The HighLife

Happy belated Mother's Day  <3

If you happen to be around the Soho Center (90 Canal St, Rochester, NY) today, you should check out some seriously talented artists display their handiwork at the BFA Glass Exhibition.  One of the coolest dudes you'll ever meet, Drew Smith and friends, Devan Cole, jasmine Graves, and Andy Koupal will be showing their peices starting at 6pm today.   It'll be a great way to start your weekend, and you can get some culture while you're at it.

Choice cuts from the catalog of... one of the busiest men in the game, BOS to NYC to BOS (Harper's Ferry tomorrow, May 8th) to TX, and it don't stop.  Wale.

The gents of Stones Throw Records were kind enough to make a stop on their current tour in Boston last Monday.  The lineup featured Dam Funk, James Pants and The Royal Zodiac Band, Mayer Hawthorne, and Peanut Butter Wolf himself.  You should already know about Mayer Hawthorne from The Jumpoff "Soul Week" on here a few months ago, but i highly recommend getting to know each of the other names i just mentioned.  If you appreciate originality, creativity, and a constant insistence to go against the mold, get to know Stones Throw Records. Here as a sample, is the futuristic funk stylings of Dam Funk.  I'll put up something more comprehensive later, just so you fully understand how deep their roots lie.  Can you dig it!!!

A few choice cuts from the catalog of... singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/actress Nellie McKay

On my last sojourn to the city that never sleeps, i was busy doing what any consciensious visitor to "Rome" would do, not sleep.  We traveled far and wide through the expanse of the burg of William, mostly keeping close to the trail of watering holes for hydration purposes.  As we progressed back to hq in the early hours, we got waylaid by a celebration of backyard proportions.  What happened next was a dance party.  In between the melee, i escaped to the confines of the host crib for a relaxation break.  It was here that i met, Mr. Gordon Kenny of the sweet-shades-wearing -yacht-rock-appreciating tribe.  I fear, though, i can't divulge the origins of his sunglasses awesomeness, you'll just have to track him down yourself.  Regardless, Mr. Kenny is part of a crew of like-minded-shade-wearing gents, Matty "Beans" Aidala and Brendan "Brendo" Parker, who produce sights and sounds for your sensory/dancing/laughing/enjoyment enjoyment (that's not a typo).  You can catch them @ Midnight, Sundays on Long Island Cablevision Ch.20, or on their Youtube or MySpace.  Giving you the bidness two times, here's the inimitable flavor of

Double Wonderful ...



Double Wonderful
TV Show Season 3 Promo
That's the Way
Six Months to the Day
Baby's Yesterday
The Wessman Weather Report
Half the Man
We Are Your Friends
Baby Girl (Live)
Oh Erica (Live)
TV Show Season 3 Promo



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"we have no answer for the question where does electricity come from, or of what is it composed. we know that it is a powerful force, and if used properly can be harnessed to the welfare of men.  if not used properly it can bring death and destruction. we cannot see the wind, but we can feel its presence and strength, and we can harness its power and force for our own use.  we have to take such things as we find them and put them to our use."
- Alfred A. Montapert