Familiarize Yourself

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If it isn’t easy to tell by the majority of the content on this site, we are indie music fans. BUT, I am proud to say that none of the writers on this site limit themselves to one genre, even when it comes to stepping outside of our comfort zones to check out a show. Sometimes you surprise yourself and discover music you would never listen to twice online. This was the case with Los Angeles’s own People Under The Stairs when they headlined Chicago’s Subterranean rock club last week, entertaining a sold out crowd of music fans that love underground hip-hop.

Rock bands have it easy. They can hide behind their instruments and leave the audience with the sounds of guitar rhythms and drum beats. It is MCs like People Under The Stairs’ Thes One and Double K who leave it all on the stage during their performances. With nothing to hide behind except a microphone, Thes One and Double K took the stage with only turntables as their backdrop, and instantly broke into a set that included high energy tracks “Trippin At The Disco,” “Hang Loose,” and “San Francisco Nights.” Keeping the crowd involved throughout the performance, the boys from P.U.T.S. lead the “Chicago” chants and animated the crowd by asking which side [of the city] was best represented (NORTH SIDE!).

The nearly 60-minute set wrapped up when P.U.T.S. invited their female fans onto the stage as the group danced along to one of their most noteworthy tracks, “Hang Loose,” off of O.S.T., a 2002 release. It is clear to see People Under The Stairs are a group that have earned their faithful underground hip-hop following. With over a decade worth of material to perform, People Under The Stairs are far from reaching the peak of their musical career.