Monday, August 27th, 2012 - no responses
Last Monday, JJ Doom released its first album Keys To The Kuffs. Like previous collaborations Madvillian (Madlib + MF Doom) and Danger Doom (Danger Mouse and MF Doom), JJ Doom is the combined title of Jneiro Jarel (JJ) and MF Doom. This is the first album since 2009 which features the masked rapper taking the mic. Fans of the villain got [...]
Sunday, August 26th, 2012 - no responses
Thursday night at the Rickshaw stop was a welcoming party for not one, but two, bands. The crowd in front of the venue was eager to get in. It was a sold out show and when the bouncers told several hopefuls that they were not going to get in, there was en eruption of whining and begging that [...]
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 - no responses
Major Lazer released the video “Get Free” today, which featured Diplo and Amber Coffman of The Dirty Projectors. Filmed in Jamaica, the documentary like video explicits some of the cultural characters struggling to be free and “get free.” The addition of some great dancing and beautiful scenic shot adds to the already stellar single off Major Lazer’s album [...]
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 - no responses
Remember those folks that brought you that awesome party with James Murphy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more. It was called something like Creators Project? Sure you do. Well, those same wonderful folks continue to put on amazing events that support local arts (and incorporate brand sponsors for “libations”) like tonight’s event with Francisco Y Madero. Get down at [...]
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 - no responses
Aesop Rock released yesterday the video to his track “Cycles to Gehanna” off his new album, Skelethon. As Vice described it, it features a “gaggle of badass ballerinas” and a number of SF snapshot (“What up North Beach!?”). Read Chris Deline’s in depth review of Skelethon, as he grapples with Aesop’s poetic lyricism.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 - no responses
Tomorrow night music, fashion, and culture collide for a unique event sponsored by UNIQLO. Supported by some of our friends who work with such talents as Blu & Exile and Mellow Music Group–we couldn’t help but help share the word on some of their other projects. Plus, the added benefit of a “hosted bar” and night’s entertainment doesn’t [...]
Sunday, August 19th, 2012 - no responses
Sometimes you go to a show and the performer is really feeling it. Sometimes you go to a show and the crowd is really feeling it. Sometimes, like Friday night at Great American Music Hall the band and the crowd are feeling it, and the energy is a two way street channeling excitement like a raging raging block party. [...]
Saturday, August 18th, 2012 - no responses
Pussy Riot’s February 21st protest against Vladmir Putin will cost them two years of their life. Yesterday, the Russian feminist punk rock group were found guilty of hooliganism for their anti-Kremlin protest at Christ the Savior Cathedral. The three band members are behind bars, but their symbolic actions are freely stirring quite the debate. On February 21st, Maria Alekhina, [...]
Friday, August 17th, 2012 - one response
UK sensation Charli XCX made her San Francisco debut on the Popscene stage last night, following in the footsteps of such acts as Amy Winehouse, La Roux and the Ting Tings. Openers included LA based, The Neighbourhood. Energetic and dance crazed, Charli XCX played singles, “You’re the One” and “Nuclear Seasons” among others, as well as a cover [...]
Thursday, August 16th, 2012 - no responses
Do415 and DJ Dials present Scene Unseen, a celebration of the most buzzed-about music and cultural scenes embraced by the Bay Area. This FREE event is kind of ridiculous. Taking some of the city’s best tastemakers like Mission Mission and Popscene, adding in artists like Flosstradamus, Riff Raff, Ghosts on Tapes and Elephant Castle–and throwing in a Berlin Style [...]
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