Tonight in L.A. (January 24, 2013)

Finally back in Los Angeles for more than five minutes - which means SUPERGOOD will be hitting the pavement, NAMM and venue bars to indulge in the finest of musical offerings.    Tonight - its time to go underground for some classic hip-hop.

Former Def Jux act, Cannibal Ox reunite for a performance at The Roxy that celebrates more than a decade since the release of Cold Vein.  They've been joined nationally by Chicago veteran rapper Keith Masters, whose "Game Day: Pt II" has been a football friendly synch all year long - but in LA the show gets an extra dosage of street from the illest Jewish rapper in Koreatown - Kosha Dillz.  To participate in a contest to get on the guest list - tweet out @theroxy @supergoodmusic @koshadillz @keithmasters #cannibaloxreuniontour - and maybe you'll win a pair of tickets!

On the westside, there is more underground chemistry, but of the electronic and beat variety in the form of Break Science's late show at The Central SAPC.  They're joined by Continuum (jobot Live) - doors are at 10.

Muse rocks Staples Center for proper if you are looking for an entertainment spectacle.  Support from Band of Skulls means it should be solid from opening to close.

Other notable shows include Nia Andrews at Del Monte Speakeasy, a free performance from FIDLAR at Amoeba Records, Sarah Silverman at Largo and Ours with Lady Sinatra and The Diamond Light at The Viper Room.

• Tito Nieves @ The Mayan

• Muse, Band of Skulls @ Staples Center

• Mozart & Beethoven’s  5^th @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Ingenue, Field Mouse, Dirty Dishes, Bare Monads @ Lot 1 Café

• Princess Frank, Winchester Rebels, The VAPES, Sunken Ships @ Silverlake Lounge

• Phillip Cejudo, Thomas Phillip Michael, Tony Watson @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Vim Dicta, The Do-Its @ Harvard & Stone

• Vogel/Saxon Duo @ Bootleg Bar

• The Cold and Lovely, Modern Time Machines, Owls @ The Satellite

• James Levy and the Blood Red Rose, Daniel Ahearn & The Jones Paulene @ The Echo

• Pentatonix @ Fonda Theatre

• Wayne Kramer @ Grammy Museum

• Stanley Clarke Band @ Catalina Bar & Grill

• Strategy, Pharoahs, Leech, LA Vampires @ The Smell

• Ghostlight Orchestra, Anna Su, Trails @ The Hotel Café

• Aftergloam, Cobalt Cranes, Tremellow, Levitation Room @ EL Cid

• Nazo Bravo @ On The Rox

• Ours, Lady Sinatra, Dekades, The Diamond Light @ The Viper Room

• Nia Andrews, Trevor Ware, Dexter Story @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Dada, 7Horse, Leogun, Tony Ferrari @ Saint Rocke

• El Ten Eleven @ The Constellation Room

• White Rabbit @ Yost Theater

• Break Science, Continuum (joBot Live) @ The Central SAPC (10 PM)

• Xu Xu Fang, The Trial @ The Central SAPC (7:30 PM)

• Cannibal Ox, Keith Masters, Kosha Dillz, Double A.B., Realz, Kenyattah Black @ The Roxy

• Lawson, Taylor Matthews @ Troubadour

• Clay Priskorn & Olivia Olson, Danni Rosner, Jason Adamo, Saxon James @ WitZend

• Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo

• Fidlar @ Amoeba Records

• Kevin Earnest, Korey Dane, Dan Wilson, Kyle McNeil @ Room5 Lounge

• Harlow Gold @ Harvelle’s

Keith Masters "Game Day: Part II" & January Tour

It’s been more than an 11 week season for journeyman rapper Keith Masters, but the training and preparation are finally paying off as “Game Day: Part II” sees its official i-tunes release on Wednesday and will appear in the nationally televised Saints vs. Falcons game on NFL Network this Thursday November 29, 2012.   The track, produced by Curtis Marolt, has already been featured on Fox Sports SEC Gridiron Live and ESPN. 

Following up his 2012 Kiez Beats release, which featured Beatport chart topper “King Kong”,  Hype Machine favorite “Gary Busey” and current single “Desoto”,  Game Day highlights Keith’s lyrical versatility on top of his love for the game of football.  Drawing reference to a who’s who in the NFL – its an anthem for any gridiron head to get behind and should be part of any tailgate soundtrack for the rest of the season. 

As teams head into December and January to make a playoff run, Keith goes back to the lab to cook up some more bangers and prep for his 2013 tour with Cannibal Ox.   Keith will be supporting on dates in Los Angeles at The Airliner on January 11th, as well San Francisco , Las Vegas and other cities/dates to be announced.  

The First of Many Videos from Austin and SXSW - Multi Platinum Artist Miguel and More

Here is a sample of things to come. On St. Patrick's Day we had some hip-hop, some funk and some electro at Lipstick 24 on 7th St, including platinum recording artist Miguel doing one of his hits, "Quickie," and rising electro hip-hopper Keith Masters doing his Futurecop! collabo "1988 Girls."



"Quickie" - Miguel



"1988 Girls" - Keith Masters & Futurecop!

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Keith Masters - "Photo Op"

Today the world received their latest dosage of Electro Majic when Keith Masters released "Photo Op."

The hip-hop electro hipster crossover has a melodic instrumental beginning before Masters drops his lyrically crafty first verse. Opening with some thematic word play on the song title, the lyrics sync perfectly with the ambient track, including the well positioned "Concert Blast" shout out.

Shortly after the SUPERGOOD shout out (we were in the studio when he was recording vocals), Keith picks up his flow double time and exhibits why he should be on any electronic fusion fan's radar. Embracing the structure and creative depth of electronically driven music, Keith and Brandon Dermer (producer) built a pseudo hip-hop song that evolves both musically and lyrically from ambient and slow to fast and rhythmically driven.

Masters maintains the imagery of photo opportunities with creative visual references to the stereotypical pursuit of a flash worthy lifestyle before entering into the easy to rap/sing "Photo Op" chorus. Following the first batch of "op"s, Keith gets deep and introspective about the dreams of chasing a career as a performer, even calling out those that make the leap of faith to pursue careers in L.A in pursuit of those photo ops.

Dropping references to not only SUPERGOOD, but Hollywood swag and Melrose Ave., and with production from Los Angeles' own Dermer, this just might be my next cruising LA cut.


"Photo Op" was written by Keith Masters, features Babe Lincoln and was produced by Brandon Dermer (Los Angeles).

You can download the song from Keith's soundcloud page here - http://soundcloud.com/keithmasters/photo-op-featuring-babe-lincoln

The Electro Majic Invasion

(Keith Masters at El Cid - photograph by Matt Roznovak)

(Keith Masters & Futurecop! are ELECTRO MAJIC; photograph by Matt Roznovak)

So, Keith Masters and Futurecop! descended upon Los Angeles delivering their futuristic, dream-wave, synth based electro majic music to three hungry crowds before going back into orbit and heading to San Francisco.

I had the pleasure of kicking it with the rising MC and production team all weekend and took in all three of their shows (El Cid was probably my favorite). Futurecop!'s album release is slated for the summer and will feature a smattering of songs that include Keith Masters, but look for a full on Masters and Futurecop! ELECTRO MAJIC release sometime not too far after that. Their genre melting music can already be heard on the internet and seen on our youtube channel with songs like "88 Girls" and "Teenage Love."

Below is a sampling of pictures from La Cita and El Cid (we ran out of batteries at 14 Below).

(Manz of Futurecop! at El Cid - photograph by Matt Roznovak)

(Keith Masters at La Cita - photograph by Brandon "Boom D" Dorsky)

(Keith Masters & Futurecop! are ELECTRO MAJIC at El Cid - photograph by Brandon "Boom D" Dorsky)

(Kam & Futurecop! [Manz & Peter] at La Cita - photograph by Brandon 'Boom D' Dorsky)

(Keith Masters, Nicole and Manz of Futurecop! at El Cid - photograph by Matt Roznovak)

(Manz of Futurecop! - photograph by Matt Roznovak)

Check out more from these artists on their respective myspace pages and twitters.

For Keith Masters - go to www.myspace.com/keithmasters and www.twitter.com/keithmasters

For Futurecop! - go to www.myspace.com/thefuturecop and www.twitter.com/futurecopx