Category Archives: Streetsounds

Live Video: Brother Ali

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: January 22, 2013

The album cover for Minnesota rapper Brother Ali‘s 2012 LP, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, features the Muslim artist praying towards Mecca and kneeling on an American flag as his prayer rug. The image encapsulates much of the spirit which Brother Ali has staked his career on. Brother Ali’s social commentary is uncompromisingRead more...

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Live Video: The Coup

By Jim Beckmann | Published: January 14, 2013

Watching these videos you might be thinking: political outrage hasn’t seen this much ferocity in music since Rage Against the Machine disbanded a dozen years ago. The fact is, Raymond “Boots” Riley and his band The Coup have been making socially outspoken jams for just as long and have turned out even more incendiary albumsRead more...

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Live Video: The Internet

By Jim Beckmann | Published: January 4, 2013

Last year, Odd Future (a.k.a. OFWGKTA) really stepped up its game. Although it has always been more than the negative headlines that circulated around co-founder Tyler, the Creator, who nonetheless held critics’ praise, the LA hip hop collective proved to be more than a gimmick with the huge success of OFWGKTA member Frank Ocean‘s soloRead more...

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2012 Top Ten List Spotlight: Street Sounds

By KEXP | Published: December 30, 2012

For the rest of the year, we’ll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2012. You can see what our listeners voted for as their Top Albums of 2012 here. Kingdom Crumbs at KEXP, 8/19/12 // photo credit: Hollyanne Faber (more photos) Larry Mizell Jr.’s 2012 Top Ten Albums Artist Album Label Kendrick LamarRead more...

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Live Video: OCnotes on Street Sounds

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: December 18, 2012

The nation is catching on to the wealth of amazing music coming out of Seattle’s experimental hip-hop scene. This year listeners have become entranced by Seattle’s THEESatisfaction, and before that Shabazz Palaces -- expect the same kind of attention soon for OCnotes (Otis Calvin, III) and his genre-bending, cerebral beat-making and songwriting. In 2012 alone,Read more...

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Live Video: Kingdom Crumbs

By Jacob Webb | Published: October 24, 2012

When Seattle’s Kingdom Crumbs stopped by Street Sounds in August, the group started their session with a bit of nervous chatter, giggles, and a Lil B reference. As soon as the trio of Tay Sean, Mikey Nice, and Jerm D (fourth member Jarv Dee was absent) conquered their nerves though, the group tore through tracksRead more...

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SIFF “Face the Music” Event Preview: Emerald City Visions (A Hip Hop Reinterpretation of The Wiz)

By Leigh Bezezekoff | Published: May 30, 2012

Emerald City Visions (A Hip Hop Reinterpretation of The Wiz) Performing live at The Triple Door on Saturday, June 1 7:00 PM (All Ages) and 9:30 PM (21+) One of the most interesting elements of SIFF’s “Face the Music” program is their pairing of live music and film in a special one-night-only event during theRead more...

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Sasquatch! 2012 preview: NW beats at the new Maine Stage

By KEXP | Published: May 22, 2012

preview by Kat Metrovich It seems like the Sasquatch! Music Festival gets bigger and better every year. This year, they’ve added another stage! The Maine Stage sits right under the big clock in the center of the festival grounds. With twelve acts over four days, there you’ll find the perfect collage of NW beats! FestivalRead more...

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2011 Top Ten List Spotlight: Larry Mizell Jr.

By Janice Headley | Published: December 25, 2011

The KEXP DJs hear thousands of albums every year, but in 2011, which ten really stood out for them? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2011 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Tune in on Friday, December 30thRead more...

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Live at the Capitol Hill Block Party, Day 3: Kung Foo Grip

By Nick Heinlein | Published: July 24, 2011

Kirkland hip-hop duo Kung Foo Grip are singlehandedly bringing class to the Eastside rap scene, one that’s been needing a revamp in beats and rhymes for a long while. Between the onslaught of furious raps and devastating hoofbeats hide soulful and downtempo grooves that sink into your veins and force your hips to move. TheRead more...

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