Author and Poet, Kevin Coval, just released his latest book, L-Vis Lives!: Race Music Poems. The new work is a collection of poetry that details a white rapper’s emergence from the suburbs to superstardom. The poems examine how white audiences interpret black art, mainly Hip Hop, become attached to it, and then go onto perform. I am about halfway through the book thus far, and really like how Kevin writes from multiple viewpoints and speaks on the simultaneous genuine and disingenuous nature of his L-Vis character.
Kevin will be performing a new solo show based on the book at Victory Gardens, which debuts tomorrow and will run through April 14th. On March 29th, I will be participating in a “talk back” with Kevin following the performance. Please come out and enjoy. You can see the trailer below as well as all of the dates below.
L-Vis Lives At Victory Gardens:
Tue, March 27: 7:30pm (Preview)
Wed, March 28: 7:30pm (Preview)
Thu, March 29: 7:30pm (Preview)
Fri, March 30: 7:30pm (Opening)
Sat, March 31: 7:30pm
Thu, April 5: 7:30pm
Fri, April 6: 7:30pm
Sat, April 7: 7:30pm
Thu, April 12: 7:30pm
Fri, April 13: 7:30pm
Sat, April 14: 7:30pm