Trillectro 2013 | DC’s Hip-Hop/Electronic Music Festival

[This article was originally written by asamp at ClanEclectic.com.]

Everything’s a debate these days. Kobe vs. Lebron. Morehouse vs. Howard (we all know the answer to this one). And even Godfather vs. Godfather Part 2 (We’ll pretend the third one didn’t happen). All that being said, what could possibly be the best thing about Trillectro—DC’s annual hip-hop/electronic mash up music fest? It could obviously be the collection of two usually separate genres of music, joining forces for a day-long concert series. Or it could be the dozens of amazing DC food trucks lined up and an endless supply of DC Brau for the people. Quite frankly, it could even be the name. Regardless of your motivation for attending, Trillectro 2013 will undoubtedly have something for everyone.

Following the last summer’s inaugural show, the good people from DCtoBC [Modi, Quinn & Marty] have started right where they left off with a very creative marketing blitz like none we’ve seen before…unless you saw last year’s. Also, the Phase 1 lineup was released not too long ago and again, no matter the musical taste, there will be something for everyone.

Confirmed so far (in alphabetical order):
Alex Young • A$AP Ferg • Carnage
DJ Sliink • Gent & Jawns • Ghost Beach
Gold Room • King Chip • Nadastrom
Travi$ Scott • Salva

Now, I don’t know about you, but just the chance of hearing A$AP Ferg perform Work live is worth the price of admission. This year’s festival is taking place at the Half Street Fairgrounds in DC on August 17th from 12 noon – 9:00 pm and additional acts will be released as we get closer to the date. For DC locals or those making the trip, the show takes place outside Nationals Park at the Fairgrounds/Bullpen. Check the video below to see what happened last year. It was nuts.

That video alone should provide enough motivation to get you there. But just in case it didn’t, head over to Trillectro.com and join the mailing list or catchTrillectro on Twitter. See you at the Fairgrounds.

The Win That Almost Wasn't.

"A win is a win."
For the first time in my football career, as an athlete or a fan, I disagree with this statement. We ended this weekend's game against Tennessee with more points than the Volunteers, but we still lost. Just in case you missed the craziest ending I've ever seen in a football game:

Wow.

I really don't know what to say. We're at 5-0 and undefeated but we could easily be
3-2, if not worse. I really hope that Jordan Jefferson can regain his starting spot and that our defense can keep us in games because Florida's gonna be tough this weekend.

But I can't REALLY complain. We're 5-0, ranked 12^th and 9^th and in first place in the SEC West. Besides that, Saturday's crowd of 92,932 was the fifth largest in school history. We get some continuity on offense and remain undefeated and...

2 Dope Songs, 2 WEIRD Videos

I love new music as much as the next guy but there's just something really weird about these two videos. I mean, the songs are pretty dope but the videos are just strange. One of the two is obviously worse that the other but still. What do you think??
His Orchestra - Black Coffin
[Note: I played the cello as a kid and that see-through joint at 0:19 is ill.]

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks [This one is weird.]

This is proof that I'm in desperate need of some new hip hop.
New Ghostdini shit coming soon...