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Sage Francis at the Forum
Oct. 16th, 2010 02:15 pmI know almost nothing about hip-hop, and only discovered Sage Francis because the extended version of his song Sea Lion features both Will Oldham and Saul Williams. So I had no idea if or how popular he is.
(For those equally ignorant: Sage Francis is a white rapper from Providence. He's credited with being a father of the Indie Rap movement, and his work is very progressive/political/poetic, rather than gangsta rap.)
Popular enough to sell out the Forum, apparently.
We saw him there as part of the Melbourne Festival. The venue was packed. A huge cheer rose up as Francis came on stage wearing a black wig. It was just him and a backing track. But he filled the place. He was fast and passionate, funny and smart. The audience down the front loved him, waving their arms, singing along. We were sitting up the back, because we're old. But even we were bopping our heads along to the beats.
Uplifting.
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Speaking of Saul Williams - he has a new single out. "Explain My Heart". You can download it for free off that link. It's different to his previous work - more of a straight-up song than a rap - but the tribal percussion and fuzzed-up guitars are fantastic.
(For those equally ignorant: Sage Francis is a white rapper from Providence. He's credited with being a father of the Indie Rap movement, and his work is very progressive/political/poetic, rather than gangsta rap.)
Popular enough to sell out the Forum, apparently.
We saw him there as part of the Melbourne Festival. The venue was packed. A huge cheer rose up as Francis came on stage wearing a black wig. It was just him and a backing track. But he filled the place. He was fast and passionate, funny and smart. The audience down the front loved him, waving their arms, singing along. We were sitting up the back, because we're old. But even we were bopping our heads along to the beats.
Uplifting.
-
Speaking of Saul Williams - he has a new single out. "Explain My Heart". You can download it for free off that link. It's different to his previous work - more of a straight-up song than a rap - but the tribal percussion and fuzzed-up guitars are fantastic.
