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Have a beer, or 250 of them, with Poorly Drawn People

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If you’ve never been to the Great International Beer Fest, let me tell you first hand, it’s well worth the price of admission—even if the ticket price has steadily increased since the festival’s first year in Rhode Island. The event guarantees delicious yuppie-made pizza courtesy of Pizza Pie-er, unlimited sampling of 200+ brews from around the world, and, if you’re one of the many festival-goers who insist on getting what you paid for, a number of poor decisions throughout the rest of the evening.

The latter of those three may not be the most convincing reason to visit the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence tomorrow night, but the fact that Poorly Drawn People will be performing during the evening session (6:30-10pm) of Beer Fest should be enough to convince any 401 Hip-Hop regular with a hankering for excessive consumption of alcohol.

Featured brewers, ticket purchasing, and all other additional information is available at the Beer Fest website.

Elevation – October Recap w/ Photos

Open Mic

Live hip-hop and an audience of smiling faces are rarely seen together nowadays, especially here in Rhode Island. That said; I can’t recall the last time a featured artist kicked off an evening wearing sun-tanning goggles. Romen Rok did exactly that while onstage at Friday night’s Elevation and set the tone for what went on to be an enjoyable, successful open mic night at Firehouse XIII.

Thanks to Rock Solid, who did a fine job of hosting as well as blessing the mic, and Sterby Rock performing scratchutory rape on the tables, the night continued on – and finished – without a moment of silence. Courtesy of some newer names (at least to myself), including Boudy, Wor Paint and Vendetta, and a few of the more recognizable rhyme-slingers, HW, Big City and Mic Feen, the open mic was nicely kept in balance and did a fine job of showcasing the aptitude of our locals.

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