Tank and the Bangas
I couldn’t click away when I stumbled on the Tank and the Bangas — this beautiful tangled mixed of Louisiana musicians flexing an eclectic use of sax, flute, ivory tickling and diverse percussion. They are New Orleans jazzy sweet and funky blue stitching in hip-hop, poetic call-and-response storytelling. Tarriona ‘Tank’ Ball has
Maggie Rogers with “On and Off”
Off her Album “Now that the Night is Fading”, “On and Off” hits 1.9M views on YouTube. Electro-pop singer Maggie Rogers delivers breathy vocals and over a multi-layered production of atmospheric sounds. It intertwines with
Tash Sultana: Finding Her Way Back to Clarity Through Music
According to Busker Stories’ interview on Youtube (link below), Tash Sultana drew crowds as a street performer in Melvin. It was plan to see as people began to fill the sidewalks and stairs to H&M to watch her play. She is a solo-act, multi-instrumentalist. She has been playing since the age of 3 and […]
Translated with Natalia Lafourcade
conciertosperu.com Singer-songwriter, Natalia Lafourcade, has quickly gained pronounced success in Latin America extending to a global reach. She sings of life and love with a pop rock lyrical soprano lavished in
“Tadow”: the Perfect Expression for What’s Going Down at RedBull Studios
FKJ & Masego https://vimeo.com/195112393 You may have heard the term “stank face”. It’s the expression you make when something is so good your face twists from sheer enjoyment of what you hear. FKJ and Masego do just that for me with “Tadow”. It’s compromised of a series of improvised overlaying beats and a duo […]
Idyl’s Organic Performance of “Lost On You” at Sofar Liège
Idyl’s voice at Sofar Liège has a heart-touching kind of magic. Her presence is unassuming but her Corinne Bailey gentility has a sneaky effectiveness that’s hypnotic. She changes up “Lost On You” from
Ella Eyre Digging Deeper at Nova Stage
Image from Cruel Daze of Summer In this live Nova Stage acoustic set, there are no gimmicks — just passionate grit. A deep Rhodes coupled with her raw sound is perfect for my soul. As she “dig(s) a little deeper”, you’re on a journey — a soulful, gentle start that progresses with a scatty […]
“Shivers” At Abbey Road
Photo: @sglewismusic There’s something about “Shivers” that gets down in the soul right away. There’s no distracting glitz of over production. The ring of the guitar feels honest, vulnerable and wonderfully evocative over the smooth groove and gentle bounce of the beat. There’s a mystery in Lewis’ atmospheric approach that keeps you excitingly uncomfortable yet with a sense of something somehow familiar. It […]
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BEAT MOSAIC Teragram Ballroom
BOOGALOO ASSASSINS / DJ DAY / KC ROBERTS / SUNDAY / AUGUST 16TH 2015