This week SoCal is in for a face-melting. No, I’m not talking about any apocalyptic End of Days scenario or some kind of sci-fi alien invasion. This week Grieves and Budo are rolling through town on the Together/Apart Tour to rock your faces off with shows in L.A., Santa Barbara, and SLO.
If you already know this then I am assuming you have your tickets and are preparing for the amazing live show that Grieves and Budo are known for. If you are unaware of the show going down at the Troubadour on Thursday and the Saturday show at the Velvet Jones on State Street in Santa Barbara then I have good news and bad news. Bad news is, the show in L.A. sold out already. The good news is, tickets are still available for the shows just a little further up the coast.
Check out the Grieves and Budo interview on Project Poppycock conducted at the Warped Tour.
Grieves doesn’t look like your average rapper, because he’s not. He stands about six foot, is skinny as a toothpick, tattooed and pierced, and looks like he should really be the lead singer for a Black Flag cover band…or if Eddie Haskell needed a stunt double back in the day. His music is ever personal and constantly evolving with the help of Budo on the beats. Though, this is not the division of labor. Grieves works on beats, makes his own, and Budo has some writing chops of his own. The point is always to make music that they love and want to hear…and if a song isn’t coming out right, or Grieves can’t get his voice to do for the song what it needs to do quite yet, he’ll shelve it until he can…Heartbreak Hotel gathered dust until it found a home on the new album, Together/Apart.
I don’t want to sell his skills short, but it doesn’t hurt that he is part of the Rhymesayers Family. The hardcore fandom and family mentality of supporting those artists goes a long way to selling out a show in L.A. Grieves has got the chops and is one of my top five favorite rappers right now, and maybe ever, if he keeps dropping albums like his first few, but being listed with the likes of Atmosphere, Los Nativos, POS, and Brother Ali does not hurt his street cred.
L.A., Thursday at the Troubador: SOLD OUT!
Santa Barbara, Saturday at the Velvet Jones: tickets available
San Luis Obispo, Sunday at SLO Brewing (fuck, yeah!): tickets available
Check out Grieves and Budo’s new album, Together/Apart on iTunes along with all of their other work. For more information go to Grieves on Facebook, follow on Twitter @grievesmusic and @budo, and always look to Rhymesayers.com for tour information and updates on everything Rhymesayers.
About the Author
Wesley Bauman, author of Doggy Paddling in the Deep End, is a writer/photojournalist originally from Oregon who makes his home in Ventura, CA. He’s contributed to the VCReporter and maintains an active blog (http://projectpoppycock.com/) where he writes on political and social satire regularly. Follow Wesley on Twitter @myownfalseidol
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