[Review] Geto Boys @ Emo’s East 1.26.2013

14 years of patience and I FINALLY got to see legendary Houston hip hop trio and godfathers of Southern rap, Geto Boys. I can remember convincing my grandmother that she should take my brother and I to see Office Space in theaters (I was 12 and my grandmother was too sweet to think we would want to go to an “inappropriate” film). With artists like Ice Cube, Biz Markie, Kool Keith, and of course, Geto Boys, the soundtrack to that movie solidified my love for hip hop.

Though Willie D, Scarface, and Bushwick Bill are over 40, that didn’t stop them from bringing the house down at Emo’s East on Saturday night.

The show started off with each member coming out and performing some of their solo songs before they kicked it up a notch and tore up classic tracks like “Gangster of Love,” “Chuckie,” My Mind Is Playing Tricks On Me,” and, of course, “Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangster.”

Willie D and Scarface even jumped off the set-list a few times to do some freestyles and beat boxes. But the best part of the night was Scarface’s awkwardly awesome facial expressions as he and Willie D tried to keep a leash on the incredibly drunk Bushwick Bill. Bushwick was downing Jagermeister and more or less stumbling around the stage, but, to my surprise, didn’t skip a beat when it came to his rhymes.

I would have hoped for better video and some good photos, but there was so much ganja smoke filling the venue that my Android camera was rendered almost useless. But here’s my video for “Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangster,” any way.

Geto Boys 4 Life.

Quick Look: Fun Fun Fun Fest Day 1 feat. Bun B, Superchunk, Run-DMC

Here’s a quick look at some videos we took at FFF Fest Day 1!

Run-DMC

Bun B

Superchunk

New Year’s Eve 2011-2012 w/ Big Freedia & Turquoise Jeep: The Aftermath

Ringing in the new year with the Queen of New Orleans bounce, Big Freedia, and the ridiculous Turquoise Jeep crew made for one of the most epic nights ever.

The names have been changed in order to protect the innocent… Also, here’s some video!

First up, Turquoise Jeep (the guys who brought you the viral video “Lemme Smang It”), came out hot, with Flynt Flossy doing a freestyle.

Another Flynt Flossy track, “Did I Mention I Like To Dance,” got everyone doing just that. I don’t think I’ve danced so hard in my entire life. The Turquoise Jeep crew even had a dance-off on stage. Flynt’s moonwalk definitely took the cake.

And of course, the Queen Diva, Big Freedia, gets everyone shaking their booties with her track, “Azz Everywhere.” She loves to get the audience involved, including letting them come shake it on stage, but she still dominates when it comes to bouncin.

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Day 3

OBN III were frickin’ awesome. Nice mix of hard punk and Rolling Stone-esque rock.

That’s our Buddy Jason Smith!

Davila 666 sing in Spanish yet still have the punk kick.

Oh there you are Ted Leo. Got up on the side stage to watch, pretty baller.

Then it rained, and rained.

Check Merch’s Flickr Page for more pics of FX3.

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Day 2

BC: M83 was one of the highlights of my Fun Fun Fun Fest weekend. Especially when they rocked Auditorium Shores with their recent hit, “Midnight City.”

Active Child was really beautiful and surprisingly impressive. Very cool set.

Oh man. Best performance = The Joy Formidable. They rocked. Hard.

The drummer was so happy, couldn’t get enough of the crowd.

Finally got an up and close look/listen to Ra Ra Riot who were amazing!

Cold Cave was a cool touch of The Cure mixed with some more hard-core dance. Very good set, besides the keyboard whipping his hair around.

OH-OH! CHILDISH GAMBINO! Holy crap we have been waiting to see him for so long, so finally we did. His little bad ass self sure can put of a show, and call all the ladies.

Up on stage with Hot Snakes, pretty cool experience. Those guys sure can rock.

For more sweet pics of Day 2, head over to Merch’s Flickr page.