We're finally getting back to our daily grind from last weekend's Outside Lands Festival, which took place from August 9th-11th at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. The 3-day music festival was stacked with an eclectic lineup that featured world-class acts, art, food, and a cannabis beverage by Lagunitas Hi-Fi Hops. Day 1 started off a bit slower than more...
Multi-national neo-soul quartet Seba Kaapstad debuts their Thina album via Mello Music Group. The word "Thina" takes its name from the Zulu word for "us." Seba Kaapstad is comprised of a South African, a Swazi, and two Germans. The album is a gorgeous halo of soul, encompassing several continents worth of sound, and obliterating the notion of genre. They more...
Beshken grew up in Los Angeles, where artists like Shlohmo, Teebs, Flying Lotus and iconic evenings like The Low End Theory created a musical foundation to which he was drawn. In L.A., Shirken was part of the group Partytime, remixing Corbin (Spooky Black) and Ryan Hemsworth. The duo performed with artists like Suicideyear, Karman, Girl Pool, and Groundislava at The more...
The adult-oriented nighttime programming network, Adult Swim, presented their 3-day Adult Swim Festival in Los Angeles on October 5th through the 7th. We attended the festivities on Saturday, October 6, which took place at the ROW DTLA and featured an eclectic mix of comedians and artists like Hannibal Buress, Jo Firestone, Father, Wavves, High on Fire, Georgia Anne more...
Los Angeles-based label Brainfeeder has just announced a special 10th anniversary compilation titled Brainfeeder X and released a new remix by label founder Flying Lotus of Brandon Coleman's "Walk Free". The 36 track album celebrates the label's past, present, and future. In addition to retrospective highlights, it will feature 22 brand new tracks from the label more...
Signing to Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder Label earlier this year for his recent acclaimed Aphelion EP, rising British house DJ/producer Ross From Friends (real name Felix Clary Weatherall) returns with his incredible debut album Family Portrait slated to drop July 27th via Brainfeeder Records. Family Portrait is characterized by Ross From Friends' perpetual desire to more...
Hailing from Long Beach, California by way of LA, Rael shares his new project Earthtones, a collection of sounds found underground. The project delivers a smooth soundtrack of ethereal feels with lyrical tenacity and subtle switch ups over a diverse palette of soulful instrumentals. Earthtones features production from Ohbliv, Su Na, Tek.Lun, Budamunk, AshtreJinkins, more...
FYF Fest is pleased to announce the festival's 2017 lineup, taking place July 21-23 at Exposition Park in Downtown Los Angeles. The 14th annual FYF Fest expands to three days and feature headlining performances from Missy Elliott and Bjork on Friday 7/21; Frank Ocean on Saturday 7/22, and Nine Inch Nails on Sunday 7/23, along with additional performances from A more...
