Alternative hip hop/electro group Spank Rock is coming out of their brief hiatus tonight for a special show at Toxic, the top 40 dance party night hosted by resident DJs Dirty South Joe and Low Budget, at The Barbary before heading off on their U.S. tour with Kesha. Emcee Spank Rock (a.k.a. Naeem Juwan) and producer XXXChange (a.k.a. Alex Epton) have steadily gained recognition for their genre-blending style of club oriented hip hop since 2005’s single “Put That Pussy on Me” and the release of their debut album YoYoYoYoYo back in 2006. The duo is scheduled to release their long-awaited sophomore album Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar (great fucking name), which will have contributions from Santigold, Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams, Big Freedia, Sam Spiegel (a.k.a. Squeak E. Clean of N.A.S.A), and Chris Rockswell, on September 27 via their label Bad Blood Records. Based on the album’s lead single “Energy,” a club banger featuring a sample of “Vitamin C” by Krautrock legends Can, expect Spank Rock to be taking their sound in a different direction with the upcoming release. Be one of the first to hear what they’ve been up to lately! The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave., FREE, 11pm (Open Bar from 9 – 10pm), 21+ – Dan Brightcliffe
Energy (Produced by Boys Noize) by Spank Rock