2010 Free Press Summerfest Screen Print by Jermaine Rogers

This weekend, June 5th & 6th, The Blot will be attending Houston’s Free Press Summerfest, a indie rock music festival at Eleanor Tinsley Park. For a local, small music festival, Summerfest has a surprisingly strong lineup, which includes The Flaming Lips, Girl Talk, Bun B (of UGK), Slim Thug, Ra Ra Riot, Mix Master Mike, Medeski Martin & Wood, Stars, Kid Sister, Dead Prez, Detroit Cobras, Lymby System and Lucero. Best of all, a weekend pass only cost $25!


What’s even cooler is that Jermaine Rogers, one of The Blot’s favorite artists, was commissioned to create the official poster art for the Free Press Summerfest this year (seen below). Not only that, but Jermaine is being brought to Houston to exhibit his poster-art onsite at the Festival! I’ve gotten to meet Jermaine a few times and he is truly an incredible artist who enjoys interacting with his fans. If you’re in the Houston area, be sure to hit up the Free Press Summerfest this weekend and stop by Jermaine’s booth to see (and purchase) some awesome art.


The limited edition Free Press Summerfest poster by Jermaine Rogers will be available at the festival in very limited numbers, along with various other Jermaine rarities, including some prints not available for a while now. Jermaine’s tent will be prominently located near the main stage. Jermaine will be there and looks forward to seeing everyone who drops by. Tubes will also be available for all poster sales, and there will be arrangements for your purchases to be held for you until the end of the days show.

The Free Press Summerfest print measures approximately 30”x20” and is screen printed in brilliant pastel colors. This print has a signed and numbered edition of only 100 prints, but there will also be a couple of very limited variants that will available in even small quantities. A limited number of these prints will be held back for an upcoming online sale, including the Facebook Foil Edition.

Kid Sister - Koko B. Ware

I honestly don’t know how I am just now hearing about this. Kid Sister, the Chicago rapper best known for her song “Pro Nails” featuring Kanye West, is releasing her first album in late July and the title of it is Koko B. Ware! How cool is that!?! If you’re scratching your head thinking why is that cool or who does it refer to then you must not have been watching the WWE in the 80’s and early 90’s.


You see, Koko B. Ware was one of my favorite professional wrestlers of the 80’s with his crazy costumes and feathered friend Frankie always accompanying him to the ring. He may not have been the biggest star in the WWE back in the day, but he was definitely one of my top three wrestlers from the 80’s along with Brutus “the Barber” Beefcake and the Junkyard Dog (honorable mention goes out to Hillbilly Jim).


Kid Sister explained the album’s title in a recenet interview with MTV saying, “Well my brother Josh (J2K of Chicago remix masters Flosstradamus) and I, we used to watch a lot of wrestling when I was little. He was more into it, but I really wanted to have something to relate to him on, so we watched it together. It was the one thing we could do that didn’t entail me kicking his ass. Or him screaming at my mom to help and bring in some assistance. So, KoKo B. Ware, that was one of our favorite wrestlers. We have a whole slew. Sounds so baaad! Mm! KoKo B. Ware!” (link) I loved "Pro Nails," and I'm really looking forward to hearing this album when it finally drops in late July.

Kid Sister is signed to Downtown Records, the home of Gnarls Barkley, Cold War Kids, Mos Def and Justice.