I think I know Ash Wednesday through fellow rapper Lamon Manuel. It’s through Twitter, though, definitely~ we went back and forth #OnThere trading Drake lyrics, mostly from 2015’s What A Time To Be Alive. And I saw them do a sweet 16 on Instagram once! What a time to be alive, and they booked me and the amazing MFn Melo for the show tonight at Township. Come see a set tonight from someone with naturally good taste in fun shit! The Ho Ho Ho Show w/ Plus Sign, MFn Melo, Squeak Pivot, Ash Wednesday, M.U.T.T., Hank McCoy, and DJ Stepchild. 2200 N. California, Chicago, IL; doors 8 PM show 9 PM $10 @ door!
THE INTERVIEW
What’s your favorite color? easy, green!Â
Who is your favorite athlete? although he’s technically retired I have a long standing love for Marshawn Lynch
What is the name of your fictional autobiography? ASH IS A FAST CATÂ
How tall are you? 5’4
What is the title of the earliest work of yours you can remember? My first EP was called “Part & Parcel” – released in 2013. I googled briefly and am happy to report it’s not online anymore hahaÂ
Tell me about it? It’s about knowing what you’ve got and showing it off. Confidence, self-possession, drive, no fucks to giveÂ
How did this show Thursday come about? My buddy Hank McCoy got the 12/15 date at Township to celebrate his homecoming from Europe! Hank has helped me throw shows in the past, so I jumped at a chance to pull this bill together!
Where is home? near Central Park and Belmont
What is home? home is where i keep my bicycleÂ
Who is home? no one b/c IÂ don’t trust anyone enough to keep my bicycleÂ
Whose home are you? I am the home to many microorganisms !
What is your favorite plant? tree(s)Â
Who is your daddy and what does he do? Bradley; he’s a business man
Who are you? Ash WednesdayÂ
What do you do? project manager slash rapperÂ
Who would you like to collaborate with? I’d love to get Joseph Chilliams on Show It Around! I dug those recent features on Noname’s Telephone and Saba’s Bucket List – go listen if you haven’t! #pivot!Â
Where did you just come from? I just came from Chicago on an airplane; so magicÂ
Where are you right now? I’m at an office in NYC right now @ Madison Ave & 52nd street; swanky right?
Who is Vashti Bunyan? I don’t know! I had to google her. I learned she’s a delicate sounding songwriter/performer who in 1970 put out a record that didn’t sell well. She gave up music after this, but by 2000 people were feeling that record! She released 2 more studio albums (2005, 2014) and is now ~70 years old. Vashti reminds me this life is circuitous
PLUS – i love the vibes. i’m ready to see some queer shit pop
squeak: squeak has got it! so polite, great swag, great look, and he knows droogs by anderson paak is a hit even tho it sounds unfinished
stepchild: jack of all trades in the iridium jersey. dj, live beats, host, swear i heard him freestyle for like 10 min straight; energy crazy