Indie-rap surrealist Aesop Rock announces Australian tour dates with Olympia based singer/songwriter Kimya Dawson. "A Night with Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson" features a solo acoustic set by Kimya Dawson, Aesop Rock's set with Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz- which features Aesop solo material as well as music from Hail Mary Mallon- the new group featuring Aesop, Rob and Wiz, and also, a set with Aesop and Kimya together, who are currently collaborating on a new album. Kimya also has a new album "Thunder Thighs" coming out in October. Now comes a chance to witness this weaving tapestry of wordplay, intimate folk jam and arty hip-hop shebang... one party of collusion.
Event Details
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Headline Artist: Aesop Rock
Venue: The Hi-Fi
125 Boundary Street
4101
West End, Brisbane, Queensland
AU
Artists Performing at this Event
Aesop Rock (born Ian Bavitz on June 5, 1976) is an alternative hip hop artist/producer from Northport, New York, United States.
Kimya Dawson (born 17th November 1972) is an Olympia-based singer-songwriter, and a prominent part of the anti-folk movement. Dawson became well known as a member of The Moldy Peaches.
Residing in the boogie down Bronx, Rob has been devoted to music since he was a kid, maintaining a deep connection to it in multiple forms (The Beatles, The Stones, Melle Mel, Run DMC, Kraftwerk, T
