Soul'd with

BJ The Chicago Kid

Thursdays Live

Thursday
May 28, 2020
7 - 10 pm
Calderwood Hall

This Thursdays LIVE concert has been canceled. If you have any questions, contact the Box Office at 617 278 5156.

Experience a live concert that brings a deep-rooted feeling of connection, high energy, and summertime vibes. GRAMMY Award-nominated artist BJ The Chicago Kid shares his interpretation of present-day soul on stage with timeless songs.

Performers

Headliner: BJ The Chicago Kid
Pre-Show Act: DJ Real P

BJ The Chicago Kid, photo by Alex Harper

photo by Alex Harper

BJ the Chicago Kid

It’s been a long time coming for BJ The Chicago Kid, and not just because after four mixtapes and one indie classic, he’s now dropping his major-label debut on Motown, the modern yet deeply soulful In My Mind. You’ve been hearing his voice everywhere though, on the songs by some of the greatest artists of our era—punctuating tracks by Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Kehlani and ScHoolboy Q’s Grammy Award-nominated smash “Studio.” Other notable collaborations include Vic Mensa, Chance The Rapper, Dom Kennedy, Freddie Gibbs, Ty Dolla $ign, Xzibit and, most recently, OG Maco, Joey Bada$$, and Hannibal Burress. Go back even farther and you’ll find BJ was fated for this life.

Tim Hall

An educator, artist, and entrepreneur, Tim Hall is a Boston transplant originally from Detroit, MI. He began playing music at the age of ten, and found poetry in college. Hall draws inspiration from lived experiences, charting the nuances of blackness, masculinity, and the beauties of life. His poetry has been heard at Boston's Hub Week, the Museum of Fine Arts, Berklee College of Music, Outside the Box Festival, Bridgin' Gaps Festival, and many other venues and poetry slam communities around the Boston/Greater Boston area. As a musician, Hall has shared stages with world-renowned recording artists such as The Nappy Roots, Carolyn Malachi, Bilal, Chris Turner, and Aloe Blacc. In 2016 he released his spoken word EP - Colors Of My Soul and self-published book, Trust The Process. He is a 2019 Boston Foundation Lab Grant Recipient, was nominated for Session Musician of the Year by the Boston Music Awards (2018, 2019), received a 2019 Artist Luminary Award from local youth arts non-profit Zumix, and was honored by WBUR’s The Artery 25 as one of 25 millennials of color impacting Arts and Culture in Boston.

photo by Ally Schmaling

DJ Real P

Capturing the ear is the first step to capturing the mind. As a DJ, Producer, Event Curator, and Community Partner, Chimel Idiokitas, also known as ReaL P, tells stories through music and social creativity. DJ Real P is the resident DJ for the 2019-20 Thursdays Live series.

Watch the video for BJ The Chicago Kid's "Turnin' Me Up" now!