Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler has had a reputation for being weird, going back to his days as a member of the Grammy-winning Digable Planets. After all, for a hip hop act, Digable Planets was extremely weird […]
56K, Olivia Mancini, and Morningbell at Union Hall 6/7/13
56K, Olivia Mancini and Morningbell Union Hall June 7, 2013 The weather Friday was frankly awful – a torrential and mostly windswept rain had soaked the city, turning street corners into gigantic pools in the […]
French trio Aufgang’s latest effort Istiklaliya has the members of the band playing piano, drums, synthesizers and other electronics which adds a modern approach to classical compositions – you can hear it on the latest single off […]
The Seattle, WA-based band Pickwick will be on an extensive tour, opening for Black Joe Lewis (he’s pretty good live) and Neko Case over the course of the fall, to support their debut effort, Can’t Talk […]
“Leave This Behind” is the latest single from dream-pop act Lovelier Other and the track, which will appear on their debut EP, Effort (which is slated for release later on this year), is a lushly gorgeous […]
Turkish producer and recording artist Alpman’s latest single “Resist!” is inspired by the people and the events of Occupy Gezi in Istanbul, Turkey. I won’t pretend to say that I’m knowledgeable enough to know all […]
Jeymes Samuel writes and performs under the moniker the Bullitts. His debut effort, They Die By Dawn and Other Stories is a multimedia experience — yes, he has collaborated musically with the likes of Jay-Z, Jay Electronica, Mos Def (a.k.a. Yasiin […]
I happen to quite a fan of Seattle, WA-based label Hardly Art Records – they just put out an interesting array of lo-fi and indie rock with at a pretty consistent clip. Hunx and his […]
CFCF was recently enlisted to remix Shine 2009’s “Eurozone.” Although the original vocals and lyrics which offer commentary on futurism, capitalism, and big dreams still remain, CFCF’s remix employs the use of warm washes of […]
Bestial Mouths have one of coolest band names I’ve heard in recent memory, and their debut, self-titled album will drop on June 25th through Clan Destine Records (word play y’all?). “Reunion” is the first single […]
