Chicago funk band whysowhite has been incessantly working their way up the music rungs with their vibrant, fun combination of dance-inducing funk and hip-hop flows that come together to create one of my personal favorite live shows in the Windy City or elsewhere. Led by a trio of vocalist/MCs Davis & Charles Haines and Nick […]
Sidewalk Chalk: “Grocery List”
Sidewalk Chalk is a band that has been making noise for a minute, but really stepped things up lately. The 8-piece multi-genre act, who was selected as Chicago’s “Most Outstanding Group” in 2012 by the Chicago Music Awards, has been preparing for the release of its next project, Leaves. They have been building some serious […]
[Video] Disclosure: “Together” (Ft. Nile Rodgers, Sam Smith, Jimmy Nape)
Disclosure teamed up with Funk legend Nile Rodgers, Sam Smith and Jimmy Nape for a star-studded and talent-packed track that dropped today. The track is jammed full of more funk-slanted aesthetics than most would know how to craft into a succinct track, but the foursome does it admiringly here, creating what many are calling an […]
MED, Blu, Mayer Hawthorne & Madlib: “The Buzz”
This super funky collaboration is, in fact, real. MED got together with the soulful trio of Blu, Madlib and Detroit’s own Mayer Hawthorne to craft “The Buzz”. With a beat perfectly suited for everyone involved as Hawthorne lays the hooks between which Blu, MED and Madlib do their thing. The track will make even the […]
[Album] Blood Orange: “Cupid Deluxe LP”
Blood Orange is certainly an act to know in today’s musical environment. Never one to tune into the traditional genre lines, Blood Orange (Dev Hynes) is as unexpected as ever on his latest release, set to follow the initial stream – on November 12. Below is one of the previously released singles from the project, […]