Alana Harper
Production Assistant Alana Harper joined Studio 360 in 2011. A writer and longtime public radio listener, Alana first developed an interest in radio while earning a master’s degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. She ...
Gig Alerts: Cubic Zirconia
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
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Gig Alerts
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Cubic Zirconia
"d.f.a.d."
Playing at: Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St., East Village)
Get: Tickets | Directions
Cubic Zirconia is the acid house-meets-hip-hop-meets-R&B creation of vocalist Tiombe, beat master Nick Hook, guitarist Todd Weinstock and percussionist/keyboardist Daud Sturdivant, who recently joined the group. They call their music "ethnic disco," and it's a fitting description. This track, from the EP Ready to Slide, opens with a sample of Art of Noises' much-loved tune "Moments in Love." Sinuous and sleek, Tiombe enters with dirty rhymes before the track segues into a mellow club slink with a hip-hop beat.
NOTE: This song contains explicit lyrics.
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