Glancing over my list of act’s to hit at block party my eyes immediately fell on Danny Brown. XXX was one of my favorite hip hop albums of 2011 and his recent single “Grown Up” reminded me of the XX/Biggie Mash up “Wait What? Juicy” in an almost eerie way. His performance was tight and his crowd was feeling it. What a killer way to start this festival. Listen below:
The Young Evil’s set took place on the Barboza stage nestled underneath Neumos in an almost cave-like atmosphere with the venue extending deep in a long narrow room. Guitarists Troy Nelson and Cody Hurd, vocalist Mackenzie Mercer, bassist Michael Lee and drummer Faustine Hudson make up the local group. They threw down “Enchanted Chapel” a few years ago, and I was pretty excited to hear it live. They rocked that cave.
Enjoy a CH!P Remix of “Touch Tone Lovers”:
