Amtrac remixes Toyboy & Robin ‘Jaded’ for a track that’s pure s$x. Deep house with twisted vocals and an addictive groove. Buy it here. Surfing Leons and rapper Miss Eaves track ‘Banga’ mixes hip hop with electro and then on top of that gets a remix treatment from Sinden who adds in industrial sounding drums and gives it a bass booty shakin’ re-workin’. Out now on Forma.T Records . The latest track from MYNDST8 goes deep with a hint of [...]
Photo by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com Pete Yorn and J.D. King developed their new project The Olms out of a shared love of 60s psych pop (The Byrds, The Beatles) and extended periods of studio collaboration, and brought the live band that resulted to the Non-COMM stage on Saturday. Their self-titled album is out on June 4th; listen to their set in its entirety here (via the WXPN media player).
Photo by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com Marie Miller brought her blend of country, folk and pop to Non-COMM on Saturday night. Her album "You're Not Alone" was released this year on Curb Records. Check out her set list below, and listen to her performance in its entirety here (via the WXPN media player). Setlist Whiskey Before Breakfast Fall Alone 6'2 How Long Lonely Is Such A Shame You're Not Alone
Photo by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com High-energy Nashville outfit Kopecky Family Band showed just a little bit of the arty, celebratory vibe they'll bring to this summer's XPoNential Music Festival when they played Non-COMM on Saturday. The feisty and fun troupe reissued their LP Kids Raising Kids last Tuesday on ATO Records; check out their setlist below and listen to the performance in its entirety here (via the WXPN media player). Setlist The Glow My Way Are You [...]
Photo by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com Philly pop-rock five-piece Free Energy took the stage at maybe not the most opportune moment during Non-COMM. The Lone Bellow had just wrapped up a tremendous set upstairs, and much of the industry crowd was still smoozing with that band; others had skipped the festival entirely to catch their flight home. So to put it politely, there was plenty of room to dance in World Cafe Live's downstairs when they opened their set with "Electric Fever." But true to the slogan on his t-shirt, attitude was everything [...]
With their new LP Michael Boyd ready for release, Our Griffins have shared a new video for their song "Come and Wake Me Up." The song is the first taste of the upcoming album from Easton, PA's DJ Brown and is available as a free download on Our Griffins' Bandcamp. With hushed vocals and prominent percussion, the song wanders and floats through a gradual crescendo of trembling guitar chords, mirroring the girl wandering through the woods in the accompanying video directed by Brad Kunkle. Our Griffins will open for Nightlands at Johnny Brenda's on [...]
Photo by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com Exciting experimental British singer and songwriter Laura Mvula graced the World Cafe Live stage and delivered a haunting performance on Saturday night of Non-COMM. Her LP Sing to the Moon was released in March, and you can listen to her set in its entirety here (via the WXPN media player).
Photo by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com Texas blues-rock mainstays The Fabulous Thunderbirds hit the stage at World Cafe Live for the second half of a Free at Noon doubleheader at Non-COMM. Listen back to their performance in its entirety here here (via the WXPN media player).
Photo by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com Awash in moving acoustic arrangements and stunning harmonies, The Lone Bellow captivated the crowd at the 2013 Non-COMMvention. They sang selections from their self-released self-titled debut and packed what appeared to be the entire attendance of Non-COMM into World Cafe Live's upstairs stage, raising the room's collective temperature to a fever pitch. Listen to the band's set in its entirety here (via the WXPN media player).
Photo by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com Without a doubt the loudest band to take the upstairs cafe stage in all of Non-COMM, Nashville rock barn-burners Wild Features played a raucous set of Americana-infused rock, something between the Allmans and Led Zeppelin. Their self-titled debut LP comes out in August. Check out their setlist from Non-COMM below, and listen to their performance in its entirety here (via the WXPN media player). Setlist Hardwind Backwoods Company Got it Wrong [...]
Photo by Joe Del Tufo | JoeDelTufo.com Young British songwriter Bobby Long cut loose with a set of high-energy electric blues for the Non-COMM crowd during Friday's Free at Noon. "We'll only get up this early for XPN," he told the audience. Listen back to the performance in its entirety here (via the WXPN media player).
Photo from BBC Radio 6 Tomorrow brings the official release of the album the internet has been eagerly anticipating since a 16-second ad aired without fanfare during a March episode of SNL. Random Access Memories , the latest release from French discotronic duo Daft Punk , has been streaming on iTunes since last Wednesday, and its lead single - the pop earworm "Get Lucky," sung by the ever-charismatic Pharrell - has been bumping the XPN airwaves since last month. But what about the album beyond that? There's a lot of [...]
Wild Belle's Natalie Bergman; photo by Joe del Tufo | http://www.joedeltufo.com/ More videos of performances from WXPN's Non-COMMvention are rolling in. You can watch videos from Phoenix and Steve Martin and Edie Brickell here . Below, watch Wild Belle and David Wax Museum at the Non-COMM via The Top 22 . Listen to the full audio archive of Wild Belle's Non-COMM set here . Listen to the full audio archive of David Wax Museum's Non-COMM set [...]
Red Baraat have been added to the lineup to this year's XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru, the weekend of July 26-28. Formed in 2008, the eight piece band from Brooklyn is led by internationally acclaimed dhol player, drummer, and composer Sunny Jain . Known for their incredibly powerful live performances, Red Baraat blends hard driving North Indian bhangra rhythms with elements of jazz, go-go, brass funk, and hip-hop. The music is a eclectic mixed bag of influences and its "extreme Bollywood" grabs listeners from the moment the band plays its first note of a song. [...]
Photo by Mathiew Zazzo Singer, actress and model Lou Doillon is the half-sister of Charlotte Gainsbourg; her father being director Jacques Doillon and her mother actress and singer Jane Birkin. Doillon will release her debut album, Places , on June 18 on Verve Records. Doillon's album showcases her frank, honest and warm voice. The songs on her debut are stunning and striking, and recall the work of Karen Ann and Cat Power. Below, download "ICU," and watch the video for another song on the album, "Devil or Angel." [...]
Cuando se enteren que en general no me gustó el nuevo disco de Daft Punk y que prefiero los antiguos, no me van a bajar del vato que quiere llevar la contra a todo lo "hype" para sentirse muy fuera de lo común. Y no está mal: siempre he creído que inconcientemente buscamos destacar de los demás por nuestra individualidad (aunque hay quien se pasa de descarado y mamón). Pero según yo, esta vez no es por eso. Si por alguna banda me he de bajar las panties alguna vez, ha de ser por el dúo francés -no es secreto [...]
If you haven't been listening to Milwaukee's Field Report by now, here's your chance to make it up with no hard feelings from me (but do it quick). There are only a handful of musicians and bands that I nebulously define as having "that Folkadelphia sound," meaning that our radio show was created to support and share music exactly like this, like Field Report is making. These "Folkadelphia sounding" bands bridge the gaps not only between various folk music traditions, past and present, but also between other genres, technologies, and artistic disciplines. The end result is an inventive [...]
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Photo by Abi Reimold Recent Philly transplants Literature previewed four new tracks in this week's Key Studio Session . With a sound made for indie dance club nights, Literature are a surf-y, high energy bunch of polished musicians with well-coiffed songs. Stream and download "Court Date" below and check out the full session here . Court Date by Literature from The Key Studio Sessions, May 15, 2013 Download [...]
On Thursday we were invited down to Shoreditch for the label launch party of Chormoza Recordings . With upcoming releases in the deep/disco/garage side of house, their sound is right up our street. We met up with label owners Zoe and Justin and enjoyed sets from the Chromoza DJs, including 21 year old Stranger and special guest D Ramirez . The party was banging and everyone was having a damn good time. Zoe and Justin were understandably buzzing and it was great [...]
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