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Smino Releases Highly Anticipated Album 'Maybe in Nirvana'
by Josh Sharpe - December 06, 2024 Critically acclaimed artist Smino has released his long-awaited new album, Maybe in Nirvana, now available. The nine-track project offers an immersive exploration of Smino’s artistry, blending his poetic lyricism with groundbreaking production and standout collaborations. Listen to the album here.... 
Video: Kamasi Washington's Tiny Desk Concert Premieres
by Josh Sharpe - October 21, 2024 Multi-instrumentalist, composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington’s performance for NPR Music’s acclaimed “Tiny Desk Concert” series has premiered. Watch it now!... 
Nikka Costa Details East Coast Live Dates
by Josh Sharpe - August 20, 2024 LA-based soul and funk singer Nikka Costa has announced the East Coast leg of her tour after releasing her highly anticipated album Dirty Disco last week. The album was recorded with and produced by Justin Stanley.... 
Desert Daze Reveals Daily Lineup Feat. Jack White, Alex G, Thundercat, & More
by Josh Sharpe - August 20, 2024 Desert Daze has shared the daily lineup for this year’s installment. Taking place October 10 - 13, 2024 in Lake Perris, CA, this year features sonically diverse artists from the worlds of psych rock, hip hop, punk, indie rock, electronic, jazz, metal and much more.... 
Nikka Costa Releases 'DIRTY DISCO,' First Album In Six Years, Plus New Tour
by Blair Ingenthron - August 18, 2024 The LA-based soul and funk singer Nikka Costa has released her highly anticipated album Dirty Disco.... 
Desert Daze Unveils 2024 Lineup ft Jack White, Cigarettes After Sex, & More
by Josh Sharpe - July 23, 2024 Desert Daze returns October 10 - 13, 2024 to Lake Perris, CA – the gathering’s lakeside home since 2018. The lineup includes Main stage performances from Jack White, No Name; Cigarettes After Sex, Alex G; and more.... 
Nikka Costa Unveils Fall Tour Dates Ahead of New Album
by Josh Sharpe - June 26, 2024 LA-based soul and funk singer Nikka Costa will embark on her first tour in over six years, heading out on a West Coast string of September dates. Tickets will go on sale on Friday 6.28 @ 10 PST.... 
Video: Kamasi Washington and Jenn Nkiru Debut 'Get Lit' Short Film
by Josh Sharpe - June 20, 2024 Kamasi Washington and artist and director Jenn Nkiru have debuted the short film for “Get Lit”, starring legendary musician Saul Williams, longtime bandmember Patrice Quinn and Washington himself, with appearances from funk icon George Clinton, Inglewood rapper D Smoke, Willow Smith, Raphael Saadiq,... 
Video: Louis Cole Shares 'These Dreams Are Killing Me' From Upcoming LP
by Josh Sharpe - June 12, 2024 “These Dreams are Killing Me” – a song that, according to Louis “sits in that perfect phantom zone between sad and happy” – is the third track to be shared from Louis Cole’s forthcoming collaborative album with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley, humbly titled nothing. This self-effacing title raise... 
Kamasi Washington Shares 'Hope Man' in Celebration of Juneteenth and Black Music Month
by Josh Sharpe - June 06, 2024 Kamasi Washington has unveiled a new song, “Hope Man,” available exclusively via Apple Music. The song is part of a collection of Freedom Songs celebrating Black jazz artists for Juneteenth and Black Music Month. Washington's new album Fearless Movement—featuring collaborations with André 3000, Thun... 
Louis Cole Taps Sam Wilkes, David Binney, & Genevieve Artadi for Single 'Life'
by Josh Sharpe - May 16, 2024 Beginning with a Bernard Herrmann-like string fakeout, “Life” initially lands as a cinematic symphonic number. Cole’s voice, his drum set, and Sam Wilkes’s bass all join in at breakneck speed, the high velocity something for Cole and longtime creative partner Genevieve Artadi to flit over. Eventuall... 
Louis Cole to Release 'nothing' (Brainfeeder)' LP with the Metropole Orkest
by Josh Sharpe - April 25, 2024 Taken from Cole’s live performances with the Orkest, nothing fuses breath-taking classical orchestration with dance music, pop, and jazz sensibilities. Cole will return to Germany and the Netherlands this fall to perform nothing alongside the Orkest and Buckley. To herald the announcement, Cole shar... 
Nikka Costa Releases 'It's Just Love' from Upcoming Dirty Disco Album
by Josh Sharpe - April 19, 2024 The LA-based soul and funk singer Nikka Costa has just released her third single “It’s Just Love” after returning from a six-year hiatus with 'Dirty Disco' and “Keep It High”. “It’s Just Love” is “a song about being able to love who you want and everyone else should just mind their own damn business... 
Video: Kamasi Washington and André 3000 Release 'Dream State'
by Stephi Wild - April 04, 2024 Kamasi Washington has released a new song, “Dream State” featuring André 3000, alongside an official visual. ... 
Flamingosis Drops 'Nebula Gazer' Single And Animated Visualizer By Space Dawg
by Michael Major - March 14, 2024 Discover the latest single 'Nebula Gazer' by Flamingosis, complete with an animated visualizer by Space Dawg. “Nebula Gazer”--out now, March 14 accompanied by an animated visualizer by Space Dawg–hinges on a clean funk riff and foot-stomping bass. Built around a core synth line, successive solos swi... 
Kamasi Washington Sets New Album 'Fearless Movement' For May Release
by Michael Major - March 06, 2024 Kamasi Washington will release his new album Fearless Movement. A new song, “Prologue,” debuts alongside a video directed by longtime collaborator AG Rojas and choreographed by Samantha Blake Goodman. Additionally, Washington unveils plans for an extensive North American tour kicking off May 4 at Ne... 
Nikka Costa Returns From Hiatus With 'Dirty Disco' Track Off New Album
by Michael Major - February 28, 2024 Nikka Costa is back from hiatus with a new album 'Dirty Disco.' Along with the talents of versatile musicians such as Brandon Coleman (Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Donald Glover, Flying Lotus), Greg Phillinganes (Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder) and Kaveh Rastegar (John Legend, Beck), Nikka Costa b... 
Austin Peralta to Release 'Endless Planets (Deluxe)'
by Michael Major - February 05, 2024 This Friday, Brainfeeder releases the deluxe release of the late jazz great Austin Peralta's Endless Planets. The album is preceded by single, “The Garden (Jondy • BBC Maida Vale Session),” released in October 2023, on what would have been Peralta's 33rd Birthday.... 
Blue Lab Beats Announces New Album 'Blue Eclipse'
by Michael Major - January 26, 2024 Blue Eclipse heralds an exciting new era for Blue Lab Beats and the 12 songs reveal the depth and breadth of producer NK-OK, and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM's musical ambition. Featured guests include Mercury Prize nominated Kojey Radical alongside Daley on “Take Time,” IDK and Jay Prince on “Say Wo... 
Genesis Owusu Returns With New Single 'Survivor'
by Michael Major - November 30, 2023 The song from the multi-ARIA Award winning Ghanaian Australian artist will be included as an additional track to his acclaimed sophomore album, STRUGGLER (OURNESS / AWAL). The surprise release arrives ahead of Owusu's Australian tour this December and his incredible showing at last month's ARIA Awar... 
Louis Cole Scores GRAMMY Nom for Best Alternative Jazz Album; Announces Tour Dates
by Michael Major - November 14, 2023 Louis Cole’s album Quality Over Opinion (Brainfeeder) has been nominated for Best Alternative Jazz Album at the upcoming 66th annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place on Monday February 5th, 2024. 20 tracks deep, Quality Over Opinion was written, performed and produced on his own.... 
The Linda Lindas Release Cover Of 'Little Bit O' Soul' For 'Totally Killer'
by Michael Major - October 06, 2023 The Linda Lindas release their cover of 'Little Bit O' Soul' for 'Totally Killer', Prime Video & Blumhouse Television's new horror-comedy film. The Linda Lindas had a whirlwind summer, opening for Paramore on their iconic This is Why tour and playing festivals across the US.... 
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Shares Solo Single 'Airavata'
by Michael Major - August 24, 2023 Composed, produced, and arranged by Miguel, who plays electric guitar (reversed) and acoustic violin/viola, with Gabe Noel and Peter Jacobson joining on acoustic bass and cello respectively, “Airavata” (eye-raw-VAH-tah) is named after the white elephant who carries the deity Indra, also called ‘abhr... 
Lil Nas X Documentary 'Long Live Montero' to Premiere at TIFF
by Michael Major - August 18, 2023 Lil Nas X and TIFF will host the World Premiere of the groundbreaking, GRAMMY–winning rapper, singer, and songwriter’s documentary, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, which was shot during the course of his first ever global tour. It was directed by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel.... 
GENESIS OWUSU Shares 'Stay Blessed' From New Album 'STRUGGLER'
by Michael Major - August 16, 2023 Owusu also shares the album’s third single, “Stay Blessed,” and the Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore-directed video featuring Owusu and his Roaches – fans from across Australia that showed up to the video shoot in Melbourne ready to shave their heads and dawn the album’s iconic red stripe on their heads. ... |
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