Future Classics

Future Classic: BadBadNotGood “IV”

via Innovative Leisure: BADBADBADNOTGOOD is the talented young quartet of Matthew Tavares on keys, Chester Hansen on bass, Alex Sowinski on drums & Leland Whitty on saxophone. They formed and became inseparable friends at Humber College’s Music Performance program in 2011 and have been on a critically acclaimed, rule bending …

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New Release: BadBadNotGood “III”

via BBNG: “BADBADNOTGOOD is a young supremely talented trio of musicians made up of Matthew Tavares on keys, Chester Hansen on bass, and Alex Sowinski on drums. Since their inception at Humber College’s Music Performance program in 2011, the three have challenged the rule book on improvised instrumental music and …

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Future Classic: BadBadNotGood “Bugg’n” (TNGHT Cover)
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Future Classic: BadBadNotGood “Bugg’n” (TNGHT Cover)

Regular readers will know that we have praised the talent of Toronto’s own instrumental jazz & hip-hop band BadBadNotGood on numerous occasions in the past, and this latest installment is no stranger to that feat. This time around, the kids cover TNGHT‘s “Bugg’n”, live at the Mad Decent Block Party …

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Spotlight: BadBadNotGood
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Spotlight: BadBadNotGood (Toronto)

It all started with a YouTube video. Three young men flipped Odd Future songs into a jazz medley in an abandoned apartment. The drummer wore a pig mask. They were christened the Odd Trio via cardboard sign. Toronto residents Matthew A. Tavares, Chester Hansen and Alex Sowinski first met in …

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BadBadNotGood “BBNG 2″
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BadBadNotGood “BBNG 2”

Oooohweee, we’re excited for this one. A brand new 12 track record from one of our favorite up and coming bands in the world. And they just happen to be our neighbours from good ol’ Toronto. We had the pleasure of organizing their first show in Montreal a few months …

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BADBADNOTGOOD “CMYK/DMZ” Live in London
Music Documentaries

BADBADNOTGOOD “CMYK/DMZ” Live in London

If you don’t know about BadBadNotGood then we’re have you been these last 3 weeks?? heheh… Who can blame you if you haven’t, 3 weeks on the internet is like 3 years in the real world. Things are moving that fast and the attention span of music listeners / media …

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Bad Bad Not Good

To Watch in 2012: BadBadNotGood

I’m starting to seriously dig these guys called BadBadNotGood, a three piece band from Toronto that specialize in jazz cover versions of rap classics. That sort of thing has been done you’ll argue, yes you’re right. There have been a bunch of jazz and soul re-visions of hip-hop classics. But …

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