By Madame E | April 2, 2012 at 9:42 am | No comments
I made it out to Lawrence this past Friday night for the Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 show at The Granada. With Jason at the wheel, we arrived around 8:30 pm to see what was happening at the venue site and to scope out the crowd. Mass Street was full of stylish sidewalk strollers...
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By Chris Mills | March 27, 2012 at 1:11 pm | No comments
A tight-knit association of KC-based music icons, singer/producer Miles Bonny, singer/producer Reggie B, DJ/producer Joc Max and drummer/producer Brandon Draper will be putting on what we fully expect to be an outright clinic at the Kansas City Academy on Friday, March 30. ...
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By Chris Mills | December 8, 2011 at 7:13 pm | No comments
pictured: Dessa, of Doomtree @ Kanrocksas 2011
I caught Doomtree at Kanrocksas earlier this summer and they rocked it. The Minneapolis-based live hip hop collective have a new record out titled No Kings (cop it HERE). Dessa, one of the group's core MCs, just released...
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By Chris Mills | December 7, 2011 at 3:01 pm | No comments
After being displaced from their hometown of New Orleans after Katrina, live hip hop duo, The Knux, soon saw good exposure by landing an opening gig on Common's tour back in 2007. In turn, they landed a deal with Interscope. Check the video above for their performance on...
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By Chris Mills | December 7, 2011 at 2:21 pm | No comments
Check their official website for more on their music, additional tour dates and other occurrences - http://ilovem83.com/. I want to hear...
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By Chris Mills | July 29, 2011 at 11:51 am | No comments
Find out if they're coming through your neighborhood, too...
Odd Future 2011 Tour Dates:
08/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ HARD Festival
08/13 – Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/14 – Osaka, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/17 – Stockholm, SE @ Open Air Festival
08/18 – Bohemia, CZ...
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By Sean Malone | July 15, 2011 at 4:47 pm | One comment
Side projects are often a two way street; they can give under-appreciated band members the opportunity to showcase their own work without the backing of the rest of the group (think Robert Plant's collaborations with Alison Krauss) but they often end up being unjustly...
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By Sean Malone | June 28, 2011 at 5:56 pm | No comments
Hey folks. My name is Sean Malone and I'm the newest blogger here at Demencha. Some folks call me the Malone Rainja, the Maloner or Dr. Pussy (don't ask), but you can just call me thrilled to be here. I've been enlisted by our leader Chris to be your guide to the world of...
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By Chris Mills | June 9, 2011 at 4:32 pm | No comments
Just got a promo e-mail from the folks over in the New Kingston camp with this really fresh reggae jawn they have out for free download. They also have a new album out, which you can preview, buy and read the lyrics to HERE. They actually came to Grinders in the Crossroads...
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By Chris Mills | June 7, 2011 at 5:36 pm | No comments
I saw a couple of people raving about this mashup that Pretty Lights did at the Lightning In A Bottle Festival in Cali not too very long ago on facebook. One youtube description from Pretty Lights' performace even reads something to the effect of "a true I was there...
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