I saw Busdriver last night, Saturday November 24, 2007, at the Great American Music Hall and it was a mind blowing experience. He (Busdriver) is a trippy cat from Los Angeles doing experimental hip-hop of a sort that is not completely uncommon. He raps really freakin’ fast and his words are reminiscent of James Joyce’s Ulysses - very stream-of-consciousness. He also has crazy gesticulations to go along with his words and rap style, so he is as interesting to watch as he is to listen to.
I’ve enjoyed his records since I first heard him but, now that I have seen him perform his songs, I think it’s better live.
Greats American was not too packed, but it was Thanksgiving Weekend. There was something cool about the intimacy of the event.
The opening acts were AnticMC, instrumental electronic music (though he said that many of his songs have rappers on them on his albums), and Dedalus (a character from Joyce’s Ulysses). They were okay, but I think Busdriver stole the show.
Dig.