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May 3, 2012
James Ray
Inspiration Motivation Aspiration
Self-released
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April 17, 2012
Sounds on 29th drops new episodes
Have some time to kill today in the old cube farm? Here's something to keep you busy all afternoon. Sounds on 29th, the local-centric CPT-12 music series, which premiered last fall and is brought to us by the folks behind the Brass Tree Sessions and Out of Order, has posted four new episodes with a ... More >>
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February 20, 2012
Artopia through the eyes and ears of a virgin
Aaron ThackerayYonnas Abraham of BLKHRTS at Artopia 2012. Looking over the schedule for Artopia, it quickly becomes clear that it is impossible to see everything. Choices must be made and none of them are easy. To wait until the end of the set; or make sure that you catch the beginning of the next ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
BLKHRTS drop CHRCH and prepare for the release of BEAST and Junkie
Better get your Sunday best, BLKHRTS are taking you to CHRCH.BLKHRTS are on a pretty solid run right now. Just before the first of the year, Yonnas Abraham released Sextape, and here we are barely into the new year and the trio has prepared an onslaught of material poised to color the entire ... More >>
Music
December 22, 2011
Denver's best music releases of 2011
Better get your Sunday best, BLKHRTS are taking you to CHRCH.BLKHRTS are on a pretty solid run right now. Just before the first of the year, Yonnas Abraham released Sextape, and here we are barely into the new year and the trio has prepared an onslaught of material poised to color the entire ... More >>
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December 18, 2011
Review: Yonnas Abraham, Sextape release party at Theory Practice, 12/16/11
Britt ChesterYonnas Abraham at Practice Theory (aka Conceited Bastards)YONNAS ABRAHAM @ THEORY PRACTICE | 12/16/11Yonnas Abraham unleashed the sex beast at Theory and Practice art gallery for the release of Sexape, and the display was spectacular. Yo unveiled the artwork for the project -- steam ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Yonnas Abraham's Sextape release party, 900 LB Gorilla cypher and more this weekend
Yonnas Abraham's Sextape finally sees the light of day tonight at Theory Practice.Ah, yes, the week is finally over. This Weekend Party Tipsy Sheet is brimming with all the sex, booze and music you need to heat things up on a cold, December weekend. Before the holiday rush officially kicks ... More >>
Music
December 15, 2011
Yonnas Abraham shares his sexcapades on Sextape
Yonnas Abraham's Sextape finally sees the light of day tonight at Theory Practice.Ah, yes, the week is finally over. This Weekend Party Tipsy Sheet is brimming with all the sex, booze and music you need to heat things up on a cold, December weekend. Before the holiday rush officially kicks ... More >>
Music
November 17, 2011
Beadebe
Small Ax
Self-released
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November 2, 2011
Yonnas Abraham's SEXTAPE due out December 16. Abraham releasing a song a week until then
In preparation for the release of his long-awaited SEXTAPE EP, Yonnas Abraham of The Pirate Signal and BLKHRTS is releasing a song a week leading up to the day the six-song debut is released: December 16. While the songs -- "Try," the first track, which dropped on September 11, and "Suicide," ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Fresh local hip-hop from Mr. Midas, Yonnas Abraham and Spoke In Wordz, and Rockie
Mr. Midas and Ruckus pay tribute to their Grandma on "Tender Kisses"The rap that's out this week is all over the place, in the clubs, perched on precariously high ledges and, as always, in the motherfucking streets, son. Mr. Midas puts moving pictures to his song "Tender Kisses" for a video t ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Get a sneak peek of Vol. 6, the latest installment of Joe Thunder's Mile High Madness series
The trailer for Mile High Madness Volume 6, which features "Get It," a new track from Yonnas Abraham, FOE and Whygee, is pretty much the most gangsta thing you'll probably see all week. In addition to appearances by a slew of local hip-hop acts, including DJ Ear Attent, DJ Shor-T, GirlGrabbers, The ... More >>
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August 11, 2011
BLKHRTS taking West Coast by storm
Eric GruneisenBLKHRTS (FOE, Karma and Yonnas Abraham): Move over. It's time for the big takeover.Brace yourself: Looks like the word is out on BLKHRTS. After an enviable co-sign from Jeff Weiss -- an extemely well regarded West Coast blogger who also write for the Los Angeles Times -- on the ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
Review: BLKHRTS at Old Curtis St. Bar, 8/6/11
Eric GruneisenBLKHRTS: FOE, Karma and Yonnas AbrahamBLKHRTS at OLD CURTIS ST. BAR | 8/6/11In advance of this show, BLKHRTS spread the word that there would be a sacrificial ceremony to kick off its tour. Considering the names of the opening acts and the lyrical content of the band's music, th ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
BLKHRTS cordially invite you to dress in black and attend their sacrificial blessing ceremony
Leave it to the often brilliant, overstimulated, complicated mind of Yonnas Abraham to come up with something completely creative on the fly that nobody else would even remotely have thought of -- much less be able to facilitate -- to turn what might otherwise be just another show for any oth ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
A first look at The Pirate Signal's new video for "Love in the Time of Swine Flu"
If reading about the various artistic exploits of Yonnas Abraham has grown somewhat wearisome, you might want to go ahead and stop reading this post right now. Yesterday, we unwittingly stirred the ire of one particularly Concerned Fan with our item about the new BLKHRTS track. We suspect tha ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
A first look at "Flux," Deca's new Eric Heights video featuring Yonnas Abraham
If you're jonezin' for some fresh hip-hop this morning, take a minute and check out The Veil from Deca, a burgeoning bi-coastal-by-way-of-Denver rhyme giant. Lest you think we're merely gassing him up, you should know that while his debut, The Hedonist, is now considered a classic by many, ho ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
A first look at "The Saga of Dirty Street Kids," The Pirate Signal's brand new video
If you didn't happen to catch this a few weekends ago at the Meadowlark, brace yourself: You are in for one hell of a treat. Gripping from the opening frames, this video for "The Saga of Dirty Street Kids" is a cut above everything else we've seen locally in recent memory.
Music
January 20, 2011
BLKHRTS
BLK S BTFL
Self-released
Blogs
January 10, 2011
BLKHRTS Ball at Glob, 01/08/11
BLKHRTS With The Pirate Signal, Lust-Cats of the Gutters Flashlights and PDRBLK 01.10.11 | Glob Yonnas Abraham has often referred to BLKHRTS as a "gang" and flippantly pointed out how formidable and imposing the crew -- which also includes King FOE and Karma - is. From only minor cameos, t ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
A first listen: It's a "BLKHRTS PRTY" this weekend, and the vowels aren't invited
Todd Roeth BLKHRTS, the vowel-less brainchild of The Pirate Signal frontman Yonnas Abraham, brings together three MCs of beautifully dark proportions. The concept of the group ebbs and flows between the havoc in the world of goth and the grit found most typically in hip-hop.
Music
January 6, 2011
BLKHRTS brings three MCs together for some really good rap
Todd Roeth BLKHRTS, the vowel-less brainchild of The Pirate Signal frontman Yonnas Abraham, brings together three MCs of beautifully dark proportions. The concept of the group ebbs and flows between the havoc in the world of goth and the grit found most typically in hip-hop.
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January 6, 2011
Download "Stop zzZZZin" by Deca and Timeline
What are we less than a week into the New Year, and already it's shaping up to be a hot year, especially in the world of local hip-hop. If you haven't heard, BLKHRTS are releasing their debut EP this weekend in the company of The Pirate Signal, who will be showing off its revampted lineup. De ... More >>
Music
December 16, 2010
Jagwire
Unreleased Tension
Self-released
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December 2, 2010
Blackhearts become BLKHRTS and prepare to release debut, BLK S BTFL (Black Is Beautiful)
A little over a month ago, we wrote about the impending reinvention of The Pirate Signal and reported that frontman Yonnas Abraham would be shortening his own stage name to just Yo, followed by various punctuation, to be determined by the context. Well, now it seems his other outfit, Blackhea ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Local reaction to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West's acclaimed new album
Kanye West released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy yesterday amid rave reviews -- Pitchfork gave it a perfect ten rating, Spin gave it nine out of ten stars, Rolling Stone gave it five stars, Urb gave it four and a half out of five stars, and XXL has reportedly given the album an XXL ratin ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
Doomtree at Marquis Theater, 11/05/10
Britt Chester DOOMTREE With Yonnas Abraham 11.05.10 | Marquis Theater Doomtree, the hip-hop consortium out of Minneapolis, rocked the house for a sold out crowd on Friday at the Marquis. There's seven members of the rap crew (nine, including producers), so what began as individual displays ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Brace yourself for Yonnas Abraham's Sextape and the reinvention of The Pirate Signal
Sara Ford Yonnas Abraham of The Pirate Signal has been busy revamping the look and feel of his group, adding a new DJ and guitarist, along with a ton of new material. A new album titled, You're Always Leaving Me, is in the works and due out sometime after the first of the year. In keeping wi ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
#COHIPHOP Unity Concert 2 at Quixote's
#COHipHop Unity Concert 2 08.05.10 | Quixote's True Blue A strong hip-hop vibe permeated the air at Quioxte's last night -- fitting, since we were all there for the #COHipHop Unity Concert 2. Before everything got going in earnest, a cluster of performers and beat battle contestants choppe ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
The Pirate Signal and DJ Awhat part ways
Aaron ThackerayThe Pirate Signal at the Import Warehouse this past weekend From the possibility of the Nathan & Stephen reunion becoming more than just a one-off proposition to former Speakeasy Tiger frontwoman Kyle Simmons making her debut with her new band Boys, we heard several intriguing ... More >>
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May 21, 2010
Mane Rok's The Ugly Truth: Backbeat presents an exclusive advance listen (CD release party tonight!)
This Friday night at Cervantes' Other Side with his ManeLine co-hort Deejay Tense, Mane Rok is set to drop The Ugly Truth, his eagerly anticipated solo debut. Recorded, engineered and mixed by 3 the Hardway's Es Nine over the course of the past six months at his House of Waxx Studios, the a ... More >>
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April 30, 2010
Backbeat presents: An exclusive first listen to No Weak Heart Shall Prosper from The Pirate Signal
Don't miss The Pirate Signal's CD release show tomorrow night at the Marquis with The Sunset Curse, F.O.E., Karma and Haven (of Blackhearts), Flowers From Her, DJ Musa & Peter Black. Forget everything you know about The Pirate Signal. Okay, well, perhaps not everything -- that's probably a li ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
Over the Weekend: The Chain Gang of 1974 at The Bluebird
The Chain Gang of 1974, The Pirate Signal, Pictureplane Friday, January 29 Bluebird Theatre The Chain Gang of 1974 By the time midnight rolled around on Friday night, the Bluebird was dark. A few stragglers stood by the doors. The marquee had already been changed for Saturday night. What had ... More >>
Music
January 7, 2010
Presenting a half-dozen acts worth keeping an eye on in 2010
The Chain Gang of 1974, The Pirate Signal, Pictureplane Friday, January 29 Bluebird Theatre The Chain Gang of 1974 By the time midnight rolled around on Friday night, the Bluebird was dark. A few stragglers stood by the doors. The marquee had already been changed for Saturday night. What had ... More >>
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December 15, 2009
The year in features: a handy link guide to all of the artists profiled in Westword this year
Bryce BoyerFlashback: Yonnas Abraham and DJ Awhat! (Alejandro Martinez) of the Pirate Signal were profiled this past JuneIn case you haven't noticed, we're all about local music. Surely, that's no huge revelation to anyone. After all, we do spend the bulk of our lives immersed in the sounds a ... More >>
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November 3, 2009
Animals At Risk remixes the Swayback
Matt Fecher isn't letting the grass grow under his feet. Although his hands are clearly already full with helping curate the Monolith Festival, Fecher, who DJs under the name Hot to Death, is constantly moving in a number of different creative directions at once it seems, from launching and hostin ... More >>
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October 30, 2009
Introducing: Blackhearts
Just a bit ago, Blackhearts, the thus far super secret collaboration between Yonnas Abraham of the Pirate Signal, F.O.E. and Karma, made its online debut with a track called "Bloodlines of That Gangsta Shhh." According to Abraham, the still burgeoning outfit will expand to include collaborations ... More >>
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September 13, 2009
Monolith 2009, Day Two: The Mars Volta, Chromeo, MSTRKRFT, Phoenix and more
Monotonix set off the SoCo stage. Elsewhere: See reviews and photos from Day One. We're back on the Rocks for what, so far anyway, is looking to be a much more pleasant day than Saturday. In case you missed yesterday's festivities, it was viciously cold and wet, and not at all conducive to ... More >>
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June 17, 2009
Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist - 06.10.09
With all the Showcase hoopla last week, a few of our normal features slipped through the cracks, including this one, wherein I provide you with a rundown of the radio show and then offer up the playlist for your consumption. A week removed, honestly, I can't really remember too much about the show o ... More >>
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June 15, 2009
Westword Music Showcase: How I saw thirty bands in five hours and lived to tell about it
Photo by Bert Ross For this year's Saturday's Westword Music Showcase, I told myself I was going to take it easy. No running around like an idiot, trying to see as many acts as possible. Instead, I would move at a leisurely pace, sampling and savoring instead of trying to gorge myself on as much mu ... More >>
Music
June 11, 2009
Meet the Pirate Signal, one of Denver's most compelling hip-hop acts
Photo by Bert Ross For this year's Saturday's Westword Music Showcase, I told myself I was going to take it easy. No running around like an idiot, trying to see as many acts as possible. Instead, I would move at a leisurely pace, sampling and savoring instead of trying to gorge myself on as much mu ... More >>
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April 27, 2009
Moving Pictures: Casselman's Bar & Venue, MBV, Autumn Film, Primasonic, Maris the Great, Adai, To Be Eaten and Dualistics
'Twas yet another sensational weekend for music in the MHC. Kicked the weekend off by having a few drinks at Casselman's Bar & Venue on Walnut, the latest addition to the Ballpark neighborhood -- or as owner Matt Casselman prefers, "NoDo." The place has tons of potential thanks to an attached th ... More >>
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March 26, 2009
A useless apology to the Pirate Signal
Chad Fahnestock A brief story: Our Best of Denver issue came out this week, and among the winners was the Pirate Signal, for their hip-hop mixtape Of Gods and Gangsters, Vol. 1. So as the lowly web editor, I included their photo in a slideshow I put together of the arts and entertainment winners. H ... More >>
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March 16, 2009
Over the Weekend: The Pirate Signal at the Marquis Theater
Photo by Chad FahnestockDJ Beretta, D. Allie, Dante, Air Dubai, Mane Rok and the Pirate SignalMarch 13, 2009Marquis TheaterBetter Than: Puking up green beer outside Scruffy Murphy'sEntering the Marquis Theater on Larimer Street on Saturday night was like stepping into a warm, dry bungalow after bein ... More >>
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March 10, 2009
Pirate Signal continuing to make moves
From the sounds of it, the Pirate Signal has been working overtime. Fresh on the heels of wowing crowds at this year's Sundance film festival, preceded by a string of dates supporting 3OH!3 last fall, the act is headlining a stellar bill at the Marquis Theater this Saturday, March 14, that also feat ... More >>
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January 8, 2009
The Pirate Signal invades Sundance. Takes no prisoners.
Goodness gracious. Our man Yonnas Abraham has got his hustle down cold. Just received word that the Pirate Signal has been tapped as the house band in some fabuloso mansion during the Sundance film festival in Park City, which kicks off next week in Park City, Utah. Broseph is going to be throwing d ... More >>
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September 23, 2008
The Pirate Signal added as support for 3OH!3 tour
Goodness gracious. Our man Yonnas Abraham has got his hustle down cold. Just received word that the Pirate Signal has been tapped as the house band in some fabuloso mansion during the Sundance film festival in Park City, which kicks off next week in Park City, Utah. Broseph is going to be throwing d ... More >>
Music
June 26, 2008
Road Kill
Outrageous gas prices threaten to slow down touring acts.
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June 21, 2007
The F-Troop
This year�s Showcase was quite the earful.
Blogs
June 18, 2007
Review: Westword Music Showcase @ DC10 - 6/16/07
This year�s Showcase was quite the earful.
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