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January 10, 2013 | 9:00 AM | By

The Week So Far: 14 must-read stories on The Key

Download B.C. Camplight‘s BBC Radio 6 session featuring two new songs [link]

Juston Stens and the Get Real Gang bring rock and soul to their Key Session [link]

Listen to Free Energy‘s new album Love Sign at Consequence of Sound [link]

Thrash out with a new Surgeon track; they play Kung Fu Necktie next month [link]

The collaboration between Ground Up and The Lawsuits continues in a HotBox session [link]

David Bowie releases a new single for his birthday [link]

Chill Moody releases his latest album, RFM [link]

Get psyched for Zilla Rocca‘s Tuesday Tune-Out with his new Wrecking Crew video [link]

Download The Key Studio Sessions Vol. 6, our new 17-song compilation [link]

Stream the new album from The Lone Bellow, a Georgia-bred close harmony trio [link]

Stream a new EP from Philly’s Acres of Diamonds, who play PhilaMOCA next week [link]

Plow United announces the details of their all-ages album-release show at The Barbary [link]

Download Anais Mitchell‘s Folkadelphia session [link]

The WXPN Philly Local Show expands to three hours [link]

FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, Events, News, Recordings, Acres of Diamonds, Anais Mitchell, B.C. Camplight, Chill Moody, David Bowie, Free Energy, Ground Up, Juston Stens and the Get Real Gang, Plow United, Surgeon, The Lawsuits, The Lone Bellow, Zilla Rocca
January 8, 2013 | 12:25 PM | By

Watch Ground Up backed by The Lawsuits performing a HotBox Session (The Lawsuits are on the Beck Song Reader bill tonight)

If you caught Philadelphia Weekly‘s Concerts in the Park show with Ground Up backed by The Lawsuits last August, you know the unexpected pairing of a hip-hop duo and roots-informed rockers worked in a big way. Today, we have further evidence for those who could not attend the show (or were unsatiated by the shaky YouTube documentation of the night). The band recorded a HotBox Session at Sigma Sound Entertainment, playing the riffy and rollicking “Late Night Special,” which you can watch in the YouTube video below. Crank your headphones, check the video out and keep your fingers crossed that this pairing plays for the public again soon. In the meantime, The Lawsuits are one of a bazillion awesome Philadelphia acts on the World Cafe Live bill tonight to perform Beck’s Song Reader. Tickets and more information on that show can be found here.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Ground Up, The Lawsuits, World Cafe Live
December 27, 2012 | 3:38 PM | By

Scope Rare Chandeliers with Action Bronson (performing at The Blockley on 12/28)

On Friday, December 28th, Queens hip-hop artist Action Bronson will be performing at West Philadelphia’s The Blockley. Bronson, a respected chef turned rapper, has released a string of critically acclaimed mixtapes and albums since 2011 and has collaborated with Ghostface Killah (from Wu-Tang fame) and Earl (from the controversial hip-hop collective Odd Future). On his most recent release, a 2012 mixtape called Rare Chandeliers, he was able to work with legendary producer, The Alchemist — who produced tracks featuring the likes of Schoolboy Q and Styles P. Also performing on the bill is Ground Up, Meyhem Lauren, Guy Harrison and Pooda Dappa. For more information and tickets visit the Blockley’s website located here. Bronson’s new mixtape Rare Chandelier can be found here. Below is the video for his latest video “The Symbol.”

FILED UNDER: Concert Previews, Downloads, Events, Recordings, Action Bronson, Earl, Ghostface Killah, Ground Up, Guy Harrison, Meyhem Lauren, Odd Future, Pooda Dappa, Rare Chandeliers, Schoolboy Q, Styles P, The Alchemist, The Blockley, The Symbol, Wu-Tang Clan
December 21, 2012 | 11:00 AM | By

Cheif Keef to headline eight artist blowout at TLA tonight

The TLA will host a massive lineup headlined by Chicago rapper Cheif Keef as well as seven other performers tonight. The 17 year old hip-hop artist, who is the CEO and founder of the Chicago label Glory Boys Entertainment, released his highly anticipated debut Finally Rich this past Tuesday through Interscope Records and GBE. Cheif Keef rocketed to fame earlier this year with his viral hit, “I Don’t Like,” and the subsequent remix on G.O.O.D. music’s Cruel Summer. The guest line-up, consisting of exclusively Philadelphia hip-hop artists, includes Blonde Gang (recently featured in JUMP Magazine), Lee Mazin, Ar-AB, Young Savage, Ground Up and Tiana Victoria. For tickets and more information you can visit the event page located here. Below is a video from Keef’s new album for the track “Love Sosa.”

FILED UNDER: Concert Previews, Downloads, Events, News, Recordings, Ar-AB, Blonde Gang, Cheif Keef, Cruel Summer, Finally Rich, G.O.O.D. Music, Glory Boys Entertainment, Ground Up, Jump Magazine, Lee Mazin, Love Sosa, Tiana Victoria, TLA, Young Savage
September 23, 2012 | 5:30 PM | By

The Week’s Best MP3 Downloads, incl. Secret Mountains, Grizzly Bear and Tamarin

Baltimore band Secret Mountains were the subject of Weathervane Music’s latest Shaking Through episode.  Tasked with writing a complete song in two days, the dreamy folk six-piece came up with the beautifully meaningful “High Horses”.  You can download it for free below, and watch the episode here.

Local emcee Ethel Cee was featured in this week’s Key Studio Session. The deftly talented rapper has a background in slam poetry performance but latched onto hip-hop after experimenting with adding music to her spoken word pieces.  Head here to watch the video of Ethel Cee’s performance and download “End It On This” below.

Witty hip-hop group Ground Up dropped their new mixtape on Tuesday over at datpiff.com.  The Philly trio will be playing a record release party at The TLA on September 29th but before then, get yourself a download of the album below.

 

Brooklyn indie band Grizzly Bear had a smash with 2009’s Veckatimest.  Now they’re back with a new collection of songs featured on the just-released album Shields.  “Yet Again” is one of those tracks that hooks right into your brain, in a good way.  You can get a free download of the track below in exchange for your email.

Tamarin is a local folky band with some real country twang.  They are releasing a new album on October 9th called Shake the Ghost and to get you ready, they’ve posted the song “Seems a Laugh” as a free download on their Soundcloud.  Take a listen below.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Downloads, Recordings, Ethel Cee, Grizzly Bear, Ground Up, Secret Mountains, Tamarin
September 18, 2012 | 3:36 PM | By

Download Ground Up’s new mixtape Supernatural (release party at The TLA on 9/29)

The long-awaited new mixtape from fast-moving Philly hip-hop trio Ground Up dropped today at Datpiff.com. Supernatural features collaborations from West Philly rapper Chill Moody, pop singer Patty Crash, and long-standing South Philly MC Reef the Lost Cauze – who’s been something of a mentor to the Ground Up guys over the years. You can listen to it in the player below, or download yourself a copy here. The release party for the record is set for The TLA on Saturday, September 29; get tickets and more information here.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Downloads, Events, Recordings, Ground Up, The TLA
September 11, 2012 | 3:50 PM | By

Watch a Tarantino-style video for Ground Up’s new single “Whenever” (playing The TLA on Sept. 29)

With their latest mixtape, Supernatural, getting ready to drop on September 18, Philly hip-hop three-piece Ground Up released a new music video today for its first single, “Whenever.” The clip, directed by Joe Nolan, is a darkly comedic romp – part Tarantino, part Foxy Brown – where two record store clerks are kidnapped by a group of balaclava-clad femme fatales. They are bound, gagged, and forced to watch Ground Up videos while the kidnappers / DJs spin records in the background. Check it out below, and catch the group at one of their upcoming tour dates; they play Estetiks in Doylestown this Friday, September 14, and The TLA on September 29 for the Supernatural release party.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Estetiks, Ground Up, The TLA