Thanks!

Hey, just wanted to thank everyone for the Birthday wishes, comments, and phone calls-  let's make this next year great, yeah?


-Always Believe-

Rikshaw

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Heart Of The City, Part 2

So, as many of you already know, I had never seen Jay-Z live before last night- always missed the previous tours, etc.- so I had to see this one-

Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z rocked last night at the Amway in Orlando.  I’m not a huge fan of Mary(I really dig her voice, but I only know a handful of songs from her) but she does put on a very emotionally powerful show, she’s up there singing her heart out-

And Jay.

Well, he kept the crowd up the whole time playing choice cuts off of everything from ’Reasonable Doubt’ right on up to ’American Gangster’- and of course I loved ’99 Problems’-

I posted some pics up on the page, I wish I could say they were mine, but they’re actually off of the Power 95.3 website(I was sitting a little more center of house)-

Check ’em out-


-Always Believe-

Rikshaw

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Heart Of The City

Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige tonight - I’m psyched!!!

Full show report to come afterwards-

-Always Believe-

Rikshaw

Encore Performance at Dr. B’s!

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to thank all of you that came out to my CD Release Party this past Friday at Dr. B's - it was a great show and we got great feedback on songs that most of the audience was hearing for the very first time.  I'd also like to send a giant thank you to AntBytes Records and Oniram Productions for all of their hard work, Lisa for all of her promotion and DJ Euro for rocking the stage with me- make sure to check out Euro's page at www.myspace.com/djeuromusic

ALSO, we were asked to come back and do a special Encore Performance this Wednesday, March 12th at Dr. B's!!!  Wednesday night is Ladies Night at Dr. B's with no cover as long as you're in the door before 11-

The self-titled album, 'The Rikshaw' will be available shortly on fye.com as well as other local stores- if you missed Friday's show, come on out to show support on Wednesday and check out the new tracks!

-Always Believe-

Rikshaw

CD’s are in!

The CD's are here at last and we're psyched for you to hear them! Come out to Dr. B's this Friday to pick up a copy, at $10 they're a steal! Lots and lots of new music comin' at ya and prepare to see an excellent show! Look forward to seeing you all out there and can't wait 'till you hear all the hot new tracks!

Always Believe,
-The Rikshaw

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IT’S HERE!!!!!!!!!
Current mood: excited

Well they're finally here. The day has come. We can't be any happier with the outcome. The past 2 years of writing, writing, and more writing, revisions, research, practice, and months spent in a small padded room (The vocal booth. Not an asylum. Although it may as well have been some days...) have led to what we are officially presenting to you. Posted right now are 5 of the 14 tracks off our new album. It's totally different to anything I've done before. The CD will be released officially on Friday March 7th at our CD release party at Dr. B's in Ocala, Fl. We are finalizing a deal with FYE right now to make this available to everyone worldwide and we'll keep you up to date as soon as the contracts are signed. The CD will be priced at $13.98 online and in stores, but we are having a release special. If you get it at the show it will only be $10! We have a lot of great news to bring you over the next couple of weeks, but we'll just give you some time to enjoy the new tracks.

Always Believe,
R

P.S.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE drop me a comment on what you think of the new sound. We are collecting comments for our web site update.

Peace.

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VERY soon...

It's been a LONG time coming, but things are now REALLY moving-

FIRST- Mark your calendars for FRIDAY, MARCH 7th for a CD RELEASE PARTY at Dr. B's!  No Cover, FREE drinks(with special Free Drink coupons available at Dr. B's), AND make sure you pick up a copy of the brand new cd!!!!

SECOND- Make sure to check out my page at the beginning of next week for some of the BRAND NEW TRACKS!  We've kept things on the low up until now but this will be the first chance for everyone to hear what we've been working on- COMPLETELY different from our previous tracks, have we got some surprises for you...

Spread the word about the show- we'll be giving out FREE DRINK tickets for the CD RELEASE PARTY - FRIDAY, MARCH 7 AT DR. B'S in Ocala!!!!


Always Believe,

-Rikshaw

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It’s been awhile...

It's been a long time since I've posted anything on here.  After writing and fighting through the creative process that is absolutely required to deliver something of quality, we are FINALLY - GETTING - CLOSE.

Much time has been spent writing and now recording an album that I can't wait for all of you to hear-  More news, including an upcoming CD RELEASE PARTY, to come VERY soon-

Also, check out this quote that caught my eye today- It says something important about anyone who refuses to sit on the sidelines:

"It is not the critic who counts:  not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better.  The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

Theodore Roosevelt

"Citizenship in a Republic,"
Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

You'll be hearing from me soon-


Always Believe,

- Rikshaw

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MAY 19th SHOW!!!!!

Hey everyone, here's the stats for the show on MAY 19th!!!!


A Benefit Concert for FAMU's BMCEP

Saturday, May 19th – 7PM
Citrus High School Cafeteria
600 W. Highland,Blvd
Inverness, FL 34452
Donations: $5.00 or MORE
Bar B Que and Beverages will be SOLD!!
Performing: S.W.A.V (Sisters With Anointed Voices); Remnant, The Rikshaw & Ramisu

This is a benefit for the BMCEP(Black Male College Explorers Program), the purpose of which is "to increase the amount of black males graduating from high school, facilitate their admission to college, and significantly increase their chances of earning a college degree." (http://www.famu.edu/oldsite/acad/sumsess/html/black_male_college_explorers_p.html)

This show is going to be great, and it's for a great cause so please come out and show support-

I have tickets available so send me a message or get in contact with me if you are able to make it out to the benefit-  Many thanks!

Always Believe,

- Rikshaw

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I Heart Racing Compilation

Hey everyone,

One of my tracks is on the "I Heart Racing" compilation cd that was used to promote at the New England Multisport Expo - which track, you ask?  Why, it's one of the favorites at every show, RattleShake!

Just go to www.iheartracing.com to check it out(in the pics, I'm Lucky Number Seven ; )

Always Believe,

- Rikshaw

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Just a taste of the chaos...

Hey everyone-

I'm going to Orlando this Saturday for the Rockstar Taste of Chaos show - featuring 30 Seconds To Mars and then out to Pleasure Island-  If you guys haven't checked out their sound, please do, because they just have this progressive-rock style that I really dig-

http://www.30secondstomars.com/

Anyone else going to the show?  Hit me back with a comment or message about what you all have going on this weekend-

Always Believe,

- Rikshaw

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Nas in your area-

Hey everyone,

Nas is playing House of Blues in Orlando Saturday, April 7 - tickets go on sale tomorrow for $32.50 - hit me back if you're interested in going-

Always Believe,

- Rikshaw

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Back To The Roots Part 2: The Aftermath

And that's when I got punched in the face...but more on that later...

Saturday night, I roll down to House Of Blues in Orlando with Athematic and Tasha for The Roots- it was an AMAZING sold-out show and I don't think I had ever seen the H.O.B. that packed-

So we get there early and get a place on the floor about 8 feet from the stage.  Most of the time I'd be cool posting up on one of the side rails, but Athematic(who has seen The Roots many times) assures me that we'll want to be front and center for this show, so I'm cool with that-

Doors opened at 8 and at 9 the opening group, Sol.illaquists Of Sound hit the stage, starting with an energy-charged triple MPC solo from DiVinci before the remaining band members took the stage-  Unfortunately I had never heard their music before Saturday night, and it is a spiritual mix of amazingly intelligent Hip Hop, soulful vocals, and great stage presence- be sure to check them out at http://www.myspace.com/solilla - show them some love and tell them I sent you to the page, if you will : )

Unfortunately the poor souls directly behind me were close-minded and didn't even want to give their sound a chance.  It surprised me that they were at a Roots show being that the whole theme of the night was being open-minded and open to the creative energy of true Hip Hop.  Everyone else in the crowd seemed to be feeling it though and they were clapping along and getting into the performance-

So Sol.illa held the stage for about an hour before closing out the show with a breakneck speed performance from DiVinci on the MPCs again- I would love to see these guys play again-

They exit the stage and soon, the anticipation is building...you can feel it in the crowd.  Different from any live show I've ever been to before, the crowd is live in this different way-

Close to a half.hour has gone by and The Roots take the stage and between the lights and sound and overall presence it hits me like a punch in the face(told you I'd come back to that ; )

Black Thought on lead vox, ?Love on drums- bongos, guitar, bass, keys, sax, trombone, trumpet, and tuba(yes, I said TUBA) create this great sound - they get the crowd singing along and the room just had this feeling that comes from the exact right formula with live music.  At that point, it's not a sound so much as it is a vibe.  The guys played for over two amazing hours and then stuck around forever after the show tossing out drumsticks(one of which Athematic was able to snag)- the crowd loved it-

I can't wait to see them again, and if any of you haven't seen 'em already, make it a point not to miss them the next time they come around-

Nas is supposed to be hitting H.O.B. sometime in April, so I think that would be another great show - let's start making plans now...

Always Believe,

- Rikshaw

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"Tunes To Train To" Compilation CD
Category: Music

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Back To The Roots - Part 1

Hey everyone,

The Roots are playing this S A T U R D A Y in Orlando at the House of Blues - I've never seen them live and I know they'll put on a great show - these guys are legendary-

I'll post a "post-show" report next week, but for now, hit me back if anyone else wants to go-

Always Believe,

- Rikshaw

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