent Seven Days memorial gathered from his friends, co-conspirators and protégés.

Also: big ups to the homie Miro Weinberger for making this possible.

RIP DJ A-Dog

DJ A-Dog has been a foundation and an inspiration to the Vermont hip hop community -- most especially since his own career was way bigger than the 802. Sadly, 7 Days has just announced that A-Dog has passed on today.

If you're in Burlington: "A candlelight walk in rememberance of Williams is scheduled for this Saturday, December 28, at 5 pm at the top of Church Street in Burlington. The procession will make its way down Church Street and will be followed by a vigil at the Waterfront Skatepark. Candles and warm clothing are encouraged."