due to the plague - there will be no FFG tonight March 21 2011

bring it twice as hard next week. - *

Some highlights from February 2011 - Big Month for FFG

Proffessor Prawns Head to head with MC Hmmmmm?





lettin 'er rip!




Count Snacky caught in the act of his namesake



Joyousness



The Elekwent Folk Hip Hop Crew payed FGG a visit for a rhyme session.

There have been loads of new MCs that have come through. lots of first timers who have either never picked up a mic or have been rapping for a long time but never really did much freestyle or improv wizards/theatre nerds who have always been interested, but never gave it much of a shot till now. Ive got a few pics coming up that do some justice to the extemporanious mayhem that has been going on every monday at 45WEST STUDIOS.

W2 Woodwards Storyeum: BIKES INSIDE PARTY feat. FFG

Indoor Bike Party at W2! Tonight: FFG will be in full-effect: Our Newly re-tooled sound-bike will be hosting a cypher in one of the W2 rooms. If you have been wanting to get on the mic with Freestyle Focus Group - this could be your chance.

A bicycle-themed dance party at the huge indoor space at W2 Storyeum. Polo starts at 6pm, the party starts at 9pm!

Featuring:
- DJs: Robin Bank$, FreeStyle Focus Group, Adam Hoogeveen, Estro-Testro! (aka Lester), & others for your dancing pleasure
- Gastown Sprints
- indoor bike polo tournament
- live performances from the B:C:Clettes
- bicycle-themed projected photography, art & video from: Krista Bailie, Danielle Baker, Barbara Clayden, Shauna Eve, Greg Fenske, Randall Foster, Marc Johns, Marina Leclair, Rich Lehl, Peter Lojewski, Amanda McCuaig, Museum of Vancouver & Propellor Studios, Alyssa Nassner, Suzanne Pinn, Heather Renney, Revphil, Ernie Sunndwn Shergold, Holly Truchan, Chelsea Tully, Maitland Wright, and more!

Bring your bike in from the cold, lots of indoor bike parking. Note that beverages purchased outside W2 will not be permitted (so don't bring your own booze).

Produced by Jim Hoehnle, Chris Bentzen, and W2 Community Media Arts Society.

Our 2010 t-shirts are still available! Featuring art by Chris Wong. Only $10, available at the party.

$10 at the door
No ticket presales

http://www.bikesinside.com/

FFG + Slippery Elm as part of Mobile Cypher Crew



FFG at the Libra Room with Khari and his amazingly talented band - First time rhyming to a live beat.

long over due posts

FFG has been hustlin (although not really much hustle on this blog) - so there is lots to update. We have played three shows since we last spoke to the internet world. We Freestyled our MC Roles as we introduced the Sweet Soul Girls at the Dollhouse Xmass Party on Dec 12? at FORTUNE Sound Club. The VIP Cheese Plate was - ample, and the sound system was incredible - like really really good sounding. Its Funny cause, this is the only documentation we have of the evening. Thanks Woodhead for taking it. I am sure there is other documentation, if you have some and are reading this, FFG would be much appriciative --- we put alot of time into our costumes (that we stripped out of through out the night on stage (inspired by CP's Strip Hop numbers!)



We have also been rhyming at Open Studios at the Pajama Disco Party with the Dollhouse Crew and with Khari's Band at the Libra Room. FFG feels very tubularly happy that these producers and performers are into having us throw down at their parties. Its a huge honour everytime. - its also insanely fun.

JAN 24, UPWARDS

the home for FFG . . . you are invited.




This a live - in situ - post (MC Bag Foot, MC Wrinkly Fingers, et al.)

Freestyle Focus Group @ Fortune Sound Club, Dec 14, 2010

Hey FFG Fans (yes, "fans" ... or maybe acolytes? ...) MC SNACKY NUTS and I will be freestyling at Fortune Sound Club this Tuesday. haha. I know -- we will be rapping over (arguably) the best (club) sound system in Vancouver. I say best (club sound system) because I would wager that underground systems like lighta sound or perception sound would destroy fortune's stacks. Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting development for FFG. I mean, we are accustomed to rocking house parties or tag teaming on our custom SoundBike at parks in East Van. So, getting on the mic at a real live club makes me a tad nervy. But hey, we are pretty amped too. With Freestyle, I never know what to expect. Life is one huge flow from off the top of the head anyway. Below is the promo text for the event written by the one and only, Crystal Precious.
Maybe we shall see you there. It should be a memorable one.

http://www.fortunesoundclub.com/



Soy Chocolate Milk Sandwitches,
Prof. Prawns

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Whattup Sasspackets!!!

SO. As you may or may not remember (and if you do remember, it’s blurry as hell), we generally do this thing once a year where we kick off our heels and take the night off to celebrate the holidaze in true Sweet Soul fashion: half-dressed and SERIOUSLY dipped in vodka-cranberry sauce. With sparkles on top. And tassles. Maybe a moustache or two. You know, depending how the night went. :)

This year we decided what the hell… if we don’t have a studio at the moment, we may as well set up the decks between two of the sickest stacks in the city and let a few of our awesome former DH residents FULLY take advantage of them. Cue dancing around in totally inappropriate holiday themed outfits and hugging each other suggestively. FAaaaaBulous.

We feel also that the best thing to do when a certain world-famous raccoon named LITTLE MISS RISK comes back from a 3 month tour is to throw her legendary ass back onto the stage so we can drool over it. Don’t you agree? Naturally. And of course, my traditional CP Mistletoe Fishing Rod will be back in action from which YOU CANNOT ESCAPE. Heh heh heh. NEVAH!!!

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It's the
4th Annual Dollhouse Family Christmas Party!!!!

Fortune Sound Club
147 East Pender St. Chinatown

THEME: Bad Santas & Ho Ho Ho's (shocker). ALSO ACCEPTABLE: really bad Christmas sweaters, holiday glam shiz, formal holiday steez. HOWEVER: evil santas or slutty holiday wear is preferred.

w/ LIVE performances by Crystal Precious , Lola Frost, Cara Milk, Villainy Loveless, Burgundy Brixx & finally home, Little Miss Risk!!

& DJs:

Steamboat Fattie
K-Tel
Woodhead

& MC's
MC PROFESSOR PRAWNS & MC SNACKY NUTS

9pm - 2am
Show 10:30 pm

$10 / cover

Please Bring Food Bank / Clothing Item; each donation will receive a FREE K-TEL CD!!!

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Come join us for wayyyyy too much X-mas cheer before you are at the mercy of (gulp) your REAL FAMILIES.

Happy holidaze! Let's get ho-ey & have a ho-ho-ho down. With ho-sauce.

Jingles n' jiggles,
xooxxoxo
CP, Cara & Joe (& Cherry from abroad!)