Pittsburgh's finest synth wizard and aueter of electronic boogie funk, Buscrates, is coming in hot for a special live show at Friends and Lovers to celebrate the release of his new LP "Control Center" on Bastard Jazz. Counting luminaries like Jazzy Jeff, Dam Funk, Rich Medina and Francois K as supporters, Bus' style is a unique one forged by years of studio mastery, deep crates and high level productions for the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller and Curren$y. He'll be joined on opening and closing sets by local heros Cam-Run & Miss Hap Selam who will keeping the vibes correct for the dancefloor.
Steel City now has yet another hometown icon to add to its illustrious roster and an additional and important face to carve into its own musical Mount Rushmore. The Buscrates Era is now upon us.
Crates' new material is a natural progression from the sounds he has devised over the years, achieving a new level of ready-for-prime-time sophistication that manages to surpass even his previous efforts for Bastard Jazz. It reflects the increasingly global perspective that has come with the increased time on the road he has experienced as demand for his unique and distinctive approach to sound and groove construction grows, not to mention the confidence that has come as a result of his interactions and collaborations with such notable figures as home-state hero DJ Jazzy Jeff, Dâm-Funk, Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y.
Selam Samuel, aka Dj Miss Hap Selam, is selector based in New York City. Miss Hap has had the pleasure of playing some of NYC’s longest-running reggae parties such as Coney Island Reggae on the Boardwalk, When Dance Was Nice, Downtown Top Ranking, and Swing a Ling. She has also made several radio appearances on The Lot, WFMU, WNYU, and BBox Radio. Outside the decks, you can find her several days a week behind the counter at Record City in Flatbush for all your vinyl necessities. You can catch Miss Hap spinning around Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and everywhere else in between.
Mister Cam-Run is a sought-after DJ, avid record collector and Lot Radio presenter based in Brooklyn, New York. His sets encompass a wide range of groove-based genres, including funk, soul, jazz, dub, reggae, hip-hop, boogie, disco and house.
Mister Cam-Run has had the honor of sharing the stage with an array of legendary artists including Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Maseo (De La Soul), Pete Rock, John Morales, Sir Norman Jay, Oddisee, M-Phazes, House Shoes, Blu & Exile, Mayer Hawthorne, MCDE, Cactus Channel, Geology, DJ Amir, DJ Suspect, and the Kashmere Stage Band
$10 early bird tickets
$15 general admission
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