Nothing quite as flowery and fancy-free as daytripping with Mae Powell at WC02

Listen to the Breathing Room's groovy new single "Daytrip" - plus a live album from Toro y Moi at Big Sur, three Bay MCs examine pimp culture, and high octane dance workouts from Chrissy

Huge huge huge huge love to everyone that came out to WC02 on Saturday! You made it such a beautiful time for sunshine and music. And a very special thank you to Mae Powell for curating the day’s incredible lineup.

All four bands that played on Saturday have new music out! The latest is the single “Daytrip” by the Breathing Room featuring a keyboard-led groove that will have your neurons buzzing no doubt:

Also check out new full-length albums from:

• Everyone Is Dirty - Caramels for Grandpa

• Marika Christine - Soft Like an Apricot

• Arts and Crafts - Petrolia

Additional WC02 party appreciation in order: Thank you Stanley Ipkuss for spinning endless delights on the turntables before, between, and after the live music. Thank you to Chef Manny for cooking up that massive feast of paella. And thank you to the musical seamstress Kinsey Thomas for sharing your passion for fashion.

Can’t wait for the next :)

— White Crate

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MAGIC IS REAL

A year following the original album release, MAHAL by Toro y Moi gets the full live treatment with MAHAL (Live from Big Sur). Recorded live at Fernwood Resort along the central coast on September 23, 2022, the new work sees Chaz Bear’s group playing through the full album in its original order. Sunny psychedelia swirling into foggy rhythm and blues, the album is all about love of self, one’s ancestors and descendants, and the places we inhabit. The original album cover and music video for “The Loop” specifically highlighted the unique natural beauty and diverse human beauty of the Bay Area, but Big Sur is not too far off, a close relative, a spiritual cousin—the perfect place to explore these blissed out, heartful sounds.

— Ronny Kerr

MONEY POWER PUSSY

“We want to separate hip-hop culture from pimp culture, which mirrors the exploitation and domination of colonialism, slavery and racial capitalism.”

Maddy Clifford, artist and co-host of ‘What’s Pimpin’?’

“What’s Pimpin’?” You could write an essay about it, or you could make hip hop. A new video series from KQED does both, enlisting MCs RyanNicole, Madlines, and Coco Peila to explore and expose the stark reality of pimp culture and trafficking in the Bay Area—and its prevalence in hip hop culture.

“It’s a wicked smile with some dimples.” It’s money, power, pussy, and more whipped into a seductive, capitalist-damned beast of a thing, and every facet of it comes into clear relief on the trio’s new track dropped today. Bars fast and bullshit-free fly at top speed until the hook arrives to lay it all out in black and white:

Pussy
Ice
Money
Price

Power
Intelligence
Monetary
Prevalence

— Ronny Kerr

HIGH OCTANE DANCE WORKOUTS

SF-based transatlantic rave dealer Chrissy is back with another dose of high-octane dance floor workouts. Released on Dansu Discs, The Other Side EP starts off with wailing Sylvester-esque vocals layered over thumping bass, skittering breakbeats, and nostalgic vamping piano house. The B-side “The Only One” takes us on a slower (for Chrissy anyway) glitched out acid trip. The EP includes a bassy spaced out remix of the B-side by Manchester’s Yosh. While Chrissy spends a lot of time playing across Europe, he still blesses us with regular appearances in the Bay. See you on the dance floor!

— Elliot Engel

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SHOW RECS

Our top show recommendations for the coming week:

[experimental] Zekarias Musele Thompson: Possible Dialogues Vol. 1 — July 14 at the Lab, July 15-16 at BAMPFA

[hip hop] thegoodnews. ft. Del the Funky Homosapien, CTZN — July 14 at the Golden Bull

[hip hop] Lil Kayla & Nef the Pharaoh — July 14 at the New Parish

[club] Redliners, M333gan, Infinite Jess, Ritchrd — July 14 at Underground SF

[rock] Joe Bataan, La Doña — July 15 at Yerba Buena Gardens

[rock] Golden States ft. Tycho, Channel Tres, Panda Bear — July 15 at Oxbow RiverStage

[club] Glitterbox ft. Derrick Carter, Jellybean Benitez — July 15 at the Midway

[rock] De Lux, Analog Dog — July 15 at Rickshaw Stop

[world] Angelique Kidjo, Jupiter & Okwess — July 16 at Stern Grove

[hip hop] Seiji Oda — July 20 at 1605 Haight St.

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