After a 2-year break, our annual Very Kool Xmas party IS BACK! Kool Keith will be performing HERE, with openers Dead Rider and DJ Jill Hopkins!

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE:
https://www.eventbrite.com/…/a-very-kool-xmas-7-with…

INFO:
Thursday, December 15
9pm (doors at 8pm)
$20 in advance via Eventbrite link, $25 at door day-of (cash only!)
Link to tickets:
21+
A valid ID is required for entry
NO COATCHECK

Kool Keith poster art by:
TeeVee I (Dustin Mertz)
https://www.instagram.com/teeveei_art/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Teeveei

Sponsored by:
Nature’s Grace
https://naturesgraceandwellness.com

KOOL KEITH
Kool Keith has long been hailed as hip-hop’s greatest eccentric. Over the course of a career stretching back to the mid-‘80s, he’s perfected a singular style of abstract yet deadly precise rhyming that often focuses on subjects such as science fiction, pornography, and a distrust for the music industry. His sprawling discography includes numerous collaborations and aliases, with some of the most acclaimed including Dr. Octagon and Dr. Dooom. He began his career as the mind and mouth behind the Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MC’s, whose influential debut, Critical Beatdown, was released in 1988. Following the release of the band’s third album in 1993, Keith headed for the outer reaches of the stratosphere with a variety of solo projects. His lyrical thematics remained as free-flowing as they ever were with the N.Y.C. trio, connecting up complex meters with fierce, layers-deep metaphors and veiled criticisms of those who “water down the sound that comes from the ghetto.” Dr. Octagon’s debut became an instant classic upon its release in 1996, and Keith signed a major-label deal for the release of his 1999 solo album Black Elvis/Lost in Space. Dozens of releases on independent labels followed, from solo efforts like 2001’s Spankmaster and 2009’s Tashan Dorrsett to collaborative ventures such as the Analog Brothers (with Ice-T) and the Diesel Truckers (with KutMasta Kurt). His latter-day output has included 2015’s Time? Astonishing! (with L’Orange) and 2019’s Keith (produced by Psycho Les of the Beatnuts), as well as fashion-themed efforts like 2021’s Keith’s Salon.

DEAD RIDER
Formerly known as D. Rider, Dead Rider is an experimental rock band from Chicago formed in 2009 by former U.S. Maple guitarist Todd Rittman.

DJ JILL HOPKINS
Jill Hopkins is a radio & podcast host, producer, award-winning DJ and storyteller. After a long stint with WBEZ/Vocalo, she currently works as the Media & Civic Events producer for the Metro family of venues