Winter is a notoriously slow time in the music industry, most bands are either huddled up in some cozy studio recording their next masterpiece or taking time off to spend time with their families, leaving Santa Cruz music lovers with little in the way of live music shows. Just kidding. We got a reggae legend,…
Posts Tagged: Hip-Hop
Genre-bending Vokab Kompany at The Catalyst Atrium
In these days of hyperbole, groups are prone to throw around phrases like “truly unique” and “genre bending” when it comes to their music. That’s not to say these groups aren’t great. But truly breaking out of a genre and creating a sound that is all your own is a very difficult and rare thing…
Lyrics & Flow with Blueprint at The Blue
While he may not be a household name, legendary hip-hop producer and MC, Blueprint, has been crafting lyrics and putting out beats since the 1990s. On Saturday, June 27 at The Blue Lagoon, Blueprint, will join forces with local Emcee, Eliquate, to celebrate his latest EP release, “Perfunctory”. Hailing from Columbus, OH, Blueprint (born Albert…
Boostive Tops West Coast Roots Lineup at the Catalyst
With a sound that is difficult to attach to any one genre, Santa Cruz-based, Boostive, draw from roots, dub, ambient, electronic, hip-hop, jazz, and world music, creating a live set that takes you back to when you were a kid and stuffed way too many Skittles in your mouth; although you are not sure which…
Twenty Years Later: Bone Thugs N Harmony and E. 1999 Eternal at the Catalyst
The year was 1995 and the up-and-coming Cleveland hip-hop group, Bone Thugs and Harmony had their second album E.1999 Eternal slated for release. After being taken under the wing of N.W.A rapper and Ruthless Records founder, Eazy-E, the group were no strangers to the business and had enjoyed the breakout success of their debut EP,…
Dance and Lit Merge at Ishmael Beah Event
Harry Weston wants to put you on an emotional roller coaster.
Interview: Macklemore Reps Rap’s Sensitive Side
Seattle rapper Macklemore’s style is unabashedly sincere and sensitive, and he rejects the expected rapper persona of a swaggering, tough-talking gangster, choosing instead to just be himself.
