Gigs In Bristol You Need To Book In March 2022
1. Lupe Fiasco @ O2 Academy - 3rd March 2022
One of the most cerebral and enigmatic artists active since the mid-2000s, Lupe Fiasco is also among the more prominent artists in his field, as proven by Grammy recognition and several gold and platinum certifications. It took the rapper and producer a few years to gain traction, but his name has been well-known since his featured appearance on Kanye West's "Touch the Sky" (2005), a hit single that set him up for success with a career that has entailed seven albums, highlighted by the Top Ten releases Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2007), the chart-topping Lasers (2011), and Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1 (2012). Although Lupe specializes in complex narratives and creative metaphorical verses, he hasn't shied away from making singles with pop appeal, including the Top Tens "Superstar" and "The Show Goes On."
2. Jordan Mackampa @ The Louisana - 6th March 2022
After releasing his debut studio album, 2 EPs and a handful of standalone singles'; amassing over 150 Million streams, Jordan Mackampa is an artist who has the world in the palm of his hands. Over the past 2 year the multi-talented artist has received support from Beat 1, BBC, Radio X, NME, The Guardian, Wonderland to name a few, and has gained recognition from iconic artists such as Elton John, Justin Holiday, Arthur Darvil, Florence Pugh, Chrissy Metz and Mat Whitecross.
3. Tebi Rex @ The Crofters Rights - 8th March 2022
Matt O’Baoill (Producer) and Max Zanga (Rapper) have been building a cult following in the underground Irish music scene over the last couple of years with influences derived from Hip Hop, Trap, R&B, Electronica and Indie pop. The chemistry and duality between the duo’s style is the catalyst to their sound. Max Zanga is a versatile rapper capable of rhyming over dance rhythms, summer jams and acoustic pop, and producer Matt O’Baoill is full of melodies and arrangements, providing iconic choruses and eclectic production.
4. Kojey Radical @ Rough Trade - 10th March 2022
Born and raised in East London, British Ghanaian Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah aka Kojey Radical is often described as a “renaissance man”. At 28 years old, he is at the forefront of a generation of young British artists who have pushed underground Black music into the mainstream over the last few years through a series of acclaimed, ambitious long-form projects - Dear Daisy, 23Winters, In Gods Body and Cashmere Tears; cementing Radical as an important, urgent and crucial voice for our musical landscape.
5. M Huncho @ The Marble Factory - 15th March 2022
M Huncho is one of these artists. He’s crafted his own genre – an amalgamation he calls ‘trap wave’, which blends the street smart lyricism of road rap with luxurious bottle-service assonance. Think ATL strip club music – perhaps a Travis Scott or a Future, such are the melodic interstellar hooks Huncho writes – but performed by an artist who grew up on UK heavyweights Nines and Giggs, and is couched in the lingo of a lifetime spent hanging around the ends.
6. Rex County Orange @ The Marble Factory - 21st March 2022
Alex O'Connor, also known as Rex Orange County, is a gifted singer/songwriter known for his literate, quirky brand of bedroom pop that combines jazz, hip-hop, and soul influences. O'Connor was still a teenager when he first gained attention online in 2015 for his self-produced album bcos u will never b free. He built upon his viral buzz with 2017's Apricot Princess, which found him further expanding his sound. The album cracked the Top Ten of Billboard's Independent Albums chart and paved the way for his even more ambitious, jazz-inflected 2019 effort PONY. In 2022 O'Connor issued his fourth full-length outing, Who Cares?
7. Gentleman’s Dub Club @ O2 Academy - 25th March 2022
Reggae/electronic collective Gentleman's Dub Club are synonymous with the U.K. festival scene, where they regularly perform their take on dub and sound system culture. All nine members met in Leeds in 2006 when they were all students and would regularly venture down to a monthly dub night, SubDub, which was run by Leeds-based sound system crew Iration Steppas -- cementing their joint love of the scene. The Dub Club is loosely led by vocalist Jonathan Scratchley and comprises Tommy Evans (drums), Luke Allwood (keys), Nick Tyson (guitar), Toby Davies (bass, synths), Niall Lavelle (percussion), Matt Roberts (trumpet), Kieren Gallagher (sax), and Harry Devenish (sound).
8. JPEGMAFIA @ The Marble Factory - 27th March 2022
Born in New York to Jamaican parents, JPEG spent the bulk of his childhood in East Flatbush, Brooklyn (deeply rooted in West Indian culture and black pride) most of his mid-teens in deep south rural Alabama, bouncing from place to place due to rough circumstances at home. After graduating high school, JPEG joined the military, deploying to different parts of the world, meeting fellow artists and adding new elements to his producing and rapping repertoire. Now based in Los Angeles, JPEGMAFIA’s sound is dark but not without a humour that makes things even more uncomfortable. His role as villain or satirist, hood protector or nihilist is intentionally hard to put one’s finger on.
9. Matilda Mann @ The Lousiana - 31st March 2022
Growing up as an only child in west London, 20-year-old Matilda found herself soaking up her parent’s musical taste, which led to her to write her first song aged 11. She has been writing ever since, her debut EP ‘If That Makes Sense’ inspired by notes taken from conversations with friends, or those overheard during tube rides and whilst working in a pub. Her EP sees her working with the likes of Rich Cooper (Billie Martin, Lucy Rose, Mystery Jets) + Matt Maltese.
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