Spoken Nerd (aka Nathan Conrad) will be taking over the East room this Friday, March 28th, for the release party of his sixth album, “We Are Probably Going to Make It In This World After All.” It’s 12 tracks of hip hop that teeter on the brink of Weird Al satire before being pulled back by the integrity of their construction. Conrad can craft a really tight, interesting beat, and even the song titles (“My Comic Book Collection is My Best Friend,” “I Wish Those Jerks Never Killed JFK”) belie the off-center wit brimming in this album. Case in point: the single “Being a Big Guy Isn’t All That Bad” was released on March 4th for Fat Tuesday. Quiet Entertainer, brainDEAD and Sunset Maintenance join the show on Friday. Doors are at 7, and $5 gets you in. The album is available for pre-order here. –Terra James-Jura
