Tropidelic
Saturday, January 17, 2026 – Tropidelic with Jarv and Damn Skippy live at Westside Bowl in Youngstown, Ohio.
Doors open for VIP at 5:45PM, with General Admission entry at 6:30PM and music starting at 7:30PM. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 the day of the show. VIP packages are available through Tropidelic’s website.
Tropidelic
Tropidelic is a six-piece groove machine from Cleveland, Ohio, blending reggae rock, hip-hop, funk, and feel-good hooks into one high-energy live experience. Built on a DIY grind and an independent mindset, they’ve grown from regional heroes into a nationally touring band without losing their working-class heart.
Front man Matthew Roads writes from the gut, chasing emotion over genre rules and keeping the lyrics honest and grounded. Their 2024 album leans into that exploratory spirit, pushing their sound into new territory while still speaking to anyone who’s had to scrap and hustle to get ahead.
In recent years, Tropidelic has checked off a wild list of milestones: throwing out the first pitch and performing at a Cleveland Guardians game, adopting a highway in their hometown, launching and curating their own festivals (Sunny Days and Everwild), racking up tens of millions of streams, and hitting major US festivals like BeachLife and Tortuga. They’ve toured with The Dirty Heads, Lupe Fiasco, 311, and Michael Franti, and made their debut at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre—proof that their “nose to the grindstone” approach is paying off in a big way.
Damn Skippy
Damn Skippy is an up-and-coming rapper whose sharp wordplay and animated delivery make every track feel like a conversation with an old friend who tells it exactly like it is. Coming from a small town with big ambitions, Skippy folds grit, humor, and everyday reality into his bars, turning the struggles and weirdness of regular life into clever, head-nodding anthems.
His name—“Damn Skippy”—matches the personality: a little off-center, confident, and memorable. He first caught ears via viral freestyles and clips on social media, quickly building a loyal fanbase that connects with his laid-back charisma and unfiltered storytelling. His debut EP shows he can balance sticky, sing-along hooks with tightly packed verses, and onstage he doubles down with high-energy performances and a playful presence that keeps the crowd locked in from the first beat.
Jarv
Jarv (Nathan Jarvis) is a Brooklyn-based MC, producer, and self-proclaimed mediocre skateboarder whose style pulls equally from golden-era hip-hop and left-field indie rap. Originally from Windsor, Vermont and born on September 24, 1993, he started making music as a teenager and dropped his first official project, Jarvage Vol. 1, in 2016. Since then, he’s released multiple full-length projects and built a reputation as a technically skilled rapper with a cinematic ear for production.
Onstage and on record, Jarv mixes dense rhyme schemes with a conversational delivery, often weaving humor and self-awareness into tightly structured verses. He’s toured with underground mainstays like RA the Rugged Man, Masta Ace, Little Stranger, Mr. Lif & Akrobatik, Sadat X, Spose, and The Palmer Squares, sharpening his craft in front of hip-hop heads across the map. Influences like Edan, Slick Rick, Q-Tip, Big L, Prince Paul, Del the Funky Homosapien, Wu-Tang Clan, Madlib, De La Soul, J Dilla, and more can be heard in his work—but the voice and vision are distinctly his own.
