Concert Review: Murs at the Record Bar

Murs

Better Than: Finding out you’re adopted

By JORDAN EDWARDS

Murs (aka Nick Carter) has spent the last decade drifting around the West Coast hip-hop wasteland without much love from the mainstream. The Ryan Adams of rap, he’s pumped out eight studio albums and several collaborations since 1997. But the 30-year-old Angelino recently signed to Warner Bros., so it’s time to get serious. Goofball guests like Shock G and pro wrestler John Cena have been brushed aside in favor of Top 40 players Snoop Dogg and Will.i.am. Before the release of Murs for President on September 30, the label launched a full-scale media campaign complete with a front-page spot on MySpace.

He also travels in a badass bus with his picture painted on the side.

Murs is on the road in support of his brand new big-boy status. But before he can pack them in at the Sprint Center, he’s got prove himself in small venues like the Record Bar in Westport, which is where his Zune-sponsored tour parked last night.