Help Feed Needy Families

Please donate canned items to needy children and their families.
If 3 items are donated at a time, your name will be placed in a raffle for a prize to be drawn on 11/18/09.
You need not be present to win.

Sponsored by
True Reflections Counseling Services, LLC
Kristy E. Jones, LPC OWNER
Licensed Professional Counselor

To assist in this effort, we will be collecting canned goods at the next "GRASSROOTS!" event--this Saturday 11/07/09.
@ 10:30 (see flyer below!!) Presenting a canned good upon entry will entitle the respective attendee to a discounted admission.--$4

PURCHASE ADVANCE TICKETS HERE--$5 ADMITS 2(ONLY 25 LEFT)!!

WHEN:
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Doors at 10:30pm / Show at 11:30pm
Price: $5

WHERE:
Dragon.s Den
435 Esplanade
New Orleans, LA

November 7th performers:

Pseudo Slang (Buffalo, NY/Chicago) is the collaborative effort of Emcee Sick of Xtracts of Slang and producer Tone Atlas of Pseudo Intellectuals. Based in Buffalo and Chicago respectively, Pseudo Slang have been closely followed for almost a decade, garnering international praise and acclamation for creating music that steps outside the standard boundaries of contemporary rap.
http://www.myspace.com/pseudoslang

Lyrikill (New Orleans, LA) is at the forefront of the .new sound of the South. movement in hiphop. His latest album, Heart & Sole, released Summer 2009, has already garnered much critical success and attention. Lyrikill has graced stages alongside Mos Def, Afrika Bambaataa, Dilated Peoples, Zion I, Camp Lo, Heiroglyphics, Living Legends, and Jurassic 5, among others, and hosts New Orleans' premier beat battle and artists showcase "soundCLASH..
http://www.myspace.com/lyrikill

Skipp Coon & Mister Nick (Jackson, MS) released their latest record, Women, Revolution, and Tennis Shoes to much critical acclaim and in doing so, have continued their mission to use hiphop as a method of creating social change. Much like Mr. Nick, Skipp.s producer, blends past musical influences into this album, Skipp Coon blends his historical knowledge with his ability to speak directly to pressing issues, creating a mood of hope, sadness and triumph.
http://www.myspace.com/tibbitsmusic

"GRASSROOTS!" Founder & Host:

Truth Universal(New Orleans, LA) is the principle director of "GRASSROOTS!". With his political messages, traditional hiphop sensibilities, and progressive lyrical content, Truth Universal has remained a consistent talent and a true voice from the South for over a decade. While he calls the flourishing New Orleans hiphop underground home, Truth has an international perspective that he brings to his music through his birth and childhood in Diego Martin, Trinidad. Born Tajiri Kamau, Truth Universal.s family relocated to New Orleans at age four. Truth is a leader of the New Orleans hiphop scene, an outspoken voice for social change and consciousness, and an invaluable member of the New Orleans cultural economy and the greater international hiphop community.
http://www.myspace.com/truthuniversal