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Sweatshop Funk

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By Tamara Palmer

Published on December 15, 2008 at 7:05pm

Sweatshop Union

Where:

The Dark Room

Details:

Bomb Hip-Hop labelheads Dave Paul and Jeff Harris open Sweatshop Union's performance with a DJ set on Friday, Dec. 19, at 9 p.m., $5; call 863-1221 or visit www.clubsix1.com.

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Sweatshop Union by Tamara Palmer

Canadian hip-hop has yet to hit big in the U.S., but Vancouver's Sweatshop Union has a strong shot at appealing to fans of such West Coast favorites as Lyrics Born and Dilated Peoples. The group recently released its fourth album, the trumpet-laden Water Street, which blurs the line between new-school hip-hop and old-school funk.

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