by Kyle Taylor | For the third year in a row Moonrise Festival returned weeks ago triumphantly to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Curated by local companies Steez Promo and Glow Washington D.C., the annual event brought together over 60 artists from around the world, taking place on the weekend of August 12th and 13th. A first stroll into Moonrise …
Pittsburgh based producer, DICEY, introduces us to a new spectrum of gritty, distorted bass torrents with his latest release today. The brand new One & None EP surely is a spanking release, rifling off shots of unnerving audio with adamant precision and power. With a rising name in the northeastern United States- especially with a rather ‘West …
![Tweed Prepares for Inaugural SENSORiUM Festival In Philadelphia | Artist Interview [VIDEO]](https://funkadelphia.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/screen-shot-2017-09-06-at-6-28-22-am.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "Tweed Prepares for Inaugural SENSORiUM Festival In Philadelphia | Artist Interview [VIDEO]")
Just around the corner is the inaugural SENSORiUM: a humble, single-day festival curated by local Philadelphia/Delaware band Tweed right here in The City of Brotherly Love. SENSORiUM is set to take place this coming Saturday, August 26th at the renowned outdoor One Art Community Center. SENSORiUM – Event Info • Buy Tickets Boasting an eclectic and hearty lineup … Continue reading
All photos by Rivkin Photos (Benjamin Rivkin) by Kyle Taylor | For the third year in a row, Camp Bisco returned to Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA this past weekend (July 13th-15th). Full to the brim with electrifying acts from around the world, the festival boasted one of the most talent-filled lineups of the summer of 2017. Patrons covered … Continue reading
Over the last few months, the grind has been extremely intense for the Denver-based collective The Mile-High Sound Movement. Just in May and June alone the label has released three EPs, one single, and, after a massive Sonic Bloom showing, will also be represented at Arise, Northern Nights in California, The Pirate Party in Montana, and SubOctave in Minnesota … Continue reading
by Kyle Taylor | The east coast hip hop outfit, calling themselves Bad Poetry Club, returns with their newest and fifth overall single: “Pop Cultist”. Fixating its lyrical content on the applicable distortions caused to our reality by pop culture icons and phenomenons, the new single- very much akin to its predecessors- takes a dark and powerful … Continue reading
![[PREMIERE] FunkFiles.034 :: Wax Future – “Grime Piece (BmO Refunk)” | Plus New ‘Phantasy’ EP](https://funkadelphia.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/bmo.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[PREMIERE] FunkFiles.034 :: Wax Future – “Grime Piece (BmO Refunk)” | Plus New ‘Phantasy’ EP")
Artwork by Paul Motisi by Kyle Taylor | We are proud this week to bring you a massive new remix of Philadelphia’s own Wax Future’s single, “Grime Piece”. The remix comes from another duo, BmO, based out of Brooklyn, New York and consisting of members Kyle Banks (producer) and Russ Miller (drums). The new single is the debut … Continue reading
by Kyle Taylor | The bass gets rough- really rough- any time Philadelphia local producer Ludge is in the equation. Coming off a stint of spring tour dates alongside Levitation Jones and numerous other friends, it seems even on the road, Ludge is never taken a break from his productions. This latest release, the 28 Grams Later EP, features an onslaught … Continue reading
by Kyle Taylor | Fans of Manchester Orchestra are devoted to the ever-stimulating and prolific stories of fictional characters created by the band’s front-man, Andy Hull. So it comes as no surprise that the Atlanta rock outfit’s latest single, “The Gold”, quickly paired with announcements of a new forthcoming album and fall tour, has been met with near … Continue reading
by Kyle Taylor | New arrays of laser-cutting bass grit coming at you today via the bass space traveler Pluto Era. Wading into some relatively new territory for the Philadelphia producer, Dan Getz (Pluto Era) demonstrates an inexorable ability to develop riveting sound design no matter the spectrum he is attacking. From low end bass scrapes to space-age … Continue reading
by Kyle Taylor | We are always in need of some smooth grooves to get the week started, and this debut EP release from Swayed Ways is that just right combination of funk and soul to keep things on the low, while still lightly pulsing with energy. Pepper in some exceptionally tasteful sample-work and you have got … Continue reading
by Robert Goss | Any true ska fan will know that Streetlight Manifesto is a band that will not go quietly into that dark night. Beside their high energy performances, the group has been battered with unfortunate events basically since their formation over a decade ago. . The large band- cultivated of members from the well … Continue reading
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