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Took off work Friday to spend the day with the family in Germantown. Beautiful day despite the heat. A lot to smile about and even more to be thankful for. Avoiding the city at all costs the rest of the weekend. 🙏 @liljawnskiboo

Philly — we’re back for April ⚡️ Excited to announce our next event, featuring very special guest @froz1 bringing some of the finest soul 45s the city has to offer. Expect nothing but world-class floor shakers, and magical rarities — at original 45 RPM. See you on the floor!

Just hit 1000+ image contributions on @discogs Nearly 15 years of documenting my own collection and sharing in the process. I’ve always leaned quality over quantity w image uploads so it’s mostly heaterz only. Huge believer in community driven projects like Discogs. This is my way of giving back to an invaluable resource and community that’s enabled me to track my personal collection, wants and source rare records through the marketplace. Meme created by @jeremyzombie years ago 😂

Thursday night we’re bringing out one of our favorite record collectors, DJ’s, bboys, producers, Val’s urban achievers, Virtue assitaters, Frankford Wayne handstylers, one sided Arctic flipsiders, Sigma Sound soul seekers, little big thingers, city of brother lovers, gripsweat allstarers, and legendary sad boy rollers @froz1 Josh Kwedar is one of the true gems in our Philadelphia record collecting community and whether he’s dealing with you at the flea market, meeting the former members of obscure local acts, or rocking a party, he’s always a stand up dude and respected by all. He also just had a birthday sorta somewhat recently that we’re gonna force him to celebrate whether he likes it or not. Join us Thursday @johnnybrendas for the sonic adventure of a lifetime™️

Final 45 of 2024. First heard on a @hesallright mix bitd, MD raer. #coloruspeople #soul #45s

NEXT SUNDAY TORONTO: “WORK IT OUT” MUSIC FOR SOUL LOVERS Presented by @indiealehouse and @countycider @chairmanmaonyc @shotgunshima @froz1 @chrana Sunday September 29th @littlejerryto 418 College st W Doors 9PM LIMITED $20 ADVANCE TICKETS
More at the door
 It’s a Live Convention closing party tradition: a spectrum of rare soulful sounds spanning sweet soul, modern soul, lovers rock and deep funk. Chairman Mao is an NYC-based journalist, DJ, curator and filmmaker whose output with Ego Trip, Vibe and the Red Bull Music Academy is rivalled only by his great taste in records. Fellow soul lovers Todd “Shotgun” Shima (Sacramento) and Froz 1 (Philly) make their Live Convention debut with LC’s own Arcee in tow. 
 Ticket link in bio ✌🏽 #liveconvention24

*LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT*
 @chairmanmaonyc @shotgunshima 
@froz1 
@chrana “WORK IT OUT”
 September 29th @littlejerryto 418 College st W Soul/Funk/Lovers Doors 9PM LIMITED $20 ADVANCE TICKETS
 A spectrum of rare soulful sounds on 45 spanning sweet soul, modern soul, lovers rock and deep funk. Chairman Mao is an NYC-based journalist, DJ, curator and filmmaker whose output with Ego Trip, Vibe, Red Bull Music Academy (and others) is rivalled only by his great taste in records. Fellow soul lovers Todd “Shotgun” Shima (Sacramento) and Froz 1 (Philly) make their Live Convention debut with LC’s own Arcee in tow. Ticket link now live in bio ✌🏽 #liveconvention24

Sifting thru old party flyers and found these 3 stacked on top of each other. Late 2000s/early 2010s if memory serves. Formative events that I’ll always remember. 1) early Hot Peas And Butta party at Silk City w @skemerichards @therealdjcashmoney . First time I saw @supremelarock & @therealkimberleefuller DJ was at a HPB party. Met @lukeraws for the first time. Countless incredible 45s played. 2) The Soulville parties at the short lived West Philly venue Elena’s Soul were some of the best I’ve ever attended. @bnine_soulvilleyadig damn near moved his whole house (aka Soulville) to the upstairs at Elena’s. Too many crates to count, posters on the wall, ephemera, you name it. @fatnicemc @aulpurpis 3) @foxx_boogie ’s The Attic parties always felt like home. All the homies under one roof, a beautiful sight to behold. 1am open mic freestyles were always a highlight. @tmoms

I learned something today. I always assumed that there was only one pressing of Heem The Music Monsters on Blood Leaf, some copies with the mono stamp and some without. Turns out they are actually two different pressings, one mono (DJ) and one stereo. Receipts within. #heemthemusicmonsters #bertwillis #philly #disco #funk #45s #records

Passionetts on Soul Burst 💥 #wallyo #soul #sweetsoul #45s #records

Highly influential tape. While it was mostly skate tapes that dominated the VHS player at my neighbors house in the 90s, On The Go: Repeat Offender made its way into the rotation in 1995 and blew our collective minds. Seeing young people stand behind their art despite legal consequences, physical dangers, and societal disapproval was inspiring. A powerful testament to their passion, resilience, and commitment to self expression. Hard to believe this footage is nearly 30 years old. 1) This was my introduction to The Roots and is easily the most widely known segment from this tape. @blackthought freestyling & @questlove holding down beatbox duty while @steveespopowers pays homage to The Roots in the background. 2) Masta Ace spot over the Born To Roll instrumental @mastaacepics 3) A young @cosmobaker pulling records by Compost, John & Alice Coltrane, Funk Inc, Donald Byrd, & Art Blakey among others. All for a whopping $2 in a totally not staged closing segment ;) 4) Artifacts (Tame One & @el_da_sensei ) spot featuring their graffiti anthem, Wrong Side Of Da Tracks complete with graffiti stories 5) Rob Swift cutting up Nobody Beats The Biz @brolicarm 6) Interview with Philly legend King Kair 7) One of the many montages of artists doing their thing. Word to Joe Tex. RIP JRR

Hefty black jazz drop plus more choice LPs & 45s at the Record Rendezbrew show hosted by @matonesmusic at @voncbrewing today in Norristown!