We here at TMT love us some Killer Mike; check out our Favorite 50 Albums of 2012 list if you find that statement dubious. Last year’s R.A.P Music on Williams Street Records is so damn exceptional one is forced to use words like “scrumptious” and “ambrosial” when describing it. His tracks like “Go!” tend to be prefaced with hyperbolic statements like “what I am about to play is so good it will literally revive the dodo.” It’s often claimed his flow is so wantonly perfect they’re considering bottling it for use as an aphrodisiac. Now, obviously a song can’t live up to such a blatantly false and ridiculous thing, but his flow is actually that good. Between that and the fact that he and Big Boi are appearing in almost every major city across the US, you have no reason not to hit at least one of these shows.
Oh damn, right, Big Boi is technically the headliner of “The Running Shoes Tour.” Hey, that’s cool, we like Big Boi too. But Killer Mike’s music is so kinetic they use it to generate energy in nuclear power plants. How can you beat that?
Dates:
03.23.13 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz Ybor
04.18.13 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theater
04.19.13 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
04.20.13 - Charlottesville, VA - University of Virginia
04.21.13 - Baltimore, MD - Sound Stage
04.23.13 - Providence, RI - Lupo’s
04.24.13 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl
04.25.13 - Williamsburg, VA - College of William & Mary
04.26.13 - University Park, PA - Penn State University
04.27.13 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA
04.30.13 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
05.01.13 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater
05.02.13 - San Francisco, CA - San Francisco State University
05.03.13 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
05.04.13 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Festival
05.05.13 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
05.07.13 - Denver, CO - Cervantis
05.08.13 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theater
05.09.13 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
05.13.13 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
05.15.13 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
05.15.13 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
05.18.13 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
05.19.13 - Albuquerque, NM - Observatory
05.23.13 - Houston, TX - Bayou Music Hall
05.24.13 - Austin, TX - The Backyard
05.25.13 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
05.26.13 - Chillicothe, IL - Summer Camp Fest
05.30.13 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
05.31.13 - Chattanooga, TN - Track 29
06.01.13 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen
06.02.13 - Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Co.
06.04.13 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live
06.05.13 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
06.06.13 - Jacksonville, FL - Brewsters Megaplex
06.07.13 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
06.08.13 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
06.09.13 - Wilmington, NC - Brooklyn Arts Center
06.11.13 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
06.12.13 - Charlotte, NC - Amos’ Southend
06.14.13 - Washington, DC - Howard’s Theatre
06.15.13 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
06.16.13 - Toronto, Ontario - North By Northeast
06.19.13 - Boston, MA - Paradise
07.12.13 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Festival
• Killer Mike: http://killermike.com
• Big Boi: http://www.bigboi.com
• The Running Shoes Tour: http://www.bigboi.com/tour
• Williams Street: http://video.adultswim.com/music
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