La Femme’s debut EP, Le Podium #1 landed on the Honorary Mentions portion of the Best of 2011 List for their unique take on surfer rock – after all, for most people, surfer rock is something that’s […]
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Rodrigo Amarante is better known for his work as a member of Little Joy and Los Hermanos will be releasing his debut solo effort, Cavalo on May 6 through Easy Sound Records. “Hourglass,” the album’s first single, […]
Starting his career in the 1990s dance music scene in Washington, DC, Thomas Blondet has developed a reputation for blurring genre lines by infusing just about any beat and funk oriented genre known to man including deep house, […]
A Q&A with Butcher Knives’ Nikko Matiz
As a native New Yorker, some of my experiences are likely uncommon to most of the country, but what I managed to cherish was the diversity that was just considered a daily part of life. […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=544075005/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/ Formed over a decade ago, the Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have had one of the more incredible and inspiring stories you’ll likely hear of any act in recent memory. Starting out as refugees […]
We all know the well-worn cliches of how “music is the universal language” and that “music transcends all borders” because we’ve heard them countless times in our lives — and yet, there’s a profound truth […]
ATASH at the Jalopy 1/11/14
ATASH The Jalopy January 11, 2014 Based in Washington, DC, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) is a national service and advocacy organization dedicated to developing and supporting a robust performing arts presenting field […]
Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter Gina Chavez’s sophomore effort up.rooted is slated for a February 11th release. Produced by Michael Ramos. who has worked with the likes of Patty Griffin and John Mellencamp, up.rooted as Chavez has said in interviews is “a rhythmic […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=2729023148/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/ Formed last year, the UK-based quartet of of Gold Codes have a sound that they’ve described as being “situated somewhere between Texas, Lagos, 1960s London, and the Congo.” In other words, it has elements of psych rock, […]
Claiming diverse influences such as Mano Negra, the Clash, Johnny Cash, Gogol Bordello, Bob Marley, bluegrass, flamenco, Eastern European folk, rockabilly and psychobilly, the Brooklyn-based septet Butcher Knives, are a self-proclaimed “gypsybilly” band — with […]