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Chicagoist Mix #15

April 13, 2012 // by Kyle S // Tagged chicagoist, Grantland, Kid Color, lollapalooza

This has been a pretty stellar week for our bro Kid Color. It started off with the announcement that he would be performing at Lollapalooza 2012, continued with a mini feature about the “unsung heroes” of festival season in ESPN’s … Continue reading →

Farewell, Dollar Disco

March 28, 2012 // by Kyle S // Tagged adulture, dollar disco, Kid Color, michael serafini

Well, this is the saddest post in the history of posts. The end of an era, really. Dollar Disco, the weekly party that’s hosted talent such as Busy P, Derrick Carter, Gigamesh, Flosstradamus and so on, is closing its doors just … Continue reading →

Toro

February 1, 2012 // by Kyle S // Tagged Kid Color, plant music, richard richard

I’m excited about this release for two reasons. One: Richard Richard, Asher Diamonds and Kid Color are my bros and a few of the nicest young men around. Second: this is my first commissioned art for a proper release. So … Continue reading →

Chicago, Hi

January 30, 2012 // by Kyle S // Tagged Amadeus Records, Kid Color, moon boots, nuclear family, nurvous records, only children, savile

They can cut our Department of Cultural Affairs’ budget but they can’t cut… Nah, wherever that was going was sure to be super cheesy. In any case, here are some cool things by some cool Chicagoans: Moon Boots – Aretha … Continue reading →

Kid Color Live @ SmartBar

January 6, 2012 // by Kyle S // Tagged Kid Color, Smartbar, Tim Sweeney

It’s been a long week, treat yourself to a live recording from Kid Color. Opening set for Tim Sweeney (December 23, 2011, 10pm-1am): 1. YACHT – Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire) (The Emperor Machine Remix) 2. Craig Bratley – Birdhsell … Continue reading →

Unprotected Sax

December 5, 2011 // by Kyle S // Tagged dfa records, Kid Color, omg dfa omg, The Rapture

As you may or may not be aware, DFA Records recently put on a little remix competition for The Rapture’s “How Deep Is Your Love?” single. If you didn’t know and wanted to enter, I’m sorry but the last day … Continue reading →

ZE Edit

December 1, 2011 // by Kyle S // Tagged coati mundi, Kid Color, the coconauts, ze records

Photo: Kyle LaMere Kid Color goes pretty hard on the edit game, which is why I’m not surprised his entry into the ZE Records Edit Contest is so on-point. His rework of Coati Mundi’s “Que Pasa / Me No Pop I” … Continue reading →

Steffi @ SmartBar

November 1, 2011 // by Kyle S // Tagged double door, holy ghost, Kid Color, only children, Smartbar, steffi

Basically, what it comes down to is that Steffi put on one of the best Boiler Room sets I’ve heard/ seen on the broadcast and ever since that show I’ve been wanting to see her play live for real. She … Continue reading →

Gigamesh at Dollar Disco

September 1, 2011 // by Kyle S // Tagged adulture, dollar disco, hunned thousand trillion, Kid Color, michael serafini, pizza

Let’s be honest, this week at Dollar Disco is going to be nutty to the hunned thousand trillion degree. First of all, most of the United States has Friday and/ or Monday off because of Labor Day so the crowd … Continue reading →

Palette Five

August 17, 2011 // by Kyle S // Tagged Kid Color, Palette

Art by Aisha Yousaf I don’t think Kid Color‘s Palette mix series needs any dialogue. All I’ll say is I’m disappointed that Aisha didn’t include a rattail in her gorgeous illustration. Tracklist: 1. Suzy Q – Get On Up And … Continue reading →