Open Mike Eagle w/ Kenny Segal
Open Mike Eagle brings his leftfield “art rap” to Songbyrd Music House with producer Kenny Segal. Eagle’s music pairs half-sung verses, absurdist humor, personal storytelling, and socio-political commentary with adventurous production. His work has addressed subjects including smartphone dependence, the pressures of being an independent artist in the streaming era, family history, trauma, and the destruction of Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes, where members of his family once lived.
The program also features Kenny Segal, whose tactile, melodic, and unconventional production has made him a prominent figure in Los Angeles’ underground rap and experimental music scenes. Dice Raw, the Philadelphia MC and longtime Roots affiliate, is listed as a supporting act. Dice Raw’s writing and performance draw on family, community, violence, and personal experience.
When: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Showtime: The page lists the event at 7:00 PM and also gives 7:00 PM as the door time. No separate performance time is provided.
Tickets: $20 / $22
Lineup: Open Mike Eagle with Kenny Segal; supporting act Dice Raw
Genre: Alternative, experimental, and hip-hop
Ages: All ages
Venue: Songbyrd Music House, 540 Penn Street NE, Washington, DC
Open Mike Eagle: Eagle has released more than a dozen solo and collaborative projects and is associated with the expansion of avant-garde and unconventional rap. His albums include *Dark Comedy*, *Brick Body Kids Still Daydream*, *Anime, Trauma, and Divorce*, and *Neighborhood Gods Unlimited*. He also co-founded *The New Negroes*, a standup-and-music variety show with Baron Vaughn that appeared at Upright Citizens Brigade, on Comedy Central, and at venues around the United States.
Kenny Segal: The Los Angeles-based producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist has collaborated with rappers including billy woods and K-the-I???, and has also worked with Human Error Club and Benjamin Booker. The event description highlights his work on *DOOMED!*, where he creates an unusual, cohesive soundscape around Mike Eagle’s fractured romantic postmortem.
Dice Raw: Dice Raw is the stage name of Karl Jenkins, a Philadelphia hip-hop theater practitioner, MC, and longtime Roots affiliate. He is known for intensely personal writing focused on family, his upbringing, his neighborhood, and the realities of violence.