The Columbus Cooperative presents an evening of rap and hip-hop in our intimate upstairs theater with Knife Knights and Lando Chill.
Knife Knights were born of the love of mystery.
A decade ago, Ishmael Butler—the architect of the groundbreaking but long-disbanded hip-hop group Digable Planets—was preparing at last to emerge from years of near-complete silence. He unveiled his new outlet, Shabazz Palaces, in the summer of 2009 through a pair of self-released EPs, surrounding his hyperlinked verses with webs of psychedelic textures and refracted rhythms. From the start, confidentiality seemed essential: Butler wanted Shabazz Palaces to stand on its own strength, not his outsized reputation, so he adopted a nom de plume for himself.
The Chicago born & raised rap artist / songwriter Lando Chill has been making waves & turning heads in the deep Southwest, calling Tucson, Arizona his current musical home base of operation. Even whilst growing up in a choir & theatre orientated background due to his mother, music wasn’t a prerogative until, by chance, he was cast in a University of Arizona Film School short in 2013 & tasked to lend his voice. From that point on, Lando has been on an enthralling journey through music, touring the country in 2015 & developing new records with his band, comprised of Chris “Deep Greasy” Pierce and Andy “Lasso” C. The blend of art and emotion puts them creatively in a league with artists like Gil Scott Heron, J. Cole, and The Roots.
All ages.
Tickets are $15.
Can be purchased online, or at the theater’s box office hours (Friday 4PM-7PM).
Tickets are also available 24/7 at the front desk of the Dean Hotel in downtown Providence.
Phone: 401-621-9660
Email: info@columbustheatre.com
2019/05/09 - 2019/05/09
Additional time info:
Doors open at 8PM, show begins at 9PM.
Columbus Theatre
270 Broadway, Providence, RI 02903