Trillectro Is Coming.

What is Trillectro?

By now, you should definitely know but just in case you don't, I'll let Modi, Quinn and Marcel tell you:

"the first music festival in the district of its kind, trillectro is our way of bridging the gap between hip-hop and electronic music. on august 11, 2012, trillectro will unite music enthusiasts at DC's brand new HALF STREET FAIRGROUNDS (outside nationals park! GO NATS!) for an unforgettable day of incredible performances from some of the best emerging local and national artists.

modeled after brooklyn's dekalb market, this unique and spacious venue reuses salvaged shipping containers to surround a main stage, bar areas, tents and gaming space for a dynamic retail and entertainment experience. trillectro will be the first event of this size and nature to take place at the HALF STREET FAIRGROUNDS."

Here's a fly-through look at the venue: Half Street Fairgrounds



With all that being said, take that trip down/over/up to DC this weekend and make this happen.


[Note: And tickets are HALF OFF on LivingSocial. Excuses are becoming minimal.]

How Bout Some Ratatat???

I stumbled across this live performance from Ratatat from 2007's Wintercase concert. Can't hate on Ratatat in any form. I even included the studio versions for a little comparison. Nothing beats live music though. Check em:
Wildcat [Live]
Wildcat [Studio Version]
Loud Pipes [Live]
Loud Pipes [Studio Version]
Montanita [Live]
Montanita [Studio Version]

Oh yea, and if you're wondering, LP4 is STILL bangin.

Kid Cudi - REVOFEV [Live]

Live from the Bape store in NYC, Cudi performs his new joint, REVOFEV off of Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager. The title of the song is short for Revolution of Evolution and it's definitely the unjealous. Shouts to VEVO for doing something besides making me wait extra long to watch YouTube videos.
September.

Twenty.

Eighth.

Mos Def x Jim Jones x The Black Keys x RZA x Nicole Wray x Q.Tip x Noe x Billy Danze x Pharoahe Monch x Raekwon = BlakRoc

Yea, all them on one project. Dame Dash presents the BlakRoc Project. I'll be on tiiiiime for that.

I'm fuckin with it.

Available Friday on iTunes. Ariiiite.

[Double] Music of the Moment - July 7, 2009 [Live Edition]

Since it's the time of year for all the live music festivals and all that, I figured I'd post a couple live performances for one of my Music of the Moments. To start off, Explosions in the Sky is one of my favorite bands of all-time. I first noticed them as the band to do the majority of the score and soundtrack for movie Friday Night Lights. The music is simple: two guitars, a bass and a drummer. But the four of them play their instruments with a passion that can't go unnoticed. I got the chance to see them perform sophomore year at the Variety Playhouse in Little 5 and they did not disappoint. To this day, it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Check out one of my favorite songs from the Texas band entitled Your Hand in Mine.
[Note: You can hear it in Friday Night Lights here around the 1:50 mark.]

This second joint is from one of Explosions in the Sky's biggest influences, Scottish band Mogwai. Their song Auto Rock was used in the movie version of Miami Vice as well as several commercials. Again, no lyrics, but still a dope song. Check out the live version from their April performance at the Republic in New Orleans. Dopeness.
[Note: The Lance Armstrong commercial featuring Auto Rock can be found here. Pretty dope commercial too.]