Veteran Detroit, Michigan emcee Elzhi has announced summer tour dates. The onetime Slum Village member and Black Milk collaborator will use the dates in Canada, Europe and the United States to promote his second solo album, expected later this year.
This will be the studio follow-up to 2008’s The Preface. Last year, El achieved critical praise for his tribute to Nas’ 1994 debut, in Elmatic. The work, backed by band Will Sessions, was later released at retail.
The tour dates are as follows:
July 12 Ottawa, ON @ Ritual
July 13 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah
July 14 Toronto, ON @ Soundclash Festival
July 16 Philly, PA @ Silk City
July 17 Boston, MA @ Middle East
July 18 Providence, RI @ Fete
July 19 New York, NY @ SOB’s
July 20 Pittsburgh, PA @ 720 Café
July 21 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s
July 24 Kalamazoo, MI @ Poppa Pete’s
July 25 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
July 26 Chicago, IL @ Sub-T
July 27 St. Louis, MO @ Lola
July 28 Toledo, OH @ Mickey Finn’s
August 1 Phoenix, AZ @ Chaser’s
August 2 Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
August 3 Oakland, CA @ New Parish
August 7 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
August 8 Vancouver, BC @ Republic
August 14 Warsaw, Poland @ Miasto Cypel
August 15 London, UK @ Cargo
August 17 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic @ Hip-Hop Kemp Festival
August 18 Biel, Switzerland @ Royal Arena Festival
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About time. Can’t wait for him to drop another album.
Biel, Switzerland? If that has a larger fan base for his music than my hometown of Houston, then it is a sad day in Hip hop. Not a single southern destination. Damn!!!
Yeah, know what you’re sayin about the South. I was hoping he would make a stop here in the A. But feel me when I say overseas mofos show more appreciation for real hip hop than niggas here in the States.
it’s true man, you need to get your shit together. I live in Europe and here Hip-Hop’s still alive. That’s why all these emcees wanna go to Europe.
The Biel, Switzerland rap scene >>> the US scene
Trust the album release when I see it.
Why the hate man? Mad cuz your career never took off?
Just here to be negative? He’s not pushing dope or pills, legit income.
Leave him be….
Thats cool dont stop by the DMV…
Hell yeah. I stop about a mile from my house. Can’t beat that.
No stop in D.C. major fail.