.:The Solution w/ DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez:.

February 2017 -> The Solution turns 10!!! We’re celebrating a decade of the party all month long, starting on Friday, 2/3 at The Meadowlark…

Tags: #TheSolution10, DJ Lazy Eyez, DJ Low Key, DJ Sounds Supreme, Lazy Eyez, Sounds Supreme, The Meadowlark

Friday Nights -> The Solution w/DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez…All the best in hip hop & lots more, the party sounds like this…

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Saturday, 4/16 -> The Solution presents The 2016 Denver DMC Regional DJ Battle w/special guests DJ Chris Karns & DJ Revolution, hosts DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez and more at The Walnut Room…

REMINDER: The Walnut Room is significantly smaller than previous spots we’ve held the DMC at and we HIGHLY RECOMMEND getting a pre-sale ticket ahead of time, as there’s a very good chance the event will sell out. If it does sell out and we hit capacity, there’s nothing that me, DJ Lazy Eyez or the DJs competing can do to get you in, so please keep that in mind and grab a ticket sooner rather than later if you’re looking to check out the event.

Gonna be RIDICULOUS night, can’t wait to see what the battle, DJ Revolution and Chris Karns have in store for us!!!

.:Pre-sale tickets HERE:.

Tags: Denver DMC Regionals, Denver DMCs, DJ Chris Karns, DJ Lazy Eyez, DJ Low Key, DJ Revolution, DMCs, The Walnut Room

.:Download/stream the CRL CRRLL “Cheers (Big J. Beats Remix)”:.

Can’t get enough of this newness! Shouts to CRL CRRLL​ & Big J. Beats on this incredible remix of “Cheers”, the first release on The Solution Records!!!

Maybe you already heard it at The Solution​, Goodness w/DJ Low Key & friends​, at a recent live CRL CRRLL show, on Ultra5280​ or its radio premier via Venus Cruz​’s Jazz Odyssey Wednesdays on KUVO Jazz​ last week.

Maybe you got to the WAVE release party early and caught one of the 100 limited 6″ dub plates (b/w Mister Freedom’s super dope “Kevin Ware”) we gave away at last weekend’s Red Bull Sound Select​.

Regardless, the CRL CRRLL “Cheers (Big J. Beats Remix)” is now online for your listening pleasure! Big J. Beats’s take on our official party anthem is FANTASTIC – a triumphantly upbeat, disco funked out version that’s perfect for dance floors, late Summer BBQs and anywhere else celebratory vibes might be needed!!!

.:Download CRL CRRLL “Cheers (Big J. Beats Remix)”:.

P.S. Above is a download link posted for DJs, MP3s collectors and such as well as a stream, enjoy!

Tags: Big J Beats, CRL CRRLL, Mister Freedom, The Solution Records

Saturday, 3/21 at 3pm in Austin -> The Solution Rap Fan Showcase w/Fashawn, Exile & Choosey (of Dirty Science), Statik Selektah, Dee-1, Tef Poe, Tanya Morgan, Black Spade, Iman Omari & a whole lot more at La Barbecue! World renowned BBQ, free beer all day, giveaways from Akomplice & more during SXSW Music!!!

P.S. More info coming soon, but check the crazy dope lineup! Details for Austin Goodness, which takes places on Saturday 3/21 from 11am-5pm and features a RIDICULOUS lineup of DJs from all over the country, coming soon!!! Go ahead and save all of 3/21 for insanely good music, even better BBQ and free beer the whole day at La Barbecue…

Tags: Akomplice, Akomplice Clothing, DJ Low Key, DJ Trackstar, La Barbecue, Rap Fan, SXSW 2015, The Smoking Section, The Solution Showcase, The SX Solution Showcase

Thursday, 3/5 -> Red Bull Sound Select Denver w/Tokimonsta, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, CRL CRRLL & Fast4ward at Larimer Lounge, curated by DJ Low Key & hosted by Lazy Eyez! RSVP at RedBullSoundSelect.com to get in for only $3!!!

.:RSVP for FREE admission HERE:.

THURSDAY, 3/5 -> Last year, I had the honor of curating three Red Bull Sound Select shows in Denver, bringing out the legendary Bun B for a long overdue Denver debut, prodigious rapper Vic Mensa & Leather Chords for their first CO gigs and musical genius Exile and his Dirty Science crew, as well as featuring some of my all-time favorite Colorado artists & more. Now it’s 2015 and I’m super excited my first RBSS show of the new year; Tokimonsta, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, CRL CRRLL, Fast4ward & host Lazy Eyez at Larimer Lounge!!! While I’m a hip hop dude first and foremost, anyone who’s seen me DJ knows that my taste in music goes a lot deeper and this show is a great example, filled with incredible artists that have hip hop roots/elements/etc in their music, but make experimental music that doesn’t really fit into a box, in the best way possible.

If you’re not familiar, Tokimonsta‘s an INSANE producer/DJ from Los Angeles who debuted on Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder label after blowing cats away at RBMA years prior. Her “2 On” remix was probably the single best remix I heard in 2014 and her latest EP, Desiderium, stays in heavy rotation. The first single from Desiderium is called “Realla” & features the show’s other out of town guest, the unbelievably talented Anderson .Paak.

Formerly known as Breezy Lovejoy, Anderson .Paak put out both mine & Lazy Eyez’s favorite album of 2014, his stunning debut Venice. Soulfully drawing from a variety musical styles, Anderson’s music includes elements of R&B, rock, funk, house & more, but comes together for a sound that only he seems to be able to pull off. He’ll be rocking with his band The Free Nationals and based off of everything I’ve heard and the music, their live show is one of the best in music right now. Anderson also just dropped the first single from his upcoming collaboration No Worries project with Knxwledge on Stones Throw, check it below.

Multi-talented, experimental singer/songwriter/producer CRL CRRLL‘s sound is also hard to box in, covering everything from soulful dance tracks, emotive downtempo joints to sophisticated pop anthems with ease. Fast4ward rounds out the bill with his own, one-of-a-kind skills, combining everything from turntables and beatboxing to piccolos and live guitars to create one of the most entertaining live shows I’ve ever seen. Him and CRL CRRLL will be performing their own music, but they’ve also been collaborating in the studio and have a few surprises in store for us, so make sure to come out early to see what they have in store.

Things get started at 8pm sharp and with a super dope lineup, pretty small venue and Tokimonsta headlining, the show should fill up early, so I’d highly recommend getting there early. As if the stacked bill wasn’t enough, you can RSVP at RedBullSoundSelect.com for $3 entry (that’s right, only $3!!! Less than $1 per musical genius on-stage! It’s first come, first serve though, so get there early) and also get access to some great music, videos and more online. Otherwise, it’s still quite a deal at the $15 walk up price, just make sure you show up early, because being ready to pay a $15 cover does you no good at a sold out show. 18+/8pm/2712 Larimer Street.

.:RSVP for FREE admission HERE:.

P.S. Stay tuned for more great monthly Red Bull Sound Select shows and new music in Denver, curated by myself, Souls In Action & The UMS, all year long (plus more shows all over the country)!!!

Tags: Anderson Paak, CRL CRRLL, DJ Lazy Eyez, DJ Low Key, Fast4Ward, Larimer Lounge, Red Bull Sound Select, The Free Nationals, Tokimonsta

Sunday, 2/15 at 8pm -> The 2015 Solution Beat Battle w/special guests Khrysis (NC/Justus League) & Add-2 (Chicago/JAMLA Records), DJ House Shoes (LA/SCM), CRL CRRLL & Fast4wrd (performing together for the first time), a showcase set from 2014 winner DJ Matt Cassidy, host DJ Low Key & more!!! ‪Catch 12 of the area’s top producers bringing their A-game for the title! #‎TheSolution8‬…

SUNDAY, 2/15 at 8pm -> The Solution Beat Battle is back for our 4th annual production competition! Here are the 12 (mainly) Denver-based producers/beatmakers/musicians involved:

Rhyme Progression

Lejittbeatz

AG Flux

Skizzazz Skullface

Sean Kim

One Flu Over

Milky.WAV

Big J Beats

Mikey Fresh

DJ Paradox

EC3

Mike Lowry

Prizes include a $250 Akomplice prize package, photo shoot with Armando Geneyro, a Solution/Goodness prize package, press assistance from Hip Hop Roll Call  & more, check out previous Solution Beat Battles for more info. 21+ / $10 / Doors at 8pm.

#TheSolution8

Tags: #TheSolution8, Add-2, Beauty Bar Denver, CRL CRRLL, DJ House Shoes, DJ Matt Cassidy, Fast4wrd, Khrysis, The 2015 Solution Beat Battle, The Solution Beat Battle

Friday, 2/6 at 7pm -> The Solution’s 8 Year Anniversary Party + The Art Of Records IV:4 Decades Of Classics opening! DJ Low Key, Lazy Eyez & guest Sounds Supreme, classic album artwork reimagined by 15 of Denver’s best artists, live screenprinting by Filthe, Armando & Blake’s birthdays, live performances from CRL CRRLL and Yonnas of BLKHRTS, free Solution buttons, ZenOne & more at The Meadowlark!!! #TheSolution8…

FRIDAY, 2/6 at 7pm -> 8 years. Wow. Seems like just yesterday that me & Sounds Supreme started The Solution with no grand plans, just an idea to make the kind of party we wanted to go to and have doing it. At the time, we didn’t know quite what that was, but we knew we were tired of playing the same top 40 records for whatever crowd happened to walk into the club/bar that offered us the most money on a Friday night. The Solution wasn’t the first time either of us tried to start our own party, but somehow we were able to use everything we had learned from previous attempts to promote our own events, combine that with a large amount of youthful determination and somehow get the party of to a good enough start to ride through the initial struggle that starting anything different and unique can be.

Over the last 8 years, we’ve bounced around venues, Sounds Supreme fell back from weekly duties and Lazy Eyez joined the party, we added our official photographer Knower Of The Ledge, we’ve thrown a bunch of offshoot events and done of lot of pretty damn cool stuff, that frankly, I wouldn’t have ever considered a possibility when our little party started. All the changes and particularly the success we’ve had since partnering up with The Meadowlark (who we can’t praise enough) have us hungrier than ever and excited about how far we can take the party. That’s led us to film a video for CRL CRRLL’s “Cheers”, launch a small Solution Records label to release music we believe in and constantly strive to upgrade everything we can about the party. Hopefully you’ll dig some of the new projects we work on as we try to figure out what exactly the next level is and take the party there.

If you follow us or come out regularly, I’m sure you’ve noticed that we praise and shout out our crowd constantly. We know that there are DJs trying to throw cool niche parties like The Solution all over the world that don’t pan out, often times because there’s not a musically inclined, open-minded crowd coming out to help get the party off the ground, and we know that we could very easily be in the same boat without your love and support, so on that note, let me thank you on behalf of the whole crew for an INCREDIBLE 8 years and cheers to many, many more Denver!!! – DJ Low Key

So anyway, let’s talk 2015 and all the great stuff we have lined up to celebrate our 8 year anniversary! On an all month long note, we’re excited to bring together an all-star lineup of Denver favorites for The Art Of Records IV:4 Decades Of Classics, the latest in our ongoing art show series based around reimaginations of classic album art and the vinyl records the sound and art are immortalized on. 2/6/15 is the show’s opening party and to make sure there’s ample time for everyone to take in the artwork before things get too crazy, we’re going to be starting the party early, at 7pm, for First Friday fun. Check out the fantastic lineup of artists we have contributing to the show:

Joseph Martinez
Karma Leigh
Meeg Conroy
Thomas Evans
Jaime Molina
Michael Coriano
Tristan Minton
Patrick Hansen
Delton Demarest
Filthe
El Marsito
Dunn The Signtologist
Rawh
Dread
TiredPirate

On top of the beautiful surroundings, we’ll be welcoming party co-founder Sounds Supreme out to join weekly residents DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez on the turntables for what’s sure to be some inspired music. We’re excited to start getting Sounds Supreme back involved in the party with monthly guest spots, so stay tuned for more from him. We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of our two favorite photographers, official Solution photographer Knower Of The Ledge aka Armando Geneyro and his #TheyShootn associate Blake Jackson. Both of these guys have taken a ton of great photos of the party & probably you if you’re a party regular, so make sure to wish them the best and grab them a birthday drink or two.

As if that wasn’t enough, Filthe is going to bless us with live ‘bring your own shirt’ screenprinting once again!!! Bring a tee, sweatshirt, hoodie, sweatpants, etc and he’ll customize it into fresh new Solution gear, on us!!! Don’t have a shirt to bring in? Don’t worry, we’ll have some available for sale too! Check out the picture above from last time around (when he helped us retire our previous logo) for a taste. We also had to bring in two longtime friends of the party to do some quick, mid-party performances of their party anthems. CRL CRRLL will be performing “Cheers”, party favorite and the first single from the upcoming Solution Tape #2 and Yonnas from BLKHRTS will be performing “Porties”, their super dope club anthem from last year. We’ll also have some nice new Solution buttons, hot off the press, as well as party photos by Knower Of The Ledge & ZenOne. Whew. That was a lot. Gonna be a classic night, don’t miss it!!! Things kick off at 7pm, no cover until 11pm & just $5 after. 2701 Larimer Street.

Tags: #TheSolution8, BLKHRTS, CRL CRRLL, DJ Low Key, Lazy Eyez, Sounds Supreme, The Art Of Records, The Art Of Records IV, The Meadowlark, The Solution, Yonnas Abraham

Sunday, 2/15 -> The 2015 Solution Beat Battle at Beauty Bar Denver!!! Producers, see how to enter below & stay tuned for more info and headliner announcements shortly…

Producers, beatmakers, musicians & such, if you’d like to enter The 2015 Solution Beat Battle, here’s what you need to do by midnight on Tuesday , 2/10.  Please send either:

-A soundcloud link to 3+ of your beats
or
-An e-mail with 3 beats attached
or
-A streaming link to a project you produced

and

-a photo of yourself (to be posted when the competitors are announced)

and

-a short bio

to:

thesolutionbeatbattle <at> denversolution (dot) com

No application fee necessary.  Once again, the submission deadline is Tuesday, 2/10 at midnight.  Participants will be announced on Wednesday, 2/11 by midnight. More info, prizes & headliners announcements coming next week, check out previous Solution Beat Battles for more info.

#TheSolution8

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Music/entertainment site Axs.com says The Solution w/DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez “never misses the mark” & “when you want to see, be seen and dance the night away, there’s really no other destination in town”! Thanks Axs!!!

Many thanks to music/ticketing/entertainment web site Axs.com for the kind words and mentioning The Solution w/DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez as their Friday pick in their recent ‘Party every night in Denver with these hip-hop events‘ article. Here’s what they had they say about us ->

Fridays | The Solution | Meadowlark | No cover before 11

The Solution at the Meadowlark (2701 Larimer Street, Denver) is an event that gets talked about repeatedly, as it never misses the mark. Catch the weekly dance party that is always graced by the ever-impressive DJ Low Key and DJ Lazy Eyez, and what’s more, they often book some amazing talent as they pass through town. Beyond the music, The Solution often boasts art showcases and other innovative offerings including the upcoming show for Blake Jackson. When you want to see, be seen and dance the night away, there’s really no other destination in town, just beware, the party is always documented with fresh photos.

Read the full article HERE & don’t miss The Solution w/DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez, every Friday night at The Meadowlark & beyond!!!

Tags: Axs.com, DJ Lazy Eyez, DJ Low Key, The Meadowlark, The Solution