Lady SOV is playing Boston

she's playing upstairs? on a postage stamp-sized stage? where they normally have belly dancers and lone acoustic guitarists?

that does not seem to herald a full-fledged tour.

!!!!!!!

Just today I was thinking about how awesome it'd be to see her live.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh, yeah, forgot to mention, i'm hugely jealous. die.

Just read that she has a US release coming in Nov - Vertically Challenged.

http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/detail.asp?UPC=CHL60CD

For her current level of renown in the US I'd say Middle East Upstairs is a fair venue for her. I might actually leave the house for this.

From today's Pitchfork:

Lady Sovereign Raps with Jay-Z, Usher; Will Release EP in November

Amy Phillips reports:
UK grime’s Great White Hype/Hope, Lady Sovereign, will finally release the EP, Vertically Challenged, on Chocolate Industries on November 15. The trash-talkin’ 19-year-old and self-described “white midget” has more buzz than tinnitus right now, thanks to a series of hott British singles, a spot on the genre-defining Run the Road compilation, and heavily traded mp3s burnin’ up the interweb.

But come November, us American folk will be able to rub our grubby little hands all over our very own piece o’ Lady Sov wax. Vertically Challenged will feature five original tracks and three remixes, including one of “A Little Bit of Shhh!” by none other than Beastie Boy Ad Rock. (Funky white people unite!) It will also include a thirty-minute DVD with videos, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. Tracklist:

01 Random
02 A Little Bit Of Shhh!
03 Ch-Ching
04 Fiddle With The Volume
05 The Battle
06 Random (Menta Remix)
07 A Little Bit Of Shhh! (Ad Rock Remix)
08 Fiddle With The Volume (Ghislain Poirier Remix)

A full-length Lady Sov jawn, with the tentative title of Straight Up Cheeky is expected for Spring 2006… but which lucky label will release it? Well, Universal’s got its tentacles wrapped around her worldwide, but in the U.S.A., the pint-sized princess has been in talks with Def Jam, having been flown out to New York City by the label’s president, Shawn Carter. Yes, that’s right: Jay-Z is trying to sign Lady Sovereign. Apparently, the pair had a meeting in the Def Jam offices, and Usher, Teairra Mari and Antonio “L.A.” Reid were also present. Talk about big pimpin’!

Next Thursday, Sov will rock the mic at NYC’s Webster Hall as part of the CMJ Music marathon, sharing the stage with Diverse, Apsci, Aesop Rock and Blackalicious. Look for Hova and Beyonce in the VIP. A November/December American tour is in the works, so keep your eyes and ears peeled.

I don't know where this Straight Up Cheeky comes from, I read it first at SF/J's blog, but I've heard Lady Sov herself proclaim from the stage that the album will be called Public Warning.

Make "From September 7th's Pitchfork..."

upstairs isn't *that* small, I think lukas is thinking of the corner space downstairs.

Agreed, Upstairs (in the back, above the Downstairs sort of) and The Corner (with the factually postage stamp stage -- in the front of the resto, with the occasional belly dancer) are different spots.

If Calla, Crooked Fingers, Holly Golightly, et al can play Upstairs, Lady SOV can.

Oond she vill like it!

Upstairs holds ~150 to 175, decent sized room.

oops.