2011 MAZDA2 presents Mayer Hawthorne & The County National Concert Tour

I was at the Toronto date of this tour thanks to the homies, Josh and DJ Graffiti. I’ve had my issues with the Mayer Hawthorne movement in the past, but dude put on a great show and I have to concede, he’s probably gonna end up becoming huge.

To celebrate DJ Jazzy Jeff’s appearance at tomorrow night’s Boston show, cop a download Jeff’s exclusive remix of Hawthorne’s track, “No Strings” via MazdaUSA after the jump. (more…)

TONIGHT in PHILLY: Res Live at Reset at Silk City Lounge!

Hit the jump for a video recap of last week’s Reset. (more…)

A Session from Tinashe

New UK artist – shot in his studio in Stoke Newington by Luke Monaghan formerly of the English tastemaker blog, A Tribe Called Next.

Tinashe online – twitter | website | facebook | blog | myspace

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New Music: Deep Street Soul – Deep Street Soul

Discovered this one by accident while on Soundcloud. Good ish! Hit the jump for the background on this Melbourne, Australia throwback funk act as it’s kind of long-ish…


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New Music: Cilla K – Drive You Home (Remix)

I’ve supported this super-dope soul vocalist before on the old Kitchen. This track is from her Fine Line album made with beat maker, Junius Bervine (from N.E.R.D supposedly?) and apparently released six months ago by the indie label FLOW NY. Six months ago??! Yo Cilla, you need someone helping you with marketing – holla at me!

I know y’all ignore these links sometimes, so hit the jump to watch the video and cop the mp3 for her previous single, “Easy to Love” or to BUY the Fine Line album… (more…)