Jacksonville’s biggest hip hop event is taking place this Friday and Saturday around the urban core. If you want to know what’s happening, look no further than the Urban Jacksonville Summertime in the City page.

I’ve gathered schedules and artist profiles complete with videos and mp3s. I made this page a one stop shop for all STITC information. I hope this page will serve as a resource for people on the go, at least providing a schedule people can access online with their mobile.

This year’s Summertime in the City triples the number of venues from last year starting TSI on Friday the 31st:

Day 1: Friday, July 31st @ T.S.I.

Headliner: EDAN with Dahga

Where: 333 E. Bay St. (Downtown) Jacksonville, Fl. MAP
When: Doors @ 9pm show @ 10pm
Price: $10.00 21-up, $12.00 18-20

Edan is known for his unique/unlikely take on hip hop culture, where traditional rap songs are often skewed by 60’s rock samples, tape echoes, and foreign language choruses, not to mention the off-beat humor and surrealist imagery incorporated via his lyrics.

Performing live with:

Willie Evans Jr, Paten Locke, Dillon and Tough Junkie. Also featuring The $Big Bucks$ DJ Crew on the 1’s and 2’s all night.

Day 2: B-boys, parties and final blowout

Day 2 of Summertime in the City kicks off with a B-Boy battle at the Riverside Arts Market stage. This is sure to be one of the highlights of the 2-day event.

After that head over to Springfield to continue Summertime in the City with a party at the BBB Complex at 1520 Main Street:

FREE KEG from Shantytown Pub (while it lasts)! Cheap pizza slices! Live mural painting by: THURSTO, KIDD YZER, KENSKI and crew. Rotating DJs including $The Big Bucks$, DJ Buttered Cup, Spacemikespace, and more. BICYCLES AND SKATE BOARDS! MAD RED BULL and HIP HOP! PRODUCT GIVEAWAYS!

The big blowout at Shantytown starts at 10pm. For $5 you can see performances by: Larry Otis (aka Blakhart), Mr. Al Pete, The Elevated Hip Hop Experience, Heavy Flow, The N Word, Dr. Sam Beckett, Dope Sandwich (Savannah Ga.), Steadfast (DC ) and more!

Become a fan of Summertime in the City on Facebook and listen to the Urban Jacksonville Weekly interview with Tough Junkie where we talk tons of Summertime in the City.

Edan is known for his unique/unlikely take on hip hop culture, where traditional rap songs are often skewed by 60’s rock samples, tape echoes, and foreign language choruses, not to mention the off-beat humor and surrealist imagery incorporated via his lyrics.

Edan use to like to wear a wig, but he’s grown his hair out since. From an interview with the Gossiping Bitches blog:

GB: You often wear a wig on stage. Did you run that by Kool Keith first?
EDAN: I deaded that wig shit a long time ago…I actually grew my shit out to accurately replace the wig…that was my scheme the whole time! Cats still think I’m rocking some bullshit wig…but thats part of the punchline.

Edan’s just a Rap Beautician:

Download audio file (rap-beautician.mp3)

Edan cuttin and rhyming, at the same time!

Credit: Nathan Wind as Cochese

Day 1 – Friday July 31st @ T.S.I.

Where: 333 E. Bay St. (Downtown) Jacksonville, Fl. MAP
When: Doors @ 9pm show @ 10pm
Price: $10.00 21-up, $12.00 18-20

Edan performing live with:
Willie Evans Jr, Paten Locke, Dillon and Tough Junkie. Also featuring The $Big Bucks$ DJ Crew on the 1′s and 2′s all night.

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Complete STITC 2009 schedule and more artist profiles at the Summertime in the City 2009 page. Join the Summertime in the City fan page on Facebook.

I don’t know how many tickets I have to give away, but it’s at least two. All you have to do to register for a free ticket is leave a comment with your real name and email address. We’ll choose the winners and announce them on the site Friday. You can pick up your tickets that day, or the day of the show. One ticket per person. Rules subject to change. The name you register with should probably match the name on your ID.

Good luck!

Diplo is definitely one of my favorite DJs/producers. I’m very excited about this show. You should be too.

You can buy tickets at TSI and you should get them early, this show will definitely sell out.

Diplo
Club TSI
Saturday May 2nd
Tickets $15 Buy Now

The November Art Walk will be the 5-Year Anniversary of Downtown Jacksonville’s biggest monthly party. Last month I counted 5 live bands playing at venues around Downtown including The Burrito Gallery, London Bridge, The Library, Cafe 331 and Partisan the Sea.

To celebrate the anniversary and to get back into the Art Walk loop, TSI is holding a 12×12 show on Wednesday November 5th.

60 12″ by 12″ frames are available to anyone interested in participating. Pieces will be displayed at TSI all through artwalk, and for an indefinite amount of time thereafter. Submissions are due November 1st! Following ArtWalk is a live Performance from Sleeping in the Aviary and Lazerstar.

So artists, get your work in. You can even pick up a frame at TSI while supplies last. Pickup from 10am-3pm on weekdays and 9-2 every night. I’m assuming drop-off hours are the same.

Club TSI has announced their grand re-opening party this weekend on Saturday September 13th. TSI officially squashes the rumor that they were closing for good with this party and the redesign of their website. Welcome back boys.

Gil Mantera’s Party Dream and Captain EO

Friday Night at Shantytown
Liquid Limbs (2 peice rock band from Gainesville)
Pawn Takes King (METAL!!!)
Airport Factory (indy-electro-mellower stuff with keyboards. Chris from Burro Bags band)

Saturday Night at Shantytown
Tropic of Cancer (Jazz fusion, Brian Hicks on Sax, Colin on drums, Jason Lewis on Bass, and more)
2 Sets, 11pm and 1am

And mark you calendars Thursday Oct. 9th for a huge Hip Hop Hell show @ TSI
STONES THROW RECORDS PRESENTS
OH NO (Cali, Madlibs younger brother!)
w/ Roc C, Imakemadbeats, Willie Evans Jr., and Simple Complexity

This will be a massive show. Not only do these bands kick ass, it’s right after Art Walk. I missed seeing The DeathSet four times at SXSW. It sucked. Wednesday should make up for that. Bring your fun pants, it should be a wild one.

Buy Tickets Online

Oh! I have two guest list spots. If you want to be on the guest list, leave a comment or contact me and tell me why you deserve it. The best answers by end of day Tuesday will get on the guest list.

Bonde Do Role

The DeathSet

Heavy Flow

P.S. sorry about the animated gif! I should have told Brendon no animation, but I kinda like it so it stays. It will only be there for three days anyway.