Posts By Jake Greene
Budo – “Circles” [Potholes Premiere]
If you saw the name Budo and clicked the link expecting another record from Grieves & Budo, or production work that you may hear the likes of Macklemore or Slug rapping on, you will soon find yourself questioning if this…
Concert Review: Alabama Shakes & Michael Kiwanuka at The Paramount in Seattle (3/3/13)
Seattle’s Paramount Theater is no stranger to great singers, having set the stage for the likes of Gladys Knight and Frank Sinatra. But when the combination of the Alabama Shakes’ frontwoman Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka hit the stage on…
Kingdom Crumbs – “Red Cup” [Potholes Video Premiere]
If you haven’t heard Kingdom Crumb’s 2012 self-titled debut, you are about to spend the next three minutes and 25 seconds wondering how you could have missed it. The Seattle rap quartet of Tay Sean, Mikey Nice, Jerm D, and…
K.Flay – “West Ghost” F. Allen Stone
To say I’ve been underwhelmed by the recent wave of female rappers would be an understatement. The likes of Iggy Banks (that’s one person, right?) and she-who-does-not-deserve-to-be-named, I was giving up hope that anything new would join the likes of…
Sax G – “Now What” [Potholes Premiere]
From the upper left of the US, we get a Potholes Premiere from Cloud Nice rapper-producer Sax G. “Now What” marks the first release of his upcoming project Tu Me Manques (March 12, 2013), and serves as an honest letter…
The Bad Tenants – Eloquent Scoundrels Vol. 1 [EP]
From the northern-most part of the Northwest, Bellingham, Wash.-based group The Bad Tenants make their Potholes debut with the free six-track project Eloquent Scoundrels Vol. 1. With what sounds like a heavy Jurassic 5 (who should NEVER be referred to as…
Brothers From Another – “Molly Moons” F. Thig Natural & Prometheus Brown [Video]
Seattle duo Brothers From Another have extended summer a bit longer, dropping the video for the ice-cream inspired track “Molly Moons” featuring The Physics’ Thig Natural and Blue Scholars’ Prometheus Brown. With a little animated touch added to the lead…
Concert Review: Erykah Badu with The Cannabinoids at Decibel Festival 2012
Some voices can just fill a room. Backed by the Cannabinoids’ DJs, keyboards and drummer, Erykah Badu’s legendary voice packed out all four corners of Seattle’s historied Paramount Theater as part of the 2012 Decibel Festival. Flawlessly transitioning from tear-inducing…
The Bizarre Ride: An Interview With The Pharcyde’s Slimkid3
The Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest have often been tied together, hailing from opposite coasts the two groups were known leaders in the “underground” or “alternative” hip’hop culture, a break from the gangster rap era. Both saw early success…
Potholes Podcast (Jake One)
For this month’s artist podcast, we are blessed with a personal mix from Seattle-based producer Jake One. After producing one of the summer’s most newsworthy tracks (Rick Ross’ “3 Kings”), the anticipation has grown for the collaborative album from Jake…
