"Nasty"

Here's the new Nas leak, aptly titled "Nasty" because he's back on some "Live from the BBQ" flow. Propers due to Salaam Remi on the beat.
NASTY (Produced by Salaam Remi) -DIRTY by Nasir Jones

Milagres "Glowing Mouth"

The guys from Milagres were in Savannah in March for Stopover, and they were super nice guys. They're album on Kill Rock Stars just got its release date pushed back to September (too bad), so this tune "Glowing Mouth" (right click to save as) will have to tide you over until then. Lush arrangements. A really tasteful organ lick smooths out some electronic drums and richly layered vocal mix. If you like Gorillaz, you'll be on this something serious.

Ooh Lordy!

The guys from Dope Sandwich just unleashed this old cypher style joint over the weekend. It dropped on an old EP that may never have really seen the light of day. The beat is hot (courtesy of I Make Mad Beats) and the crew rips it.

Alex B "You and I Both Know"

It's been a busy week, but this is just what I was looking for to take the edge off and prepare for what should be a pretty interesting weekend.

Dare Dukes, Little Tybee and Book of Colors are playing at the Co-Lab tonight, followed by Sunglasses "farewell Savannah" performance at Hang Fire later. They are about to head to Maryland to record an LP and then tour.

[By the way, can I mention that I hope those fellas from Sunglasses return to Savannah as heroes rather than settling down in another city, it kills me to watch all of our great talents sapped by the attraction of larger markets like NYC, ATL, LA, ATX.]

What I started out to mention was that this track Alex B track "You and I Both Know" is the bees-goshdarn-knees and you should check it out if you're into jacked up soul finely chopped with a dash of glitch and some serious space funk.

Visit his website for more info.

Oh yeah, the other reason this weekend will be awesome - the debut of the Savannah Record Club's Vinyl Appreciation over at  Indigo Arts on Sunday at 5pm. Come by and check it out. Lost gems and forgotten prodigies.

Also, in a side note to the aforementioned Dare Dukes, you should check out the new project featuring the Blackstock Collective (Dare's band) bass player Charles, it's called Brandywine. Live band doing laidback hip hop instrumentals. Grab a copy of their new EP from their blog. Good stuff.

They will be making an appearance at the Savannah Urban Arts Festival - the full line up of which is probably being released in the next couple of days, and which I will be sure to post, because it will be really awesome. Drop by the website for some of the stuff already listed, including a couple artists and the week's lineup.

Trek Life x J.Bizness

This left coast pair just dropped a nice little EP called Rhymes with Reason. If I remember correctly, Trek Life was supporting Diamond District on their recent Euro tour.

Take a taste of the second track "Back Again," which has me vibing like Tribe - might be that Trek's vocals have a little Q-Tip in 'em for this joint.

Grab a copy of the EP for free right here.