Timo’s House hosts free “Thank You Asheville” series, next show is May 30

Underground artists Blueprint, Supastition, Bobby FKN White, DJ Appaloosa and DJ Rare Groove all perform as part of the next installment of the “Thank You Asheville” series held at Timo’s House on Saturday, May 30. The show begins at 9 p.m. and is free.

Press release from organizers:

“Thank You Asheville” is a series of free concerts hosted by Timo’s House
and the label/collective Underground Unheard. This series consists of
touring, national and international, headliners as well as prize
giveaways, raffles and outrageous drink specials. Consider the “Thank You
Asheville” a gift to the music community for all the support these last
few years!

Party Rats….Join us for the first installment of “Thank You Asheville”
as we celebrate underground music and culture with this free event!

Blueprint [Columbus Ohio]
Rhymesayers Ent/Weightless Records

Blueprint is an American indie hip hop artist from Columbus, Ohio. He is a
founder of Weightless Recordings. Blueprint is one half of the duo Soul Position along with producer RJD2.
He is also a member of the rap group Greenhouse (formerly known as
Greenhouse Effect), which currently consists of himself and Illogic.
Blueprint first gained underground attention as a member of the crew
Greenhouse Effect. He then reached a wider audience when he appeared on
the track “Final Frontier” from RJD2’s debut album Deadringer in 2002.
Since then, he has released two albums with RJD2 as Soul Position, as well
as several solo albums on Rhymesayers Entertainment, including 1988 (2005)
and Adventures in Counter-Culture (2011). In 2014, he released Respect the
Architect.

Supastition [Charlotte NC]
Reform School Music

Supastition is an underground hip hop artist from Greenville, North
Carolina. After a brief career recording under the moniker of Blackmel, he
officially changed his artist name to Supastition.[2] He is quoted as
saying, “The name Supastition came from the fact that people didn’t
believe in me when I first started pursuing music. I had to prove myself
to people and still didn’t get love from in my state and around my city at
first. It was a name I chose, because some people believe in superstition
and some don’t.”[3] Supastition later inked a single deal with Bay Area
rapper Rasco of Cali Agents and his Pockets Linted Entertainment[4] record
label. This union spawned the 12″ vinyl for Broke Man’s Anthem and Battle
Cry, both produced by Supastition himself.

Bobby FKN White [Asheville NC]
Underground Unheard/True Believers

Bobby FKN White [aka Nature’s Apprentice] is the MC of the social
conscious/political Hip Hop duo True Believers and co-founder of the
label/collective Underground Unheard [established 2005]. Aside from
recording and touring Bobby is also a booker/promoter and general manager
of the venue-bar Timo’s House in Asheville North Carolina. Since 2001
Bobby has performed many shows including, festivals, fundraisers and
extensive touring while collaborating and sharing the stage with multiple
talents

DJ Appaloosa [Asheville NC]
VTT/Underground Unheard

“My interest in scratching and djing was peaked with Herbie Hancock’s,
“Rockit”(Featuring Grand Mixer DXT). Jam Master Jay and DJ Jazzy Jeff were
also huge early influences. I always wanted to understand and learn how to
scratch ever since I first heard the sound. I always enjoyed trying to
make mixtapes and sounds with electronics but, never knew exactly what
gear to get. While attending the University Of Georgia in Athens, I made
friends with a DJ that had proper gear and was taught the basics. Been
Djing with “Technics 1200’s” since about age 20. I’ve had the honor of
opening up for DJ Qbert, Jeremy Ellis and Dj Spooky. I’ve done scratching
on many albums. The bands/groups/artists of note are “Life
Seeker”,”SoundTracks”, “Icehorse”, “Vinyl Time Travelers, “Dark
Matter”,”Helios Creed and Chrome. I’ve got some more collaborations in the
works. Looking forward to many creative projects in the future.”-DJ
Appaloosa

DJ Rare Groove [Colubus Ohio]

RAFFLE: Everyone receives a ticket just by attending with an option to by more
tickets for $3 each. Drawings at 12:30. There will be 3 drawings for the
raffle with three prizes.

1st drawing:
Underground Unheard Discog.
-UU Music VOL 1
-UU Music VOL 2
-The Man by True Believers
-Connect by Whokairs?

2nd drawing:
TBA

3rd drawing:
$50 gift certificate to “Natural Canvas Tattoo”
133 South Main Marshall 28753