A few weeks ago we featured the
Blue Bridge Music Festival because we wanted to bring to light not only the many acts that would be performing but to showcase this region’s and our state’s ability to produce so much wonderful talent via the music labels popping up here.
One such label,
Hot Capicola Records, will present a music showcase of three of its acts at the Pyramid Scheme. It is shaping up to be a dream ticket for your Friday night out on the town.
The headliner on Friday is
Tunde Olaniran, a native of Flint, Michigan who has been described by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the
10 new artists you need to know. With an electronic beat and lyrics richly alive with a social consciousness, Olaniran has been described by Rolling Stone as “a self-sustaining multi-disciplinary force that can sing empowerment anthems with passion, spin party raps with confidence and humor, and produce his own dance tracks. He also choreographs his performances, which often involve costumed dancers moving in unison to the beat.”
Also performing is Grand Rapids’
ConvoTronics — a hip hop act compared to Wu-Tang, Beastie Boys and Slaughter House who traveled on the Vans Warped Tour Bring it Back Stage — and
Britney Stoney — a producer, singer, songwriter, and guitarist born and raised in Detroit. Stoney is a 2014 Kresge Foundation music fellow.
To read more about the launch of Hot Capicola Records, be sure to check out John Sinkevics look at the new label
via Local Spins.
Admission: $10 in advance.