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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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Madhouse Mondays: Eric Surreal

There's so much talent in our little community. I've been here for almost 15 years and I still meet and discover new people every week - out there doing it. Take Eric Surreal for example - making some real heady beats while working with some of C-U's best talent. Put it this on to get your Monday started, you won't be sorry.

Feel Good Fridays: Tuxedo

Tuxedo is rumored to be the work of Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One. If that's true, I'm all in. Hell, after hearing this first cut I'm all in. Dig this noise.

Throwback Thursdays: Mark Lindsay

I've heard this song a hundred times over the years but this week I caught a little bit of word play that had previously escaped me. "Postin' a poster of Poncho and Cisco". Brilliant. Dig this 1970 classic by Mark Lindsay.

Way Gone Wednesdays: The Flaming Lips

"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part 1" is one of my favorite Flaming Lips songs (from one of my favorite Flaming Lips albums) but I managed to completely miss the video until yesterday. It put a smile on my face. Hopefully it does the same for you. 

Real Talk Tuesdays: Yahbahar

This thing is absolutely mesmerizing. I want to live in this room. Dig.