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Some days the featured act could be an established and locally-adored northwest-based musician and other times they could be a band with a small following that just hasn’t had their deserved time in the spotlight yet. Either way, we’re fairly confident you can come away from this daily segment with plenty of new favorites. The post 100 Bands in 100 Days Presented by Verity Credit Union — Day 29: Stephen Malkmus appeared first on NorthWest Music Scene .

FKA twigs coming to The Moor Theatre on November 4th STG Presents FKA twigs at The Moore Theatre on Monday, The post FKA twigs coming to The Moor Theatre on November 4th appeared first on NorthWest Music Scene .

“ I Got The Light “, new single by established independent hip hop artist Ackronem out of Minneapolis.  Produced by Starles the song is bouncy, energetic, and in your face. The hard hitting lyrics tell a story about  being the light and motivating others with tough love.

If you have been sleeping on Homeboy Sandman , time to wake up.  “ Dusty ” is the new album by the rap via Mello Music Group solely produced by Mono En Stereo.  It’s a synthesized fusion of four elements hip-hop and Jamaican toasting, Nuyorican flavor and an experimental dead bent to expand the parameters of language. When you listen to Sandman, you hear the echoing boom of the South Bronx park jams of Kool Herc, the avant-garde wild style of Rammellzee, the technical perfection of Rakim and Big Daddy Kane, the infectious jazz hymnals of A Tribe Called Quest.  Dusty by Homeboy Sandman

Lil Randy is on fire right now and there is nothing you can do about it. The music that he is creating is off the chain and really will set the tone for the next coming years in music across the world. The name of the new video is “In Dat Order” and it’s featuring Prince Glo. Click the play button right here right now and watch this video. It is nothing short of fire. Watch.

This weekend Calig Kontra dropped his new album, “ Simian Automatic “, a 16 track effort with a barrage of beats and bars and a supporting cast that includes the likes of Pacewon, Shabaam Sahdeeq and C-Rayz Walz.  This serves as his proper debut under his new moniker formally known as Caligula.  The album’s overarching theme focuses on the current state of our human existence, and how we’ve become a by product of both the media and self-consumption.  As soon as you stream this project starting with “Out The Body”, Calig wastes now time showcasing his personal favorite track on his album dropping one of a kind wordplay over a hard hitting beat produced by Prospek, who is all over the project. Being a lifelong purist of the skill of rhyming being a blogger and student of Hip Hop from Los Angeles, I always have respect for emcees who “have it”.  Having it meaning being a master the art of lyricism which always keeps Hip Hop alive to a point it’s actually enjoyable to ...

With the recent release and praise of Skyzoo ‘s new album produced by Pete Rock , “ Retropolitan “, the West Coast Tour with Elzhi is hitting Los Angeles ‘ Cafe Fais Do-Do on Thursday, November 14th.  Presented by Marvelous Moments in association with Fatbeats tickets are exclusively available on Eventbrite.com , VIP & Meet and Greet available.