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It's that time of year again - if you want Blue Scholars to come play
at your school, tell your student activities folks to get in touch with
us via The Agency Group at www.theagencygroup.com

Blue
Scholars will rock a show and will also come to the classroom to talk
about hip hop history, production and community action.

Thanks all,

Blue Scholars

Check out the Blue Scholars' "Pod" on Current TV profiling their favorite spots in Seattle

Tuesday at 8pm EST / 11pm PST and re-airing at 11pm PST / 2am EST, then in regular rotation on the channel and available on Current.com

including bits on Laced Up, The U District, Hidmo and other Seattle spots

Find your local listings at http://current.com/

Common Market launches the music video for the single "Trouble Is" from their new album Tobacco Road (Massline/ Hyena) with an exclusive world premiere on mtvU on today, Wednesday September 24. The video will play on the mtvU network every hour for 24 hours starting at 6:00 am and will also be featured on mtvU.com. It was directed by the brilliant young director Zia Mohajerjasbi who also directed all three of Blue Scholars' recent videos.

Watch the video at mtvU.com at http://www.mtvu.com/music/video_premiere/common_market/

''Trouble Is'' tells the story of a vagrant farmer's hardship in a town where the locals call into question his intentions and work ethic. The video captures this tension with unmistakably rustin and southern imagery as the first scene opens with a fiery sermon delivered from the pulpit of a dusty Baptist church. The farmer, played by the emcee RA Scion, is aggressively pursued by a town mob, first driven out of town over distrust and distaste, then back again for the purpose of assimilation by force. The video takes a curious turn in the final scene, ultimately leaving the viewer in the position of the town-folk to question the farmer's motivation.

Catch the exclusive premiere of "Trouble Is" today on mtvU and mtvU.com. Check out the tracks from Common Market's "Tobacco Road" at www.imeem.com/commonmarket and www.MySpace.com/commonmarket.

"RA Scion and Sabzi form a lethal combination with Common Market. Don't call it a comeback but the duo's September release of Tobacco Road is an impressive followup to their self-titled full length of 2005. The record is laced with rich and rhythmic beats that'd make a fat white man move. RA Scion's lyrics surround the clash between big and small business, a strong influence on the title and overarching theme of the album. Grunge is dead and now some serious hip-hop is spawning out of Seattle." - Quiet Color

On Tour Now with People Under The Stairs

September 24 / The Other Side / Missoula, MT
September 26 / Hawthorne Theater / Portland, OR
September 27 / The China Clipper / Olympia, WA
September 28 / King Cobra / Seattle, WA
October 1 / Independent / San Francisco, CA
October 2 / The Glass House / Pomona, CA
October 3 / OC Tavern / San Clemente, CA
October 4 / Knitting Factory / Hollywood, CA
October 5 / The Casbah / San Diego, CA
October 9 / Media Club / Vancouver, British Columbia
October 10 / Lucky Bar / Victoria, British Columbia
October 11 / Tofino Legion Hall / Tofino, British Columbia


More on Common Market at www.CommonMarketMusic.com

OFFICIAL MYSPACE "TOBACCO ROAD" LISTENING PARTY

Come listen to the whole new Common Market album (featuring Blue Scholars' DJ/ Producer Sabzi) now at www.myspace.com/commonmarket

Myspace is featuring us on the homepage and we have uploaded all 18 tracks for your listening pleasure.

Also get the album now at the exclusive iTunes pre-release sale (release date isn't until Sept 9th).

Most of all Please PASS IT ON - if you like the album please forward this message to all your MySpace friends.

Thanks for all of the support!

MassLine

Seattle's Blue Scholars and Common Market are headed to Denver during the DNC, joining other groups like Rage Against the Machine and Flobots, to take part in the historic progressive demonstrations during the Democratic National Convention. They will be taking part in events put on by the Re-Create 68 Alliance and the Tent State Music Festival. All the info is below (More shows will be announced soon) .

Sunday, August 24:
End the Occupations/End the War March & Rally 9am – 2pm
West Steps of the State Capitol Building to the Pepsi Center (This will be Denver's largest anti-war, anti-illegal occupations march and rally.)

Speakers (Alphabetical): Ida Audeh – Palestinian Refugee, Kathleen Cleaver – Black Panthers, Ward Churchill – Long-time Author, Activist, and Scholar
Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. – Prisoners of Conscience Committee, Larry Hales – World Worker's Party, Larry Holmes – Troops Out Now Coalition, Ron Kovic – anti-war activist, veteran and author of Born On The Fourth of July, Cynthia Mckinney – Green Party United States Presidential Candidate, Glenn Spagnuolo – Re-create 68 Alliance

Bands: David Rovic – State Capitol Steps, kicking of the rally
Dead Prez – State Capitol Steps, prior to the march
Blue Scholars & Common Market – Concert at State Capitol, after the march
Jim Page – State Capitol Steps, during the rally

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Tuesday, August 26th
Tent State Music Festival
http://tentstate.org/
City of Ceurnavaca Park, 20th St & Little Raven(across from the Skate Park)

In a sea of tents, Tent State University will be erected in City Park, Denver. Tent State will serve as an alternative university, teaching the tactics and strategies necessary to force an end to this war, hosting guest 'professors' such as Ralph Nader and Cynthia McKinney, and hold the Town Halls used to allow everyone the ability to democratically decide the days direction.

Tent State will serve as the music venue for the first radical music festival, the Tent State Music Festival, hosting artists such as Jello Biafra, The Coup, and some very special guests. It will host an unending list of activities and installations, such as the WARGAMES Anti-War Fashion show which aims to highlight the consequences of war on women, and Backbone Campaign's "Funeral for the Past" installation.

Most importantly, Tent State will serve as basecamp for activists and organizations to strategize, stage, and execute actions from throughout the week. It will also house first aid tents by the Colorado Street Medics, drop off points for social media, and other tools.

Tent State University at the DNC is part of the Alliance for Real Democracy which includes local and national groups as diverse as United for Peace and Justice, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Indigenous Support Network, local SDS chapters, World Can't Wait, CODEPINK, and others.

Blue Scholars 9 - 10 pm
Common Market 8:30 - 9pm
P Nuckle 8 - 8:30 pm
David Rovics 7:30 - 8 pm
DJ Russh 7 - 7:30 pm
Kombat 6:30 - 7 pm