event Busdriver
Also Playing: Open Mike Eagle and Abstract Rude
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Jessica Miller
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Tue Sep 8
9:30 pm
http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/VenueListings.action?venueId=10103 Busdriver, Open Mike Eagle, and Abstract Rude at Empty Bottle
Underground rapper Busdriver has never quite fit in, which is one of his greatest strengths—his cerebral, acrobatic lyricism always challenges hip-hop convention, even when he panders to audiences with appeals for crossover success. Having scored notoriety only among the indie-hip-hop intelligentsia, however, Busdriver seemed to be picking a fight with his difficult 2007 album RoadKillOvercoat (released by the punk label Epitaph), on which he lashes out against “art-school kids” and “yuppie scum.” He plays here in support of a new release called Jhelli Beam, marked once again by a fascinating panoply of styles that sounds like nothing else out there.
Empty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
Underground rapper Busdriver has never quite fit in, which is one of his greatest strengths—his cerebral, acrobatic lyricism always challenges hip-hop convention, even when he panders to audiences with appeals for crossover success. Having scored notoriety only among the indie-hip-hop intelligentsia, however, Busdriver seemed to be picking a fight with his difficult 2007 album RoadKillOvercoat (released by the punk label Epitaph), on which he lashes out against “art-school kids” and “yuppie scum.” He plays here in support of a new release called Jhelli Beam, marked once again by a fascinating panoply of styles that sounds like nothing else out there.
Updated 05/11/2012
