Dilated Peoples to lead Fresh Rhymes tour

Underground hip-hop group Dilated Peoples leads the first Fresh Rhymes and Videotape tour in June, presented by independent record label Decon.

The Los Angeles rap crew will be joined on the trek by 88-Keys , The Alchemist and Aceyalone on the trek. The 19-city outing kicks off June 2 in Seattle and will run throughout the month, concluding with a West Coast leg.

Tickets for the tour go on sale April 18; dates are below.

Decon plans to produce an EP after the tour featuring six collaborative tracks involving the trek's featured artists. Additionally, video director Jason Goldwatch (Damian Marley, Young Buck) will document the tour on film to create a short-format video, which will be released with the six-song CD, hence the "Videotape" portion of the event's title.

Dilated Peoples ' most recent full-length, 2006's "20/20," represented the group's last album for Capitol Records before signing with Decon. The 2007 dual CD/DVD "The Release Party" documents the group's transition from indie act to major label artists and ultimate return to the indie world.

88-Keys , Decon's most recent signing, will use the tour to premiere material from his upcoming debut, "The Death of Album." The disc, which is due in stores in August, is executive produced by Kanye West, who makes a guest appearance on the CD's lead single, "Stay Up."

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
June 2008
2 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
3 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
5 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
6 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
8 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
9 - Austin, TX - Emo's
11 - Atlanta, GA - Centerstage Loft
13 - New York, NY - Fillmore NYC at Irving Plaza
14 - Washington, DC - Club 5
15 - Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore at the TLA
17 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
18 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live
20 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
21 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
23 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
24 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
26 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
27 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
29 – Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up

 tour dates and tickets
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