Matt McCalpin
Suburban Dream – The Stepkids
24 March 2020
Sometimes it is good to have an off-kilter type of thing in your grooving. In truth, it’s always a good thing…
Happy Days – Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles
10 March 2020
“Let’s create some happy days.” What a concept. What a fresh track. The latest from groove champion Cory Henry has got the real deal feel…
What Kinda Music – Tom Misch
4 March 2020
Damn. Tom Misch is constructing some of the most sincere music around today. Any which way you slice it, or whatever you want to call it, it always sings brightly and earnestly. What Kinda Music is his latest output with the fearless Yusseff Dayes on drums. Together these two have formed a deep, dark, and gritty track that is potent with individuality…
It Ain’t Your Sign It’s Your Mind – Roy Ayers Ubiquity
11 February 2020
Retreat! Back to 1976 when funk-soul recording sessions were pure hot fire. Roy Ayers is certainly atop the list of musical heroes in history that transitioned gracefully from the jazz world over to funk…
Blue Star – Dux
29 January 2020
Hot track alert. This is not your typical electro-boogie dance song. This is Dux: an artist on the move. He’s undoubtedly space bound, or from outer space…
Fight The Fire – Turkuaz
22 January 2020
Hip track alert from the latest Turkuaz album. Fight The Fire is the last song on the record but it’s absolutely worth sticking around for. It has a great symmetrical blend of feel-good but no-nonsense weight to it…
You Can’t Rush The Funk – Mocky
13 January 2020
This weeks hot track has but one lyric. But who could argue a statement that is so accurate? Mocky is a brilliant musician who has written and or produced a substantial amount of unique music…
Gentle Swag – Kosie
7 January 2020
Sometimes a song title truly describes the track. Sometimes a track is so fresh, it needn’t have the vocals. LA based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and music-crafter Kosie has found a striking balance of sounds…
When It Comes Down To It – Minnie Riperton
17 December 2019
This Groove You throwback is necessary for so many reasons. Minnie Riperton is perhaps best known for her five-octave vocal range and doing that Mariah Carey thing before Mariah Carey did it…
Shooting Star – Richard In Your Mind
10 December 2019
If you’re a raw chiller, you can dig on this track. Richard In Your Mind may be considered more of a “Psych Rock” band but alas there are no rules for this playlist…
The Stroll – TriOrca
3 December 2019
This track is such a lush, glowing groover. The sounds and songs that LA’s TriOrca have created on their debut album Missing are magnetic…
Ava’s Song – Jimmy Olson
26 November 2019
Jimmy Olson is a force. This track exhibits his funky individuality as an artist, songwriter, and keyboard warlock. “Ava’s” unique piano melody pulls at the heartstrings while simultaneously…