Kinyo: RLYNU Sessions 01/02/12

RLYNU (Really New) Sessions are about changing the way artists communicate with their music. Music is as much about experimentation as it is finished products. RLYNU allows the artist to share that experimentation with listeners and other artists. These are musical snapshots in time. Comment below to Join in the conversation.


This is an electronic instrumental from Kinyo. Heavy strings and heavy melancholy.





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Kinyo: RLYNU Sessions 11/17/11

RLYNU (Really New) Sessions are about changing the way artists communicate with their music. Music is as much about experimentation as it is finished products. RLYNU allows the artist to share that experimentation with listeners and other artists. These are musical snapshots in time. Comment below to Join in the conversation.


In this snapshot Kinyo expresses views on time and a modern struggle with growth in a hybrid of poetry and song.




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Sunshine Factory: Moving Forward

Live at KPFK





Let's start with an R.I.P to Tony Hammons. No he's not dead, but he's no longer in the Sunshine Factory and that's a death of sorts. The band is looking forward though. They've got the feeling that nothing brings new life like change.

That said the band is still alive and kicking and they're making new waves. After finishing their summer tour they are continuing to play shows in SoCal, and are going to continue playing out of state too. Thank God for that. They have four shows coming up before the end of the year.

Follow their progress at their label's site (Culdesac Kids).

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Them Poets: New Line Up

photo by Silvia Portillio
The new Line-up: Nicholas Davis, Brian Page, Busola Laditan, and new members Michael Uriarte and Ryan Humik.

At Them Poets last show on Oct. 22, 2011 they debut their new band line up. Maybe debut isn't the right word; they had already played a show together. This was however the first time they played songs the whole band worked on.

The newest song "One" is like the others alternative/rap. It's a roller coaster ride of energy from beginning to end. Even the "drop" in the middle had it's own electricity behind it.

The Poets also played a cover of Bloc Party's "Like Eating Glass" sans rapper Brian Page. The hit worked well for them. Whether or not that's because of guitarists nick's handy work at covering two guitar parts, Busola's shared Nigerian origin with Bloc Party singer Kele, or the infinitely accessible energy of the single.. who knows.

There are no shows coming up, but there's definitely some action going on. The delayed EP is due out before December. Get ready to Rock.Rap your socks off.

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Come Temporary | Them Poets Recorded at Black Cat Sessions

Them Poets is  partnered with OSM Music. This summer they're getting ready to release their first and largely acoustic, EP, "Root Sessions". This is the new version of their song Come Temporary. This video was recorded as part of a series of jam sessions with Jordan Judge (bass) a member of another local Los Angeles County band Sushine Factory.

Brian Page supplies the rap vocals that round out a sound that can be best described as indie soul. Busola Laditan (vocals, drums, keyboard) and Nicholas Davis (guitar) work together, drawing from jazz, blues, and indie inspirations to create a sound that is uniquely Californian.

The photo to the left by from OSM Photography member and the band's close friend Monica Goldman. The picture was taken at Butlers Cafe in Palmdale, CA. An intimate venue that young bands like Them Poets, Sunshine Factory, and more have found is a sort of incubator for their sound, style, and connection to a local group of awesome music lovers. To find out more about OSM Music click here.

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Independant LA Band Sunshine Factory Funds Tour With KickStarter.com

In a time when it seems the entire music industry has forgotten why the soul of humanity craves music, it comes as a refreshing wave when you can look into a dark corner of an all but forgotten American city, and see that a small group of people are still carrying a torch to light the way.

Sunshine Factory hails from Palmdale, California, a small city one hour north of Los Angeles. Like their hometown, the band is just far enough outside the radius of drugs, sex, and poverty to be able to feed off the energy without being consumed by it. The band's members Jordan Judge, John Karowski, Corey Judge and Tony Hammons are a united pack of flunkies from an alternative reality, where music is made for happy people in soda shops, on sunny Santa Monica piers, and in convertibles headed to the beach.

Sunshine Factory has been playing shows in the LA area for the past few years and have built up a strong following in their home town. They've also gotten air play on Hollywood radio station KPFK and have most recently been featured on the website of the University of Pittsburgh's Student Newspaper, PittNews.com.

"Sunshine Factory’s Beach Boy-inspired music sounds happy enough to be performed by the Muppets, but the result is not “Sesame Street.”

Band members... implemented a vintage 1960s piano donated by the Beach Boys along with lo-fi gear to bring listeners their latest, Unplugged & Remixed EP." - PittNews.com

This year the band released a two-sided 7" vinyl featuring two singles, "Tidal Waves" and "Lower Away", the hype for which they plan to spread during a summer tour from California to Colorado.

The way this band is hitting the road is a reflection of a grass roots promotions style that's always been a big part of the independent music scene. Except this is 2011 and band's have access to the universe shrinking power of the internet.

Sunshine Factory is using a site called KickStarter.com in order to raise funds for the tour with their brother band El Camino Real. Kickstarter is a site that gives small project boot strappers a page from which they can advertise their project and find Backers to fund it. Grass roots culture is making it possible for people to actually choose what get's made. In todays market, that's both inspirational and revolutionary. (Their Kickstarter Page)

It also allows the project starter to attach incentives to the different levels of pledges. For instance, a $15 dollar pledge to the Sunshine Factory tour will get you a free band poster and a $300 pledge comes with a private show for you and your party. But Sunshine Factory made it clear in their latest video that they aren't so stingy with their music, and will play private shows for a lower negotiated price if approached.

This isn't just where music is going, for many this is where music is. A lot of the products big media is churning out are akin to fast food, well-polished but lacking nourishing content. Creating a society where people don't know when they are detached from what they consume and subsequently their own lives. We all love an In-N-Out Burger, but sometimes what we need and what we are craving is a couple hot dogs roasted over an open fire with a few buddies. Sunshine Factory is part of a movement that is showing listeners the way there, and media executives a way back into the hearts of the new global audience.

To get more Sunshine Factory you can find links on their OSM Music Page and their record label Culdesack Kids.

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