This spring, when we reported on the untimely passing of Danny McClain, the fearless drummer who was a fixture in the local improvisational music community and member of explosive instrumental t... Continue reading "Toxicology Report: Danny McClain Died Of Natural Causes" >
In this week's RFT, we profiled Danny McClain, the mind-blowing local musician who passed away on March 28 at the age of 31. To further honor his memory, we invited some of his friends and family... Continue reading "Memories of Danny McClain from Friends and Family" >
As we sadly reported yesterday, drummer Danny McClain, of Grand Ulena and numerous other projects, died on Monday. He was 31. Visitation will be at Baumann Colonial Chapel (2504 Woodson Road, Ov... Continue reading "Funeral Arrangements, Benefit Set for Danny McClain" >
Danny McClain, a long-time local drummer in numerous bands and projects, including Johnny Angel and Grand Ulena, has died. No further details are known at this time. McClain's musical talents pr... Continue reading "R.I.P. Danny McClain, Grand Ulena Drummer" >
This video is for Scratchin the Surface mixtape hosted by Superstar Jay and J-Ronin. The chorus features Baltimore native Darnell Mcclain. Cameos appearances by Illa Ghee, DJ J-Ronin, DJ Toshi & Hess.
![[MP3] Tez McClain – Jordans & A Gold Chain](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3251261_lg.jpg)
The homie, Aqua from Slang Rap and MTV's Rap Fix sent me this one a little while back: " On "Jordans & A Gold Chain" ATL rapper on the come up Tez McClain spits a couple of verses about some of the fundamentals needed to stunt. Obviously, my affinity is for the Air Jordan shouts in rhyme. Give Tez a shot ( Don Cannon likes him), he's got bars. L.T. Moe ( Ludacris, Ghostface, Murs ) on the beat, Jordan 3s makes the cipher complete. " [...]

To refresh your memory, almost exactly two months ago I got into a spat with AT&T regarding a protective case for my then-new cell phone. According to the manager of the retail outlet I visited, the company did not accept returned accessories. They were, in effect, completely free from blame if one of their products caused another one of their products to cease functioning. Makes perfect sense, right? You can imagine how irate I was when I first heard that. I told the store's manager I would not be leaving with the bum case still in my possession, [...]

Thursday feels like the real first day of the festival, which is no surprise really, considering the fact that there are fifteen different showcases for you to choose from, or hop in between. Yes, FIFTEEN. It's enough to make your head spin, which is one of the main reasons I decided to do these showcase-by-showcase preview posts in the first place. This is going to be a night of tough decisions no matter what your tastes in music veer towards - you've got several different brands of rock and singer-songwriter stuff to choose from. [...]
Songs That Might Otherwise Pass You By **These aren't direct downloads--if you click on the link, it'll take you to a webpage where you can both listen to the song and download it. I posted the songs using Zshare because two of the songs were sent to me directly from the artists, and one of them ("Dance, Dance, Dance") is downloadable through Paste Music, but I wouldn't be able to to link