Sailor Pick | LAVA BANGERS

Awwwwesome. How many dudes want a beard slap right now?

Ok, so eventually i'll stop talking about artists from the midwest. Maybe. But they are all killing it right now. 

Doomtree is currently on tour, but one of the many beat makers has a new album about to pop the fuck off. 

Lazerbeak is coming out with 

20 unreleased instrumentals from the Doomtree super producer, with transitions, blends, and scratches from DJ Plain Ole Bill. LAVA BANGERS 4 LYFE!

Pre order here

check out a couple tracks
  Lazerbeak "Smash Hit" by doomtree
Lazerbeak "Cement Blocks/Knight Fighter" by doomtree

I'm currently blasting Mike Mictlan and Lazer's  Hand Over Fist album. Never ending dopeness within this Mpls crew.

Don't forget to catch all the magic they are spewing across the county.
Dates here

#wingsandteeth

xo
'Legs

Sailor Pick | BANGARANG

Stephanie Tanner had some motherfucking swag. I start with that because this post will be full of that word. 

I'm back in Austin, leaving a small piece of me in Chicago. My great grandmother turned 90 y'all. That means you are all stuck with me for a VERY LONG TIME! #yourewelcome

The snow was beautiful until my face landed in it [thanks justin]. My body is not used to that cold, so needless to say I proceeded to catch a cold. 

Caught a cold, broke my lip ring, lost my pinky ring, and vowed never again to eat at white castle. 

NEVER AGAIN!

The chaps [goddammit, i've been watching Downton Abbey] I will be talking about are plenty used to the cold, being from Minneapolis. 

Doomtree is headed out on their tour and being legit, they released the newest video from their newest No Kings album. 

BAAAANGGGAAARAAAAAANNNNNG. 

 I want to run around just screaming that word. I also want to be Har Mar Superstar.

I might get the chance during the Marijuana Deathsquads weekly at the 'hawk next month. 

Now for the tour, sadly, it's not hitting Austin [where were you when Cecil, Sims, Lazerbeak, and Paper Tiger played Beauty Bar in September, huhuhhhhh??] BUT they assured us some attention during the glorious week of sxsw.

See the dates below:

01-19 Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theatre 

01-20 Columbia, MO - Mojo's 

01-21 Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room 

01-22 Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall 

01-23 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge 

01-24 Boise, ID - Neurolux 

01-26 Portland, OR - Branx 

01-27 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile 

01-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Fortune Sound Club 

01-29 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall 

01-31 San Francisco, CA - Slim's 

02-01 Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Atrium 

02-02 West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour

02-03 San Diego, CA - The Casbah 

02-04 Scottsdale, AZ - Chasers 

02-07 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf 

02-08 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's Downstairs 

02-09 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks

02-10 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree Cafe 

02-11 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn 

02-12 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 

02-13 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel 

02-15 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer 

02-16 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 

02-17 Cambridge, MA - The Middle East (Downstairs) 

02-18 Montreal, Quebec - II Motore 

02-19 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's 

02-20 Pittsburgh, PA - Shadow Lounge 

02-21 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom 

02-22 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig 

02-23 Chicago, IL - The Bottom Lounge 

02-25 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall 

 Get your tickets quick and someone grab me some tour merch. Mainly this new Mike Mictlan shirt. Thxxxx

 

Get it gurl, cause RAP WONT SAVE YOU

xo

'Legs

Sailor Pick | Marijuana Deathsquads + Har Mar Superstar

So this weather is amazing. Plus the news I received yesterday is making me want to whip my hair back and forth. But not Lil Smith style. I mean this action below

Hey boo! Got some good news for you!!

Transmission [love them!] are bringing you a Mohawk residency for February that is worth checking out every week. 

Marijuana Deathsquads + Har Mar Superstar

Alright homies, we have a very special residency to announce – on the first three Wednesdays of February, The Mohawk (inside) will be home to bonafide dance party mayhem courtesy of the all-star team that is Marijuana Deathsquads, along with frequent collaborator, the irrepressible Har Mar Superstar. And on the final Friday of the month, they are flying in a special guest headliner Polica for a blockbuster outside show. Sure, Free Week has you covered for the early part of January, and March SX fervor has already begun, but February promises to be truly extraordinary. Get your tickets here. And feel free to take those Thursdays off, you’re going to need some taco time in the morning to recover!

I'm not sure if you have listened to any of those acts, but they are great. I caught MDS at the Ganygs/Doomtree showcase during SXSW, so good. Har Mar is Har Mar [nuff said] and Polica has been making waves since the release of Give You The Ghost and The Doomtree Blowout they performed at.
Also finally giving it a listen myself, and I just cannot stop. If you love Gayngs, you are going to love the shit out of this.

Here are some videos to tip you off


marijuana deathsquad
 

 polica- wander star on the current

polica- happy be fine
 



 Get some rest because things are about to pick up quick.

 xo
'Legs

Sailor Pick | (A)gain

Popping in to post a video of a song I've been listening to on REPEAT.
Even with my new music wednesday, this has got me. So I'm giving it to you.

Defsound- (a)gain
 

Pass it on like herpes, dawg.

site
twitter
bandcamp

xo
'Legs

Sailor Pick The List: 2011

Hi friends. I'm peaking in to get my end of year list in. It's been a busy fucking year man, and I know I've been MIA but really though, 

So here I am, coming through with the most tedious post all year. JUST FOR YOUR GUYS!!

Imma be real for a second. This year in music wasn't that great. The number of albums that hypnotized me was barely in double digits. So many bands sound the same, that telling them apart wasn't necessary. White people music, man. You can tell from my list that this year I listened to mostly hiphop/rnb/electronic because that is what moved me. Also, 2011 was HUGE in mixtapes. And what's not to love about great music and it being freeeeeee.  So let's get this shit poppin. 

Again, no order to this madness. 

Top 10 Albums of 2011

SBTRKT- SBTRKT

Katy B- On a Mission

Jaime XX and Gil Scott Heron [rip]- We're New Here

Doomtree- No Kings

Jaime Woon- Mirrorwriting

Dessa- Castor The Twin

Mayer Hawthorne- How Do You Do

Beyonce- 4

Atmosphere- The Family Sign

Rapping with Paul White

Top ten Mixtapes 

Frank Ocean- ultra/nostalgia [DUH]

The Weeknd- House of Balloons

Big K.R.I.T.- Return of 4eva

Danny Brown- XXX

Jhene Aiko- Sailing Souls

G-Eazy- The Endless Summer 

Wugazi- 13 Chambers

DJ Bond's Native Tongue's Tribute Mix

Theophilus London and Jesse Boykins III- Paris 96

Gayngs- Affiliyated [doomtree regrind]

Top Singles

Hackman- Close

Adele - Rolling In the Deep [Jaime XX remix]

Jaques Greene- Another Girl

Jaime XX- Far Nearer

Blawan- Getting Me Down

Hudson Mohawke- Thunder Bay

Jessie Ware- Strangest Feeling

Floetry- Say Yes [Kingdom remix]

Two Inch Punch- In Your Mix

Adele- Turning Tables [VVV remix]

Top mixes

Diplo's Triple J mix

Jaime XX - Essential Mix

Creep - sxsw young turks showcase

Kingdom- XLR8R Podcast 188

Rinse 17: Elijah + Skilliam

Royal T- FACT mix 259

Submerse- Mix For You

Four Tet- FabricLive 59

SBTRKT Rinse mix 05.24.11

Jackmaster/Jaime XX [Numbers] Rinse FM mix

Top Live Shows

Oneman- Boiler Room

Sade/ John Legend- Frank Erwin Center

Rhymesayers in London- Electric Ballroom

Big Krit/ Method Man- Stubbs

Doomtree/Gayngs- Mohawk [sxsw showcase]

Green Day- Red 7

Breakage- Barcelona [Mad Classy]

Edan- Soundset

Sleigh Bells- LaZona Rosa 

Katy B- Symmetry Live at W Hotel

So there it is. Judge me, love me, talk shit. But this is all i've got as a reply

FLAME AWAY. Or just take it as a note to listen to some new music. 

xo, 

'Legs

Sailor Pick | No Kings

Hey Kids, i've come bearing gifts. It's been a while. I know. I was going to try to give you some excuses as to why I've been MIA, but the truth of the matter is that Mama is tired. London was amazing. Getting back was a feat. And i've just been overwhelmed with the transition. aka I'm lazy. BUT if there was 1 thing that could bring me out of hiding, it's the album i've been anticipating all year.

Minneapolis crew, Doomtree is back with their latest, No Kings. It's being released tomorrow 11.22.11 so make sure you hit up itunes/record shops to pick it up. Or you can order it here 

Here's a video about the writing process

They released the a couple singles via Soundcloud as well. 

Doomtree "The Grand Experiment" by doomtree
Doomtree "Beacon" by doomtree

Or you could just stream the ENTIRE ALBUM here

 ANNNND Alt Press got dibs on their first official video for the album, for Bolt Cutter [my fav off the album] Check it out here

#wingsandteethallday

xo
'Legs

Sailor Pick | Week Transmission

I feel like I'm being tricked. This weather is getting cray-ons on me and shit.
GORGEOUS and completely unexpected. But maybe it's gearing me up for London next weekend.

Anyway, since I'm still here there are some events you MUST GO TO.

Tomorrow, Jacksonville rapper now based out of Mini Apples is in town. And you know how big of a fan I am of Mini Apples rappers. Astronautalis is hitting Mohawk with a full band, for the first time in this city, so everyone should be there!


tickets still available here

and if you haven't picked up This Is Our Science, his latest, stop what you are doing, drive to Cheapos/Backspin/end of an Ear/waterloo and PICK UP THAT MOTHERFUCKING RECORD.

Then you can hit up Cheer UP Charlies for their doo wop ladies event benefiting Out Youth, an organization which serves the Central Texas LGBTQIA youth and their allies with programs and services to ensure these promising young people develop into happy, healthy, successful adults.” There is a $2 suggested donation at the door


Good cause + gorgeous women providing gorgeous tunes. yes/yes.


Friday
Yasiin Bay's partner in crime ala Blackstar is hitting Mohawk.
Talib Kwali and G Eazy [nawlins property] are bringing it.


Friday is also Peligrosa. Bring your best grito to Scoot Inn for that action!


Then the comeback event from our favorite LCD cover band at The ND


then Saturday is an all day event that everyone should par take in.
Balcones Burner Bash
This was such an awesome event last year. Writers, hip hop, bboys, beer, and tons of great people.

Info at the link.

NOT BAD, AUSTIN.
and with this cooler weather, I won't be such a cunt.

See you kids out there on the boozepartytrain!

xo
'Legs

Sailor Pick | Keep It Breezy

Say goodbye to summer, girl. The cool breeze is moving in and so is the strict desire to punch everyone in the face. YOU'RE WELCOME, BOO

Like always there's tons of shit going and I hope you are reading up on it, because I'm not posting that shit. It's not shit, but after the 3rd or 4th blog posts redundancy waves it's red flag and then the fists start swinging. 

So here I am posting about tunes that I think are worth checking out. 

First off, I am a huge fan of 8tracks mainly because it goes off of soundcloud and that's where all the good shit is at. So I made a mix, JUST FOR ALL OF YOU!! 

Big up Abjekt for shining the light on some of my new favorites from the UK.

Next up, an AMAZING track for J.Timberlake PROVING he needs to make another fucking album. Girls need orgasms too!

Words I Say pinboardblog.com by PinBoardBlog.com

Big up Kyle for the linkage.
[ok, i promise i won't "big up" for the rest of this blog. I just became annoyed with myself from it. ]

XLR8R just threw out their top downloads for September. Definitely worth a gander/dl

That dashing frenchman, Onra, is topping that list. So check it out here

Look out on Oct 11th for Boiler Room tv. They are welcoming the Radiohead Takeover for #69

THOM YORKE, JAMIE XX, CARIBOU, LONE & ILLUM SPHERE will be dropping beats and those radiohead remixed tracks LIVE ON AIR
Details here and remember the time zone difference. 8pm London = 2pm Central time.
In the mean time you can check out the remixes via Hype Machine




Last but definitely most important. Dessa, ruling female of the Doomtree crew, released her lastest album today. Castor The Twin. Taking previously recorded tracks and rearranging them with a live band. Plus a new track added. She's amazing and we should all venture to buy the album TODAY [to get her up the charts and shit. Well deserved.] SO GO DO THAT NOW, PLSKTHX!

If you had any doubts then you must not know me, boo. If that is the case, check out her Beekeeper track below.
Dessa "The Beekeeper" by doomtree. Uploaded with Scup

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?!?!?!

Now go and drink some vodka for National vodka Day [titos preferred] and eat a GODDAMN TACO for national taco day. It's heaven up in this bitch.

xo
'Legs

Sailor Pick | Good Time Zoo

So Bill Cosby is straight up gangster. Don't try to fight this mess. Homeboy get's his own face on a sweater and shit. 

#WANT

Anyway, so it's another week closer to fun fun fun fest and my ass going to London, but don't sleep on this week's entertainment. I'm bringing an event on Thursday that is a must. I know Mohawk is having their week long anniversary, but to skipping one night is not a crime. Thursday would be the night to do it. 

September 29th, 2011 9pm @ Beauty Bar Austin

Sims, Cecil Otter, Paper Tiger, and Lazerbeak [from Doomtree collective] are hitting up Beauty Bar for a good time. 

[animal masks not included, but encouraged. bring one for me as well.]

Now, if you know me or my blog you are aware of my love for Minneapolis hip hop. These guys definitely included. I make sure to catch them every time they hit Austin and you should too. Here's why:

Cecil Otter- 1999

Sims- Burn it Down

Tickets are still available here.

Burn it down, kids.
xo
'Legs

That Night | Katy B at W Hotel

 

 xo 

'Legs