A Very Nerdy Sunday: MC Chris, Mayor Wertz & Crunk Witch

 On July 17th I went to see MC Chris on his farewell tour and ended up falling in love with the openers in the process

Mayor Wertz

The first opener was a local musician, Mayor Wertz. His nerdy music never failed to make me smile, dance, and clap! Like most nerd rap (or similar) it employs the juxtaposition of reality and expectation. This is most apparent in songs like 'Please Leave by Nine' (which you can listen to here) which is about hosting a party and wanting to pass out at 9 PM. It was genuinely funny, lighthearted and relatable. My favorite song he played had to be the finishing song 'Dad Life', though, which is a remixed version of the Home Depot theme with lyrics about things that dads do. It was hilarious. Every time you started to think you could predict it, it'd hit you with an unexpected funny one-liner and keep going. You can listen to Dad Life Here.

After the show I purchased this CD from him featuring a decent collection of things off of various EPs of his. He complimented my Monster Energy tab necklace and when I'd asked him to sign it, he wrote "Vince! Red Monster 4 Eva!" 10/10 would see again

Crunk Witch

    Ahh Crunk Witch. They're a husband-wife EDM duo who I could simply not get enough of! Their music reminded me of early 2010s kids dance music for an older audience. My favorite song they played was called "Start of It All" (which you can listen to here) which details how the lead (the husband) met his wife (the DJ). The first lyric is "It all started on myspace" and it hooked me in from there! I cannot recommend this enough to people who miss or feel nostalgic regarding the aesthetic of early 2010s internet music.

Watch my live video of this song here!

I also bought this "Heartbeats in Hyperspace" CD which features their song Start of It All. Check it out here!

MC Chris

The whole reason I went to this show to begin with was to see MC Chris. His music has had an impact on me due it being a constant in-the-car soundtrack throughout my childhood and teen years. I found out he was touring for the last time and immediately saved the date. His performance at this show was pretty great. He brought along his son who he affectionately nicknamed MC Skullcracker. It was a little awkward to have a young child on stage when the music is about very adult themes, but otherwise it was nice. He picked the songs Chris played. Not bad! All bangers! I had a lot of fun at this show. At the end he gave a very long emotional speech about how you should always follow your dreams and not let anyone push you down before he played the last song. I would be lying if I said I didn't tear up just a little bit! I unfortunately could not afford any of his merchandise, but I did get these:

A few videos of a few songs including Wiid, Pizza Butt, and Nrrrd Grrrl. 

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In conclusion, I was surprised by how much I actually enjoyed nerdcore music. If you like video games, early 2010s EDM, or Star Wars I'd check all three of these artists out! Enjoy!