HIP-HOP | Vic Spencer goes in on Odd Future
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Spencer, a member of Naledge-led collective the Brainiac Society, says he’s been listening to Tyler and Odd Future since 2008’s Odd Future Tape. Like many OF fans, he downloaded Goblin when it leaked May 5; he released “Asshole” as a free download the next day. Lifting another rapper’s backing track is a time-honored mix-tape tradition, but it rarely happens so fast. Spencer insists he’s not trying to piggyback on Odd Future’s hype: “I always like to rap over weird beats,” he says. And it is indeed a weird beat, from the outro to “Tron Cat”: dinky drum machine run through a flanger, wobbly synth, and little else. His performance, lighter and more nimble than Tyler’s, suits it fine.
VENUES | Jeanine O’Toole leaves the Hideout
But O’Toole is proud of more than just introducing dirty rock ‘n’ roll to the Hideout. “I would say that the Chances Dances queer dance party was something I wanted to see happening,” she says. “One of my goals was to welcome the queer community to the Hideout, and it’s going strong and I’m glad to be a part of it. I wanted to bring a bit more stand-up comedy. People Under the Stares is back up and running. That’s the thing I’ve been talking about since I first started there. It’s good to be outside of the norm of bands playing every night.”
