On the week of the show, I jusy finished an interview with local rapper, Nytmare, who will will an opening act for The Deadites on MOTHER F! NIGHT TWO, on Saturday, July 21st @ The Lucky Dog Music Hall. I hope you're as stoked as we are.

New England Local Music: How and when did you first discover your talent as a rapper?

Nytmare: Well I never quite recognized it as a talent as much as something I loved to do. I was an articulate kid who wrote a lot, so it was sort of a natural progression after hip-hop spoke to the things going on in my community. I was about 12 years old when I started trying to seriously write rhymes, spit live and take it to the battles.

NELM: Is there an overall motive or concept that you express in your music?

Nytmare: Very "real", very lyrical, tell-it-like-it-is vibe, spoken-word vibe, sometimes very dark and desolate, other times very satirical. Overall I'm a dark realist with satire and cynicism woven in- I'm a storyteller as well. It's hard to characterize it in one word or two because my style is eclectic and raw all at the same time. My vibe is "Nytmare."

NELM: Do you try to lean towards politics in your music?

Nytmare: I definitely don't try to; much of it has little to do with politics. But music is a stream of consciousness for me and when some issues were really at the forefront I've felt the need to express it.

NELM: What's the forecast for your album, Insomniadict?

Nytmare: Inducing sleep deprivation Winter 2007.

NELM: Do you write all of the beats the back your raps?

Nytmare: I focus on writing, recording vocals and leave the instrumentation to my talented friends behind the boards. I have projects with a handful of local producers but most of my material and signature sound was created by Jeremy "JC" Connor.

NELM: What do you try to bring the stage that isn't available in your music by just listening?

Nytmare: I make sure my lyrics are thoughtful and meaningful. That being the case when you just hear my music you are drawn in and want to listen and understand as opposed to some modern hip-hop that is crafted just to sound good collectively but have little substance. That does come across in just listening, but certainly in a live performance when you see how animated I get and how genuine my delivery is; you have a visual element that draws you in even more. That's why I have people often tell me they traditionally don't like hip-hop but really dig my music.


NELM: How do you feel about being part of the Mothers Foundation bill?

Nytmare: Cancer has personally touched my family so having the opportunity to be part of a benefit for such a great cause is truly an honor for me. Not to mention how absolutely amped I am to be sharing the stage with some of the illest bands to ever come out of this city. Saturday night is going to be bananas.

Mother F! Night Two (Saturday, July 21st The Lucky Dog Music Hall (89 Green Street, Worcester, MA)
The Deadites
Huck
THe Curtain Society
The Pathetics
Nytmare

www.thedeadites.com
www.huckmusic.com
www.curtainsociety.com
www.thepathetics.com
www.nytmaremusic.com

also check out:

Mother F! Night One
Friday, July 20th @ The Lucky Dog Music Hall (89 Green Street, Worcester, MA)
The Bee's Knees
The Luxury
4inchstud
Steve Mossberg
Thinner

www.beeskneesmusic.com
www.theluxuryband.com
www.4inchstud.com
www.mossbergmusic.com
www.thinnerrock.com

 Mother F! is a show put on by The Mothers Foundation, which is a non-profit organization fighting the war on cancer. All proceeds from the show go to The American Cancer Society and Hope Lodge.