UPCOMING SHOWS & FESTIVALS:

May 13th, 2016 // CHICAGO, IL // MANIFEST STREET FEST (Columbia College)

May 20-22nd, 2016 // ATLANTA, GA // SHAKY BEATS FESTIVAL

May 30th, 2016 // GEORGE, WA // SASQUATCH FESTIVAL

June 6-7th, 2016 // HOUSTON, TX // FREE PRESS SUMMER FESTIVAL

June 9-12th, 2016 // MANCHESTER, TN // BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL

July 31st, 2016 // CHICAGO, IL // LOLLAPALOOZA

September 23-24th, 2016 // PITTSBURGH, PA // THRIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

MORE ON SIR THE BAPTIST: Sir the Baptist, legally William James Stokes, was born at the gateway of Jazz Heaven Bronzeville on the near South Side of Chicago. The mystique of his artistry is connected to the memories of his father’s sermons and the Chicago crime and drug infested ghetto. When it comes to his musical genre, Sir calls it “Church Pub Rap,” – A sound that you will be able to see live at most major music festivals this Summer and his leading single “Raise Hell,” from his forthcoming project “PK: Preacher’s Kid.”

Many have said that “PK: Preacher’s Kid” – due later this spring – will be hailed as a masterpiece. “Modern brilliance. The Sound? Retro as the modern orchestra seamlessly embodying urban sophistication while dancing around a unique voice that often split genres, alternating from the Chicago Native Chance The Rapper’s ‘talk/sing’ sound to sometimes as grainy as his next-door neighbor Louis Armstrong’s voice. Topics? Timelessly provocative and extremely effortless. Sometimes provocatively preachy, sometimes rebellious and sinful and even moments of sexual bluntness that will push back the wig of your churchy grandma. His jazzy influences rest in the scats, slung under syllables, the grace, the natural real life moments captured as if it’s not prepared. His ability to depict vivid scenery separates him with lyrical leverage aligning each vocal interpretation to the plot. The collection of it all marks Sir as a major artist and maybe the pioneer of something new. The modern savior of crooning is here. Sir the Baptist.

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