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Concert Thu Dec 21 2006
Yuletide Flows
From the Molemen to the Family Tree and the Nacrobats networks, Chicago has spawned its share of homegrown indie hiphop crews in the last ten years or so. One such entity is Galapagos4, a sprawling confederation of rhymeslingers and beat-makers from the Chicagoland area. This Saturday evening, they'll be putting on a show at The Abbey in what's billed as a Christmas event. The main draw here might be emcee Qwel, who's recorded with the Typical Cats crew and whose 2001 solo LP If It Ain't Been in a Pawnshop, It Can't Play The Blues was largely responsible for putting the G4 cadre on the map. Additional lyrical duties and such will be parceled out by emcees Qwazaar (also of Typical Cats), Robust, Hellsent, and deejay Maker. The odd one out on the billing is local pop band Royce, whose recently released debut LP makes them the first non-hiphop signees to the Galapagos4 label. Show starts at 9pm, tickets are $12.
[mp3] Typical Cats - "Thin Red Line"
[mp3] Royce - "Milwaukee"
