Subject: James Christos

• Rich with Rap, Rock, Shitty Animals

  January 5, 2007

• Albums of the Year

  December 15, 2006

• Fun With Ctrl F

  June 13, 2006

• Titanium Frame

  June 16, 2005

• Rhyme and Reason

  June 23, 2005

• Nite Owl

  November 9, 2006

• Rite of spring: The fifth-annual Pitch Ultra Music DJ Contest raged on despite the down economy

  March 12, 2009

• Meet the DJs

  March 5, 2009

• James Christos

  The Coup: A 21-Day Revolution Within
  (Equator Recordings/Guerilla Movement)

  January 31, 2008

• The Rap Sheet

  Newbies rose up and the old guard threw down on the hip-hop scene in '06.

  December 28, 2006

• James Christos

  November 9, 2006

• Jakc FM

  August 10, 2006

• First-Annual KKFI Benefit Concert

  May 21, 2009

• Local Yokels

  January 5, 2006

• Tonight: James Christos and family at the Riot Room

  Tonight, scrappy, tough and compelling KC rapper James Christos takes over the Riot Room patio, bringing along cohorts

  June 4, 2009

• Last Night: Future Funk at the Scion Lab

  The east Crossroads was pretty dead last night, save for a small, brick building -- more like a room, actually -- just south of Grinders. The Scion Lab is a brand-new venue that's begun hosting music, fashion shows and afterparties for CrossroadsKC shows. It has doors that open directly onto the concert lot behind Grinders (though its main entrance faces the parking lot on the east side of McGee south of 18th). It even contains a spic 'n span new green room built for the acts that play the Cross

  May 21, 2009

• Don't be scurred! Overkill plays a benefit this weekend

  If you only enjoy the safe confines of conscious rap -- the kind that helps sell cologne and booze -- then you're missing out on some quality head-bobbing, cognac-sipping experiences. Of course, that brand of too-real rap scares the crap out of my nancy ass.Venturing out to the West Bottoms to see dudes rapping about getting head is too hood for me, so I have to settle for the video by Chris Williamson: Thanks for alerting us to the video, TKC! It reminds me: Overkill, one of the best acts in t

  May 20, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #2

  Our wayward hip-hoppers James Christos, PL, Jamel Rockwell and the Pyrex Kids hit the road last week for a DIY-style tour. Point your browser to the Anarchy Tour Diary to keep up with the mayhem. The latest installment, sent in earlier today... [emphasis added throughout] "What up KC?!!! James Christos checking in from the road. Just a little warning...on my entries, I gotta keep it 100% so imma write how I talk. Now that we have that understood, here's the real on everything that's gone down s

  June 23, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #3

  Wayward hip-hoppers James Christos, PL and Jamel Rockwell hit the road last week for a DIY-style tour. Point your browser to the Anarchy Tour Diary to keep up with the anarchal madness. The latest installment, sent in earlier today is short but crucial and comes from PL. PL: Well, we've been in the Bay (San Jose mostly) for a couple of days meeting, greeting, promoting, and doing our own tourist thing. But, TONIGHT IS IT! The rubber meets the road... The first true test of our mettle, away fro

  June 24, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #4: on Haight-Ashbury, meeting Wale

  Today's first installment of Christos and crew's Anarchy Tour Diary actually arrived yesterday evening, while I was at the Record Bar waiting for Phoenix to come on. Add 24 hours to the day references in JC's dispatch below. Christos: What up KC?!!! James Christos here checking in from N. Cali. Yesterday me and the crew hit up San Francisco. You know I had to take my dudes to Haight and Ashbury. They loved it. well at least until they were denied entry to the "Vapor Room." But you can believ

  June 25, 2009

• Highway to Hip-Hop: Kansas City rapper James Christos and crew pack up the van and hit the road DIY-style

  June 18, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #5: Pics and videos from the Mission Ale House

  Kansas City hip-hop rebels James Christos, Jamel Rockwell and PL have gone out West for a jaunt called the Anarchy Tour. Follow their exploits here and only here. James Christos: Well...we killed it last night!!! [Wednesday]. It was the perfect way to start off a tour. I was back to musical roots. I almost cried at the sight of the people that came out to see ya boy do his thing. It was a good crowd and they were very receptive. We sold some merch, got to mingle, and make some new friends. It

  June 26, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #7: Escape from (South Central) L.A.

  Track our ongoing, exclusive series starring James Christos, PL and Jamel Rockwell here. Christos: What up KC?!!! Last time I wrote we were in LA. We're in Phoenix now. But I'm gonna give you a rundown of what happened when we were in LA. We'll just call this entry "Escape from LA". As soon as we arrived in town we turned the news on only to see Michael Jackson being rushed to the hospital by ambulance. A few hours later he was pronounced dead. That immediately killed the whole excitement of

  June 29, 2009

• The 2009 Pitch Music Showcase Lineup

  Ask off from work on Friday, August 7, ASAP. This year's Pitch Music Showcase is signed, sealed and ready to be delivered to a Westport near you on Thursday, August 6. The lineup is subject to change, but I kinda hope it doesn't, because, holy shit is this gonna rock. Lots 'n lots of new blood. Wristbands (21-and-up) are available at any of the venues or at The Pitch for the every-year low, low price of $5. This year, for $12, you can get a showcase wristband, a ticket to the awards show at the

  June 30, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #8: Out of the FatBeats and into the fire

  The continued exploits of Anarchy Tour-ists James Christos, PL and Rockwell ... PL: Well... First off, let me say "rest in peace" to Michael Jackson. His passing marks the end of an era. I don't believe that I'll see an entertainer/performer with as much to offer the world in my lifetime. I'm not saying this because he passed. If you know me, you know I loves me some MJ music and shows! I only regret not giving him his roses while he was still here. So, to Prince I say, "You the man! Your music

  June 30, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #10: Lost in Austin

  Hail, hail! The 10th update from our roving anarchists PL, James Christos and Jamel Rockwell! PL: We made it to Austin, with little hassle. It was only warm, in comparison to Phoenix. Couldn't check into the hotel until 3, so we had a few hours to kill. We decided to relive our college days and began stealing stuff from the University of Texas. Nothing major: air conditioning, electricity, and internet. The experience made us consider going back to school. I can see me at 55, roaming the yard,

  July 4, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #11: But for the Grace of God, to Houston

  Wayward hip-hop anarchists James Christos, PL and Jamel Rockwell, continue their tour through Texas. Christos: What Up KC?! It's JC checking in. First let me say Austin is the ish!!! We had two shows and they were both great (shout to Xololanxinxo). It is truly the live entertainment capital of the country. There's live music on every corner on every street. It was surreal. You can pretty much just walk into a joint and say "I wanna play" and get a show. And they embrace all genres of musi

  July 7, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #11 supplement: Interviews at KAZI 88.7 FM

  They may struggle when it comes to buying gas, but Christos & crew had no trouble landing airtime on Austin community radio station KAZI 88.7 James Christos and PL talk to KAZI host Rockwell interviews KAZI's DJ Flex

  July 7, 2009

• Anarchy Tour Diary #15: The Lou pt. 2

  The Anarchy continues in St. Louis... James Christos: What up KC?!!! Well we arrived in the STL and had a couple days to do a little meeting and greeting. Soon as we got to town, I was approached to do an album project by Saint Louis' own Nite Owl and DJ SNO (DJ for 104.1 St. Louis and Chingy's tour DJ). So it was straight to work soon as I got into town. It will be DJ SNO's first original release, and he has drafted me and Nite Owl to write and perform on the songs that he will produce. Some

  July 21, 2009

• Tonight: The Anarchy Tour Comes Home

  Tonight at the Riot Room, cross-country hip-hop barnstormers James Christos, PL and DJ Jamel Rockwell return from their month-long DIY tour across California, the Southwest, Texas, Missouri and Kansas. The 10 p.m. show marks the concluding date of the Anarchy Tour, which, if you read this blog regularly, you should be damn well familiar with by now, thanks to the trio's exclusive-to-Wayward tour diary. Fellow local thePhantom* will join them on the mic. Cover is $7. Of course, I'm biased becaus

  July 22, 2009

• Last Night: The Anarchy Tour's triumphal return.

  I'll tell you one thing. There were a lot more folks at last night's homecoming of James Christos, PL and Jamel Rockwell than there were when the trio kicked off their Anarchy Tour a month ago, also at the Riot Room, also on a Wednesday night. (Hopefully, you've been following the tour through the Wayward Blog's exclusive Anarchy Tour Diary. If not, go back and read up.) Last night, the mood was boisterous and celebratory, the two MCs and their DJ throwing it down like it was the culmination of

  July 23, 2009

• Official Guide: 2009 Pitch Music Showcase and Awards

  August 6, 2009

• Pitch Music Showcase MP3-ography: The Riot Room (inside)

  Featuring all-new MP3s from Sailor Sequence, Oriole Post, the Rich Boys, James Christos and Waiting for Signal and classic jam from Thunder Eagle. The Pitch Music Showcase is this Thursday night. In the meantime, we'll be giving you an audio-visual taste of the 28 bands, DJs, rappers and solo artists who are playing for your $5 (buy wristband here) by posting MP3s and photos for, hopefully, all of them today and tomorrow. Many of the songs the artists contributed have never been released until

  August 5, 2009

• Tonight's Pitch Music Showcase Lineup, Duh

  Oh yeah, and here's the lineup. It's been up on our microsite for weeks, but I guess I never posted it on this blog. In redress for my failure, here, accompanying the complete schedule, is a picture of super-hottie Christie Brinkley. Hooiee! They don't make 'em like that anymore!​ 1. The Riot Room (Outside DJ Stage) 9:00 p.m. - Max Justus 10:45 p.m. - Reach 12:30 a.m. - Nomathmatics 2. The Riot Room (Inside) 8:00 p.m. - Sailor Sequence 9:00 p.m. - Oriole Post 10:00 p.m. - The Rich B

  August 6, 2009

• Pitch Music Showcase Roundup: All Freakin' Over

  I'm not sure whether it was Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler arriving in their limo to a gaggle of paparazzi outside of the Riot Room or if it was seeing Kurt Loder interviewing T-Pain on the roof of McCoy's, but somewhere between those two sightings -- but two incidents within a major-media-filled, celebrity-packed evening -- I realized, Man, the Pitch Music Showcase has gotten sorta big. Then I realized someone had slipped peyote into Hefeweizen. Forester MichaelClick on piano cat for sli

  August 10, 2009

• Black Clover Beerfest

  September 17, 2009

• Tomorrow Night: The Midwest Music Foundation's Stay Tuned 3

  The "Best Nonprofit" in this year's Best Of issue went to Midwest Music Foundation. In addition to last year's Apocalypse Meow benefit for the Gaslights' Abigail Henderson, they've started a series of concerts, called "Stay Tuned," to raise money to start "LIVE. HEAR. NOW.," "a television series, slated for production next year, showcasing the incredible level of musical talent within Kansas City and the surrounding areas." ​The showcase this go-'round features the alt. country of The Gas

  October 2, 2009

• Summit on Summit St.: Local artists and KPRS face off at 64111 Studios

  Our friend and rapper extraordinaire James Christos was kind enough to call the Wayward HQ and give us the skinny on a public forum of sorts that went down last night between representatives from Hot 103 Jamz and a bevy of Kansas City rappers and DJs. ​The focus: Why the area's leading urban station plays almost no local hip-hop. It's not a new question by any means, but it's something that continually frustrates and inspires local artists to act. Summary: KPRS continually takes heat fo

  October 20, 2009