▲ Swagger Like Us Presents Katey Red + Saturn Rising ▲ August 30 ▲ The Uptown Nightclub

Swagger Like Us Presents Katey Red August 30, 2014 The Uptown Nightclub 1928 Telegraph Ave 9P-2A, $10, 21 + O A K L A N D P R I D E W K N D <3 Special Live Performance Katey Red Saturn Rising Hostess Kelly Lovemonster Resident DJs davO (Double Duchess) Boyfriend Guest DJ Essex (Oakland) Photos by Shot In The City Photography Katey Red Born and raised in Uptown's Melpomene Projects, rapper Katey Red holds the distinction of being the first transgender MC to rise to prominence in New Orleans - and probably the world. Katey grew up twirling batons in the Walter L. Cohen High School marching band and rapping with her friends in school corridors and the courtyards of the Melpomene. After the popular local artist DJ Jubilee spotted Katey rapping at a block party in 1998, he suspected he was seeing a new sensation, and promptly brought her to his label, Take Fo Records, which was at the time the top bounce-music label in the city. Katey's striking appearance, playful rhymes and infectious beats, courtesy of Jubilee, turned the young performer into a phenomenon who crossed boundaries with her assured self-confidence and out-and-proud lyrics. -Official SXSW website http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/10/best-of-katey-red http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ZeYslcGNg Saturn Rising Bay Area dance installation & performance artist. http://vimeo.com/91672752 Thank you to our amazing sponsor The Good Hotel for their support and generosity <3 brought to you by Kelly Lovemonster and davO ▲▲▲