Big Jess, Big Zach big fun tonight at Cabooze

The Kanser and Unknown Prophets vets collaborated on a pair of solo albums.

March 24, 2011 at 5:58PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Two of the Twin Cities scene's "biggest" mainstay rappers -- Big Jess of Unknown Prophets and Big Zach of Kanser and More Than Lights -- are co-headlining the Cabooze tonight to tout a pair of new solo albums. Jess (Jesse Semanko) is actually putting out a pair of albums just by himself, a double-disc effort titled "Self Therapy / Good Clean Fun 3," with personal songs on the first disc and more party-starters on the other. Click here for a stream of the song "Get It In," featuring Muja Messiah and MaLLy. You can download the entire collection on a pay-what-you-will basis on the Prophets' site.

Big Zach is returning from a West Coast tour with More Than Lights -- who also just landed a track on MTV's "Real World" this past week -- to tout his disc, "New Crayons," which was produced by none other than Big Jess. The rappers will be joined at the party by all of Unknown Prophets, plus Braille from Portland, Ore., Bars & Measures and more (9 p.m., 18 & older, $7).

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Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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