Leroy Smokes CD Release at Fine Line
Thursday, June 22, 2006 » Other shows: Coming Soon, Shows Will Be Here
Fine Line Music Cafe • 8:00pm • $12 adv | $15 door
Added to calendar on May 26
Leroy Smokes
From Minneapolis
First show since since January 27, 2006 • 15th show on MN Live's calendar since August 30, 2003
Rhymefest
I Self Devine
From Minneapolis
First show since since March 12, 2006 • First Fine Line show since August 6, 2005 • Eighth show on MN Live's calendar since April 24, 2005
From last.fm:
Born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California, I Self Devine exists as a testament of survival. Raised in the brutal streets during the gang and government funded crack epidemic, he strived for understanding and deeper meaning to life's movement. His father, once a member of the Solidad Brothers, taught and exposed him to the underbelly of society. In 1980, when I Self was only eight years old, his dad left him and his mother on Christmas day. Read more about I Self Devine on Last.fm.
Kanser
From Minneapolis
First show since since August 24, 2005 • First Fine Line show since March 12, 2005 • Third show on MN Live's calendar since March 12, 2005
From last.fm:
Kanser are a hip hop trio from Minnesota, USA, comprised of MCs New MC and Unicus and DJ Elusive. They have made multiple albums. The debut album Network, released in 1998 and only released on cassete, contains productions by Mesh and A.N.T from Atmosphere. The second album is called Innercity Outerspace from 1999, the third Quintessential is from 2001, It Wrote It Self was released 2003 and in 2005 they released Self-Titled. Read more about Kanser on Last.fm.
Muja Messiah
From Minneapolis
First show on MN Live's calendar
From last.fm:
A rapper out of Minneapolis, he has been described as lyrically abrasive. From his myspace, "Self-described as lyrically "abrasive," Minnesota native Muja Messiah has verbally accosted his way into the national spotlight. "Since forever" is how long he dates his rapping career, but it wasn't until recently by way of his underground hit "Patriot Act" that Muja Messiah earned national notoriety. "The song's brazen critique of President Bush and American foreign and domestic policies — "I'm supposed to be threatened by al Qaeda when I was always afraid of America first... Read more about Muja Messiah on Last.fm.
Golden
First Twin Cities show since since June 10, 2006
Maria Isa
From Minnesota
First Twin Cities show since since April 17, 2006 • First Fine Line show • Fourth 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.
Truthmaze
From Minneapolis
First show since since March 4, 2006 • First Fine Line show
TruthmazeT
First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar