Nerdapalooza Day 2

Alright, so after chillin with peeps Saturday night I was crazy tired, hardly any energy left but still going, feeding off the awesome that was permeating the concert hall.

Here we go.

Open Mic

There were some really great rappers that stepped up, Loki with a cameo by Schaffer the Darklord, lucky bastard. And MC Coolwhip with his diss to Helen Keller...

mCRT

Definately not for the easily offended. Easily the raunchiest nerdcore artist at the show, and possibly in the community. There is something unnerving about hearing the term "pink sock" before its drinkin time...

Emergency Pizza Party

They said it couldnt be done, they said it shouldnt be done, but EPP proved them wrong. You CAN somehow rhyme about pizza and Capt Planet in the same song...well still maybe you shouldnt but it was hella catchy.

The Great Luke Ski

Umm...I was eating breakfast. Im sorry Luke :(

Dual Core

Holy shite! If you want to know where the scene is headed, or maybe where it should be heading, check out int80. In my opinion, with his rhymes and no deviation from the subject matter, the purest form of nerdcore I have ever heard. This was probably also the most EPIC act because of this:




int80, remy, MC Lars, MC Frontalot, Beefy, YTCracker and Schaffer the Darklord. One stage, one song, 5 of the most awesome minutes in nerdcore history.

The House of Black

Wizard rock, interesting concept, didnt stay for this one as I was dying of thirst and needed to rest after staring into the face of awesome.

ZeaLous1

When he isnt busting out a sick free style he is rocking your face with songs about first person shooters and pwning your ass every chance he gets. His newest album is definately worth checking out.

Uncle Monsterface

I didnt really know what to say when this band came on. They have people in costumes, cool. They have sock puppets, cool. Their first song was about a battle between Mashed Potatoes and Vampires...lol wut?

The Grammar Club

This was something a lot of people were waiting for, they had been practicing each morning since this was the first time everyone in the group would be playing together irl. You had beefy, laying down fast smooth rhymes and Shael Riley, without a doubt one of the best lyricists in the nerdcore genre. This show was plagued with sound problems, from mic feedback to the drums being unusable.

It was still a great first show for nerdcores first Super Group.

Schaffer the Darklord

Here we go, the main event (at least in my eyes). Schaffer is a rapper from NYC, he is evil, he drinks baby tears to sustain himself, he can throw down enough beer to kill an elephant and doesnt breath.

Im just playing, he does in fact breath, I just dont know when. His rhymes do not stop, he does not stop. He and his black box of doom take the crowd to a new level of energy and dont let them back down until he is damn good and ready.

With songs ranging from Fonts battling killing each other deciding who is the best to the ultra offensive to some Night of the Living Christ he has to be the greatest showman of the nerdcore genre, easily the best ive seen.



Unfortunately I was not able to stay long enough to see The Protomen, had a long drive ahead of me and little sleep as is. mc chris was the main headliner for the night and the closer for the entire event...

There were some people that said he didnt belong, he has blasted nerdcore repeatedly and said that everyone was just riding his coattails, well look. He sell tickets, it was all for charity so no one can really complain. And if Frontalot is cool with it them im cool with it.

Nerdapalooza 2009!

Im back at my day job after having easily one of the best weekends of all fucking time.

I went to Nerdapalooza, a nerdcore centered music festival down in Orlando Florida, over 20 acts with 30 performers spread over two 12 hour periods. For clarities sake Im gonna go through each act chronologically.

Please note, Im not trying to diss anyone or disparage what they do, these are just my own personal views and preferences so if you get offended then you are taking yourself way too seriously.

Odd Austin

Wasnt really what I was expecting, I guess it was nerdcore since he talked about social networking, but I could kinda feel from the crowd that as an opener he was a little lack luster.

My Parents Favorite Music

So you have a guy with a green mohawk and beard, rhyming over Zelda lyrics about the harshness of life. These guys had so much energy and you could tell they really like what they do and just want to share it with people. I bought their album Testing the Waters, has barely left my CD player. Scope em on MySpace

Devo Spice

Very entertaining, I was talking to some merch people while he was on so I missed a few songs, very good rapper none the less.

Captain Dan

Rapping Pirates. Yep there is an extra p in there, not what you would expect, kind of against the grain :-P. Awesome lyrics and style. Talked with him and his wife several times through Saturday, very awesome people.

Marc with a C

Sadly another one that I missed, this time from eating. Protip: Dont plan on going anywhere for food in that tourist trap hell.

Listening to his stuff online, very good music and he is a local.

Scrub Club

This was an act I was NOT going to miss. They were the subject of much discussion the entire day, some were saying that they were the next up and coming group in nerdcore, this was important considering Mc Lars' blog about the death of nerdcore. Well guess who was right beside me in the front row...Mc Lars.

Fantastic flow, lyrics, beats, high energy rappers who were laying down mad fucking rhymes. Only complaint was that Kabuto (wearing a Guy Fawkes mask) was all but inaudible.

Are they the next big thing in nerdcore? I dont know but its going to be smart to check these guys out.

Spork and HDNinja

After Scrub Club I chilled towards the back to drink up the free Vitamin Water and cool off so I wasnt front row, but they sound was really tight and smooth.

Krondor Krew

I fully expected a battle between these guys and Captain Dan, why? They are fucking NINJAS!

Awesome costumes, though I wish I could have gotten better pictures. Fast hyped rhymes that just make you want to move.

Epic-1

Other than Hamstar and maybe Zealous1, Epic-1 was the best at free styling. I want able to get any videos of this but Im sure some will be posted on youtube very soon.

The Megas

Rock...Megaman, its like peanut butter and bananas. The sound seemed a little off though, it was a problem that was persistent with a lot of acts but with fast guitar and heavy drums it just made it more noticeable.

I Fight Dragons

One of the most hyped acts of the entire night, crazy sound equipment that was connected to a track and field pad, Nintendo powerpads and controllers...and I fucking missed it!

The hotel I was staying at had a 3am check in limit and I was really looking forward to some after parties. The hotel was .75 miles away...took me 45 minutes because of traffic on I-Drive, so pissed for real.

YTCracker, MC Lars & MC Frontalot

While technically 3 different acts, they each back one another up on several songs so there really wasnt a clear ending point between them.

I was lucky enough to see this Trio in Jacksonville last year, when I heard that Lars and YT were booked for Nerdapalooza I knew what to expect. And they destroyed the stage, in a good way.

YT with his hard lyrics and high energy were only diminished a little by his stage partner who was high as a kite and fucked up some lyrics.

MC Lars catchy Post Punk Laptop Rap had everyone moving their asses and screaming their lungs out.

MC Frontalot. Without him the genre wouldnt have a name. His rhymes and music range from the fast paced Tongue Clucking Grammarian to the chill yet disturbing Yellow Lasers. A very mellow end to the night musically, especially after YT and Lars.

Saturday came to an end, we were all tired, hungry, sweaty and pumped. I wound up eating at IHOP with MC Lars, DJ, Maja, Mike Rousso, Eric and Angel, great night, a crazy ass waitress and CPs galore. Took us 10 minutes to get seating, 45 to get our food, 20 to eat, 20 to escape, good times.

Got back to the Holiday Inn and headed upstairs, Eric and Angel had to part ways since they were only 20. I wasnt able to stay long, it was already approaching 5 in the morning and check out at my hotel was 11. Was able to catch some amazing free styling with MC Lars, Hamstar, Epic-1, Zealous1 and Maja.

I'll be posting the events from Sunday shortly, right now I gotta get some food.