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billy woods

Hip-hop band from DC · formed 2002

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Shows on record
12
Rooms played
12
Cities
10
Releases
28
Last show
Feb 6, 2024The Caves

About

billy woods is a band from DC, formed in 2002, tagged abstract hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2013 to 2024, across 12 rooms in 10 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

12 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20131 show
  2. 20156 shows
  3. 20192 shows
  4. 20222 shows
  5. 20241 show
Show history
DateVenue
Feb 6, 2024The Caves · EdinburghHeadlinerwith Doss
Aug 21, 2022Knockdown Center · New York (NYC)Supportwith Big Freedia, Dawn Richard, Hurray for the Riff Raff, +5
May 13, 2022Empire Control Room & Garage · AustinSupportwith Ho99o9, N8NoFace, Fat Tony, +2
Nov 22, 2019The State House · New HavenSupportwith Ceschi, Myles Bullen, Anonymous Inc., +1
Nov 15, 2019SPACE · PortlandSupportwith Myles Bullen, Anthony Maintain, Mo Niklz
May 22, 2015Kung Fu Necktie · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Carl Kavorkian, Premrock, Curly Castro
Apr 29, 2015The Asylum · PortlandSupportwith Premrock, Mo Niklz, Curly Castro
Apr 27, 2015Nectar's · BurlingtonSupportwith Premrock, Curly Castro, Mo Niklz
Apr 26, 2015The Shop · WorcesterHeadlinerwith Premrock, Solo Sexx, Curly Castro, +3
Apr 24, 2015Stella Blues · New HavenSupportwith Premrock, Mo Niklz, Curly Castro
Apr 23, 2015The Wheel House · NarragansettSupportwith Premrock, Mo Niklz, Curly Castro
Oct 17, 2013The Attic (formerly Shea Stadium BK) · BrooklynSupportwith Wreck and Reference, SISU, YC the Cynic, +2

Where they play

12 rooms in 10 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • New Haven2 shows
  • Portland2 shows
  • Austin1 show
  • Brooklyn1 show
  • Burlington1 show

and 5 other cities

Live history

12 shows on record
Shows counted
12
First on record
Oct 2013
Latest on record
Feb 2024

Shows per year

  1. 20131
  2. 20156
  3. 20192
  4. 20222
  5. 20241

Top rooms

  • The Caves, Edinburgh · 1
  • Knockdown Center, New York (NYC) · 1
  • Empire Control Room & Garage, Austin · 1
  • The State House, New Haven · 1
  • SPACE, Portland · 1

Top cities

  • Portland · 2
  • New Haven, CT · 2
  • Worcester, MA · 1
  • Burlington · 1
  • Edinburgh · 1

Often on the bill with: PremRock, Mo Niklz, Myles Bullen, Anthony Maintain, Big Freedia, Carl Kavorkian, Ceschi, Dawn Richard

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

28 releases, 2003–2026

  • Funny Games

    2026 · Single

  • Peter And The Wolf

    2026

  • BLK ZMBY

    2025 · Single

  • Calypso Gene

    2025 · Single

  • Complications

    2025 · Single

  • GOLLIWOG

    2025 · Album

  • Lead Paint Test

    2025 · Single

  • Misery

    2025 · Single

  • gowillog

    2025 · Album

  • Black Sabbath

    2024

  • FaceTime

    2023 · Single

  • Inherit My Speech

    2023 · Single

  • Maps

    2023 · Album

  • Earthly Times (Billy Woods Rework)

    2023

  • Aethiopes

    2022 · Album

  • Bite Back

    2022 · Single

  • Church

    2022 · Album

  • BRASS

    2020 · Album

  • Furies

    2020 · Single

  • DJ Addikt presents Cowardly Threats & Hideous Cruelty; The Best Of Billy Woods

    2019 · Compilation

  • Hiding Places

    2019 · Album

  • Terror Management

    2019 · Album

  • Known Unknowns

    2017 · Album

  • Today, I Wrote Nothing

    2015 · Album

  • Dour Candy

    2013 · Album

  • History Will Absolve Me

    2012 · Album

  • The Chalice

    2004 · Album

  • Camouflage

    2003 · Album

Lineup

  • Super Chron Flight Brothers
  • Armand Hammer
  • The Reavers

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 6+ plays, 2023-12-16–2026-01-21 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Mike Ramos) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Sound & Vision' (Emily Fox) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

billy woods — The Caves, 2024-02-06
Poster · The Caves, 2024-02-06 — Songkick
billy woods — The State House, 2019-11-22
Poster · The State House, 2019-11-22 — Songkick
billy woods — SPACE, 2019-11-15
Poster · SPACE, 2019-11-15 — Songkick
billy woods — Kung Fu Necktie, 2015-05-22
Poster · Kung Fu Necktie, 2015-05-22 — Songkick
billy woods — The Asylum, 2015-04-29
Poster · The Asylum, 2015-04-29 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Billy Woods on Last.fmArtist facts
Billy Woods on DiscogsArtist facts
billy woods on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Billy Woods. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Origin
New York City, New York, U.S.
Years active
2002–present
Genres
Hip-hop, underground hip-hop, abstract hip-hop
Labels
Backwoodz Studioz, Rhymesayers

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