Check ’em out: Barkodz: An Urban Experience features local artists working to honor hip-hop’s past while forging its future, using rhythm and words to address oppression, progression, and political expression. The lineup includes Kush Gang, Keese Allen, Equally Opposite, and more. Lights, sound, stage effects, and a “transport cube” make the event a multi-sensory experience the likes of which the performers guarantee you’ve never seen before.
Friday 6/18, $5-10. 7:30pm, IX Art Park, 522 Second St SE. ixartpark.org.