Sidewalk Chalk with DJ Nune is Lamar Harris, Looprat and Jbomb at the Demo October 24 9 p.m. / $10
Still more talent from the Windy City: Chicago-bred group Sidewalk Chalk provides its listeners with a well-rounded concert experience, combining live instrumentation, rapping and singing. Because of the diversity of the instrumentation and vocals, Sidewalk Chalk is able to cover a wide range of genres, including hip-hop, soul and jazz. The group's latest release Leaves speaks to the fundamentals -- it's an album about growing up and growing past your history to move forward.
Busdriver with Clipping and Milo at the Demo October 29 8 p.m. / $14
If you want spit-fire raps from an indie rapper-producer, then look no further than Los Angeles' Busdriver. He recently dropped the video for the first single "Ego Death" from his latest album Perfect Hair, which features guest appearances by Danny Brown and Aesop Rock. Loaded into the five minute video are densely packed verses paired with images from a post-apocalyptic, technologically driven, robot- and slightly Illuminati-filled world that we probably don't want to experience first-hand. Also featured is a set of chattering teeth. Pretty reflective of Busdriver's musical aesthetic, no?
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