Khari Mateen

The Week So Far: 9 must-read stories on The Key (incl. Kurt Vile, Grandchildren, Khari Mateen and Dave Hartley’s Top of The Key)

Grandchildren‘s Golden Age is featured in this week’s Unlocked series [link]

It’s been a big week for show announcements, with The Monkees [link], Patty Griffin [link], Pet Shop Boys [link] and The Olms [link] unveiling Philly dates

Joe Pug played a show at Johnny Brenda’s this week – check out a free download of five tracks from the Chicago singer-songwriter [link]

Khari Mateen will kick-off Brewerytown’s summer jazz concert series on May 15th [link]

Take a listen back to this year’s Key Studio Sessions with Volume 7, featuring Waxahatchee, Pissed Jeans and Ruby the Hatchet [link]

Kurt Vile shares a new video for “Never Run Away” – he’ll be at Union Transfer on May 18th [link]

Dave Hartley presents an overview of the NBA playoffs in a new edition of Top of Key [link]

Mount Moriah highlighted their sophomore album Miracle Temple during this week’s Folkadelphia session [link]

Download a compilation of music from local bands including Cheers Elephant, Roof Doctor and Norwegian Arms c/o Beat the Indie Drum [link]

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Downloads, Events, News, Recordings, Scene, Cheers Elephant, Dave Hartley, Grandchildren, Joe Pug, Khari Mateen, Kurt Vile, Mount Moriah, Norwegian Arms, Patty Griffin, Pet Shop Boys, Roof Doctor, The Monkees, The Olms

May 1, 2013 | 10:53 AM | By Julie Miller

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Khari Mateen announces free sunset concert, release new LP on 5/6

Brewerytown has invited Khari Mateen to kick off the neighborhood’s free sunset jazz concert series on May 16th. The local multi-instrumentalist / producer will have just put out his new seven-track EP Khari, set for release next Monday. The two solo tracks we heard from the R&B / soul crooner earlier this year are not on the new album, but you can still download “Doing Things” and “My Taste” for free on Mateen’s Bandcamp here. The May 16th concert in Brewerytown is free – more information can be found here. Below, watch Mateen’s video for “My Taste.”

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, News, Recordings, Khari Mateen

April 28, 2013 | 9:51 AM | By Julie Miller

Tonight’s Concert Picks: The Intersection of Music and Technology at Underground Arts, Kaki King at World Cafe Live, Buried Beds with Auctioneer and Great American Canyon Band at Kung Fu Necktie

In conjunction with Philly Tech Week, WXPN and Little Giant Media present The Intersection of Music and Technology at Underground Arts. The free event will feature live performances by Lushlife (pictured), Khari Mateen and POW POW (Chris Powell of Man Man), DJ sets by DJ PHSH and Making Time’s Dave Pianka and a panel discussion / Q&A with Questlove and XPN’s Bruce Warren. More information for free 21+ event can be found here. Below, watch Lushlife’s video for “Magnolia.”

At World Cafe Live, it’s An Evening with Kaki King. The guitar virtuoso has embarked on a retrospective tour, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the release of her debut album Everybody Loves You. Recently, King released Glow, an instrumental record on which she collaborated with string quartet ETHEL. Tickets and information for tonight’s all-ages show can be found here. Below, watch her video for “Glow” and revisit her set at the 2012 XPoNential Music Festival via Archive.org here.

Buried Beds headline Kung Fu Necktie tonight with support from Auctioneer and Great American Canyon Band. Bridging the gap between their most recent release Small Stories and an upcoming as-yet untitled release, local indie pop band Buried Beds have been detailing their recording experience with video clips and updates, including this one in which the members filmed a “huge drums” session. Tickets and information for tonight’s 21+ show can be found here. Below, watch Auctioneer’s Shaking Through episode.

Shaking Through: Auctioneer from Weathervane Music on Vimeo.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, Auctioneer, Buried Beds, Kaki King, Khari Mateen, Kung Fu Necktie, Lushlife, Philly Tech Week, Pow Pow, Questlove, The Great American Canyon Band, Underground Arts, World Cafe Live

April 9, 2013 | 11:25 AM | By John Vettese

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See a Questlove Q&A, watch sets by Khari Mateen, Lushlife and Pow Pow at Underground Arts for Philly Tech Week

Tech With the 2013 edition of Philly Tech Week upon us, WXPN has teamed up with Little Giant Media for a performance, tech talk and DJ night at Underground Arts called The Intersection of Music and Technology.The free 21+ event happens on Sunday, April 28th beginning at 5 p.m.

Hosted by WXPN’s Bruce Warren, the event will kick off an hour-long Q&A with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots. Presentations will be made by the folks at Rapgenius.com, Soulspazm Digital and theFUTURE.fm, and DJ’s Dave P of Making Time and DJ Phsh will spin.

The centerpiece live performances will come from production wizard and sonic adventuerer Khari Mateen, electro-pop experimenter Chris Powell of Man Man performing under his Pow Pow moniker, and tech-savvy rapper Lushlife. For more information on The Intersection of Music and Technology, visit its Facebook event page here. Below, watch Lushlife perform “Still I Hear The Word Progress” and talk about his gear fixation in his HotBox Studio / Deli Magazine Choice Cuts Session.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, News, Bruce Warren, Chris Powell, Dave P, DJ PHSH, Khari Mateen, Lushlife, Philly Tech Week, Pow Pow, Questlove, Underground Arts

February 13, 2013 | 5:30 PM | By John Vettese

The Week So Far: 12 must-read stories on The Key (incl. Bleeding Rainbow, Kurt Vile, Attia Taylor and Pissed Jeans)

Photo by Rachel Del Sordo

Happy Valentine’s Day from Helen Leicht – get free downloads of Philly Local love songs [link]

Philly punks Pissed Jeans ravage the Key Studio Sessions [link]

Indiepop five-piece Catnaps releases a prom-themed music video for “Novelty” [link]

WXPN will broadcast Sunday’s Mumford & Sons concert from the SBC in Camden [link]

Bleeding Rainbow‘s new LP Yeah Right is the subject of the Unlocked showcase [link]

Philly’s Abi Reimold is spotlighted in a Folkadelphia session [link]

See photos from Toro y Moi‘s appearance at Union Transfer [link]

Five Things That Inspired Mary Lattimore’s Debut Album, The Withdrawing Room [link]

Watch local actors, fashion designers and musicians Khari Mateen and Elegant Animals collaborate in a video called The Living [link]

Explore Philadelphia with Dave Hartley of Nightlands and BlackBook Magazine [link]

Kurt Vile announces a headlining Union Transfer show, shares a free download [link]

Philly space-rocker Brendan Codey shares a new track called “Twin Chimney” [link]

UK experimental trio Beak> plays Underground Arts on a snowy night [link]

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Photos + Videos, Concert Reviews, Events, Interviews, Recordings, Abi Reimold, Beak>, Bleeding Rainbow, Brendan Codey, Catnaps, Dave Hartley, Elegant Animals, Helen Leicht, Khari Mateen, Kurt Vile, Mary Lattimore, Mumford and Sons, Pissed Jeans, Toro Y Moi

February 12, 2013 | 11:35 AM | By Julie Miller

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Watch The Living, a new collaborative video from local musicians, actors and fashion designers

In a confluence of art and design, local film production company Sukkatash teamed up with HyLo Boutique to present The Living. The dialogue-free film is propelled by an exquisitely composed score by three area musicians - Julian Franklin (Elegant Animals), Josh Hey and Khari Mateen – while the characters’ threads were provided by local brands Duke & Winston and Couture Vulture. From Sukkatash:

The film tells the story of one man’s journey on the first night of fall. A widower attempts to regain normalcy, a year after the death of his wife. His path collides with a crafty kid who puts the widower’s commitment to the test.

The project was directed by Sukkatash’s Lendl Tellington and filmed in Philadelphia. Watch The Living below.

TheLiving release from HyLo Boutiques on Vimeo.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Scene, Josh Hey, Julian Franklin, Khari Mateen, Sukkatash

January 4, 2013 | 1:17 PM | By John Vettese

New Music Video: “My Taste” by Khari Mateen

If you missed his sublime Wait for Sunrise EP from last year, now might be a good time to acquaint yourself with Philly producer and multi-instrumentalist Khari Mateen. He’s worked with The Roots and received a Grammy nomination for his production on their 2006 album Game Theory. He also plays in the hooky rock and roll combo Elevator Fight, which is gearing up to release its debut LP this year.

Just before the new year, he released a heart-racing new solo track, a percussive caffeine jolt and funkily rockingly vaguely lusty romp called “My Taste.” It came with a black and white music video that shows a day in the life of Khari, doing day-to-day tasks – waking up, exercising, making his way to the studio – but the frenetic beat gives the vibe that this dude has the most intense days EVER. Check out the video below, grab a download of the song after the jump and look for more from Mateen in the coming weeks and months.

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