Austin, Texas-based, queer-conscious rapper Chris Conde is celebrating the success of their very warmly-received album Engulfed In The Marvellous Decay with a brilliant and hysterical new video for the single “Summertime Heat” as well as a record release show on September 18 at The Little Darlin’ in Austin, Texas.
The Richard Whymark (Black Angels, Missy Elliott, PJ Harvey)-directed video for “Summertime Heat” is a collaboration between Conde and Grammy-nominated inventor of cumbia electronica, El Dusty (Universal Records). The video is a joyous celebration of Mexican-American and LGBTQ culture and features cameos from Jeff Smith of Hickoids, Caleb De Casper, Audrey Campbell, and Thomas Valles of Pleasure Venom, as well as Austin Chronicle music editor/musician Kevin Curtin in an unforgettable role as an angry Westlake pool owner.
The September 18 record release show will celebrate Austin’s LGBTQ and BIPOC music communities. While the show is free to the public, The SIMS Foundation (which provides mental health and substance abuse support to the ATX music community) will be on-site to provide information and every donation gets you a raffle ticket for prizes from beloved local LGBTQ/BIPOC/woman-owned CBD company MARYJAE. Here’s the Facebook event for more info.
“This album deals with so much about what we’re all still going through in this pandemic,” says Conde. “So, I’m just excited to get on stage and safely gather in the backyard at The Little Darlin’ to share these songs live with my friends and family. It’s been a crazy year and a half and we need art, music and performances now more than ever.”
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