Music
Event: BET’s Music Matters Tour with Marsha Ambrosius, Melanie Fiona & London in SF
March 21st, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Music
BET’s Music Matters Tour is coming to The Bay this Tuesday and 38thnotes is trying to put you in the building! Headliners Marsha Ambrosius and Melanie Fiona will be joined by local phenom London at 1015 Folsom to get folks swaying and swooning. BET [...]
Video: DJ D Sharp & DJ Malachi Remember Nate Dogg
March 21st, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Music
Nate Dogg is a west coast legend. The King of Hooks was a bit like a 90s T-Pain, except that he had a rich gangsta croon rather than a syrupy vocoder. Here The Bay Area’s DJ D Sharp and DJ Malachi recount his legacy. RIP Nate Dogg [...]
Music Video: Jose Santana: “Baila Conmigo”
March 20th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Music
I’m not too familiar with Jose Santana, but I like the vibe of “Baila Conmigo.” It takes me back to my time living in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, to say nothing of my beloved East 14th. “Baila Conmigo” is off Santana’s [...]
Video: The Lonely Island at MTV’s Spring Break ’88
March 19th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Music
The Lonely Island flipped some vintage MTV Spring Break footage to make it look like they performed at Daytona Beach in 1988. Of course there is the possibility that they are hipster immortals who are aging Benjamin Button style. Either way, it makes [...]
The Bay Area’s Instrument Invention Scene
March 19th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Art, History, Music
Evidently the Bay Area’s music scene is experimental in a number of ways. Clearly the BASED crowd is on some quality substances and the ravers know how to shut down a muthafuckin growhouse/ warehouse on a Saturday night, but they are not alone. Paul [...]
Music Video: Young L: “Loud Pockets”
March 19th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Music
Young L’s “Loud Pockets” slaps way too hard. It’s the type of track that has your face twisted and head doing the Timbaland bounce in a coffee shop full of bewildered lames. The video only enhances the effect. Young L literally just sits in an [...]
SXSW: DNas Reports Live from Austin: Day 2
March 18th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Music
It’s St.Pattys Day!!!! The streets are overflowing with people. Mike Dash and I traveled to 1308 E.4th St to see the Audible Treats showcase featuring lots of Bay Area talent. There we get to see the DJing debut of…Beejus? Yes that’s right, Brotha [...]
New Music: Lil B feat. Jean Grae & Phonte (Prod. by 9th Wonder): “Base For Your Face”
March 17th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Music
I know it seems like we’re becoming a #Based blog, but any Bay Area song produced by 9th Wonder with the likes of Phonte and Jean Grae on it has to be posted. Some how some way, the Basedgod teamed up with one of the legendary Hip-Hop producers to make [...]
SXSW: DNas Reports Live from Austin: Day 1
March 17th, 2011 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Music
The Bay Area has a strong presence at SWSX this year. Rap acts, rock acts and everyone in between will be vying for new fans and exposure in the streets of Austin, a Texas city turned indy music mecca for the week. It’s exciting and overwhelming, but [...]
