Pretty much for as long as I’ve been familiar with the term “d-bag,” I’ve felt that only true d-bags actually use the term “d-bag.” With that said, I felt like a real d-bag when I started using “d-bag” a lot, thanks to that one d-bag from State Cap, A.V., who toured with us and the Hi-Lifes last fall as our guitarist, and who was also the d-bag responsible for implementing “d-bag” into our daily conversation. Okay, now I just feel like a straight up douche.

Anyway, I was perusing SoHo with the iLLs yesterday when A.V. hit me up allllll the way from his new home in Mississippi to make me feel utterly useless, being that even while relocated to the South, he still managed to push out a mixtape with the rest of State Cap in Sac and SF.  And it is the HEAT!  Check out “Star of Wonder.”

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Amazing, right?  Now download the entire mixtape Apt. 78 NOW!

BONUS: State Cap ft. Dahlak “Gotta Know” (from last year’s mixtape Where is State Cap?)

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Add State Cap on le Tweets!

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After a long hiatus, our original keyboardist Nikki Hi-Life joins the band just in time for Dahlak’s farewell party in Sacramento tonight!  It’s a reunion of sorts, really…if you’re in town, roll through.  We leave the West Coast in 4 days.

Dahlak + the Hi-Lifes
2030 P St
Sacramento, CA
9pm

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What???? I thought we were on break???  Perhaps not.  Last night Dahlak caught a conference call with us to figure out our set for tonight’s show with Blu and UNI, and headed straight to rehearsal with the Hi-Lifes to prepare for tomorrow’s show in Sac.  Yessirreee, the Natural Electricity tour was a hit and we’re bringing it all back home now!  Tonight and tomorrow supposedly mark our last shows of the year, but you never know.

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Oyy, we’re finally getting around to digging up the footage from our recent Natural Electricity Tour!  Here’s the intro to our set, a new song written by Ruby, called “The Rebooty Shake.” The sound in the video’s a bit wacky but we really really liked the lights at this show.  More to come soon!

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Well, we’re approaching the end of the Natural Electricity Tour, and like always, we’ve been doing a horrible job of keeping y’all updated on our excursions.  The good news is that we’ve got loads of photos and footage both on and offstage, and we’ll be sure to put you on game as soon as we get some time to go through it all.

In the meantime, here’s some footage of an impromptu jam session that broke out in the Boston basement of our iLL-homies Invisible Inc., who rocked with us at our Boston College show on the 10th.  Definitely one of the highlights of the tour, members of iLL-Literacy, the Hi-Lifes, and Invisible Inc. all falling into a cypher that listed until the wee hours of the morning.  This is part one, and we’ve got some mo fo yo ass in the near future.  Keep it locked!!!!

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When iLL-Lit linked up with the Hi-Lifes we weren’t sure what the dynamic would be…and then within a few days we found ourselves piled into OJ’s truck with a swisher as he introduced us to Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain,” and decided, “Yeah, this is going to work just fine.”

Since then, the man has become the group’s backbone, whether on the drums, keys, vocals, or tossing random classics into the car speakers.  Now, as he turns 24 on the 24th, here’s a birthday present for y’all: OJ & Dahlak’s “Hey Girl,” off Dual Consciousness and one of the songs we’re taking on the road this tour:

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from:
10.04.08:
La Peña Cultural Center :: Berkeley, CA
Featuring iLL-Literacy, the Hi-Lifes & the Park
On October 4 iLL-Literacy and the Hi-Lifes debuted a condensed version of its fall season set, including the first public performance of “(Re)booty Shake” and the “Rainbow On My Ceiling” remix.
Photos by REHES.

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We’re the support act. Come.

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If you’re looking for the saucy live shows this week, the Bay is the place to be.  We begin:

Sun 9/28

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Yeahhhhh we were going to announce the rest of the tour dates this week but we got some more bookings.  Next week.  PROMISE.  In the meantime, BEHOLD: flyers of all colors!

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