Instruments, vocals, background vocals, everything, Justin Baron does it all in this video. It’s crazy when you hear how it all comes together and I have seen very few do this. ”Change Your Mind” was looped live in one take!

The song is about trying to get a girl to change her mind and instead of being scared and alone, she should take a chance and fall in love with you. Asking her to “take your time, but change your mind.”

Justin Baron was the official opener of Dave Patten‘s Exposure Tour this Fall and is gearing up to release his next project in 2012.

Stream “Change Your Mind” (Live) below and click more to watch the official video to Justin Baron putting it all together to create such a soulful unique sound through looping. DOWNLOAD
Change Your Mind (Live) by JustinBaron (more…)

Tags: Justin Baron, live, Philadelphia, Soul

The Orange County based ska-rock group the RX Bandits rocked the house on Sunday, July 24 at the Summit Music Hall.  The group shared so much energy on stage that it is hard to believe that they are calling quits at the end of their “2011 Farewell Tour” in August.

The opening act Zechs Marquise kicked off the show by playing a very experimental and progressive style rock set. This set showed considerably more structure than their first album and left the crowd excited for their upcoming release in late September.

Maps & Atlases took the stage next wowing the crowd with ultra-intricate tap guitar in obscure poly-rhythms living up to their “math rock” genre classification.

The Rx Bandits closed the show by playing a solid set ranging from reggae to punk and even encored with a tribute to Amy Winehouse.  Toward the end of their set there was not a single person in the room standing still and the good vibes and high energy could be felt by every last person in the room.

Although it was marketed as the last tour for the RX Bandits, lead singer Matt Embree hinted at being back soon to support his past and upcoming solo releases.

Here’s my three favorites songs I heard at the show.

Maps & Atlases – Every Place is a House

Rx Bandits – My Lonesome Only Friend

Rx Bandits – Apparition

Tags: live, Maps & Atlases, Rx Bandits, Zechs Marquise

Last Thursday I saw 15-year old DJ Vexare rock a private fan show near Hollywood. His set lasted an hour and a half and I liked a lot of it except for a couple things: too much dubstep and the audience being around the same age as the DJ. However all in all it was a great show and well worth the $10 ticket price.

His set had 2 parts to it, the first was his mix of electronic music which I enjoyed a lot. Then most of the 2nd part of his set included some womping dubstep, which at times sounded great and other times sounded like he was overdoing it. I wish I could remember exactly what songs I loved the most but I was fortunate enough to hear some great originals, remixes and lots of fun even though I might have been the oldest person there besides the parents of the artists performing that night.

Here’s a mini-mix of Vexare‘s upcoming album, Robot Noises Among Other Things, and a couple others from his soundcloud that I really enjoy.
“Robot Noises Among Other Things” Album Minimix by Vexare
Firing by Vexare (DOWNLOAD)
“Vexed” Album Minimix by Vexare

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Tags: live, Los Angeles, Robot Noises Among Other Things, Vexare

When post people think of Reggae, they think of sipping Coronas on the beach in the summer, but there is much more to it, and New York’s Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is showing the world just that. Of course, they can do summer BBQ jams, but they get darker too, with more intense dub stuff as well. Check out a sampler of their Giant Panda’s music after the jump:

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Tags: giant panda guerrilla dub squa, live, live up, New York, Reggae