Posts Tagged ‘Flying Lotus’
Flying Lotus hints at collaboration with Herbie Hancock
Over the weekend, Steve Ellison aka Flying Lotus, tweeted a quick video clip of himself, frequent collaborator Thundercat and jazz-icon Herbie Hancock goofing around at the legend's studio. Although such a short clip, comments made by Flying Lotus last year about a project he wasn't allowed to mention yet... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: 2013 BUKU Music + Art Project
Words by Grant Thomas and Shane Colman | Photos by Shane Colman The second installment of the BUKU Music and Arts Festival proved, once again, that New Orleans knows how to throw a great party. The prime location along the mighty Mississippi provided a unique backdrop of passing barges, not... more
Flying Lotus Announces Spring 2013 Tour Dates
After one-off stops at SXSW and Lolla Brazil in March, beginning next month, Flying Lotus returns to the road for busy tour stateside tour. The five-week run begins in Houston, TX on April 21st and features support from Ultraísta, Thundercat, and Teebs. Check out the full slate below. Flying Lotus... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
VIDEO: Flying Lotus – “Tiny Tortures”
One of my favorite albums of this year has been Until the Quiet Comes by Flying Lotus, a truly remarkable collection of electronic sounds that put you somewhere between awake and dreaming upon every listen. His latest video was just released and takes "Tiny Tortures" off the album and... more
Austin Peralta, L.A. jazz pianist and Flying Lotus collaborator, dead at 22
Hearing the news of Austin Peralta’s passing at just 22, is beyond incomprehensible. At 13, Peralta had already established himself as a jazz pianist bearing the burden of comparisons to giants like McCoy Tyner. At 15, he was playing alongside giants like Ron Carter. This kid, from West Los Angeles,... more
Flying Lotus Announces Record Release Shows in LA and NYC
After hypnotizing 15K+ fans at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, Flying Lotus' big new album push continued on Monday when the LA beatsmith got NPR's First Listen treatment for Until The Quiet Comes. Goldenvoice announced the Club Nokia date on 10/26 a couple days ago and just today a number... more
CONCERT RECAP: Animal Collective and Flying Lotus @ Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA 9/23/12
Animal Collective and Flying Lotus would strike most as odd bedfellows with just about any act on just about any bill. In their own right, each act escapes apt categorization and when it was announced months ago that KCRW would be presenting the two appearing together on a Sunday night... more
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Animal Collective and Flying Lotus @ Hollywood Bowl 9/23/12
WHO: KCRW's World Festival featuring Animal Collective, Flying Lotus + Huun Huur Tu WHEN: Sunday, September 23rd @ 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Hollywood Bowl @ 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA TICKET GIVEAWAY: Enter for a chance to win (2) tickets by leaving a comment below with your favorite Animal Collective album! In... more
TOUR DATES: Flying Lotus to release ‘Until the Quiet Comes’
Flying Lotus has finally announced the release date for his new album, Until the Quiet Comes. The album is due out on October 1st/2nd and he's announced a lengthy tour around the release that will follow a one-off show at Hollywood Bowl on September 23rd with Animal Collective. ... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Bassnectar @ Red Rocks, CO 6/2/12
Bassnectar came back to Morrison, CO last Saturday for the second night of his SOLD OUT two-night Red Rocks run. Between nights, there was a vicious wind storm that caused his insane lighting and sound setup to collapse. As a result all of the attendees were called or e-mailed and... more
Pitchfork Music Festival adds Sleigh Bells, FlyLo, more…
The Pitchfork Music Festival easily sold-out of their three-day passes, and they just added a huge slew of artists to the already-announced group earlier last month -- this time get excited about Sleigh Bells, Dirty Projectors, Flying Lotus, the Olivia Tremor Control and many more... Here's the news from Pfork themselves: Pitchfork... more
Forecastle Festival 2012 Lineup: MMJ, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Girl Talk, Flying Lotus
As we previously reported, My Morning Jacket will serve as both curator and headliner of the 10th annual Forecastle Festival, which takes place July 13-15th at Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Per this morning's fresh announcement, MMJ will now be officially joined by Wilco, Andrew Bird, Bassnectar, Dr. Dog, Girl... more
Pitchfork Music Festival: Final Lineup Posted!
The lineup for the Pitchfork Music Festival was just announced with dates confirmed for the weekend of July 13-15, 2012 at Chicago's Union Park. Headlining this year's festival will be Vampire Weekend and Feist with more to be announced in that department, and joining them are the likes of... more
Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup: Radiohead, RHCP, Phish, Bon Iver & Beach Boys
The lineup for Bonnaroo 2012 was just released and features Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Bon Iver, and the Beach Boys all at the top of the artist list for this year's festival. Read on for the full lineup... Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup http://www.bonnaroo.com Radiohead Red Hot Chili Peppers Phish The Beach Boys Featuring Brian... more
Coachella 2012 Lineup Announced
The lineup for Coachella 2012 has been posted! This year's festival will be bringing headliners The Black Keys, Radiohead, and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to the two-weekend affair down in Indio, CA. Other LMB favorites on the lineup are Refused, M83, Flying Lotus, SBTRKT, Bon Iver, Girl... more
Ultra Music Festival XIV Lineup Announced
The lineup for one of the nation's biggest electronic music festival, Miami's annual Ultra Music Festival, was just announced late last week right before Christmas. This is an absolutely stacked affair and I don't recommend anyone skip on this if they like the untz. The fest returns to... more
REVIEW: Moogfest 2011 (Tobin, Battles, FlyLo, STS9, UM & more)
Our buddy Nick Isasi (@noodlecast) wrote up this awesome summary of all the amazing music he caught at this year's Moogfest in Asheville, NC. There was a ton to take in and he was able to catch sets by Flying Lotus, the Flaming Lips, Battles, Amon Tobin, Holy Fuck... more
Moogfest 2011: Daily Schedule Announced
You been paying attention Moogfest this year? We're digging on their lineup and the daily schedule has been announced already. In addition to the top-tier lineup covered in untz and whomp, this year will feature the festival along with an expansion to a number of new venues in... more
Moogfest 2011 Lineup: Flaming Lips, James Murphy, STS9, TVOTR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_RLDtfKzarY Asheville, North Carolina's festival ode to all things electronic music and Moog, Moogfest, just added some power to its already-solid lineup for 2011. Today, they threw a few new names into the mix, including TV on the Radio, Special Disco Version (featuring James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of DFA/LCD Soundsystem),... more
Treasure Island Music Festival 2011: Battles, Warpaint, FlyLo & More
The lineup for the Treasure Island Music Festival was just announced, promptly crashing the Treasure Island website and bringing down the Noise Pop site with it. Whoops. Here's the scoop from Pitchfork: The first day, headlined by (somewhat surprisingly) Empire of the Sun, has a lineup that leans toward stuff with... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar
http://vimeo.com/21078081 Summer in NYC is now in full swing and we've got a busy week of local shows already upon us. I'm getting stoked for two shows this weekend, which should both be stellar. Friday night I'll be heading out on the Hudson to join Brothers Past on "the Big F-ing... more
North Coast Music Festival: Chemical Brothers, Umphreys, Bisco, Flying Lotus and more…
Last night during the second set of Umphrey's McGee on Couch Tour, we got an announcement from keyboardist Joel Cummins regarding a festival that the band was going to be a part of in Chicago on Labor Day weekend. The festival is called the North Coast Music Festival and... more
