[Video] Mike Golden & Friends: “Every Morning Love”

Well, if you haven't heard, love is in the air. Adding to the Valentine's Day spirit is Mike Golden & Friends out of Chicago. The soul rock group adds another layer to the already heightened sense of the four letter word with another well-crafted video from the talented Elijah Alvarado. Never one to do things the same twice, Alvarado begins the video with Golden beginning a wall of dominoes,…

[Album] Mike Golden & Friends: “Utopia”

Mike Golden & Friends have been slowly building themselves into one of the premier acts to catch in the increasingly crowded Chicago music scene and yesterday they dropped their latest release, Utopia to continue that climb. Teased over the last few weeks with the behind the scenes video for the single "Mary Jane" featuring Vic Mensa and Donnie Trumpet, Utopia is a truly transcendental…

Mike Golden & Friends: “Hey Jane”

Later this month, Mike Golden & Friends will release their latest project, Utopia. Today, we get the lead single from the project, released today via the Internet. Featuring fellow Chicagoans Vic Mensa and Donnie Trumpet, "Hey Jane" is an emphatic play on dealing with the relationship with "Jane". Golden offers up an inspired, soulful chorus as Mensa continues to slaughter a wide variety of…

Mike Golden & Friends: “Keep Movin’ ”

It's been a while since we've heard from Mike Golden & Friends on RubyHornet. Mike hit us with a new track " Keep Movin' " after a year long hiatus on new music. You might remember Mike from his collabs with Rockie Fresh, YP and ProbCause, a few RH regulars. Since MG&F first official release, "Groceries", I've been a fan of their music and especially their live performances. MG&F…

Mike Golden & Friends: “Midwest Love” (Video)

Here's the music video for my favorite track off of Mike Golden & Friend's Trees EP (Part 2). Just like "Bones" and "Stay Here", the visuals for "Midwest Love" were directed by Davy Greenberg, providing us with some live and behind the scenes footage. Check out the video below. You can check out our First Look with Mike here   Read more

Mike Golden & Friends: “Bones” Video

Do yourself a favor and check these guys out. Mike Golden and Friends just dropped Trees EP Part 2 last week. The last track on the project, "Bones", had been out for a while prior to the EP's release.  MG and F had been shooting the music video before Part 2 came out and we got to see a snippet that served as a teaser to the EP. The emotionally-charged, narrative of a video gives additional…

Mike Golden & Friends: Trees EP 2 Trailer

The fine people over at illRoots put out some material from Mike Golden & Friends a little while back and I've been listening to it religiously since. Mike Golden & Friends have their second EP dropping at illRoots on September 21 and you can expect a link to them when it comes out. If the material on the EP is anything like what we've heard so far, you can expect quality music with incredibly…

[RH Interview] Mike Golden

Photography by Mike HariChicago is easily identifiable as a musical city. Without argument, the Second City has produced greats in every genre and discipline, and continues to do so without much sign of stopping. As of late, it seems as though every couple of months we are seeing a new act take off from the city and one act that has been making noise for awhile around the scene is finally looking…