San Jose x Oakland based emcee Edgewize has been working with our very DJ Platurn on some new music. One day when he stopped by we convinced him to spit some bars for us on the back patio. He was happy to do so! Look for new music from Edgewize & DJ Platurn soon on [...]
In Defense of Record Store Day I’ll admit it: before last Saturday, I was an RSD hater. Just like some of the posts swirling around social media protesting the day as a faux, greeting card-esque holiday, I’d written it off a long while back, when I realized a line out the door of a [...]
Citing Sources with Angel Bat Dawid: Records, Chicago, & avant-garde jazz In 2014, Angel Elmore, known creatively as Angel Bat Dawid, cashed out of an office job to pursue music full-time, diving fully into a practice that held a special place in her life for years. It was a transformative time for her, as [...]
The Gow Dow Experience 73-74-75 (The Gow Dow Experience Productions) (Private Press) Released February 11, 1973 Diving into the history and context behind the incredibly rare private press recording 73-74-75, the only recording from The Gow Dow Experience, it’s difficult to judge the music as purely entertainment. That’s because this album was merely one [...]
MARINERO – San Francisco/Guadalajara. Band MARINERO – San Francisco/Guadalajara. Band Marinero is the handle of San Francisco native, Jess Sylvester, whose lovesick songs have endearing touches of Latin America and soft flourishes of emotion. Despite playing in punk bands throughout his youth, he leans more Caetano Veloso than Black Flag. It [...]
“Virgo Baby” is the 1st offering from LA funkster, Diamond Ortiz’s forthcoming LP, Certified. Diamond Ortiz returns with his signature blend of retro & future funk which emanates from his deep musical roots ranging from 50’s era R&B to lover’s rock reggae to unapologetic g-funk. “Virgo Baby” is the perfect introduction to Certified and it [...]
By David Ma and Brandon Roos Vocalist: Durand Jones Vocalist / Drummer: Aaron Frazer Guitarist: Blake Rhein The origin story for modern soul heavyweights Durand Jones and the Indications emerged out of what can be considered divine timing. Vocalist Durand Jones is now best known for his gruff delivery and hair-raising yelps, but he arrived [...]
Kamaal Williams – The Return Black Focus Records - 2019 While The Return may be a debut of sorts, it certainly makes reference to the sound it’s following. In November 2016, pianist and producer Kamaal Williams, an alias for Henry Wu, paired up with the vastly talented drummer Yussef Dayes as Yussef Kamaal. Their debut, [...]
People Under the Stairs - Sincerely, the P Piecelock 70 - 2019 In a genre that’s less than fifty years old, the idea of legacy is tenuous. Rap’s fetishization of youth culture and the countless examples of rappers ungracefully aging creates an environment where multi-decade careers are exceedingly rare. In this way, Thes One and [...]
Keith Jarrett Belonging (1974, ECM) Recorded 4/24-25, 1974 in Oslo, Norway Eyes of the Heart (1979, ECM) Recorded 5/1976 in Bregenz, Austria You’d be hard pressed to find a harder working jazz artist in the 1970s than Keith Jarrett. Whether it was his solo piano albums or endeavors into the classical world – not [...]
