Childish Gambino Breaks The Kanye-Lite Mold at Boston Calling

By Johnny Firecloud

Childish Gambino is in the post-Kanye goldilocks zone – a rapper who brings a total package party but doesn’t go nuts on hype and production. Without a hype man, the guy we used to call Troy took to the stage at Boston Calling on Saturday and crushed everything from “Heartbeat” to “Backpackers” and back again to close out a day full of memorable festival performances.

Recap: Day Two at Boston Calling ft. Lorde, Childish Gambino, The Hold Steady & More

Check out a full gallery of Gambino’s performance.

All photos: Chris Leo Palermino

Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

     

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

  • Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014

    Childish Gambino at Boston Calling 2014
Johnny Firecloud
Johnny Firecloud

Senior Writer

A senior writer at CraveOnline since 2006, Johnny has reported on music culture around the world for over a decade while setting a higher standard of reviews, editorials, photography and interviews with the industry's biggest names. Johnny has conceptualized and produced a wide range of original Crave features such as the long-running Band of The Month series, the CraveOnstage performance feature, the Music History video series and the Passport travel colum, among others. His Crave coverage spectrum has included Lifestyle, Travel, Film & TV, Politics, Sports, Fashion and Food writing.

A jack of all journalistic trades & master of several, you can also find his work on Antiquiet, Filter, Food Republic, Media Roots, The Owl Mag and beyond. His music photos can be seen on Instagram. Keep up with Johnny on Twitter at @JohnnyFirecloud, and on Facebook.

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