Ghostface or Beatnuts w/ Greg Nice.....?
djkingotto
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Minneapolis seems to have a lot of shows going almost every night and tonight I have this choice to make... Beatnuts with Greg Nice or Ghostface? What to do, what to do....
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i couldn't make it...anyone?
I went early and caught Rhythm Roots Allstars doing soundcheck. As far as contemporary funk groups go, these guys are on top of it. 8-piece group who knows how to play hip hop instrumentals and keep them sounding like hip hop instrumentals and not goofy jam-band frat party funk.
DJ Ayres was rockin' it on the opening set tip. I had to leave to go play a shitty gig downtown, but when I came back, the place was packed and Ghost was doing "Holla." Apparently Ayres' set was super fresh and people were cheering for him anshit. Go Minneapolis. The band was really good, the venue was really good, Ghost was really good. Yo Otto! What's really good?
chicken wings from pepitos, clean white sneakers and golden oldies!
what downtown gig was this? if i had know i'd have shot through on a sup mission! i had forgot ayres was rockin at the varsity or that may have swayed my decision!
my rap group (Men of Leisure) was playing at 7th street entry...
ghostface + live band + amazing venue + plants on stage
VS
15 people watching nerd rap + power outage at first avenue
LOL! Ain't zat zee truf'!
And co-sign On the Rhythm Room All-Stars. Out of all the Scion Bands I liked them the most. In their opening set the do an indentical but great cover version of Mary Jane Hooper's "Reasons" amongst other jawns.
Shit they where even Little Brothers band and made 9th's so-so beats sound really good.
better than El Michels Affair?
I've never seen El Michaels but honestly all the bands mentioned are all on the same level of musicianship and the only thing that seperates them is their actual output on CD/LP. All those Orgone & R.R. dudes all just switch in out and out of other bands (Connie Price, The Breakestra, The Rebirth etc...) similar to El Michales and the Budos Band