This is probably the best feel good song that I’ve heard all year. Whether you’re thinking about a sweetie, a child, a loved one or anything that makes you grin from cheek to cheek, play this cut and it will make you smile even more. I’d call this song anti-hater medicine! Enjoy.

These cats straight jacked my moves. It’s cool, though. I’m not mad. You’d have to be an asshole not to like this video. It’s like a commercial for happiness or something. (via stones throw)

feeling bummed about the election results from last night? need some good news? well, did you know that stones throw-ers aloe blacc and mayer hawthorne are playing the emerald city this weekend? say what you will about our fucked political-corporate-media clusterfuck landscape, but good music will cure most any blues. aloe blacc will be at fremont’s nectar lounge this friday (11/5) with maya jupiter and dj 100proof, and tickets can be had here for only $10. soul singer extraordinaire mayer hawthorne (and backing band the county) will be at neumo’s on sunday (11/7). friends of LxNxM gordon voidwell are opening things up. (UPDATE: just saw that mayer hawthorne will also be dj-ing at hg lodge on saturday (11/6) for the members only almost famous night. mark your calendars accordingly.) you can get tickets for this show–which only cost $15–here, or go to moe bar and get them in person. enjoy some tracks from these folks above and below.
Mayer Hawthorne – No Strings (Classixx Original) by stonesthrow

Damn Seattle, I know our weather isn’t the greatest, but we need a party like this during the warmer months. Here’s some recent video footage of the homie Aloe Blacc performing at the Do-Over soiree in Los Angeles. Since Aloe is one of the key organizers of that monthly party, it only makes sense that he’d get to rock out and perform his signature jam of the moment, “I Need a Dollar.” Seattle promoters, let’s get something like this going in 2011 please.

Big shouts to Larry Mizell Jr. and Seattle’s very own KEXP for bringing Aloe Blacc into the studio on August 22nd. Mr. Blacc’s new album, Good Things, drops September 28th on Stones Throw. Peep the video clip for Politician below and stream the interview and entire live performance, featuring Martha Gonzalez and Quetzal Flores of the L.A. Chicano band Quetzal, and most recently the Seattle Fandango Project, over at KEXP.

Aloe Blacc for President 2012