Earlier this year A.A. and myself got the pleasure of opening up for, in my opinion, one of the best acts in the country; both in the musical-lyrical sense as well as a live performance. They're one of the top duos I've seen in a while - that's including big coliseum shows. In earlier blogs, I haled these two as some of the savors of Canadian music and grassroots hip hop in this country. You may know them for such fame as: "Jerk It", "Little Booty Girl" and "Nothing 2 Step 2".
Anyways, the place was a small and intimate venue (no longer in existence) called Pepper Jack's in downtown Hamilton. I had seen them a year prior on the same stage and was blown away - despite the handful of folks that were there, and the fact that many people hadn't even heard of the duo, they through down without hesitation. So naturally, when they came back into town, I had to get on the bill - that bill was the Exclaim! Magazine Anniversary Tour.
The night started out in mayhem with my partner, A.A. no where to be found and Thunderheist hitting the stage for sound check, naturally I started hitting the sauce cause, well, what else is there to do. The singer, Isis, starts into a rendition of Run DMC ... she had me at "and it goes a little something like this."
The show starts in pandemonium, I mean, Jim Ross himself couldn't commentate the anarchy that was put forth when Isis, along with beat-master and DJ Grahamzilla slammed down on stage - pouring Cuervo into the mouths of any party person who was willing (and not yet drunk enough) to take it.
Keep in mind before this tour Thunderheist relied heavy and well, mainly actually, on internet junkets - myspace, pitchfork, etc. - to get their music to the people. Buzz, word of mouth and Djs were how they got their market. So this time round, they came equipped with dancers and their first full length studio record entitled simply Thunderheist!. Despite problems with Graham's mixer (and him and I devise a way for us both to play using mine) they played in full force tossing out all the assets they had - even remixes and freestyles. They even went as far as to come out a shoot some additional tracks as an encore, which is rare these days for lesser known bands in small venues.
Even after the show they continued to entertain, battling A.A. and I in some piggyback wars, singing, dancing, mingling and doing shots of tequila with us until someone literally hit the floor. I could go on for a long while about these cats and their hyjinks but I think their videos and the photos speak for themselves.
Be sure to check them out at ROKBAR with me and my boy, A.A., opening up for them again on SEPTEMBER 23rd here in Hamilton. Shameless plug? Maybe ... but once you see the show you'll understand why.
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and see more photos at:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=100405&id=562184621&l=7e635c7a9b
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=100407&id=562184621&l=e2aed0277f
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