Bikes and Raps

Doomtree "Drumsticks" Music Video


Doomtree is a hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. This nine member crew's bringing six to the BLVD on Saturday night. Should be dope.

Saturday July 18 at the BLVD: Doomtree, Bad Penmanship, Som Jordan. 21+

Superdope

Seattle's Mad Rad (who recently graced the cover of the Seattle Weekly) brings their electro hip hop 'float music' to Spokane on Friday. It will be a show not to be missed.

Mad Rad - Crack the Blunt



Friday July 26: Mad Rad, Pegasus Dream, Jiggywatts, Please Draw in Me, Girlfriends at the BLVD for ages 18 and up.

I wear Vans too!

Bay Area Hyphy crew the Pack are coming to Spokane. This is gonna be awesome!

Tuesday May 26: the Pack, Jamal Ali, Jinx at the BLVD. 6pm. all ages.

Pretty Crazy

Austin, Texas's Vast plays the BLVD on Sunday night. Pretty sure this video was made in the 90s. Check their myspace, they play some pretty rad music.

Vast, EndlessHallways, Infliux and Jupter Effect at the BLVD on Sunday May 24 for ages 18 and up.

Voices

On This Side


Seattle Sub Popper Jesy Fortino aka Tiny Vipers plays Spokane Friday.

Friday May 14: Tiny Vipers, Hannah Reader, Dane Ueland, Aaron Manino and Kevin Long at the Empyrean. 7pm for all ages.

Can't Wait?

Can't wait till Sunday for that hip hop? Tonight, there's even more hip hop to satisfy your cravings!

Louis Logic from Brooklyn, the Let Go of Seattle (featuring friend of the blog Type) and Tulsi (of Seattle, formerly a Spokane native) are hitting Spokane on one of the early spots on their Bar-Hunting tour. Dope!

Friday May 8: Louis Logic, the Let Go, Tulsi, Bad Penmanship and Som Jordan at the BLVD for ages 18 and up!

The Best Hip Hop Show That's Ever Hit Spokane (part 3)

Up next in the dopest of the dope Spokane hip hop shows: Aceyalone. He wears many a hat, as a founding member of the legendary LA crew Freestyle Fellowship, as a solo artist (most outstandingly the highly acclaimed All Balls Don't Bounce), and as a partner in different groups (Aceyalone & RJD2, Haiku D'Etat with Myka 9 and Abstract Rude, the A-Team with Abstract Rude). The man is an underground hip hop legend.

His new record mixes hip hop and doo-wop and is hands down the best hip hop I've heard all year:

Aceyalone - the Lonely Ones

Sunday May 10: Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Myka 9, NoCanDo, DJ Drez and Raashan Ahmad at the BLVD for ages 18 and up.

The Best Hip Hop Show That's Ever Hit Spokane (part 2)

Part two of our series (of the dopest hip hop show ever to hit Spokane) brings us to Abstract Rude, a Los Angeles veteran representing Abstract Tribe Unique. He just released a new record on Rhymesayers produced soley by Vitamin D of Seattle. Hot fire.

Sunday May 10: Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Myka 9, NoCanDo, DJ Drez and Raashan Ahmad at the BLVD for ages 18 and up.

Ariving from Siberia Just Moments Ago

The Red Elvises are taking North America by storm. Formed in 1995 by two Russian political refugees, the Red Elvises play old fashioned rock and roll tinged by the surf of California and the ethnic taste of their motherland. Should be awesome.

Monday May 4: The Red Elvises and Geoff Johnson at the BLVD. 21+

Poppppa

Archeology plays catchy indie pop. Check at the Big Dipper tonight with Ruth and Falling Up.

Couch Hound

Sera Cahoon's got quite the rap sheet, having been a member of the indie rock supergroup Carissa's Wierd and also having drummed on Band of Horses first smash record Funeral. She's now out on her own, signed to a small little label called Sub Pop. Ever heard of it?

Thursday April 30: Sera Cahoone, Betsy Olson, Karli Fairbanks at the BLVD for ages 18 and up.

Listund

The Listener is one part Dan Smith one part traveling knife salesman. Hailing from Siloam Springs, Arkansas - he has a show full of intimate beat-backed poetry/abstract(y) hip hop. He likes pot lucks, mustaches and touring alongside old washing machines. Bring him some dinner!

Wednesday April 22 at the Empyrean: Listener, Som Jordon, Danny Sherrard, Kurt Olson, Fienix, Danny Danburry. $8 for all ages

Eat It!

Boy Eats Drum Machine is a one man band from Portland, made up by Jon Ragel. He sings, plays sax, guitar keys, percussion and mans a turntable. Check it out.

Saturday April 18 at the Empyrean: Boy Eats Drum Machine, Jiggywatts, Pegasus Dream, Please Draw In Me.

Wika-Wicked!

Does this remind anybody of Karate Kid 2?

Dragonforce plays Saturday April 18 at the Knitting Factory.

Thirsty?

Rhymesayers rep P.O.S. is coming to town tomorrow. I saw him play with Underoath last summer, and he managed to win the majority of the teenage metalcore fans over by the end of his set. He's a beast on the mic. This video's dope.

Friday April 10: Atmosphere, P.O.S., Attracted to Gods at the Knitting Factory.

Scared?

Fear Before (the March of Flames) play tonight at the Dip. Cool.

Thursday April 9: Alesana, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Fear Before, I Set My Friends On Fire, Fall From Grace, 10 CC Love Affair at the Big Dipper. 5pm for all ages.

Good

What a voice! Karli Fairbanks has her CD release show tonight. I first caught onto Karli when I heard Whiskey Flowers - which is quite lovely.

I got a few tastes of her new CD, and woo-whee, it sure is nice. Karli has made the transition from a blooming singer-songwriter to one of the best artists in the Spokane area.

Karli Fairbanks - Some Other Plan

Wednesday April 8: Karli Fairbanks at the Bing Crosby (the Met). 7pm

Rock of Mine Youth!

Five o'clock and Running


Mourning After seems to have one foot in the grave, one foot on the stage. A few years back they called it quits, or at least stopped playing shows regularly. But once a year they dust off the old tunes to make Spokane remember the good ol' days of epic emotional rock and roll that filled up Fat Tuesdays and the Big Easy on the reg.

Ben's dreads have grown a little, but not much else has changed. Same dudes smashing the same beers smashing the same tunes smashing your faces.

Saturday April 4 at the NEW BLVD: Mourning After, Pour Soi, Geoff Johnson, Sanctified Sin. 9pm for ages 21 and up.

Its the Beat

The English Beat have crossed the pond for an 80s ska-pop-reggae-punk revival tour! Whooo!

Wednesday April 1: The English Beat at the Knitting Factory.

Understanding is a Smash!

Thursday's come a long way since emo-core/screamo/post hardcore burst onto the scene a few years back. They rose through the indie hardcore ranks, landed a major label deal, parted ways with said major, released a really cool split with Envy on Temporary Residence (got remixed by Anthony Molina of Mercury Rev), and just put out a new record on Epitaph.

Musically they're pretty much still up to their old tricks, but this video's pretty neat (different).

Thursday plays Sunday March 29 at the Knitting Factory with some other bands.