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The Seshen Shares 'Take It All Away' Single & Lyric Video
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 06, 2020 San Francisco Bay Area band The Seshen has released “Take It All Away,” their new single and lyric video. The song arrives ahead of their upcoming album CYAN, which will be available on February 28 via Tru Thoughts pre-save here.... 
Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram Performs Live in Brooklyn Feb. 27
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 30, 2020 Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, the head-turning 20-year-old blues guitarist and vocalist from Clarksdale, Mississippi, will perform live at the Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Ingram is embarking on his second headlining tour, “Fish Grease 2: A Juke Joint Tour,” traveling acr... 
Urple Eeple And Isturite Collaborate On New Single 'Blocks'
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 17, 2019 Urple Eeple (Peter Farr) and Isturite's (Kevin Welch) dynamic collaboration Esofact released their new single 'Blocks' on 13 December via Chillage Records. The track is lifted from their self titled EP Esofact to be released early 2020. The duo's previous single 'Money' was premiered on Nest HQ, and... 
YellowStraps Release Their Latest Single 'Goldress' (feat. VYNK)
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 17, 2019 Brussels-based alternative R&B/ soul duo YellowStraps have shared their latest single 'Goldress' (feat. VYNK) on 13 December via Haliblue Records. It is the title track from their upcoming EP Goldress, slated to drop on 7 February 2020. 'Goldress' has already seen support from the likes of COMPLEX, ... 
Thundercat Announces 2020 North American Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 03, 2019 Thundercat heads out on his biggest headline tour to date across North America in Spring 2020. The 26-date run is the longest he's ever undertaken and includes Webster Hall in New York and the Wiltern in his hometown of Los Angeles. European tour dates will be announced later this month.... 
Fatoumata Diawara, Freddy Jones Band and More Will Perform at City Winery Chicago
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 19, 2019 City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces Grammy-nominated Malian singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara, roots rock group Freddy Jones Band and more. The following shows go on sale to the public on Friday, November 22 at noon. Tickets will be available at citywinery.com/chicago.... 
Shookrah Release Their Self-Titled Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 01, 2019 Irish future-soul five-piece Shookrah release their self-titled album Shookrah on 25 October via Broken Records. Previous single 'Notions' premiered on Variance Magazine, and immediately received support from RTE 2FM. Shookrah were named Best Act of 2017 and 50 People to Watch in 2018 by The Irish T... 
PBDY Releases 'Tears or Rain' Music Video ft. Samuel T. Herring
by Abigail Charpentier - October 30, 2019 Today the LA-based DJ/producer PBDY (pronounced Peabody) releases “Tears or Rain”, his brilliant new single featuring the vocals of Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring (whose previous collaborations include BADBADNOTGOOD, Madlib, and Clams Casino). Watch the accompanying video directed by Dieg... 
Future Soul Outfit Shookrah Announces LP, Shares 'Notions' Video
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 17, 2019 Irish future-soul five-piece Shookrah have shared the video for their new single 'Notions' which garnered immediate support from Surviving The Golden Age and Nialler9. The track, premiered by Variance instantly racked up support from RTE 2FM', and is a precursor to their upcoming self-titled album S... 
INTERSECT Music Festival adds Toro Y Moi, SOPHIE, Kelsey Lu, and More!
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 16, 2019 Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced the full lineup of artists performing at Intersect, a brand new music festival put on by AWS celebrating creativity, innovation, and community, that will debut December 6-7 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in La... 
Irish Future-Soul Five-Piece Shookrah Share New Single 'Notions'
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 20, 2019 Irish future-soul five-piece Shookrah have shared their new single 'Notions' on 20 September via Broken Records, which has premiered on Variance Magazine. Premiered by RTE 2FM's Peter Curtin and Dan Hegarty, the track is a precursor to their upcoming self-titled album Shookrah, set to drop on 25 Oct... 
Taylor McFerrin's 'Love and Distance' Music Video Out Now
by Abigail Charpentier - September 16, 2019 Los Angeles-based producer, composer, pianist, DJ, and vocalist Taylor McFerrin released the video for his song “Love and Distance,” off of his new album Love's Last Chance. Billboard praised “Love and Distance,” saying it “meets at the intersection of R&B, progressive jazz, funk and electronic musi... 
Taylor McFerrin Releases New Single LOVE AND DISTANCE From New Album
by Tori Hartshorn - August 08, 2019 Today, Los Angeles-based producer, composer, pianist, DJ, and vocalist Taylor McFerrin released his new single “Love and Distance.” Okayplayer praised the track, calling it “tender and warbled... [falling] square between Kool & The Gang's astral-plaining 'Summer Madness' and the half-muted heartbrea... 
PBDY Shares All New Double Single
by Tori Hartshorn - August 07, 2019 Today, PBDY (pronounced Peabody) releases a brand new single 'Eucalyptus & Lavender / So Help Me (DOG)' via Brainfeeder, as the LA-based producer and DJ prepares to head out on a 33 date tour across North America with the label's founding father Flying Lotus. The track features Jeff Parker (of pione... 
Matoma Unveils Video For BRUISED NOT BROKEN With MNEK & Kiana Ledé
by Tori Hartshorn - July 18, 2019 Today, superstar DJ/producer Matoma has unveiled the highly-anticipated video for his critically-acclaimed single, “Bruised Not Broken” (feat. MNEK & Kiana Ledé). Directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada (Billie Eilish, Carly Rae Jepsen, Thundercat) and Jeff Desom (Father John Misty, Watsky), the captivat... 
Taylor McFerrin Announces New Album 'Love's Last Chance'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 11, 2019 Today, Los Angeles-based producer, composer, pianist, DJ, and vocalist Taylor McFerrin announced his new album Love's Last Chance (out August 16th via AWAL). The first single “Now That You Need Me” launched today.... 
Newport Jazz Festival Explores Relationship Between Jazz & Hip-Hop
by A.A. Cristi - July 03, 2019 There is a definite relationship between rap and jazz. Musicians improvise with notes. Rappers improvise with words. Many of the great hip-hop recordings featured samples from some of the greatest jazz albums. So it should be no surprise that there are rappers who are not only comfortable in post-bo... 
Max Jury Releases New Album 'Modern World'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 14, 2019 Today, 26-year-old Iowa native Max Jury releases his sophomore album; Modern World on Marathon Artists. The follow up to 2016's critically acclaimed, self-titled debut, Modern World is a graceful, sophisticated and truly contemporary body of work, brimming with Jury's vast and eclectic range of infl... 
Six Appeal Win Worldwide A Capella Competition, Announce New EP
by Tori Hartshorn - June 11, 2019 Six Appeal Vocal Band are thrilled to announce their second consecutive Grand Prize win at the 2019 Moscow Spring A Cappella Festival. While in Russia, Six Appeal filmed three music videos as part of a five-song visual EP, aptly titled Euro EP, to be released later this year, which tells the story o... 
Ice Cube and George Clinton Perform THAT NEW FUNKADELIC at Jammcard's JammJam
by Tori Hartshorn - May 20, 2019 A whole lot of rhythm was goin' down at Live House in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 9, at the 'George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic JammJam' presented by Jammcard. George Clinton, the man who invented P-funk, was in attendance to witness stellar roof-tearing performances by some of his best-known... 
Flying Lotus' FLAMAGRA Out This Friday 5/24 via Warp Records
by Tori Hartshorn - May 20, 2019 After a string of singles, Flying Lotus's latest album Flamagra is out this Friday. Nearly half a decade has somehow elapsed since the last Flying Lotus album—the Grammy-nominated cadaver tetris of You're Dead! During that intermission, the multi-disciplinary Los Angeles artist has remained in const... 
Vans Announces Detroit Community Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 02, 2019 Following the widely celebrated House of Vans Detroit pop-up featuring headlining sets by Thundercat and Danny Brown, along with art installations, workshops, and an indoor skate Park, Vans has announced extended programming to celebrate the Detroit community. In place of a stand alone House of Vans... 
Jameszoo Announces Live Album MELKWEG Out 5/17, Shares Live Track
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2019 In 2017, Jameszoo opened Amsterdam Dance Event with a very special collaboration with Jules Buckley and the Grammy-Award winning Metropole Orkest at the iconic Melkweg concert hall. The recordings of this momentous collaboration, fittingly titled Melkweg, will be released via Brainfeeder on May 17th... 
Flying Lotus Announces 'Flamagra'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 17, 2019 Nearly half a decade has somehow elapsed since the last Flying Lotus album—the Grammy-nominated cadaver tetris of You're Dead! During that intermission, the multi-disciplinary Los Angeles artist has remained in constant orbit, collaborating with Kendrick Lamar on the classic To Pimp a Butterfly, dir... 
Kamasi Washington Confirms Summer Tour with Herbie Hancock
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 09, 2019 Kamasi Washington is set to embark on a co-headline tour of North America this summer with legendary pianist and composer Herbie Hancock. Kicking off July 30 in Vienna, VA the tour will take the celebrated musicians toPhiladelphia, Toronto, Seattle and more through August—see below for complete deta... |
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