Sparks, who also rhymes and has dropped more than 30 mixtapes since 2004 (he’s at Harpers this Friday), hopes his show will take him to the proverbial “next level” — the one most of his guests claim to be taking it to. He and Blanco are pitching Heir to commercial stations; in the meantime they’re compulsively shooting and editing. And though 10 years ago it might have been absurd to think that a cable-access show with chronically misspelled captions and a name that half the interviewees mispronounce (“Ear to the Streets”) could make it all the way, these days Heir and Rappin’ with the Rickster would be the most entertaining programs on MTV
WALLY SPARKS + A.S.N. + BRE & G HARD + KAYBIGGS57 + RE-SURCH + AZ | Harpers Ferry, 158 Brighton Ave, Allston | December 19 at 8 pm | 18+ | $18-$20 | 617.254.9743 or www.harpersferryboston.com
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