Week of 07/29/15
We’re all Lolla, all the time to start your Wednesday on BTR! We’re talking Lollapalooza, of course! Get psyched for the festival or live vicariously through DJRePete’s 90 minute mix comprised exclusively of bands playing the festival in Chicago’s Grant Park, including electronica from Flying Lotus and Hot Chip, folk with The Tallest Man On Earth and Father John Misty, and alt with Toro Y Moi and Gogol Bordello. Plus, hit up info and the line-up on the festival-within-the-festival: Kidzapalooza! Hit up this festival mix with DJRePete on BTR!
The Tallest Man On Earth / Photo by The Tallest Man On Earth
Tame Impala / Photo by Tame Impala
Sylvan Esso / Photo by Sylvan Esso
recommendations
As public sentiment has shifted on legal weed, policy has shifted along with it. But there's still a ways to go. | read
Joyful Noise Recordings is an Indianapolis-based eclectic indie label begun in 2003 by Karl Hofstetter. In this episode, we'll hear a ton of great music from the label's releases, along with an interview with Karl where we cover the label's beginnings, the importance of physical art objects, and how… | listen
Shenna is a Syrian-African American pop artist based in New York City. Her single, “Try Another Taste,” dropped last year and is available on all streaming platforms. And she has new music on the way soon! This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. | listen
Jen shares the details of her personal experience with a COVID-19 infection. | watch
Bartees Cox is a songwriter and producer who spent years playing in bands in Brooklyn before making the move to Washington, DC, where his solo project, Bartees Strange, took focus and grew - from an album of reinterpretations of The National’s music to his stunning full-length, genre-bending… | watch
#StopAsianHate! Do we need to say more? Yes, we do—with music & resources. | read