Also going down in the West coast this week..are a couple of dance festivals. This weekend June 28-June 30 in LA you have the B-Boy Summit: A BBoyBGirl Manifesto. There will be several panel discussions and exhibits as well as battles. All sorts of artists like Peace of Freestyle Fellowship, Blackalicious, Living legends, Planet Asia, Divine Styler, Blackeyed Peas, Pep Love, Clik Da Supalatin, Slim Kid Tre of the Pharcyde, Mr Choc from Power 106 and Sway of the Wake Up Show and MTV will all be on hand at this year's gathering.. For more info peep their website http://www.bboysummit.com/info.htm

If you happen to be up in San Francisco the place to be is at Stern Grove in Golden Gate Park this Sunday, June 30th. Philadelphia B-Boy dance legend Rene Harris of Puremovement will be town to put together a production called Hip Hop legends. Included on the bill will be the pioneering crew The Electric Boogaloos, Untouchables, Catherine "Cat" Golden, Richie Soto, Tracy Thomas "Evil Tracy," Forrest Webb, and the rap group Newcleus. For more info listen to Hard Knock Radio on KPFA or direct your browsers to http://www.sterngrove.org/concerts/0630.php