NTTG & Wax Wednesday with Casual Crypt & S. Brothers

Needle to the Groove proudly introduces two new artists:

Casual Crypt – lo-fi psych rock
Casual Crypt is the side-project of Li Xi’s synth & drone specialist, James Vernon. Late in 2018, he locked himself in the basement of an old industrial warehouse in the foothills of a non-descript coastal California town. The area is still tested by local environmental agencies for tetra-chlorethylene and local residents have been evacuated due to chemical exposure. Vernon unpacked his studio and composed a bedroom odd pop symphony recorded to his Tascam 4-trak tape recorder. Psyched out by his solitude & delusional absence from all worldly things, Casual Crypt emerged spreading his lo-fi psych radio waves via telekinesis.

RIYL: Ty Segall, Tame Impala, Kurt Vile, Shannon & the Clams, Ariel Pink

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S. Brothers – analog rap
Harkening back to a simpler time when hip-hop was comprised of party rhymes and recognizable sounds, the almighty S Brothers are here with a maxi-single-style release that will have you dusting off your Walkman. Luke Sick (Sacred Hoop, Grand Invincible) and Doug Surreal (Jack Spaar, Motel Crew), two Bay Area underground hip-hop vets, approached this project as a way to pay homage to the Megamix era of hip-hop, about 1988-1991. Beyond just a good listening experience, well-versed hip-hop heads will have fun spotting all of the various references and callbacks to classic jams. Luke himself says it best when describing this tape as “the kind of hip-hop that made you fall in love with hip-hop.”

RIYL: Mantronix, Edan, Beastie Boys, The Dust Brothers, The Bomb Squad, Cash Money & Marvelous, Lord Finesse

Wax Wednesdays @ Cafe Stritch
SJ’s longest running old school vinyl party! Wax Wednesdays is a weekly night of music at Cafe Stritch, SJ’s leading Jazz club. This event is FREE & All ages. Needle to the Groove hosts the 2nd Wednesday of each month with live music from our label & our dj crew the NTTG Players.

Come thru & hang.

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