Photos by Jati Lindsay. Please support. People, where have you been? // Have you been hiding // in your big houses? ~ Little Dragon, “After the Rain” I […]
NEW MUSIC: SOFRITO – Tropical Dicotheque
Combing the vast and wide landscape of jazz and all its cousins for the perfect beats is no small endeavor, which is why compilations like this one are […]
NEW MUSIC: Ben Westbeech – Slowly
Ben Westbeech – Slowly [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Ben-Westbeech-Slowly.mp3|titles=Ben-Westbeech-Slowly] Even in the buzzed about UK music scene, Ben Westbeech is still not a household name, and that’s unfortunate. The Bristol native’s voice […]
The GOAT turns pro: Blaqstarr, his Divine EP and club music’s mainstreaming.
Earl “The Goat” Manigault never played an National Basketball Association game. This fact is one of the great shames in the eyes of true basketball historians. You know, […]
VIDEO: Marques Toliver – White Sails
Much has been debated about the future of the music blog. The entity, which has been around in mainstream form for over 5 years now is maturing into […]
LIVE: Off the Wall – Hip-Hop Photos by Mike Schreiber at the DCJCC
This is Mike Schreiber. Mike takes photos of the people (and dogs) of Cuba, Louisiana’s Angola prisons, hip-hop artists, and anything that crosses his lens and moves him. […]
New Music: Bilal – Levels (Sonnymoon Remix), New EP
Bilal – Levels (Sonnymoon Remix) | Buy on iTunes [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/04-Levels-Sonnymoon-Remix.mp3|titles=04 Levels Sonnymoon Remix] Bilal has had yet another stellar year in 2010, and his label, Plug Research is […]
New Music: Oddisee & Toine – “Different Now”
If you’re into underground hip-hop, then you already know about producer Oddisee and rising MC Toine of the group DTMD. Both acts originated in the DMV and both […]
VIDEO: Heineken INSPIRE DC Recap
This past Fall, Heineken staged a series of tours across the country in support of their INSPIRE campaign, which brought together influencers in the name of art, design, and music. […]
VIDEO: Kokayi – Roxtar (Feat. The Rock-afire Explosion)
The homie Kokayi has been on the grind recently in support of his latest effort, Robots and Dinosaurs, and he just dropped a video for the track Roxtar […]