{"id":48411,"date":"2011-09-02T14:22:05","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T18:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.bates.edu\/?p=48411"},"modified":"2017-01-26T14:22:02","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T19:22:02","slug":"chc-macklemore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2011\/09\/02\/chc-macklemore\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Macklemore and his DJ\/producer, Ryan Lewis, to perform outdoor show"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Macklemore<\/a><\/p>\n

Fresh from their triumphant national touring debut as headliners, Seattle rapper Macklemore and his DJ\/producer, Ryan Lewis, visit Bates College for an open-air performance on the Library Quad, accessed from Campus Avenue between Chase Hall and the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, at 8 p.m.Friday, Sept. 16.<\/p>\n

Open to the public at no cost, this concert is sponsored by the Chase Hall Committee and WRBC. For more information, please call 207-795-7496 after Sept. 5.<\/p>\n

Macklemore, the stage name for hip hop recording artist Benjamin Haggerty, is known for passionate, high-energy performances. During their spring 2011 U.S. tour, Macklemore and Lewis sold out most of their shows, including those in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and a three-night run at the Showbox at the Market, in Macklemore’s home town of Seattle, where more than 3,500 tickets sold out in less than 48 hours.<\/p>\n

Fans find Macklemore refreshingly honest, even poetic. “Wings,” an ode to the perfect pair of basketball shoes, confronts consumerism and the childhood pressure to be “cool.” “My Oh My,” a tribute to Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus, received extensive airplay after the local announcer’s death.<\/p>\n

Macklemore’s well-received freshman release, 2005’s “Language of My World” (Integral Music Group), featured production by Rhymesayer’s Budo and won praise for its fresh perspective and a striking balance of insight and levity. After a period of artistic stagnation and frustration due to substance abuse, Macklemore committed himself to sobriety and a new dedication to his music.<\/p>\n

The catalyst to this change was establishing the partnership with Lewis, an accomplished artist in design, photography and production who also acts as Macklemore’s touring DJ. They self-released the EPs Vs.<\/em> in 2009 and Vs. Redux<\/em> in 2010, the latter reaching No. 7 on the iTunes Hip Hop charts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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