Earlier this week, Knockdown Center announced the first of two shows in March that are part of their Outline series. They've now announced the second, which happens March 21 and is headlined by former black midi frontman Geordie Greep, plus the duo of Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, producer and DJ Delroy Edwards (live), and experimental UK punk group Still House Plants. Tickets are on sale.
The second single from Amand Hammer and The Alchemist's upcoming collaborative LP, Mercy, "Calypso Gene" is yet another hard-hitting, jazz-tinged, smoky hip-hop track that manages to feel urgent despite its laid-back vibe. After billy woods and E L U C I D trade verses over spicy piano chords and shuffling percussion, Silka and Cleo Reed sing a final refrain as the track takes a psychedelic turn. It's as effective as it is wonderful on the ears.