Today I talk about, read interview excerpts with and play music from Shabazz Palaces and Open Mike Eagle
Lese Majesty art
Shabazz Palaces
live:
07/30 – Hollywood, CA @ Roxy LA
08/01 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
08/21 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
08/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
08/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Commodore Barry Park
08/26 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
08/27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Basement
09/13 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
09/14 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop
09/16 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
09/17 – McAllen, TX @ Cine El Rey
09/19 – St. Louis, MO @ The Riot Room
09/21 – Lincoln, NE @ Vega
09/22 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
10/22-26 – Helsinki, Finland @ Supermassive Festival
11/04 – London, UK @ Laundry
11/14 – Berlin, Germany @ Kantine Berhain
11/15 – Cologne, Germany @ Club Bahnhof
11/16 – Munich, Germany @ Feierwerk
Dark Comedy art
Open Mike Eagle
live:
8/8 at Club Red in Mesa, AZ
8/16 at Palisades 906 in Brooklyn, NY
8/23 at Columbia City Theater in Seattle, WA
8/29 at The 529 in Atlanta, GA
9/5 at Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, NC
9/13 at Fine Line Parking Lot in Minneapolis, MN
9/18 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA
9/19 at Honey Hive Gallery in San Francisco, CA
9/20 at The Echo in Los Angeles, CA
10/17 at The New Parish in Oakland, CA
Mindgarden art
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