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Swollen Members head big rap show
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It�s tempting to focus this brief on the acts opening for Swollen Members tonight at the Domino Room.
For rap fans, this is quite the lineup: Common Market is terrific, thoughtful hip-hop from Seattle that features the endlessly entertaining production of DJ Sabzi of Blue Scholars. The Dirtball is our local dude, a fast-rapping native Bendite who tours the country with his adopted Suburban Noize family.
Bliss N Eso joins the bill all the way from the hip-hop not-so-hotbed of Sydney, Australia, so that�s interesting. And Big B�s got a new track out that�s a collaboration with Scott Russo of California rockers Unwritten Law, and it�s a nice mix of acoustic pop and the MC�s raspy flow.
But right now, Swollen Members are the big story. The Vancouver, B.C.-based crew has risen from a scrappy, hard-touring rap act to one of underground hip-hop�s biggest success stories, and longtime fans can be found online lamenting the group�s move toward the mainstream.
If they don�t like it, they should turn away from Swollen�s brand new album, �Armed to the Teeth,� which features guest appearances by big names like Talib Kweli, Everlast and Tech N9ne, plus a couple singles that sound ready-made for the radio.
 Swollen Members, with Big B, Common Market, The Dirtball and Bliss N Eso ; 8 tonight, doors open 7 p.m.; $18 plus service charges in advance, $20 at the door. Advance tickets available through Ticketswest at www .ticketswest.com, 800-992-8499, and the Safeway at 642 N.E. Third St., in Bend; Domino Room, 51 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; www .randompresents.com.
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Swollen Members head big rap show

Published: November 06. 2009 4:00AM PST

It�s tempting to focus this brief on the acts opening for Swollen Members tonight at the Domino Room.

For rap fans, this is quite the lineup: Common Market is terrific, thoughtful hip-hop from Seattle that features the endlessly entertaining production of DJ Sabzi of Blue Scholars. The Dirtball is our local dude, a fast-rapping native Bendite who tours the country with his adopted Suburban Noize family.

Bliss N Eso joins the bill all the way from the hip-hop not-so-hotbed of Sydney, Australia, so that�s interesting. And Big B�s got a new track out that�s a collaboration with Scott Russo of California rockers Unwritten Law, and it�s a nice mix of acoustic pop and the MC�s raspy flow.

But right now, Swollen Members are the big story. The Vancouver, B.C.-based crew has risen from a scrappy, hard-touring rap act to one of underground hip-hop�s biggest success stories, and longtime fans can be found online lamenting the group�s move toward the mainstream.

If they don�t like it, they should turn away from Swollen�s brand new album, �Armed to the Teeth,� which features guest appearances by big names like Talib Kweli, Everlast and Tech N9ne, plus a couple singles that sound ready-made for the radio.

Swollen Members, with Big B, Common Market, The Dirtball and Bliss N Eso ; 8 tonight, doors open 7 p.m.; $18 plus service charges in advance, $20 at the door. Advance tickets available through Ticketswest at www .ticketswest.com, 800-992-8499, and the Safeway at 642 N.E. Third St., in Bend; Domino Room, 51 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; www .randompresents.com.