Audible Treats’ SXSW 2015 Roll-Call

Black Milk, Iamsu!, Maxo Kream, and more

3.17.15

The News:

Here’s our easy-to-read list of AT artists heading down to Texas. Come hang with us.

5:00-5:15pm – ProbCause at Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St

10:30pm – The Outfit at Palm Door on Sixth, 508 E 6th St
11:05pm-11:25pm – Maxo Kream at Palm Door on Sixth Patio, 508 3 6th St

TBD – Maxo Kream at 615 Cardinal Lane
5:20pm – Iamsu! at Club Vongos, 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd
5:30pm – Wara From the NBHD at Smokers Club House
8:00pm-8:30pm – Sir Michael Rocks at Gypsy Lounge, 1504 E 6th St
8:00pm-2:00am – Marc E. Bassy at Speakeasy Kabaret, 412 N Congress Ave
9:00pm – Opio x Free the Robots at El Mercado, 1302 South 1st St
9:15pm-9:30pm – Bobby Brackins at The Roosevelt Room, 307 W 5th St
9:45pm-10:20pm – ProbCause at Licha’s Cantina, 1306 E 6th St
11:30pm – Iamsu! at Bar 96, 96 Rainey Street
12:00am-1:00am – ProbCause at Krave Upstairs, 302 E 6th St
12:30am – Sir Michael Rocks at Blackheart, 86 Rainey St.
1:30am-1:50am – Sir Michael Rocks at V Lounge, 409 Colorado St

11:00am – Iamsu!
2:30pm – Black Milk with Live Band Nat Turner at Wonderland, 1104 E 6th St
2:40pm – Opio x Free the Robots at 219 West, 612 W 6th St
4:30pm – Opio x Free the Robots Flamingo Cantina, 515 E 6th St
5:00pm – Black Milk with Live Band Nat Turner at Lit Lounge, 215 E 6th St
6:45pm – Opio x Free the Robots at 301 Chicon St Unit G
8:00pm-2:00am – Marc E. Bassy at Highland Lounge, 404 Colorado St
9:00pm – Sudie at 219 West, 612 W 6th St
1:00am – Black Milk With Live Band Nat Turner at Maggie Mae’s Gibson Room
1:10am-1:50am – Opio x Free the Robots at Holy Mountain, 617 E 7th St

4:00pm – Sudie at Shiner’s Saloon, 422 N Congress Ave
8:00pm – Iamsu! at ACL Live, Moody Theatre
10:00pm – Wara From the NBHD at Container Bar, 90 Rainey Street
10:30pm – The Outfit at The Mohawk, 912 Red River St
(RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/820736534665109/)
10:30pm – The Outfit at Palm Door on Sixth, 508 E 6th St
11:20pm – Wara From the NBHD at Palm Door, 6th St

1:00am -Maxo Kream at 409 Colorado St
1:30am – Maxo Kream at Bat Door

ABOUT:

Black Milk

– Detroit rapper/producer released solo album If There’s A Hell Below in October via The New York Times
– Begins 30-date headlining “Play Like Hell” tour in March, including three SXSW shows on Thursday, 3/19
– Featured on NPR’s Microphone Check in January

Friday, March 20th
2:30pm – Grand Theft Zamboni SXSW Launch Party @ Wonderland, 1104 E 6th St
5:00pm – Artist Auditions Presents The Artist Lounge @ Lit Lounge, 215 E 6th St
1:00am – CD Baby Showcase @ Maggie Mae’s Gibson Room, 323 E 6th St

Bobby Brackins

– Grammy-nominated Oakland-bred rapper/songwriter whose “My Jam” single featuring Zendaya and Jeremih currently #1 on  Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart
– “Hot Box” single featuring G-Eazy and Mila J over 4 million plays on Soundcloud, 1.5 million on YouTube
– Songwriting credits include Tinashe’s “2 On,” Chris Brown’s “Loyal,” Ray J’s “I Hit It First”

Thursday, March 19th
9:15-9:30pm – Southern Hospitality Showcase @ The Roosevelt Room, 307 W 5th St

Iamsu!

– Bay Area rapper/producer whose Eyes On Me mixtape released earlier in February via Billboard
– Has sold over 100,000 singles/albums and has performed on The Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and the Arsenio Hall Show
– The New York Times said, “…in his production and his concepts, Iamsu! is gifted with melody and also emotion.”
– Headlining first solo tour in 35 cities for  “Eyes On Me Tour” that begins in March with openers Rome Fortune and fellow HBK Gang cohort Dave Steezy

Thursday, March 19th
5:20pm – Presented by Worldstar Hip Hop @ Club Vongos, 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd
11:30pm – Presented by Dr. Martens @ Bar 96, 96 Rainey Street

Friday, March 20th
11:00am – Presented by Rhapsody 12:00am – Presented by Tilly’s @ Clive Bar, 609 Davis Street

Maxo Kream

– Houston, TX rapper released his #MAXO187 mixtape in March via Noisey, includes features from Joey Bada$$, Father, Fredo Santana, LE$, Lamb$
– A former crip with a history of home burglary and drug-peddling dating back to grade school
– Previous mixtape, QuiccStrikes named by Complex as on of  Houston’s Best Rap Mixtapes of 2013, song “Whitney Houston” named one of 2013’s best songs by  Cocaine Blunts

Opio x Free the Robots

– Golden era rapper of the Hieroglyphics/Souls of Mischief teams up with pioneering L.A. beat scene producer to create a “future retro” sound
– The Subconscious Mind EP released in February via Red Bull
– Over 42k Twitter followers combined and preparing another collaborative album release for Summer

Friday, March 20th
2:40 or 5:20, Air Up There @ 219 West, 612 W 6th St
2:30 or 4:30, ATX Wildfire @ Flamingo Cantina, 515 E 6th St
6:45pm – Daywalkers Party @ 301 Chicon St Unit G
1:10am-1:50am – Madison House Showcase @Holy Mountain, 617 E 7th St

The Outfit, TX 

– Dallas producer/rapper trio named  “best rap group you’re not talking about (yet)” by MTV
– Dallas producer/rapper trio preparing album release for summer
– Interview by  NPR’s Microphone Check,  Complex, named 5 Best New Artists by SPIN

ProbCause

– Represented by Paradigm agency
– Chicago rapper released ZRO FOX EP with Psalm One aka Hologram Kizzie in January via Consequence of Sound, who said “the EP offers plenty of thought-provoking rhymes and intense production for fans of alt-leaning hip-hop.”
– Over 900k Soundcloud plays on “LSD ft. Chance The Rapper (The Hood Internet Remix)” track
– Previously toured with Cherub and EARPHUNK
– Released solo EP, WAVES, in May via SPIN, who said “its ambitions are bigger than the sampler that ‘EP’ suggests.”
– Concluded 15-city tour with live drummer in February, tour spanned South and Midwest

Thursday, March 19th
5:00-5:15pm – Chicago Made Booth @ Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St
9:45pm-10:20pm – AudioTree Showcase @ Licha’s Cantina, 1306 E 6th St
12:00am-1:00am – Heroes for a Cause @ Krave Upstairs, 302 E 6th St

Sir Michael Rocks

Sudie

Wara From the NBHD

– Atlanta via NYC rapper/producer, in January released If Guns Could Speak EP addressing police brutality
– Last year’s album release, Kidnapped, received 7.7 Pitchfork review, 4/5 HipHopDX review
– Featured in XXL’s The Break, HipHopWired’s Certified Fresh, Mass Appeal’s Rhythm Roulette, HotNewHipHop interview, Pigeons & Planes interview

Thursday, March 19th
5:30 @ Smokers Club House

Saturday, March 21st
10:00pm – @ Container Bar, 90 Rainey Street
11:20pm – Burn One x Ballers Eve x Motion Family @ Palm Door, 6th St