Social Science Recordings » admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:02:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Obi Best’s “It’s Because of People Like You” on Showtime’s United States of Tara http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/obi-bests-its-because-of-people-like-you-on-showtimes-united-states-of-tara/ http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/obi-bests-its-because-of-people-like-you-on-showtimes-united-states-of-tara/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 07:18:31 +0000 admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/?p=421 Stay tuned to Showtime’s United States of Tara on May 31. Obi’s song is in the episode and we’re not sure when or where it will be played but you can bet we’ll be plastered to the TV waiting for the moment!

Check your local listings for time!

]]> http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/obi-bests-its-because-of-people-like-you-on-showtimes-united-states-of-tara/feed/ 0 Vincent Minor’s new self-titled album http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/vincent-minors-new-self-titled-album/ http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/vincent-minors-new-self-titled-album/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:31:41 +0000 admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/?p=408 We just received physical copies of Vincent Minor’s self-titled album coming out September 21, 2010. We thought we would give you a little sneak preview of what’s to come. Stay tuned!

]]> http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/vincent-minors-new-self-titled-album/feed/ 0 OBI BEST TO PLAY SXSW http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/obi-best-to-play-sxsw/ http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/obi-best-to-play-sxsw/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:04:28 +0000 admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/?p=401 Obi Best to play 2 SXSW shows on:

Friday March 20th, 2010

SONICBIDS Showcase at Maggie Mae’s

Obi will play a 30 minute set from 1pm-1:30pm

And then a bit later the same day:

Official SXSW Performance

7:30pm in the Victorian room at the Driskill Hotel

]]> http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/obi-best-to-play-sxsw/feed/ 0 LONELY HEARTS CLUB: SATURDAY FEB 13 2010 http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/lonely-hearts-club-sat-feb-13th-2010/ http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/lonely-hearts-club-sat-feb-13th-2010/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:15:23 +0000 admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/?p=10 Come join the Lonely Hearts Club Valentines eve at the Social Science loft in downtown LA!

Enjoy love or spite it with our favorite love songs covered by great talent. Spontaneous sing alongs may occur without warning.

A Plethora of libations will be available at our cash only bar to ease your aching heart. Sorry no ATM.

Admission is FREE with RSVP! RSVP with full name + guests at info@socialsciencerecs.com

* Patrick Park just added!

Check out our performers here:

Obi Best , Sunny War , SoKo , Correatown , Yeah Brother , Eagle and Talon , Boris Smile , Vincent Minor , Fascinoma , Patrick Park

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Congratulations to our Re-re-remix winners! It was a toughy but the following beat makers made the grade with their remixes of Obi Best’s ‘Origami’ and Vincent Minor’s ‘Late Night Show’:

Vosotros, DJ hEADaCHE, Aharon Herbert, and DJ Chillness!

Check it out on ITUNES

]]> http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/re-re-remix-contest-winners/feed/ 0 ANNOUNCING DESMOND DEKKER COVERS NIGHT! SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/announcing-desmond-dekker-covers-night-saturday-october-17th/ http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/announcing-desmond-dekker-covers-night-saturday-october-17th/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:27:50 +0000 admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/?p=22 We’re excited to be hosting a Desmond Dekker covers night with a bunch of our favorite bands. Each act will be playing one original and one Desmond Dekker cover to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Israelites.” (In 1969 Desmond Dekker broke through the US charts as the first Jamaican artist to have a top ten hit!)

40 Years in the Desert: A Tribute to Desmond Dekker will take place Saturday, OCT 17 at Social Science Recordings Loft in downtown LA.

We’d be honoured if you would join us in remembrance of the Godfather of Rocksteady! We guarantee fun and spiritual vibes. There will also be a cash bar with cheapie drinks and dj’s spinning The Best of Desmond and Associates.

Performers: Obi Best, Emily Wells, The Monolators, B.R.A.M., Dorian Wood, Le Switch, Correatown, The Belle Brigade, Mooey Moobau, Eagle and Talon, Traps PS, The Sweet Hurt, Nowcloud, Vincent Minor, Fu Dogs

]]> http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/announcing-desmond-dekker-covers-night-saturday-october-17th/feed/ 0 THIS THURS! PABLOVE BENEFIT SHOW/ FOR PABLO+ OTHERS http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/this-thurs-pablove-benefit-show-for-pablo-others/ http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/this-thurs-pablove-benefit-show-for-pablo-others/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:29:51 +0000 admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/?p=26 Bring your heart of gold! Obi Best, Xu Xu Fang and Great Northern will be playing the Pablove Foundation’s Benefit Show at The Bootleg Theatre on August 13. Hosted by FMLY with dj sets by Division Day.

100% of profits will go to the Pablove Foundation, started by Dangerbird Records co-founder Jeff Castelaz and his wife Jo Ann Thrailkill whose five-year-old son Pablo passed away froma rare form of children’s cancer this past June. The Foundation directly supports the research and cure of pediatric cancer. For more info, visit: Pablove.org + Facebook

]]> http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/this-thurs-pablove-benefit-show-for-pablo-others/feed/ 0 VINCENT MINOR ‘LATE NIGHT SHOW’ REMIX CONTEST http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/vincent-minor-late-night-show-remix-contest/ http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/vincent-minor-late-night-show-remix-contest/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:32:32 +0000 admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/?p=31 GOOD THINGS COME IN TWOS?

Along with our Obi Best ‘Origami’ remix contest (see below) Social Science is sponsoring spine-tingling remixes of Vincent Minors ‘Late Night Show’ off the Born in the Wrong Era ep. The rules are the same, the stems are different – feel free to remix both tracks!

]]> http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/vincent-minor-late-night-show-remix-contest/feed/ 0 IT’S ORIGAMI SEASON http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/its-origami-season/ http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/its-origami-season/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:34:54 +0000 admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/?p=34 and we’re sponsoring an open call for remixes of Obi Best’s ‘Origami’ off the albumCapades. Favorite remixes will be released by Social Science Recordings as a digital compilation.

Deadline: October 31, 2009
Additional contest details and assorted nitty gritty here.

]]> http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/its-origami-season/feed/ 0 BORN IN THE WRONG ERA’ CONTEST http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/born-in-the-wrong-era-contest/ http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/born-in-the-wrong-era-contest/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:37:12 +0000 admin http://www.socialsciencerecs.com/?p=38 Time for some historical inaccuracy! Social Science is sponsoring a little art project/contest to celebrate Vincent Minor’s ‘Born in the Wrong Era’ ep release. Please submit your creation to submissions@thewrongera.com. We’ll put it up as long it doesn’t offend our grandmas :)

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