Phonte- “Gonna Be A Beautiful Night” Feat. Carlitta Durand (Video)

Some great vocals here from Phonte, that features Carlitta Durand on “Gonna Be A Beautiful Night”. It’s not often that you get two amazing talents on one track. Can’t wait to hear some more stuff in the near future…

Felix the Hat,
Live Music City, high hopes!

Frank Ocean- “Pyramids” (video)

Definitely check out the new Frank Ocean video for “Pyramids”. It’s probably going to be one of the best directed videos this year with some of the best effects and editing out there. Keep watching, because you’re going to run into John Mayer eventually. Enjoy!

Felix the Hat,
Live Music City, high hopes!

Wild Belle- “It’s Too Late”

What an amazing sound these two have created… that’s Elliot and Natalie Bergman of Wild Belle whom I was referring to. You can hear quite the combination of genres mixed together in this one song. Seems like they’d be great to see live, and I can only imagine that everyone’s off their seats, dancing away… Keep an eye open for more good music from Wild Belle, since they just signed a 3-album contract with Columbia Records. Also, check below for upcoming tour dates…
Tour Dates:
09.28 – Cincinnati, OH: MidPoint Festival
09.29 – Oakland, KY: Starry Nights
10.01 – Philadelphia, PA: Union Transfer*
10.02 – Hoboken, NJ: Maxwell’s*
10.03 – New York, NY: Bowery Ballroom*
10.04 – Boston, MA: TT The Bear’s Place*
10.05 – New York, NY: Bowery Ballroom*
10.06 – Albany, NY – Valentine’s
10.08 – Washington, DC: Rock and Roll Hotel*
10.09 – Carrboro, NC: Cat’s Cradle*
10.10 – Athens, GA: 40 Watt Club*
10.12 – Houston, TX: Fitzgerald’s*
10.13 – Dallas, TX: Trees*
10.14 – San Francisco, CA: Treasure Island Music Festival
11.10 – Paris: Les Inrocks
(*with Tennis)

Felix the Hat,
Live Music City, high hopes!

Kanye West- “To The World” Feat. R. Kelly

From the G.O.O.D Music LP due out September 18, here’s a snippet of the Kanye West, R. Kelly song “To The World”. It’s one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and after hearing more and more of it, I think it will hold up to its expectations.

Felix the Hat,
Live Music City, high hopes!

Everything about her is beautiful, meet and listen to Ava Leigh

“Simply breathtaking”, was my immediate response after first hearing then seeing the amazing Ava Leigh. Her voice is genuine, sweet, and full of soul. She’s also extremely gorgeous, so you can see how this combination could be deadly. It seems like she was doing mostly reggae before, but from the looks of this behind the scenes video, she has steered more towards the R&B/Soul/Jazz mode. Take a look and listen to this British gem to see what I’m talking about here… again, trust me, you won’t be sorry…

Felix the Hat,
Live Music City, high hopes!

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 Lineup, Just Updated!

This is one music festival you’re not going to want to miss. It’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and it’s held in San Francisco, at Golden Gate Park, from October 5-7, and it’s freekin’ free! The lineup is incredible, and will feature many different genres of music, not only Bluegrass. The list below was just recently updated with the bands that will be playing at this years festival. So come October 5, grab a jacket, fill up your cooler, and head over to the greatest park in the bay…

Felix the Hat,
Live Music City, high hopes!

Flying Lotus– Until the Quiet Comes (Short Film)

Flying Lotus is due to drop his new album Until The Quiet Comes, October 2. Today, he has released a short film (done by Khalil Joseph), with a few of the songs from the album featuring Erykah Badu and Niki Randa. The film is pretty dark and goes the full depth to tell you a story about a kid that grows up in LA. Watch this clip, and check out the album next month.

Felix the Hat,
Live Music City, high hopes!

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2012 Lineup

This is one music festival you’re not going to want to miss. It’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and it’s held in San Francisco, at Golden Gate Park, from October 5-7, and it’s freekin’ free! The lineup is incredible, and will feature many different genres of music, not only Bluegrass. The list below is just some of the bands that will be playing at this years festival. So come October 5, grab a jacket, fill up your cooler, and head over to the greatest park in the bay…

Felix the Hat,
Live Music City, high hopes!