On the second night of Moodie Black’s tour with Puscifer, frontwoman Kristen Martinez stood in the wings of what was then known as Arizona Federal Theatre, ready to kick off their set in Phoenix with ...

Kristen Martinez is many things. Born in Texas and raised in Arizona, she was known for years primarily as a musician, creating dark, edgy noise rap with her group Moodie Black, which toured the ...

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Ten days ago Kris Martinez of the Minneapolis-based Moodie Black — an artist on the New Haven-based record label Fake Four — was talking about noise rap and her next show in New Haven at The State ...

Although the industry-defying, rebellious antics of Death Grips get the Sacramento trio a lot of attention, it’s worth saying that they certainly weren’t the ones to start mixing the worlds of rap and ...

Kristen Martinez never felt like she fit into Phoenix’s music scene. Rather than compromise on her sound or give up, the noise rap artist worked to create her own opportunities in the Valley. “I had ...

Chris Martinez has traversed the country and large swaths of Europe as emcee for the national noise rap touring act Moodie Black, but his journey began right here in Tucson. The 27-year-old, ...