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B3SCI Presents: SXSW Day Party @ Red Eyed Fly. Austin, TX. on Wednesday 3/12/14

B3SCI Red Eyed Fly March 12 SXSW for WEBSITE

Team B3 is very pleased to announce the 2014 edition of our B3SCI PRESENTS: SXSW Day Party in Austin, TX. Join us as we kick off SXSW Music on Wednesday, March 12th at Red Eyed Fly (located at Red River & 7th St) with a full day of live sets from the best/coolest/need to know emerging talent right now, great food & drinks (of course), and excellent art from NYC-based rising music/media star Young & Sick.

We’re inviting you to THE Wednesday SXSW day party! Entry for the event will be granted to SXSW badge holders as well as guest list via RSVP (below). Be sure to arrive early because we can’t guarantee entry once we’re at capacity.

Can’t make it to Austin? We’ve got you; tune into our live HD Audio Streaming powered by Spacebar and IROCKE for select live sets from the show.

RSVP NOW CLOSED (limited space will be available at the door). Details and more info on the event below and check it out on Facebook here.

Wednesday March 12, 2014

Red Eyed Fly
715 Red River St
Austin‎ TX‎ 78701

Doors @ 11:45 am
Ages 18+
Food Cart at Venue

INDOOR STAGE

12:05 – 12:35 Beat Culture
12:55 – 1:20 Moses Sumney
1:40 – 2:10 Zella Day
2:30 – 3:00 Avid Dancer
3:15 – 3:45 Sivu
4:05 – 4:35 Tove Lo
4:55 – 5:25 GEMS

OUTDOOR STAGE

12:00 – 12:30 High Highs
12:50 – 1:20 Rare Monk
1:40 – 2:10 MISUN
2:30 – 3:00 Wolf Alice
3:20 – 3:50 Arthur Beatrice
4:10 – 4:40 Jungle
5:00 – 5:30 Tokyo Police Club

See you in Austin!

B3SCI PRESENTS @ SXSW 2014 Mixtape

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03-03-14

B3SCI Presents: Moses Sumney w/ Vikesh Kapoor and Jerome Holloway THIS MONDAY @ Bootleg Bar in Los Angeles!

Moses Sumney Bootleg

Don’t miss it. Every Monday night this March, Moses Sumney will be the artist in residence at the Bootleg Bar in LA. Not only is ‘The Bootleg’ the place to be on Mondays, but if you haven’t been keen to the Moses Sumney tip yet, then this could be your last chance (as a local) to get familiar with this one-of-a-kind singer/songwriter talent before he takes the music universe by storm. This Monday come watch Moses’ paint a canvas of soulful performance live, and along with a standout cast of support sets from rising singer/songwriter stars Vikesh Kapoor and Jerome Holloway.

Doors for the event are at 8:00pm and the show is for ages 21+. More details for the show can be found HERE.

Also, a tip for the early birds, drop by The Bootleg early that night from 7:00pm – 8:00pm for an open bar and exclusive pre-show set from blossoming indie phenom Zella Day.

Moses Sumney (Facebook)
Bootleg Theater ) (Complete Moses Residency Event Info)

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02-28-14

Traces – A Place To Call A Home (Feat. Laura Perkins)

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The gorgeous downtempo pop of “A Place to Call A Home” is the debut single from Surrey UK duo Traces. Wow.

Traces england: (Soundcloud)

Rating: 8.6

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reviewed by
02-27-14

Blackbird Blackbird – There Is Nowhere

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Blackbird Blackbird’s “This Is Nowhere” is one of the most melodically stunning songs of the year. BB’s Tangerine Sky is due in May on OM.

Blackbird Blackbird (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

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02-27-14

Jungle – Busy Earnin’

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New and from our friends across the pond, Jungle has release their first XL Records single and it reminds us of why we fell in love with this London duo in the first place. “Busy Earnin'” drips of soul and groove from the very first notes struck via horn section. It fits immediately in their self carved formula of short, sweet, and exploding with electronic soul — and of course extremely catchy. Reviewed by Brian Litwin

Jungle england (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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02-19-14

Illangelo & Rochelle Jordan – What The Fuss

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Weeknd collaborator Illangelo links with the uber-talented Rochelle Jordan for the grimy R&B of new one “What The Fuss”. Melodically in lane somewhere between Ciara and the late Aaliyah, Ms. Jordan’s rhythmic and diction choices fit Illangelo’s creeper percussion matrix in a close to symbiotic manner. We NEED more!

Rochelle Jordancanada: (Facebook)

Rating: 8.7

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02-18-14

Bo Saris – Tender

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New favorite Bo Saris channels pre-“Blurred Lines” R. Thicke and mid-career Timberlake for the falsetto-y love paean “Tender”. Deriving its rhythmic rudder from more classic R&B (Marvin Gaye’s “Inner City Blues” quickly comes to mind), Saris on “Tender” does an able job of merging the classic and contemporary to push his own sound.

Bo Saris netherlands (Facebook)

Rating 8.49389

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02-18-14

Nick Hakim – Pour Another

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The minimalist R&B-influence songwriter genre seems to be here to stay (or is at least a trend with some longevity). Its latest talented purveyor is 23 year old Nick Hakim, who’s sumptuous, soulful, vocal-harmony heavy “Pour Another” is simply stunning. You need “Pour Another” in your life right now.

Nick Hakim (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.4

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02-18-14

Shlohmo & Jeremih – No More

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And the blogosphere went “sheeeeeiiiittt”. Back in March of last year, everybody’s favorite looks like his name is misspelled R&B star Jeremih collab’d w/ hoodie-wearing languid dark instrumental chief Shlohmo for “Bo Peep” which blew up The Internet, won a Grammy, and became Pharrell Williams’ favorite song. The S & J combination are back w/ “No More”, a grimy moody bit of neo R&B that will put the serious-face head-nod on just about any music bro. We’re into it.

Shlohmo california (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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02-14-14

Tyler Coolidge – Reins (prod. Chloe Martini)

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“Reins” is the brand new track from Bay Area R&B artist Tyler Coolidge. The Chloe Martini-produced, “Reins” strikes that quiet storm/88-bpm money groove right at its center. And while sonically the palette of influences on “Reins” is clearly of the early to mid 90’s (Jodeci!), there’s a realness and of-the-moment-urgency to the track that makes it infectious and not like a pastiche. Fresh out the gate.

Tyler Coolidge (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.3

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02-10-14

Gallant – Forfeit (prod. Felix Snow)

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The all-star squad of SoCal-based singer Gallant and producer Felix Snow knock out another lesson in how this neo-neo-R&B thang is to be done with latest track “Forfeit”. A neat blend of the Prince palette with contemporary production sounds that may remind of Oceaán or Shlohmo, “Forfeit” is a beautiful, accomplished track by two artists at the top of their respective games. Don’t sleep.

Gallant (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.3

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02-04-14

Miguel – Simplethings

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Miguel is back today with new track “Simplethings”. Excerpted from the soundtrack to the third season of HBO’s Girls, “Simplethings” continues stylistically on a similar lane to the Kaleidoscope Dream sound that led to Miguel’s breakout. <3 U Miguel.

Miguel (Facebook)

Rating 8.5

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02-04-14