True Endeavors presents

P.O.S.

Dessa (of Doomtree)
astronautalis
F. Stokes

10:00PM / $12 cover / $10 advance / 18 and up

Stefon Alexander, better known by his stage name; P.O.S. is an American rapper signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and a founding member of Doomtree.

P.O.S. retains his punk rock influence in songs like "Kidney Thief", which contains a sample from "Out of Reach" by the now defunct band Baxter, and "De La Souls", which contains a sample from "Argyle" by the punk band The Bouncing Souls, but his music cannot easily be labeled. He has described his music as "rap to skateboard to". Using raw drum loops, punk rock bass guitar riffs and sharp wordplay, Alexander has crafted a style that is largely his own. In such songs as Kicking Knowledge in the Face, he rails against those "mainstream" rappers who obsess over material wealth.

Dessa is a member of the Doomtree Collective, a nine member group of MCs, Producers, and DJs. Dessa’s first release with Doomtree, False Hopes, introduced a unique sensibility to underground hip-hop: literary, bitter-sweet, and wry. She alternated between a clever, droll persona as an emcee and her earnest, unaffected delivery as a singer with a low, clear alto voice. Her a cappella arrangements delicate and expressive, full of sad, old world harmonies.

Astronautalis (born Andy Bothwell) is an American hip hop artist based out of Seattle, Washington. He has been described as "if Beck were a decade or so younger and had grown up more heavily immersed in hip-hop," with his rapping style noted for "blending styles of indie rock, electro, and talkin’ blues" with hip-hop, although his second album showed a turn towards a style close to shoegazer rock.

F. Stokes is a Madison- and Chicago-bred rapper now based out of New York.