Hip-Hop Core Highlights
| 01 Apr 2008
For those of you out there thinking it's about time we had a regular, reliable Scottish hip-hop night in Glasgow – wonderful news. For the third month in a row, newly-christened live music night Bars At The Beatclub returns with a mission to support and showcase local, home-grown talent.
This month's gig boasts a cracking line-up; the mighty Project Mayhem will no doubt be on form, promoting their recently-released Creative Destruction EP. There are also sets from Blakhart, Typikal, Edinburgh's own Evil Residents, and first-time performances from Synical, Combu-Stable Elements and Werd & Deeko. The organisers are currently opening the books for MCs, DJs, beatboxers or any other act who wants to either gain exposure or polish their skills in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Get involved, or show up and support (Beat Club, 6 Apr, 8.30pm – 1am, £5).
Meanwhile, in the capital, the Bongo Club hosts the return of Lower, an eclectic display of live music, featuring absolutely none of your usual hip-hop clichés. Headliners A State of Mind, whose album Pre-Emptive Nostalgia recently received a rare 5-Skinny review in this very publication, will be dishing out some of their funky beats and mellow vibes. Contact Play promise us corrosive verbosity and a menacing live show, while Edinburgh collective Penpushers round out the night with a bit of leftfield instrumentalism and tracks from their second album on KFM Records. Not technically an April highlight, but we'd just hate for you to miss it (The Bongo Club, 3 May, 7.00pm-10.00pm). [Robin Black]
This month's gig boasts a cracking line-up; the mighty Project Mayhem will no doubt be on form, promoting their recently-released Creative Destruction EP. There are also sets from Blakhart, Typikal, Edinburgh's own Evil Residents, and first-time performances from Synical, Combu-Stable Elements and Werd & Deeko. The organisers are currently opening the books for MCs, DJs, beatboxers or any other act who wants to either gain exposure or polish their skills in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Get involved, or show up and support (Beat Club, 6 Apr, 8.30pm – 1am, £5).
Meanwhile, in the capital, the Bongo Club hosts the return of Lower, an eclectic display of live music, featuring absolutely none of your usual hip-hop clichés. Headliners A State of Mind, whose album Pre-Emptive Nostalgia recently received a rare 5-Skinny review in this very publication, will be dishing out some of their funky beats and mellow vibes. Contact Play promise us corrosive verbosity and a menacing live show, while Edinburgh collective Penpushers round out the night with a bit of leftfield instrumentalism and tracks from their second album on KFM Records. Not technically an April highlight, but we'd just hate for you to miss it (The Bongo Club, 3 May, 7.00pm-10.00pm). [Robin Black]