If you go see an Islands show and and a weird, sleepy-eyed rapper gets on stage, don’t worry: It’s our irrepressible friend Awol One. The Los Angeles MC is opening for the Montreal indie-rock band, and he’ll get a chance to expose nilihistic sounds from Only Death Can Kill You, Killafornia and Souldoubt to a new audience full of potential fans. Thank Nick Thorburn, an underground rap fan closely aligned with L.A. icon Daddy Kev, for recognizing the brilliance of Awolrus.
- 6/17: Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA
- 6/19: Epicentre, San Diego, CA
- 6/20: Club Congress, Tucson, AZ
- 6/21: Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ
- 6/23: Emo’s, Austin, TX
- 6/24: Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX
- 6/25: Walter’s, Houston, TX
- 6/26: Chelsea’s, Baton Rouge, LA
- 6/27: Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
6/17-6/27: w/Islands
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