Pickathon 2017 [Part 3]: Saturday (Dungen, Black Milk, Ty Segall, Julia Jacklin)
Our third day includes an Aussie songwriter, a Detroit hip hop MC/producer, explosive psych rock, & the live score of a 1926 animated silent film
Pickathon 2017 [Part 2]: Friday (Jonathan Richman, Big Thief, Marlon Williams, etc)
Day 2 of the festival was packed with a couple of legendary songwriters, large ensembles, and international acts representing Colombia to New Zealand
Listen To Title Track From Upcoming Har Mar Superstar “Personal Boy” EP
The new 3-song EP involves producers, BJ Burton & Lazerbeak. Hear the first song & peep the full list of upcoming Har Mar tour dates opening for The Afghan Whigs.
Steve Martin Recruits Bill Hader & Cecily Strong For “Caroline” Video
The first video from his upcoming, The Long-Awaited Album, w/The Steep Canyon Rangers, recruits a pair of SNL cast members for a comical take on relationships
Pickathon 2017 [Part 1]: Early Thursday Entry (Charles Bradley, William Tyler, etc)
This year’s festival begins with a heart-wrenching soul singer, a Hawaiian guitar virtuoso, and some brilliant pastoral folk compositions
Marlon Williams Releases Video For “Vampire Again”
Described as a “tragicomic vignette of a societal outcast” the new video features the first new music by the New Zealand musician since his 2016 debut
Preview – NATHAN MCKEE: I DON’T WANT TO GROW UP (Solo Exhibit) @ STEPHANIE CHEFAS PROJECTS [Portland]
The Portland artist creates “classic images of legendary athletes,hip hop stars and skate/surf culture demigods,” rendered through construction paper cut outs.
Mister Heavenly Returns with New Album & “Beat Down” Video
The supergroup of Honus Honus, Nick Thorburn, & Joe Plummer announce Boxing The Moonlight, w/amazing new video featuring a martial arts brawl in a diner
Win Tix To Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) Performing Black On Both Sides in Seattle
The artist formerly known as MOS DEF will be performing his classic debut, Black On Both Sides at Neptune Theatre in Seattle & we’re giving away tickets. ENTER
Danny Brown Cooks Up Another Masterpiece With “Lost” Video
In his latest video, the Detroit rapper features nude women processing rock cocaine, while stressing his need to deliver a consistently potent artistic product
VELVETMANIA II: Pro Wrestlers Painted on Velvet – Interview w/artist Bruce White
The NC Painter speaks to us on the heels of the opening for his new exhibit of velvet portraits paying tribute to professional wrestling legends of the 1990s
Preview: HEAVY METAL 40th Anniversary Art Show @ Copro Gallery [Santa Monica]
Over 80 artists come together to pay tribute to “the world’s foremost illustrated fantasy magazine” w/ both new & vintage art from the publications history