Geekscape @ SDCC: The Comic-Con Nerd-A-Thon Returns With MC Lars, MC Frontalot, And More!
With just sixteen days to go until preview night, San Diego Comic Con 2014 is fast approaching!
All of us here at Geekscape couldn’t be more excited to attend the show once again (after attending my first SDCC last year, I’ve actually been counting down the days since the moment I stepped back into Canada). We’ll have tons of coverage coming your way, lots of cool stuff to show off (you have seen Hero of the Prophecy, right?), a multitude of guest signings and appearances, an amazing party for you to attend, and way, way more (as if that wasn’t enough). It’s set to be our biggest year at the convention ever, so be sure to visit us at booth #3919 (same spot as last year, baby), and read on for all the details about the fourth annual Comic-Con Nerd-A-Thon!
The fourth annual Comic-Con Nerd-A-Thon hits The Merrow on July 25th, and is presented by Tiny Nightmare Productions, Geekscape, Devil’s Playground Burlesque, and Eat.Geek.Play.
This year’s showcase will feature Nerdcore Hip Hop Legends MC Frontalot, MC Lars, Schaffer the Dark Lord and Dr. Awkward as well as a fivepiece geek rock band, Chamber Band. Live “Star Girls” Burlesque performances from Devil’s Playground Burlesque with Courtney Cruz as Storm Trooper and Mia Vixen as the Red Guard from Star Wars.
Tickets are available now for a cool $25 here. Be sure to pick them up soon, as they’re going fast. You can take a look at the poster for the show below, and if you need a refresher on each artist, just keep scrolling. We hope to see you at the show, and be sure to look out for our full SDCC schedule in the coming weeks!
MC Frontalot, known as the “Godfather of Nerdcore” will be coheadlining the show with MC Lars this year. MC Frontalot, called alternately the movement’s godfather ), leads the charge, performing for thousands around the country and at prominent geek gatherings such as ComicCon, the Penny Arcade Expo and BlizzCon. He’s been featured in Newsweek, CNN, The New York Times, Spin, Wired, Blender, XXL, XLR8R, The London Daily Telegraph, NPR, G4TV, Esquire, Playboy, CMJ, The Guardian (UK), The Wall Street Journal, and scores of city papers nationally and internationally. He has released five studio albums, Nerdcore Rising (Sept 2005), Secrets From The Future (Apr 2007), Final Boss (Nov 2008), Zero Day (Apr 2010), and Solved (Aug, 2011). His sixth, Question Bedtime, is due in September 2014. The documentary feature, Nerdcore Rising: The Movie, which focuses on Front’s live band and the Nerdcore phenomenon in general, debuted at the South By Southwest Film Festival in 2008, and is currently available on Netflix and Hulu.
MC Lars, who is coheadlining this year, is known for his postpunk laptop rap. Lars has been fusing literary themes with high energy beats and touring nonstop since 2003. During his to return to San Diego he will debut some new songs for the first time in America, which will be featured on his kickstarter supported, upcoming album, “the Zombie Dinosaur LP”.
Schaffer the Dark Lord, is a NYCbased rapper and comedian Schaffer the Darklord (STD) has known for his commanding stage presence and brainy, rapidfire rhymes to skewer such topics as hedonistic substance abuse, sexual compulsion, gender identity, urban anxiety and obsessive catenthusiasts. With five fulllength albums under his belt and experience touring the nation with such acts as MC Chris, MC Frontalot and MC Lars. STD’s music and live show are equal parts Bill Hicks, Beastie Boys, Prince, Ozzy Osbourne and Darth Vader. He’s made multiple appearances on the Science Channel television program “Oddities,” and when he’s not on the road, he serves as emcee for countless NYC burlesque shows and produces/cohosts his podcast, “The Epic Piecast.” His latest record “Sick Passenger,” a concept album set during a mysterious therapy session, was released in October 2013 to glowing praise from his cultlike fan base and critics alike. Schaffer the Darklord continues to write, record and perform with great frequency and has no intention of giving up until his masochist rocknroll lifestyle destroys him.
Dr. Awkward, is a local San Diegan who has been touring across the country as a nerdcore hip hop artist for the past six years and was on the road with MC Chris last summer. This summer “Doc Awk” joins his friends on stage at this year’s NerdaThon
Chamber Band, is a full band hailing from New York City, known for their witty and comical songs about love, heartbreak and dragons. The fivepiece band plays songs within the nerdcentric realm of awesomeness, of course.
