January 2012

01.05.12 Silver Spring, MD: Head-Roc @ Washington Labor College for UFCW 400 Shop Keepers Seminar.

01.14.12 Washington, DC: Head-Roc hosts Power Moves w/ Resident DJ RBI! A DMV Tastemakers Event - Feature Artist: Poem-cees w/ Mechi Korret! Ras Hall (4809 Georgia Ave NW) $10 Cover |10 pm Door | 21 & Up!

December 2011

12.10.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc hosts Power Moves w/ Resident DJ RBI! A DMV Tastemakers Event - Feature Artist: Enoch the 7th Prophet and DJ Earth 1ne Ras Hall (4809 Georgia Ave NW) $5 Cover |10 pm Door | 21 & Up!

12.15.11 New York City, NY: Head-Roc @ COLORS! "Build Bridges Not Walls!" Concert. 417 Lafayette Street New York, NY. More Info TBA!

12.21.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Occupy DC! also performing DEAD PREZ!!! Hosted by Antonio the Cuban Cigar Smoker. McPhearson Square. 11:30a - 1:30p. FREE!

November 2011

11.10.11 College Park, MD: Head-Roc @ University of Maryland w/ Rebel Diaz! Student for Justice in Palestine "We Will Not Be Silent Concert ". Stamp Student Union, Baltimore Room. 8pm

11.12.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc hosts Power Moves w/ Resident DJ RBI! A DMV Tastemakers Event - Feature Artist: Noyeek (The Grizzly Bear) Album Release Party! Ras Hall (4809 Georgia Ave NW) $5 Cover |10 pm Door | 21 & Up!

11.21.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ American University. Guest Lecturer for Anthropology: Language, Culture, and the Human Experience. Ward Hall Rm 106 @ 8:55am.

October 2011

10.06.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Freedom Plaza w/ Dr. Margaret Flowers, Kevin Zeese, et al! More info Visit www.octoer2011.org!

10.07.11 Providence, RI: Head-Roc @ Roots Cafe for THE EMPOWER PROVIDENCE PROJECT w/ Spiritchild (NY), and Isis Storm! 276 Westminster St. 8pm-1am. For more Info visit www.VenusSings.com!

10.08.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc hosts Power Moves w/ Resident DJ RBI! A DMV Tastemakers Event - Feature Artist: Thaylo Bleu! Ras Hall (4809 Georgia Ave NW) $3 Cover |10 pm Door | 21 & Up!

10.11.11 College Park, MD: Head-Roc @ University of MD. Guest Lecturer for ESPN's Kevin Blackistone's Sport History Class.

10.15.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Bus Boys and Poets for a National Organizers Alliance Event Honoring National Organizers Alliance founders including Kim Fellner. 14th & V St Location. 6pm.

10.22.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Bus Boys and Poets DC and Palestinian Statehood Event w/ Christylez Bacon & Huda. in Partnership with National Gallery of Art. 5th and K Location. 7pm.


September 2011

09.10.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc hosts Power Moves w/ Resident DJ RBI! A DMV Tastemakers Event - Feature Artist: Princess of Controversy! Ras Hall 4809 Georgia Ave NW. $3 Cover. 10 pm Door. Visit Princess of Controversy online and come to the show!!

09.30.11 Washington, DC: Words Beats and Life w/ DC Hip Hop Cinema Cafe present "The Black Power Mixtape". Head-Roc will be on a panel with Dr. Jared Ball et al. LANDMARK E Street Cinema. 555 11th NW DC. 7pm. Visit Facebook Event Page!


August 2011

08.05.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Jobs With Justice National Conference "Plenary & Welcome" Ceremony at the Omni Shoreham. 3pm. Visit www.dcjwj.org for more info!

08.13.11 Toledo, OH: Head-Roc @ Collingwood Art Center. A Campaign Event for Green Party City Council candidate Anita Rios! More Info TBA!

08.20.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc hosts the return of Power Moves w/ Resident DJ RBI is POSTPONED!!!!

08.19-21.11 Lignum, VA: Head-Roc @ The 9th Annual Mustock Festival: The DC/MD/VA premier Regional Indie musical festival! Featuring outdoor Monster Sound performances by Asheru, Fatso, All Good Funk Alliance, Farid, Bredren Sound System, The Band Called Future, DJ Jahsonic, and MORE! 23078 Batna Rd Lignum, VA 22726. Visit http://mustockllc.com/ for more Info!!!

08.27.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ "How to Diffuse a Car Bomb!: Art/Video/Music vs Climate Chaos" at St Stephans Church. 1525 Newton St. Nw. 7p-11p. Visit www.tarsandsaction.org for more Info!


July 2011

07.16.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc hosts the return of Power Moves w/ Resident DJ RBI! A DMV Tastemakers Event - Feature Artist: Akil Nadir! $3 Cover |10 pm Door | 21 & Up! Visit Akil Nadir's music online and come to the show!!

07.30.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc speaking @ Wolly Mammoth Theater's Clyborn Park Production "Artist Forum". 641 D Street, NW. 3pm. Visit www.wollymammoth.net for more info!

07.31.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc Bus Boys and Poets. REVOLUTION IMMORTALIZED: A tribute to the Prophetic Work of Gil Scott-Heron. No Cover, but $5 to $10 donations are encouraged and will go to Empower DC!

June 2011

06.09.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Ras Hall for Dr. Jared Ball's "I Mix What Like: A Mixtape Manifesto" Book Launch Party!!! More Details TBA!

06.23.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc to recieve the prestigious "I'll Be There" Award for Arts and Activism from DC Jobs With Justice. More info HERE!

May 2011

05.05.11 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS w/ Marcel and The Truth at The Atlas Theatre for the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts (WALA) Spring Reception honoring the service of Prof. Susan Jones, ESQ. Mini Fashion Showcase by Joday Davis Designs! 1333 H St. NE DC. 6p-9p. $75 ticket includes WALA Membership, Fine Cuisine, Concert and Fashion Show!

05.20.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc on "A Measure of Truth/Turn It Up" with Michael Fordham on Blog Talk Radio. 7p-9pm. LIVE INTERVIEW!!!

05.27.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc's 40th Birthday Party Toast and Roast Benefit Celebration and Concert for Empower DC! Live Performances by The Package, Enoch the 7th Prophet, and Tamika Jones - DJ RBI on the Decks!!!! Ras Hall - 4809 Georgia Ave, NW DC. 9pm. 21 and Up! $10 suggested Donation with all proceeds going to Empower DC!


April 2011

04.08.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc LIVE on DCTV! Watch Head-Roc deliver a Bombastic 9 minute show stopping set on Da Cipher TV! Show time is 9PM!!!
Ch 95 - Comcast
Ch 10 - RCN & Verizon Fios
(Sorry, in DC only!)

04.12.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Bus Boys and Poets. Special Guest Judge for "all Of the Lights: Life and Law dmv Spoken Word, Hip-Hop Slam!". NEW LOCATION!!!: 14th & V St NW DC. 6:30p-8p. Sponsored by American University and HBO.

04.13.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ American University Washington College of Law for the Roots and Reality II Symposium's Town Hall Meeting. 4801 Massachusetts Ave NW DC. 3:45pm-5:00pm. Click HERE for more info!

04.22.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Velvet Lounge for High School Technology Services fundraising event w/ Buff1 and 14KT DJ. 915 U St. NW DC. Doors at 6pm. Cancelled by Promoter!

04.23.11 Fairfax, VA: Head-Roc @ Rene's Club for High School Technology Services fundraising event w/ Buff1 and 14KT DJ. 3251 Old Lee Hwy # 1, Fairfax, VA. Doors at 2pm. Cancelled by Promoter!

04.23.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Liv NightClub for High School Technology Services fundraising event w/ Buff1 and 14KT DJ. 2001 11th St. NW DC. Doors at 6:30pm. Click HERE for more Info!

04.30.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc peforming LIVE for Art Under Pressure Grand Opening Concert at RAS HALL! DJ RBI spinning nuthin but DC Hip-Hop Music ALL NIGHT LONG! More Details TBA!

March 2011

03.13.11 Greenbelt, Md Head-Roc @ Teamsters Union led Rally in the Beltway Plaza Giant Food parking lot to support Warhouse Worker Rights!!! Stop the outsourceing of 700 jobs by Giant Food owned by Super Capitalist International Conglomerate Royal Ahold! Listen to Aint the 'G' they used to Be" Written by Head-Roc and produced by Dwayne "Super Bad III" Lee (GODISHEUS) specifially for the the Teamsters Union!

03.17.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ The Wilson Bldg for Empower DC's "Show Us the GREEN" Child Care Rally! 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW (outside the building) 10am.

03.30.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Teamsters Rally to Save LOCAL 700 Jobs from being Eliminated by Giant Food, Inc (Royal Ahold Int'l)! Across from the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill. 400 New Jersey Ave, NW DC. 3p-5p. For More Info visit www.justiceatgiant.org

February 2011

02.25.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Caesar Chavez PCS Parkside (East of the River, Chocolate City) for the Black History Month Programming.

02.17.11 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS w/ Marcel and The Truth @ Gibson Guitar Center - POSTPONED TO MAY 2011... STAY TUNED!

02.08.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Bossa Lounge for the Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency Open Mic Night! 2463 18th St. NW DC. 7p-9pm. Head-Roc is this week's Feature Artist! More info at www.guerrillapoets.org

02.04.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc w/ Dimensions (The Package) + Born Infinite (Born I Music) @ Ras Hall for Uptown Friday Nights: "100 Volunteers On The Same Page!" = 100 V.O.T.E.S Page in Office! A DC Hip-Hop community fundraiser conert to support the campaign of Alan "Spirit" Page running for DC City Council At-Large Seat! 4809 Georgia Ave NW, DC. 8pm.

January 2011

01.07.11 Washington, DC: "The Real Dr. King" at Ceasar Chavez Public Charter School, Capitol Hill Campus. Head-Roc appearing with Dr. Jared Ball (Capitol Resistance) for a performance and discussion about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 8am.

01.14.11 Washington, DC: Empower DC 7th Anniversary Celebration @ The Festival Center! Featuring Anma Mwalagho + Head-Roc. 1640 Columbia Rd, NW. 6:30-8:30pm. $10 donation requested. No one Turned away! Visit Empower DC Today!

December 2010

12.10.11 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Ras Hall for Uptown Friday Nights w/ Tarica June. Hosted by Kymone Freeman (Black L.U.V. Festival). A benefit Concert for Empower DC! 4809 Georgia Ave, NW. 9pm

October 2010

10.19.10 - 10.29.10 Washington, DC: The "Empower DC" Project Chocolate City Tour! Sponsored by Empower DC, Postive Force, Washington Peace Center, DC Statehood Green Party, DMV Spectrum!

All Shows are outside concertst that will begin promptly at 5:30pm! Free to the Public and All Ages!

The "Empower DC" Project Chocolate City Tour Schedule:
10/19 - 14th St NW & Irving St NW (near Columbia Heights Metro)
10/20 - Alabama Ave & Good Hope Rd SE
10/21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave & Howard Rd, SE (near Anacostia Metro)
10/23 - Florida Avenue "Funky" Flea Market
10/25 - Georgia Ave NW & New Hampshire Ave NW (Petworth Metro Station)
10/26 - 4th St SW & M St SW (near Waterfront Metro)
10/27 - Georgia Ave NW & Florida Ave NW
10/28 - 3900 block of Minnesota Ave NE
10/30 - The "Empower DC" Project Benefit Concert @ The Potters House!

September 2010

09.17.10 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ The Arc Theatre. Marbury Plaza Tenants Association 2nd Annual Tenant’s Choice Awards! 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20020. 7pm.

09.19.10 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Black L.U.V Festival!

09.26.10 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Black Cat w/ AK Slaughter + Height! $10. 9pm. All Ages! Tickets

August 2010

08.16.10 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Black Cat! w/ Violet Says 5 and The Farafina Kan Experience. $10... 8:30pm Doors... ALL AGES! Please help sell this show out by purchasing your tickets early and online HERE!

08.17.10 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Liv (Bohemian Caverns Upstairs). The UP and UP Open Mic hosted by Mambo Sauce and Gods'Illa! $5 b4 9pm, $10 after.

July 2010

07.24.10 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Capitol Hip-Hop Soul Fest in Marvin Gaye Park. Sponsored by Liberated Muse Productions Visit www.capitalhiphopsoulfest.com for more info!

07.31.10 Lignum, VA: GODISHEUS @ Mustock! ...With All Good Funk Alliance, Ancient Astronauts, Fatso Jetson, Pure Light Seed, SEE-I, Thunderball, Alexis (Golden Lover), Asheru And The Els, Dj Jahsonic, Farid Ali, Fort Knox Five, Mustobar Soulbush, Mz Munchie, Sleepy Wonder, Tamika Love Jones, Tony Ozier And DDFA, and W. Ellington Felton! Visit http://mustockllc.com/ for more info!

June 2010

06.10.10 Washington, DC:Mista Cookie Jar (LA) presents "The Love Bubble" East Coast Tour at Bloombars - A MUSIC CONCERT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED KIDS!

06.10.10 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ AFL-CIO for the DC Jobs With Justice "I'll Be There" Awards! 815 16th St NW DC. 5:30pm-8pm (Head-Roc performs at 7:15).

06.22-26.10 Detroit, MI: Head-Roc @ the U.S. Social Forum!
Thu. June 24 @ Tent Village - 5pm (performance)
Fri. June 25 @ Cobol Hall O2-39 - 2pm (workshop/performance)
Sat. June 26 @ Peoples Movement Assembly - 12pm (performance)

May 2010

05.01.10 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ DISTRICT for S.O.S MAYDAY PARTY!!
Save Our Safety Net (S.O.S) is a campaign to protect the crucial city services that vulnerable DC residents depend on.Proceeds will help send low-income community advocates to the US Social Forum in Detroit. $10 suggested donation. 2473 18th St. NW. 7p-10p

05.11.10 Baltimore, MD: Head-Roc @ Organic Soul Tuesdays! (rescheduled from April 27th!). Baltimore's #1 Open Mic Jam Session Hosted by the Fertile Ground Band and Olu Butterfly! 15 W. Eager St., 7:30p-Midnight. $5.

April 2010

04.01.10 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Marvin Gaye Park!
The 2nd Annual Marvin Gaye Music Festival with performances by: Ne’a Posey, East of the River Steel Band, GODISHEUS, and Chip & Andrea singing Marvin’s Greatest Hits! Live at by Asad "Ulta" Walker and Photos by Teri Memolo. Marvin Gaye Park. 5200 Foote St NE DC. 4p-8p. FREE! Sponsored by Washington Parks and People and Census 2010.

04.09.10 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ St. Stephan's Church!
LEDC sponored event to support affordable housing rights in Chocolate City! Tickets: $10-20 sliding scale (includes a plate of food) children under 12 free. Funds raised will help local tenant leaders attend the U.S. Social Forum in June in Detroit. St Stephan's is @ the Corner of 16th St and Newton St NW DC.

04.24.10 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS w/ Violet Says 5 + X.O. @ LIV.
2001 11th St. ( corner of 11th and U st.) NW. 9:30pm. $10/adv, $20/door.
Purchase Tickets Online: http://violetsays5.eventbrite.com/

March 2010

03.02.10 Washington, DC: Head -Roc @ Bus Boys and Poets.
Palestine and Black America: Abolishing Apartheid, Striving for Justice and Equality. Features activist/speaker Omar Barghouti, a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). Bus Boys and Poets (2021 14th St NW DC). 6pm-8pm. Head-Roc delivering the Libation for this event.

03.18.10 Washington, DC: Head -Roc @ Washington Monument w/ The Cornel West Theory & DJ Underdog!
Funk the War Pre-Party Shakedown @ the "Camp OUT NOW!" anti-war encampment on the Washington Monument north lawn! 15th St NW and Constitution Ave (near Smithsonian & Metro Center stn). $10-->$5 sliding scale donation. 8:00pm. Produced by DC Students For Democratic Society

February 2010

02.26.10 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ The Potters House
Liberated Muse Productions and the Sounds of Hope benefit concert series at the Potter's House, in partnership with Kapital Magazine are showing support for relief efforts to Haiti by presenting the benefit concert "To Haiti, With Love". 1658 Columbia Rd NW DC. $10 suggested donation. 7pm-10pm

January 2010

01.22.10 Washington, DC: Empower DC 6th Anniversary & Annual Celebration!
@ Charles Sumner School (1201 17th St, NW (17th & M), 6:30pm - 8:30pm. $10 Donation. Head-Roc performing songs from the upcoming "Empower DC" Album!!!!

December 2009

12.04.09 College Park, MD: Head-Roc @ University of Maryland (Colony Ballroon - Stamp Union Bldg) for "We Will Not Be Silent: Voices for Justice". sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine. 7pm.

12.12.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ The White House (Lafayette Park) for the EMERGENCY ANTI-ESCALATION RALLY! Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) will join former Rep. Cynthia McKinney, former Sen. Mike Gravel, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly, and a host of antiwar leaders to tell President Obama "No You Can't!" send more US troops to Afghanistan! Organized by EndUSWars.og. 11am.

12.15.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ The Wilson Bldg for Empower DC's PUBLIC PROPERTY RALLY -THE FINAL PUSH! Tell the DC Council to PASS BILL 18-76 (Save Public Assets for The People! Schools, Libraries, Parks, etc,.)
1350 Penn Ave, NW DC. 10am Outside Rally. 11am Pack the Hearing Room! More info at Empower DC's website!

November 2009

11.05.09 Washington, DC: Tip the Band 7: "V" feat. GODISHEUS w/ Violet Says 5 @ Almaz Ethiopian Restaurant. 1212 U St. NW DC. 8:30pm-11:30pm. (202) 462-1212. NO DOOR COVER | Tip the Band! Hosted by Kymone Freeman!

11.06.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc guest speaking along with Mark Anderson (Positive Force DC), Lilo Gonzales (Machetres), and Amanda McKaye (Fort Reno) on a Music and Activism panel during the American Studies Association Annual Meeting. Renaissance Hotel. 2-4pm. visit http://www.theasa.net/ for more info.

11.07.09 Washington, DC: The Get Down IV performing live: Bullfight Academy, Head-Roc War Machine, and Menya. @ Third Street Co-op... 1807 3rd St. NE... $5... ALL AGES! 7PM!

11.21-22.09 Washington, DC: "The Greatest Hip Hop Cover Story Ever Told" A live multi-media journey through the life of Hip Hop from an MCs perspective! @ Dance Place. 3225 8th St NE DC. More info TBA! Head-Roc performing.

11.28.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc performing live with Chopteeth @ The Black Cat! 1811 14th St. NW DC. $15. 9pm. Click here for more info!

October 2009

10.04.09 Washington, DC: Tip the Band VI: "B.M.I.G! Outdoor Concert feat. Asheru w/ The Els & The Five One Band. Also, A B-Day Party for Tyrone Norris aka Mental Stamina of Rosetta Stoned! @ Sankofa Books, Film, Cafe 2714 Georgia Avenue NW DC. 5pm-8pm. 202-332-1084. NO DOOR COVER | Tip the Band! ALL AGES! (Hosted by Head-Roc)

Septemeber 2009

09.20.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Black LUV Fest '09! More Info TBA!

09.06.09 Washington, DC: Tip the Band V: "The GODS Must Be Crazy!" Outdoor Concert feat. Devine Nature w/ Pure Light Seed @ Sankofa. Hosted by Head-
Roc. 2714 Georgia Avenue NW DC. 5pm-8pm. 202-332-1084. NO DOOR COVER | Tip the Band!

August 2009

08.22.09 Lignum, VA: GODISHEUS @ 7th Annual Mustock Festival w/ Asheru, Tamika Jones, Pure Light Seed, Noon:30, Mustafa Akbar, Punk Rodgers, Bredren Sound System, DJ OJI, The Fif, et al! 23078 Batna Rd Lignum, VA 22726. Noon - 10pm. FREE TO THE PUBLIC, and a $20 donation is STRONGLY SUGGESTED! …AND GREATLY APPRECIATED! Email: Mustock09info@gmail.com for more info! Check out the FaceBook event invite here!!

July 2009

07.25.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Capitol Hip-Hop Soul Fest in Marvin Gaye Park. Sponsored by Liberated Muse Productions *Head-Roc will co-host! Visit www.capitalhiphopsoulfest.com for more info!

07.16.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Fort Reno w/ Girl Loves Distortion & Laughing Man. Nebraska & Chesapeake Sts NW DC (across from Wilson High School). Show starts at 7:15pm and over at 9:30pm. NO DRUGS, NO ALCHOOL, OR GLASS BOTTLES! Visit www.fortreno.com for complete details and schedule

June 2009

06.06.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Jaxx w/ The Fif, Violet Says 5, & Echo Boom. 6355 Rolling Wood Rd, West Springfield, VA. $10 in advance/$12 @ Door. ALL AGES!

May 2009

05.06.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Comet Ping-Pong w/ Yea Big + Kid Static. 5037 Connecticut Ave NW. 9pm-Midnight! 18 & Up. FREE!

06.21.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ The Sacred Festival at the historic Josephine Butler Parks Center and Malcolm X Park (Meridian Hill). 10:30am - 7:30pm! for more info please visit www.sacreddc.com! Head-Roc performs at 2pm and 4pm!

06.24.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Tip the Band IV! feat. W. Ellington Felton @ Asylum - 2471 18th St. NW DC. 8pm-11pm. 21 & Up! No Door Cover | Tip the Band! ...also, a B-Day party for Anike Robinson of SweetRoot!

06.25.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Helix Lounge (special Acoustic set) for "Arts Unplugged" summer concert series sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 1430 Rhode Island Avenue NW DC. Set begins @ 6pm sharp! All Ages and FREE to the public!

05.07.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ "Funk Fenty" Rally @ Freedom Plaza! w/ Machetres + Doc Night and Hipnotix. 14th & Pennsylvania Ave NW DC (downtown across from the Wilson Bldg.) 4pm-7pm. FREE!

05.13.09 Washington, DC: Tip the Band III @ Asylum. 'Brothers Gonna Work It Out' Edition featuring N'digo Rose and the Cornel West Theory! 2471 18th St. NW DC. 8pm-11pm. 21 & Up! No Door Cover | Tip the Band!

05.22.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ African Liberation Day "Black and Proud" Cultural Show kick off event w/ Enoch and Labteck 1, Hasaan Salaam, Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers, DJ Soyo, and more! The Carlos Rosario Charter School. 1100 Harvard St, NW DC. 7p-10p.

April 2009

04.01.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ US Capitol for a DC Statehood Rally sponsored by ACLU. 6-8pm. More info TBA

04.03.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Axum Restaurant w/ The Package, Krayola, Lyriciss Flow w/ Pro Verb-RiZion. Doors @ 8pm. Show starts @ 10pm. Ladies free B4 midnite! Brought to you by Vintage Vibez Music Group.

04.06.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Black Cat. Gaza compilation CD release show w/ IBID, Cat Funiture and DJ Gavin Holland. 9pm-11:55pm (Head-Roc @ 9:30). All Ages. $8 donation.

04.11.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Almaz for 'Saturday Night Live' w/ Special Guest: Omega Band! 1212 U St. $5 before Midnight, $10 After. show starts @ 11pm!

04.15.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Asylum w/ Machetres. Black and Brown Soul Power Unity Concert and pre-DC Emancipation Day Party! 2471 18th St. NW DC. FREE! 21 & Up! This is a Tip the Band event!!!

04.20.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ DC9. The Capitol Hemp 1 year anniversary celebration. A Private Party.

March 2009

04.01.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ US Capitol for a DC Statehood Rally sponsored by ACLU. 6-8pm. More info TBA

03.20.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ American University for 'A Night of Social Consciousness' benefit concert. Sponsored by DCY Worldwide student group. The Tavern (AU main campus). More details TBA

03.13.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS w/ Poem-cees @ Asylum. A Birthday Party for our #1 Fan & Capitol Hemp/DC51 Art Show after party! 2471 18th St NW DC (Adams Morgan). 10PM-Midnight. 21 & Up! FREE!

February 2009

02.14.09 Washington, DC: 'For the Love of Hip-Hop' Show featuring The Package, Intellectual Keith, LA, and T.O.N. @ The FAB Lounge. 2022 Florida Ave NW DC. 7-11:30pm. $10

02.19.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ DC9 w/ Elikeh and PS24. A benefit concert for Congo Relief (www.enoughproject.org). 1940 9th St NW DC. $10. 9pm doors. 21 & Up.

January 2009

01.31.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc is a panelist @ Hip Hop Cinema Cafe presents Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme @ The Historical Society of DC. 801 K Street, NW (at Mount Vernon Square Metro). 2pm-6pm. FREE!! 13 & Up!

01.23.09 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Velvet Lounge w/ Elikeh. "Change in America" Funk Jam. 915 U St. NW DC. $8. 9pm Doors. Show begins @ 10pm! 18 & Up.0

1.21.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Launch Party for Bring the Guard Home! w/ Emma's Revolution, Lori Perdue, and special guest Medea Benjamin (Code Pink). Bus Boys and Poets - 14th and V St. NW DC. 6-8pm.

01.16.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc is a specially invited guest atteding the Chocolate City Cultural Alliance "An Inaugual Celebration: Music. Art. Culture" event @ 903 U St. NW DC. 10pm - 5am. (visit this link for more info)

01.09.09 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Chief Ike's Mambo Room w/ The Unknown. 1725 Columbia Rd NW DC. 8-11pm

December 2008

12.19.08 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Drop Electric, Triflava, and The Cornel West Theory. The DC51 launch party! 1353 H St NE DC. $10. show starts @ 9pm. (we rock @ 10:15)

November 2008

11.13.08 Washington, DC: GODISHEUS @ DC9 w/ Sitali Band, Ardaplus, & Mic.infinite. A Chocolate City Funk-Rock/Hip-Hop experience! 1940 9th St NW DC. $10. show starts @ 9pm.

11.06.08 Washington, DC: The G.I.F.T @ Black Cat (back stage) w/ Sitali Band & Ashe. A benefit for the Nyumbani Orphage (Africa). $12. 8:00pm.

11.08.08 Brooklyn, NY: Head-Roc @ The Loft for Sitali Band's release party w/ Chewin' Pics (feat. Naima Mora: 2005 winner of America's Top Models) et al. 87 3rd Ave (4th Floor) Brooklyn, New York. $5. Show starts @ 10pm

11.03.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Black Cat (back stage) w/ TEREU TEREU and Petworth. $8. 9pm.

October 2008

10.28.08 Washington, DC: The G.I.F.T @ Velvet Lounge w/ Trophy Wife & Noon:30. The 'Anythang But McCain!' DC progressive & radical concert/rally/benefit! A portion of proceeds will benefit Empower DC! $10. Doors @ 8:30 pm. 18 & over!

10.17.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ The Red and Black w/ Bad Panda & Starfucker. 1212 H St. NE. $10. 9pm.

September 2008

09.20.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc performing live with Chopteeth Afro Funk Big Band @ Black Cat (Album Release Party). 1811 14th St NW DC. $15. All Ages!

09.07.08 Washington, DC: The G.I.F.T @ The Black Family Reunion on the National Mall (International Stage). FREE. 12:30 sharp! Sponsored by the National Council of Negro Women.

09.14.08 Washington, DC: The G.I.F.T @ Adams Morgan Day. 18th St. NW & Columbia Road. 2pm. FREE!

09.14.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc performing live with Chopteeth Afro Funk Big Band @ The Takoma Park Folk Festival! 5pm. FREE!

09.22.08 Washington, DC: The G.I.F.T @ Velvet Lounge along with Salim and The Music Lovers (Baltimore Hip-Hop's finest!) are 'Band in DC!' 915 U St. NW DC. 8pm. Show starts at 9pm sharp - done by by 11pm! A portion of proceeds will be donated to Empower DC! $10. 21 & over! (sorry!)

August 2008

08.02.08 Watertown, NY: IVAW ’State of the Union’ Tour @ Fort Drum with Ryan Harvey and S.O.N.

08.23.08 Lignum, VA: Mustock Music Festival! DC Metro Area's official Independent music showcase featuring Asheru, Head-Roc, Fort Knox Five (DJ Set), Dust Galaxy, Mustafa Akbar, Nappy Riddems, Projex, Pure Light Seed, Tony Ozier & more! visit www.mustafaakbar.com for more info!

June 2008

06.28.08 Silver Spring, MD: Head-Roc (as O.M.V) presents The Godisheus International Funk Train aka The G.I.F.T. (21st Century Funk, Rock, and Soul Band!) at the Washington City Paper's Craft Bastards Arts and Crafts Festival! Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. 8230 Georgia Ave. Main Stage @ 2pm. FREE!

May 2008

05.01.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc and Dr. Jared Ball (Capitol Resistance) presenting live at the University of the District of Columbia! A MUST ATTEND EVENT!!!

05.23.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ Woodrom Wilson High rally against local and global injustice! @ noon in the gym. FREE.

April 2008

04.16.08 Frostburg, MD: Head-Roc and Dr. Jared Ball (Capitol Resistance) presenting live at Frostburg State University.

04.22.08 Amherst, MA: Head-Roc and Dr. Jared Ball (Capitol Resistance) presenting live at the Triggering Change conference @ University of Massachusetts.

04.29.08 Seattle, WA: Head-Roc performing live at Highline Community College Unity Week. More details TBA!

March 2008

03.10.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ St. Stephan's Church w/ Son of Nun for Stop-Loss Party: DC. sponsored by Stop-Loss Congress. Donations accepted.

03.15.08 Silver Spring, MD: Head-Roc w/The Nightwatchman (tom morello of Rage Against the Machine), Liah Alonso, Awall, and The Well IVAW 'Winter Soldier' conference @ Washington Labor College. 10000 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring MD. 9pm.

03.18.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc @ 9:30 Club for Amnesty International and Hip-Hop Caucus "WE CARE" Concert. $15. visit www.hiphopcaucus.org for more info!

03.22.08 Baltimore, MD: Head-Roc War Machine performing live @ 2640 Space (Red Emma's) with Son of Nun, Ryan Harvey, et al for IVAW benefit. More details TBA.

03.26.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc War erforming live with DJ Eurok and The Package at Velvet Lounge. More details TBA.

February 2008

02.23.08 Poughkeepsie, NY: Head-Roc and Dr. Ball present 'Capitol Resistance' live @ Vassar College in Rockefeller Hall for New York State Greens Conference. 10am-6pm.

January 2008

01.22.08 Seattle, WA: Head-Roc and Dr. Ball present 'Capitol Resistance' live in Highline Community College (Des Moines, WA). More details TBA!

01.23.08 Washington, DC: Head-Roc and Noyeek the Grizzly Bear performing live at Goodwill Ink: Featuring, W/ performances by Kaimber and Avenue 2., Then a Fresh to Def Jam Session with Oddisee, Kokia, Wes Felton, Max B, Hezakiah, Po Emcees YU, Storm The Unpredictable, Flex Mathews, Ransom and many more plus special guest, Dj RBI and Roddy Rod on the 1's and 2's! visit www.velvetloungedc.com for more info.

December 2007

12.11.07 - 12.22.07 Capitol Resistance: Jared Ball for Green Party President California Outreach and Unity Tour! Head-Roc and Dr. Jared Ball (aka The Funkinest Journalist) team up as Capitol Resistance on the campaign trial! Cities and Dates below:

12.12.07 Arcata, CA: Head-Roc and Dr. Ball present 'Capitol Resistance' live in the Kate Buchanan Room @ Humboldt State University. 7-10pm. (JB4P fund raiser concert featuring Head-Roc to follow).

12.13.07 Eureka, CA: JB4P California Outreach and Unity Tour 'Meet and Greet' presentation and fund raising event. Details TBA!

12.14.07 San Francisco , CA: JB4P California Outreach and Unity Tour: Dr. Jared Ball and Head-Roc speaking at SF Bayview Prisoners Subscriptions Fundraiser. Station 40 located @ 3030B 16th St., San Francisco, California. Cost : $20 ($10 for students).

12.16.07 Walnut Creek, CA: JB4P California Outreach and Unity Tour 'Meet and Greet' presentation and fund raising event @ 1770 San Miguel Dr. Apt. 2. Open to the public! Community Leaders invited and encouraged to attend! 3-4pm.

12.16.07 San Jose, CA: JB4P California Outreach and Unity Tour 'Meet and Greet' presentation during Silicon Valley Greens Holiday Party Social @ Smoke Tiki Lounge and Barbeque (downtown San Jose). 152 Post Street San Jose. (408) 292-4266. Damage: $20 ($10 for students) 5:00 to 9:00 PM.

12.17.07 San Luis Obispo, CA: JB4P California Outreach and Unity Tour 'Meet and Greet' presentation and fund raising event @ SLO Senior Center. 1445 Santa Rosa (on a corner of Mitchell Park) 7-9pm.
(SLO Greens Holiday Party)

12.19.07 Los Angeles, CA: JB4P California Outreach and Unity Tour 'Meet and Greet' presentation and fund raising event @ LA Peace Center. 8124 W. 3rd St., L.A. (near Crescent Heights). 7-9pm.

12.20.07 Los Angeles, CA: JB4P California Outreach and Unity Tour 'Meet and Greet' presentation and fund raising event. Details TBA!

12.21.07 San Diego, CA: JB4P California Outreach and Unity Tour 'Meet and Greet' presentation and fund raising event. Details TBA!

Check for updates on Head-Roc's MySpace page for last minute show additions or changes!


November 2007

11.01.07 Baltimore, MD : Morgan State University. Communicating Alternative Hip-Hop and Politics: A Capitol Resistance multimedia lecture presentation featuring Dr. Jared Ball and Head-Roc with a special guest performance by Baltimore's premier revolutionary National Hip-Hop artist S.O.N.. Guest Speaker: Maria Allwine. in the Student Ballroom from 7-10pm. FREE admission.

11.03.07 New York City, NY: Columbia University. Head-Roc performing live at the Northeast Socialist Conference w/ Son of Nun. @ Columbia University, International Affairs Building Altschul Auditorium, Room 417 - Street Level 116th Street & Amsterdam Ave., NYC) More info here!

October 2007

10.05.07 Charlottesville, VA: Head-Roc performing live at The Bridge Art Space. 209 Monticello Road. (Following the Ward Churchill and Derrick Jensen "reimaging of Columbus." presentations.)

10.06.07 Brooklyn, NY: Head-Roc performing live at Party For The People @ The Yard (Carrol St. off Gowanus canal). FREE!

10.08.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc performing live for TransAfrica sponsored "Hip-Hop at the Crossrhodes" panel 6-8pm. Show featuring Flex Matthews, Dumi from Zimbabwe Legit and DJ Letters (and Head-Roc) 8-10pm.

10.12.07 Chicago, IL: Capitol Resistance (Head-Roc War Machine & Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Dr. Jared Ball) Green Party Outreach/Fundraising presentation event at Casa Aztlan (1831 S. Racine Ave.). Roots riddims courtesy of Selectors Rigo #7 and DooleyNoted. Event begins @ 7pm.

10.14.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc War Machine performing live at the Brian Mckenzie Info Shop Benefit Party @ the Bobby Fisher Memorial. 1644 N. Capitol St. NW.

10.19.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc War Machine performing live w/ Chopteeth at The Rock N Roll Hotel. $12 w/ $2 going to support the DC Chapter of IVAW! 1353 H St. NE DC.
More info here.

10.27.07 Orlando, FL: Head-Roc War Machine performing for the planned UFPJ rally. POSTPHONED!! Law enforcement pulled the permit on our scheduled event. Rain date TBA.

10.30.07 Washington, DC : Bus Boys and Poets. Jena 6 Fundraisering event featuring S.O.N and Head-Roc War Machine. Speaker: Dave Zirin, Rev Lennox Yearwood, and Ndeka Shoulds. EMCEED BY SLIMM GOINES! Bus Boys and Poets (14th and V Streets NW DC). $5 a head, $10 solidarity. No one turned away.

All proceeds will go to the Jena 6 Defense Committee, PO Box 2798, Jena, LA 71342.

September 2007

09.08.07 Baltimore, MD: Concert for Human Rights! A United Workers Association solidarity concert to demand a living wage for Camden Yards Day Laborers. Outdoors and FREE! More info here.

09.10.07 Takoma Park, MD: Jared Ball for President: "Don't Hate in '08!" Meet & Greet Fundraiser Event. Head-Roc and Dr. Jared Ball (Green Party Presidential Candidate!) team up as Capitol Resistance for this innaugural run at the first ever Hip-Hop Presidential Candidate! @ Sangha (7014 Westmoreland Ave.) More info here.

09.14.07 Vienna, VA: Iraq Veterens Against the War record "Line in the Sand" CD release party @ Jammin' Java. 227 maple ave. $10. More info here.

09.16.07 Takoma Park, MD @ noon: Head-Roc performing live at the Takoma Park Folk Festival! 12pm. More info here.

09.16.07 Washingotn, DC @ 4:20pm ;-) Head-Roc performing live at the Black L.U.V Festival!! 4:20pm. More info here!

09.20.07 College Park, MD: Capitol Resistance (Head-Roc War Machine & Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Dr. Jared Ball), Dave Zirin, Mark Bolden, Hayoos, Bomani Armah performing live in the Hoff Theater of the Stamp Student Union @ UMCP.

09.29.07 Washingotn, DC: Head-Roc performing Asheru's Guerilla Lounge! More info TBA.

August 2007

08.18.07 Washington, DC: Black August Planning Organization (BAPO) Black August commemoration@ St. Stephans Church. Live performances by Bomani "D-Mite" Armah, Head-Roc, and comedy satire by Jermaine Fowler. Check here for more info!

08.24.07 Richmond, VA: Tropical Soul w/ Scienz of Life for Soul Power - A Happily Natural sponsored event. Visit www.happilynaturalday.com for more info.

08.25.07 Richmond, VA (Day Time): Happily Natural Day Festival @ Hotchkiss Field. 12-7pm. Visit www.happilynaturalday.com for more info.

08.25.07 Lignum, VA (Night Time): Mustock Festival! (Aug. 24-26) Washington DC's premier local indie musical festival. This year, www.head-roc is on board as a sponsor! check here for more details!

July 2007

07.01.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc, The Evens (Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina), and others @ Lamont Park in Mount Pleasant NW DC. More info TBA!

07.04.07 Philadelphia, PA: Iraq Veteren Against the War Bus Tour Concert! Join IVAW for a night of revolutionary hip hop featuring Joie Venus, Son of Nun, Head-Roc, and More. Millcreek Tavern (4200 Chester Ave @ corner of 42nd St.)
Must be 21 with ID. Free admission. 6pm.

07.05.07 New York City, NY: Iraq Veteren Against the War Bus Tour Concert! Benefit show featuring Head-Roc, d_Cyphernauts, Seanchaí and the Unity Squad, Spiritchild. @ Rocky Sullivans 129 Lexington Ave NYC. $15 at the door, Active Duty soldiers get in free!

07.10.07 San Francisco, CA: Head-Roc performing for nationally recognized genius sports analyst Dave Zirin's "Welcome to the Terrordome" book release tour! New College auditorium w/ Modern Times. 7:00pm. click here for more info! Head-Roc and Dave Zirin will be appearing live in studio on 94.1 KPFA's Hardknock Radio (Pacifica Berkeley) at 1 pm! Tune in!

07.12.07 Washingotn, DC (day time): 6th Annual DC Hip-Hop Theatre Festival. Head-Roc will serve as a Panelist for the 6th Annual Hip-Hop Theater Festival's Roundtable Discussion: "Race and Class in Hip-Hop and Theater," (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM) at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint. 916 G Street NW DC.

07.12.07 Reading, PA (night time): Green Party National Meeting: International Night concert @ the Abraham Lincoln Wyndham! Head-Roc solo live performance! click here for more info!

07.14.07 Redding, PA: Green Party National Meeting Music Festival Concert @ Sovereign Performing Arts Center! Head-Roc War Machine headlining. click here for more info!

07.21.07 Detroit, MI: Head-Roc performing live at Detroit's legendary Positively Fourth Street Festival! On the Campus of Wayne State University.

June 2007

06.07.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc, Sun of Nun, Stevie Soul, and Iron Sheif performing live for Progressive Thursdays @ Bus Boys and Poets! 14th and V St. NW DC. 9-11pm. $10-20 donation requested.

06.17.07 Washington, DC: 3rd Annual Juneteenth and DC Music Celebration! CANCELLED DUE TO PERMIT ISSUES!

06.18.07 Washington, DC: The Movement Sessions @ Bar Nun hosts Take Back America Conference Open Mic fellowship. Head-Roc War Machine are special invited guests! Brought to you by Universal Zulu Nation, National Hip-Hop Political Convention, & Hip-Hip Congress. @ Bar Nun. 9-11pm. free b4 8Pm $5 after.

06.19.07 Washington, DC: "Shut It Down, Stop The Torture" Juneteenth Concert featuring Dead Prez! Sponsored by ACLU, Amnesty International, Hip-Hop Caucus. 9:30 Club (815 V St. NW DC). $10.

06.27.07 – 06.30.07 Atlanta, GA : Head-Roc teams up with Dr. Jared Ball once again as Capitol Resistance at the 2007 United States Social Form! Schedules to be announced soon!

May 2007

05.03.07 Oakland, CA: Head-Roc performing live with Sok the Virgo and Bumbalow @ Club Anton located at 428 3rd St. (near downtown). $5

05.05.07 Berkeley, CA: Head-Roc, Iron Sheik, and Rogue State (Philistines/NOMADS Crew) performing live La Pena! 3105 Shattuck Avenue. $12/$10 students/seniors.

05.26.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc performing live with LifeSavas and Strange Fruit Project @ The Black Cat. 1811 14th St NW DC. $12

April 2007

04.05.07 Bemidji, MN: Head-Roc performing @ Brigid's Cross (317 Beltrami Ave.) during the Northern Minnesota Indigenous Film Festival!

04.21.07 Chicago, IL: Head-Roc and Iron Sheik performing live for the Arab American Action Network's Cafe Intifada! A Spoken Word, Open Mic Hip-Hop event being held @ Southwest Youth Collaborative 6400 S. Kedzie Ave. Cost : $10, $5 students w/ id.

04.28.07 Baltimore, MD: Head-Roc performing live @ Salim's "Hip-Hop Revisited" CD release party @ the New Turn Table Club. Click here for more info!

March 2007

03.03.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc along with Dr. Jared Ball aka The Funkinest Journalist host the Capitol Resistance Race Forum featuring a viewing of The N-Word Documenatry produced by Todd Williams (VH1) as part of this year's DC Metro Social Forum @ Catholic University. Sponsored by the Green Institute.

03.10.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc performing live at NCOR with Son of Nun, Broadcast Live, Muddhut, Tiny Haws, and Tradition Dies Here. American University @ the Mary Graydon Center. www.organizedresistance.org for details!

03.11.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc performing live at the Black Cat for J. Robbin's benefit show Thievery Corporation and Antelope! Click here for more info! THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT!!!

03.12.07 Harrisonburg, VA: Head-Roc performing live @ James Madison University @ Transitions (in Warren Hall of the JMU campus) for a WXJM sponsored event. Doors @ 7:30 pm. $3.

03.17.07 New York City, NY Head-Roc, Iron Sheik, and Bangra music phenom DJ Rekha performing live at Alwan for the Arts! 16 Beaver Street, 4th floor, Manhattan, NYC. Party starts @ 9PM. $10.

03.30.07 Shepherdstown, WV: Head-Roc performing live with Malachi, Sun of Nun, and Guerilla Poetry Insurgency for the Global-Local Convergence. At the (Anti)War Memorial Building located on the corner of German St. and King St.

February 2007

02.24.07 College Park, MD: Head-Roc War Machine (that's right sucka!) performing live at the University of MD Hip-Hop Edutainment Symposium and Concert along with Asheru, Kev Brown, DJ Roddy Rodd, and Naima J. @ the Nyumburu Cultural Center. 2-6:30 pm.

02.12.07 Washington, DC: Head-Roc live on WPFW 89.3FM 1-3pm! Head-Roc will serve as special guest host/interveiwer on Dr. Jared Ball aka The Funkinest Journalist's radio talk show. Dr. Ball and Head-Roc will be interviewing Malik Rahim, founder of Common Ground and DC's own national social reform freedom fighter Suncere Ali Shakur!!

January 2007

01.12.06 - 01.22.06 Dearborn, MI: Head-Roc along with the Iron Shiek will be hosting a Hip-Hop Workshop at the Arab American National Museum.

November 2006

11.17.06 Takoma Park, MD: Head-Roc peforming at the Capitol Resistance Race Forum featuring a viewing of The N-Word Documenatry produced by Todd Williams (VH1)! Hosted by Dr. Jared Ball of Freemix Radio. @ Sangha (7014 Westmoreland Ave. Takoma Park, MD). FREE!

11.18.06 Washington, DC: Head-Roc joins Rev. Yearwood and the Hip-Hop Caucus at the 2006 Help the Homeless Walkathon on the National Mall! for more information visit www.hhci.org or call 202-787-5256 to register.

11.24.06 New Orleans, LA: Head-Roc performing at the opening ceremonies of the New Orleans Common Ground Stop The Violence Hip-Hop Caucus being held at the STATE PALACE (1108 Canal Street). 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm. More Info TBA.

11.30.06 Shepherdstown, WV: Head-Roc performing at Shepherds University with The Outsiders and soul music phenomenon Malachi! @ the Rams Den in the Shepherd University Student Center. Free w/ donation of school supplies! Show starts @ 8:30. A Project Excel Benefit concert.

October 2006

10.01.06 Philadelphia, PA: Uprise Counter Recruitment Tour - Head-Roc, Son of Nun, Mass Movement of the Moth, Attentat, and Ryan Harvey. For more infor visit www.uprisetour.org

10.07.06 Washington, DC: Positive Force benefit to highlight the issue of fair housing in DC. Travis Morrison and the Hellfighters, Joe Lally (cd release), Head-Roc, & Pash. Saint Stephan's Church. 1525 Newton St. NW DC.
www.allourpower.org

10.12.06 Frostburg, MD: Head-Roc and Dr. Jared Ball aka The Funkinest Journalist present Capitol Resistance! A Free Mix Radio production seminar/show promoting use of Hip-Hop Mix Tapes as a means of emancipatory jounralism!

10.14.06 Lignum, VA: The Head-Roc War Machine returns once again to Mustafa Akbar's off-site compound for Gypsy Eyes Farm Party!

Performing Live: Kitty Hawk, Horserider, Revival, Brandon Butler, Mikal Evans Soft Complex, These United States, Dust Galaxy, Head Roc, Citali, Pure Light Seed, Mustafa and The Chosen, International Velvet, & Lets French
BROUHGT TO YOU BY: gypsyeyesrecords.com

10.26.06 Chicago, IL: Depaul University. Head-Roc War Machine rejoins the UPRISE Counter Recruitment Tour in the Windy City for the finale blow out concert! Depaul University, Lincoln Park campus, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. In the atrium of the Student Center. visit ww.uprisetour.org for more info!

10.27.06 Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Chicago. PANEL & SHOW! Head-Roc joins members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) on a panel dicussing ways to strengthen the anti-war movement! Univ. of Illinois Chicago Student Center East (750 S. Halsted, room 613). visit www.uprisetour.org for more info!

September 2006

09.30.06 Washington, DC: CERSC and Haymarket Books "JAM FOR JUSTICE!". Fuck corporate media and support independent progressive publishers!!
The Head-Roc War Machine teams up with Baltimore's own Salim and the Music Lovers!! Show starts at 8PM sharp! @ The BIG HUNT (1345 Conn Ave NW DC). $10 donation/no one turned away!

later on that night....

09.30.06 Baltimore, MD: Uprise Counter Recruitment Tour - Head-Roc, Son of Nun, Attentat, and Ryan Harvey. Charm City Art Space @ 1729 Maryland Avenue. $5 For more infor visit www.uprisetour.org

09.23.06 Washington, DC: Uprise Counter Recruitment Tour - Head-Roc, Son of Nun, Mass Movement of the Moth, Attentat, and Ryan Harvey @ Al Fishaway Cafe. 4132 Georgia Avenue NW DC. $5. for more infor visit www.uprisetour.org

09.15.06 Washington, DC: The Head-Roc War Machine performs at Bohemian Caverns for the Soul Controllers/Urban Intalek anniversary parties along with DC Music Legends W. Ellington Felton, Poemcees, Priest Tha Nomad, Storm The Unpredictable, Bilal Salaam and others! 2001 11th St. NW DC. $10. 9PM.

09.07.06 Washington, DC: The Head-Roc War Machine performs at Congressional Black Caucus' Hip Hop Powershop panel @ this year's Annual Legislative Conference. Washington DC Convention Center. check here for more details!

August 2006

08.31.06 Washington, DC: Head-Roc performing live at Storm The Unpredictable's CD release party!! Velvet Lounge (915 U St NW DC) FREE! Check here for more info!

08.25.06 Lignum, VA: Head-Roc returns to Mustafa Akbar's funk festival MuStock! Head-Roc and Noyeek The Grizzly Bear performing live with Fort Knox Five and Thunderball Sound System!! check here for more details!

08.26.06 Washington, DC: Head-Roc performing with GIST @ Rock-N--Roll. 12th & H St. NE DC.

July 2006

06.29.06 Baltimore, MD: Head-Roc, Son of Nun and Entartete Kunst peforming live at Sonar as part of the Mid-Atlantic Radical Bookfair.

07.24.06 Washington, DC: The Head-Roc War Machine returns to Fort Reno! Performing with Eyeball Skeleton. ALWAYS FREE! Details TBA.

April 2006

04.07.06 State College, PA: The Lens Symposium @ Penn State University. Head-Roc will speak as part of a panal focusing on "The Great Pop Culture Debate" @ Heritage Hall Paul Robeson Cultural Center. 12:00-1:30pm.

04.08.06 Harrisonburg, VA: Head-Roc and Dr. Jared Ball aka The Funkinest Journalist conduct a Capitiol Resistance panel @ The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference (MACRoCk) @ James Madison University Commons [outside of Warren Hall]. 2-3pm.

March 2006

03.16.06 College Park, MD: Jam For Peace @ University of MD w/ Immortal Technique. Grand Ballroom at the Stamp Student Union. 8pm. FREE SHOW! ALL AGES!

December 2005

12.16.05 Washington, DC: SlingShot Hip-Hop PARTY-“Free the P” Fundraising Show for Documentary on Palestinian Hip-Hop. Featuring: Head-Roc, The N.O.M.A.D.S., The Philistines, and Iron Sheik. @ Busboys and Poets 2021 14th St. NW DC. The event is free! A $10 Donation is requested.

‘SlingShot Hip-Hop’ (www.slingshothiphop.com) is in post-production stages. Produced by award-winning filmmaker Jackie Salloum, this film chronicles the lives and music of Palestinian rappers in Gaza, the West Bank, and the rest of 1948 Palestine. This film portrays the voices of displacement and oppression. Come out to support this project and have a good time!

November 2005

11.14.05 Washington, DC: Head-Roc co-hosts: AMPLIFY! A night to benefit Provisions Library @ Bus Boys and Poets (14th and V St. NW DC). Performing live: Sun of Nun (Hip-Hop), Anu Yadav (Playwrite), E. Ethelbert Miller (Poetry). For more information please visit www.provisionslibrary.org.
Note: Head-Roc is NOT performing at this event.

October 2005

10.08.05 Washington, DC: Hip Hop's Independence Day in-store concert series @ Capital City Records w/ Kev Brown and Salim (Baltimore, MD), The Lab's DJ Silver and DJ Machete will be working the decks! Brought to you by Storm The Unpredictable! 3-6pm. (Head-Roc performs @ 4:15pm). FREE!

September 2005

09.24.05 The National Mall Washington, DC: The Head-Roc War Machine has been invited to mobilze with DC Electronica Icons Thievery Cooperation, Le Tigre, Bouncing Souls, Country music recording artist Steve Earle, Hip-Hop Conscious stalwarts The Coup, Ted Leo and the Phamacists, hosted by Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys fame as part of an all night music concert TO BRING THE TROOPS HOME! Visit www.opceasefire.org and www.myspace.com/operationceasefire for more info!

Read the remarks delivered by Head-Roc at the Operation Ceasefire Press Conference on August 10th, 2005 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

09.07.2005 Squaw Valley, CA: Zenbus Lounge 1960 Squaw Valley Rd, IN THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE BEHIND THE TRAM BUILDING!

09.10.2005 San Francisco, CA: Milk DJ Bar 1840 Haight St.

09.11.2005 Aptos, CA: Aptos Club 7941 Soquel Ave., Aptos, CA

09.12.2005 Long Beach, CA: The Blue Café, 210 Promenade,

09.14.2005 Los Angeles, CA: Zen-Sushi, 2609 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA THE PHILISTINES ALBUM RELEASE PARTY!

09.15.2005 Caspar, CA: Caspar Inn, 14957 Caspar Rd., Mendocino, CA

9.24.05 The National Mall Washington, DC: The Head-Roc War Machine has been invited to mobilze with DC Electronica Icons Thievery Cooperation, Le Tigre, Bouncing Souls, Country music recording artist Steve Earle, Hip-Hop Conscious stalwarts The Coup, Ted Leo and the Phamacists, hosted by Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys fame as part of an all night music concert TO BRING THE TROOPS HOME! Visit www.opceasefire.org and www.myspace.com/operationceasefire for more info!

August 2005

08.18.05 Rex Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA: The Head-Roc War Machine returns to Steel City! Performing live at The Rex Theatre.. 1602 E. Carson St Pittsburgh, PA. Doors at 9:00 PM

July 2005

07.29.05 Arlington, VA: Head Roc War Machine will be performing at the African American Awareness Cookout. This outdoor event is free and will be held at Rocky Run Park (1109 North Barton Street) in Arlington, VA from 12-2pm.

07.29.05 Arlington, VA: Head Roc War Machine @ the Legendary Fort Reno Summer Concert Series with Hand Fed Babies and Eyes of the Killer Robot.

07.16.05 Washington, DC: Head-Roc and DJ Eurok will be on a panel discussion: Hip-Hop Arts & Activism: What's the Connection? The growing consciousness that hip-hop culture engenders, more than its most visible commercial elements, is the key discussion of this panel. Panelists will include: Helena Hartsfield Zach Williams DJ Eurok Son of Nun Head-Roc Moderated by Dru Ryan. Live performances by Head-Roc,Son of Nun, and DJ Eurok will follow. There is limited seating for panel and performance. Please RSVP to Adam Griffiths or call 202-299-0460. Provisions Library is located at 1629 Connecticut Ave. NW.

07.11.05 Washington, DC: Cancelled!!!

07.06.05 Pittburgh, PA: The Head-Roc War Machine make its debut in Steel City performing at HKAN (pronounced H-Kahn) Hooka Bar 2210 Carson St. (At Intersection with Birmingham Bridge).

07.05.05 Washington, DC: Head-Roc and DJ Eurok will be helping the Pro Youth program (a program for DC youth from 15 community organizations) kick off their Summer Program at the Lincoln Theatre. 10 AM

07.03.05 Washington, DC: The Head-Roc War Machine will be performing at "The Party To End The Party" protest in Dupont Circle. An afternoon of DJs, musicians and activists gathering to bring attention to human rights violations in China.

June 2005

06.17.05 Washington, DC: 36th Vencermos Brigade Travel Fundraiser for Local Activist/Artist/Single Mom "Spirit" Daynna Dixon joining the Brigadista's in Cuba July 16th-August 2nd, 2005! The Head-Roc War Machine performing along with Komplex, Bomani, DC Poets Insurgency, Afi and more! @ Market 5 Gallery (Eastern Market) 7th St and North Carolina Ave, SE. 7-10:30pm. $10 suggested donation/no one turned away. ALL AGES!

06.18.05 Washington, DC: NEGROPHOBIA! RELEASE PARTY: Head-Roc's DC release of the highly anticipated solo sophomore LP "NEGROPHOBIA!" @ the 9:30 Club with DC icons Devine Nature and Asheru's Black Lincolns! THE DC PRE-JUNETEENTH KICK-OFF JAM! (yeah, that's fresh!) Doors at 9 - 10 bones and it's on! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTISTS!

06.19.05 Washington, DC: Juneteenth Celebration and DC Statehood Rally at the African American Civil War Memorial: 11th and U Streets, NW. Free outdoor show - Performances begin at Noon. Click here for more information

06.23.05 Balitmore, MD: CANCELLED!

06.27.05 Washington, DC: Plan-It-X Fest Tour... The Head-Roc War Machine, along with DC's This Ghost Town, will be performing the DC leg of this annual Punk Music Blowout! Band's on tour: This Bike is a Pipe Bomb (FL), Defiance Ohio (IN), Ghost Mice (IN), One Reason (MI), The Max Levine Ensemble (DC/IN), Madeline (IN), Door Keys (IN), Erin Tobey (IN), Rosa (TX) @ Cafe Mawonaj 724 T St. NW DC. $10/all ages. more info at www.plan-it-x.com

May 2005

05.10.05 Baltimore, MD: RESCHEDULED - TBA!!! Organic Soul Tuesdays - 218 W. Saratoga ST
Featured Artist: Head-Roc War Machine

05.07.05 Takoma Park, DC: Head-Roc w/ Pattern Against User, Cecropia, and Buster Charlie @ The Electric Maid (268 Carroll Street, NW) across from the Takoma Park Metro Station on the Red Line. show starts at 7pm. $5

05.10.05 Baltimore, MD: RESCHEDULED - TBA!!! Organic Soul Tuesdays - 218 W. Saratoga ST
Featured Artist: Head-Roc War Machine

April 2005

04.16.05 Washington, DC : FLY benefit concert featuring DC Hip-Hop's one two knockout punch: The Head-Roc War Machine and Asheru of Unspoken Heard! The Tavern at American University. $5.

04.14.05 Washington, DC : M1 of Dead Prez and The Head-Roc War Machine perform at the Mobilization for Global Justice Benefit Show to protest the policies of the IMF and World Bank @ Cafe Mawonaj (624 T St. NW). A MUST ATTEND EVENT!! Support Cafe Mawonaj! $15

04.05.05 Washington, DC: The Head-Roc War Machine performs for Secret Society Entertainment's "Know The Industry Night" @ Republic Gardens (1355 U St NW DC). Doors open at 7PM. $10.

04.03.05 Long Island, NY: The Head-Roc War Machine performing with DC Punk Gods Q AND NOT U and Shy Child @ Dave Glicker's Downtown in Farmingdale.

04.02.05 Washington, DC: The Head-Roc War Machine takes the stage with Hip-Hop Legend Bahamadia, Critically Acclaimed, and DJ Stylus! 9pm. The Black Cat 1811 14th ST NW WDC

04.01.05 Harrisonburg, VA: Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference (MACRoCk). Head-Roc will be part of a panel discussion on the evolution, barriers and progress of independent music! James Madison Universiy Godwin bldg. rm 341. 5-6pm. MUST BE REGISTERED FOR CONFERENCE TO ATTEND!

March 2005

03.18.05 NY, NY : Head-Roc, Noyeek the Grizzly Bear, and DJ Eurok are headed back up-top for a performance in Harlem. Troops Out Now coalition anti-war benefit at Oberia Dempsey Multi Service Center - 127 127th ST NYC

03.05.05 Washington, DC: Capitol City Records in-store performance with DC Hip-Hop Legend Asheru of Unspoken Heard and Yale University's progressive Hip-Hop pioneers The Sky Beneath! 3pm/FREE! 1020 U St NW DC

February 2005

2.23.05 Washington, DC : In honor of Black History Month Head-Roc presents: NEGROPHOBIA! A Live Pre-Release Concert!! Doors 8:00pm. $5 18 & Over!

2.05.05 NCOR Festival of Resistance in The Tavern @ American University

January 2005

1.28.05 Philadelphia, PA: The crew is headed back to the 215 for a show at The 5 Spot. Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest Presents: Special DJ Set by Ali Shaheed Muhammad with Performances by Chip Fu, Head-Roc ft/ Noyeek and DJ Eurok. 5 S Bank ST. Philadelphia, PA

1.19.05 Washington, DC:Counter Inaugual Protest Benefit for Empower DC.

1.08.05 Washingotn, DC: counter inaugural Benefit Show at Wonderland.

December 2004

12.30.05 Washington, DC: Head-Roc War Machine w/ DC Punk/Dischord records flagship band Q AND NOT U and Horses @ The Black Cat.

12.04.04 Washington, DC : Another installment in the monthly punk rock events at Bulldog Alley (Georgetown University)

November 2004

11.27.04 Washington, DC: Appearing at Art-O-Matic. 800 3rd St. NE WDC

11.26.04 Washington, DC : Blue Room (with DJ Sharkey). 2321 18th St., NW WDC

11.13.04 Baltimore, MD : Head-Roc, Noyeek and DJ Eurok will be at the Elements Party performing with Talib Kweli. Sonar 405 East Saratoga. Baltimore, MD

11.06.04 Washington, DC : Head-Roc with Noyeek and DJ Eurok at Bull Dog Alley, Georgetown University.

11.02.04 Washington, DC : Special Election Night Coverage Party with Head-Roc and very special guests! Presented by: WHFS, Rock The Vote, 18th Street Media. 9:30 Club: 815 V St. NW. Washington, DC

Our fearless manager, Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest is currently on tour with Q-Tip, Phife and Ali Shaheed Muhammed. Check them out, this show is not to be missed!

11.03.04 Houston, TX : Hush Nightclub

11.08.04 Miami, FL : Waterfront Theatre at American Airlines Arena

11.11.04 Baltimore, MD : Michael's 8th Avenue

11.13.04 Anaheim, CA : A Tribe Called Quest Reunion!

October 2004

10.30.04 Washington, DC : Head-Roc with Noyeek and DJ Eurok at Bull Dog Alley, Georgetown University. (Rescheduled from 10.09.04)

10.21.04 NYC, NY: Head-Roc makes a special guest appearance during the Performing Ethnicity International Conference and Arts Festival for A night of IMPROVISATIONAL THEATRE & HIP HOP with one of New York's premiere hip hop theater groups, PLAYBACK NYC @ Ohio Theater (66 Wooster St.) in SOHO!

September 2004

09.23.04 Baltimore, MD : Head-Roc with Noyeek and DJ Eurok at Sonar. Opening up for Mad Skillz. 405 East Saratoga.

09.16.04 Long Beach, CA: Back in LA!!! Opening up for Phife and Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest in the LBC!

09.14.04 San Francisco, CA: Head-Roc with DJ Eurok at The Last Day Saloon, 407 Clement Street at 5th Ave.

09.12.04 Tahoe City, CA: Head-Roc with Noyeek and DJ Eurok at The Pierce Annex, 850 Northlake Blvd.

09.11.04 Reno, NV: Head-Roc with Noyeek and DJ Eurok at The Blue Lamp, 125 W 3rd St.

09.10.04 Malibu, CA : The Head-Roc War Machine will be opening up for Phife and Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest at the Malibu Inn in Malibu.

09.04.04 Washington, DC : The Second Annual Impeach George Bush Strategy Session. Head-Roc with Noyeek and DJ Eurok at Bull Dog Alley, Georgetown University.

August 2004

08.27.04 Washington, DC: Ming & FS w/ DJ Eurok featuring a special Head-Roc Warmachine DJ Set. Join us for this exciting electronic-hip hop collabo! Doors open at 9pm. Blue Room - 2321 18th street NW.

July 2004

07.27.04 - NYC, NY: Tuesday, July 27th 2004 the Head-Roc Warmachine will make its NYC debut at Nublu rocking the stage with New York City’s live band phenomenon: The Real Live Show!!!. Tell everybody you know up top Head-Roc is on the Block!

07.26.04 - Philadelphia, PA: Join Head-Roc w/ DJ Eurok and Jarobi as we make a quick stop in the city of Brotherly Love to rock the underground weekly at Filo’s (408 South 2nd Street Philadelphia, PA)

07.25.04 - Washington, DC: Africa meets Africa Talk Show on WPFW 89.3 FM www.wpfw.org 9-10pm. Soul Rebel (Radio CPR) and Jared Ball aka “The Funkinest Journalist” (organized C.O.U.P.) have invited Head-Roc to come in and chop it up a bit. Hip-Hop and/in Africa! Listen to this MP3 of the show!

07.23.04 - Washington, DC: The War Machine is taking it to the streets of Ward 7 to support Green Party Candidate Michelle Tingling-Clemons in her run for City Council! Meet us at the Benning Road Metro Station as we kick off another Capitol Resitance show.

07.03.04 - Asheville, NC: Head-Roc, Noyeek, DJ Eurok, and Jarobi travel south to the Mountains! Check out the pictures from this show.

June 2004

06.26.04 - Fort Stanton Park Community Health Festival in SE Washington, DC.

06.07.04 - 06.21.04 - Head-Roc Tours Europe!! That's Right! Head-Roc is off the "Ye Olde World" to promote The Return of Black Broadway!!

06.05.04 - Bethesda, MD: KRUNK! Live Performance!! Head-Roc with Noyeek and DJ Eurok at South Beach 7904 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, MD

May 2004

05.15.04 - Washington, DC: Head-Roc in-store Perfomance!!! at the World Famous DJ Hut!!!

April 2004

4.02.04 - Washington, DC - Second Annual Student-Worker Boxed Social at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. featuring Jim, Medications, Head-Roc, Gurth, The Rude Staircase, Black Guise, Jailbait, We The Turtle, Coitus Maximus!

March 2004

03.14.04 - Washington, DC: The Warehouse Next Door presents: INfection Sunday Concert Series at The Warehouse Next Door located at 1017 7th St. NW Washington, DC. A DC Rock concert featuring: Head-Roc with Noyeek and DJ Eurok, Le Juene, and MP2!

03.09.04 - Washington, DC :The Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute presents "Healing Ourselves - A Health and Wellness Call to Action" at The Historic Lincoln Theatre at 1215 U St. NW Washington, DC hosted by Jim Vance of WRC Channel 4 with special guest performance by Head-Roc feat. Noyeek and DJ Eurok

January 2004

01.18.04 - Washington, DC Anarchist People of Color (APOC) Benefit Concert at Warehouse Theater @ 1017 7th St. (1 block from the 7th St./ Mt. Vernon Sq. Metro, Green Line) in Washington, DC with Ricanstruction, Head-Roc with Noyeek and DJ Eurok, Avant God Violence, Shambala, Artemas, APOC Spoken word artists and many more as we rock to this Hip-Hop/Punk fusion during the East Coast Regional Conference!