Schaffer The Darklord w/ LEX The Lexicon Artist and Taiyamo Denku

Doors 7:00PM / Show 8:00PM

$12 ADV / $15 DOS

Schaffer the Darklord (or STD) is a New York City-based rapper, drummer and comedian with material best-suited for nerdy and/or hedonistic audiences. With manic energy fueling a cartoonishly commanding stage presence, STD skewers such topics as substance abuse, sexual compulsion, urban anxiety and obsessive cat-enthusiasm. Imagine a Frankenstein-esque monster assembled from equal parts Bill Hicks, Adam Yauch, Joey Ramone and Prince, stitched together inside the shell of a maniacal heavy metal ex-patriot. STD has released nine albums and is a founding member of the touring nerdcore hip-hop collective known as the Four-Eyed Horsemen, along with MC Lars, Mega Ran and MC Frontalot. When he's not on the road, he produces the NYC burlesque/wrestling hybrid event called “TasselMania.” STD continues to write, record and perform with great frequency and has no intention of stopping until his rock and roll lifestyle destroys him.

LEX the Lexicon Artist is a former academic overachiever-turned shamelessly nerdy rapper. Combining the influences of internet culture, Asian culture, cringe culture, and fandom culture, their explosive live performances explore the gamut of the human experience through a bold and irreverent lens. LEX creates weird, fun, brainy music to make you think, rage, and heal.