Saturday April 21st marks a national holiday for us vinyl heads. Record Store Day stay started in 2007 and encouraged us to leave our iPhones behind and head […]
MIX: Rocksmith and Couch Sessions Presents 420 Holidaze Mixtape by DJ Run P
It’s the holiday season over here at The Couch Sessions as two of our favorite days are back to back this year. First up, it’s 420 and we […]
LIVE: The Roots at The Howard Theater
Photos courtesy of LaVan E. Anderson The Roots’ christening of D.C.’s newly-re-opened Howard Theater was nothing short of epic. After about a good half an hour into the […]
LIVE: From Coachella, With Love
You can call this one of the best weekends of the year. Standing in the middle of the Coachella playground might be overwhelming at first but it’s all […]
LIVE: Esperanza Spalding VIP World Tour Dress Rehearsal, Florence Gould Hall NYC
Photos: Corey Thompson/Photoleer It was around this time last year that Esperanza Spalding grabbed the Grammy award for “Best New Artist”. I’m pretty sure I said something along […]
VIDEO: Jazzanova – Believer
The German collective Jazzanova is hands down one of my favorite bands of all time. After they released the severely underrated Of All The Things in 2008, they […]
VIDEO: THEESatisfaction – QueenS
The Shabazz Palaces affiliated THEESatisfaction dropped one of the better albums this, year, and the track “QueenS” might be one of my favorite tracks of 2012. The duo […]
VIDEO: SPIN Magazine x ABSOLUT feature: MNDR
We’ve been a fan of MNDR since she rocked with Q-Tip and Mark Ronson two years ago, and even though we missed her at SXSW, I’m glad to […]
LIVE: Yasiin Bey (pka Mos Def) at Howard Theatre
Photos by: Tyrone Clemons The Howard Theatre is shaping up to be the premier venue. It was a stellar idea for Yasiin Bey and the show’s producer Jill […]
NEW MUSIC: The Kickdrums – Lights (feat Rebecca Jordan)
We all know that #CircusSXSW alumni The Kickdrums are one of our favorite bands, and the group is riding high since they graced our stage in Austin. First […]