Rod Wave brings the best in rap & hip hop to St. Louis

Rod Wave recently crashed the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, with a star-studded lineup of hip hop and R&B artists. The show lasted well into the night, with six different performers taking the stage throughout the course of the concert. It seems like no coincidence that the last person to play this stadium was Jelly […]

The “Kaytranada effect” coming to Desert Air Festival 2024

In a music landscape driven by innovation, one name stands out as the collaborator artists are clamoring to work with — Kaytranada. The Haitian-Canadian producer has built a reputation for crafting beats that are incredibly versatile, blending elements of house, funk, R&B, and hip hop. He’s become a go-to producer for artists seeking to elevate […]

Pitbull & T-Pain party with St. Louis fans

The first Pitbull concert I ever attended blew my mind. It was back in 2022 and I expected the audience to be a bunch of elderly millennials and moms, all wanting to get down to Mr. Worldwide like they did back in the early 2000s. Color me shocked when I showed up to a sold-out […]

Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals gives Mountain View some ‘Malibu’

In 2016, the world was blessed by Anderson .Paak’s critically acclaimed second studio album, Malibu. Since then, he has brought on several projects, like NxWorries with producer Knxwledge, Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars, and his DJ persona Pee.Wee. .Paak has established himself as one of the most critically daring modern musicians. Even with all these […]

Hiatus Kaiyote concludes North American tour at Oakland’s Fox Theater

The Saturday night of July 20th marked the grand finale of Hiatus Kaiyote’s North American Tour at the Fox Theater in Oakland. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, this independent band is a master at blending diverse genres — like jazz, R&B, funk, and soul — into something truly magical.  The show started with Xinxin, a quartet […]

Outside Lands 2023: Day Three

Sunday Funday kicked off in grand fashion with Gasolina, the world’s largest touring reggaeton party, showcasing the best sounds in classic and current reggaeton, dembow, dancehall and beyond hosted in Cocktail Magic. Droves of fans twerked their way to Lindley Meadow to celebrate Gasolina, whose mission is to create a community within the reggaeton and […]

WORLD SINGLE PREMIERE: StoneTribe ft. Kat Hall, “One Love”

Eclectic musicians DandeLION and Natoven of StoneTribe are throwing genres to the wind and challenging music lovers to experience the blending of a multitude of styles. The masterful duo has found a way to seamlessly blend modern reggae, hip-hop, R&B, pop and surf rock into one refreshingly rich sound.  StoneTribe is gearing up to release […]

WORLD SINGLE PREMIERE: DMac Burns ft. Sewell “Night”

Rooted in the Bronx, NY but thriving in West Cork, Ireland – talented singer-songwriter DMac Burns weaves R&B and indie rock elements with hints of modern day reggae to create emotionally-charged and lyrically profound music. His latest single, “Night” featuring Sewell – off his EP, The Longest Night, dropping on June 21st – is no […]

Anticipating Bluphria’s upcoming album drop

The life of a music obsessed journalist can at times be daunting. On almost a daily basis my inbox is filled to the brim with new music to check out. Press releases coming to me from all ends of the music industry spectrum and only so much time to write about the bands I want […]