Some of the shows from
this Upcoming Show post are still in play. It's not too late!!!
January
The Pharcyde are having an unreasonably priced show at the
Shattuck Down Low on Saturday, January 8th. $23 tickets are on sale now. Not really sure what I would pay for the Pharcyde, but I know that I won't pay $23. If you are in serious need of some nostalgia then this show is all you. I saw them back in college and that's probably good enough for the rest of my life. Not that they sucked, but shieeet it's not like they are Tribe.
Mac Miller who impressed me with a couple tracks off of his K.I.D.S. mixtape will be at
Slim's on Thursday, January 20th. Doors open at 8:00, show starts at 9:00 and $17 tickets are on sale now here. Look for two tracks from him on the next hip hop mix. He has that nice old school sound, with a nice flow.
I love
Zion-I and this is right in my neighborhood. They will be at the
New Parish on Friday, January 21st. Tickets are $23 and located here. I know these guys are worth $23. See them if you haven't or even if you have, they don't disappoint.
The weirdos from
Deerhoof are having an album release party at The
Great American Music Hall on Friday, January 28th. Get your $19 tickets here. They are a little too weird for me, but if the subject of a Panda ever comes up I automatically sing the Deerhoof refrain, Panda, panda...
Black Thought, leader of the infamous Roots crew will be solo for an upcoming show at
the New Parish. The show is on Wednesday, January 26th and it starts at 8:30. Tickets are about $28 and can be found here. I love Black Thought, but I love The Roots as a collective unit more. I think if I went I might just be sad that Questlove wasn't there. I know he can get down though, so I am sure the show will be solid.
February
If you like seriously depressing music, or earnest song writing with seductive female vocals do I have a show for you.
Cat Power is performing at the Fillmore on Friday, February 4th. Doors open at 9:00. Not sure how much the tickets are because they are not up for grabs yet.
They will be available on Sunday, January 9th. Here.
If you require your emcees to have an ivy league pedigree and reference Foucault in their rhymes, then...I kind of hate you. I don't really hate these guys though.
Das Racist, the jewels of the hipster hip hop scene, do they count as jewels if I just made that scene up? Either way, they will be at
The Independent on Wednesday, February 2nd. The show starts at 8:00 and you can purchase $15 tickets here. I like his hat...and his beard.
I have heard that Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone. I forget who told me that though and it's completely unrelated to
KRS One having a show in Berkeley I just thought it sounded like a nice segway. This man was literally born across the street from the park that birthed hip hop. His credentials are bona fide. He will be at
The Shattuck Down Low on Friday, February 18th. $16 tickets are available here.
April
Cults, whom I had the pleasure of seeing open for The Morning Benders are playing at
the Independent on Thursday, April 14th. Tickets are not available yet, but they will be $13 and for sale here on Friday, Jan 7th. Really solid group and I think their star has been rising with their song, "Go Outside," which was previously featured on the last
Indie Mix. I base this theory on the fact that I saw a friend post their video on his Facebook, they're HUGE I tell ya.
