Revive Video: Sidewalk Chalk Deliver A Jazz Take On Kendrick Lamar's "Alright"
Known for their creative obfuscation on the lines between groovy genres, Sidewalk Chalk logged a major achievement last week with the release of their new "Alright" video. The clip features the ensemble in the back of a pickup truck amidst some rustic train tracks and silos, showing us that Kendrick Lamar's motto of urban resistance and affirmation can play well just about anywhere--even those out of the way places. Fueled by tap dance drums, a couple of brass horns and earnest vocals (oh, and that old piano(, the track is a creative and sparse take on the Pharrell-produced hit, which has gone on to be one of the most-beloved tracks off of To Pimp A Butterfly.
Sidewalk Chalk will be embarking on their Carry the Weight tour, which includes stops all over the nation and is one of the most intense live itineraries we've ever seen. Check out the tour's official poster below, and Sidewalk Chalk's video for "Alright" in its entirety over at Revive.
Tour Dates:
9.16 Columbus, OH @ Brothers Drake Meadery
9.17 Fort Wayne, IN @ The Brass Rail
9.18 Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward Theater
9.19 Chicago, IL @ Goose Island Urban Block Party
9.23 St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
9.24 Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard
9.25 San Antonio, TX @ Brick at Blue Star
9.26 Austin, TX @ Stubbs
9.27 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf
9.28 Dallas, TX @ Sundown at Granada
9.29 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
9.30 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's
10.1 Tupelo, MS @ Blue Canoe
10.2 Steele, AL @ CukoRakko Festival
10.3 Marietta, GA @ Marietta Jazz & Jokes
10.4 Durham, NC @ Motorco
10.5 Richmond, VA @ The Camel
10.6 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
10.7 Syracuse, NY @ Funk 'n Waffles
10.8 Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot
10.10 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace Club
10.12 Boston, MA @ Cuisene en Locale
10.15 Toronto, ON @ May Cafe
10.16 Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch
10.17 Marquette, MI @ The Racket
10.20 Billings, MT @ Rocky Mountain College
10.21 Missoula, MT @ Stage 112
10.22 Eugene, OR @ WoW Hall
10.23 Novato, CA @ Hopmonk
10.24 Caspar, CA @ Caspar Inn
10.27 Boise, ID @ The Reef
10.28 Denver, CO @ Walnut Room
10.29 Lincoln, NE @ Zoo Bar
10.30 Iowa City @ Yacht Club
10.31 Louisville, KY @ Tim Faulkner Gallery
11.5 Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's