Ring in Black History Month (now with an extra day!) at Chop
Suey on Friday, February 1, with Sportn’ Life Records‘ 4-Star
Friday. This all-ages showcase sports a heavy-duty lineup of
D.Black (currently hard at work in the lab), Grayskul (headed to Spain at the end of February), the Physics (request
’em on KEXP!), and Kingzmen. No, not the “Louie Louie”
guys—I’m talking about the Life’s young capos Spaceman and
Joe King. Also appearing are SnL’s SK and Action
Buddie, a majorly cracking local black rock outfit from back in the
day that recently reunited and features the one and only Davee C on the drums.
Those in attendance will also see the premiere of the video for far
and away my personal favorite cut off D.Black’s The Cause &
Effect, the Jake One–produced “This Is Why.” This is
why I’ma be up there! Zing. And what’s up with the new album
anyway, Black? “I’m just hard at work on the album,” he says. “It’s NOT
the D.Black everyone may be expecting. A new me.” Any sports
predictions? “G-Men—I’m going with the NFC.” Word.
On Saturday, February 2, the Vera Project hosts a show presented by
the homey Scribes called 206 Stand Up II. This all-ages
extravaganza brings together the talents of Dyme Def,
Scribes, KnowMads, GMK, Solstice, and
PhilHarmonic. It also features dance performances (you know the
kids just love the dancin’) from BYC, Miechia Taylor and the
girls of Kutt’n’Up (Renton High School’s dance team, son),
Burgerlicious, and Samantha Hanson. And it’s hosted by
that dude of dudes Khingz of Abyssinian Creole (go pester
him for his brand-new Bigger Than Jeezuz mixtape, and get me
one, too!).
Scribes himself dropped an ill album in ’06 (that I zzzzzzzzzzzzz’d
on) called Sleepwalk. If you can’t find it, you can cop it on
his MySpace (www.myspace.com/scribes1). Trust
me, give it a listen—dude goes hard and grabs your attention from
word one, with a flow and ear for beats (from Sound Dialect and
my man Sebino) that’s both classically minded and original. I
definitely look forward to hearing more from him.
Later that night you can lace up your boots and hit up Ladies
First at Hidmo. The female-focused hiphop night goes down on
the first Saturday of every month and is sponsored by CARA (Communities
Against Rape and Abuse), KBCS 91.3 FM, and B-Girl Bench.
This month, feast your senses with Southern Komfort,
SKIM, MC Kylea (of Beyond Reality—go
cop A Souls Journey), and local artist OneSevenNine.
Fellas, don’t get it twisted—this night is fully dedicated to the
b-girl, but you Y-chromosomers should feel free to head on down and
support as well! Oh, and while we’re on the subject, Hidmo is a
well-known hub of positivity in our scene and in our city, so police,
kindly step the fuck off! 