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Photos: Kim and Kevin Parker

Photos from the Inauguration and artwork from the Manifest Hope Gallery in Washington D.C. Thanks to HVW8 correspondents Kim and Kevin for the photos.

This Saturday, Erik Rico will be live at the HVW8 Gallery from 2 – 5pm for a Podcast recording. 

For further info on Erik Rico and the event please go HERE.

HVW8 Int’l Podcast, Vol. 4: World Class Sound

Ty G’s World Class 10

Som Três – O Telefone Tocou Novamente 
Moon Starr – Broken Bossa 
Zed Bias & Jenna G – Let Change In Your Mind (Phill Asher Remix) 
MCDE – Raw Cut 3 
The SoulJazz Orchestra – Parasite (Dr. J RMX) 
Kaidi Tatham – Could I Ever Know 
D-F Rhythm tracks – Gold 
Leo’s Sunshipp – I’m Back For More 
Sylvia St. James – Motherland 
Don Blackman – Loving You, Holding You

9 World Class Tracks from Max

Esthero – Superheroes 
Felt – Dirty Girl 
Professor Oz – Waves and Skunk (Grant Phabao Remix) 
George Schearing – Aquarius 
Cold Heat – Max’ secret 7″ 
I Level – Give Me 
Daniel Wang – Berlin Sunrise (Mehr Acid Mix) 
Sarah White – Dance on Mars 
Serge Gainsbourg f/ Brigitte Bardot – Bonnie and Clyde (DJ Apt One Edit)

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Red’s rep get’s a little larger with a recent nod on the FADER blog.

On the way to skate camp (circa 87)

A childhood friend passed away last week. John Mcrae/Hudson was a smart, talented and funny guy and we had some amazing times in our youth. He will be missed!

The Hawthorne Headhunters got some love on Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio 1 show this week

Photo: Veto Money (Black Spade, Stoney Rock) of Obama taking his oath today at Washington’s National Mall from his cell phone.

Gene and Tyler were interviewed today on CBC Radio on HVW8’s involvement with the Obama campaign. Thank you to Bonnie for making this happen. 

HVW8 Interview on CBC

The HVW8 Art installation Obama piece was featured on CNN today. It is current on display at the Manifest Hope show in Washington D.C. group show with 15 other artists. The show has received over 4000 visitors in the past 3 days. 

MLK by Dan Buller and Gene Pendon, Montreal, 2005 
Acrylic on Canvas, 85” by 47”, Live Performance piece.

MLK and Obama by Tyler Gibney, Chicago 2009
Acrylic on Canvas, 48” by 72”, Live Performance piece.

Obama by Dan Buller, Los Angeles, 2008
Acrylic on Canvas, Silkscreen, 18” by 26”, Studio piece.

Hope and Change by Heavyweight Art Installation, Montreal, 2008
Acrylic on Canvas, 36” by 24”, Studio piece.

Manifest Hope Mural by Dan Buller and Gene Pendon, Denver, 2008

Obama by Tyler Gibney, Los Angeles, 2008

Here are a few of the pieces from the past few years by HVW8 Art Installation; Tyler Gibney, Gene Pendon and Dan Buller, in support of Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. Congratulations to Barack Obama on his inauguration.

Omar Sosa (2008)
Acrylic, spray, posca on Canvas 18″x24″

Herbie Hancock (2008)
Acrylic, Spray, Posca on canvas 48″x48″

Recent pieces from Gene Pendon.