Originally from Chicago, but bred by Seattle’s hip-hop, Grieves, AKA Ben Laub, put it down this past Saturday at Webster Hall NY and we got a chance to get to know him. As part of Rhymesayers Entertainment, he is surrounded by some of the most talented hip-hop artists and producers including, Atmosphere, Brother Ali, and Aesop Rock. Influenced by Jazz, Blues, Punk Rock, and Hip-Hop, Grieves brings his unique musical style to the label, and this past Saturday he brought it to Webster Hall. "Bloody Poetry," "Boogie man," "Sunny Side of Hell" were just a few of the tracks off of his new album "Together/apart" performed that night. Those who didn't know him before have definitely hit the "like" button now.

This year Billboard hosts its 10th annual Touring Conference and Awards. As part of the conference, on November 14th they will host a case study called "Golden Road: Lessons Learned From The Dead" featuring guitarist, Warren Haynes and DJ/producer, Skrillex. Warren, playing a huge part in the later days of the Grateful Dead who conquered the 70's with their unique style, along with Skrillex, one of today's top EDM producers, will form the perfect duo to discuss then-and-now touring styles. They will discuss ways in which the Grateful Dead impacted today's way of touring including ticketing, communication between artist and fans, live recording of shows, creating an experience at each show, and so much more. These tactics have evolved but are still widely used in the music community, especially in the electronic music scene, where Sonny comes in. The six-time Grammy winner has experience from his early days in "From First to Last" to now being a worldwide icon. They will be joined by a panel of experts including Paradigm agent Jonathan Levine, Another Planet Entertainment president, Gregg Perloff, and former Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully. Make sure to stay tuned for further details. This is something all deadheads and ravers can learn from!

A few weeks ago Daily Beat had the pleasure of interviewing the duo Mysto & Pizzi right after blowing the crowd away with their set. Residing in New York, these two locals, Marc and Yaroslav, practically joined us in their own backyard for Bounce Boat and gave us this exclusive interview. You may have heard of these guys from their remix of Rockwell/Michael Jackson "Somebody's Watching Me" for the GEICO "Kash" campaign back in 2009. From how they met, to producing for Kelly Rowland and R Kelly, to future plans, they give us the low down on their music career thus far. Just so you know, Bounce Boat will be returning at the end of October, so check out our review of last months event, here as well. Enjoy our interview and indulge in their newest hard-hitting remix of Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" that they just released. ~Brett Blackman

NEW YORK - (Updated: 11:45 AM ET) Breaking news comes from the Big Apple this morning as the popular Labor Day Weekend festival, Electric Zoo has been cancelled. No further details have been released except for the official statement from the New York City Gov website. After the death of two individuals and four other event-goers hospitalized early Sunday morning in critical condition, the festival will release a statement regarding the cancellation. We know for certain that the deaths of the two individuals were indeed one man and one woman, however, the causes of the deaths are unknown. Officials suspect ecstasy in both deaths during the Made Event Labor Day Weekend festival. “The Electric Zoo organizers have worked with City officials to reduce health risks at this event, but in view of these occurrences, the safest course is to cancel the remaining day of the event,” the NYPD said in a written statement.  

Be prepared for some dopeness if you have not heard of Coyote Kisses yet. The other week we were lucky enough to sit down and talk to these two rising stars hailing from Florida, who are about to make a trip across the country to make LA their new home base. Their music is addicting, and fits in multiple atmospheres. Their Facebook page describes their music as "Imagine if Apollo 13 made a successful lunar landing. Except this time, they had a disco ball. And electric guitars," which is not too far off from how they sound.  

Good morning Daily Beat family! Now that the pleasantries are out-of-the-way, let’s talk about yesterday. In a rebuttal to Kendrick Lamar’s verse on ‘Control’ by Big Sean, legendary DJ Funkmaster Flex just released Joell Ortiz's response to Kendrick Lamar. The lyrical fire storm is a 3 min rapid fire rebuttal from the Brooklyn MC, who goes in on Kendrick's claim. First he states that he isn’t the King of New York, then he continues by saying that because Kendrick is now a main stream “rich rapper” he has gone soft and lost the true edginess that made hip hop so famous. Ortiz goes on to say [.....]