B. Dolan w/ Buddy Peace & Dan le Sac

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Fantastic Damage are pleased to announce the second in our series of Fan Dam specials, featuring the phenomenal B. DOLAN, DAN LE SAC and BUDDY PEACE.

For over a decade, B. Dolan has built a reputation for himself as one of the smartest, most energetic and surprising shows in Hip-Hop and Spoken Word. He keeps his loyal, homegrown fanbase coming back with a continually shapeshifting presentation, outsider perspective, and masterful execution.

B. Dolan began performing in 1999 in the heart of NYC's burgeoning spoken word scene, where he developed his chops quickly. An 18 year old Dolan arrived for the first time as part of HBO's Def Poetry Series in 2002, and the respect earned with numerous performance poetry championships in the two years that followed. After the 2003 self-release of 'The Failure', Dolan disappeared from the poetry scene to pursue more overtly musical projects, as well as his own contribution to the struggle against social injustice.

In the midst of inventing the ragged, breakdown aesthetic of his later work, Dolan also dug in his activist roots by creating and co-founding the Knowmore.org website with former slam teammate and friend Sage Francis. A 2008 re-release of 'The Failure' on Strange Famous Records followed, and the record was critically acclaimed as a genre-defying, unheralded classic. It also earned a legion of die hard fans for Dolan's spoken word pieces, who've stuck around since to watch this unique artist's continual reinvention.

Dolan's decidedly hip-hop sophomore LP 'Fallen House, Sunken City' dropped in 2010, and was instantly hailed by rap legends, critics and fans as a massive success. Alternative Press called the album "proof that underground hip hop still has bite," and The Onion's A.V. Club named it "One of the best albums of 2010."

In addition to his partner and frequent collaborator Sage Francis, Dolan has also toured with the likes of Buck 65, Alias, Sole, Solilaquests of Sound, Prolyphic, Scroobius Pip, Grand Buffet, and on this tour he will be joined by the legendary Dan le Sac and Buddy Peace.