JPEGMAFIA + Butch Dawson

The frantic, energetic presence of rapper Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks (a.k.a. JPEGMAFIA) is palpable in his erratic onstage antics, quippy lyrics and glitchy beats, solidifying him as one of the most intriguing contemporary hip-hop acts. His latest record, All My Heroes Are Cornballs, plays into the manic persona he's established with a tracklist packed with provocative song titles ("Jesus Forgive Me, I Am A Thot," "BasicBitchTearGas"), a kinetic collage of production styles and verses that touch on everything from police violence to The Dark Knight Rises. But the real attraction of JPEGMAFIA's work is his versatile voice and flow, which he puts to use in impressively unpredictable ways amid his glitchy, reference-ridden compositions. Rising Baltimore rapper and producer Butch Dawson opens the show.