The Importance Of The Warm Up DJ
A lot of times when we go see our favorite DJs, there’s an opening act. These well known (and sometimes up and coming) DJs are in charge of getting the […]
Category Archives: vinyl
Akasha: An Eye For An Eye
No new comer to the reggae game, Chicago’s Jump Up Records has been releasing quality reggae vinyl for the past twenty four years. That’s right, for nearly a quarter century […]
Big Ups With DJ Lexis
Original photo by Djordje Zivaljevic. Name, Location, What You Do: Lexis. Founder of the Music Is My Sanctuary website + 24 Hours of Vinyl project. Digging both in the past […]
Flea Market Funk x FM Jersey City
Been super busy with the gigs lately, but I figured I’d share something today about a new spot in Jersey City called FM. FM is an analog bar with a […]
Diamond Ortiz – Right Back Atcha
The Austin Boogie Crew is back once again with a banger just in time for the warm weather. This time it’s boogie vet Diamond Ortiz with a twelve inch of […]
Hampshire and Foat: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand
It’s always a bonus when talented musicians get behind a genre and really do it justice. Today, we have the ever talented pianist Greg Foat and multi-instrumentalist Warren Hampshire from […]
Takashi Nakazato – Pista Libre Part 1 + 2
Today’s music comes from Japanese percussionist Takashi Nakazato, a contributor to the group Jazztronik out of Tokyo and their myriad of records going way back when. This forty five is […]
Hackney Colliery Band – Live
The Hackney Colliery Band are an outfit known not just for their studio albums, but for their high intensity, energy fueled live shows. Well, if you haven’t got a chance […]
Tewz: Africa Bump Mix
Get your weekend started right with this all 45 African mix from visual artist and multi-instrumentalist Tewz. The Chicago artist puts together a pretty tight bastion of funky stuff from […]
Nasimoto (Nas & Quasimoto Remix)
Just when remixes and mash ups couldn’t go any further, in steps D.Begun from Portsmouth, NH. File under ‘why the hell wasn’t this ever done before?”! Take some Quasimoto The […]
