Exploring our addiction to the live music experience |
As the fiery lyrics of emcee Brother Ali and DJed beats of BK-One simmered down, sweat was dripping off my steaming skin and I headed to my car in the cool night air. I was amazed at how effortlessly Brother Ali led us in celebrating hip-hop’s krush-groove roots, its underground indie-rap present and promising future. [...]
Back in November, I spoke with Anthony Davis (aka ANT) of Atmosphere for Ink19 before their Chicago show at the Vic Theatre. It was a rare interview because rapper Sean Daley (aka Slug) usually does the talking. The duo released one of the best hip hop albums of 2008 and I asked Davis how they [...]
Returning for their third show in Chicago this year — after selling out the smaller Metro back in April for two nights — Minneapolis hip hop duo Atmosphere knew exactly what to do to complete the hat-trick. My pre-show talk with DJ Anthony Davis (a.k.a. Ant) served as a nice primer to what I would [...]
