Madison's SoCo Music Experience: The Roots & GZA

So I hit up the surprisingly dope music festival hosted by Southern Comfort yesterday in Madison. First off - it was free. Always a plus. Second, GZA and The Roots were playing. I don't know how much else really needs to be said, but I have some video/photos I'll throw up for you here. GZA's show was pretty dope, as he played almost all of Liquid Swords from start to finish. Then a few newer tracks off his recent Pro Tools album, as well. Then, on a side note, the blues-rock group The Black Keys performed between GZA and The Roots, and they fucking killed it. If you ever have a chance to see them, I suggest you do so. Not much to their music: nasty guitar riffs and pounding drums. But it was awesome. But what pretty much everyone came for was The Roots. They definitely did not disappoint. This being my first time seeing them, I was very pleased. Their set was about an hour and fifteen minutes long, and they literally did not stop playing the entire time. It was basically a huge medley of Roots songs, dancing, tuba and guitar solos, cover tracks, and obviously ?uesto and Black Thought absolutely snapping off. The following footage may give you a good idea of what it was all about. All I know is I may have to venture to St. Paul in a couple weekends to see them play again at the McNally Smith River Rocks Festival on September 20.

GZA & Killah Priest: 4th Chamber


GZA: 0% Finance


The Roots: Rising Up


The Roots: Get Busy


Photos (There are kind of a lot, so the posted versions are a little smaller, in order to conserve space, but click on the photos to see enlarged versions):