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THE ART OF HIP HOP FESTIVAL


AUGUST 27
10PM MERLINS (21+)

AUGUST 28
5-9PM ALBRIGHT KNOX ART GALLERY (ALL AGES)
AFTERPARTY TBA

AUGUST 29
7PM VERVE DANCE STUDIO (ALL AGES)
10PM NIETZSCHES (21+)
RALLY TBA

AUGUST 30
COOKOUT TBA

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BILLY DREASE WINS BEST SOLO MUSICIAN AWARD

Critically acclaimed artist, musician and entrepreneur Edreys aka Billy Drease Williams added another trophy to the mantle last week after winning Buffalo Spree’s “Best of WNY” Solo Musician Award for 2009. On his blog at www.edreys.com, Billy Drease wrote “Thank you to everyone who has come out to a show, sang a song, popped a CD in your car, bought merchandise, read the blog posts and highly recommended me to the greater public.”

This marks the second award Billy Drease has won in as many months, after taking home an Artvoice “Best of Buffalo” award in May, and accentuates what is shaping up to be a banner year for the Buffalo born phenom.  In January he was named one of URB Magazines NEXT 1000 artists to watch; in April he released his CD “Good Evening Billy” to a packed house and last month he was a featured performer at the North by Northwest Film and Music Festival in Toronto. Currently he is gearing up for his annual “Art of Hip Hop” event series at the Albright Knox Art Gallery as well as the release of the debut album ‘Good Morning Amy”, both scheduled for the August 28 weekend.

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