The kind folks over at Homoground posted a 307 Knox summer mix tape.
Go check it out and make sure you have a glass of hand-shaken lemonade.
About my mix tape:
When I think of summer I always think of Kimya Dawson and dance music. Not sure why. It seems to make a great mix. My favorite Kimya song is “I will never forget”.
Katastrophe’s song “Big Deal” is just perfect for hot summer dance nights or road trips. Another great road trip song is the Juan Huevos song “Only Pony Unicorn”. Both of these songs were on a mixtape we put out called “Rainbows and Unicorns” in 2009.
My new crushes include Alison Weiss and The All-Girls Boys Choir. Alison is hands down one of the hardest working, touring and accessible artists I have come across in a while. Love following her next move. The All-Girls Boys Choir played in Chapel Hill with another all-time favorite, The Moaners, last month.
Midtown Dickens and Des Ark have Durham roots and I love Durham in the summer. It was hard for me to select only on Midtown Dickens song so I picked my two favorites. “A.M. Dial” references a journey back to Durham and the song appeared on a compilation I worked on called Rockin’ The Blocks for a Durham organization called DDI. Birds and Arrows just released We’re Gonna Run this past April on 307 Knox and I am hoping they will continue to gather the dedicated fan base they have built so far. Give them a listen!
Rounding out my summer mix tape - a little kick in the gut - I included Trophy Wife and 8 Inch Betsy. Trophy Wife is a duo which consists of two stellar ass kicking women from Philly (Katy and Diane). They just came back from Europe. We put out Patience Fury last July and what a year it has been from them. Please stay on the look out to see when they are coming to your city. 8 Inch Betsy hails from Chicago and Durham. Their new record The Mean Days will be out on 307 Knox records this Fall. ”Doomed” is a great summer song and if you dig it check it out on Rock Band Network and wow your friends with your mad gaming skills.
Mel
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