L'Orange & Mr. Lif The Life & Death Of Scenery (Adult Swim and Mello Music Group) The...
Hip-Hop & Electronic
Performer Mag’s reviews of new rap, hip-hop, EDM and electronic music and videos.
Quick Recap: Kaytranada Captures Endless Euphoria at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club
Kaytranada's musical winning streak is as inevitable as it is satisfying; his captivating...
Big Grams EP Review
Big Grams Big Grams EP Atlanta, GA and New York, NY (Epic) Synth poppers Phantogram and Outkast’s...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: The Cheebacabra – “Retouched”
VINYL OF THE MONTH The Cheebacabra Retouched Seattle, WA (Self-released) “Infectious grooves: recut, remixed, reworked…” Retouched by The Cheebacabra This time around, The Cheebacabra has enlisted...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Baby Jaymes “21 Questions”
VINYL OF THE MONTH Baby Jaymes 21 Questions b/w The Visit Oakland, CA (Ret-Tone Recordings/Ghetto Retro Music) “Soulful re-working of 50 Cent track highlights new 7-inch” http://youtu.be/-ZYZ-JkOEdc...
PHOTO GALLERY: Jurassic 5 live in Boston
Jurassic 5 is currently embarked on a reunion tour celebrating their 20th Anniversary. Their last stop on the Word of Mouth reunion tour came to House of Blues Boston on Sunday August 3, 2014 and it...
Tobacco – “Ultima II Massage” Review PLUS Video
"Electro Psych Rock for junkyard dogs in heat" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3E4xtbV9AM&feature=player_embedded Tobacco's latest gem, Ultima II Massage, is a disembodied aural experience....
RJD2 – “More Is Than Isn’t” Review
From founding his own record label to building his own studio to amassing one of the most impressive synthesizer collections on the planet, RJD2 doesn't like to do anything small, and his fifth LP...
Moderat – “II” Review
Moderat is the supergroup of Berlin electronic music. It combines the poetic atmosphere of Apparat and the dancefloor brawn of Modeselektor into something that’s not quite one, and not quite the...
Misfit Mod – “Islands & Islands”
Misfit Mod Islands & Islands London, UK (Stars & Letters Records) “Down-beat electronic noveau” Utilizing audio mosaics that bleed aloneness and introverted benevolence, Misfit Mod’s debut...
Lotus – “Build”
Lotus Build Philadelphia, PA (SCI Fidelity Records) "Take a trip with funk-laced electronica" The newest offering from electronic mainstay Lotus, Build, has the band straying further...
The Coup
Sorry To Bother You Oakland, CA (ANTI-) “Funky, political hip-hop for fans of Outkast” For those who have been waiting, it’s been a long six years since The Coup’s last studio release, but...
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Cobra Juicy Pittsburgh, PA (Rad Cult) “Vocoded indie rock with psychedelic flair” It’s coming up on a decade of solid music-making for experimental band Black Moth Super Rainbow and their new...