--- title: "Interview: Substance ...From Kevin Nottingham's The Underground Express Showcase" description: "Interview: Substance ...From Kevin Nottingham's The Underground Express Showcase" image: https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hs-fs/file-2499561287-jpg/blog-files/a3c-flyer-kn-7_101.jpg --- [**](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/post/news/interview-substance-from-kevin-nottinghams-the-underground-express-showcase#) - Oct 8-13, 2019 - [Home](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Schedule](https://a3cconference.com/shows/index.html) - [Lineup](https://a3cconference.com/lineup/index.html) - [Oct 8-13, 2019](https://www.a3cfestival.com) - [Blog](https://blog.a3cfestival.com) - [Buy Tickets](https://www.a3cfestival.com/tickets) ![](https://udxsva.com/tag?id=11009) - [Home](https://blog.a3cfestival.com) - [Artist Advice](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/artist-advice) - [Music Industry](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/music-industry) - [A3C Updates](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/a3c) - [Events](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/events) - [Atlanta](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/atlanta) - [Opportunities](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/topic/opportunities) # Interview: Substance ...From Kevin Nottingham's The Underground Express Showcase ![The Blog Team](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/hubfs/a3c17%20red%20plain-1.png) Posted by [The Blog Team](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/author/the-blog-team) on Oct 8 * * Straight out of Chicago, paying homage to the classic boom bap and Wu-tang era of hip hop which influences their style, meet Substance. 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