Hannibal Buress’ Sunday Funday is full of bowling, arcades, music
In Sunday Funday, L.A. individuals give us a play-by-play of their very best Sunday round city. Discover concepts and inspiration on the place to go, what to eat and learn how to get pleasure from life on the weekends.
For the final 20 years, Hannibal Buress, who raps below the stage identify Eshu Tune, has had a ubiquitous presence within the comedy world.
At this level, he’s completed all of the issues: carry out stand-up at venues all over the world, write on “Saturday Evening Stay,” launch 5 comedy specials, create his personal T.V. sequence (“Why? with Hannibal Buress”), land recurring roles on Comedy Central’s “Broad Metropolis” and “The Eric Andre Present” on Grownup Swim, voice act for a movie (“The Secret Lifetime of Pets”), and carry out at music festivals together with the Grownup Swim Pageant and his personal occasion, Isola Fest.
However for those who ask Buress what’s thrilling him lately, he’ll rave about making music.
“I don’t casually do stand-up anymore,” mentioned Buress, who not too long ago launched a music referred to as “I Raise Weights.” “That’s the distinction proper now. I’m not likely going to the pop-up and stuff for enjoyable like I used to do. I’m not seeking to do comedy a number of occasions on a Tuesday. I’ll do an open mic and do music. If I’m doing comedy, it’s like I’m making an attempt to promote some tickets to pay for this motherf— music.”
Buress’ very best Sunday in Los Angeles largely includes making music, however he additionally makes time for hitting the 1-3 pocket at his favourite bowling alleys and catching dwell music performances. Right here’s how he’d spend the right day. This interview has been edited and condensed for size and readability.
7 a.m.: Eat breakfast and write rhymes
After I’m in a superb temper, I’m waking up round 7 a.m. or so. I don’t wish to order an excessive amount of breakfast. Sometimes, I’ll choose up a breakfast wrap or breakfast burrito at this spot referred to as Indignant Egret.
I don’t do it every single day, but when I get some writing completed earlier than I tackle any incoming communication or let any exterior ideas into my mind, it’s normally good. Even when it’s simply half-hour. I’ve written a few of my higher songs and stuff that’s not out, however I can inform the writing is totally different when it occurs straight away within the morning like I can really feel it. There’s three studio rooms in my dwelling, so I’ll do it within the third room that has nothing in it. It’s simply type of soundproof and you need to give attention to the writing. That’s one of many issues I like about having it, you possibly can actually get into one other world. Ain’t no avenue noise, no birds or nothing. It’s simply the room and the music itself.
Generally I’ll apply on the drums. I don’t drum as a lot as I’d like. However I need to get into it every single day as a result of drumming is all 4 limbs, it’s actually one thing that you need to be absolutely locked in, in order that’s a pleasant exercise for the mind. I seen that my temper all through the day if I drum early is fairly dope.
8:00 a.m.: Learn random passages from a handful of books
I took the strain off myself to fret about ending books, and I wish to generally simply get 5 books after which learn just a few pages, like 10 pages of every and simply take what I would like from them. I largely learn nonfiction. I acquired this e-book referred to as “The Quantity Ones” [by Tom Breihan], which talks about totally different chart-topping hits and the tales round them. Additionally, the Questlove books [“Music is History” and “Creative Quest”]; there’s a Jimi Hendrix e-book that I’m studying proper now; and a e-book by Andre Iguodala, who performs for the Warriors, referred to as “The Sixth Man.”
11 a.m.: Hit up the Leimert Park Plaza
I’d go to Leimert Park. I’d go get a jacket at a kind of [stores] and purchase a shirt or one thing. Perhaps purchase an previous e-book from any individual.
I’d simply stroll round. I’ll normally seize one thing from someplace with the shortest line. I ain’t about to face in an extended line for meals trigger there’s so many different locations. The opposite locations can’t be that dangerous. They will’t be that dangerous.
2 p.m.: Hit the “1-3 pocket” at a bowling alley
I like Bowlero in Pasadena. They’ve a personal part with just a few lanes off to the facet that’s good. They let me play my music there, in order that was good to listen to. I am going to Shatto 39 Lanes generally. There was once this 24-hour spot referred to as Gage Bowl. It’s nonetheless open, it’s simply not 24 hours, however earlier than the pandemic, I’d go there late at 3 a.m. That’s truly the place I bowled my excessive rating of 197, but it surely was solo play, which doesn’t really matter.
I’d go along with mates and different musicians. We’d order a bunch of meals: pizza, some wings, cauliflower, some tacos, some quesadillas.
I’ve a professional bowler pal, GG Mason, who got here by way of. She occurred to be on the town and he or she type of introduced the extent up as a result of she’s not f— round. [Laughs] I’m good at bowling, however I’m wildly inconsistent — identical to my life. So I’ve nice peaks and nice valleys. So I’ll bowl a pair strikes, then gutter. That’s the factor ‘trigger I rap about it, individuals are like, “Am I going to get destroyed?” I’m like, “Perhaps. But in addition, you would possibly win. I don’t know what’s going to occur. I would bowl 170. I additionally would possibly bowl 93. Who is aware of what’s going to occur proper now?”
5 p.m.: Go to Wisdome LA
I wish to go to Wisdome LA. I haven’t been there in a minute, however they acquired what they do in there with the artwork and visuals and it’s a great place to simply get impressed. They could simply have visuals going and totally different artwork, or I do know they’ve themed stuff, or they may have some sound-bath-type stuff. I went to a Hendrix factor there, like reimagining the music of Jimi Hendrix.
7 p.m.: Play video games at Two Bit Circus
Since I’m within the space, I’d go to Two Bit Circus. I identical to the totally different enjoyable video games. They’ve VR stuff there. They acquired some basketball stuff. They acquired a bunch of video games I haven’t seen wherever else on the arcade facet. It’s like one other world there.
9 p.m.: Catch a dwell present on the Moroccan Lounge
I went to the Moroccan Lounge for the primary time [recently]. Carrtoons was performing and Rob Araujo, who’s a particularly dope musician and he performs a few of my exhibits. He performs keys. So I used to be going to observe. He invited me to do a music. It felt good in there and sounded nice, and it made me simply need to see s— there. It’s tremendous intimate, but it surely sounds good and had a superb display.
11:30 p.m.: Exercise in between enjoying “Rocket League”
I’d play Rocket League at dwelling. It’s like race automobile [driving] and soccer blended collectively. It’s an excellent thrilling sport. I haven’t actually performed different stuff that a lot since I began enjoying it. I used to play NBA2K some, but it surely’s been changed. Rocket League is a greater sport. It’s extra motion packed. So now I attempt to incorporate my exercises into Rocket League as a result of when any individual scores a purpose on both crew, there’s about 15 seconds the place there’s a replay. And so you possibly can skip that, however I began simply utilizing that point to do a fast 5 push-ups or 10 leaping jacks or one thing actual fast in that point. And the sport is 5 minutes, so it’s quick. I’ll normally placed on a mixture or one thing whereas I’m enjoying. I’ll placed on an Amapiano combine or the brand new JPEG and Danny Brown goes actually good with enjoying Rocket League.
12:30 a.m.: Hearken to a podcast till I go to sleep
What would I do? Name all my exes.
I’d sit back and watch a present, take heed to a podcast. Proper now, I take heed to the “No Labels Essential” podcast so much with Sean “Brandman” Taylor and Jacorey “Kohrey” Barkley. On one of these day, I’d fall asleep round 1 or 2 a.m.
I don’t attempt to get into nothing earlier than 10 or 11 a.m. as a result of I would like to have the ability to write straight away and browse or play or make music. I would like that to be, if attainable, the primary issues I do as a result of then it simply begins a superb momentum for the day.
