The usual sunny-blonde MC Lars has dyed his hair black in support of his latest project, The Edgar Allen Poe EP. The post-punk laptop rapper is tackling what he passionately refers to as, “Lit-Hop.” In the past he’s released several songs about Edgar Allen Poe: “Mr. Raven” (with a Brand New sample) off his free 2004 The Laptop EP and “Annabelle Lee R.I.P.” (with a Tegan and Sara sample) off the free 2011 mixtape, Indie Rocket Science.
Wired Magazine thinks MC Lars is one of the 100 Geeks You Should Be Following on Twitter. I think he’s an artist you absolutely must see live! Also make sure to grab those free albums. He’s got a handful of shows coming up:
June 21 - Orange County Great Park – Irvine, CA (Warped Tour, Silent Disco stage)
July 14 - The Ruby Room – San Diego, CA with MC Frontalot and Doctor Awkward
August 06 - Haven Lounge – Orlando, FL with YTCracker, Random, DJRoboRob