Tag: <span>Rap</span>

J.I.D. 2/27/2018, Come and Take It Live, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written by Phil Barton Photos by James_ATX The Never Had Sh!t tour stopped off in Austin to give a sold out crowd preview of the fire that will be brought back in a few weeks to SXSW.  The closer, J.I.D., did just that.  His smooth lyrics backed by bone crushing …

EarthGang, 2/27/2018, Come and Take It Live, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written by Phil Barton Photos by James_ATX EarthGang is a show you really shouldn’t miss.  Clearly influenced by Outkast, they put on an unbelievable performance of next level raps backed by original beats and melodies.  To finish off the show, they join the stage with J.I.D. to form like Voltron …

Chaz French, 2/27/2018, Come and Take It Live, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written by Phil Barton Photos by James_ATX When you want to get a party started, you need a ringer.  Someone who puts every ounce of energy into the mic, crowd surfs countless times, and gets everyone jumping enough to shake the building.  That’s exactly what Chaz French does.  I’m sure …

Mega Ran – SXSW 2018 Top 20

Mega Ran (Phoenix, AZ) – nerdcore rapper who drops banger after banger. SXSW Schedule Bio: Random, aka Mega Ran, aka RandomBeats… Teacher, Rapper, Hero. When LA Weekly said that Ran’s “fanbase and niche audiences are growing at a rate not seen since Tech N9ne,” they meant it. A former middle school …

Linqua Franqa – SXSW 2018 Top 20

Linqua Franqa (Athens, GA) –  effortless hip hop flow that is so good it doesn’t need to be complicated. SXSW Schedule Bio: linguist by day. lunatic lady rapper by night. SXSW 2018 Unofficial Guide SXSW 2018 Twitter List SXSW 2018 Unofficial Guides, Party Lists, and Helpful Sites SXSW 2018 Playlists

Music Felon’s Favorite Albums and EPs of 2017

What a great year in music, these are some of the best albums we have heard!   Airways – Starting to Spin Alex Cameron – Forced Witness alt-J – RELAXER Barns Courtney – The Attractions of Youth Beans On Toast – Cushty Big Thief – Capacity Black Pistol Fire – …

Music Felon’s Favorite Music Videos of 2017

Our favorite music videos of 2017, some may even say the best of 2017   Watsky – Exquisite Corpse Run The Jewels – Call Ticketron Open Mike Eagle – Hymnal (feat. Sammus) Avey Tare – Ms. Secret Tuvaband – Eventually Silence Caroline Rose – Money AWOLNATION – Seven Sticks of …

Music Felon’s Favorite Songs of 2017

An eclectic mix of the songs we could not stop listening to 2018.   Family – Mother Mother Step into the Darkness – Said The Whale Polyamory – Bonaparte 3WW – alt-J Hate That You Know Me – Bleachers Juice – Lady Leshurr Confetti – Satellite Stories Die Young – …

War Of Icaza, 12/10/2017, Mohawk, Austin, Photos – Write-up

Written and Photos by Bang Ho   War of Icaza was the perfect maelstrom of punk, rock, and latinx rap that transformed the Mohawk into a mosh pit of resistance.  The music and message electrified everyone in the room with energy, as a circle mosh pit formed.  All people of color …