Oakland’s Shannon & the Clams will be making a stop here in LA, with a headlining show at The El Rey on Wednesday, September 23rd. […] Read More
Category: Ephemera
Shannon & The Clams – Gone By The Dawn I’ve raved about my love for Shannon Shaw’s voice pretty much since the moment I first […] Read More
One of the real great discoveries of the past year has been the twin sisters of Ibeyi. Having caught them earlier in the year at […] Read More
Clarence Paul – Baby Don’t You Leave Poor Me You’d be hard pressed to find a more respected Soul DJ, in the US, than WFMU’s […] Read More
Holly Golightly – Fool Fool Fool Turning 40 this year came with a truly unexpected and most welcome birthday present, as one of my favorite […] Read More
Manfred Hübler & Siegfried Schwab – Kama Sutra As is the case with music, I’m a lover of 1960s/1970s film. Recently at a trip to […] Read More
They’ve been one of my favorite LA bands pretty much since the moment they stepped on the scene and now Chicano Batman performs a sold-out […] Read More
While I’ll be on hiatus until the last week in August, you CAN catch me over at Funky Sole on August 22nd for a Guest […] Read More
Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon – King Of New York In 2013, in a match made in Hip-Hop heaven, Ghostface Killah collaborated with Adrian Younge on […] Read More
Another dynamite show and another dynamite giveaway for you readers and listeners of Melting Pot. 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of Chef Raekwon’s Only Built […] Read More
Founded in 2006, Low End Theory has been a safe-haven for forward thinking beat driven artists and listeners here in Los Angeles. The night has […] Read More
Mexico 68 Afrobeat Orchestra – Soon Dem Come First got a chance to see Los Angeles’ Mexico 68 Afrobeat Orchestra at Miles Tackett’s record release […] Read More
Israeli DJ/Producer Kutiman appears to have a full-length record, Space Cassava, on the way, but of late I’ve been intrigued by his most recent collaborative […] Read More