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Moes Alley presents the return of hip-hop legend Lyrics Born! with special guests Tori Roze & The Hot Mess!Friday, October 1stDoors: 8pm / Show: 9pm$25 in advance / $30 day of the show21+*Tickets on sale Thursday, July 18th at 10am PT*LYRICS BORNLyrics Born relocated to the United States from his birthplace of Toyko, Japan right around the time Hip Hop was exploding on the East Coast. From the moment he heard Sugar Hill Gangs 1980 classic Rappers Delight, the Bay Area Hip Hop luminary knew hed found his calling. Twenty-five years later, LB has obliterated the stereotypes of what an MC is supposed to look like and captured the hearts of countless fans who gravitate to his distinctive voice. Hes now the onlyAsian-American MC to release 10 studios albums and the first to play major music festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza. From his Quannum Recordings debut with Latyrx,1997s The Album, to 2003s seminal solo album Later That Day, hes consistently pushed the boundaries of his craft. His newest project, Quite A Life, is like the exclamation point on his milestone year. Ten albums is a lot for any artist, let alone an indie artist who colored outside the lines, so to speak, LB says. Im just appreciative there was always somehow a path for me, no matter how impossible it seemed either on paper or in practice. As the first Asian-American to release a greatest hits compilation, hes pumped out multiple smash singles across four official studio albums. From Stop Complaining to Callin Out and I Like It, I Love It and I Changed My Mind, his material has always retained a musically eclectic feel.TORI ROZE & THE HOT MESSThis is Soul for today: tight, sophisticated, and up-to-date...a winner (San Diego Troubadour).Tori Roze and The Hot Mess are a soulful force to be reckoned with. Gathering their musical thunder from an extremely eclectic time and space spanning centuries, this band busts straight through the glass ceiling of genre-bending: original funky jazzy neo-soul music exploding with grit, integrity, and vulnerability. Roze is a key artist in conveying the emotional intent behind a song. Hearing Tori Rozes sultry voice for the first time is like learning that Santa Claus isnt real: it absolutely breaks your heart. Roze seduces you with her Erykah Badu-esque flair, and just when you think she cant be any smoother, she claws her way into your ears with her rocking roars (San Diego City Beat). The Hot Mess, comprised of five exceptional pocket players nailing unexpected arrangements to blow your top leaves you reeling with toe-tapping excitement. The name says it all: The Hot Mess. Do not expect for the arrangements of this five-piece to be predictable or run-of-the-mill this band is audibly unique. Musically likened to Chicago + Earth, Wind, and Fire with a slap of Amy Winehouse + Janis Joplin-style vocals; these guys have got the recipe for eargasmic pleasure.
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