Spaceland
1717 Silver Lake Blvd
323.661.4380
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Kenan Bell, Photo: Alice Dison
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Monday Oct 6, 2008 (9pm)
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LA hip-hop has always been a little different — even gangsta rap had a funky-free feel that New York couldn't touch. These days, the West Coast has successfully found the intersection between indie punks and hip-hop heads: MC Kenan Bell. The young'un in the Chucks and plaid lays down a clever emo-flow over tracks by the Smiths and MGMT, and spends his daylight hours teaching grammar at a private Montessori middle school. Tonight, Bell begins a month-long Spaceland residency, sharing the stage with UK folk-rockers Noah and the Whale while simultaneously ringing in a new era of hip-hop.
