Tuesday Tunes

New Music, MusicElliot FranshawApril 30, 2019Local Natives, A-Trak, George Benson, Schoolboy Q, Japanese Breakfast

MusicElliot FranshawApril 28, 2019Sugar Tongue Slim, S.T.S., Questlove, Black Ice, DJ Jazzy JEff, Better on a Sunday, Kiliwatch, The Crookers, Khari Mateen, Daily Bread, Brooklyn Bowl, The Independent

morgan simpson: black midi's glue

Though the band has released only two singles to date, Black Midi has played a residency at Brixton’s The Windmill, toured the UK and Europe, signed with storied UK label Rough Trade and created a louder buzz than the genre that made their misno-moniker. One of the brightest in the Black Midi bunch is Morgan Simpson, the dynamic drummer holds it down, bringing the burgeoning band together from low roll to fever pitch and back.

Earl Sweatshirt: Nowhere, Nobody

Music, ArtCharlotte FriendFebruary 18, 2019Earl Sweatshirt, Naima Ramos-Chapman, Terence Nance

Musical #tbt: December 20

Rice University Professor Bernard Freeman (Professor Bun to you) teaches his students that Hip Hop stands on four pillars: MC’ing, DJ’ing, B-boying (breakdancing), and graffiti. Today we celebrate the last, but definitely not the least, pillar