Whether you know him as Wes Felton or the more formal W. Ellington Felton, you should definitely grab a free copy of this rapper & singer’s latest mixtape Spatial Intelligence featuring guest spots from Uptown XO, Javier Starks and more. His lastest video is Fences, produced by Goony Swillz. Nothing fancy or overproduced, just a nice taste of Felton’s laid-back, assured delivery.
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Uptown XO – Evolution video
Having the support of a quality label like Mello Music Group behind him allows Uptown XO to create quite a lot of top notch music videos. His latest is Evolution, allowing frequent producer AB the Pro to step up to the mic. Grab the new album Colour de Grey now!
Margot MacDonald – Twice video
Margot MacDonald‘s Floor Sessions represents a personal artistic challenge for this young and captivating performer: collaborate on a cover version of a song, and offer it both as a live performance video and a free download. Margot’s performances combine traditional instruments, looping effects, vocal percussion and her trademark singing voice to create a sound worthy of a full band. Her version of the Little Dragon song Twice involved D.J. Kyriakides at Cue Studios on the studio version and videographer Zambia on the live version. Check out her live show this Friday night at Iota with a stacked local lineup including Star FK Radium and The Charm Offensive.
Mission South – Peaches video
Bluesy rockers Mission South released a new music video last Friday for Peaches, the first track from their EP Migration Vol. 2 that drops tomorrow. Produced by local film company Eastward Films, the video reflects the dark and sexy vibe from the original song. The band is currently on tour and comes home this Saturday for an album release show at Bayou.
Vandaveer – Pretty Polly video
All right DC, here comes the good stuff. Folk duo Vandaveer just released a brand new music video for Pretty Polly, the lead-off track of their new collection of murder ballads, Oh, Willie, Please… coming out April 30th, unless you supported the album via PledgeMusic and already have it. The song Pretty Polly has a long historical tradition, originally from England, Canada and Appalachia and notably performed by The Byrds, Judy Collins and Pete Seeger. This gorgeous video, directed by Jared Varava, evokes the tone of HBO’s Deadwood in trademark Vandaveer slo-mo. Check out the premiere post at PopMatters for lots more info. Vandaveer earned the top spot in Hometown Sounds Best Videos of 2012, and Pretty Polly is quite a strong entry for 2013.
Stephen Redhead – Bow Down Freestyle video
PG rapper Stephen Redhead recently dropped a music video to accompany his latest freestyle over the controversial new Beyonce track Bow Down. The fisheye lens, garish colors and playful camerawork compliment the vibe of the track quite well. Look out for Redhead’s new EP Exactly coming out this summer.
These United States – A Picture Of The Three Of Us trailer
I thought I was all tapped out of videos to showcase by Jesse Elliott’s nomadic band of troubadours These United States, but I’m thrilled to be mistaken! On the occasion of the 5 year anniversary of TUS’s 33 show tour to promote the release of their debut album A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden, filmmaker Justin Varava and influential live music website Daytrotter are set to premiere a new documentary about that tour. Back when TUS was only a trio of Jesse, drummer Robby Cosenza and multi-instrumentalist J. Tom Hnatow, they filled out their live sound with a different line up of new musical friends at each of the 33 stops. Get set to relive the early days of this fondly remembered band when the film premieres April 13th at Daytrotter.com.
Uptown XO – Spread Love video
After all the videos rapper Uptown XO released from his mixtape The Color Grey, now it’s time for the visuals to accompany his commercial album Colour de Grey from Mello Music Group. First up is Spread Love, featuring trademark rapid-fire vocal delivery over tight production by AB the Pro. The crisp footage of driving around DC was shot by Jay Gregory.
Pig Destroyer – The Diplomat video
DC/Richmond grindcore band Pig Destroyer blew the minds of critics and fans alike with last year’s album Book Burner. Catherine Lewis of Showlist DC picked Pig Destroyer’s album release show at Ottobar as her local music highlight of 2012. After a too-long absence from the stage, the band returns to DC tonight at the Black Cat with openers Darkest Hour, Old Lines and LTW. Come thirsty because Three Floyds Brewing will debut their new Pig Destroyer collaboration beer Permanent Funeral pale ale. Here’s the insane lead-off video from Book Burner, the Stanley Kubrick 2001-influenced The Diplomat.
Borracho – Concentric Circles video
Tonight is the night that stoner metal band Borracho celebrates the release of their 7″ Mob Gathering. The Velvet Lounge hosts the kickoff show of a short tour with Been Obscure from Austria and SuperVoid from Pittsburgh. Here’s another loud & proud video from their 2009 album Splitting Sky, for the lead-off single Concentric Circles.
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