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Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Orangevale |
I preface this review with: I was way, way out of my musical comfort-zone last night. I don't know what a Juggalo really is, and I find it hard to explain the difference between rap and hip-hop, other than that rap is part of the hip-hop lifestyle; I like Eminem, I really love what
From Ashes To New are doing, blending rap and rock (and did you know, their album was released today!), and I enjoyed what I saw and heard at TBD festival. But I think this was the first time I'd consciously made the decision to go to a hip-hop/rap show. It was fun!!!
![Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Casket Factory Tour, The Boardwalk](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tu1abBIv-quLvtrswtxVNkkoFSjnHXxFUTznZX-fKM_pBOmtveZBHi1SGH5q-dyRSC9VbFOHNFWzXJoLfIDOJtmoQUurkP3Jao_7_1ztU6QsxOa7MR7F1Fa5CXsKZtbjCAg59o7XXOaDelSUipIFXGFSXe5rfv6weoEk3xCZHlqrHX4k1CRgFu5ui2PvgN=s0-d) |
Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Orangevale |
So
Blaze Ya Dead Homie and the Casket Factory Tour -- last night, comprising Blaze, four support acts:
Lex the Hex Master, Trelogy, The Dreammasta, Killa Teeth,
No Genre--plus a guy and entourage who jumped on stage for just one karaoke-like song (I have no clue who they were, but it was amusing) -- was an opportunity to hear and see something new. At the Boardwalk in Orangevale, and the fans who were there were well prepared; greasepaint, insane clown faces, ready for anything.
![Lex the Hex Master, Casket Factory Tour, The Boardwalk, Orangevale](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ttMCJckhh8Rj4MQlMhAWGoKzthgUsAoQbUjLhVCzAXKBnFwKP6s75xUIUyOCorbwzVDsv5_u7UeDvCtmqP8GsbLl5i_PBYblfGx-FonHxAnbHonluwhfPIWtCPCiPQWTlrFGrtl3zRx-kaeMzwSJaPwOdKqYOGO6dG4PVk-YAzcO5fS4Lj3jhqfDVkWLo9msI=s0-d) |
Lex the Hex Master, Orangevale |
All of these performers have a great ability to spit rhyme after rhyme at the speed of light.There's lots of talk of family, but the words... oh the words.
I still find the words hard to equate with "family", but that's me.)
![The Dreammasta, Casket Factory Tour, The Boardwalk](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u0lapapzdV0WlK7lD-tWeAHudHhIQw_9im7tKnr1mOD-6c15AV1I_xuo7mWAZ9UPmwsPE2y8nKh0vPXGX6HLGmL8Ze5iualJnghmREdBvD6RVZkXaMZoctzpeYzkT2mOFmQCD8GeoaKGpc-NlvBKpUY_AzPeWfyeNUytWvmVjxdI5nhYGLbiFIiqMFG_ctqLaWTcyq=s0-d) |
Dreammasta |
![Trelogy, Casket Factory Tour, The Boardwalk, Orangevale](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ub-xW5Meph4RGqu2QT2JuH_4UekhbfZd2LfR-LmRETiAYKAUyMCVXDry2H305RJTS6osQ7foTT0FS-mVA7ZNOJSlS3-neSa2ic8-NndZSag4rsmlLQNkBcLPHbdJvllGnY78q5UxWiSTha8inCeZqm5m_jAHjYlDa2RjZXq3zdTM4W_G2vvpb1tYQUXMIx7_2W=s0-d) |
Trelogy |
![No Genre, Casket Factory Tour, The Boardwalk, Orangevale](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_voeTv3ExmvBvyl0oE4mli7sZC8TqrxFEcm4nB98I-SOqDPOnsgDzIYbgFPOvIhSbqTH9EKd9eCag2Yr3lLaqepS-ChBw6bD5zk1Uru809lKTz_mRSQj7NpfSLO3mtItZbVrVJ2HN8zfIsZ6SM2tJKKvo9z0Dmv6cvkNtqV8Yv-Aghw7KFbRGB-lBIheWt3alJ5=s0-d) |
No Genre |
![Killa Teeth, Casket Factory Tour, The Boardwalk, Orangevale](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_um6j3D2_Mv2tdKug0X2mcodWvkvjXU6m8VheZcDpjkFUKMoRQLPf97JMlvCCADIFzhls6Z9JX_TzymeN-LiP9OimAEkENAtM5oFl_dO49UENpvGbskEDRxH1Vnt6ax1qzNpN4qlUPo45GlXRXJDt5Qxtbpy99H_F424knSLro40iSH18wN4RYIbvi2IFh8_yQjQfhf=s0-d) |
Killa Teeth |
Blaze Ya Dead Homie definitely has that star presence on stage. He commanded the audience; wearing the persona of a long-dead gang member, a smart suit, a mortician's hat, and carrying a striped stick, he made an entrance through fog that would have made Eliza Doolittle proud. Smoke, a stunning mic stand, and his presence like a horrorcore version of
George Clinton. (And that, my dears, is a huge compliment.)
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Mystery man... |
The smoke and lights made for some interesting photos--digital cameras don't record exactly what they "see" in these conditions--some are almost tapestry-like in texture. See what you think! (And if any of the photos of the support bands are mis-labeled, please let me know in the comments, and I'll fix them. Info on these bands is a little elusive... including the Masked Mystery Man who was onstage with Blaze. Who is that masked man???)
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Blaze Ya Dead Homie |
The Casket Factory Tour continues:
check out the dates here (Reno tonight, Vegas tomorrow), and the
album of the same name here!
More photos in the
Blaze Ya Dead Homie gallery--click here. All the others: click on their image above to go to their sets!