KAABOO Del Mar recap from Toots Hibbert to Snoop Dog
KAABOO, you were more than what I expected and gave new meaning to what it means to be a music festival. KAABOO San Diego will have large shoes to fill in 2020. Until next time, new friend. …
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Dominique Fils-Aimé on meditating her musical journey and the three pillars that make up her album trilogy
Scene Paramount theatre was dark, just a few sparse lights reflecting off the wine glasses set on the dressed tables. Some gentle glassware clinking could be heard from the back bar but the …
Rave, rock, rap, break for a nap: Attending FME, Quebec’s not-so-secret music festival
FME, short for Festival Musique Emergente, is a boutique festival taking place on the outskirts of Québec in the Abitibi region, surrounded by majestic greenery. While it may sound under the …
King Turbo are just here to play but they are not playing around
On Thursday, July 18th Reggae Sumfest will host a Global Sound Clash. Five artists from around the globe are landing in Montego Bay to compete for the title and one of the competitors is our …
Chris LaRocca is making waves but he is not in it for the money
A few weeks back an intimate group of Torontonians gathered for the Red Bull x Collectif Nude block party at The Bentway, a public space under an expressway near Historic Fort York. Chris …
Paa Kow’s jazz fusion life
by Jake Goldbas Paa Kow’s high life is Cirque du Soleil for the ears. The music isn’t strictly divine, it didn’t come out of thin air. And yet its buoyancy gives it a heavenly aura. Ghanaian …
Imprecise words on “Nowhere Nobody” by Earl Sweatshirt: Reconstruction of race and gender
Earl Sweatshirt’s new video, “Nowhere Nobody,” delivers dense imagery to explore personal themes of gender and race. The video contains clips from seven of his songs from his …
“Yo, can I skate this?” An experience involving the art of Jen Stark, and others
On a cold and dark Friday night, the good people in the development and outreach division of the Vans skateboarder apparel company opened the doors of their House of Vans building to provide …
Pairing wine and vinyl with Cinderblock People, part II
A Harlem store pairs wine with records, creating realness in an age of political disconnect and tyrannical clouds. This is part two the mini series. Why pair records with wine? Earlier in …
Pairing wine and vinyl with Cinderblock People, part I
A Harlem store pairs wine with records, creating realness in an age of political disconnect and tyrannical clouds. Cinderblock People, a record store in northwest Harlem, is wedged between …