Nerdcore Icon Mega Ran is coming back to New York City for an intimate evening with some of his biggest fans. The Teacher, The Rapper, The Hero, will be fresh on the road after hosting his first-ever multi-day multi-genre musical event featuring AJJ, Futuristic, Open Mike Eagle, Playboy Manbaby, and his running buddy on this tour, Whitney Peyton. Seamlessly jumping from topics like growing up, being a positive role model, and life in the inner city, to wrestling and videogames, Mega Ran is known the world over as a smooth wordsmith with high emotional intelligence and has even described himself in the past as the world's greatest hugger.
Whitney Peyton
With a firecracker personality and an unorthodox sound, Whitney Peyton is a multi-Billboard charting songwriter and lyricist. The Philadelphia native has completed many successful national tours, as well as international dates (both as a headliner and a supporting act). Peyton has shared the stage with the likes of Three 6 Mafia, Rittz, Dizzy Wright, and more. In a post-pandemic world, Whitney is back on the road again to celebrate the release of new singles every 3 weeks, as well as a new full-length album coming in the Summer of 2023!
Schaffer The Darklord
Schaffer, the Darklord (or STD) is a New York City-based rapper, drummer, and
comedian with material best suited for nerdy and/or hedonistic audiences. With manic
energy fueling a cartoonishly commanding stage presence, STD skewers such topics
as substance abuse, sexual compulsion, urban anxiety, and obsessive cat enthusiasm.
Imagine a Frankenstein-esque monster assembled from equal parts Bill Hicks, Adam
Yauch, Joey Ramone and Prince, stitched together inside the shell of a maniacal heavy
metal ex-patriot. STD has released nine albums and is a founding member of the
touring nerdcore hip-hop collective known as the Four-Eyed Horsemen, along with MC
Lars, Mega Ran and MC Frontalot. When he's not on the road, he produces the NYC
burlesque/wrestling hybrid event called “TasselMania.” STD continues to write, record
and perform with great frequency and has no intention of stopping until his rock and
roll lifestyle destroys him.
Wifey
Wifey was formed by Teddy Grey and Carly Kerr, two former musical theatre dweebs turned punk rock elitists. After working together on a Garfield musical (don’t ask), the two bonded over a mutual love of power-pop, emo, and DIY and soon started jamming on some original material. They were joined by their friends (and much better musicians) Andreas Petrides and Matt Joyce on lead guitar and drums, and the rest is history. Wifey quickly went on to become better than The Beatles, and were given the honor of being the first band in history to be inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame four separate times.
Sonic reference points include Fountains of Wayne, Joyce Manor, The Lemonheads, The Muffs, Liz Phair, and Green Day if you’re into that kind of thing.
Gina Fritz
Elliott Sky Case
Elliott Sky Case is a poet and visual artist from California. Their work—which has appeared in Hobart Magazine, Ghost City Press, and elsewhere— explores pop culture, personal identity, and learning self-validation. Elliott's chapbook get home safe was the winner of the Midwest Writing Center's 2016 Chapbook Prize. Elliott received their MFA from New York University, writes for Metro Silicon Valley's Arts and Entertainment section, and lives in Brooklyn.