Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series, Volume Seven: Reppin’ the Crew!

7pm Doors

8pm Showtime

Full Food and Beverage Menu Available

18+

$10 Adv (+fees/taxes)

$17 Doors (+fees/taxes)

Come check out some of our favorite crews to work with. These are the cats that make music fun by creating with someone—not to mention these particular artists all bring a sound that makes you bend your ear to how good it is while rallying for change in the world. So, come down to Icehouse on July 18th at 7p to hear from Kouzen, The Muatas, Tearra Oso, and DJ Mickey Breeze with TruArtSpeaks! Tickets are $10 in Advance, $17 at the Door. Available at TruArtSpeaks.org and icehousempls.com.

The Urgent Emergent Performance Art Series powered by TruArtSpeaks (Urgent Art Series) is

a year-long residency at Ice House in Minneapolis, MN, taking place monthly, every third Saturday,* in celebration of TruArtSpeaks' 20th year anniversary and - more importantly - all of the artists who make our work and community what it is.

Founded in 2006, by Tish Jones, the arts & culture organization based in Saint Paul has a long history of providing platforms for artists to share timely and innovative work— this series is no different. The Urgent Art Series will invite new and true collaborators to share work that speaks to both the nightly theme and the series' invitation: urgent and emergent performance art. Known for being bold in their creative work, TruArtSpeaks has curated a year of creative expression that will move the crowd, the needle, and change forward through creative cultural expression.

The Urgent Art Series is sponsored, in part, by Minnesota Public Radio.

Artist InformationDJ Mickey Breeze

Mickey Breeze is one of the Twin Cities' most creative and skilled DJ's and Beatmakers in the scene. Teacher, Producer, Artist, and a Professional DJ for the Minnesota Twins and Timberwolves, Mickey Breeze is a musical powerhouse with over 15 years of experience. He has comprised an impressive list of accomplishments including DJing at both local and national events such as SXSW, Soundset Music Festival, Twin Cities Pride, the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, and Paisley Park’s “Crown Our Prince” Mural Reveal and Block Party. He also performs and teaches as a resident DJ/teacher for the Deeper Learning Conference Series, Slam Academy and Minneapolis Public Schools. Mickey’s incredible live show is interestingly different from his peers as he incorporates the use of a drum pad controller, to add percussion beats and transitions over the top of his unmatched turntablism, adding a unique experience for those in attendance.

Kouzen

KOUZEN are Haitian born, US bred cousins; UnicusHarry and ADY.

UnicusHarry, veteran of Twin Cities Hip-Hop scene with groups; More Than Lights/Kanser. ADY a Haitian poet/emcee, thinker and activist, wanted to collaborate.

Kouzen with its bilingual style of english and Haitian Kreyol is reminiscent of The Fugees, it is part hip-hop and part spoken word.

They are influenced by Hip-Hop groups like The Natives Tongues of the early 90’s, and other genres of music like Bob Marley and the Wailers, Fela Kuti, and Haitian band/artist like Boukman Eksperyans and Toto Bissainthe.

The world is changing and people are questioning different systems across the globe; Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of the KOUZEN journey.

The Muatas

Coming to you straight from the frost and concrete of the Twin Cities, The Muatas are a sonic alchemy of shadow and light. Comprised of duo Cam and Ayanna Muata, their music is grounded in trip-hop foundations, dark electronica, and the sharp, skeletal edges of soulful post-punk. Their soundscape is a deliberate architecture of programmed pulses and live guitar, with bass and vocals that sometimes and without warning, collide with the raw intimacy of spoken word. Having re-emerged from their 90s origins in the group Cold Front, they now craft music that feels both timeless and urgent, all at once. A moody and emotive journey that often echoes the chilly, anthemic depths of the Bristol scene.

With accolades like the Minnesota Music Creator Award from the American Composers Forum, The Muatas do more than compose; they curate an atmosphere. From the haunting resonance of The Upside Down Project, to their advocacy for social equity in Battle Weary, they remain a vital pulsing artery in the heart of the Minneapolis underground