Starks and Chef’s joint Only Built 4 Cuban Linx twentieth anniversary tour hits L.A. on this coming Tuesday August 18th and if you want to be in the building to see two legends spit (Fishscale, Pretty Toney, Only Built 4 Cuban inx I & II, etc), B3 has a pair of passes for Tuesdays show. To enter, email us by Noon PDT on Monday. Further details on the show, including ticket info, can be found here.
Reis is an up and coming artist from Indianapolis, Indiana. A friend of mine showed me his Soundcloud page and I have quickly become a fan. His new project is debut EP “Here Goes Nothing” featuring four strong track including my favorite (and featured here), “Grown.” The track is over a catchy G-Eazy beat that Reis, in his rhymes does justice towards. Reviewed by Jake Goldstein.
Reis 
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The Velvet Teen are one of our all-time favorite bands so we’re especially stoked to present the Santa Rosa CA trio’s upcoming L.A. show at the Satellite. LPs Out of the Fierce Parade, Elysium, Cum Laude! are stone cold classics in B3-Land, the band return with and are touring behind first LP in nine years, the very strong All Is Illusory. Featuring support from Minneapolis’ HOWLER and The Lake Effect, TVT play The Satellite in Los Angeles this Wednesday August 19th; further details and ticket information are available here. BE THERE!
*ALSO, for B3SCI readers we’re stoked to be giving away a pair of passes for Wednesdays show. To enter, just email us here by Wednesday morning with ‘I Want To See Velvet Teen‘ in the subject line. We’ll pick our winner at random by that afternoon so please keep an eye on your inbox!
The Velvet Teen 
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Buzzing LA-based 4-piece Transviolet gets a strong remix from Twin Shadow on “Girls Your Age”. TS’s added guitar riffs alone make this remix a stand out but the new groove and the drums take it over the top. Feel the head-bob inducing flip below. Reviewed by Tony Perkis.
Transviolet (Soundcloud)
Casey Veggies just surprised us with a new song from his forthcoming album Live & Grow. Producer Sap tees up an interesting beat for Veggies that alone deserves repeated listens. Look out for Veggies Live & Grow album when it drops on September 25th. Reviewed by Jake Goldstein.
Casey Veggies (Facebook)
Chicago producer Different Sleep takes on an emotional flip of Rihanna in the newly posted “So Afraid 2 Cry”. Production on all Different Sleep tracks is consistently great, but “So Afraid 2 Cry” may take the cake. Major feelz below. Reviewed by Tony Perkis.
Different Sleep 
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“Harpe” is new from freshly minted Future Classic artist Kenton Slash Demon and is one of the best tracks of the year.
Kenton Slash Demon 
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Barcelona electro duo Audiofly spin it inter-stellar-style with a brightly-turbulent multi-dimensional synth-embellished sound-scape called “Chiaroscuro” from their newly released EP (of the same name) which is out now via Supernature. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Audiofly 
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We’re into the robust and soulful, scratchy-turbulent synth-bemused perspective and carefully laid muffled pace of “Tidal Wave of Love” a slow-moving new demo track from Ben Khan, a B3-fave ultra-talent who recently released his “1000” EP. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
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Lil’ Dicky just dropped his debut album Professional Rapper and it’s incredible. Dicky has amazingly in two years grown from Youtube rapper with one mixtape to sold-out touring across the entire U.S. Just check out the features on Lil’ Dicky’s album(incl. Fetty Wap, T-Pain, and the Snoop-assisted title track showcased here on B3) and you will know immediately he is legit. Reviewed by Jake Goldstein.
Lil’ Dicky 
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