You never know when an artist is going to zone out and channel some realness for you on stage… that’s the beauty of when a passionate artist like Ceschi is given the chance to spill his soul in front of a crowd. At this past SXSW, he performed Beauty For Bosses off of the recently released Broken Bone Ballads, an album I am very much looking forward to taking in. Mad props to Fake Four for keeping things unflinchingly real in this world of falsification.
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After lots of work, Austin songbird Alesia Lani has released her debut album First Impression. A wonderfully reflective piece of art, the release was recently celebrated at Empire Control Room. You can catch the album on all major platforms, including Spotify and iTunes, but definitely take a second to check out the celebration.
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Back when I first heard Click-Clack‘s Housework II, one of the standout moments was the track Visions, featuring Cap’n Kirk of the Austin hip-hop massive SubKulture Patriots. Hearing Kirk on Click-Clack‘s production really had me wanting to hear more. Here we are, a few months later, and FMBO e’klektik has touched down. I will have to return for a full review in the near future, but my initial listening sessions have been thoroughly enjoyable. Check it out for yourselves, and don’t forget to share it with others.
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My friends have been fans of Houston, TX soul outfit The Suffers for years, and I know that my friends have great musical taste. Their collective taste was recently validated by David Letterman, and hopefully soon the world will recognize.
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Austin super-collective Sip Sip recently showed up on KUTX recently to do a live performance of their song Cold Sore Wars. The song is definitely a good representation of the band.. it covers a lot of sonic ground. Enjoy!
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SniperShot is one of the more interesting artists I’ve come across in my years of Texas hip hop. He isn’t one to shy away from normal conventions, yet his headspace is completely different when it comes to how he views these conventions. Of the many songs and videos he has made, this one in particular does a good job of visualizing the vibe I get when I listen to SniperShot‘s music. Walkin On Clouds is as mysterious and esoteric as it is a head nodder of a hip hop track.
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from the LNS crew:
“The LNS Crew, made up of Oregon-born, Denver-based artist Cory Kendrix as well as born and raised Austinite brothers Kydd Jones and Tank Washington, continue to ascend from the realm of underground hip-hop into Texas notoriety with their new 2015 mixtape. The 21 song collection shows their unmatched musical versatility and includes features from Sean Price, Dee-1, Killa Kyleon, Max Frost, ST 2 Lettaz, Slim Gravy, Worldwide, Roosh Williams, Kyle Lee, Deezie Brown & S.Dot of The LOEGz.”
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While cruising through Facebook recently, I came across a post from my man Kilmatik about how folks should dig a little deeper into their local music scenes, and not just follow the crowds. As an example of an artist who could use a little more recognition, he posted the following video by KIBO, and it definitely got my attention. Dig.
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B-SimmS is getting down and dirty with the self-reflection on this project. Never one to follow the trends, and always one to speak his mind, Perfect Imperfections allows B-SimmS to was poetic for our pleasure, so return the favor and give him a share… maybe even through him a buck or two.
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You heard it, and now it’s time to see it… that extra dope collaborative effort put forth by Cory Kendrix and Anna Love now has a video. Dig the appropriately trippy visuals of Wax On.
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Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice 