I'm gonna try this again since I had this 90% typed up yesterday and accidentally closed it out without saving . I apologize because this time I will be giving you a shortened version . I also apologize for my terrible photography ...
So Thursday night I went out for the Digable Planets / Camp Lo show . The night started out with the DJ for Camp Lo giving us a great " Tour through the years of hip hop " mix . It impressed me how many of the younger kids in the audience were actually singing along to the old school and golden era joints . The show sold out , so there were so many people there that their singing almost drown out the live music . Their mix ran straight into Camp Lo's opening song . I've always liked Camp Lo , but have to admit that I was truly only there for Digable Planets . I also have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised with CL's live show . Although there wasn't a lot of crowd interaction during their set , they kept the place hype . Just straight hip hop the whole set like it was meant to be , Dj and emcees ..
^^ Camp Lo rockin the party !! They played all the classic joints and their more recent efforts from last year . No disrespect to them , but after copping the latest cd at the show , I have to admit that I enjoyed it much better at the show than I did on the car ride home . Either way , they kept it live .
Now for the part I had been waiting to see for more years than I care to count . Digable Planets came with a full band . As their set started the band steps out with pre recorded music still playing . And what better song than Reunited by Peaches Herb . Again I was surprised to see the younger cats singing along . Then the band kicked in . They were amazing . And then it happened ... Butterfly , Ladybug Mecca , and Doodlebug hit the stage . I've never heard a smaller venue like that get so loud . I think capacity in there is 500 , but too me it sounded like an arena crowd . I could not believe after all these years how on point they were ...
^^ Digable Planets killin it . Again , sorry about the bad photos . With Digable being backed with the live band , they seemed to let them take a few liberties with the beats , and in my opinion , they all paid off . They managed to play most of their catalog . They also gave the band a lot of focus too . A good bit of the show played out like a jazz / funk show , but it didn't take away from the fact that it was a Digable Planets show and not the backing band only . There was a lot of crowd interaction and Butterfly gave some nice spoken word and slid in some slick freestyle during the crowd time .. As the set ended , everybody hung out on stage and gave autographs to fans . This made me feel like an idiot as I was ill prepared and didn't have a marker or a single thing to get autographed . I at least got daps . Then everybody headed to the back . I got in line at the merch booth . While I was waiting , all the members of the group and band came back out into the crowd . I was feeling anxious as I wanted to try to speak to them before I left . This line took forever . I copped my concert poster and a cd and headed back over . By the time I got over , Doodlebug and Butterfly were heading back . But I did manage to speak to Ladybug Mecca briefly . But , as a highlight to the night , I managed to get a pic with her !!! She headed back and I headed home . What a great night . If this tour makes it out your way , I advise copping tickets ...
