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Immigrant Mic Control Headlines Hip Hop Fest
Concert Series seen as warm up for FOMAT
Kaliburg, Ananto
October 18, 5364


Immigrant Mic Control sells out Lolla Ballroom in Kaliburg

Immigrant Mic Control has begun the Kalistani leg of their International tour, in preparation for the finale, set for Lourenne at FOMAT. The Republican tour which shall consist of three rounds of shows in each district, will last over the next year and a half, and then will extend to several venues in Northern Seleya and Keris. IMC is expected to play venues in Lodamun, Gaduridos, Tukarali, Likatonia, Kizenia, Dolgaria and Endralon. Kalistani shows will be held in Kaliburg, Luxon, Dulnerstaad, Vrassa City, Port Swedes, Addisjah, Nevaras City, High Bong, Eshar, Gendaris, Springfield, Dana, Sulari, Reynoldia, and Yoshimi. Future dates and venues may be added.

"ARC wanted to send us on tour because we could really use some more experience on the road," said Lora Monte. "We told them that we were rethinking getting elected to FOMAT, becasue we've never really played in front of international audiences. Even after the record came out, our concerts were not big. And they don't really run GanJams anymore like they used to. So we need to get some experience in front of different kinds of crowds."

ARC enlisted Radio 2 and ODEN-K as sponsors of the tour and are working on developing the live show. "The label hired a stage crew and we started paying an actual set," said Michel-Guillaume Brenard. "The set works really well for us. It kind of allows us to pace ourselves, to highlight the whole group and to keep good time to the sets. I've been able to work some acoustic stuff into the set to mix things up, and Lora has really started doing a lot more melodic stuff which kind of let her expand her range. Its been a real good opportunity to grow as a group."

The benefits to a more disciplined stage set were obvious at the tour's kickoff in Kaliburg's Lolla Ballroom. The 4,500 seat auditorium was sold out as fans came from across Ananto to help send the band off. "It was a good show," said Tophe Roland. "De La Paz opened for us at the Ballroom show, and they joined us on a couple tunes. Next time we play Kalistan, we're gonna get Republican Pictures out here and shoot a concert movie."

During the tour, between shows, Immigrant Mic Control will be recording their second album. "We have this idea for a record, a concept album sort of like some of those Indralan kung fu pictures they play in the midnight shows," said Bernard. "Like each of the songs will sort of be like a fight: you know how they are episodic and they go from battle to battle to battle. We want to do something like that, but with songs. Like, we are going to take this time on the road to write songs and try them out, as well as play stuff that people know. The record is finna be dope."

The sell out show portends well for the group as they begin preparing for the international stage and counting down to FOMAT XXI in Iztapalata, Lourenne.