3 Weeks to Bonnaroo

The largest outdoor music festival in the country (or at least what feels like the largest outdoor music festival) gets set to kickoff in just under three weeks and the line-up is making it look like missing the event and adventure would be a poor, poor mistake.

With over a 100 artists playing - narrowing down the list on who to see over whom can be an arduous task - so we're going to promote a few piecemeal, starting with some hometown (LA) heroes: Kendrick Lamar, Fitz & The Tantrums and Orgone.  Each is different - but they've all got some flavor of California soul...

Kendrick Lamar is perhaps the hip-hop catch of the summer.   Its Kendrick Lamar who just graced Coachella's stage with Dre and Snoop, just inked a deal that turned him from indie to major artist over night and has leaked tracks off of Good Kid in a Mad City that includes "The Recipe" with Dr. Dre and "Cartoons & Cereal" featuring Gunplay of Triple C's.

Fitz & The Tantrums are Los Angelenos coveted version of Brooklyn indie soul.  Michael Fitzpatrick blended the best of the city of angels indie rock influences with a Daptone-esque sound that birthed international hits like "Moneygrabber" and "Winds of Change."  Fitzpatrick and co-vocalist Noelle Scaggs belt out throwback ballads on their debut release Pickin' Up The Pieces.  Having recently released a teaser EP of live material and acknowledged a return to the studio - 'Roo heads are in for a treat with this quintet!

Orgone are L.A.'s homegrown funk band.  With over a decade of stripes under their belt and lots of history dropping their own original funk (+ some nasty dope covers and backing up some hip-hop bands) - they are finally becoming a force in the touring world after some successful supporting roles with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Rebelution and Galactic.   Although they dropped original soul sister Fanny Franklin - they've retooled with a new vocalist and their leader and percussionist, Stewart Killen, continues to slay percussion worldwide.

3 Weeks to Bonnaroo

The largest outdoor music festival in the country (or at least what feels like the largest outdoor music festival) gets set to kickoff in just under three weeks and the line-up is making it look like missing the event and adventure would be a poor, poor mistake.

With over a 100 artists playing - narrowing down the list on who to see over whom can be an arduous task - so we're going to promote a few piecemeal, starting with some hometown (LA) heroes: Kendrick Lamar, Fitz & The Tantrums and Orgone.  Each is different - but they've all got some flavor of California soul...

Kendrick Lamar is perhaps the hip-hop catch of the summer.   Its Kendrick Lamar who just graced Coachella's stage with Dre and Snoop, just inked a deal that turned him from indie to major artist over night and has leaked tracks off of Good Kid in a Mad City that includes "The Recipe" with Dr. Dre and "Cartoons & Cereal" featuring Gunplay of Triple C's.

Fitz & The Tantrums are Los Angelenos coveted version of Brooklyn indie soul.  Michael Fitzpatrick blended the best of the city of angels indie rock influences with a Daptone-esque sound that birthed international hits like "Moneygrabber" and "Winds of Change."  Fitzpatrick and co-vocalist Noelle Scaggs belt out throwback ballads on their debut release Pickin' Up The Pieces.  Having recently released a teaser EP of live material and acknowledged a return to the studio - 'Roo heads are in for a treat with this quintet!

Orgone are L.A.'s homegrown funk band.  With over a decade of stripes under their belt and lots of history dropping their own original funk (+ some nasty dope covers and backing up some hip-hop bands) - they are finally becoming a force in the touring world after some successful supporting roles with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Rebelution and Galactic.   Although they dropped original soul sister Fanny Franklin - they've retooled with a new vocalist and their leader and percussionist, Stewart Killen, continues to slay percussion worldwide.

Scoop Deville Beasts Beats

Love beats? Go to Low End Theory tonight to catch acclaimed producer Scoop Deville - who is best known for his cut "I Wanna Rock" with Snoop. Scoop's 2011 didn't necessarily feature cuts with living room name talent like Snoop - but he's been on his grind and producing the hotness for the lesser known.

Earlier this year - Scoop worked on an EP with Young De, which included this track "What's Good?"



You can cop a download of "What's Good" here. Its a track off of the six cut Scoop and Young De project titled Neva Look Back EP - and resulted from several years of collaboration with other artists. Scoop Deville has worked with not only Young De and Snoop, but also 50 Cent, Fat Joe and others.

Scoop also does production work with some of today's studio greats - like Erick "Jesus" Coomes (bass; member of Lettuce) and others in this below video.



If you want to be wowed by beats and production - go check out Scoop Deville tonight at Low End Theory at Airliner Club.

Scoop Deville Beasts Beats

Love beats? Go to Low End Theory tonight to catch acclaimed producer Scoop Deville - who is best known for his cut "I Wanna Rock" with Snoop. Scoop's 2011 didn't necessarily feature cuts with living room name talent like Snoop - but he's been on his grind and producing the hotness for the lesser known.

Earlier this year - Scoop worked on an EP with Young De, which included this track "What's Good?"



You can cop a download of "What's Good" here. Its a track off of the six cut Scoop and Young De project titled Neva Look Back EP - and resulted from several years of collaboration with other artists. Scoop Deville has worked with not only Young De and Snoop, but also 50 Cent, Fat Joe and others.

Scoop also does production work with some of today's studio greats - like Erick "Jesus" Coomes (bass; member of Lettuce) and others in this below video.



If you want to be wowed by beats and production - go check out Scoop Deville tonight at Low End Theory at Airliner Club.

Pacific Festival Post Fact - Part 2 (recap by ZSE)

Part 1 of my Pacific Festival review consisted of acts that performed during the day. Part 2 below consists of acts that performed at night.

After Calvin Harris got the party starting on the main stage, Steve Aoki continued the party with his bangers ranging from "Turbulence" to his stellar remix of "Pursuit of Happiness." He had by far the greatest stage presence. Here's my favorite song he did, his remix to Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness".

Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)

After seeing Aoki, I scrambled over to see Aussie house duo Bag Raiders. They were one of the up-and-coming acts I was most excited to see. What I didn't expect was that their sound would be so exceptional, not only with the instrumentals but the vocals as well. "Way Back Home" appeared to pump the crowd up the most as the duo both were banging on drums and the catchy chorus was hot and dope!

Bag Raiders - Way Back Home

After Bag Raiders, we went back to the main stage to see Ghostland Observatory. If you're looking for a group that not only sounds good but has amazing visual effects as well, look no further than Ghostland Observatory. While I don't remember all the songs they performed, I won't forget the amazing light show and lasers during their performance, which made their set pretty much amazing. Here's my favorite song I heard from them live, "Midnight Voyage".

Midnight Voyage - Ghostland Observatory

Ghostland was a great pick me up act for west coast hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg. Even though we had to wait over 30 minutes for Snoop to get on stage, his performance was off the chain. Seriously Snoop Dogg is a legend and if you're a fan of hip-hop, you must respect Snoop's music, his swagger and his status. He played mostly his older tracks, which I personally loved and while there was a couple older tracks he didn't play ("Deep Cover" and "Gz and Hustlers"), he still was great. Here's video we got of his performance:

Lastly Australian act Cut Copy came to the stage as headliners of the festival. I was surprised as anybody why Snoop Dogg wasn't the closer, but after seeing Cut Copy jam out with the energy they had, I left with a great appreciation for Pacific Festival and their scheduling. I enjoyed almost every song Cut Copy did and really absorbed the energy from lead vocalist Dan Whitford. Here's my favorite song from Cut Copy, "Take Me Over", just a great song for a road trip or any other adventure you embark on.

Cut Copy - "Take Me Over"

Review Post by Zach Siegal Eisman (BeforeTheBigs)

That Good - Snoop & Wiz Khalifa

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are apparently the new Cheech & Chong. I love them both and their affinity for the sweet, sweet cheeba.

But, does anyone else think this video could be probable cause for authorities to search either of their tour buses the next time they tour anywhere?

Toot It and Boot It (Remix) Video Shoot - Behind The Scenes Footage

Official Behind The Scenes - Toot It N Boot It (remix) from YungScientists on Vimeo.

My dudes Chucky Skywalker and Anthony with Yung Scientists shot this at the Toot It and Boot It Remix Video Shoot with YG, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and E-40. Check it out...