If you frequent the blog then you know we get down with Ninjasonik whenever they’re on the westcoast. This time around they headlined the free/all ages Mad Decent Block party.

I got a call Saturday afternoon from Telli, aka BathroomSexxx, letting me know that they were going to stop by our place before the party to run through their set.  Roofeo, who replaced DJ Teenwolf, was/is currently in France touring with The Deathset. Taking his place for the party was DJ Hoff.

Hoff was the first one to show up to the crib on Saturday with his friend Nick. Nick had a 12-pack of Sierra Nevada. They were more than welcomed.  Rapped with them for a minute before the power couple Billy and Natalia showed up.  Natalia runs a sweet ass blog called Meow for The Hundreds, which is one of Billy’s many skate sponsors.

Minutes later the ninjas show up. Its pretty much a packed house now.

Beers popped. Photos snapped. Set rehearsed. Off to the Mad Decent Block Party.

The block party was located just east of downtown off 6th and Mateo, just across from the Nabisco Lofts.

There we a few people in attendance.

Andy & Andy

The Bartman aka Ben Robey aka Team Robey

NINJAFUCKINSONIK

Of course they rocked the show till they had to shut it down. Be sure to check out Natalia’s blog Meow for additional photos from Saturday. As well as our set on Flickr.

Photos taken by Greg.

I made this little wallpaper of  a photo I took just north of downtown on the 110fwy. Jimmy and I were promptly met by 4 Los Angeles sheriffs who schooled us on the safety issues of shooting inside the tunnel. Click on the photo for the fullsize 1920×1280 version.

Full set on Flickr

Last week was a week to remember thanks to a visit from Ninjasonik. Fresh off the release of their new album, Art School Girls, the boys came through to put on a couple shows out here in Los Angeles.

Tuesday I picked up Jah-Jah in Venice and shot across town to The Berrics for a quick skate session with Manny. We met up with Telli and Kevin later on in the hills at this studio. It was an awesome experience watching them lay down and create a track practically out of thin air. We left the studio around midnight and headed to Cinespace in Hollywood where the guys were expected to make appearance. Thanks to Steve Aoki for the awesome party.

Wednesday they played REDD at V20, which was a wild club party that ended with up with us coming back to LA, eating $80 worth of Carnitas Michoacan (Thanks Sugu) and the guys from Ninjasonik camping out at our house. Spent all Thursday indoors living like with rock stars. Showed the guys around DTLA Art Walk then hit up the Standard for a little pre-show party. The show that night at Spaceland was dope, but the show after at Freak City was out of control. Underground after hours insanity. Great energy. Always amazed to see after hour spots like that get wild.

Barely made it to the weekend, but was super hyped to see the homies perform multiple times out here in LA. If you haven’t already, get their album, Art School Girls, and get tickets to see them perform along MIA, N*E*R*D and Die Antwood at HARD LA, July 17.

Be sure to hit up Flickr for more pics from last weeks insanity.

Here is a video from the Ninjasonik show on January 7th, 2010 at “The Heist” in Downtown Los Angeles.  Special thanks to Manny Santiago for filming and Mark Rodriquez for throwing an incredible party.  Happy travels to Ninjasonik.  Europe..you’re not ready!

“NINJA FUCKING SONIK. SONIK FUCKIN NINJAS!” was the chant coming from the crowd this past Thursday night at “The Heist” as  NINJASONIK ripped the stage.  Ninjasonik is Jah-Jah, Telli aka Bathroomsexxx, and DJ Teenwolf bringing together each of their own musical tastes, inspirations and skills. Ever since I saw their “Tight Pants” video, I was hooked on what Ninjasonik was bringing to the table.  I downloaded all their mixes and free songs and watched all their videos, becoming more and more a fan of the style and energy that they brought with their music.  I had to see them live!  I’ll give you a little background on how I got to meet this incredibly humble and talented trio and was able to shoot photos for them on stage.

DJ TEENWOLF

Jah-Jah & Telli

While doing promotion/marking for The Wild Ones, I met Randy Beerz from NY when he became our official TWO graffiti writer out in NY.  Apparently NY is very similar to LA; in that everyone knows everyone else.  Not only had I seen Randy in a random Ninjasonik backstage video, but I saw them “twittering” each other.  Sure enough these cats were good friends and partied all the time in NY. Not only that, but the Ninjasonik guys had showed love by having a Wild Ones sticker in the first part of their “Daylight” remix video!

So of course I was stoked when I heard they were playing out here in L.A.  The day of their show, a good friend and talented skater Manny Santiago was taking them to The Fast Life.  I hit up Manny to tell him that I was going to meet them them as I figured this would be a perfect chance to meet these guys.  Got to the shop just in time as they had just picked up a bunch of The Wild Ones gear and were headed out.  I introduced myself and they had nothing but respect when I mentioned I was the one behind The Wild Ones blog.  These guys are awesome!

I asked them if they had a photographer for tonight’s show and DJ Teenwolf said “You!”.  Dope!  Said our peace and they left to get ready for the show.

Ninjasonik were performing that night along with Them Jeans and DANOH at “THE HEIST” new location in Downtown L.A.  I met with The Heist owner Mark Rodriquez aka HYPHY CRUNK, an awesomely humble and talented guy.  He is the man behind what is becoming one of the best nights in L.A.  If you attended Together As One, you’re probably familiar with The Heist as they had a stage showcasing their resident DJs.

LUIS, JAH-JAH, MANNY

Met the homies Manny, Luis, and Felix at the show in the Ninjasonik VIP/Greenroom.  The energy inside was intense!  Let me just say that after all the video I’ve seen of live performances, I wasn’t ready for this one!

After a cool set from Them Jeans, I followed Ninjasonik on stage..and here are the resulting photos.

BATHROOMSEXXX

DJ TEENWOLF

JAH-LOVE

SOMEBODYS GONNA GET PREGNANT

PUNK

HANDS UP

Wild One

To see even more photos from the show, please visit the flickr set.

Stayed tuned for footage from the show! Uploading now!