WORDS - Shout out to Grassroots Community Arts Program and Sirelo Entertainment for having our founder Daniel Scala jump on board for his first mural. Rising Tide Capital, a local JC Non-Profit was celebrating their 20 year anniversary and they commissioned Grassroots to do 8 large murals interpreting what the concept of interconnectivity was to us. Grassroots connected local and global artists for this project, truly encapsulating how we are all interconnected. Daniel chose to throw his signature hand style up with a poem that tells what interconnectivity is in his world. Check out the poem and more photos of his piece here.

DANCE - This weeks Listen & Move DJ is DJ Jessica Chaos! We've had to reschedule her a few times and can't wait to finally hear what she brings to the session.

About Listen & Move - We have been talking about how to continue educating the masses about the foundations of the house music culture, and we always land on the fact that staying consistent with what we do is the best way. Pull up and experience the essence of the culture.

WORDS -  THEY PROVED THERE ARE MULTIVERSES! Ok, I know that's not true, but it's cool to even hear someone say that. That said, I guess that is just me doing exactly what this poem says we do, except I'm justifying it that it is something cool or progressive. Anyway, nothing is real and this doesn't matter, but it's cool to be able to create thought provoking art.

Gripped tight to absurdity

wishing every word would be

something that makes me feel

without feeling uncertainty

It's truly a discourtesy

to use info discernibly

when we can't tell what is real

and what is deep hyperbole

EVERYTHING IS FAKE

everyone is certain he

holds the only truth

and what you think 

won't move me internally

Certainly

We keep these feeling inside purposefully

then we explode with fear of anyone

proposing our adversity

What's hurting me

becomes a fuse detonating

a distaste for diversity

but we can't prove a single thing

inside the multiversity

WORDS - Creating each other. We all create the versions of others that make us most comfortable... or not. We have access to figure out how to truly connect...but we are more separate than ever. Do we ever truly accept each others flaws or do we let fear run our vision boards? If we see ourselves in each other, windows become mirrors and we allow the divine within the person across from us to shine.

DANCE - This past November we celebrated five years of Listen & Move House Dance Sessions EVERY DAMN WEEK BECAUSE WE LOVE THE CULTURE! Such a blessing to share space with other artists & humans expressing themselves through music. The culture is based around the communal dance being what brings us together and we're doing our best to share this importance with the world. 

WORDS - When we let go of predispositions and ideals we can create a reality where we see even the most devastating circumstances as a part of the unfolding of our true purpose. The universe is working for you, you just need to open your eyes.

8.5x11 Framed Ink on Paper

WORDS - We are lost

In a sea of digits

the binary cost of

ignoring the evolution

causes near sighted visions

a decree of thoughts

So many zeros and ones

causing improbable collisions

but in the time we live in

it's more common than

common sense

safe to say

maybe even a given

but lets get back to source

i pray we pivot

not to imply god

will hear those thoughts

and listen

Keep the ego hidden

and you'll see the visions

of what made

Buddha

Moses

& Jesus

different

12X20 CANVAS - ACYRILIC

MUSIC - Listen to live House and Techno sets from our weekly community House Dance programs, Listen & Move and Move N' Groove. 

The sonic experience itself is great, but if you want to experience what the house music culture is truly based on, pull up to one of our L&M sessions in Jersey City. Right now since it's cold outside, we  hold one weekly at Grassroots Community Space, 54 Coles St. every Wednesday , and starting in May our Move N' Groove program  will return to JC and Hoboken for the summer!