Last week's b-sides was an epic night of folk and hip-hop. Folk and hip-hop? Yeah, you didn't read that wrong. Opening with folk trio Gretel, who accompany their beautiful harmonies with everything from electric bass and banjo to a saw, the show saw Will Gray beatbox along with them, and then frontwoman Reva Williams join Gray's band Gravy Sauce as a banjo player and background vocalist. Gravy Sauce also included a DJ, cellist, acoustic guitar, and a hype man/rapper called Jay Bling to accompany his conscious raps and R&B crooning. They seemed to have a little something for everybody. It was a great show. The two bands know each other through a music program in Martha's Vineyard and are both passionate supporters of the arts in general, speaking around campus and filming a documentary about how to be a patron of the arts as a starving college student. I highly recommend their music, their shows, and their thoughts on the arts.
Here's a music video from Will Gray to give you an idea of how unique his music really is:
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