Time; 9 p.m.
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 door
B Dolan (of Strange Famous Records)
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Transit
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Tickets available online: http://m.bpt.me/event/
B. Dolan is an explosive, confrontational hip-hop lyricist and
performer from Providence, RI who first came on the scene in 2008.
Starting with a lo-fi, apocalyptic concept record titled The Failure,
Dolan floored listeners with tracks that were at turns personal, poetic,
sweeping and strange. Years ahead of its time stylistically, it was
released by Sage Francis Strange Famous imprint, where fans began slowly
gravitating to the album and to Dolans intense live performances. One
of those fans, producer Alias, would become the sole collaborator on
Dolans 2010 follow up Fallen House, Sunken City, an underground rap opus
that was praised by critics and fans alike, cementing Dolans place in
the landscape.
Turning to hip-hops favorite unofficial format
to explore different styles and experiment, Dolan then released a three
part mixtape series titled House of Bees vols. 1-3 Political mixtape
tracks like Film the Police, Which Side Are You On? and The Devil is
Alive would become some of the rappers biggest anthems, while an
exhaustive worldwide tour schedule won an army of fans for the unlikely
bearded emcee from the Northeast.
in 2015, Dolan upped the ante
yet again by self-producing KILL THE WOLF, an entire LP with a cast of
over 30 musicians, vocalists and beatmakers. This 5-year opus in the
making reinforces Dolans status as a complex lyricist and introduces him
as a ambitious, versatile producer whos dedicated as ever to vision and
concept over fleeting hip-hop trends. Kill The Wolf features
contributions from a diverse group of peers that included Kathleen
Stubelek of the hardcore act Circle Takes the Square, Dave Lamb from
Brown Bird, Buck 65 and Aesop Rock.
Since his signing to SFR,
Dolan has toured exhaustively and internationally to win himself a
devoted cult following. So far his continually shapeshifting
presentation, outsider perspective, and masterful execution have kept
them coming back. KILL THE WOLF TOUR 2016 is B. Dolans first headlining
tour of North America. It begins this March and will continue throughout
the year.
Transit
Transit is an Independent Music
Award winner and Western Canadian Music Award nominated rapper, a
Calgary poet laureate finalist and a winner of a Lieutenant Governor of
Alberta Emerging Artist Award. He has released 6 albums which have sold
thousands of copies, and has collaborated with Rhymesayers recording
artist Grieves, Sims of Doomtree, Astronautalis, Madchild of Swollen
Members, and 8-time Juno Award winner Jann Arden. Transit has toured as a
headliner several times and has also supported tours of Canada, the
United States, and Europe with Doomtree, Sage Francis, Swollen Members,
Apathy & Celph Titled, Astronautalis, and Zion I, and has shared
stages with internationally recognized names like Mac Miller, Tech N9ne,
Murs, Hilltop Hoods, Dirty Heads, Down With Webster, Shad, and 54-40.
Transit has been selected to showcase at prestigious festivals like
SXSW, CMW, and Breakout West, and has performed live in front of over
200,000 people with a stint as a featured artist on the Calgary Stampede
main stage. He has received national media coverage including features
on Global TV, CTV, CBC TV, Shaw TV, CBC Radio One, in Maclean's
Magazine, and regular MuchMusic rotation of his music videos, which have
also gotten substantial support online with over 1,000,000 views on
YouTube. Transit has also been awarded several FACTOR, Alberta Music,
and SOCAN Foundation grants to further the development of his career.