Indie Music News — Hitwood’s last release was their EP titled “Detriti”, with the follow-up comes their new full-length album called “Marea”. According to Antonio, the one behind Hitwood, he goes on to say this about the release “For … Read More more info

New York Times — The 40-year-old musician Marea Stamper wants to open up the scene to include people who have been overlooked and sounds that have gone unmixed. more info

XLR8R — For many electronic music fans, certainly those outside of the Midwest, Marea Stamper (a.k.a. The Black Madonna) arrived on the scene around four years ago, seemingly out of nowhere, with a finely curated record bag and a rapidly growing touring s... more info

XLR8R — The role of talent buyer at Chicago’s smartbar is one of the American clubbing circuit’s most revered positions, and rightly so—the club has been bringing DJs from far and wide through to the Windy City since the early ‘80s... more info

Nialler9 — I met Marea Stamper when she was the booker in Smart Bar in Chicago when I was there to do a piece for Aer Lingus’ Cara Magazine. Her DJ and producer career as The Black Madonna was starting to take off and now she’s playing all around the ... more info

Sky News — Fighter jets are attacking targets near Marea, North of Aleppo, according to Sky's special correspondent Alex Crawford in Syria. more info

People.com — • Catherine Zeta-Jones and a "very healthy" looking Michael Douglas, enjoying dinner and drinks at Marea in N.Y.C. The actress kissed the maitre d' - then went to the bar, where Douglas ordered a gin, straight up. Soon, they were whisked to a corne... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The former member of the legendary Tijuana No! group has her debut album, 'Veo La Marea' ('I See the Tide'), out in the U.S., and she is discovering the benefits of calling the shots.Back in the day, circa 1990, Ceci Bastida was known on both sides... more info

Dlisted — After dinner with Jay-Z at Marea in NYC the other night, Beyonce just couldn't ignore her desire to create art so she put this work together using her leftovers. They tell me it's supposed to be a reindeer. Maybe this is Rudolph's ston... more info