James Blake has been shocking us with the depth of his talent for a couple of years now. He is on a territory all his own when it comes to making music. After getting his start while still in school, as a DJ in the London dubstep scene, Blake has shown that he is so, so much more than a [...]

This is just a beautiful track from the Dirty Projectors’ bassist Nat Baldwin. While backing up David Longstreth for the Projectors, helping Vampire Weekend out with Contra and studying with jazz genius Anthony Braxton, Baldwin has put out a couple of solo records. “A Little Lost” – which happens to be an Arthur Russell cover – is off of his most [...]

[info_box] The Metropolitan Jolt is very excited to be covering this year’s Lollapalooza. We will be highlighting a few must-see artists leading up to the event on August 3rd-5th. Sigur Rós is our first selection.[/info_box] One Friday night last spring, I found myself wedged between two impossibly hip Brooklynites on a sagging couch, watching an oddly transcendent film about an [...]

  The excitement in the Great American Music Hall on Saturday night was palpable: young and old voices mingled and floated up into the rafters of the high and decoratively molded ceiling of the historic building. People were clamoring for the start of “It Gets Indie”– a benefit concert in its second year which supports the growth of the local [...]

I’ve mentioned before, I listen to Electronic Dance Music mostly on satellite radio.  It’s good for road trips in the car, but also you can get a home satellite radio, smart-phone sized, from Best Buy or of course via the web. You can listen on the internet, too. This way my EDM is constant, varied, and uninterrupted. XM has two [...]