Lawnparties: The Ink Stamp of Approval

Another Lawnparties, another round of pastels, champagne, and cringe-worthy cover bands. To be fair, this fall's cover band count is comfortably low (I spot only two), and in any case, no amount of tight pants and frizzed out wigs could rain on my parade once I heard that this guy was coming to town. And with that, I give the first inaugural Ink Stamp of Approval to...Rjd2 will be performing at Terrace Club on Sunday. Née Ramble John Krohn -- sometimes I wonder why a dude named "Ramble" ever needed a stage name -- he is a master beatsmith who cobbles together some delicious instrumental hip-hop from the unlikeliest of samples. He's nibbled on everything from Scooby-Doo theme songs to Elliott Smith to Steppenwolf and he's weaved them into his own tunes. Oh, what's that? You like Mad Men? You like that infectious Mad Men intro? That was his doing. Come out to Terrace at 2:00 and groove to the best Lawnparties act in recent memory.