Roots New Album, "Rising Down", Listening Party's featuring DJ Questlove and Hosted By Black Thought

If you haven't gotten a chance to cop the NEW ROOTS Album, "Rising Down" - GO DO IT !

Step Up has been busy in the trenches setting up Listening Party's to help promote the new album. Questlove will be rocking the party on the 1'2 and 2's playing party jams as well as cuts off the new album, and Black Thought will be hosting the event.

If your in these cities - GO check out the party !!! It's not to be
missed ...

Sun
4-May-08
Detroit, MI
Confidential Lounge
211 Congress St. Detroit, MI

Tue
6-May-08
Montreal, QB
1234 Venue
1234 de la montagne street, Montreal QB

Thu
8-May-08
Boston, MA
UnderBar
279 Tremont St. Boston, MA

Sat
9-May-08
NYC
Sutra
16 1st Ave, New York, NY

Thu
15-May-08
Washington, DC
Club Liv
2001 11th St, NW. Washington DC

Fri
23-May-08
Atlanta, GA
MJQ Concourse
736 Ponce de Leon Atlanta, GA

Tue
27-May-08
Nashville, TN
TBD

Sat
31-May-08
Chicago, IL
Renaissance Hotel
1 W/ Wacker Drive

Mon
2-Jun-08
Denver, CO
Owsleys
2151 Lawrence St. Denver, CO

Thu
5-Jun-08
Seattle, WA
Neumos
925 E Pike St. Seattle, WA

Sun
8-Jun-09
San Fran, CA
Mezzanine
444 Jessie St. San Francisco, CA

Tue
10-May-08
San Diego
TBD

Thu
12-Jun-08
Los Angeles, CA
Crash Mansion
1024 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles CA

Sat
14-Jun-08
Pheonix, AZ
Oscar Taylors
2375 E Camelback Rd. Phoenix, AZ

Other upcoming Step Up Events ...

Sat
17-May-08
DJ Ali Shaheed Mohammad from A Tribe Called Quest
Spirit Bar
Nelson CANADA

Fri
23-May-08
Slum Village LIVE
Vinyl Night Club
Denver CO

Sun
25-May-08
Step uP and Booky Ent present:
URB Magazine Issue Release Party w/ DJ Questlove and Special Guests
The Roxy
9009 W Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, CA

Fri
30-May-08
DJ Questlove
Funky Buddha Lounge
Chicago, IL
728 W Grand Street

Tue
10-June-08
DJ Stretch Armstrong
Hiro Ballroom
New York, NY
This will be the official Webby Awards After Party. Please note this a private event. Ludacris will also be performing

Upcoming Questlove DJ shows

April 5 2008	Whiskey Bar	Austin, TX
April 10 2008	Club Marquee - Red Bull Music Academy w/ Peanut Butter Wolf	Halifax, NS
April 12 2008	Club Wet	Boston, MA
April 13 2008	LOVE	NYC
April 17 2008	Club Privelege	Pittsburgh, PA
April 18 2008	Nectar Lounge	St. Louis, MO
April 20 2008	Club Liv	Washington DC
May 5 2008	Trash House - w/ King Brit, Kid Koala, and M.I.A	New Orleans, LA

You can also catch Ali Shaheed from Tribe Called Quest

April 24 2008	Bang Night Club	Cincinnati, OH
May 17 2008	Spirit Nigh Club	Nelson, CANADA

DJ Questlove @ Super Bowl After Party n' Arizona

GO PATRIOTS !!!! If you happen to be in AZ this weekend for the super bowl, if your lucky you may be able to get into the Sport Illustrated Party the Roots will be performing at on Saturday night.. and IF you have some luck on your side AND you are ROOTING for the PATRIOTS - You can catch Questlove close out the night on Sunday Feb 3 after the game @ the 944 Super Village. His set will be from midnight - 1 am - Be sure to check Cisco @ Shwayze, Dirt Nasty, Andre Legacy, and Mickey Avalon who will be sharing the stage before him.

Upcoming Questlove DJ shows

January 25 2008	Target Chalet - X Games	Aspen, Colorado
January 26 2008	Target Chalet - X Games	Aspen, Colorado
January 27 2008	Target Chalet - X Games	Aspen, Colorado
February 7 2008	Red Rock Casino - Video Game Awards (6pm - 8pm)	Las Vegas, Nevada
February 7 2008	TBD - Black Eyed Peas Peapod Foundation Party (Private Party)	Los Angeles, California
February 10 2008	TBD - Post Grammy Event (Private)	Los Angeles, California
February 14 2008	The Highlands	Los Angeles, California
February 15 2008	Club Wet	San Jose, California
February 16 2008	The Pipeline	Honolulu, Hawaii

Questlove Halloween DJ Shows

If your in the mood for a Questoween dance party, you can be sure he will be spooking the crowds into the wee hours of the mornings. The legend will be doing a FEW select shows leading up to Halloween. All you gools, goblins, witches, and sexy bitches, get your costumes ready.

Upcoming Halloween DJ performances include:
Saturday October 27 - The Cotton Exchange - Houston, TX
Sunday October 28 - Fluid Night Club - San Francisco, CA
Tuesday October 30 - Plan B and Confidential - Detroit, MI
Wednesday October 31 - Hiro Ballroom - New York City, NY

Step Up, Sparks, and Street Attack Partner as Sparkitects

Step Up in conjunction with Street Attack Marketing is working directly with SPARKS. What is Sparks you may ask? Launched in 2002, Sparks created the caffeinated alcohol malt beverage segment. Flavored with ginseng, guarana and taurine, the brand is known for its citric taste. Sparks powers the Possibility for Play. The benefits of Sparks you may ask? Try.. Spontaniety, Playfulness, Irony, Innovation, Adventure, Get on the Go, Get in the Know. Our job as a Sparkitect is quite simple; To get people hooked on Sparks. If you are a venue, bar, promoter, art gallery, record store, radio station, magazine, band, DJ, or bum and looking to get FREE sparks for an upcoming event or for your office or place of work email info@stepupworld.com NOW. For more info on Sparks check out www.sparks.com

Questlove DJ's After VH1 Hip Hop Honors Tour dates

Go peep VH1's Hip Hop Honor's Tour featuring the Roots, Big Daddy Kane and MC Lyte. Bringing Hip Hop back to its Roots. For More info on the Tour visit - http://www.vh1.com/artists/tours/hhh/2007. Questlove will be DJ' n' post concerts, so be sure to peep him in your city. He has been drawing more and more fans with each time he plays and is by far, "the hardest working man in show bizz" For a list of upcoming DJ dates check out www.myspace.com/questlove. If you are a promoter and are interested in hosting Questlove in your city or club please fill out the booking form or email booking@stepupworld.com with any questions.

URB N' FEST 2008 under way

Step Up is in the midst of producing one of the biggest urban festivals to date. URB N' FEST is scheduled to take place June 7th, 2008 at the MK Bowl, a 65,000 capacity outdoor venue 50 miles north of London in the Milten Keys. For more info on the MK Bowl please visit www.thenationalbowl.net. URB N' FEST will combine music, graffiti, and the world of live gaming into a festival that will be unlike any to date. Please continue to check the site for updates as they come in.