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CHICKS WITH BIGGER GEMS THAN YOU!! (and some guys…)

I have always been a fan of the various bastard genres of hip-hop, particularly those that tickle my geek. Over the last couple of years I’ve been following the career of Leslie Hall who has created her own fusion of comedy hip hop and nerdcore. She’s the sassy, mid-west internet sensation of your Goodwill dreams.

A few days ago I went to see Leslie Hall and the fabulous LYs in concert at the Larimer Lounge in Denver, CO. It was a few different kinds of epic. Especially those kids of epic that include BEDAZZLERS. Admittedly, I had to Google Bedazzler for the proper spelling perhaps removing any chance of pretending I own one. However, I will have you know…that night, my heart swelled with the love of plastic gemstones and I may never craft the same again.

For those unfamiliar with the lady in question let me share a few facts with you about the SLASH Jam Master…

• Leslie Hall makes Etsy look like amateur hour at Hobby Lobby.
• Do you have dreams of pig petting and air riffles at your wedding? She will plan that ish.
• She is the keeper of the Gem Sweater Museum. Which is a glorious display of Midwest, acrylic, gemstone flair.

HOW WE GO OUT:

Also, don’t miss Zombie Killer or her performance on Yo Gabba Gabba. She has a plethora of videos on YouTube that will make you happy in your crafting place. Perhaps even give you a craft-gasim…if you will.

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She’s also fighting for spandex equality and that’s something I can really get behind. Or inside. Because spandex just fits so right.

Opening that night for Leslie Hall and the fabulous LYs was Christopher the Conquered, another group coming highly recommended this week. Christopher himself signed a CD for me and gave this post some Janis Joplin relevancy which it has been lacking…not that Janis didn’t like tight/shiny things…she was just intimately opposed to, dare I say, gem sweaters. Just saying. The Janis-Leslie connection is hard to make. But If you insist I will make an attempt.

SOME LOOSELY NSFW-ISH CONTENT FOLLOWS

Both are artists…and I made them kind of the same color. Photoshop FTW!

Back to Christopher the Conquered. I was never quite sure whether Christopher came onto the stage raiding and colonizing us with his music or if Christopher had himself previously been raided and colonized and that is why he was conquered. He did not share this information with us and where colonization is involved I tend to lay low. So I just danced respectfully near the stage…all night long.

Also, as mentioned, here is Christopher’s note on the CD I picked up that night:

Send your favorite musicians to my inbox, to which I will gladly listen. The music. Not my inbox. Claire@JanisJoplin.com