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LAST CALL 30 MICS 30 NIGHTS Tour NYC

This April, in an effort to drive recognition of Alcohol Awareness Month, Hip Hop artist, activist, and entrepreneur Timmy Grins will be embarking on a 30 stop tour of the greater New York City area. He is scheduled to rock 30 Mics in 30 Nights performing live his eloquent, throat-cutting, public service masterpiece “LAST CALL”.

Grins, an admitted alcoholic and several time loser to DWI, has used “LAST CALL” in various mediums to bring light to the darkness and dangers of drinking and driving, underage drinking, and alcoholism. Most prominently, the piece was released as a film shot and directed by Fabio Lomelino. Fabio’s eerily magnetizing lens and scalpel work coupled with Timmy’s portrayal, conjured from emotions of his own experiences, drive a message that is left “etched in every bone in your skeleton”.

Watch: “LAST CALL” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-mr81_hqWY

In addition to the film, Timmy has made habit to speak at high schools, colleges, associations, and other partiers of interest about his own experiences in recovery. Further, he has partnered with the Maryland State Transit Authority and Maryland Institute of Art on an ad campaign. His work with “LAST CALL” was in part reason he was invited to the audience of the Oprah Winfrey Show as a “hero” and bestowed a tremendous basket of gifts as part of a “Favorite Things” episode.

The mission statement of “LAST CALL” is simple: to help those that are ready to be helped and to encourage those that are not, to reconsider their options.

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Coming live from NYC, probably in the top 5 areas in the US that one could get a phenom burrito (Chipotle excluded), comes Moonshine Burrito with “Burrito Revival” their ode to the south of border snackpot. Their familia, the SpaceLab Recordings Crew, have been popping up more and more often in and around the more notorious venues in NYC. So, stay on the steady lookout from shows to Mexicano cookouts…

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We are not really surrounded by this many disturbed creative types are we? It appears that the sentiment of those closest to us is dark. Major creativity is often formed in darker corners. The March 12 vid of the week comes from Shyste and DeeJay Tone (featured previously on BNR). This dirty duo are releasing their latest project in a year long series of installments tied to the seasons titled CLIMATE CONTROL. Fresh off the WINTER edition comes “The Hurt File”.

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