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Trade School is thrilled to celebrate its return to operations following the Eaton Fires with a special performance by the garden state gargoyle himself, Fatboi Sharif & Icky Reels. The evening opens with Los Angeles' own salenta + topu, a piano and cello duo whose unique recontextualization of Classical, Jazz, and Improvisation has been hailed as "gorgeously serne" (Boomkat). Los Angeles polymath Rhys Langston follows, a double threat on production and the mic whose work has been described as "chill yet fractured, playful yet deep" (Stereogum). We close the evening with our special guests, Fatboi Sharif & Icky Reels, who will also be starting a three-day tour of the West Coast. This is a rare opportunity to see both of these incredible artists and it is not to be missed.
THE GARDEN STATE GARGOYLE
Icky Reels is Ay Fast
Rhys Langston Podell is a musician, visual artist, and writer born, raised, and based in Los Angeles, California. Publications such as the NY Times, the LA Times, AFROPUNK, LA Weekly, STEREOGUM, and SPIN have praised his multimedia efforts. Notable projects include 2020's dissertation and musical album Language Arts Unit: a Rap Textbook and 2022's Grapefruit Radio, which melded his outré rap, visual art, and absurdist prose. Ever composing and plotting between disciplines, he remains the poet laureate of his living room and has a higher vertical leap than your favorite rapper.
korean american
i like to document and collaborate.
love experimenting with instrumental texture and rhythm.
composed music for netflix: 3 part docuseries ‘jeen-yuhs’ (kanye trilogy), HULU 4-part series ‘life after baywatch’ BET’s muhammad ali the people’s champ. etc.