Out of the Box

Tonight is the inaugural Out of the Box DJ night. That Dude Trey and I will be dropping all of those jams you love but either forgot or other DJ's aren't playing. Plenty of 90's R&B, underground hip-hop, choice 80's and some good ole funk. Stop through the Nomad and holler at your boys!

80's Versus Hip-Hop Friday

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It's the last Friday of the month which means That Dude Trey and I go into St. Paul with 80's hits and hip-hop jams a-blazing! Come through Shamrocks tomorrow night to get your St. Paul boogie on.

The Adventures of Dam-Funk

DRUGSTORE#5 from Romain Cieutat on Vimeo.

Masta Ace x Edo G, "Ei8ht Is Enuff"

"I'm wax, y'all are Serato guys"

Off of Arts & Entertainment out now

New Sage Francis

Forget hip-hop meets rock, electro, or jazz. Sage Francis is getting it in with classic composer Yann Tiersen and Brian Deck. The two's style lends an unlikely wonderful backdrop to Sage Francis' emo vocals. The first single finds misfit tales perfectly positioned next to a movie score about a wide-eyed child discovering the world and himself. Very reminiscent of P.O.S.'s "Purexed."

Sage Francis, "The Best of Times" from the upcoming LP Li(f)e

Basementality

B-Rock & Honest12 host The State every week on KUST St. Thomas campus radio.

From 9-11pm we talk on everything hip-hop and hit the technics par usual — and guess what? It's all live from the basement.

The State on KUST

Listen here

Fridays 9pm-11pm (cst)

WE STILL BUY VINYL

JGoods for Mayer Hawthorne

JGoods for Mayer Hawthorne from JGoods on Vimeo.

The local streetwear and shoe-customizers, JGoods, whipped up something classy for Mayer Hawthorne for his First Ave appearance last week. Mayer showed much love on Twitter and elsewhere. It's definitely been a good look for these talented local kids. For more dope stuff from this collective, be sure to peep their website--> JGoods

Sharon Jones "I Learned the Hard Way" video

This band is a perfect match for vinyl and that is exactly what you can find at your local record shop this Saturday. It is Record Store Day this Saturday where everyone should support their local record store and pick up the rare single-day issues of singles and EP's that some artists put out. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are no exception. They'll be dropping a 45 at select locales. Don't sleep in this Saturday!

HOW TO MAKE BEATS WITH MPC 2000

Video made with babies for realistic representation!!

GET CRYPHY (Jimmy 2 Times' B-Day!)

This is gonna be on the yearly-party-level tonight! It's founding DJ Jimmy 2 Times' big 30th this week. He's gonna be loose as a goose with plenty of fans supporting him. As 2 Times would say, "DON'T FUCK UP!" Be there. Be there early.