The Texas Heat Ain’t Got S**t On The Hotter Than Hell Showcase

Friday night, the Paper Tiger was hotter than usual; some could even say hotter than hell itself, which could be due to the lineup present on the courtyard stage that consisted of GAWF, Swanny Ivy, Bamsworth Belli, BTB Savage, Mateo Sun, Liiito & J Allan on the 1s & 2s for the night. The evening was jam-packed with notable performances, fire merch on deck & positivity running wild throughout the night.

J Allan was live in the mix at doors opening for the showcase and set the stage ablaze with unreleased records & hits before welcoming Gawf to start the show. GAWF served up the crowd with some classic joints and some recently released tracks that had the place begin getting packed inside. Swanny Ivy followed up with an incredible set of his own and shared that it was his first performance back at the Paper Tiger since 2019. Bamsworth Belli didn’t waste time getting the crowd moving during his set since he played a lot of tracks from his recently released “Hi I’m Bamsworth 2” project that had everyone rocking with him. BTB Savage was up next on stage and continued to keep the place floating with tracks before Mateo Sun started his set. Mateo came out shining like the sun during his time; he had the place moshing and thrashing throughout his 15-minute performance. Liiito didn’t want the momentum to end, so he picked up right where he left off and kept the crowd jumping for the remainder of the night, topping off the showcase to end on a high note.

It was a great turnout, and I’m hoping more showcases like this are going more frequent throughout the year; if you missed this show, we recommend not missing out on the next one or any, for that matter. Support your local talent.