DJ Shadow with Lateef The Truth Speaker - Webster Hall - $35/$32 In Adv - 10/17 & 10/18

Ten years ago an underground DJ emerged from the Bay Area with an album called “Endtroducing.” By weaving samples of non-mainstream artists into the fabric of his work and using distinctive, intricate drum breaks, Shadow produced one of the quintessential trip-hop albums to date (preferable on a dark rainy night or when you wanna chill out and don't want lyrics). Now, the frightening thing is that Shadow also gets very ill on the wheels of steel, doing straight-up party shit which is evident on his recent mixtape, “Funky Skunk.” For the next two days he’s DJing alongside Quannum labelmate Lateef the Truth Speaker, at Webster Hall, so expect to get the West Coast conscious rap style and grade-A beats.