Since reforming X-Clan a few years ago, Brother J has been doing what any elder statesman worth his salt does: tour all over the place and cash in on those golden classics. In the last year alone he’s toured with Jurassic 5 and Public Enemy, in addition to releasing Return from Mecca, the group’s first album since 1991’s Xodus.
Old timers who remember the Blackwatch Movement and the sometimes-rancorous debates they generated in early Nineties New York neighborhood politics may have blanched when Return from Mecca dropped via Suburban Noize, an L.A. imprint founded by Daddy X of rap-rock group Kottonmouth Kingz. Not very revolutionary, but at least they’re getting the music out there. But a tour with Insane Clown Posse?
Yes, on April 28 X-Clan will embark on a national tour with Insane Clown Posse, the Juggalo-promoting gangsta rappers who wear clown face makeup. Insane Clown Posse gets respect in some quarters of the Midwest for creating an independent music empire. But man…X-Clan sure has changed since Brother J rapped, “I once knew a cave boy who tried to act black/Give a gas face and you might get slapped!” Just saying.
Tour dates are below.
- 4/26: Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, MI
- 4/27: Agora Theater, Cleveland, OH
- 4/28: Congress Theater, Chicago, IL
- 4/29: Myth, Maplewood, MN
- 5/01: Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines, ID
- 5/02: Pops, Sauget, IL
- 5/03: Cotillion Ballroom, Wichita, KS
- 5/04: Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
- 5/05: Great Salt Air, Magna, UT
- 5/08: Big Easy Concert House, Spokane, WA
- 5/09: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
- 5/11: Senator Theater, Chico, CA
- 5/12: New Oasis, Reno, NV
- 5/14: The Grove of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
- 5/15: The Grove of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
- 5/16: Marquee Theater, Tempe, AZ
- 5/18: Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
- 5/19: Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, TX
- 5/21: Jannus Landing, St. Patersburg, FL
- 5/22: The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
- 5/23: Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC
- 5/25: Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
- 5/26: The Palladium, Worcester, MA
- 5/27: The Palladium, Worcester, MA
- 5/29: Norva Theater, Norfolk, VA
- 5/30: Sonar, Baltimore, MD
- 5/31: Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
- 6/01: Lifestyle Communities Pavillion, Columbus, OH
- 6/02: Expo 5, Louisville, KY
- 6/04: Granada Theater, Lawrence, KS
- 6/05: Sioux Empire, Sioux City, ID
- 6/06: Rushmore Civic Center, Rapid City, SD
- 6/08: Playmakers, Fargo, ND
- 6/09: Hawkeye Downs Fairgrounds, Cedar Rapids, IA
- 6/12: St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
4/26-6/12: w/Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid
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icp… these guys are still around…hahah.