Sun Aug 18, 1996 Chicago, IL
@ Equator Club for Props Awards
Wicker Park
Subterranean
606 Open Mic Night Hosted by Pyrex (Pacifics)
Mad Bar
Dandelion Patch Hosted by Anacron
Asian American / Filipino Shows
Sat Jun 12, 1999 Chicago, IL
@ Agape House for Isang Bagsak w Pacifics, I was Born w Two Tongues
League of Filipino Students. I met Denizen Kane
Sat June 2, 2001 Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
Sat Jun 16, 2001 Chicago, IL
@ Agape House for Annual Kultural Night of Resistance
Asian American Artists Collective
Formed by Anida Yoeu Esguerra of I was Born with Two Tongues
Sun Sep 2, 2001 Chicago,IL
@ Chopin Theatre, The Guild Complex w Pacifics, I was Born w Two Tongues
Sun Dec 9, 2001 Chicago, IL @ HotHouse for Chop
Sun Apr 14, 2002 Chicago, IL @ Gene Siskel Film Center for Re: 911
Sat Jul 6, 2002 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w Mango Tribe
Sat Nov 2, 2002 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w Pacifics and Contriband
August 1999: Blackbook Sessions - Galapagos4 First Release
Mon Jan 24, 2000 Chicago, IL @ Mad Bar for Blackbook Sessions Release
February 2000: Squints by Offwhyte
Mon Feb 14, 2000 Chicago, IL @ Mad Bar for Squints Release
URB Review. Thank you to Vance Asprer
Chicago Underground Hip-Hop Scene Early 2000s
Tue Nov 30, 1999 Chicago, IL
@ HotHouse for No More Prisons w Family Tree,
Iomos Maraud, Rubberoom. I met Qwel
Fri May 12, 2000 Chicago, IL @ University of Illinois at Chicago Inner Circle
Thu May 25, 2000 Chicago, IL @ Truck Stop Audio w Anacron
Thu Jul 6, 2000 Chicago, IL @ Truck Stop Audio w Murs
Fri Nov 17, 2000 Chicago, IL @ The Centrum w J-Live
Thank you to Ryan Waxenberg
Wed Apr 5, 2000 Chicago, IL @ Northeastern University Alumni Hall
w Mass Hysteria. Thank you to Uncle El
Sun Jul 23, 2000 Rockford, IL @ Grills and Skills
Sun Sep 24, 2000 Chicago, IL @ Metro w/ Rubberoom, All Natural
Sat Oct 28, 2000 Chicago, IL @ The Spare Room w/ Anacron
Thu Dec 21, 2000 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w Seel, Prime
Sat Feb 16, 2001 Champaign, IL @ UIUC Courtyard Cafe Illini Union
Sat Jun 23, 2001 Chicago, IL @ No Exit Cafe w Organic Mind Unit
Sat Nov 10, 2001 Prospect Heights, IL @ Rocky Vanders Cafe and Bar
Sat Nov 24, 2001 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean Molemen Chicago City Limits
Fri Nov 30, 2001 Champaign, IL
@ UC Hip Hop Congress 4WARD at Wesley Foundation Great Hall
Wed May 8, 2002 Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
Mon Jul 1, 2002 Evanston, IL @ Nevin's Live w/ Qwel. Thank you to Longshot
November 2002: Offwhyte The Fifth Sun
Fri Nov 22, 2002 Chicago, IL @ Chase Cafe
Review in Chicago Reader. Thank you Peter Margasak
Sat Nov 23, 2002 Chicago, IL @ Tower Records. Thank you to Billy Tuggle
Fri Dec 6, 2002 Chicago, IL @ Metro for Chicago Rocks w Juice, Vakill
Red Streak, Thank you Dave Jakubiak. New City. Thank you Dave Chamberlain.
Sat Dec 7, 2002 Springfield, IL @ Underground City Tavern
(Bottom of the Hilton, now the Wyndham) - Thank you to Brian Reilly
Early Shows I Cannot Place 2000-2001
WNUR Shanley Pavilion Northwestern University Thank you to Kevin Beacham
Atmosphere, Deep Puddle Dynamics, Rebithmag event at Metro
w Sole, Dose One, Jel. Thank you to J-Bird
Show w Nacrobats, Pugslee Atomz, ThaiOne Davis
This was a very explosive time for me. It felt like I was living in New York as a jazz musician, and gigging throughout the city.
2) First Out-of-State Shows 2000-2003
Fri Jul 27, 2001 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's. Thank you to Tack-Fu
Jan 25, 2002 Tempe, AZ @ Lucky Dragon. Thank you to Mestizo
Fri Mar 1, 2002 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Zone w Qwel, DJ Equal
Fri Feb 15, 2002 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's
Thu Feb 28, 2002 Milwaukee, WI @ The Social
Sat Mar 09, 2002 San Antonio, TX @ Clogged Caps
Wed Aug 7, 2002 Minneapolis, MN @ Mario Keller's Gastof Bar w/ Josh Martinez. Thank you James Laurie
Sat Aug 17, 2002 Charlotte, NC @ The Hungry Duck
Sun Aug 18, 2002 Asheville, NC @ Asheville Music Zone with Living Legends, Asop, Grouch, Eligh, Luckyiam
Sat Sep 21, 2002 Kansas City, MO @ Goin' Off 2002 Festival w Mac Lethal
Sat Nov 30, 2002 Seattle, WA @ Fremont Unconventional Center w/ McEnroe and Josh Martinez
Fri May 16, 2003 Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze w Qwel
Fri Jun 6 2003 Milwaukee, WI @ Onopa Brewery w DefHarmonic
Fri Sep 26, 2003 Milwaukee, WI @ Thai Joe's. Thank you to Juanita
Scribble Jam 2003
Thu August 7th Cincinnati, OH @ Topcats. Thank you to Kevin Beacham
Shows I cannot place in this era
Fri Mar 28, 2003 Osh Kosh, WI w/ Qwel I don' t have the date but this was an actual sign from the OshKosh show
C-Haus in Beloit, WI. Thank you to the hip hop club at Beloit College.
No flyer available but I did perform in Madison, WI with Anacron at U of W and we opened for Chuck D on his speaking tour
3) Endangered Species at the HotHouse 2003
January 2003-End of 2003
2nd Tuesday of every month @ The Hothouse (31 E. Balbo in Chicago).
Tue Jan 14, 2003 Chicago, IL @ HotHouse
Tue Feb 11, 2003 Chicago, IL @ HotHouse
Tue Mar 11, 2003 Chicago, IL @ HotHouse
Tue Apr 8, 2003 Chicago, IL @ HotHouse
Tue Jul 8, 2003 Chicago, IL @ HotHouse
Chicago Reader article. Thank you to Peter Margasak
4) Official Tours (strings of consecutive shows) 2003-2005
Chasing The Fifth Sun Tour
January 2003
Offwhyte w/ Dr. Jones
West Coast
Sat Jan 4 Cerritos, CA @ Stacks Vinyl
Sun Jan 5 San Diego, CA @ Access Music
Wed Jan 8 Aptos, CA @ The Mediterranean w Genelec and Memphis Reigns
Sat Jan 11 Pacifica CA @ Octopus Lounge w Radioinactive, Subtitle, Rheteric
Sat Jan 17 @ The Good Hurt - Los Angeles, CA w TFD Crew Chicago. Thank you to Ian and Dan at Unincorporated.
Eradicating Tourism Tour
January - February 2003
Qwel w/ Meaty Ogre & White Lightning + Offwhyte w/ Dr. Jones
Europe
5 Countries / 9 Shows
Thu Jan 23 Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen13 w Goiden
Fri Jan 24 Weikersheim, Germany @ W71
Sat Jan 25 Kortrijk, Belgium @ Textielhuis
Mon Jan 27 Paris, France @ Le Nouveau Casino
Tue Jan 28 Munich, Germany @ Kafe Kult
Thu Jan 30 Rostock, Germany @ MS Stubnitz
Fri Jan 31 Stockholm, Sweden @ Alcazar
Fri Feb 7 Gotheburg, Sweden @ Vibes
Word Magazine. Thank you
Juice Magazine. Thank you to Goran Arnold
Submerged State Tour 1
June-July 2003
Qwel, Offwhyte, Robust, Mestizo, 2Mex, Xololonxinxo
West Coast
Started Tradition of the Tour CD, a release featuring exclusive content just for the tour, on streaming services now. Worked. Extra cash.
Thu Jun 12 St. Louis, MO @ Pepper Lounge
Tue Jun 17 San Diego, CA @ The Cypher
Fri Jun 20 Anaheim, CA @ Music Revolution
Sun Jun 22 Sacramento, CA @ The Jamaica House
Mon Jun 23 San Jose, CA @ M.A.C.L.A. w 2Mex, Xololonxinxo
Wed Jun 25 Aptos, CA @ The Mediterranean
Thu Jun 26 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Green
Sat Jun 28 Oceanside, CA @ Vibe Lounge
Thu Jul 3 Flagstaff, AZ @ Studio 111
Tuck Your Pride In Tour
August - September 2003
Typical Cats, Offwhyte & Dr. Jones, Meaty Ogre and Mestizo
New York, The Midwest, South East & South U.S.
Thu Aug 21 Brooklyn, NY @ The Five Spot. Thank you to Malik
Sat Sep 6 Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge w Rift Napalm, Meaty Ogre & Royce
Sun Sep 7 Ann Arbor, MI @ Touchdowns Cafe
Mon Sep 8 Columbus, OH @ High Five Bar
Wed Sep 10 Charleston, SC @ The Warehouse one of best shows I've ever done
Thu Sep 11 Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
Fri Sep 12 Asheville, NC @ The Writer's Block
Sat Sep 13 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club show Athens Banner-Herald. Thank you Kimberly E. Mock
Sun Sep 14 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum in Ybor City show Tampa Weekly-Planet
Mon Sep 15th Orlando, FL @ Wills Pub
Fri Sep 19 Oklahoma City, OK @ Size Records
Thu Sep 18 Austin, TX @ Flamingo Cantina
Sat Sep 20 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
Sun Sep 21 Champaign, IL @ High Dive
EU Ambassador Tour
January 2004
Offwhyte
Switzerland and Germany
Fri Jan 16 Bremen, Germany Thank you to DJ Loud
Sat Jan 17 Hamburg, Germany @ GUM w/ Pete Rock
Jan 23 Zurich @ Bogen 13 Thank you to Goran
Submerged State Tour 2G4 (Submerged State Tour 2)
Feb 2004 - March 2004
Qwel, Offwhyte w/ Dr. Jones, Robust, Mestizo, Meaty Ogre
Had a very good Tour CD, on streaming services now
Tue Feb 24 Chicago @ Bottom Lounge
Wed Feb 25 Champaign @ Cowboy Monkey
Fri Feb 27 Austin, TX @ On Top Of The Ritz
Sat Feb 28 San Antonio, TX @ Sam's Burger Joint
Mon Mar 1 Albuquerque @ Smooch's
Tues Mar 2 Phoenix, AZ
Weds Mar 3 Flagstaff, AZ @ Joe's Place
Fri Mar 5 - Pomona, CA @ El Taco Nazo
Sat Mar 6 San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
Sun Mar 7 Berkeley, CA @ La Pena Cultural Center
Mon Mar 8 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
Fri Mar 12 Seattle @ Vera Project
Sat Mar 13 Portland, OR @ DV8
War on War Tour 2G4
May through July 2004
Europe
Qwel, Meaty Ogre, Offwhyte, Mestizo, DJ White Lightning, Robust, Royce, Dr. Jones, Maker and on select dates Rift Napalm
Fri May 28 Vlissingen NL @ Depiek
Sat May 29 Prague, CZ
Tue Jun 1 Geneva, CH @ L'usine
Wed 2 Grenoble, FR @ L'Art Scene
Thu Jun 3 Saint Etienne, FR @ Main dans la Main
Fri Jun 4 Lyon, FR @ Ninkasi Kao
Sat Jun 5 Lausanne, CH @ L'atelier Volant
Sun Jun 6 Lille, FR @ Chapiteau Barnum
Tue Jun 8 Paris, FR @ Le Tryptique
Wed Jun 9 Marseille, FR @ Le Balthazar
Thu Jun 10 Toulouse, FR @ Havana Cafe
Fri Jun 11 Bordeaux, FR @ Zoo Bizarre
Sat Jun 12 Pau, FR @ La Scene
Tue Jun 15 Brighton, UK @ The Pressure Point
Wed Jun 16 Leeds, UK @ The Cockpit
Sun Jun 20 Munich, DE @ Feierwerk
Wed Jun 23 Zurich, CH @ Bogen13
Thu Jun 24 Strasbourg, FR @ La laiterie
Sat Jun 26 Reims, FR @ L'Orange bleue
Sun Jun 4 Rome, IT @ Roma Hip Hop Parade - Festival Internazionale di Cultura Hip Hop
Sat 5 Jul 10 Switzerland @ Tsunami Crew Lost in Nature Jungle DrumandBass Festival
Le Monde
Thursday June 10, 2004
Galapagos4 story by Odile de Plas
Merci to Odile de Plas
Fri Oct 22, 2004 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium for Typical Cats Civil Service Release Party
Destroying All Lines Tour
Winter 2004
Offwhyte, Meaty Ogre, Robust, K-the-I??? & DJ Shortrock
East Coast
Had a very good Tour CD, on streaming services now
Sat Nov 27 Boston, MA @ Chopping Block
Sun Nov 28 Cambridge, MA @ Massive Records
Mon Nov 29 Providence, RI @ AS220
Tue Nov 30 Amherst, MA @ Hampshire College, The Tavern at Prescott House
Wed Dec 1 New York, NY @ Lions Den w Uncommon Nasa, PackFM
Thu Dec 2 Brooklyn, NY @ The Five Spot
Fri Dec 3 Philadelphia, PA @ Ulana's w/ Last Emperor
Sat Dec 4 Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber
Wed Dec 8 Portland, ME @ Free Street Taverna w Brzowski
Thu Dec 9 Brunswick, ME @ Jack Magee's Pub, Bowdoin College's Smith Union
Sat Dec 11 Troy, NY @ Hudson Duster
Fri Dec 31, 2004 Chicago, IL @ Abbey Pub New Years Eve Dance Party With RJD2, Pugslee Atomz, Qwel, Offwhyte w/Dr. Jones, Robust, Royce, DJ Intel
SPRING4WARD Tour
April 2005
Offwhyte, Mestizo, Mike Gao & Kip Killagain
West Coast and Pacific Northwest
Sat Apr 9 Flagstaff, AZ @ Joe's Place
Thu Apr 14 San Diego, CA @ Phil's
Fri Apr 15 La Jolla, CA @ UCSD Porter's Pub
Sat Apr 16 Pomona, CA @ The Glass House w Aceyalone and Bus Driver
Tue Apr 19 Pacifica, CA @ The Octopus Lounge
Fri Apr 22 Portland, OR @ Reed College Student Union
Sat Apr 23 Bellingham, WA @ Dream Space
Sun Apr 24 Olympia, WA @ McCoy's
Last Shows as a Chicagoan
Wed Mar 2, 2005 Carbondale, IL @ Hangar 9 w/ Serengeti
Fri Mar 19, 2005 Chicago, IL @ The Note w Longshot, Abstract Giants
Fri Jun 3, 2005 Chicago, IL @ HotHouse w/ Saul Williams
Sat Jul 9, 2005 Chicago, IL @ Underground Lounge w/ Serengeti show Sun-Times
Fri Jul 29, 2005 Chicago IL @ The Abbey Pub w/Qwel, OuterLimitz, Meaty Ogre, Maker
5) California Shows 2005+
November 2005 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo Dark Day Tour w Qwel
Sat Jan 28, 2006 Los Angeles, CA @ The Knitting Factory thanks to LFTB Crew
Sat March 18, 2006 Pasadena, CA @ The Terrace w Typical Cats
Sat Jun 24, 2006 Los Angeles, CA @ The Knitting Factory
Sat Aug 12, 2006 San Diego, CA @ The Bee Hive for The Downbeat
Fri Feb 2, 2007 San Marcos, CA @ The Cowshed w Lord 360
Sat Feb 3, 2007 San Diego, CA @ Access Music w Lord 360
Mainstay Release Parties - Sponsored by Tribal Gear
Sun Nov 11, 2007 San Diego, CA @ Dream Street
Mon Nov 12, 2007 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room
Wed Nov 14, 2007 Los Angeles, CA @ Low End Theory
Thu Nov 9, 2007 Chicago, IL @ The Mix
Sat Jul 26, 2008 San Diego, CA @ "The Home Wrecker" party at Phil's (house party)
Sat Aug 30, 2008 Sun Valley, CA @ "The Spread" (house party)
Sep 27, 2008 San Diego, CA @ UC San Diego Stop the Traffick Jam w Bambu, Kuttin Kandi and Mystic
Wed Nov 26, 2008 Los Angeles, CA @ 2nd Street Jazz Cafe
Fri Sep 11, 2009 Los Angeles, CA @ Urban Underground w Cadalack Ron and Existerero
Wed Sep 23, 2009 Los Angeles, CA @ Mountain Bar
Tue Sep 7, 2010 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Curio for Hipsters Love HipHop w Mestizo
Sat Apr 13, 2013 @ GCS Pomona w AF the Naysayer
Sat Apr 16, 2016 San Diego, CA @ Access Music for Dialogue Release Party
California shows I can't place
zen sushi
long beach
UC Riverside 2006
Feb 2007 Knitting Factory
Chicago Shows while living in LA
Sat Jun 6, 2009 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club for G4 10th Anniversary Party (2 Shows)
Sat., May 22, 2010 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge w Qwel & Maker, Robust, Hellsent, Royce
Sat Jul 6, 2013 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge w Typical Cats
Fri Nov 7, 2014 @ Reggie's Rock Club to film All Told music video
2009 Dirty Digital at the Terrace
6) Japan Tours 2009, 2014
Black Reign Japan Tour
December 2009
Qwel, Offwhyte, Dallas Jackson
Japan
presented by WeNod - Thank you to Junichi
Fri Dec 11 Nagoya, Japan @ Club Mago w RUMI
Sat Dec 12 Osaka, Japan @ Sunsui w GEBO
Sun Dec 13 Tokyo, Japan @ Shibuya Module w JUNONKOALA, Candle, ARI1010
Tue Dec 15 Tokyo, Japan @ Warszawa Records Store
Fri Dec 18 Gunma, Japan @ Takasaki Woal
Sat Dec 19 Minami-Kashiwa, Japan @ Water
GO Tour 2014
Offwhyte
The Philippines and Japan
Ateneo University Party Philippines
Sat Mar 1, 2014 Tokyo, Japan @ Heavy Sick Zero for GO Release Party
7) Return to Illinois 2016
Thu Mar 31, 2016 Chicago, IL @ Chop Shop w/ Qwel, Ecid, Bleubird
Fri Jul 8, 2016 Chicago, IL @ 606 Records w/ Greenlights, DrXQuinnX
Fri Jul 6, 2018 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean w Qwel, Robust
Sat Aug 18, 2018 Springfield, IL @ Black Sheep Cafe
Sat Aug 25, 2018 Des Moines, IA @Des Moines Social Club for Color Codes 3 Graff Festival
Fri July 26, 2019 Springfield, IL @ Downhome Music Festival
Illinois Times cover article. Thank you to Tom Irwin.
