Funk Volume's Artist: Dizzy Wright

Fresh off of his breakthrough performance on BET's 106&Park where he captured the nations attention with "Top Knotch Steez" 19 year old Dizzy D Flashy is a lyrical phenomenon and one of the hottest up and coming HipHop talents to anticipate. Based in Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world, Dizzy has managed to use the city as a platform to launch his career and has already been stirring up all sorts of action.
No stranger to entertainment, Dizzy began his career at the age of ten as a youth reporter interviewing major celebrities such as Nelly, Jessica Simpson, Magic Johnson, & Boys II Men with his younger brother K.J. The young brothers began recording songs and before they knew it were asked to perform at high profile events such as Magic Johnson's Mid Summer Nights Mardi Gras where they made their first performance on the same stage as B2K. Not long after, R & B singer turned actor, Tyrese called them up on the stage during a photo OP at the 3rd Annual BET Awards in Los Angeles and introduced them to the media as DaFuture. The brothers really liked that name and decided that’s what they would be called from that point on.
Now, almost two years later Dizzy has stepped out on his own as a solo performer. He’s been grinding in the studio almost everyday after school working on songs for his debut album. While in pursuit of the right major situation he plans to spread positive energy through his music. Hopefully allowing people to not only groove to his songs but be able to understand his young perception of life through his eyes with his dynamic and crystal clear ability to flow in a variety of styles to a variety of speaker bumping beats. “I’ve learned the hard way that you can be the coolest kid on the block and still have a good head on your shoulders; education is the key to the future, it’s important no matter what career you are pursuing,” exclaims the young entertainer.
Read more: http://www.myspace.com/dizzywright#ixzz0xkWlwOvN

Live with Scru Face Jean and More

Bad Speler
Blac
Thump3r

Dead Fingers

Taylor Hollingsworth and Kate Taylor singing together is a match made in heaven. You might know Taylor from previous solo albums or bands but most likely from Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. He was the guitar player who also wrote and sang Snake Hill and Air Mattress on the album "Outer South". If you've seen Maria Taylor play then you have most likely seen Kate in her band either playing keys, drums, or bass, and most importantly, harmonizing the soft beautiful back ground melodies. Nowadays, Kate and Taylor have joined hand in hand and formed a band. Ladies and Gentlemen, "Dead Fingers", might just be what you've been waiting for! In a time when guy-girl duo's are becoming quite popular, this one is not just some gimmick, however perfect the timing and package may be.

w/ Low Horse
and McCarthy Trenching

$23 in advance
$26 day of show

Theory of a Deadman

Honesty is always the best policy. Theory of a Deadman adheres to that age old adage on their fourth album for Roadrunner/604 Records, The Truth Is…

The platinum-selling Vancouver quartet builds arena-ready hooks around hard rocking stories of good times, bad times and everything in between. “Lowlife," is a raucous anthem celebrating simple pleasures. Meanwhile, "The Bitch Came Back" gives a hilarious send-off to a bad ex with roaring guitars and flourishes of horns. "Hurricane" stirs up a storm of emotions over an orchestral hum of guitars and massive chorus. Then there's "Head Above Water," which delivers an uplifting, contemplative message encased in mid-tempo rhythms. Theory of a Deadman—Tyler Connolly [Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar], David Brenner [Rhythm Guitar], Dean Back [Bass], Joey Dandeneau [Drums]—are telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth, like it or not.

For The Truth Is…, Theory of a Deadman preserved the sound that fans worldwide have grown to love on Scars & Souvenirs [2008], Gasoline [2005], and Theory of a Deadman [2002], while expanding, enhancing, and evolving their approach. The band solidified their place at the top of modern hard rock by exceeding Platinum sales with their breakthrough Scars & Souvenirs and with #1 Mainstream Rock Radio hit "Bad Girlfriend."At the same time, other singles, "So Happy" and "By The Way," became crowd favorites on tours with everyone from Mötley Crüe and Godsmack to Daughtry and label mates Stone Sour. For The Truth Is… the band stuck to what works best and are taking it to the next level.

"Musically, not too much changed," says Connolly. "We had a bit of an epiphany when it came to songwriting though. We've been a band for over a decade now, and we realized what we're doing makes sense. There was a lot more confidence. I was able to dig in lyrically and be wide open. When I write, I either want to kiss someone on the lips or punch them in the face. Anything in between is boring."
To capture those two ends of the spectrum, the band hunkered down once again in Los Angeles’ Bay 7 studio during January 2011 with Howard Benson [My Chemical Romance, 3 Doors Down]. Brenner adds, "We really found our sound on Scars & Souvenirs."

"Lowlife" pulsates with stadium-sized energy, and it tells a clever tale in the process. Connolly reveals, "I thought it'd be cool to write a fun anthem about being a lowlife. It's okay to drive an old piece of shit car, get arrested and be a dirtball. Our fans aren't wearing suits and ties. They don't have diamond necklaces. They're regular people who like to party and sing rock 'n' roll music. The song speaks to them."
Elsewhere, Theory sneak in some humorous jabs on "The Bitch Came Back," a song that exudes a theatrical swagger with a rousing chorus and propulsive riff. The song began in a fashion that saw Theory reaching way back. “We love to mess around and try things, and we tried horns here. Horns can be rock 'n' roll," says Brenner.

Theory makes the horns sound very rock 'n' roll especially when they're wrapped in soaring distortion. For Connolly, these songs came from one of the most intense periods of his life. “There are a lot of lyrics that came from going through the roughest period of my life. I don't think I've ever been that beat up physically and emotionally. It took me awhile to get better, but as a result, this record is the best work that we've done," he said.

Ultimately, The Truth Is... stands out as the band's best work to date because it's about a shared experience with the audience for Connolly and Co at the end of the day. The frontman concludes, "I want to make a great song that can help get fans through hard times. I want them to take that music with them for the rest of their lives. I'm trying to write songs and change people, make them laugh, smile, or sing along. That's what I'm looking for."

The Truth Is… Theory of a Deadman found it.

http://www.theoryofadeadman.com/

Doors 8pm

The Midland Band has been a live act since mid 2008 playing many local and national festivals and events along the way. Their debut album "Reflections" is higly anticipated piece sure to spark the interest of instrumental rock fans, featuring a diverse mix of songs ranging from metal to jazz-rock with an energetic improvisational spirit.

www.midlandband.com

https://www.facebook.com/themidlandband

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Blue Martian Tribe

Blue Martian Tribe (BMT) has a sound and style all of their own. Writing and blending many styles including rock, trance, bluegrass, funk, jazz and dance. BMT has been delivering energetic performances with ever-changing setlists and cover tunes that have kept loyal fans coming back for more.

www.bluemartiantribe.com

https://www.facebook.com/bluemartiantribe/

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Sons of '76

Sons of '76 plays the soundtrack to a life of an enigmatic son of America. Straight from the paradox, the bands influences include, but are not limited to, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, James Brown, Otis Redding, Morphine, Nick Cave, Nina Simone, Etta James, The Hacienda Bros., Miles Davis and all the great musicians in Lincoln, NE.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Son-of-76-The-Watchmen/48357918849

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Bassthoven

http://bassthoven.com/

http://facebook.com/bassthoven

Cocktails and Tasteful Music (No Cover)

Come join us for a friday night of chill music and cool cocktails. We will be featuring Matt Marvin on Jazz Piano as well as singer songwriter, Hilary Saunders. This is a very rare friday night with no cover so don't miss this opportunity to grab yourself one of our amazing cocktails as well!

http://www.rockmerollmejackylmeoff.com/
JackyL

It's been nearly 20 years since Jackyl shot out of Georgia with its wild, untamed and uncouth approach to rock 'n' roll. Equal parts hard rock, heavy metal and Southern rock, Jackyl formed in 1991 and brought back rock 'n' roll back -- back to its down-to-earth, wild, fun-loving origins. Full of spit and swagger -- and a "dirty" sense of humor to boot -- Jackyl quickly earned a deal with Geffen Records. Jackyl's live shows were already legendary before the ink dried on the Geffen contract.

$18 adv
$20 dos

HAIL!HORNET

Up from the heart of the South, Hail!Hornet rides out, set to vanquish
the boorish hordes of digitally manipulated, cut-and-paste metal. A
band safeguarding all the raw and real qualities that made you listen
to metal in the first place...a band with conviction, not tampered
with by cookie-cutter production techniques!

Hail!Hornet’s members include “Dixie” Dave Collins (bass, also from
Buzzov•en, Weedeater), Erik Larson (drums, also from Parasytic, The
Might Could, Alabama Thunderpussy), Vince Burke (guitars, also from
Beaten Back to Pure, Lunch, The Misanthrope Project), and T-roy
(vocals, also from Sourvein, Buzzov•en).

THE GATES OF SLUMBER

Doom doyens The Gates Of Slumber are poised to unleash their
hotly-anticipated fifth full-length album The Wretch. Featuring eight
slabs of punishing doom metal, The Wretch is the Indianapolis trio’s
finest work to date. Recorded during the cold British winter of 2010
at Orgone Studios, London and produced by Jaime Gomez Arellano, the
album sees the band taking their trademark blend of skull-crushing
riffs and pounding rhythms to new heights and marks a return to the
slower all-out doom tempos of their early albums.

with GALLOWS MAJESTY

Brian Vranicar

With:
Melissa Taylor
Hilary Saunders

Oakhurst

Itʼs fashionable these days for bands to call themselves “eclectic,” or “genre- bending,” but for Denver, Coloradoʼs Oakhurst, those terms arenʼt the result of some marketing strategy, or even of well-meant wishful thinking—theyʼre the simple, unvarnished truth. For proof, just look to the fact that Oakhurst has been nominated for their hometownʼs independent weeklyʼs music awards in five different categories—or, even better, just listen to their brand new album, Barrel. Because when you get right down to it, itʼs all about the music, and while the music Oakhurst makes on Barrel isnʼt the kind that defies description, itʼs definitely the kind that defies any one description. The result is a perfect snapshot of an upward-bound quintet thatʼs as broad-ranging as any youʼre likely to hear all year.

We welcome Octopus Nebula back to the Good Life for an Official Pre-Party to one of the most forward thinking music festivals in this part of the country, SONIC BLOOM!

OCTOPUS NEBULA - Denver, CO (www.octopusnebula.com)

Colorado’s Octopus Nebula has recently opened up on the scene, impressing audiences far and wide with their new style of music that blends elements of electronic, ambient, downtemps, breakbeat, rock, acid jazz, and ethereal grooves.

Originally formed in 2004, the current incarnation coalesced in 2008 and consists of Fleeb Thomas on bass, Robin Bloch on guitar, John Safarik on keys, and Dan Raasch on drums. These musicians have come together not only to inspire the dance floor (which they do on a regular basis), but also to spread positive vibrations through music.

*Featuring Nebraska Native FLEEB on Bass/Synth!

Lots more to announce soon!

www.HighLucyNation.com
www.SonicBloomFestival.com

David Liebe Hart Band

Musician, sign-painter, puppeteer, and actor David Liebe Hart has been a cult personality since 1988, when he first began producing The Junior Christian Science Bible Lesson Program on public access cable. After a stint in Vietnam, Liebe Hart moved to Los Angeles in the 70’s, where he claims to have been roommates with Robin Williams, passed over for jobs by Garry Marshall, and abducted by aliens (all frequent song topics of his). Liebe Hart has also become a familiar sight to Hollywood Bowl patrons, who show up early before shows to catch him crooning outside with his puppets. During the holidays, his colorful Christmas artwork can be found on store windows across Southern California. With such an impressive resume, it wasn’t long before Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim cast Liebe Hart it sing his bizarre songs on their hit Cartoon Network show, Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job!.

With:
The Show is the Rainbow
Scroggins and Clarf

The Bourbon & White Nightmare Productions Presents LIVE Performances by: JaySay, Goldie Rokks, Hellz Flame & More!

https://www.facebook.com/events/372163266168696/373993112652378/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity

DJ Divas Showcase ft smasheltooth, medusa & sharkweek
A tour of all girls DJs who drop the nasty bass music your girlfriend
won't let you listen to.

If there is any hope that Rock N Roll can change the world, as Valient Thorr believe it can, people are going to have to start to get their own personal shit together first.

In what could be viewed as a single handed, spur of the moment effort to wrestle the phrase “personal responsibility” back from the Right, Stranger, the new album from intergalactic Rock N Roll saviors, Valient Thorr eschews direct frontal attacks on politicians and their wars and instead focuses inward on personal decisions and ethical living in the world economy.

Taking lessons from legions of like minded musicians and following the musical path Valient Thorr have traveled, Stranger broadens the boundaries of what is hard and heavy, aggressive and fierce, extending an invitation to a party to be enjoyed by the heshers, head bangers, stoner rockers, thrashers, skate punks, old schoolers and the truly hardcore. If one were to imagine hearing a palpable buzz so engaging that is has its own gravitational pull, something so strong that as one is pulled closer, the buzz becomes a throb that seemingly doubles over on itself into infinity. This is the furious sound of Valient Thorr, a band whose entire being is founded and powered on the force of one huge, mass, communal headbang that has the power to deliver a unifying moment of clarity.

This may sound mystical, but in this case it is real, because as any dyed in the wool Thorrior will tell you, it is the energy of sweat soaked revelry, rather than electricity, that powers the amplifiers and drums that produce this hearty onslaught of all things future-past in the pantheon of high energy, heavy metal, ROCK n ROLL! Screeching guitar leads, low end rumble, breakneck paces and feel good shout along hooks are made to exist together, often in a single song, proving that this is the only sound possible to deliver Valient Thorr’s powerful message of positive change and transformation.

Anyone that has ever sweated and headbanged can get with this.

Touring relentlessly since 2001 after crash landing in the North Carolina Triangle area, a place they now call home, Valient Thorr have this year already criss-crossed the U.S. on the Volcom Tour with Mastodon, Between The Buried and Me, Baroness and are currently in the midst of a European tour that will keep them abroad through the end of July and includes festival appearances at Hellfest, Roskilde, Serengeti and Rock Im Ring, before returning stateside for a massive U.S. headline tour set to kick off in September.

Produced, recorded and mixed by Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Dwarves, High On Fire, Toxic Holocaust), Stranger, set for release on September 14, 2010 is Valient Thorr’s fifth album in seven years. A considerable feat since they have been averaging close to 250 shows a year for most of this time with acts as varied as Motörhead, Joan Jett and the Black Hearts, Eagles of Death Metal, Gogol Bordello, Fu Manchu, Early Man and Skeleton Witch.

To get right down to it, Stranger fuses together the roots-rock, no-bullshit beginnings of Stranded on Earth and Total Universe Man with the laser guided immediacy of Legend Of The World and the total metal shredding of Immortalizer, into one supernova burst.

With:
Holy Grail
Royal Thunder
The Kickass

http://www.valientthorr.com/

http://www.facebook.com/events/344202098976906/

$20 ADV
$25 DOS
$35 VIP FOR web site NOW: VIP includes, balcony seating, private bar for VIP, appetizers from Qdoba Mexican Grill, VIP only drink specials and bottle service available. For more info Call (402) 325-8134

Kimberly Denise Jones, was born on July 11, 1975, to parents Linwood Jones and Ruby Mae. She is of Native American and African American descent. Standing just 4 feet 11 inches tall Kimberly Jones seems much less than being just your average girl in the hood, but when "Lil' Kim" was introduced to the world she became known for her provocative over-the-top outfits, glamorous blonde hair-dos, pornographic attitude, sexy man-crazed looks, and a groundbreaking triumph that eventually secured her place as one of the few female rappers in a male-dominated industry. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Kimberly was born into a broken home, by age 9 her parents had filed for divorce, leaving her and older brother Christopher under the custody of their father. A rebellious child living under the strict rules of her dad, Kimberly and her father had constant fights, and eventually she ran away from home. As a teenager she lived with friends, drug-dealing boyfriends, and, occasionally, on the streets. After meeting her mentor and life saver Christopher Wallace, (Notorious B.I.G/Biggie Smalls), she began to clean up her life and it was Christopher who helped her develop a career in music. By then Kimberly had taken in the slogan "Lil' Kim" after her height and curbing her name to just Kim.

w/
Shannon Marie
&
R-Shell

more openers tba

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lil-Kim/32935921265

http://www.facebook.com/events/298852730192395

1415 BASS PL presents the first Producer Showcase. 2 rooms of artists who perform their own ORIGINAL MUSIC. Rye Room Omaha artists hosted by OSU, main room Lincoln artists hosted by BASSthoven. More info coming soon!

+ 2 ROOMS + MUSIC FROM 9PM-2AM + FIRST FRIDAY + OMAHA & LINCOLN DJS + ALL PRODUCERS + DECO + GRASSROOTS HATS AVAILABLE + ART! + HOOPS + POI + MORE!

With:
CONDOMINIUM
SHAHMAN EXILES
PLACK BLAGUE

'third seven' consists of billy mickelson. he has played music his entire life, but has been performing music professionally full time since 2008. consistantly traveling in and with a number of bands. 'mr potato', 'larry and his flask', and 'dela project' to name a few.
as of late, billy has been focusing his efforts back to his solo work, 'third seven'. the goal with third seven is to bring the music to absolutely everyone, no exclusions. performing for yoga classes, punk rock shows, dive bars, venues, coffee shops, winerys, art shows, blue grass shows, metal shows, folk shows, hip hop shows, with dj's... everything he can possibly think to link with. it is an exciting ride to branch and network in this fashion. accepting no limitations.

a night of FREE BASS showcasing upcoming lincoln electronic
artists & DJs.

THE REAL McKENZIES hail from Vancouver, Canada, and don kilts and bagpipes to celebrate their Scottish heritage. Born in 1992, THE REAL McKENZIES were the brainchild of singer Paul McKenzie, who claims, while at a party, heard Robert Burns playing in one room and the Sex Pistols in another. This epiphany led to the celtic cocktail they serve up by mixing rock, punk, and folk with a splash of whiskey and the odd Scottish traditional as a garnish. They have just released their eighth album, Shine Not Burn, on the Fat Wreck Chords label.
Through constant touring around the globe, THE REAL McKENZIES have carved out a role as modern minstrels through a relentless commitment to playing live music over the past 18 years. Fueled by an insatiable longing to entertain, the band is truly at home in front of an audience regardless of the size or venue. Whether playing monumental rock clubs, festivals, or tiny squats, electric or acoustic instruments, THE REAL McKENZIES immediately captivate any crowd through their jovial and heartfelt style. Guitars and bagpipes play off each other as Paul McKenzie weaves historic tales into a modern, Scotch-drenched mythology. Shine Not Burn (the motto of the McKenzie Clan) is the first release that captures and delivers the essence of a REAL McKENZIES live performance. Recorded in August 2009 at Wild at Heart in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Shine Not Burn utilizes acoustic instrumentation to add an intimate aspect that has not been heard on any previous REAL McKENZIES releases. Exploiting the incredible talents of former members of the legendary bands The Descendents, Good Riddance, and DOA, while adding a mandolin and fiddle to the mix, the music on Shine Not Burn is the perfect complement to Paul’s trademark banter and passionate singing. For the listener it brings to life the experience of a REAL McKENZIES show without actually being there.

http://www.realmckenzies.com/Welcome.html

Performing With:
LORD DYING
EZRA
DRUNKTANK

For the passed five years of his musical career Graham Lindsey has been mysteriously absent from the live music circuit. Although he has continued to release studio albums, 2009's We Are All Alone In This Together and The Mine EP, he has opted to stay out of the spotlight and instead follow his other passions. "It's not that mysterious," he says, “I’m a fairly private person. Who I am as an artist is one dimension of me, and the other parts that make up who I am have to have their say as well. My songs are just the bi-product of it all.”
The reclusive Wisconsin native originally from Madison, Wisconsin and an ex-member of kiddy punk band Old Skull has spent the better part of his adult life residing in abodes as remote as the continental U.S. can provide -and long before it was songwriter-sheik to do so. It was in the very rural plains of Nebraska while living in the basement of a farmhouse that he wrote the lion’s share of what would become his critically acclaimed, stripped-down, folk tour-de-force debut Famous Anonymous Wilderness released in 2003 on Nashville-based Catamount Records. He later moved into a log cabin deep in the hills of Wisconsin's Mississippi river valley and most recently another cabin in the Bridger Mountains outside of Bozeman, Montana. He's no stranger to the pollution, crowds, and headaches of metropolitan life either, having done time in places like Brooklyn, New York and pre-Katrina New Orleans. All of this inevitably finds its claustrophobic way into Lindsey's songwriting, "Every artist should be affected by their surroundings,” he explains. “I just try to breathe in where I am and what I'm doing and exhale it as some kind of pattern, something more understandable to me. Music is simply a tool I use to help me relate.” As for the off the beaten path locales: “I purposefully seek out these kinds of places. People have asked me why I move to places that could never help advance my [music] career, and I just don't understand that kind of thinking. I'm not a movie star, or a quarterback, or a politician. I'd rather be happy and fulfilled than rich or famous any day.”

Performing With:
Saint Christopher

“Gregory Alan Isakov’s This Empty Northern Hemisphere was one of the finest albums the year. Its melancholy poetics and lush, languid melodies stir me. He churns up his own musical atmosphere, ruled by the moon and the sea, at least aesthetically if not always lyrically. That he can do the same thing alone onstage…is remarkable.”

—No Depression

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now calling Colorado home, Gregory Alan Isakov has been traveling all his life. Songs that hone a masterful quality beyond his years, tell a story of miles and landscapes, and the search for a sense of place.

Blue Martian Tribe returns to Lincoln with Djem making their Lincoln debut. Lincoln natives Zed Tempo and Drum Drop featuring DJ Moeglie, MC ADB & Drummer Cello also join the bill to make this a night of music you don't want to miss.

Doors at 8:00 / Show at 8:30 /$7 Cover / 18+ / Main Room

BLUE MARTIAN TRIBE
Omaha, Nebraska
http://www.bluemartiantribe.com/ http://www.facebook.com/bluemartiantribe

Writing and blending many styles including rock, trance, bluegrass, funk, jazz and dance, Blue Martian Tribe (BMT) has become a sound and style all of their own. BMT has been delivering energetic performances with ever-changing setlists and cover tunes that have kept loyal fans coming back for more. BMT has performed at music festivals such as 10KLF, Wakarusa, Shangri-La Music Festival, FestyFest, LoveFest in the Midwest, HLN6 & HLN7, Gaea Retreat and many others. BMT also launched their own music festival Tribal Equinox with the first annual event taking place in September of 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska. They are veterans of over 200 shows in venues ranging all over the Midwest. BMT is a fresh take on a familiar sound with innovative, complex songwriting and highly danceable beats. Be abducted by Blue Martian Tribe as soon as you can!!!

DJEM
Omaha, Nebraska

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Djem/284868174890504

Djem (pronounced gem) is an up and coming band of many flavors. With thick Didgeridoo and percussive driven grooves, there is nothing else like them in the area. Djem features an All-Star lineup consisting of members from many bands from the Omaha area and it's music is organic & worldly. The group thrives on spontaneous improvisation that spawns from pre-existing beats and melodies. Expect all kinds of unexpected instruments and sounds, but don't expect the groove to stop. Djem is a band that'll move anyone to the dancefloor. The familiarity of the bands rhythms and sounds is reminiscent of earlier times and their deep appreciation for music from all cultures really comes through in their music. Only together for one year the band has been taking great strides, including apperences at Love Fest in the Midwest and Tribal Equinox as well as opening for national touring artist's such as Cornmeal, and The Werks and Regional acts like Blue Martian Tribe, Soap and Mouth . Catch them as soon as you can!

ZED TEMPO
Lincoln, Nebraska

http://www.facebook.com/ZedTempo

Zed Tempo is movement. This Lincoln based rock orchestra has been steady on the rise forming a tasty mix of original eclectic music for the hungriest of musical appetites since solidifying in December of 2009. Adding members from one of Nebraska's all-star ensembles, the MidLand Band, Zed Tempo is dishing out unprecedented high energy sound power. Fusing elements of folk, rock, groove, country, pop, and progressive, this Lincoln, NE, machine has forged a genre all of their own called ElectroAcoustic Groove Rock, or, what the locals have been calling, PlainsBilly Funk.

DRUM DROP featuring DJ MOEGLIE, MC ADB & DRUMMER CELLO
DrumStep/Drum&Bass