Today marked the last day of “Summer’s Last Stand”, Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival. But don’t worry because next year’s NCMF is only a year away! Coasties on Sunday saw some great performances from Atmosphere, Stefan Ponce, Portugal. The Man, Twin Shadow, Porn & Chicken and more! Like the first two days of the Union Park festival, tonight had something for everyone and we made sure to catch it all!
Check out our photos below, of what Day 3 of the North Coast Music Festival had to offer.
Today marked the second day of Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival in 2015. Coasties on Saturday saw some great performances from The Roots, D’Angelo and the Vanguard, Steve Aoki, Galactic with Macy Gray, Phoebe Ryan, Chromeo and more! We also had the chance to sit down with Chicago’s own, artist/producer Stefan Ponce, for an interview (coming soon). Like Day One, tonight had something for everyone and we made sure to catch it all!
Check out our photos below, of what Day 2 of the North Coast Music Festival had to offer in 2015, and make sure not to miss tomorrow’s artists (Atmosphere, Twin Shadow, Stefan Ponce and many more).
Today marked the first day of Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival in 2015. Today Coasties saw some awesome performances from a number of different genres. Rap fans saw sets from MMG’s Wale, SAVEMONEY’s Leather Corduroys (Joey Purp and Kami de Chukwu) and the talented Skizzy Mars. Bassheads danced their asses off to performances from The Glitch Mob and Knife Party. And the old school fans even left happy, as they saw a great set from the legendary Widespread Panic. Day one had something for everyone, and we made sure to catch it all!
Check out our photos below, of what Day 1 of the North Coast Music Festival had to offer in 2015, and make sure not to miss tomorrow’s artists (Steve Aoki, D’Angelo and more).
Listen as Israeli DJ/Producer Borgore teams up with Bay Area rapper, G-Eazy, for their new record, ‘Forbes’. Set to appear on Borgore’s forthcoming EP, which will release on his Buygore Records, the new track is produced by Borgore and Styles & Complete. A trap beat with G-Eazy’s vocals, this is an awesome and unexpected collaboration to combine the Bay with the Israeli dance music scene, just before Borgore embarks on his upcoming U.S. tour.
Last year’s inaugural AAHH! Fest rivaled all other Chicago music festivals in just one day. Taking place at Union Park, the same grounds as Pitchfork and North Coast, the music festival (led by Chicago’s own, rapper Common) saw performances from Kanye West, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Twista, Dave Chappelle, Jay Electronica, Jennifer Hudson, De La Soul, MC Lyte, Lil Herb, Diggy Simmon and a huge community showcase hosted by Kanye’s foundation, Donda’s House. Unfortunately though, if you are excited to see how the exciting new festival tops itself this year, you can’t.
Citing a “very demanding year”, the new festival has cancelled its 2015 festival and hopes to return again in 2016. Festival organizers want to “wait and do it right,” Common told Chicago Magazine. “Because the first one was so great, we know the next one we do has to be great. And we just felt this year we didn’t have all the tools or things we wanted to make it as dope as it could be.” It is uncertain whether the festival and its affiliates experienced budget problems for bringing the festival back, but we are hopeful that AAHH! Fest will return next year.
While we wait for AAHH! Fest 2016, enjoy some of our photos and footage from last year’s event.
Earlier this year we premiered Bloque’s records ‘Chains‘ & ‘Purple‘, and today we have another premiere from the U.K. artist/producer, this time in support of his forthcoming mixtape, HAYAMI. Titled ‘Megan’, the new record gives people a window into the life of the emerging rapper. “Megan is the name of my car (laughs), but the song ‘Megan’ is really just a glimpse of my life, giving people an insight on where I come from,” Bloque told us. The lyrics keep with the record’s theme, taking listeners shotgun on a drive with Bloque. And if you like the production on this one, which is produced by StaticBeatz and BarNone, the two combined for another four tracks on Bloque’s upcoming project.
“Deep in the cut with no windows, hundred miles down on the ring road.”
Take a ride with Bloque on his new track ‘Megan’ below, and look out for his HAYAMI mixtape tomorrow!
Listen as Ju recruits Milwaukee’s WebsterX for his new single, ‘BURGUNDY’. The record is produced by Jae Genius and you can find it on Ju’s forthcoming project, THE CAGE EP, (released date TBD). The two work great on the track together, as it showcases the growing talent from both of the MCs. WebsterX is Milwaukee’s biggest emerging name in a long time, and as the ‘Latley’ rapper continues to land features and gigs, his notoriety in the rap game is only going to skyrocket.
Dickheads get ready, because rapper Lil Dicky is hitting the road again this fall for “The Looking for Love” tour. The ‘Lemme Freak’ rapper/comedian will be joined by California’s Iamsu! and the tour will kick off in Pozo, CA on October 3rd. LD will hit stops in Chicago, LA, Phili, New York and much much more, until the tour closes in Atlanta on Halloween. Read our review of Lil Dicky’s new debut album, Professional Rapper, and check out the tour dates below. You can look out for more ticket info on Lil Dicky’s website, LilDicky.com.
American singer-songwriter, Benjamin Booker, coming off his critically acclaimed eponymous debut album, has led a successful nationwide tour and has left his mark on festival stages worldwide. Booker took some time out for us to discuss touring, the development of his short film, and social commentary in music. Read our full Q&A with the talented New Orleans based guitarist below.
Watch as OVO Sound and ‘Tuesday’ rapper/singer iLoveMakonnen gets super turnt in his new video for his track, ‘Trust Me Danny’. The Danny Wolf directed video is super trippy as Drake’s signee gets wild in the awesome new visuals. Watch the official video for ‘Trust Me Danny’ below and check out our photos of Makonnon’s recent Chicago performance here.
The Early Registration 