Just got back from the "Creative Differences" tour featuring Living Legends, Eyedea & Abilities, 2Mex, Busdriver, and Xololanxinxo. Also appearing was Bavu Blakes from Austin. Anyway, it was one of the better hip-hop shows I've been to in a while. I always like seeing Living Legends (even though they're really not my preferred style of hip-hop) but Eyedea & Abilities stole the show. Abilities (who looks a little bit like one of the bartenders at the Gingerman) did a bit of wanking on the turntables, but he's definitely got skills. Eyedea did a freestyle about celibacy and war. Pretty impressive.

I also finally got to see and meet Bavu Blakes. He did a track with Hydroponic Sound System that I've been spinning a lot. He had a solid set, with pretty good energy. He told me the show in December was better, but I thought this was pretty good. He's got the crowd interaction thing down, which is key for underground hip-hop shows.

Anyway, it looks like underground hip-hop might actually be making some headway in Houston - there was a pretty good turnout tonight; probably around 200, which is a good number for the Rhythm Room. We'll see how well the trend keeps up...