The Lounge Sessions: HISD – “The District” from Ethos Music Group on Vimeo.

The Lounge Sessions: KO – “World Renown” from Ethos Music Group on Vimeo.

D. Rose & DJ Cozmos performing a song I don’t have yet. This must change!

Check out the full recap of The Lounge Sessions with performances by H.I.S.D., The Legendary K.O./K-otix, D. Rose & DJ Cozmos, & The Gecko Brothers!

Lounge Sessions: D Rose – “What U Wanna Hear” from Ethos Music Group on Vimeo.

From Damien:

I got a call from D Rose about 2 months ago. He wanted to set up a brainstorming session, which included Savvi from HISD. The reason? He felt like it was time for the whole crew to finally commit to what we’d been talking about doing for the last several years – putting on a show that highlighted our collective talents. We tried and came close at SXSW, but that fell through.

D Rose has called me nearly everyday since then. It’s been eating us all up. So when the three of us met up at my crib, we held an hour long meeting to map out what would become The Lounge Sessions.

All four of the acts involved (HISD, The Gecko Brothers, KO, and D Rose) signed on without hesitation. That was the easy part. We only had a couple of weeks to promote. That was the hard part. After seeing the venue filled nearly to capacity, we knew the the work had paid off.

HISD opened the gates and set the tone for the show. As always, they employed a high energy set, and flawlessly ran through their catalog of modern classics. Although i’ve known them all for a while, this was only my 3rd time or so seeing them perform. It’s scary to see how much better they get with every performance.

The Gecko Brothers appeared as special guests of D Rose. Originally from New York, they came down for the weekend to handle some business and honored us with a tight show.

Next up was K-otix / The Legendary KO. It was our first time performing in over a year, but it felt like we just performed yesterday. I can’t really say too much about our show because I couldn’t really watch it. We brought The Are on stage for World Renown.

D Rose brought the show home (i’m glad we went before him). He has the uncanny ability to make everyone connect with every word that he utters. I don’t know if he realizes this, but everybody’s behind him. He clearly had the most support that night, and gave us a show for the ages. Ironically, he would tell me later that he was in the restroom just before his set, praying that he would remember his verses (claiming that he drew a complete blank). I’d say that his prayers were answered.