GS BOYZ vs DAN DEACON

ABX - Stanky Ghost (GS Boyz vs Dan Deacon)
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FLO RIDA vs MSTRKRFT

ABX - 1000 Times Right Round (Flo Rida vs MSTRKRFT)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US: The Hood Internet is two years old today. Like most two-year-olds, we've already dropped some 250 tracks, a bunch of mixtapes, and are able to form three to four word sentences. Look forward to more bullshit in year three!

BLACKALICIOUS vs BEN WEAVER

DJ STV SLV - Red Red Feel (Blackalicious vs Ben Weaver)
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BUSTA RHYMES vs SUNNI-GEINI

DJ STV SLV - Sunni Money (Busta Rhymes vs Sunni-Geini)
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BIG TYMERS vs YEAH YEAH YEAHS

ABX - Still Fly Like A Dragon (Big Tymers vs Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
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THE HOOD vs SXSW 2009

We're heading back down to Austin for this year's SXSW festivities. Got a handful of shows, and here they are in one convenient JPEG:



THURSDAY 3/19 we'll be at the Lose Control Party which has a completely ridiculous lineup over its three-day span. Not sure when we're on yet but the party goes from 2pm until 2am, and here's the rest of the Thursday bill: The Twelves, Don Rimini, Juiceboxx, Jokers Of The Scene, Mickey Factz, We Have Band, Designer Drugs, Codebreaker, Kap10kurt, Kap Bambino, Jeremy Dawson (of Shiny Toy Guns), Nomathmatics, Richard Gear, Culture Prophet, Ocelot, Saskeii, Bradley D. FREE with RSVP. Canvas Bar & Gallery, 105 E 5th St, Suite 113.

FRIDAY 3/20 our friends THE FMLY have the second night of their "Two Nights In Austin" blowout. The Hood will be hanging out for a while DJing in-between sets by: Japanther, Reverse X-Rays, DD/MM/YYYY, The Death Set, Honey Claws, and Ninjasonik. FREE with RSVP. Hi-Lo, 301 W 6th St.

SATURDAY 3/21 in the daytime we'll be at Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River) for Coffee! No Pants? which has a stellar lineup: Chairlift, Titus Andronicus, Loney Dear, Princeton, Harlem Shakes, Wheat, Eli Paperboy Reed & The True Loves, and Lights On. We'll be DJing in-between sets along with Mr. F, and it's hosted by Eugene Mirman. FREE with RSVP. Then in the evening we'll be over at The Lodge (411 E 6th St) for It's Chicago with some of our hometown friends: Vyle, Kid Color, and Bald Eagle. That one is FREE and there's NO RSVP, holy shit.

CANDY COATED KILLAHZ vs GUI BORATTO

DJ STV SLV - Candy Coated Chromophobia (Candy Coated Killahz vs Gui Boratto)
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TONIGHT IN CHICAGO: It's yet another installment of our Information Superflyway residency at Sonotheque. This time the Hood will be joined by The Prairie Cartel DJs and Chips N Salsa, with visuals provided by Cliche.

THE HOOD vs CANADA: On Friday we'll be doing a Hood set on the late night for CMW at Wrongbar in Toronto, where the aforementioned Candy Coated Killahz will also be playing. (Here's the Facebook invite.) Then on Saturday we'll be up north at Blue Mountain during the Telus Triple Challenge with the Chi City homies Hollywood Holt and Million $ Mano.

KANYE WEST vs CAGE & AVIARY

DJ STV SLV - Touch The Television (Kanye West vs Cage & Aviary)
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GHOSTFACE KILLAH vs BEIRUT

ABX - Save Me Concubine (Ghostface Killah vs Beirut)
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