By Quibian Salazar-Moreno
He’s worked with everyone from Black Thought, Guru, and C.L. Smooth to Mos Def, El-P and Aesop Rock, and now DJ Krush is telling his life story in a new 3-DVD documentary called “History of DJ Krush.” In Krush’s early life he was part of the Japanese mob, The Yakuza, but cut ties with the criminal underworld after seeing his friend get his finger cut off.
He turned his attention and passion to hip-hop after watching “Wildstyle”. He’s a pioneering DJ in Japan and started his solo career in 1992. During his career he’s released 10 albums and collaborated on many other projects. The documentary follows his career from recording his breakthrough album, “Meiso,” in 1995 to his 2006 world tour which includes a DJ set performed on a specially-constructed stage on the rooftop of a building in Tokyo. The 3-DVD set includes two documentaries and a collection of all of his videos. The DVD set will hit stores on September 18 and will head out on a nationwide U.S. tour to promote it. Here is the current itinerary:
Thu Oct 4 New York Highline Ballroom
Fri Oct 5 Montreal Le National
Sat Oct 6 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Mon Oct 8 Toronto Mod Club
Tue Oct 9 Cleveland Heights the Grog Shop
Thu Oct 11 Minneapolis Foundation
Fri Oct 12 Chicago Smart Bar
Sat Oct 13 Atlanta The Loft
Tue Oct 16 Orlando The Social
Wed Oct 17 St. Petersburg The Bishop
Fri Oct 19 Dallas Minc Lounge
Sat Oct 20 Denver Bluebird Theatre
Mon Oct 22 Portland Holocene
Wed Oct 24 Vancouver Commodore Ballroom
Thu Oct 25 Seattle Neumos
Fri Oct 26 San Francisco Mighty
Sun Oct 28 Pomona Glass House
Tue Oct 30 San Diego House of Blues
Wed Oct 31 Hollywood Knitting Factory
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