HPSU Presents: Hartford's 375th: Still Wavy After All These Years

This is the party of the summer guys...you HAVE to be at this event. In honor of Hartford's 375th Aniversary, The Wadsworth Atheneum & Hartford Party Starters are throwing a free, all ages show at The Bushnell Park Performance Pavilion in downtown Hartford on Friday, July 23rd. The show will be starting at 5...so sneak outta work early and bring your drinkin shoes. There will be a beer garden on site for those 21+(beer provided by Black Bear Saloon) and there will also be food vendors on Trinity St. DJ Rizzla will be spinning all night. Here is the Facebook Group for more info and check them out on their Twitter. This event is going to be so big, it even has its own website. Check out http://www.stillwavy375.com/

Now, on to the goods. Janelle Monae will be headling. I told you about her in May, her album 'The Archandroid' has so much funk and soul. Their live act is going to be so much fun, this girl has it all. Check out the video I posted of her on Late Night w. David Letterman, it was a flat out bad ass performance. You know she is the shit when theee Puff Daddy comes out bowing down to you. Her song Tightrope is one of my favorites this year. James Brown + Outkast= Janelle Monae

Holy Ghost! hail from Brooklyn. Nick Millhise and Alex Frankel are known for their 2008 hit “Hold On” and Moby, MGMT and Cut Copy remixes. Holy Ghost! bring their melodic, throwback style and love for old-school synthesizers to their infectious new single, “I Will Come Back,” out on Green Label Sound. 

Tobacco is part of Black Moth Super Rainbow, this is his solo project. Tobacco distinguishes himself as a master of jagged beats, glowing melodies, and pronounced tension. The new album Manic Meat is available now. I am most excited to see them live at the event, should be a killer set.

Maluca is a Dominican artist signed to Mad Decent, the record label started by Diplo. She released an EP for her single, El Tigeraso, in August 2009 consisting of the single and remixes by Feadz, Giant Man, Sticky K, and Nguzu Nguzu.

Cubic Zirconia has played for HPSU once before. They also killed it this year at SXSW. CZ have a very energetic upbeat tempo and they get the crowd movin. Their stage presence is not one to be beat out.