There comes a point in many artists’ careers when it’s no longer fun to play the Big Hit. But when the hit in question is an internet meme about a fast food restaurant, does that point ever come? For Das Racist, maybe not, but only because they’re having such a good time in general. It helps that the group has made a lot of great music since “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell” came out in 2009, much of it distributed totally free as mixtapes. They recently released a new album of zany, frenetic rap called “Relax.” Though their trio, call-and-response format might invite comparisons to the Beastie Boys, they’d only be valid if the Beasties were a bit less white, a lot more stoned, and rapping to international samples from the future. Even if you don’t peep them at the Grammys this year, Das Racist will be at the Middle East Downstairs on Wednesday September 28 with guests Danny Brown and Despot. Tickets are $15 in advance and on the $17 day of the show.
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Our friends at LAist properly liveblogged the Grammys. We suggest checking their report. However, Bostonist watched and enjoyed the show and had our own observations, too.
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The closest we came to a big Grammy award this year may have been Berklee grad John Mayer, who pulled in Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Say" from Continuum and Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for "Gravity" from Where the Light Is: Live in Los Angeles. If we're counting Boston collegiates, we could include Bruce Springsteen's Best Rock Song win for "Girls In Their Summer Clothes," since his son's at BC and all. Inexplicably popular UK artists Coldplay, Duffy, and Adele raked in several awards, as did Frenchmen Daft Punk. How did the association ever pass over NKOTB?
Here’s a novel idea: if a music scene wants to prove its relevancy through an award show, why doesn’t that scene put in some effort? Boston’s ties to regional, up-and-coming, and national talent were on clear display Saturday evening at the Orpheum Theatre, as the 2007 Boston Music Awards honored many a bold-faced musical name. Metal poster boys Killswitch Engage took home Act of the Year accolades, while critical darlings Lori McKenna and Martin Sexton...
The Click Five, Boston's skinny-tie clad power pop band, is down one lead singer. The Globe reported today that Eric Dill has left the band. While the rest of the band wished Dill luck in a statement, they were quick to remind fans that the first single off the band's sophomore release will be piped through radio speakers next month. They also joke -- oh how we hope they joke -- about "hot topless shots" of the yet-unannounced new singer.
Sure, it doesn't have the glitz or glamour of the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Golden Globes, or any of the countless other Hollywood award ceremonies. After all, people who spend their days pecking away at a keyboard may not all be ready for a shindig with tuxedos, red carpets, and Joan Rivers (well, is anyone ready for Rivers? - times two).