Mayer Hawthorne

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets on are on sale (@ noon) for Hot Chip at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Haiti benefit I've been going on about that now features Bobby Tisdale as host. Tickets are on... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's that time of the year again, when all my Bonnaroo brethren are anxiously awaiting for the official lineup to be announced. The Roo crew usually release the lineup the first week of February, so it's only natural that the rumors and leaky lineup... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mayer Hawthorne @ Brooklyn Bowl in October (more by Tim Griffin) The "retro" tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded between 1966 and 1974, and Mayer Hawthorne, among the newest contributors to... more info

Live Daily — Jay-Z, Muse and the Gorillaz top the roster of acts for the 11th annual Coachella [ tickets ] Valley Music & Arts Festival, which will take over Indio, CA's Empire Polo Field April 16-18. As tipped by LiveDaily's Backline earlier this month, Pave... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Sam Marble "Gigantic LED screens lit the stage as Passion Pit took the stage with entrance music pounding through the speakers, an evolutionary gesture. The crowd, a mixture of hardened hipsters with their battle stories and tweens with... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-28 Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom *03-29 York, PA - Pullo Center *03-30 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *03-31 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *04-02 Chicago, IL - Congress Theater *04-03 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall * 04-04 Minneapolis, MN - First A... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — I've been tracking my favourite songs all year and I literally had a enough to fit two albums worth. This got me thinking that next year I may produce a multi-volume "best of". As with everything in life, music is best in moderation. So, I forced mys... more info

Allmusic Blog — Amerie - In Love & War             Keyshia Cole - A Different Me             Dâm-Funk - Toeachizown             Melinda Doolittle - Coming Back to You             The-Dream - Love vs Money             Electrik Red - H... more info

Soul Sides — Revelation Funk: Elastic LoverFrom 7" (Gold Plate, 197?)The Mighty Lovers: Ain't Gonna Run No MoreFrom 7" (Soul Hawk, 196?)As I learned from the omniscient Dante Carfanga, Revelation Funk was an Ohio outfit that, among other things, was where James I... more info

8/1 — 50. Max Richter – Waltz With Bashir OST49. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II48. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid47. Bruce Springsteen – Working On a Dream46. The Black Crowes – Before the Frost…45. Cate... more info