This is a fantastic slice of moody electro-soul from 2 very buzzed-about artists at the moment – Theophilus London and Jesse Boykins III. “Cold Pillow” is taken from Theophilus’ upcoming project, This Charming Mixtape, a precursor to his debut EP, This Charming Man. After hearing this track I went and downloaded his JAM! mixtape which [...]

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Here’s a new joint from Peter Hadar. “Watermelon” is a collabo with producer Nicolay and features one of his trademark soulful hip-hop beats. It’s taken from a new mixtape from DJ Jamad. Also in the works is a an EP of baby-makin’ music, “She’s 4 Months.” Don’t forget that you can also cop Peter’s excellent [...]

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Here’s the news, straight from the horse’s mouth:
Starting December 1, KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad returns to weeknights, hosting a music show from 8 to 10pm PST, the slot previously occupied by new Music Director and Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic Jason Bentley.
Garth has been on the air at KCRW since 1996 and hosted a weeknight [...]

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Thanks Givends is an annual event in Los Angeles that brings together the cream of LA’s music scene to raise money around the holiday  for important community arts programs and individuals in need. Every year two recipients are chosen, one always being The Mar Vista Family Center, which is where LA’s beloved DJ Dusk was [...]

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This is one of the best tracks (IMHO) from Jazzanova’s recent release Of All The Things. Maybe I’m biased cos I also happen to love Ben Westbeech. In any case the song is lovely and the video provides suitable eye candy:

And here’s a bonus for ya. Ben’s recent mixtape featuing lots of electro-y, break-y kinda [...]

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One of my fave DJs X one of my fave blogs = DJ Anthony Valadez‘ Moovmnt.com Mixtape. The mix is 25 minutes of freshness – musically expansive, succinctly mixed, as is the trademark of Mr. Valadez.
Download the Anthony Valadez Moovmnt mix immediately!
1. Flying Lotus – King Crosby
2. Sa Ra Creative Partners – Master Teazer
3. Replife [...]

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Alumni of URB’s Next 100 feature, Black Stone Theatre Collective are making old school soul, funk and disco sound good as new on their album Music For A Saturday Evening. Producer Andy C is the mastermind behind it all and he is joined by a selection of Chi-town vocalists – Keanna Johnson, Tunji, Yaw, and [...]

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Todd Kelley has put together another solid installment of his mix series “Prototype of Nu-Soul.” The tracklisting below speaks for itself.
Download it here and visit Todd’s site to check out his many other mixes, all of which are available for download.
01. Take Off The Blues – The Foreign Exchange
02. Pantyhose – Jesse Boykins III
03. Sticks [...]

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LA soul heads – it’s almost time for another Strictly Social!
The crew returns to Silverlake’s the Little Temple Bar with another great lineup including Q Dixon, Jamila with a guest DJ set from DJ Daz. Plus you will also be treated to a special video screening of Wayna’s new video for “My Love”, taken from [...]

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Brittany Bosco is a progressive soul diva out of Savannah, GA, and honestly that’s about as much as I know about her except that her quite excellent EP “Spectrum” is available for free download and has been creating quite some buzz just recently. Her sound easily traverses terrain from progressive, space-age soul (eg “Glitch”, “City [...]

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