DMP Music Festival reunites Lil B, The Pack, and more at SoMa Streat Park
The company that brought Too Short, Mistah FAB and Rexx Life Raj to SoMa Streat Park is back with a 2018 edition of DMP Festival on September 23. Ardent supporters of the Bay Area's local rap scene, the folks at DMP Music Group have culled another legendary lineup, reuniting Lil B the Based God himself with the Pack for their first performance as a full group in nearly a decade. Rounding out the lineup is a strong showing of rap veterans and current regional champions such as Nef the Pharaoh, Guapdad4000, YMTK, D-Lo, the Federation, Dee Dot Jones and more. [...]
What’s Happening This Weekend? A Guide To Shows Around The Bay, July 28 – 30
Waxahatchee is finally here! Friday, July 28 Greg Ashley & the Western Playboys @ Eli's Mile High Club Ashley and his Western Playboys just released an EP of old country covers on Third Man Records. He says this will likely be the only time they're played live! Planet Booty @ Starline Social Club Booty-shaking body-positive vibes are on deck for tonight at Starline. The Music of Twin Peaks @ The Chapel I don't know enough about Twin Peaks to make a witty reference here. Waxahatchee @ The Fillmore Touring behind her critically acclaimed new record, Waxahatchee's long-awaited San Francisco stop [...]
Too $hort and Mistah FAB headline first-ever DMP Music Festival
Bay Area veterans team up with the up-and-coming rookies for the DMP Music Festival, an all-day affair of live music and dance performances along with DJs at SoMa Street Food Park's first ever large-scale arts event. The lineup is an ode to Northern California's rap legacy: Hyphy legends such as Too $hort and Mistah FAB highlight the festival's bill alongside a taste of new Bay Area blood in Rexx Life Raj, Show Banga and Young Bari, plus many others. A slew of local DJs — DJ Midnight, DJ Patrix, Just Theo, to name a few — will be holding it [...]