Scott LaRockwellThe Shootist: Trevor Traynor
Just as classic rock shutterbugs from Jim Marshall to Jay Blakesberg have added visual impact to that genre's iconographic landscape, so too have hip-hop's photographic chroniclers, people such as Jamal Shabazz and Ernie Pannicioli. Add to that list Trevor Traynor, whose new gallery show of hip-hop photography, "I Shoot People," opens May 1st at D-Structure on Haight and Fillmore. In addition to Traynor's masterful portraits and t-shirts, the evening
Trevor TraynorKaz-Well aka Kazu
One of the the Bay's most promising up-and-coming hip-hoppers, Kaz-Well , has the record release party for his new joint Fish Outta Water tonight at club Horizon. The title is both a reference to Kaz-Well's ethnicity--he's Japanese-American--and his often-experimental, alternative approach to rap music. Special guests include Michelle Martinez, Keelay & Zaire, Hopie Spitshard, and Da Evangillest, plus DJs Deedot, Scotty Doo, and A-Ron. There's free food from
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