Philidelphia's Sir Froderick and Dil Withers (I couldn't figure out where he's from) collaborated on this new, already sold out 7", Affinity. J Dilla inspired hip-hop beats + sample collage:
CNQ's favorite Irish indie rockers Cfit have their new album Throwaway Survival Machine out on September 11. The whole album is streaming here until that date, and you can pre-order here. Cool stuff as always from these guys:
The new Dope Body from Drag City. I'm excited about this record:
Rock'n'Roll from Ontario and Deranged Records:
Last but not least here's some live hip-hop from CNQ's favorite Austin rapper Mirage 512 and Side Effect from Philly, live at the Belmont down in Austin: