Yr. Weekend, Pt. 1: The Pharcyde + Nosaprise + The Get Up Kids + Metal Mayhem + More

Yep, y’all — it’s Friday, January 21st, and although this weekend’s shaping up to be pretty insane, tonight’s actually relatively low-key, at least compared to tomorrow’s madness. There’re only a handful of cool-ass shows to pick from tonight, although that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Anyway, here’re my picks for tonight:

The Pharcyde/Ozeal/Nosaprise/BBC/Karina Nistal/Dayta/DJ Madsounds/DJ Fred Castillo @ Groundhall
Ah, yeah. I’ve got a soft spot for The Pharcyde, primarily because they were honestly one of the first “light” hip-hop groups I ever listened to that didn’t, well, suck. Before I stumbled across 1992’s Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, I was listening mostly to hard-ass gangsta/political rap and turning my nose up at the more lightweight stuff that came across the airwaves; most of it couldn’t hold a candle to Public Enemy or N.W.A., not in a million years.

With that cassette(!), though, I finally heard a crew that could be silly and fun, yet still not sound hackneyed or lame; it was a revelation, and it got me listening to other stuff like it and (finally) relaxing a bit. The tracks were loopy and heavy-lidded, like a bunch of supremely talented friends trading verses over somebody’s miles-deep collection of soul records (which, yeah, is pretty much what they were/are).

Anyway, I’m glad to see ’em still around. And plus, tonight’s show also features {Nosaprise}, who I like quite a bit (that session he did in Joe Mathlete‘s living room was pretty great), with able hosting by BBC & {Karina Nistal}, so that’s an added bonus…

The Get Up Kids/Steel Train/River City Extension @ Warehouse Live (Studio)
Talked a fair amount about this one already — see on over here for that — but I’m still pretty psyched about this show (and no, I’m sorry, the tickets we had to give away are gone, gone, gone). Been listening to The Get Up Kids“I’m a Loner Dottie, a Rebel…” on infinite repeat the past few days.

A Night of Metal Mayhem, featuring Dissent, Termination Force, Turbid North, Assassinator, Sculpting Atrocity, & Vaste Burai @ The White Swan ($10; 8PM)
Mëtäl, mëtäl, mëtäl. Just the names of these bands are badass (bonus points for use of the word “turbid,” and for the totally confusing “{Sculpting Atrocity}“). Besides, I’ve heard {Dissent} are pretty damn good…

Runners-Up:
Carlos Johnson: Tribute to Life, Love & Music, featuring D.R.U.M., Bigga Starr, Patrice Pike, Guy Schwartz and the New Jack Hippies with Dane Sonnier, & community open jam @ Last Concert Cafe (8:30PM-2AM; $10 donation suggested)
Fistful of Soul @ The Mink
Michael Claytor/Lauris Vidal/Ricky Kendall/Clory Martin @ Super Happy Fun Land


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