Miss Mocha Presents: “Black Vibeday” w/ DJ Freakish Nerd [ Post Event Recap]

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What a Room it was when thinking back to the faces seen at Company Brewing on Black Fri- I mean ‘Vibeday.’ DJ FreakishNerd kept our favorite musical artists, both mainstream and local of course, in a grand rotation as the space was overtaken by creatives, known and unknown, along with the ‘average joe’. This was very tactful of  Miss Mocha; bringing the Artistic Community together as an indirect way of experiencing a bit of that Thanksgiving energy with our peers. Watching the room gradually fill up with so many way makers, innovators, and game changers is something to be thankful for. Now of course when that first hour or 2 goes by, we start feeling good, including the DJ, having had a few shoots himself, we all get to hittin’ that two-step, whether we're still hesitant and keeping near to our seats or are casually making our way to the main floor, but that was not the case for too long. Towards the night’s end, the spirit of Milwaukee’s golden age of fun and youth came out as a circle of models, rappers, CEO’S, dancers, musicians, and entrepreneurs alike were provoked to form a circle at the sight of two creatives engaging into a battle: I’m talkin’ bout hittin’ the stollie and bangin’ like its ‘09! ‘Aye, Aye! Huh, Huh!’ Everyone was shouting and cheering altogether. Personally, what I believe to be the highlight of a night like this.

/Naomi-Re’a for CW

Miss Mocha Music Presents: Black Vibeday

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DJ FreakishNerd will be providing Hip Hop, R&B, & Vibes in his debut solo DJ event. Expect a little bit of old, a little bit of new, and a little bit of music you’ve never heard before. Just the know the vibe will be major.

Friday November 26th, 10pm-1am, 21+
Company Brewing. $10.
735 East Center Street.
Milwaukee, WI

Miss Mocha Presents: “Buttah & Brown”- Emmit James & Claudio Parrone Jr. [Write Up]

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Two words….SAAANG BOY!! Appropriately, the “Buttah and Brown” tour was brought to Milwaukee first to welcome our own Emmit James home and he brought with him some fellas with vocals on top of vocals, the crowd was very much in tune [Miss Mocha DID that]. DJ FreakishNerd shows out on the 1’s and 2’s with a great mix as the crowd forms and continues to grow up until show time; the floor tables, the booths, and the bar were all full and the stage was lit up with green, blue, red lights one after the other, giving the atmosphere an intimate yet active lounge feel. Emmit James, one half of the Headliners for the show, introduces Leroy Booker to the stage and right off the bat he hits us with a good ol’ nostalgic ‘YEEEEAAAaaaauuuuuUUUHHH!!’ and runs for his life into his introduction song, accompanied by, to quote Emmit, “the illustrious Curtis Crump Jr.” on the keys. He gave us a few love jams before the other half of Buttah & Brown was introduced, Claudio Parrone Jr. A.K.A. C.J. He slowed us down even more with a smooth rendition of “Until the End of Time” by Justin Timberlake, and of course the crowd showed their love for it as they participated in a ‘call and response’ moment with C.J.; “This ones for the lovers!”...Speaking of Lovers, they sure were in attendance on this night. C.J. stepped to the side for the last moment of his set and let the band play for the crowd. Without hesitation, multiple couples, young and old, got up and started slow dancing. It was a sight!

Klassik took the stage next and dominated, vocally and lyrically. His production was a one man show, with a stage presence that could fill a room, the crowd was nothing short of engaged. Finally, feeding off of the momentum of the night, Emmit James and Claudio Jr. took the stage as Buttah & Brown and with the inclusion of an insane drum solo and even a praise break, they gave their audience what they wanted, a high energy cap to the night.

 /Naomi-Re’a for CW