Shows I knowz

I went to see Del The Funkee Homosapien on Easter evening, if I didn't write about it already.  His set was about 40 minutes, tops -- if there hadn't been 3 opening acts, I would have felt robbed.  Chip-Fu (formerly of the Fu-Schnickens) totally upstaged Del during his opening set, especially when he finished by rapping using the same cadence and pace as the opera Figaro.  This was indeed the good Fu-Schnicken (not either of those other two wack niggas he used to rhyme with). 

I still enjoyed Del's material, though, and his encore was rhyming a different verse from the one he originally rapped over the Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood."  Not sure why he changed the lyrics from the recorded version...maybe it's a copyright issue with Dan The Automator, since Del wasn't invited back for the second Gorillaz album.

I also saw Chris Rock last night.  He was unbelievable.  This show was even better than the show I saw 12 years ago at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  He performed for at least 1 ¹/₂ hours, and he left no stone unturned.  I had never heard him so raunchy or offensive.  It was a virtuoso performance -- and I now know why he called the show "No Apologies."   Wow. 

In the coming weeks, I am seeing Atmosphere next week, Ozomatli on May 7, and Radiohead on May 11.  I'm extremely fired up about both Ozo and Radiohead, and I deliberately skipped seeing the Raconteurs simply because I am going to too many damn shows and I had to draw the line somewhere.  I saw The White Stripes last year, and I've heard they are better live than Raconteurs anyway.  Naturally, I'll write up the future shows eventually.

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