Oregon’s king of rapid fire rhyme, the Dirtball, is the latest addition to this year’s biggest underground rock and hip-hop festival, the Strange Noize Tour. Dirtball joins and action packed festival co-headlined Kansas City’s Tech N9ne and counter culture icons the Kottonmouth Kings, along with support rap-rock pioneers (Hed)p.e., hip-hop legends X-Clan. the Hitchcock of hip-hop Prozak and Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog, who is slated to make his motion picture debut later this year, will appear on select dates.
"I’m amped to stay out here on the grind and keep pushing my new record ‘Crook County’. What a great tour to be added onto, and with perfect timing, as I come off the backside of 3 different summer tours," says Dirtball. "I’m always honored to share stages with some of the superpowers of the underground and create Strange Noize alongside ‘em! See ya’ll out there!"
The Strange Noize music festival debuted in 2007 and quickly became one of the summer’s hottest tickets. The tour united two of America’s biggest independent record labels – Suburban Noize and Strange Music – for one summer music festival that sold out over 40 dates across the country. The tour was a powerful message to the music industry that underground music could infiltrate the masses on a large scale with a sound too loud to be ignored any longer.
Dirtball has created a whirlwind of attention with his new release "Crook County", which was released through Suburban Noize Records. His eclectic mixture of hip-hop, rock and rapid fire rhymes has earned him opening slots on tour with Kottonmouth Kings and (Hed).p.e, and saw him embarking on his first national headlining tour. Most recently Dirtball has made headlines with his explosive collaboration with Tech N9ne, "Paint A Dark Picture", from the Kansas City based rapper’s new album "Killer" which debuted at #12 on the Billboard Top 200 and also features Ice Cube, Scarface and Paul Wall.
"Being a technical rapper, and an artist who appreciates super skills on the mic, I was honored to jump on a track with Tech N9ne. I’m glad I could be a part of the ‘killer’ movement," says Dirtball about his collaboration with hip-hop’s hottest artists. "The track we did dives into a definite dark side of his record. It felt good for me to flex that way and you may very well see more darkness from me in the future. I can only say that Tech N9ne is a genius on the mic, and I look forward to working with him again on other projects to come."
Exclusive Fan V.I.P packages for the Strange Noize tour are available through www.KottonmouthKings.com and www.TheRealTechN9ne.com.The packages will include tickets to the show, meet and greet with the band before the show, limited-edition t-shirt, posters and CDs. The tour will be sponsored by FYE, SRH Clothing and media partners Skratch and Sniff Radio, Bubba The Love Sponge, and Havoc TV.
STRANGE NOIZE 2 TOUR DATES:
July 30 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
July 31 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Aug 01 Anaheim, CA @ The Grove
Aug 02 San Franciscio, CA @ Grand Ballroom
Aug 04 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
Aug 06 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
Aug 07 Post Falls, ID @ Greyhound Park
Aug 08 Bozeman, MT @ Gallatin County Fairgrounds
Aug 09 Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
Aug 10 Denver, CO @ Fllmore
Aug 12 Fargo, ND @ Playmakers
Aug 13 St. Paul, MN @ Myth
Aug 14 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Aug 15 SAUGET, IL @ Pop’s
Aug 16 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Aug 17 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Aug 19 New York, NY @ Grand Ballroom
Aug 20 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Aug 21 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Aug 22 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
Aug 23 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater *** (Hed)p.e will not be performing
Aug 24 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Aug 25 Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion
Aug 26 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Orbit Room
Aug 28 Sioux Falls, SD @ Ramkota Exhibit Hall
Aug 29 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
Aug 30 Bonner Springs, KS @ Capitol Federal Park
Aug 31 Wichita, KS @ Cotillion Ballroom
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