Friday night is a good binge night as the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's opening round meets a fever pitch and the night's best showcases feature talent already doing multiple free day shows. Cut loose. The complete listings after the jump. If you don't have time to scroll, here are the night's top five, most essential shows:
1. Pharoahe Monch / Scoot Inn, 1:00 A.M.
Exception to the intro and a no brainer, Monch is excellent live, his catalog deep. He's a legend and thus far, this is his only slated appearance. Smif N Wessun, Skyzoo and Kidz In the Hall round out an excellent bill. Only downside: Scoot Inn is removed from downtown madness so be prepared to post up here and do little else.
2. The Cool Kids / Mohawk Patio 10:50 P.M.
On the other hand, if you're a wristband patron with a day job, the night's most buzzworthy showcase is at the city's trendiest venue. Yes, The Cool Kids sat on their 2007 buzz and today border irrelevance, but live it's fun and electric and you know the songs. There's also three XXL Freshman (Gibbs, Donnis, Fashawn) and white soul guru, Mayer Hawthorne.
3. Wiz Khalifa featuring Curren$y / Spill, 10:00 P.M.
It's kind of funny to picture self-serious lyrical dude, Lyrics Born, doing his official showcase at a sorority flagship. I'm also curious to see West Coast rambler, Khalifa, perform a duet show with a more talented cohort.
4. Theophilus London / Club DeVille, 11:45 P.M.
Theo is an ATG favorite, but the downside is his multiple free appearances. However, DeVille is a Red River gem of a venue, and if you feel like catching some indie pop bullshit, there's good music in the building (Ra Ra Riot, Neon Indian).
5. Looptroop Rockers / Club 115, 1:00 A.M.
On the international tip, a night of hip-hop from Sweden and New Zealand. Why the hell not?
Austin Music Hall
(208 Nueces St) (All Ages) AOL Mayer Hawthorne & The County 7:00 p.m. Ann Arbor MI R&B Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears 8:00 p.m. Austin TX Rock Raphael Saadiq 9:00 p.m. Los Angeles CA Rock Smokey Robinson 10:00 p.m. Los Angeles CA R&B Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings 11:30 p.m. Brooklyn NY R&B
Club 115
(115 San Jacinto St) (21+) ♪ David Dallas 8:30 p.m. Auckland NEW ZEALAND Hip-Hop/Rap Young Sid 9:10 p.m. Auckland NEW ZEALAND Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Mr Sicc 9:45 p.m. Auckland NEW ZEALAND Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Rebel Diaz 10:20 p.m. Chicago IL Hip-Hop/Rap Adam Tensta 11:00 p.m. Stockholm SWEDEN Hip-Hop/Rap Timbuktu & Chords 12:00 a.m. Lund SWEDEN Hip-Hop/Rap Looptroop Rockers 1:00 a.m. Lund SWEDEN Hip-Hop/Rap
Club de Ville
(900 Red River St) (21+) Green Label Sound Classixx (DJs For The Night) DJs For The Night Los Angeles CA Electronic ♪ Solid Gold 9:30 p.m. Minneapolis MN Rock Tanlines 10:15 p.m. Brooklyn NY Avant/Experimental ♪ Neon Indian 11:00 p.m. Austin TX Avant/Experimental ♪ Theophilus London 11:45 p.m. Brooklyn NY Pop Ra Ra Riot 12:30 a.m. Syracuse NY Rock
Dirty Dog Bar
(505 E 6th St) (21+) Crush Management Nikki Jean 8:00 p.m. St Paul MN Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Chiddy Bang 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia PA Hip-Hop/Rap
The Independent
(501 N IH 35) (21+) Richard Henry 8:00 p.m. Austin TX DJ ♪ Yppah 9:00 p.m. Houston TX Electronic ♪ Damaged Good$ 10:00 p.m. Dallas TX Hip-Hop/Rap Poirier ft MC Zulu 11:00 p.m. Montreal QC Reggae ♪ Anti-Pop Consortium 12:00 a.m. New York NY Hip-Hop/Rap
Karma Lounge
(119 W 8th St) (21+) The Burnerz 8:00 p.m. Oakland CA Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Outasight 9:00 p.m. New York NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Keelay and The Park with Ragen Fykes 10:00 p.m. San Francisco CA R&B ♪ Breakestra 11:00 p.m. Los Angeles CA Hip-Hop/Rap The Chicharones 12:00 a.m. Portland OR Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Sole & The Skyrider Band 1:00 a.m. Los Angeles CA Hip-Hop/Rap
Malverde
(400B W 2nd St) (21+) Fool's Gold ♪ Malente 8:00 p.m. Essen GERMANY Electronic Nick Catchdubs 8:40 p.m. New York NY DJ Trackademicks 9:20 p.m. San Francisco CA Hip-Hop/Rap The Suzan 10:00 p.m. Tokyo JAPAN Rock Kid Sister & Flosstradamus 10:40 p.m. Chicago IL Hip-Hop/Rap Telephoned 11:20 p.m. Brooklyn NY Electronic Vega 12:00 a.m. Austin TX Electronic ♪ Theophilus London 12:40 a.m. Brooklyn NY Pop Jokers of the Scene 1:20 a.m. Ottawa ON Electronic
Mohawk Patio
(912 Red River St) (All Ages) Digital Leather 8:00 p.m. Omaha NE Electronic SALEM 9:00 p.m. Traverse CIty MI Electronic Maluca 9:30 p.m. New York NY Electronic Uffie 10:00 p.m. Paris FRANCE Electronic Fashawn 10:30 p.m. Fresno CA Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Freddie Gibbs 10:50 p.m. Gary IN Hip-Hop/Rap Donnis 11:10 p.m. Atlanta FL Hip-Hop/Rap The Cool Kids 11:30 p.m. Chicago IL Hip-Hop/Rap Miike Snow 12:00 a.m. Stockholm SWEDEN Electronic Mayer Hawthorne & The County 1:00 a.m. Ann Arbor MI R&B
Scoot Inn
(1308 E 4th St) (21+) ♪ Blue Scholars Seattle WA Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Smif N Wessun Brooklyn NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ DJ Revolution Los Angeles CA Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Sean Price Brooklyn NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Rock of Heltah Skeltah Brooklyn NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ DJ Evil Dee Brooklyn NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Buckshot Brooklyn NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Marco Polo & Torae Brooklyn NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Ruste Juxx Brooklyn NY Hip-Hop/Rap Random Axe Brooklyn NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ 9th Wonder Raleigh-Durham NC Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ B-Real of Cypress Hill Los Angeles CA Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Kidz In The Hall Chicago IL Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Skyzoo Brooklyn NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Promise Mississauga ON Hip-Hop/Rap Team Facelift New York NY Hip-Hop/Rap Pharoahe Monch Queens NY Hip-Hop/Rap
Spill
(212 E. 6th St) (21+ ) Jasmine Solano 7:30 p.m. New York NY Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Jovi Rockwell 8:20 p.m. Miami FL World ♪ Hey Champ 9:00 p.m. Chicago IL Electronic Wiz Khalifa feat Curren$y 10:00 p.m. Pittsburgh PA Hip-Hop/Rap Terry Poison 11:00 p.m. Tel Aviv ISRAEL Pop ♪ Balkan Beat Box 12:00 a.m. Tel Aviv ISRAEL World Lyrics Born 1:00 a.m. Berkeley CA Hip-Hop/Rap
Victory Grill
(1104 E 11th St) (All Ages) DJ Skeez (Between Sets) Between Sets Detroit MI Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Eyeris 8:30 p.m. New York NY Hip-Hop/Rap Staci Russell 8:50 p.m. Austin TX Hip-Hop/Rap Perseph1 9:10 p.m. Houston TX Avant/Experimental 50/50 9:30 p.m. Los Angeles CA Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Boog Brown 9:55 p.m. Atlanta GA Hip-Hop/Rap Mae Day 10:20 p.m. Detroit MI Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ DIAMOND 10:40 p.m. Atlanta GA Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Miz Korona 11:00 p.m. Detroit MI Hip-Hop/Rap Eternia 11:25 p.m. Toronto ON Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Psalm One 11:55 p.m. Chicago IL Hip-Hop/Rap ♪ Invincible 12:20 a.m. Detroit MI Hip-Hop/Rap Tiye Phoenix 12:50 a.m. East Orange NJ Hip-Hop/Rap Bahamadia 1:20 a.m. Philadelphia PA Hip-Hop/Rap
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