Regina Folk Festival Presents
Cadence Weapon
with guests SUPER DUTY TOUGH WORK
Thursday, November 7th
The Exchange - 2431 8th Ave
All ages & Licensed
This show will offer a mix of seating and standing room.
All Ticket holders must be prepared to show ID at the door.
Lineup and schedule subject to change.
NO EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS.
Tickets go on sale September 6th
Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon is Edmonton-born, Toronto-based rapper, producer, writer and poet Rollie Pemberton. His 2021 album Parallel World won Canada’s Polaris Music Prize.
The son of a pioneering hip-hop radio DJ, Pemberton grew up around a diverse library of music. Splitting his time between Edmonton’s experimental electronic and underground rap scenes as a teenager, Pemberton eventually developed a hybrid of both styles. Cadence Weapon has released five albums, all of which have been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, with Breaking Kayfabe (2006) and Hope In Dirt City (2012) and Parallel World (2021) being shortlist nominees. Pemberton has toured extensively following the success of these albums, playing festivals like Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork Music Festival, Roskilde and Primavera Sound and performing shows with artists such as Public Enemy, Diplo, Questlove, De La Soul and many more.
Pemberton’s music is known for pairing groundbreaking production with incisive, socially conscious lyricism. Pemberton served as Poet Laureate of Edmonton from 2009 to 2011, making him the literary ambassador of his hometown. His poem “The Garden” was incorporated into a bronze sculpture at the Alberta Legislature Grounds in Edmonton in 2018. Pemberton was the narrator and a writer for the VICELAND television series PAYDAY and Mister Tachyon and he has hosted lectures and conducted live interviews for CBC q and Red Bull Music Academy. Pemberton’s debut book, Bedroom Rapper, is a personal account of his life in music as an artist, critic and fan amid a changing digital landscape. It was released in early 2002 by McClelland & Stewart.
“Pemberton is no stranger to pushing creative boundaries across artistic mediums to better understand himself and the world around him.” - Stereogum
“Cadence Weapon uses drill, trap, grime, and acid house production—all heavily-policed genres—to weigh in on the state-sanctioned violence that disproportionately punishes Black people.” - Bandcamp
“Even as the Canadian rap scene has become crowded with upstarts and his sound has been picked over for parts, Cadence Weapon remains one of its most crucial voices.” - Pitchfork
"His darting intelligence and racing imagination are evident in every line" – The Guardian
Super Duty Tough Work
“Golden Era Taste, Current Era Based”
Since forming in late 2014 in Winnipeg, Super Duty Tough Work has earned the region’s premier live hip hop contigent title. Fronted by Brendan Grey and backed by a highly skilled group of local and international musicians, the band prefers to hit the stage as a seven-piece ensemble with horns, drums, bass, guitar and keys.
PRESS
“Relying on the potency of silky bass lines and honey-soaked horns, paired with exacting lyrics about sky-high ambitions, the eight-piece hybrid rap-jazz-r&b group channeled the beating heart of the ‘90s East Coast hip-hop into legendary performances across the country. When they finally got around to recording, the response was swift and gushing...” - Words & Music
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About the Exchange
The Exchange is wheelchair accessible and offers 2 non-gender/wheelchair-accessible washrooms.
The Exchange is an all-ages venue that supports the Safer Spaces Initiative. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, abusive and/or discriminative behaviour. Such behaviour is grounds for immediate removal from the event/venue. If you are experiencing any harassment please ask to speak to a manager.
Ticket price plus taxes and fees - lineups subject to change - no refunds or exchanges