Artist: Lushlife

In conjunction with Philly Tech Week , WXPN and Little Giant Media present The Intersection of Music and Technology at Underground Arts .  The free event will feature live performances by Lushlife (pictured), Khari Mateen and POW POW ( Chris Powell of Man Man ), DJ sets by DJ PHSH and Making Time's Dave Pianka and a panel discussion / Q&A with Questlove and XPN's Bruce Warren.  More information for free 21+ event can be found here .  Below, watch Lushlife's video for "Magnolia." At [...]

It's Philly Tech Week , and this Sunday, you have the opportunity to attend an interesting free event at Underground Arts. The evening will kick off with an hour-long Q&A with ?uestlove , which will be hosted by XPN's Bruce Warren. There will be performances by Lushlife , Man Man 's Pow Pow (a.k.a. Christopher Sean Powell ), and Khari Mateen as well as tunes being spun by DJs Dave P and PHSH . Come out and learn a few things while shakin' your ass to some dope sounds! [...]

With the 2013 edition of Philly Tech Week upon us, WXPN has teamed up with Little Giant Media for a performance, tech talk and DJ night at Underground Arts called The Intersection of Music and Technology.The free 21+ event happens on Sunday, April 28th beginning at 5 p.m. Hosted by WXPN's Bruce Warren, the event ... Continue reading �

The music portion of the Austin's annual South by Southwest festival kicks off today, and many of our city's finest up-and-coming bands have been spent the last week crammed in hatchbacks or vans with amps and instruments, making their trek to Texas. Several have, over the past couple years, recorded Key Sessions in our studio, ... Continue reading �

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The lineup for the 6th Annual Roots Picnic includes Gary Clark Jr., Lushlife and more [link] Dave Hartley's Top of the Key returns to tell you why the NBA should #LetBonnerShoot [link] Folk-inspired Philly songwriter Gretchen Lohse records a stunning Key Studio Session [link] The latest album from Joe D'Amico gets the Unlocked treatment [link] ... Continue reading �

After Questlove gave us a sneak peak via Twitter yesterday, Okayplayer has revealed the official lineup of this year's Roots Picnic. Obviously, the Roots headline this event, but it seems like the Philadelphia summer festival continues to expand its horizon, bringing on artists for just about everyone. Seriously, they have everything from soul and rock to hip-hop and jazz, including Grimes , AraabMuzik , Robert Glasper , Gary Clark Jr and many more. One major oddball pick is Trinidad Jame$, who has continued to cause quite the stir within the online hip-hop community. [...]

The annual Roots Picnic returns in 2013 with an ever-eclectic lineup of rock, pop, hip-hop, electronic music and more. According to an Instagram post from Roots drummer Questlove, the show will be one day this year - Saturday, June 1 - at the Festival Pier at Penn's Landing. On the lineup will be rock guitarist ... Continue reading �

Check out the new remix from Lushlife of his track "Teenage Dreams" off his most excellent 2011 mixtape No More Golden Days ! " Instead of a Katy Perry flip, the new instrumental uses individual notes meticulously sampled from a vintage autoharp." You can take a listen to and download it for free HERE . Enjoy!

DJ and rapper Lushlife has released a new remix of "Teenage Dream" from his 2011 mixtape, No More Golden Days. On his Soundcloud Raj says "instead of a Katy Perry flip, the new instrumental uses individual notes meticulously sampled from a vintage autoharp." Download/listen to the remix here. Download the original ground breaking debut mixtape ... Continue reading �

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For The Key’s year-in-review, we asked our trusted sources – our writers and photographers, XPN’s on-air staff, fellow bloggers in the Philly scene and even a few musicians – to send us their Top Five Whatevers. Could be the traditional music route – albums, songs, concerts of the year – or it could be only ... Continue reading �

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Heems has had one hell of a year, y'all. Even though his former group, Das Racist , split up , his solo work has been beyond on-point. Additionally, he's helped establish Greedhead as a formidable lil' label. Today, he looks to  Wild Water Kingdom standout "Soup Boys (Pretty Drones)" and complements the Lushlife-produced banger with some sharp new visuals. They center on his recent travels overseas, much of which has been spent performing, and his fondness for burgers. Watch it below.

For the rest of the year, we'll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2012, leading up to our 2012 Top Album Countdown , as voted on by our listeners! Voting ends on Friday, December 21st , so let us know your favorites now , and tune in on Friday, December 28th to hear if your picks made the list! Japandroids at Neumos, 11/28/12 // photo credit: Brittany Brassell ( more photos ) Morgan's 2012 Top Ten Albums [...]

We've already given a round down of our favorite artwork and music videos of 2012, and now we're diving into our choices for the best songs of the past year. To be blunt, we loved  a lot of singles in the past 12 months from across the genresphere, though hip-hop and its off-shoots remain the backbone of our selections. For example, Baauer 's "Harlem Shake" most certainly isn't rap music, but the genre's influence breathes through the floor-shaking bass and synthesizers. As such, we didn't want to throw all 100 songs at [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Flying Lotus, Nas, Kendrick Lamar Song: Lushlife - Big Sur [download here ] What's so good? This past Friday, [...]

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We can all agree (I hope) that the old "can't judge a book by its cover" adage applies just as easily to albums. From Magical Mystery Tour to Rumours, The Talking Heads to The Smashing Pumpkins, and even this year's standout Cat Power LP Sun, there's a rich history of great music hiding behind heinous ... Continue reading �

Even though MTV doesn't really play them anymore, music videos have had a strong resurgence these past few years thanks primarily to services like YouTube and Vimeo. In addition to monetizing their visual content, artists have been able to reach and therefore gain more fans through a medium thought to have killed the radio star. It has also led to some huge leaps in technology as seen in Chairlift's incredible video for "Met Before". Director Jordan Fish and his team essentially allowed the viewer to choose their own adventure (remember those books?) and create a new experience each time [...]

Underground Arts presents a dope but somewhat oddly-matched showcase tonight with local emcee/producer Lushlife opening up the festivities. With an appreciation and ear whose net captures a wide range of musicology, Lushlife creates intricate, multi-faceted beats from his compact, road-ready stage setup. Smoothly incorporating a free-and-easy rhyming style over an ever-evolving, textured musical canvas, Lush has an old-school classic emcee delivery with a new-age, all-hands-on-deck sonic sensibility that easily demonstrates why he has received so much press this past year. He will be supporting Brooklyn art-punk duo Japanther, while west coast hip-hop veterans The Coup headline this evening's [...]

XPN Welcomes emerging indie three-piece Guards to Kung Fu Necktie tonight. The New York project is spearheaded by Richie James Follin, frontman for Willowz and a former live guitarist for Cults (which his sister Madeline sings for). The group’s doom-meets-power pop vibe makes their seven-track EP an unexpected dance party staple, which you can pick ... Continue reading �

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Get an inside scoop on the concept for the fresh "Magnolia" video from Philly rapper Raj Haldar, better known as Lushlife. The UK-based Dummy Magazine aired the music video with additional footage featuring commentary from Lamar + Nik's Jesse Lamar High and Nik Harper, the Oklahoma City filmmaking team behind "Magnolia." In the video, the pair ... Continue reading �