I went with Junior to the Blue Scholars concert at the University’s union building. There I met up with Eduardo, Johnny, and Angela. Long story short, it was well worth it, which doesn’t mean too much since it was free. Short story long, there were four sets of performers: Fraggle Rock, Specs One, Lightheaded, and Blue Scholars.
Fraggle Rock was cool. Under the circumstances, I would have expected to be at the back end of the circle surrounding the B-boys. People seemed to let me through because of my camera, and I joined Junior in prime position. There’s not much else to say other than that the three were good.
Specs One did his thing. The beats were nice.
Lightheaded was sick. They were an unexpected surprise. To start off, one of their CD players was skipping, so Braille dropped a verse a cappella. He pretty much went off. Their chemistry was awesome. The crowd really got into their performance. They gave the DJ (who I don’t think was a regular member) about three minutes alone to scratch. It brought me back to middle school when I dreamed of rocking the wheels. Then I bought a Lightheaded shirt!
Blue Scholars were awesome, as expected. Geologic rhymed over the Juicy and Breathe beats. They performed ‘The Ave’, which I believe is on the re-release of the album. Something “…class! Get your education on the Ave.” It hit close to home, assuming he is talking about the nearby University Avenue, which he probably isn’t since I’m dumb.
I’ve only been to two other concerts that I can remember in my life. One I can’t remember the name of a single band, and the other concert featured Nas. It’s easy to see where this one fits.