Friday, August 28, 2015

Reverb Mixtape: Rhiannon Giddens, Janelle Monae and the new protest music, plus Taylor Swift, J. Cole and (Mackle)more

Rhiannon Giddens, Janelle Monae lead new protest music movement

"White folk musicians are living in a fantasy world... I want no part of that world, where you play and pretend that people are not dying in the streets." - Alynda Lee Segarra, Hurray for Riff Raff



QUICK HITS

+ When Taylor Swift rings, you best take the call. Which local musician will answer on her stops in Denver?

+ J. Cole makes the case for more hip-hop at Red Rocks (photos, review)

+ Macklemore and Ryan Lewis really love mopeds in their new "Downtown" video

+ Beach House singer Victoria Legrand described her band's music as being "like a prairie on fire." Read our review and see for yourself.

+ Nostalgia party! Deftones, Incubus rattle Red Rocks with the old songs … not the new (photos, review)



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