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Flying High: On the Road With Rich Medina (Jan. 23-8)

So many countries, so little time.

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Planes, trains, and automobiles.

Welcome to Week 76.

Broken Beat

WHERE: Philadelphia Int'l Airport
WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 2013


A little something I noticed on my way through security. Praise God for weekly backups and FireWire Target Mode.

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Scratch Got The Props

WHERE: Le Poisson Rouge, NYC
WHEN: Wednesday, January 23, 2013


The Turntable Whisperer strikes again. While I was on a plane to Italy, Lepse & Scratch held the home front down lovely.


(Photo Credit: Chief)

That Bullshit

WHERE: Easy Jet, Amsterdam to Bari, Italy
WHEN: Thursday, January 24, 2013

C'mon, son. Who designed your planes, midget engineers? Fuck outta here...

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True South Italian Dinner

WHERE: Bari, Italy
WHEN: Thursday, January 24, 2013


Within two hours of landing in Bari, my first meal tasted like a slice of pasta heaven. Bari's famous "Little Ears" pasta to the shitty flight rescue.

Bari Body Rockin'

WHERE: Temptations, Bari, Italy
WHEN: Thursday, June 24, 2013


I broke my Tour date cherry in Bari tonight. Reminded me of APT quite a bit. Made the kid a little bit misty.



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Can't Truss It

WHERE: Bari, Italy
WHEN: Friday, January 25, 2013


Old school safety measures. No barriers or caution tape in sight. Stroll at your own risk...

Lefto's Worldwide Showcase

WHERE: Casino Nouveau, Paris, France
WHEN: Friday, January 25, 2013


Fucking zoo in there. Big up DaVince, Fatima, Koko, Debruitt, and Lefto for an incredible night in Paris.

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Munchen Crunchin'

WHERE: YipYab, Munich, Germany
WHEN: Saturday, January 26, 2013


Smaller zoo, different language and musical animals, but a damn zoo just the same. Salute to Patrick, Hokus Pokus, DJ Meister Bunson, DJ Casper, Andy, The Russian Gangster, Sarah, Phillip, and all of the Munich area crew. Incredible third visit to Munich.

German Post Game

WHERE: YipYab, Munich
WHEN: Sunday , January 27, 2013


Post-game Bavarian man food. White sausage, pretzels & mustard. Some real wood choppin' farmer's real shit that's been tradition in Germany since forever ago. Me likey...

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Home Sweet Home

WHERE: Patta HQ, Red Light District, Amsterdam
WHEN: Monday, January 28, 2013


Oh we back alright, bitch...

Upcoming Shows

January 31, 2013 (7p.m.—late)
AN EVENING WITH RICH MEDINA
joemolese.com
Steingass 16A
Heidelberg, Germany
18+, 10euros

Really excited about my first trip to Heidelberg. I love working in cities I’ve never been to before, and this is coming through my old friend Nico which makes it even better.

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February 1, 2013 (10p.m.—3a.m.)
UNITED GROOVE w/Mr. Mendel
Canvas
canvas7.nl/
Wibautstraat 150
1091 GR Amsterdam, Netherlands
18+, 10euros

Round number two of United Groove with my man Mr. Mendel. I’ve been looking forward to this since last year.

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February 2, 2013 (11p.m.—5a.m.)
ALL EYES ON: RICH MEDINA + J-ROCC
Bird
bird-rotterdam.nl
Raampoortstraat 26
Rotterdam, Netherlands
18+, 9euros/12euros

Big up to Guido for pressing the issue with my management to make sure that this gig happened. Because of his persistence, we were able to build an entire European tour.

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February 6, 2013 (10p.m.—4a.m.)
PROPS w/DJ AKALEPSE
(Le) Poisson Rouge
lepoissonrouge.com
158 Bleecker St.
New York, NY
21+, Free before 10pm

Me & Lepse continue fighting the good fight on Wednesday nights in NYC! Each and every week going on 10 years now! No filler, no radio fluff: strictly bangers, and strictly para tu. Free before 11p.m. every week kids. LPR.

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February 9, 2013 (10p.m.—4a.m.)
Move Forward Music presents REVIVAL w/DJ PQ + Special Guest Jack DaVeY
Free Candy
moveforwardmusic.com
905 Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
21+, Discount RSVP here

Brooklyn, we back! Here’s to another banger.

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February 14, 2013 (9p.m.—2a.m.)
RICH MEDINA SPECIAL VALENTINES DAY SET + guests
The Pagoda at Fairmont Hotel San Jose
liveatthepagoda.com
170 South Market St.
San Jose, CA
21+, $5

Looking forward to this one. First time business!

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February 16, 2013 (10p.m.—2a.m.)
BLAZING 45’s w/E Da Boss, Frosty, Monalisa, DJ Destroyer & DJ Frane
Nola’s
nolasla.com
734 East 3rd St.
Los Angeles, CA
21+

Another night of 7 inch vinyl heat in LA with my folks at Blazing 45’s!

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February 17, 2013 (9p.m.—4a.m.)
Deep LA 14th Year Anniversary with LOUIE VEGA, JOSH MILAN, MARQUES WYATT, DOC MARTIN & JEREMY SOLE
The Belasco Theatre
deep-la.com
1050 South Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA
21+
$20, Purchase tickets here

Deep’s 14th anniversary…we’ll be in the back room. Thanks, Marques!

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February 23, 2013 (10p.m.—2:30a.m.)
Lazy Afternoon Presents THE MOVEMENT w/Lt. Smash and DJ Kittybat
Peacock Room
thepeacockroom.com
1321 N. Mills Ave.
Orlando, FL
21+, Presale tickets available at thelazyafternoon.com

It’s been too long, Orlando! I can’t wait to rock with y’all again.

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February 26, 2013 (10p.m.—LATE)

Concord Jazz & Revive Music Present NEXT COLLECTIVE CD Release Show
(le) Poisson Rouge
lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/next-collective-feb-26th-2013
158 Bleecker St.
New York, NY
21+, Advance tickets available here.

One love to Concord, Revive, Scott Barkham, and Next Collective. Looking forward to a great night.

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