Confucius and Fresh confer on GloRilla’s growing popularity, check the pulse on Austin’s hip-hop scene, and predict the state of Drill music’s foreseeable future.
Jake Lloyd
Cilantro Boombox: “Best Shoes” (feat. Jake Lloyd)
It’s a new month. It’s new music Friday. And there’s a fresh collaboration out that’ll really spice up your playlists. One that marks the welcome return of Cilantro Boombox.
See, the genre-bonding octet formally entered the Austin scene a dozen years back with their eponymous debut and followed it up a half decade later with their 2017 sophomore full-length Shine. And while Cilantro Boombox did keep our pandemic-addled brains sane with three singles in 2020, the latest pulse we felt from them on streaming was last June’s “Little Sign”. Well, just in time for the release of Geto Gala’s first-ever full-length, Cilantro Boombox has teamed up with one half of Geto Gala and our July 2022 Artist of the Month, Jake Lloyd for another spicy standalone.
Yes, just a week ahead of a gig next Friday at the Sahara Lounge alongside DJ Chorizo Funk and Geto Gala, Cilantro Boombox laced up their coriander kicks with some upbeat pop on the Jake Lloyd collabo “Best Shoes”. Like a finely diced blend of Pharrell’s “Happy” and Janelle Monae’s “Tightrope” garnishing a full plate of hand claps, slick funk rock grooves, G Funk-inspired analogue synth bends, and soulful horn refrains, “Best Shoes” is made easily accessible for those who haven’t fully acclimated to a Latin/Pan-African palate.
We don’t personally think cilantro tastes like soap…but this track is squeaky clean and eager to scrub the dance floor.
Geto Gala: “Sumn’ to Say” (Live at Scholz Garten)
After years of supporting Deezie Brown and Jake Lloyd individually, it’s beautiful watching them both earn exponential exposure with this hip-hop/R&B phenomenon that is Geto Gala. The latest phase of a fruitful friendship, Brown and Lloyd had already shared a fair amount of stages together pre-pandemic before capitalizing on their bar-trading chemistry with their eponymous February 2021 studio debut. Alongside its delightfully-southern Chopped and Slowed counterpart, The Geto Gala EP probably played a part in Brown and Lloyd separately scoring their first official ACL Fest sets last October, where informal versions of the full Geto Gala band ended up backing each solo performer.
Between then and now, the Geto Gala gang’s apparently upped their game for a whole gauntlet of live gigs, at least based off the applause they garnered last Thursday morning when they transfigured our Scholz SXSW space into the Geto Garten. With a set that’d make Big Pokey proud, and a crowd that was happy to “fifth wheel” alongside the band, Geto Gala sure as hell had “Sumn’ to Say” at SXSW. We’re just hoping our invitation’s still good for the next Gala.
Jake Lloyd: “Sweat”
Weekend Two of ACL, baby! Those gates are wide open and ready to receive fest-goers of all kinds. For those who’ll be out at Zilker early tomorrow, you shouldn’t have a lot of trouble getting close up to the T-Mobile stage for a favorite of The Breaks and beyond, R&B vocalist-songwriter-producer Jake Lloyd. Along with our August 2022 Artist of the Month Deezie Brown Jake Lloyd makes up one half of Geto Gala, and be he paired up or strictly solo, you can always tell how much pure passion is stored in his pores.
The temps don’t look terrible for this weekend, but knowing Jake’s work and performance ethic, he’s sure to work up something 12:45PM this Saturday, whatever the weather. We’ve included a couple pop-ups from the past below to get a sense of what to expect. However, if you’re the type to lock into an artist and learn all the lyrics so you can impress your festy-bestie by singing along in concert, check out the full video and animated short for Jake’s latest banger. Wonder what ’80s-era Stevie Wonder would sound like if he’d ever teamed up with Sir Mix-a-Lot in his prime? Simply press start on “Sweat”, another outstanding entry into Jake Lloyd’s already-resplendent discography.
Texas Standard: March 14, 2022
The awful images of war and civilians caught and killed in the crossfire. As concerns about war crimes mount, what are the options? A Texas-based specialist in international law on the potential for war crimes trials over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We’ll explore the question what is a war crime and how would allegations be prosecuted? Also, what exactly is gender affirming care? A Texas board certified Pediatrician explains. And a celebration for the winningest coach in NBA history. Plus a look at who’s who from Texas in the March Madness brackets and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard:
72 Hours In Newport – Jake Lloyd “My-Polar”
Episode 3 of “72 Hours in Newport” features Austin-based alternative R&B crooner, Jake Lloyd! In this episode, our confessor shares an intimate story of discovering her bi-polar diagnosis while traveling through China and opens up about how she’s dealt with it since. Later; Walker hashes it out with Jake about some of the ways they manage their own mental health, mutual love of Nate Dogg, Bootsy Collins, and if the Austin music scene is rising up to be actively more inclusive for black artists.
For another episode dealing with mental health, revisit our Husky Loops episode here. Also check out Genomind, the experts starting point for your mental health.
Omarion & Pettiness
This week on The Breaks:
- Confucius explains why he’s a fan of Omarion’s pettiness towards Lil Fizz.
- Confucius and Fresh discuss Lil Uzi Vert’s twitter rant about his record label, Generation Music Group.
- Austin artist Jake Lloyd talks about his headlining show at Stubbs on December 7th and his views on being an urban artist in Austin, Texas.
- Fresh explains why GoldLink’s comments on Mac Miller and the Grammys made him uninterested in supporting the artist.
- Confucius asks people to let their successes be the narrative of their lives in his Confucius Says segment.
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