KRUSH GROOVE Wednesday Night at Schlafly Bottleworks – Strange Brew!

KRUSH GROOVE screens Wednesday, December 7th at 8pm Schlafly Bottleworks Restaurant and Bar (7260 Southwest Ave.- at Manchester – Maplewood, MO 63143) as part of Webster University’s Award-Winning Strange Brew Film Series.

You never know what’s brewing at Webster University’s Strange Brew cult film series. It’s always the first Wednesday evening of every month, and they always come up with some cult classic to show while enjoying some good food and great suds. The fun happens at Schlafly Bottleworks Restaurant and Bar in Maplewood (7260 Southwest Ave.- at Manchester – Maplewood, MO 63143).

I’ve never seen this month’s Strange Brew pick, KRUSH GROOVE, a movie based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings, but apparently it’s a must see for all Hip Hop historians.

KRUSH GROOVE (1985) is a movie about the struggles of early rap groups trying to make it big in the 80’s when rap was not a popular music genre. The story deals with a number of rap artists Run DMC, Kurtis Blow and the Fat boys in their efforts to make it big as hip hop stars. It deals with the good and bad of having a hit record on a small independent record label, competition between two brothers over the heart of a young female singer (Sheila E.), the consequences of borrowing money from a loan shark, the opportunity to sign with a major label and a talent contest looking for new hip hop talent. The contest includes an appearance from New Edition, an all too brief appearance from future superstars The Beastie Boys and an in-studio audition from LL Cool J.

A Facebook invite can be found HERE