I went to see ‘Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie’ and I really enjoyed it. I didn’t know much about Nirvanna The Band The Show but judging from the trailer I felt like I’d enjoy the movie. The premise of the show is basically this Canadian band pulling ridiculous schemes to try and get a gig at one specific venue. For the movie the scheme involved time travel and there were more than a few laugh out loud moments.
My only real gripe about the movie is that the theater they were screening it at decided to close concessions during the film which was both confusing and infuriating. Here is a photo of me consoling myself with a glass of wine at the reception. Seriously, no popcorn!?!!
Honestly the fact that I still enjoyed the film without popcorn means that it’s a really good movie.
SHOWS
Tour starts this week and I’ve finally started building my set and rehearsing. I won’t get into the details of the performance but I’m excited to try out performing a few new songs!
Feb 20 - Portland - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall w/ Michelle Buteau
Feb 21 - Seattle - Moore Theatre w/ Michelle Buteau
Feb 22 - Vancouver - Vogue Theatre w/ Michelle Buteau
Feb 23 - I’m co-hosting the Ambie awards with Wyatt Cenac! I don’t think it will be livestreamed but maybe? We’ll see!
Feb 26 - Aspen - Wheeler Opera House w/ Michelle Buteau
Feb 27 - Denver - Paramount Theatre w/ Michelle Buteau
*I’m only listing two weeks worth of dates at a time but if you want to see the full show schedule the dates are listed here.
NEWS
Good: The Winter Olympics are underway and it’s nice to see people playing in clean snow because the snow here in Brooklyn is filthy
Bad: Seeing Snoop Dogg at the Olympics makes me feel like I’ve been overexposed to him. I feel like if my overall awareness of what Snoop is up to was dimmed by at least 60% I’d still have too much Snoop in my life. Maybe I just need a hobby but chances are pretty high that a Snoop related product would pop up in whatever non-music related thing I choose to indulge in.
Ugly: The Shade Room is in the White House Press Room and I genuinely couldn’t think of a more fitting place for them to be. Can’t wait to see their brand of hArD hItTiNg PoLiTiCaL jOuRnAlIsM and the weird ass hashtags they use. #TSRShadyPress
VIDEO
Jill Scott dropped by Tiny Desk to prove why she’s one of the best doing it.
I have always liked Kid Capri as a rapper so this recent freestyle he dropped over the beat he had on Jay Z’s Vol 2. is pretty fun.
Why do old niggas love AI so much? I guess Jaime Foxx is different since he’s essentially a movie star but man the OG’s love them some AI. The song is pretty good and honestly the AI is decent too but there is nothing happening in the video that warrants not using humans to make it…. maybe he IS a clone now!
I think I want Lil Dicky and Jack Harlow to battle. I can’t explain why. I think Lil Dicky would win tho. This song is dope.
Akeem Ali is a guy who’s music I think I’d like if I spent any significant amount of time with it. Case in point is this song. Eventually I’ll get around to a whole project but man dude is very enjoyable.
This Cut Chemist DJ set is pretty old but still a fun watch/listen. He always takes a creative approach to playing a DJ set and it’s cool to be able to watch the process here.
ALBUMS
Zo! and Tall Black Guy dropped another BANGER. Keep Him Satisfied been on heavy rotation!
Jill is back with that Big Areola Music (dunno who coined that phrase but it stuck, especially in light of the album cover) The album is really good and Tierra Whack even pops up with some bars!
I think Diamond Ortiz is sorta like DAM Funk with a bigger emphasis on songwriting than production. I know that he’s dope and I’m pretty sure I’ll like this album.
I want to like Brent Faiyaz, really I do. I don’t dislike Brent Faiyaz but I just can’t connect to whatever is happening in the music. Apparently Raphael Saadiq produced this entire album and that is enough to make me give it a shot cus I’m Ray Ray is my guy!
SINGLES
This song is stellar. Music that meets the moment. I was not up on B Dolan before finding this song but he has another joint called Film The Police that is on the same wave.
E L U C I D & Sebb Bash got an album on the way and this is the latest single.
I’d take a full album of this and heres hoping this is another Larry June x Alchemist x [Insert Artist] style team up with Currensy as the rotating cast member.
Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) dropped this cover of Frank Ocean and it’s fantastic. He’s dropping his solo jazz debut soon and he’ll be playing bass and trumpet on the album. Pretty exciting stuff!
The popcorn thing is an epidemic. I went to see NTBTSTM on Sunday in Raleigh and....no popcorn there either!