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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Feel Good Fridays: Of Montreal

No one person (or band) in modern music embodies the experimental spirit of The Beatles like Kevin Barnes.  A bold statement, but Barnes (through his conglomerate Of Montreal) is able to test boundries while remaining so infectiously pop.  It's beautiful.  A new track called "Wintered Debts" leaked this week.  Check out this 7 1/2 minute opus and tell me I'm wrong.  

 

Wintered Debts by of Montreal

Throwback Thursdays: Old School Vol. 1

I hate to toot my own horn but I listened to this mix again yesterday and it still gets me.  These were my favorite cuts from all of the hip-hop compilations I had on cassette as a youngster.  Still know all the words.  C'mon - let's get down.

 

 

 

Throwback Thursdays: Boogie Boys

The Boogie Boys only landed one major hit in raps early days - a little ditty that I found via Raps Greatest Hits called, "A Fly Girl" (1985).  This is femme-worship at it's finest.

 

I like pretty hair but I also know
Girls look fly in Kangols

 

 

 

Feel Good Fridays: Space Police

The chill of jack-o-latern season is upon us.  The time for outdoor grilling is coming to a close.  To send the season off in style we have an uber-hip mix from C-U's own Space Police.  Dig it.

 

BBQ Season by Space Police

Feel Good Fridays: Lee Fields

Lee Fields has been releasing soul music for 40 years but he still remains under the radar.  Do yourself a favor and check him out.  Feels good.