Experience Culture: Chinese/Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon: Festival of Arts (Hip-Hop)

Lure Izakaya Pub and NonZ Media Presents:

Year of the Dragon: Festival of Arts (Hip-Hop)

Come Celebrate Chinese/Lunar New Year at Lure Izakaya Pub in Chinatown next Saturday (1-28-12) with Hip-Hop Beatmaking/DJing sensation:

KayKayONTHEBEATZ and her live band

http://youtu.be/7flQDrzy614

http://youtu.be/IZgRduItoE8

http://www.facebook.com/kaykayonthebeatz

Plus, guest performers

Zain Lodhia (http://www.zainlodhia.com/)

T.J. Walker and his band

Event Time: 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM

No Cover!!!

KayKayONTHEBEATZ is a San Francisco, CA native that's currently residing in Chicago, IL. She's a masterful beatsmith that produces beats ranging from vintage Boom-Bap and funky old school West Coast to heavy bass new school Hip-Hop. Some of her influences in music are DJ Premier, J. Dilla, Pete Rock, Radiohead, and Thelonious Monk. She has produced for legendary Hip-Hop group Camp Lo and countless others.

KayKay specializes in using classic music production hardware such as the MPC 2000XL, MPC 2500, and ASR-10, as well as instruments like the Piano and the Guitar. For software she uses Reason, Ableton, FruityLoops, and Cubase.

Zain Lodhia is a Chicago-based Indie Pop/Rock singer/songwriter. His music is influenced by a diverse range of music and has strong acoustic roots. In college, Zain began writing music as a hobby. However, once he picked up the guitar music became a deep passion for him. In June of 2011, he released his first EP entitled, "Memories." Currently he is focused on writing and recording his first full length album scheduled for release in late 2012.

T.J. Walker is a Chicago-based drummer who's repertoire expands several genres of music (Rock, Gospel, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Blues, etc). For several years now T.J. Walker has been establishing himself as a premier drummer with a distinct style, high level of musicality, and a musician with superior skills and technique. He has by playing the drums for over 20 years and is currently playing in 3 bands (The Hops, McCarthy Road, and Broken Belts).