For you Central Coast Californians, there is a special 90's treat for you on Friday, October 24: Everlast, late of House of Pain and formidable solo artist in his own right, will be performing at the Downtown Brewing Company in lovely San Luis Obispo. Everlast threw "Jump Around" fans for a loop when he had a heart attack, picked up a slide guitar and released the 1998 album "Whitey Ford Sings the Blues." The oddly touching single "What It's Like" came from that record and the rest is hip-hop history. Everlast to me is the authentic version of 90's guys like Uncle Kracker or Kid Rock. He maintains the gruff persona he cultivated in his rap days, but he's plopped in a lovin' spoonful of da blues to supplement it. I'm going to cheat a little and let you hear my fave track off his 2000 album, "Eat At Whitey's" entitled "Love For Real," which features N'Dea Davenport of the 90's English R&B outfit, Brand New Heavies:
(IMAGES NSFW - While I appreciate this fellow's subversive slideshow, you cubicle dwellers ought to look over your shoulder before playing)
And you 90's fans must view Everlast performing "Jump Around" live at the Hiro Ballroom in New York, September 2008...I love how he doesn't have to even really do the rap if he doesn't want to, the crowd will fill in for him:
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