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SUMMARY:Friday, Nov 2nd
Hip Hop - Sunspot Jonz and Pigeon John
Tickets $8 at the door
http://www.pigeonjohn.com/
http://www.sunspotjonz.com/

Sunspot Jonz grew from the East Oakland soil that kills so many of its own seeds.
Resilience, intellect, and the gift of gab allowed him to overcome more challenges in his
youth than most people face in a lifetime. In the environment in which he lived, and so
many of the homies died, Sunspot kept the original vision of Hip Hop alive, with a four
track and dream, hustling tapes on Telegraph Ave., guerilla style, a warehouse livin\', Top
Ramen eatin\' savage, sending a different message than all the other MC\'s in the game. His
life experience made him know that any human being can control their own destiny. Any
human being can choose to ignore the negativity that society attempts to force upon us,
and choose a different reality. Sunspot Jonz is a visionary. Through Music and Film, he
has provided others a glimpse in to his reality, and a chance to tap in to one of the longest
running messages of self empowerment and determination in Hip Hop music. Since he
pressed his first album in 1995 and convinced Amoeba music to let him use their shrink
wrap machine and sell his homemade tapes, he has been about sharing his vision, intellect,
and insights, and shining a light on the injustice and inequity that exists in the world,
culturally, socially, and politically. Sunspots message has always been one of possibility,
of hope, and of change, long before the terms came to be in vogue. Sunspot pursued these
ideals with a Revolutionary tenacity unmatched by any in the industry, always striving to

create social action, through his contributions to the world. The beats are always tight, and
sometimes songs are entertaining, funny, BANGIN, or get your groove on smooth, but
somewhere, buried in there is a pearl of wisdom, or social commentary waiting to be
unwrapped. Sunspots vision, sense of community, and example founded legendary Hip
Hop groups Mystik Journeyman and Living Legends, and provided a whole roster of
talented MC\'s beats to rhyme .. they could make their own. The first to invest in a
sampler, SunSpot also began sampling musical genres and making beats and sampling
songs, sounds, and languages from around the world that others hadn\'t experimented with
yet. From Mt. Fuji, to the Outback to Europe and all over N. America Sunspot Jonz has
performed, and spread the gospel of underground Hip Hop world wide. Every where he
goes, and everything he does he makes the impossible, possible. Positively motivating the
world to do something, anything, different than the current insanity, he consistently makes
something from nothing.

Pigeon John hails from sunny Southern California, Inglewood to be exact. It\'s easy to
assume his signature blend of wit, charisma and undeniable stage presence is a fortunate
gift (and it is), but let\'s be real. Everyone starts somewhere. Pigeon John cut his teeth in
the early 90s at the legendary Good Life Cafe, spitting rhymes on the same stage with then
fledgling, now established artists like Freestyle Fellowship, Kurupt, The Pharcyde and
Jurassic 5. Good Life open-mic nights became PJ\'s ritual. It was the perfect environment
to hone his performance and delivery skills amongst discerning peers.

Time at the Good Life gave way to time spent at local venues and in the studio with
friends like Brainwash Projects and LA Symphony. His appearances on the underground
classics, The Rise and Fall of Brainwash Project and Composition 1 from Brainwash
Projects and LA Symphony, respectively, put him on the radar as one to watch.

In 2002, Pigeon John released his solo debut Pigeon John Is Clueless, selling over 11,000
copies with no distribution. He followed up with Pigeon John Is Dating Your Sister
and Pigeon John Sings The Blues. The albums garnered significant praise landing him
features in Spin\'s \"Next Big Things\" issue, URB\'s \"Next 100\" and Mic Check in The
Source. PJ\'s infectious tunes have been used by XBOX for the games \"Project Gotham\"
and \"NBA Inside Drive 2002,\" as well as the major motion picture \"Get Over It.\" John
has also performed and appeared in print and television ads for both Levi\'s and Nestle
Crunch.

Touring the nation 8 times over, Pigeon John has earned his veteran status, using a clever
balance of self-deprecating humor and confidence to rock any crowd, any stage. His
boundless energy seduces crowds making ladies swoon and fellas embrace their geek
appeal.
Enamored by PJ\'s infectious energy and raw talent exhibited on the Cali Comm tour,
Lyrics Born brought Pigeon John into the Quannum fold in 2005.
LOCATION:Zebra Cocktail Lounge321 E Main St\n
Bozeman, MT
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