Yup, one week away from a huge all star night of video game inspired music. So for those who are not up to speed or need some more info, or persuading to come on out, here is the rundown. June 15th at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA there is going to be an epic night of video game rock, jazz, hip hop, and chiptunes! We call it West Coast Wigout 2!
It's a full night dedicated to some of the best in video game inspired music!
Full info about the concert through here.
Who's playing? Check out this list!
A_Rival (San Francisco, CA) – rivalrivalrival.bandcamp.com
The Megas (Los Angeles, CA) – themegas.com
Random AKA Mega Ran W/ K-Murdock (Phoenix, AZ) – megaran.com
WizWars (Los Angeles, CA) – myspace.com/wizwars
EvilWezil (Los Angeles, CA) – myspace.com/evilwezil
Tanuki Suit Riot (Los Angeles, CA) – tanukisuitriot.com
Quarter Circle Jab (Fresno, CA) - myspace.com/qtrcirclejab
You might recognize A_Rival better as OCReMix artist AE who remixed the classic SF2 title music as Clamato Fever in SF2THDR. Well guess what, he raps about video games too, and you better believe his raps are as epic as his remixes!
If you read GM4A then you already know who The Megas and Random AKA Mega Ran are. If you don't know though, I think their names give enough of a hint at what they are all about. The Megas tell a tale of a man, a mega man, in rock n roll fashion. While Mega Ran on the other hand raps from multiple perspectives and about every gaming topic under the sun and then some!
EvilWezil and Wizwars are two amazing chiptune artists who perform not with a guitar, or vocals, but armed only with their respective Gameboys to rock things chiptune style.
Finally the last block of awesomeness is the amazing VG jazz group Tanuki Suit Riot who jams out to everything from Zelda, to Mega Man X, to F-Zero. Last but not least is Quarter Circle Jab, who have been around for years but are gaining much more notoriety thanks to their debut release kickbutt.exe (free download). Yup, that album includes some more great SF2 music, as well as other great games like Final Fantasy and Earthbound.
So this will definitely be some night to remember!