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James Blake is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer from London whose talent has been gaining major attention over the last few years. His subdued, downtempo energy and sound is chill but extremely powerful at the same time. His voice is strong, melodic, and haunting, and some of his newer music reaches new […]

The veteran electronic duo Justice will be performing at Day for Night 2017. If you do not know about Justice, they are a French duo composed of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay that have been cranking out electronic music on par with legendary contemporaries, Daft Punk. Coming off of their third album Woman, which was released in […]

Living their lives as punk activists, Priests originate from a city rich with political activism and an exploding music scene. The D.C. four-piece that consists of vocalist Kate Alice Greer, drummer Daniele Daniele, bassist Taylor Mulitz, and guitarist GL Jaguar, all of whom have been hard at work since 2012, but it is not until […]

Pretty Lights is an American electronic music producer, often called and known as the “face and voice of a new American electronic scene.” Over the last decade, the EDM and rave scenes have been re-vamped and again became a major part of American youth culture, and Pretty Lights has played his own role in creating […]

Don’t you hate it when someone just as old as you says something wiser than anything you’ve probably ever said? What about if what was said, was said in passing and the person who said it seems so nonchalant and careless about what they said, that they sound bored in their delivery, and just kept […]

After going from a recent high school grad to an alternative pop superstar over the past year, Khalid has become a household name for his soulful ballads and relatable pop tunes about young love and growing up young in America. Khalid’s rise into the spotlight comes largely on the back of his incredibly successful single […]

Rapper Destin Route seems to have an appropriate name for the up-and-coming moves that he is making by the better known stage name J.I.D. Earlier this year he became one of the latest artists who got signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville Records, following which he released his debut album The Never Story in March. J.I.D, […]

http://gty.im/487073160 Above & Beyond has brought one of the most revolutionizing takes on progressive trance and house we see today. They came to life in early 2000, with their remix of Chakra’s, “Home”. Even though their name at the time wasn’t well known, their remix was able to reach #1 of the UK club charts with […]

Wiz Khalifa is one of hip-hop’s biggest superstars. With 6 studio albums, 15 mixtapes, countless singles, 12 of which are platinum or multi-platinum, he has spent the past 12 years paving the way to a perfect balance in everything in his life while forever hustlin’. Wiz was a thug. Hustlin’ on the streets as a […]

Kali Uchis, born Karly Loaiza, is not what you would think she is. If they were to create a hispanic Barbie with alien and retro vibes dripping in candy land colors, that would begin to encompass the persona that Kali Uchis has created. Today, she is still quite a mystery but one thing is clear: […]

The powerhouse rap trio out of Atlanta is set to deliver yet another headlining performance this year at the Mala Luna festival in San Antonio October 28th-29th. Migos has had a career breakout year in 2017 following the release of their incredibly successful second studio album Culture in January of this year. Singles such as […]

In a time where trap is on the rise, EDM is in full force and hip-hop got its second breath, Carnage is taking over the scene. Carnage, producer/Dj/rapper/human being, grew up in Maryland and not being able to find a music presence to find inspiration from, he turned to the internet. Now, Carnage has produced […]

After taking the hip-hop industry by storm with their Lords Never Worry mixtape in 2012, A$AP Mob has been a prevalent figure in rap with its members releasing one hit song after another. A$AP Mob was founded in 2006 out of Harlem in NYC and consists of members such as A$AP Ferg, A$AP Rocky, A$AP […]

Brooklyn’s finest, Sean Carter, better known as Jay-Z, returns to the spotlight with a headliner performance set for the Austin City Limits music festival October 6th and 13th at Zilker Park in Austin Texas. Jay-Z has garnered a substantial amount attention of late after the release of his widely successful and critically acclaimed thirteenth studio […]

Austin is a city known for its music scene so it’s not surprising that talent brews on the streets and big names have started out there. Spoon is a rock band from ATX that formed in 1993 and has seen much success over the years. Lead singer and guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno […]

If you’re looking for an extremely diverse musician, look no further than Alex Giannascoli, an artist who simply cannot be defined into just one genre. More commonly known as (Sandy) Alex G, the multi-instrumentalist dubbed “Internet’s secret best songwriter” by Fader began his musical career writing and recording music from his own home in Pennsylvania […]

http://gty.im/852623814 Michigan based group Vulfpeck brings funk music from Ann Arbor. Don’t let that deceptive description deter you though–these guys deliver rhythmic precision and nuance that approaches even a Funkadelic or a Family Stone. The band takes cues from the great rhythm sections of the past. Founder Jack Stratton has cited documentaries such as Paul […]

Last week I was fortunate enough to sit down with a former UH student whose work as an artist has been gaining momentum in Houston. AJ Mikell, who goes by the name Alpha Raps, is in his senior year studying construction management at TSU and spent a couple semesters here at UH. At 23 years […]

Atlanta rapper Killer Mike and Brooklyn producer El-P pursued solo work for 20 years before 2013, when they became rap duo Run the Jewels. The two first worked together on Killer Mike’s album R.A.P. Music (2012), which El-P produced. This could even be seen as a proto-RTJ record, as before the song “JoJo’s Chillin’” Killer […]

http://gty.im/831443708 This is Chance The Rapper’s part, nobody else speak. Chance The Rapper, aka Lil Chano From The 79th, has proven to be a distinct artist in the hip hop game in the past few years. His debut mixtape, 10 Days, with features from artists like Vic Mensa and production from Flying Lotus, was released on […]


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