Khalid’s hypnotic soulfulness is delivered sevenfold when he steps on stage. Captivating the room from the first beat of his band, Khalid produces a performance usually reserved for those with decades of experience.

The New Yorks Times recently praising his voice as not only powerful “but one with internal grace and calm”.

Khalid First Ever Australian Tour
07 November 2017 – Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, NSW
08 November 2017 – Enmore Theatre Sydne, Newtown, NSW
09 November 2017 – Festival Hall, Melbourne, VIC
10 November 2017 – Eatons Hill Hotel, Eatons Hill, QLD
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At just 28 years old Big K.R.I.T. has already topped Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart twice. In November last year, Big K.R.I.T. hit the No. 1 spot with his second Def Jam release Cadillactica, moving 44,000 in first-week sales. The album features a host of acts including Raphael Saadiq and Wiz Khalifa. In 2012 he topped the chart with his release Live From the Underground.

“one of the most gifted rappers living on this wretched ball of blue called Earth.”– Billboard

“Shouts to K.R.I.T. for a long-lasting full body of work; shouts to K.R.I.T. for Cadillactica.” – The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2014, Billboard

“K.R.I.T. flexes his musical chops especially on the straight up soul records, “Third Eye” and “Angels,” but his calling card remains country rap tunes like “Mo Better Cool” and “Mind Control.” – NPR

Big K.R.I.T will be delighting his Australian fans, with sideshows just announced for Perth’s Villa on the 22nd of September, Melbourne’s Max Watt’s on the 24th and Brisbane’s Zoo on the 25th.

Electronic hip hop duo Milwaukee Banks is set to support Big K.R.I.T at the Melbourne and Brisbane sideshows. Milwaukee Banks play a new type of futuristic rap, a blend of southern hip hop with an ambient, glitchy beat. The duo’s recent EP release, Rose Water, has received deserved attention, and their collection of remixes and collaborations has projected them onto many to-watch music lists.

Big K.R.I.T. Aussie Tour
Perth – Tuesday 22 Sep 2015, Villa
Melbourne – Wednesday 23 Sep 2015, Max Watt’s
Brisbane – Friday 25 Sep 2015, The Zoo
Sydney – Saturday 26 Sep 2015, OutsideIn
Sydney – Sunday 27 Sep 2015, Oxford Arts Factory
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There are even times when it can inform on a period that wasn’t even experienced first hand. That ramble brings us to Lovelace, it’s not a film score but a collection of tracks that evidently will be included in the not yet released movie about the porn star Linda Lovelace and the movie Deep Throat.

If taken as a sampler of the radio of the day (Deep Throat was released in 1972) it shows how constricted and formatted modern day radio has become and how wide open and fun it used to be. Funk, rock, soul and R&B (and not the R&B lite crap of today) was presented back to back and the end effect was very groovelicious.

One of the coolest things about this collection is despite the fact that a number of the songs included here were somewhat minor-hits back in the day, they play out so well together now. Reading the song list does little to spike the memory until you play them and then the revelations start to happen.

Play it during your next retro cocktail party and its grooves will perfectly suit the click of martini glasses. Better still spin it while you’re getting busy with your significant other and it all makes sense. Also just wanted to add as an antidote to my next-door neighbours’ incessant playing of Christian rock on Sunday, it worked a charm.

Rob Hudson