Lyrics Born is one of hip-hop’s great showmen, as well as a much-underrated influence on the underground rap scene. His live album, 2006’s Overnight Encore, is sonic proof of his onstage abilities, but it can’t match the real thing.
So take his upcoming tour as a chance to witness a great concert experience. The jaunt — he usually does one a year — prefaces Everywhere At Once, which will only be his second solo album in a 15-year career. Scheduled for February 2008 on Epitaph Records, it’s also his first album since 2004’s Later That Day.
The tour dates are below.
- 10/12: Echo Music Project, Atlanta, GA
- 10/17: UC Davis, Davis, CA
- 10/18: Indigo Nightclub, Eureka, CA
- 10/19: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
- 10/20: Showbox, Seattle, WA
- 10/21: Nightlight Lounge, Bellingham, WA
- 10/22: Neurolux, Boise, ID
- 10/23: Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver, CO
- 10/25: Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
- 10/26: City Park, New Orleans, LA
- 10/27: Metro, Chicago, IL
- 10/28: Lucas Schoolhouse, St. Louis, MS
- 10/31: Paradise Nightclub, Boston, MA
- 11/01: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- 11/02: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
- 11/03: World Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
- 11/04: Sonar, Baltimore, MD
- 11/06: Workplay, Birmingham, AL
- 11/07: Grant Street Dance Hall, Lafayette, LA
- 11/08: House of Blues Parish, New Orleans, LA
- 11/09: Emo’s, Austin, TX
- 11/10: Palladium Loft, Dallas, TX
- 11/13: Orpheum, Flagstaff, AZ
- 11/15: Belly Up Tavern, Solano Beach, CA
- 11/16: El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
- 11/17: The Independent, San Francisco, CA
10/19-10/20: w/Blackalicious
10/26: Voodoo Music Experience w/Galactic
10/27: w/Del the Funky Homosapien, Devin the Dude, A-Plus, Bukue One, Junk Science, Iller Than Theirs
11/04: w/Sage Francis, Hangar 18, Glue
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