Further murderization

No shortage of parties poppin’ in the coming days, so no jibber-jabber. Tonight, June 3, MurderFace and ArtCons return to Over-Exposed at Jupiter, joined by BoomBap Cats and Penzo Gritty. The ’Face does something we don’t see often enough—four dudes get on stage, and all of them belong there. No gratuitous dick-grabbing hype men or useless “uh-huh”-ing high-school homies here. Any groping or grunting will be strictly post-show. Go, or else MurderFace will show up at your crib and toss you into a windowless van.

Friday, the magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff blesses Moomba in Laval. Far from a footnote to pop-culture history, it’s unfortunate that the flyer bills him as “de Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Since last we saw Geoffrey eighty-six Jazz from Uncle Phil’s, the pioneering producer has remained not so subtly vital to hip hop and house music. Expect a dose of both in a two-hour set worth the trek.

The third monthly edition of Step Your Life Game Up, Saturday at Trois Minots, steps itself up another notch, in accordance with the prophecy. The idea here is to develop a sustainable showcase for Montreal hip hoppers to assemble, network, perform, hustle and build, the plan being to eventually import other buzzed-about Canadian talent. A diverse local line-up consisting of Magnum .357, Northern Lights, Hindu Kush, S.R.H. & Krazy K and Side-C are all in, and tryouts for the KOTD battle league round out the bill. Instead of bitching about how nothing happens here, go be part of the solution.

No need for Monday-hating this week, because June 7, Reflection Eternal make their Montreal debut at Club Soda. Talib Kweli and
Hi-Tek may have taken a decade off from each other, but on the combined strength of their classic first record and their pristine new one, this is gonna be straight ill. Joining them are Shaun Boothe and the Narcicyst. Be the first to e-mail me names of four other artists/groups that collaborated on Train of Thought and get in free.

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