If you’ve never been to the Great International Beer Fest, let me tell you first hand, it’s well worth the price of admission—even if the ticket price has steadily increased since the festival’s first year in Rhode Island. The event guarantees delicious yuppie-made pizza courtesy of Pizza Pie-er, unlimited sampling of 200+ brews from around the world, and, if you’re one of the many festival-goers who insist on getting what you paid for, a number of poor decisions throughout the rest of the evening.

The latter of those three may not be the most convincing reason to visit the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence tomorrow night, but the fact that Poorly Drawn People will be performing during the evening session (6:30-10pm) of Beer Fest should be enough to convince any 401 Hip-Hop regular with a hankering for excessive consumption of alcohol.

Featured brewers, ticket purchasing, and all other additional information is available at the Beer Fest website.

Click for more info.

From Storm Davis:

“Unless you were one of the throngs who paid extra wide cash to peep us at Lupo’s on Cinco De Mayo, it’s been two months since you were able to see us do our little song-and-dance in Providence. We apologize for neglecting you so long, we figured we could use a dose of anticipation-building ’round these parts.

But wait no longer.

SATURDAY JUNE 20
LOCAL 121 – SPEAKEASY (downstairs)
121 Washington St
Providence RI
$5 / 21+ / Doors 10pm

POORLY DRAWN PEOPLE
[Storm Davis / Reason / Dox]
DEZMATIC & SEEZMICS
DOOMFIST
hosted by CAS UNO & ESH of Labeless Illtelligence

Plus old school classics to nod ya head to (and such) provided by a rotating crew of deejays, all in the cozy confines of 121’s underground Speakeasy area.

SeezMics is the homie from Educated Consumers (you may have seen him rock solo at Dox’s Excursions night at Tazza a few months back, or caught them with us and Eyedea & Abilities last year at the late, great Living room). Dezmatic is Seez’s homie from Albany NY, and Doomfist are Dez’s peoples. You know Cas & Esh from all over the place, most recently from joining the party that is Motion Not Emotion. It’s all rather Kevin Bacon-esque. And entertaining as fuck. Come have some fun with us.”

If you haven’t heard, the Providence Phoenix is holding its annual Best Music Poll and they’re looking for your votes. Not only is the hip-hop section full of heavy hitters waiting for your vote, some of RI’s finest hip-hop minds are also up for awards in other sections as well.

Best Hip Hop Act Nominees:

Chachi
Jon Hope
Labeless Illtelligence
Poorly Drawn People
Romen Rok
Theo

Vote here:

http://thephoenix.com/BMP/Providence/vote/HipHopAct/

Best DJ/Electronica Act Nominees:

Joe Beats
DJ Sterbyrock
DJ Therion

Vote here:

http://thephoenix.com/BMP/Providence/vote/DJElectronicaAct/#TOPCONTENT

Best Song Nominee:

Theo, for “Say It Right”

Vote here:

http://thephoenix.com/BMP/Providence/vote/Song/#TOPCONTENT

Click for more info and another dope flyer, too

THURSDAY, MAY 21ST

21+

9PM-1AM, $3 Cover

Tazza Caffe, 250 Westminster Street

Providence, RI

Doors @ 9pm | $7 | All Ages | Firehouse 13, 41 central st, Providence, RI | Performances by: Poorly Drawn People, Axe Butane, Metermaids, RADIx, Los Wunder Twins Del Rap | Hosted by: Esh & Casuno | Music by: DJ SterbyRock

The powerhouse crew known as Poorly Drawn People are about to drop some new* hotness on you at the end of the month. check out www.myspace.com/motionnotemotion for more information. The album boasts 12 brand new tracks.

PROS OF COMING TO SEE US OVER DIPLO
There is no cover
Our t-shirts don’t look like Z. Cavaricci fall line
The bartenders and waitresses are pretty fly @ 121
We play hip hop, not caricatures of it
We don’t cater to your coke-addled lifestyle

CONS OF COMING TO SEE US OVER DIPLO
The word “pussy” will not be shouted repeatedly over 140-bpm 808 kicks
Words like “MGMT” and “Uffie” sound really foreign to us.
We don’t cater to your coke-addled lifestyle

THis is a new huge festival and well its not all hip hop but Joey Beats and PDP are performing.

for the times and information please hit the read more link!

Main Stage:
Bank of America City Center
w/ Master of Ceremonies: Diamond Dan White
1:00 PM – Zebras
2:00 PM – Alec K. Redfern & The Eyesores
3:00 PM – Cold War
4:00 PM – The ‘Mericans
5:00 PM – The Danger Danger Birds
5:05 PM – General Burnside’s Best Facial Hair Contest
5:30 PM – Providence Roller Derby
Killah Bees (RI) vs Skate Free or Die (NH)
7:00 PM – FreshKills
8:00 PM – The Chinese Stars
9:00 PM – Swiss Chemistry Club (Tim O’Keefe & Hoska)
10:00 PM – Mahi Mahi

Fringe Stage:
Burnside Park at Kennedy Plaza
1:00 PM – Spoken Word Showcase hosted by Christopher Johnson
2:00 PM – Poorly Drawn People
3:00 PM – Area C
4:00 PM – Channel Zero
5:00 PM – Make-Up Break-Up
6:00 PM – Badman
7:00 PM – RI2PN Dance Showcase
8:20 PM – Triangle Forest
9:05 PM – BellaMinx Burly-Q
9:15 PM – Joey Beats
10:00 PM – Ty Jesso

Tunnel of Lumina
Directly behind Bank of America City Center:
1:00 PM – Films with Live Soundtracks
2:00 PM – DJ Dublin
3:00 PM – Nick De Paris
4:00 PM – Joel
5:00 PM – Gregor
6:00 PM – Morgan Louis
7:00 PM – Ted James
8:00 PM – DJ Flack
9:00 PM – Gil Kuruneri
10:00 PM – DJ C

Grant’s Block:
Across from Tazza Cafe
(Between Westminster, Weybosset and Union Streets)
4:00 PM – Anthony Loffredio of Barn Burning
4:55 PM – Chris Rosenquest
5:50 PM – Matt Everett
6:45 PM – Chris Monti
7:40 PM – Ben Pilgrim & Mary Bee
8:30 PM – ACME Video Animation & Film Showcase

June, 20 2008 at as220
115 empire street, Providence, Rhode Island
Cost : $6

Performances by: 90sevan, Brzowski, Poorly Drawn People, Labeless Illtelligence, Outwrite and Jotsone.

also there is an open mic from 8pm to 9pm

Poorly Drawn People — Dox, Storm Davis, Entity, Reason, and DJ Sterby Rock — are crafting an aesthetic, and monstrous reputation, for the best damn hip-hop around. Davis, the de facto spokesman, attributes their success to a variety of factors, but one element in particular: “Ninety-eight percent of it has to do with the fact that we actually, sincerely don’t give a shit what anybody thinks,” says Davis. “Don’t get us wrong — we love validation, praise, applause, and whatever else people want to give us. But if we’re happy with it, we don’t care what anyone thinks.”

PDP met through mutual friends in the area hip-hop network. “The more time we spent together, the more respect we developed for each other,” says Davis. “Every time we played, I would get wowed. We thought about it: among us we could have four teams of one, or one team of four. That’s how we came together.” And the union grows more potent and effective each time they open their mouths. Their latest mix tapes, including Shoot for the Stars, Hit the Ceiling and Nothing Stays Gold, have been flying out and signs point to some serious success. “There’s no shortage of good feelings about ourselves,” admits Davis. “People wonder how you can fit this many gigantic egos into one room!” Many in the hip-hop arena feel that, despite those expectations, PDP is knocking on a special door. “We really want to be put on the field with the best, to see how we measure up” says Davis.

So what is PDP looking for? “Right now, time and money are the only things holding us back.”
— Bob Gulla

The original article can be found here: http://thephoenix.com/BMP/Providence/HipHopAct/