Indie Hip Hop Superstars, Freestyle Champions, Grime Princesses and... God. That's Right, God.
Thursday, December 8, 2005 and Friday, December 9, 2005
MF Doom
The Independent
$25
Daniel Dumile, a.k.a. MF Doom a.k.a. Fingers a.k.a. King Geedorah a.k.a. Viktor Vaughn, has been very busy the last few years. Busy hooking up with hot-shit producers (i.e., Danger Mouse, Madlib and Rjd2) and dropping some of the best in independent hip hop (i.e., Vaudeville Villain, Madvillainy and The Mouse and the Mask). He’s treated us to all sorts of story raps, enigmatic disses and just plain wild wordplay, all with his oh-so smooth flow and oh-so deep voice. He will be performing incognito, spitting through his Metal Face, as he always does and, even if you don’t get all of his lyrics, he’ll make it sound so good it won’t matter. Pigeon John and Willow the Gaslamp Killer open.
Friday, December 9, 2005
Supernatural
Amoeba Records, Haight Street
Free
Honestly, I’ve never heard Supernatural. I’ve heard about him though. He’s arguably the best freestyler. Ever. I’m sure that Amoeba isn’t the best place to see this kind of thing (it never is), but its free. Although, if you’re anything like me, there is no such thing as a free show at Amoeba Records.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Lady Sovereign
Amoeba Records, Haight Street
Free
From the moment I heard her first single, “Cha Ching,” I was sold. The 5’1” 18 year old British MC, recent Def Jam signee and self-dubbed “multitalented munchkin” spits like the crowned princess of the UK grime scene. Witty rhymes, wicked flow. What more do you want? Check her out yourself here, then check her out at Amoeba Records. If you’re feeling like your wallet’s a little thicker and you want to see her in a place with decent sound, you could check her out for a mere $12 at Live 105’s Not So Silent Night Afterparty at Club Six on Friday, where she will be headlining.
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Immortal Lee County Killers
Bottom of the Hill
$10
Perhaps the loudest of this decade's major blues-based rock duos, the Immortal Lee County Killers come on like the Black Keys if they were into Charles Manson and the Sex Pistols. Not only do they manage to successfully fuse Chicago Mississippi Delta blues, punk and garage, but their live show just oozes with the aura of violence without any violence actually taking place. At least it did when I saw them a couple of years ago. Very rawk.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Yellow Swans, WORLD, Axolotl & Inca Ore and God
Hemlock Tavern
$7
Oh, sweet, sweet noise. Oakland duo Yellow Swans make it. Of the industrial, grinding variety. With lots of electronic devices (enough to fill two large tables worth of space when I saw them at Bottom of the Hill). There is a beauty in it that not everyone can appreciate, evident on their 2004 LP Bring the Neon War Home, that I find difficult to describe. I have read other people's writing about them and those that feel the same way I do describe it as something akin to finding the calm at the eye of the storm. Works for me. Other highlights: WORLD (don't know anything about them other than they feature members of essential experimental outfit Jackie-O Motherfucker). Collaboration between punk-drone vocalist Inca Ore and electro-organic noise/drone duo Axolotl. And God is playing. We'll probably be subjected to some serious Wrath going down since the Supreme Being got stuck with the opening, opening, opening slot. A shower of frogs or the death of all first-borns in San Francisco should cover the $7 admission.
MF Doom
The Independent
$25
Daniel Dumile, a.k.a. MF Doom a.k.a. Fingers a.k.a. King Geedorah a.k.a. Viktor Vaughn, has been very busy the last few years. Busy hooking up with hot-shit producers (i.e., Danger Mouse, Madlib and Rjd2) and dropping some of the best in independent hip hop (i.e., Vaudeville Villain, Madvillainy and The Mouse and the Mask). He’s treated us to all sorts of story raps, enigmatic disses and just plain wild wordplay, all with his oh-so smooth flow and oh-so deep voice. He will be performing incognito, spitting through his Metal Face, as he always does and, even if you don’t get all of his lyrics, he’ll make it sound so good it won’t matter. Pigeon John and Willow the Gaslamp Killer open.
Friday, December 9, 2005
Supernatural
Amoeba Records, Haight Street
Free
Honestly, I’ve never heard Supernatural. I’ve heard about him though. He’s arguably the best freestyler. Ever. I’m sure that Amoeba isn’t the best place to see this kind of thing (it never is), but its free. Although, if you’re anything like me, there is no such thing as a free show at Amoeba Records.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Lady Sovereign
Amoeba Records, Haight Street
Free
From the moment I heard her first single, “Cha Ching,” I was sold. The 5’1” 18 year old British MC, recent Def Jam signee and self-dubbed “multitalented munchkin” spits like the crowned princess of the UK grime scene. Witty rhymes, wicked flow. What more do you want? Check her out yourself here, then check her out at Amoeba Records. If you’re feeling like your wallet’s a little thicker and you want to see her in a place with decent sound, you could check her out for a mere $12 at Live 105’s Not So Silent Night Afterparty at Club Six on Friday, where she will be headlining.
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Immortal Lee County Killers
Bottom of the Hill
$10
Perhaps the loudest of this decade's major blues-based rock duos, the Immortal Lee County Killers come on like the Black Keys if they were into Charles Manson and the Sex Pistols. Not only do they manage to successfully fuse Chicago Mississippi Delta blues, punk and garage, but their live show just oozes with the aura of violence without any violence actually taking place. At least it did when I saw them a couple of years ago. Very rawk.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Yellow Swans, WORLD, Axolotl & Inca Ore and God
Hemlock Tavern
$7
Oh, sweet, sweet noise. Oakland duo Yellow Swans make it. Of the industrial, grinding variety. With lots of electronic devices (enough to fill two large tables worth of space when I saw them at Bottom of the Hill). There is a beauty in it that not everyone can appreciate, evident on their 2004 LP Bring the Neon War Home, that I find difficult to describe. I have read other people's writing about them and those that feel the same way I do describe it as something akin to finding the calm at the eye of the storm. Works for me. Other highlights: WORLD (don't know anything about them other than they feature members of essential experimental outfit Jackie-O Motherfucker). Collaboration between punk-drone vocalist Inca Ore and electro-organic noise/drone duo Axolotl. And God is playing. We'll probably be subjected to some serious Wrath going down since the Supreme Being got stuck with the opening, opening, opening slot. A shower of frogs or the death of all first-borns in San Francisco should cover the $7 admission.
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