Independent's Day at Turf Club
Friday, July 4, 2008 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Turf Club • 9:00pm • 21+
Added to calendar on Jan 8
Toki Wright
From Minneapolis
First show since since January 11, 2008 • First Turf Club show since June 21, 2007 • Eighth show on MN Live's calendar since January 5, 2007
From last.fm:
Raised in a Buddhist household, immersing himself in Black history, world culture, and community work, Toki Wright's awareness of the diverse world we live in is translated through his content driven music. He has taken paths that run the gamut from a non-profit youth organization in North Minneapolis to work with war-affected children in Northern Uganda. As an artist, Wright's travels have taken him throughout the United States and Canada as support and hypeman for Brother Ali. Other performance credits include Soundset, Coachella, CMJ, Bumbershoot , Paid Dues, Scribble Jam, and SXSW. Read more about Toki Wright on Last.fm.
Sims
From Minneapolis
First show since since July 13, 2007 • 12th show on MN Live's calendar since March 26, 2006
From last.fm:
The most well known Sims is part of the Doomtree collective and is a prominent up-and-coming figure on the underground hiphop scene. He released his first full length album in July 2005, Lights Out Paris. He released False Hopes 14 in 2009. In 2011, he released Bad Time Zoo to critical acclaim. There is another artist known as SIMS, who is the creator of RAS (Respectful Alliance of Souldierz) a multi-cultural hiphopcru. Read more about SiMs on Last.fm.
Maria Isa
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since March 28, 2008 • First Turf Club show since January 5, 2007 • 17th Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since February 24, 2006
From last.fm:
Born and raised in the Twin Cities to Nuyorican parents, emcee, singer, and songwriter Maria Isa is recognized for her dedication towards celebrating her cultural diversity through music and her political activism. Influenced by the traditional Afro-Boricua ritmos of Bomba and Plena, along with Soul and Funk of Motown and Fania’s fusion of Salsa and Bugaloo, Isa plants an organic blend of call and response with lyrical "Spanglish" rhymes through the various drumbeats and snares of Hip-Hop, Reggae, Dancehall and Reggaeton. Read more about Maria Isa on Last.fm.
Trama
Manifest
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar