Photos from SVEDKA Vodka Session #6 with Daniel Merriweather
January 29th, 2010Check out photos from a very special evening with Daniel Merriweather and DJ Mateo DiFontaine at The Florida Room in Miami Beach last Friday, January 22.
Gilles Peterson in Brooklyn Tonight
January 29th, 2010Tonight at Littlefield, Gilles Peterson will be making his Brooklyn debut, with special guest DJ Chris Annibell (Afrokinetic). If you already bought your ticket, good job, you’re ahead of the game. If you haven’t, then make sure you arrive early to ensure you get a ticket at the door. A limited number of tickets will go on sale at the door beginning at 10 p.m. In either case make sure you come ready to give that musical itch a good scratch.
Littlefield
622 Degraw St.
Brookly, NY 11217
Doors: 10pm
Tickets: $20
Age: 21+ w/ID
GPWW 1/14/10 Worldwide Family Mixtape: Matthew Halsall
January 28th, 2010
With Gilles gearing up for his rare Brooklyn appearance tomorrow, we continue our regularly scheduled programming: GPWW Thursdays. The Brooklyn show is sold out, but we have a twitter contest going on. It’s an easy way to score a pair of tickets; just retweet us about the show. @GiantStep. We’ll notify the winners today at 5pm EST.
This week features Manchester-based trumpeter, composer, arranger, DJ, producer, and band leader, Matthew Halsall.
Stream Part 1
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Stream Part 2
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Mavis Video Premiere: “Gangs of Rome” ft. Kurt Wagner
January 27th, 2010Mavis is a collaboration between Ashley Beedle & Darren Morris, a concept born from their mutual love and respect for Mavis Staples, the Staples Singers, and 70’s era Stax records. The tracks are strung together by the airy downtempo production, with various vocalists like Kurt Wagner, Candi Staton, Ed Harcourt, Edwyn Collins, Cerys Matthews and Saint Etienne’s Sarah Cracknell. Check here for more info: www.mavis-thealbum.com
Broken Bells Take the High Road
January 27th, 2010Broken Bells’ “The High Road,” video directed by the acclaimed Sophie Muller, is the first single off the upcoming debut, to be released on March 9th.
