The L.A.-based Existereo has performed with a bunch of groups, including 2Mex and the Shapeshifters, and his experience, both in terms of years in the game and number of collaborations (being in a group teaches you how to edit), shows in his cyanide-laced jokes. Existereo blends the rebellious juvenilia of Sage Francis with his own sorta class clown-ish vibe. It’s hard to take what he says that seriously, but his talent is apparent: He actually enjoys both writing and rapping. Veteran underground hitmaker Deeske knows how to inject wiggly lines and ragged edges into the beats on Existereo’s last disc, 2007’s Hopeless Crooks with Open Books, to complement the MC’s weird predilections. There’s even a Northwest connection: Barfly of Oldominion guests on “Ol’ Fashion Hard Livin.” With Tullie the Rapper, Rheteric Ramirez, JFK, DJ WD4D.

Sun., Aug. 23, 9 p.m., 2009