9-7-08- So the new site is actually going up in two weeks. Paul Bui of monkmedia is cooking up some sweetness. Here's a site preview and my fall dates!
9/11/08- University of Iowa
9/12/08- Nebraska Wesleyan University
9/13/08- St. Olaf College
9/18/08- One Economy Gala (San Francisco)
9/21/08- Roxy, Boston (Invisible Inc.)
9/24/08- Bill's Bar, Boston (Invisible Inc.)
9/25/08- University of Wisconsin, River Falls
9/26/08- Rock the Vote Concert at Presidential Debate, Oxford, Mississippi
10/8/08- Cantab Lounge, Boston
10/9/08- Thomas College, Maine
10/10/08- Boston Arts Academy
11/7/08- Augustana College
11/8/08- University of North Dakota
11/11/08- Coe College
11/12/08- Drake University
11/13/08- Morningside College
11/14/08- Wartburg College
11/15/08- Morningside College
12/4/08- Providence Poetry Slam
6-12-08 - Big news on the way soon! Will have fall tour schedule and a slick new website up in August! (props to shinypixels) A couple dates this summer:
6/13/08- Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Green Built
7/7/08- Washington, DC: Hip Hop Theater Festival
7/15/08-7/21/08- Washington, DC: Brave New Voices National Slam (hosting several events throughout the week)
2-9-08- Updating from Sydney! Some dates this Winter and Spring:
2/11/08- Sydney, Australia
Green Cities Conference
2/19/08- Boston, MA
Paradise Lounge w/ Invisible Inc and gNotes
2/21/08- New York, NY
Bowery Poetry Club w/ Beau Sia and Chinaka Hodge
3/05/08- Los Angeles, CA
Wildwood School
3/11/08- Los Angeles, CA
Da Poetry Lounge
3/20/08- Coeur D Alene, ID
North Idaho College
3/22/08- San Franisco, CA
SF Opera House (co-emceeing Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals)
4/03/08- St. Paul, MN
NACA Northern Plains Showcase
4/17/08- Caldwell, ID
College of Idaho
11-11-07- First time doing three shows in three days- A last minute show was added on the 7th. Performed at Greenbuild in Chicago and was honored to take the stage right before Bill Clinton. Left later in the day for the Coalition of Essential Schools Conference in Denver- led a day of workshops with Chinaka Hodge and then performed at the welcoming ceremony with her and Aya de Leon that night. On the 9th I flew to Spokane for NACA West. Back in Boston now and ready to sleep!
11-5-07- Hosted/ performed at the University of South Florida homecoming comedy showcase. Performers were myself Eddie Griffin, Stephen Lynch and Pablo Francisco. A little different being the only poet, but cool to be on the bill.
9-20-07- Coming soon! I'll be taking my one-man-show, 'So Many Levels' to the Hip Hop Theater Festival in New York City on Thursday, October 11th!
'So Many Levels' at the Hip Hop Theater Fest Critical Breaks Workshop Series
Thursday, October 11th, 7 PM
Abrons Arts Center. 466 Grand Street, New York, NY
9-8-07- So it's fall, and that means more shows. Some cool stuff coming up soon:
September 9th, Sundance Summit, Sundance, UT
September 21st, APCA Mid West Coralville, IA
September 22nd, Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
September 29th, Washington College Chestertown, MD
October 2nd, Providence College w/Brave New Voices on Tour Providence, RI
October 18th University of Delaware Newark, DE
November 1st, University South Florida, Tampa, FL
November 8th, Coalition of Essential Schools Conference, Denver, CO
November 9th, NACA West Showcase Spokane, WA
November 15th, Pittsburg State Pittsburg, KS
More updates to come!
7-13-07- Haven't updated in too long , but things are going well. Invisible Inc. has been playing a lot of shows and our CD is now available on CD Baby and iTunes. You can find our press kit and myspace links at http://www.invisibleincmusic.com. More updates to come.
4-15-07- Some cool shows coming up!
4/20 8pm- Greene Theater (10 Boylston Pl, Boston) So Many Levels
5/9 9pm- La Peña Cultural Center (Berkeley) Spoken Word Showcase Hip Hop Theater Festival
5/13 6pm- La Peña Cultural Center (Berkeley) Jeff Chang's Total Chaos Hip Hop Theater Festival
6/1 8pm- Galeria de la Raza (Frisco) Invisible Inc. and 40Love
4-10-07- Mike Mcgee rocked it at the UNH show. Thanks to everyone who came out- Check out Mike's website at www.mikemcgee.net and support an inspiring artist. And more sweet news- I am now represented for solo college bookings by the Auburn Moon Agency. (I am still on Youth Speaks' Brave New Voices College Tour). Auburn Moon are really great folks and also represent Buddy Wakefield (!), Kevin Smith and a bunch of other great artists. Check out their website and look out for my info on their page soon:
www.auburnmoonagency.com
3-05-07- Performing with Mighty Mike Mcgee at the University of New Hampshire on April 13th at 9pm. Come on out!
1-29-07 - Def Jam update! The new season of HBO Def Poetry premiers on Friday, February 16th. My episode is scheduled to premier Friday, February 23rd at midnight (so technically Saturday and this could change). I'm featured performing 'V for Virgin' along with a short spot in the cold open. Apparently you can also catch me leaning up against a wall in the promos airing on HBO now. This episode also features Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Matisyahu, Lyfe Jennings and Dahlak Brathwaite among others. Tune in if you can find someone with HBO!
1-28-07 - Got a gig hosting the Monday graveyard shift on WERS 88.9 FM. Listen in if you're in the Boston area and up between 2 am and 6 am Sunday night/ Monday morning.
1-25-07- Hello! I'm mostly back in Boston until May but I have a few shows booked in the Bay and beyond if you get a chance to come out.
February 20th, NACA conference --Nashville, TN
March 2nd, MC'ing Youth Speaks semis Oakland, CA
March 6th, Cal Slam Feature -- Berkeley, CA
March 17th, Youth Speaks Slam Finals (featuring, Beau Sia hosting) Masonic Aud. San Francisco, CA
1-1-07- Happy New Year! On January 11th I will be performing and workshopping my one man show 'So Many Levels' at my old high school. The event is open to the public so please come and give me your feedback if you're available. It's free!
So Many Levels Premier
January 11th, 2007, 2:30 pm
University High School Theater
3065 Jackson St., San Francisco, CA
10-26-06- I won Robert Redford's Sundance Summit competition for poetry on global warming! I'm flying to Sundance, Utah to perform my piece November 14th. Should be a really exciting event, and I'm looking forward to getting the inside scoop on this issue (only city mayors and summit speakers are invited to the event). Hard to think of it as a vacation when the issue at hand is so sobering, but I expect it to be an enlightening trip.
10-23-06- So I went to New York over Columbus Day weekend to tape for HBO Def Poetry for the first time. It was a fantastic experience and the response was beyond my expectations. I'll update as I hear more details about the show.
10-20-06- Come to my SPOKEN WORD WORKSHOP in Dorchester on Tuesdays. I am starting at the Hip Hop Mecca Project facilitating a FREE writing and performance poetry workshop from 5-7 pm at the Strand Theater (543 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA). Sofia Snow teaches the other half on Thursdays. If you want to register email me at george@georgewatsky.com- It should be fun and low key.
9-28-06- I just got word that I've been invited to tape for the upcoming season of Russell Simmons' HBO Def Poetry in New York! This is not a guarantee that my segment will air but keep your fingers crossed and let me know if you're in New York over Columbus Day weekend. My episode tapes October 9th.
9-27-06 - Def Star is now Invisible Inc. So erase Def Star from your memories and check out some more of our music on our brand new myspace page!
8-29-06 - The new website is up! After months of getting my act together, super smooth webmaster Emerson Taymor put this slickness together. Enjoy!
8-23-06 - Old friend and extremely talented R&B singer Passion came through the studio to get on the final track of our Def Star album, "Where the Sidewalk Ends." Look out for the album through our websites and on iTunes in the coming months.
8-17-06 - Did one last show for Youth Speaks- a benefit at Bimbo's put on by MobiTV. Zion and Rashaan from Crown City Rockers (who KILLED IT at Stern Grove) were there and ripped it.
8-2-06 - One month until the move to Boston! I can't believe it's so soon. This year has really flown by. I'm so grateful for the time I've had to build relationships with my Bay folks this year. I know I'm gonna be shedding some tears a month from now but I have faith that folks in the East are going to be every bit as lovely as the ones out here.
