If you’re a fan of Dispatch or of jam bands in general then you’ve probably heard of State Radio. If you haven’t, these Massachusetts reggae rockers are worth checking out.  Lead singer Chad Stokes, or Chetro as he’s known, started State Radio in 2002 after the dismantle of Dispatch, who had gained a massive cult following with songs like “The [...]

Log Cabin Indie Mix from metrojolt on 8tracks. [info_box]Ten indie folk/rock tracks to listen to if you’re ever lost in the woods, or want to feel that way.[/info_box] Track: “If Not I’ll Just Die” Artist: Lambchop Album: Mr. M Length: 4:25 “If Not I’ll Die” is the beautiful opener to alt-country group Lambchop’s newest LP Mr. M. The dancing string [...]

On February 16, fellow metro-jolter Forrest and I went to see a very special Matisyahu show at the Terrytown Music Hall in Terrytown, NY. Matisyahu grew up in White Planes, NY, not ten minutes away.  The show was a charity even for local Westchester County non-profit Westhab, which provides housing and other programs for homeless families in the area. Westhab [...]

On Valentines Day, Curren$y’s project with producer Sean O’Connell, titled Muscle Car Chronicles, was released on Damon Dash’s label BluRoc. The album was recorded in Brooklyn with live musicians some years ago (2009 maybe?), and the release came as a bit of a last minute surprise. For me, the most notable of the live musicians on the album is drummer [...]

In case you couldn’t tell by the title of the album, Danny Brown’s just about 30 years of age. I can’t really tell if he’s happy, mad, regretful, or all of the above about being an old man as far as rappers go. What is apparent, however, is that he crafted one of the most revealing, endearing, creative, and downright [...]