May 28th, 2008 by Daisy Riprock
Where will the best music in Austin be this weekend? You may be surprised to learn that it will be at the Austin Convention Center as part of the second annual World Wellness Weekend. Combining great music, spirituality, environmentalism and fitness, this dynamic event brings to Austin a remarkable schedule of speakers, classes and opportunities to get down. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Afrofreque, austin, Carolyn Wonderland, environment, fitness, Frosty, Greyhounds, Gurf Morlix, Joe Vitale, John Gray, Marci Shimoff, Marianne Williamson, michael franti, papa mali, Sarah Brown, spirituality, texas, World Wellness Weekend, yoga
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August 29th, 2006 by admin
[fa:p:a=72157594270496732,id=235372817,j=r,s=s,l=p]This person just blew me away. I have never been around enough hip/hop to consider myself a fan. That’s why I never really heard of him. Everyone I talked with seems to hold this guy up there as someone very special. I did my research and found his exploits to be interesting. The day before we shared words I had a chance to see him play. He can’t really be classed as an artist. Classing artists only works for ones you have not experienced. Even then, it doesn’t work because anyone can transcend a label. His songs just shook me. Tears came down during “Tell Me Sweet Little Lies” and that doesn’t usually happen. The lyrics just spoke to me deeply. From that point on, I was a fan. We met and talked about his work, his new film and some of his beliefs. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: conscious, hip hop, jam cruise, michael franti, protest, spearhead
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