Prototype of Nu-Soul Vol 12
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...
Strictly Social – Nov 19 – Q Dixon, Jamila
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...
Download Brittany Bosco – Spectrum EP
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...
Event Coverage – Strictly Social – Oct 22
Strictly Social had another great night at LA’s Little Temple Bar on October 22nd. Electric performances from each of Replife, Michelle Shaprow and Les Brown & The Now demonstrated the spirit of Strictly Social. Resident DJ Destroyer along with DJ Myxzlplix and DJ Kaleem kept the vibe flowing with their on-point selections. A birthday party...
Miguel – Mischief The Mixtape
Miguel is an LA-based artist who was signed to Jive Records earlier this year. He’s also appeared on Blu’s Below The Heavens and the Johnson&Jonson album (under the name Jontel). And I learned via FreshSelects that he co-wrote Musiq’s “If You Leave” and Usher’s “Revolver”. He recently dropped a free ep/mixtape which is pretty hot...
Anthony Valadez ft. Wendisue – Go
Los Angelenos know DJ Anthony Valadez as one of the hardest working DJs in town. He holds down several residencies at spots like Little Temple and Zanzibar. He has opened for the likes of Les Nubians, Ben Harper, Nikka Costa, Talib Kweli, Meshell Ndegeocello, Eric Roberson, Van Hunt, Sa Ra Creative Partners, Aloe Blacc, Platinum...
New (ish) Little Dragon Track
I stumbled upon this recently on the internets. A new (to my ears) Little Dragon track “Infinite Love”. In reality it looks like this track has been floating around for a few months, I’m just late to the game. But oh well. If you’ve read this blog for a while you’ll know that I’m fairly...
Strictly Social Vol 2 DJ Mix
Strictly Social brings you LA’s only night of truly eclectic and progressive live soul music. In case you happen not to live in LA, the Strictly Social mix series brings you a little taste of what the night offers. Volume 2 comes courtesy of DJ Myxzlplix. Check the tracklist below, then stream or download. Track...
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