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SXSW review: Hieroglyphics
Have to enter with caution whenever there’s an old-school rap group on a hip-hop bill on the SXSW schedule, because there’s a decent chance you’re going to get a downsized version of a Golden Era group.
That was the case Thursday at Scoot Inn where west coast indie heroes Hieroglyphics were on the bill, but in actuality you were getting members Casual and Opio and a couple supporting hangers on instead of a full-on reunion of the at one time Wu-Tang sized crew. Get past the bait and switch and all was good, though, and there was plenty of fun to be had.
The two vets attacked the mic with workman-like gusto and it was obvious they’ve spent so much of their lives on stage that stirring a crowd into a frenzy is something they were pretty much born to do, even if it meant delivering only a couple verses from songs in the groups deep and lyrically rich catalog.
Maybe it was too much to expect an appearance by Hiero vets like Del The Funky Homosapien or Toure to make the trip - though Del’s got a new record dropping in April, so why not? - but for what it was there were far worse ways to spend a night.
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