Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 - one response
James Blake didn’t skip a beat. On the heels of his Weekend 1 Coachella performance, he came straight to San Francisco for not one, but two nights of his soulful singing and bass heavy tracks. Last nights performance at the Mezzanine left me with a huge amount of respect for Blake: he knows how to make his experience one [...]
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 - no responses
There’s a stigma to the end of a tour: a tired artist with their tired band gives a tired show. It happens to the best of acts, as tours can be utterly exhausting, especially when you add in the other appearances an artist has to make while they’re bopping around the country in the back of a van [...]
Sunday, April 7th, 2013 - no responses
The drums rumble on “Fantasy” like a war cry as Lizzy Plapinger sings repeatedly, “How could you be what I wanted to see?” Dissolution is a battle. On “Fantasy” Plapinger coyly details losing sight of herself, as she comes back to reality. This is the fifth song released off their debut album, Secondhand Rapture, which is scheduled for release on [...]
Thursday, April 4th, 2013 - no responses
The contemplative stillness looms over “Our Love Has No Rhythm.” Simple words–direct and unwavering–wash cooly over the gentle loops of guitars and soft drums. “Talk and I will listen,” sings Fiona Jane, and we do. But like the video’s minimalism, even the most apparently mundane statements hold a weight of meaning that goes beyond anything said or shown. [...]
Sunday, March 31st, 2013 - no responses
Ever since the release of Vampire Weekend’s self-titled album there has been a seeming void (and demand) for a sunny (indie) album imbued with the same Paul Simon inspired African guitars and rhythms. Meet Trails and Ways. Like the aforementioned Columbia grads, Trails and Way is comprised of four college friends from UC Berkeley freshly embarking from a nudist/idealist [...]
Sunday, March 31st, 2013 - no responses
If I said to Tyler the Creator that I thought his material was “growing up,” I image he’d slap me across the face and say “bitch please.” As one of the leaders of the OFWGKA crew, the “horror-core” rapper seems to have chilled his tone on “IFHY.” It’s not like Wolf Haley hasn’t sung a few broken hearted [...]
Monday, March 25th, 2013 - no responses
Thank goodness international musicians come to North America to “make it,” otherwise we’d have to move to Australia. Home of San Cisco, Flight Facilities and Tame Impala, Australia has a new artist you need to take note: Flume. This isn’t the first time we’ve mentioned the 20 year-old DJ. His self-titled debut blends Pretty Lights’ (listen to “On [...]
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 - no responses
Southern rapper, Big K.R.I.T., released the official video for “R.E.M.” yesterday. Sampling James Blake’s “Wilhems Scream,” the added 808 drums add a gritty tone fitting for K.R.I.T.’s inflective style rapping. The track is off his upcoming mixtape, King Remembered In Time mixtape.
Monday, February 25th, 2013 - no responses
Almost seven years ago Alex Levy (ex Epic Records and Rolling Stone executive) started assembling a tribute party to Bob Dylan called, Dylan Fest. The idea was simple, get a backing band and a lot of great singers (past performers include Norah Jones, Steely Dan, Kings of Leon, etc) to pay tribute to the artist. Well, the idea [...]
Monday, February 25th, 2013 - no responses
This is fifth installment of a series of post “Behind the Lens” of a music blogger. For the full series click here. Remember that whole “Behind the Lens” series we were doing? Well, we just finished it with a big bang here. We want to thank the folks of Sony for letting us participate in their Hidden Project. [...]
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