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DOMA MMXI - 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Written by Poor Vida Wednesday, 14 September 2011 14:26

DOMA 2011

Autumn is slowly setting upon Dallas. Although the weather cools down for a bit, the fire in the local music scene is heating up. Right now is an exciting time within the Dallas music scene. School is back in session, bringing a flood of young people into the metroplex to fill up venues. Fall holidays like Labor Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving offer DFW promoters plenty of excuses to throw bigger and better shows. The Dallas Observer kicks off the annual Dallas Observer Music Awards (DOMA's). The combination brings out the best in the Dallas local music scene, the competition is quickly approaching its peak.

The yearly announcement of the DOMA nominees always has a tendency to ruffle everyone's feathers. The comments section over on the Dallas Observer website is exploding with slighted artists and fans. Nothing less should be expected, just receiving a nomination is often enough to propel Dallas musicians to the next level in their career. City wide name recognition is not to be taken lightly.

Tujenge Pamoja - Build Together

Written by Poor Vida Monday, 08 August 2011 15:29

Presented by: The Peoples Lunch Counter / Black Chamber Movement / Poor Vida
A benefit for the Famine in the Horn of Africa

WHEN: Sunday, August 28th, 2011 8:00p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

WHERE: The Bone, Deep Ellum, 2724 Elm St, Dallas,TX

Dismayed by the critical humanitarian disaster afflicting East African countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya,The People's Lunch Counter & The Black Chamber Movement, along with Warmedia, Poor Vida and other organizations are taking action by providing a night of edutainment while calling upon the hip hop community, activists, private companies, citizens and individuals to help provide humanitarian assistance to needy people of the Horn of Africa region.

Somalia has been hit by the worst drought in 60 years and UN officials based in East African countries have declared it "the worst humanitarian crisis" in the world today. Approximately 50,000 refugees cross into neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia each month while hundred of thousands are displaced inside Somalia. According to the recent reports aired by national and international media, women, children and elderly people are dying everyday on their way to the refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia.

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Elements of Hip Hop Press Release

Written by Poor Vida Sunday, 05 June 2011 14:16

2nd Annual Elements Of Hip Hop Festival Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DALLAS, TX – Monday, June 6^th 2011

Poor Vida Productions and Rec Shop officially announce the second annual Elements of Hip Hop Festival, to be held at the Green Elephant in Dallas, TX on July 3rd. The festival features over 40 hip hop artists from all over Texas and Louisiana, with over 75 acts in total performing, including dance crews, graffiti artists, bands, and DJ’s. The event includes 2 stages of performing artists, live 3D graffiti installments, clothing and merchandise vendors, and free Bar-B-Que and refreshments for all in attendance.

"This year, we are taking the Elements festival to a whole new level. Last year was amazing, with over 400 people in attendance and 50 plus acts, but this year we have really fine tuned the whole process, and we are expecting to double the number of attendees” states Poor Vida spokesperson Joel Salazar.

Joel goes on to say “The Elements of Hip Hop refers to the cultural pillars of hip hop – The DJ, The MC, The BBoy, and The Graffitti Artist. These are the four icons that together, represent hip hop culture. With the Elements of Hip Hop Festival, we are trying to provide a platform that showcases each of these elements, and helps to bring these art forms back into the limelight, together. Another way to look at the event is that we are showcasing the individuals who make up the hip hop scene in our area, the elements of our culture. Both views are right.”

The official lineup for the festival can be found online at the PoorVida.com website, as well as on Facebook and other social media websites.

More info about the Elements of Hip Hop Festival:

Sunday, July 3^rd
The Green Elephant
5627 Dyer St, Dallas TX
$10 - $15 cover, 18+
(all ages with parents)

For more information visit:
http://www.poorvida.com

Joel Salazar • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it • 214-287-3588

Shannon McKinnon • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it • 214-265-1338

Colin Roy • This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it • 972-375-6492

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The Real Easter Bunny

Written by Poor Vida Thursday, 07 April 2011 23:08

The Real Easter Bunny Next Friday, April 15th, we here at Poor Vida have decided to give a little something back to the community. As an extension of the 3 year strong Get Your Own Fridays, we will be sponsoring a funraising event for a very special non-profit organization: The Real Easter Bunny. If you don't know who they are, take a second to click the link and Like their page, as I'm sure they can explain what they do a little better than I can.

The Real Easter Bunny is a home based non-profit organization that has been providing easter baskets to ALL of the children (and thier siblings!) registered at Children's Medical Center every year. They have been doing this since 1983, and received their official non-profit license in 2003. What they do brings a moment of joy into an otherwise dreary hospital visit for many sick children, and we want to help.

On Friday, we are hosting a fundraising event for The Real Easter Bunny. We are featuring hip hop artists and acoustic performances, with a few surprises up our sleeves. The cover is $5, and donations are welcome. All proceeds go directly to the organisation, who will be in house partying with Poor Vida too!

Check out the event page with links to the performing artists below, and feel free to grab that link and pass it around!

http://bit.ly/fA0nYn

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Poor Vida Affiliated - SXSW 2011

Written by Poor Vida Thursday, 17 March 2011 21:46

SXSW is always a big moment in Texas underground hip hop, and 2011 is no different. For the last 5 years or so, underground hip hop at SXSW has been making a huge comeback, giving underground artists from all over the country the platform to spread thier message. Poor Vida has always been focused on pushing underground hip hop, so it's only appropriate that the debut of the new "Poor Vida Affiliated" mixtape series hits the streets during SXSW 2011. The mixtape features killer tracks from artists from all over Texas, many of who you will catch all across Austin this week. Keep an eye out on the streets of Austin to grab a hard copy, or grab the digital here.

Remeber, you have to be registered to download mixtapes from Poor Vida - it's free, and gives you access to all kinds of other cool shit - so take a few and sign up.

Poor Vida Affiliated - SXSW 2011
SXSW 2011 is the launch date for the first of the Poor Vida Affiliated Mixtape series, and this collection of Texas artists is a literal who's who of Texas Hip Hop. Featuring tracks from Playdough, The Bodega Brovas, Vicious Cycle, A.D.d+, hasHBrown and many more, this is one SXSW CD you will make sure to hold on to.

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