Passion Pit Plays First Avenue [Sunday April 4th 2010]

Passion Pit the electronic band from Cambridge MA will be playing a sold-out show at First Avenue this Sunday.
Here's a video for their radio hit The Reeling from their debut album 'Manners'.

New Gil Scott-Heron Album! [show update]

Gil Scott-Heron's show was rescheduled! He will be performing at 7pm and 930pm at The Dakota Jazz Club on Wednesday April 14th 2010.

Really Impressed with I'm New Here the new record by Gil Scott-Heron recently released by XL. Listen to the whole album here!

The revolution will not be televised!


Watch his awesome new video [Video directed by Coodie & Chike and Michael Sterling Eaton]

Gil Scott-Heron - "Me And The Devil"

M.O.'s Best Of 2009 Mixtape

Here's DJ M.O.'s soundtrack to 2009. A collection of sounds from all genres and styles with original songs and remixes that defined the end of a decade.
The mix starts with a mellow and ambient-esque amalgam of new artists and it builds into a crescendo of Dance/Pop tunes ending in a World Beat/Hip-Hop set unifying old and new school.

M.O. Best Of 2009 Mixtape

  
Here's the song list:
1. A New - Little Dragon
2. Do the Joy - Air
3. Sky Might Fall - Kid Cudi
4. Marty And Sonietta - Phaseone
5. C-Train - Sarah White
6. Island, Is - Volcano Choir
7. 1517 - The Whitest Boy Alive
8. Enter Galactic - Kid Cudi
9. Feather - Little Dragon
10. So Light Is Her Footfall - Air
11. Sort Of Revolution - Fink
12. Seven - Fever Ray
13. The Process - Megafaun
14. Can't Help But Smiling - Devendra Banhart
15. Crying Lightning - Arctic Monkeys
16. Molalatladi - BLK JKS
17. Amarillion - Datarock
18. Over Me - Digitata
19. The Reeling - Passion Pit
20. One In A Million - Data
21. Soldier (feat. Santigold) - N.E.R.D.
22. Money (feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras congo, Seu Jorge, Z-Trip) - N.A.S.A
23. Rain Dance (feat. M.I.A.) - The Very Best
24. Soldier (feat. Big Red, 5Nizza) - DJ Vadim
25. Hold the Line (feat. Mr. Lex, Santigold) - Major Lazer
26. T.I.A (Remix ft. Afrikan Boy) - K'naan
27. What We Talkin' About (feat. Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun) - Jay-Z
28. Back Again - Reflection Eternal
29. Reality Check (feat. Black Thought) - J Dilla
30. Back To Daylight (Ft. Ashley Slater) - Dub Pistols
31. Casa Bey - Mos Def
32. Holy Are You - Rakim

You can also download the mix here!
M.O. Best Of 2009 Mixtape

Retribution Gospel Choir @ Triple Rock Sat. Feb 20th

I'm really looking forward to this sold out show from the Duluth based rock trio at one of my favorite local venues TheTripleRock.

From http://www.retributiongospelchoir.com/

Retribution Gospel Choir is a rock trio founded in 2007. The group features Alan Sparhawk on guitar and vocals, Steve Garrington on bass and Eric Pollard on drums and vocals. Alan also fronts the band Low with his wife, Mimi Parker, and Steve also plays bass in Low.

This is the video for my favorite song "Hide It Away" from the new album simply titled 2. Alan Sparhawk is truly as innovative as a rock guitarist can be and his rhythm section is comprised of a couple of virtuosos in their own right.

DJ Don Cuco's new Favela Funk Remix

Just wanted to share a new mix by Brooklyn via Minnesota DJ Don Cuco. As we approach Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, get in the spirit of this magical celebration with this collection of raw diggs all over the Brazilian inspired musical spectrum, from favela chic to favela funk!

Photo by Sarah White
Check out DJ Don Cuco on Myspace http://www.myspace.com/djdoncuco

FAVELA FUNK SAMPLER

DJ DON CUCO

A Benefit Concert For Haiti! Feb. 6th, 2010

Great show for an awesome cause at First Avenue featuring some hip local bands, MinneScene favorite Solid Gold with Mark Mallman, Zoo Animal, Peter Wolf Crier, and DJing the night Jimmy 2 Times and Mike 2600!
All proceeds donated to the Red Cross Haiti relief & development fund & Architecture for Humanity.

Gimme Shelter: A Benefit for Haiti Promo from Anthem Heart A/V on Vimeo.

One In A Million by solidgoldband

End of the year 2009 Mashed Up!

Here are some interesting mash-ups that kinda wrap up the year 2009 in pop music. Check out the STEREOGUM blog for more!

SAUL WILLIAMS aka NIGGY TARDUST @ Varsity Theater 10/25/09

My favorite poet turned afropunk star! Saul Williams is in town. Opening for him is local band No Bird Sing.
Check out this rendition of Convict Colony by Saul at the AFROPUNK festival in NYC!

Find more videos like this on Afro-punk

P . O . S . SHOW @ FIRST AVENUE 10/24/09

Mr. P.O.S. will bring his road show home on October 24th. Get your tickets now as this show will probably sell out...Buy them at First Avenue and Electric Fetus.
P.O.S. latest album "Never Better" is packed full of great beats & relevant lyrics. I'm looking forward to seeing him perform a lot of the songs in his already extensive catalog.
Read the story from Rhymesayers here.

Here are some clips from his new album NEVER BETTER.

THE ARCTIC MONKEYS!

Tonite at First Avenue.
One of the best releases of 2009 "Humbug" a very mature effort by these kids. Awesome guitars throughout.


My photos of the nite can be seen here! ArcticMonkeys.com
Really good show at the Ave, they played some songs from every record and most of the new album which sounds great live!