Soulville Ep 9

It’s time to put together a new mix tape. That time of the week when you want to find something a little different that brings together deep tracks and old faves. For episode 9 of Soulville we take a somewhat experimental journey for this week’s collection. There are some unusually deep tracks that may be […]

Soulville Ep 8: Brown-Eyed Soul

Music is the language of the soul and tonight it’s rolling it’s Rs. One of the Spanish words for “soul” is Alma. That’s a girl’s name. Hispanic people get the math of: Girl + (Pleasure)/(Pain) = Soul. In episode ocho of Soulville we spin the lowrider jams to soundtrack a cruise down Whittier Blvd. So, put your […]

Soulville Ep 7

You know what you people? Soul! Deeeeeep soul. Deep, sweet soul. Dammit. In episode 7 of Soulville, we give it to you baby, for like an hour and a half. (Or an hour forty minutes, really. Not to brag.) So, pull up some silk sheets over your fine-ass self and let us wash some soul […]

Soulville Ep 6: The Funk Show

Funk comes in many guises. A smokey room. Bad cooking. Smelly socks. All funky. Our preferred method of receiving the funk: bass guitar. In episode 6 of Soulville we balance on some serious platforms and stomp the serious funk into your brainbox. If we can get it through your ‘fro . . . Prepare to […]

Soulville Ep 5 (Blue Eyed Soul Show)

We at the Balcony are pretty fond of three things: peace, love and soul. (Four if you count BLTs.) It’s time for episode five of Soulville, our show dedicated to music of the heart and the spine and the guts. In this installment we prove that white people got rhythm by playing you a couple of […]

Soulville Ep 4

Hey. You. Get some soul music in your life. Right: now. It’s that time again . . . join us for our fourth trip to the land of horns, pianos, bass all falling into the honey deep groove: Soulville. In this episode we go out of our way to play all the deep cuts that […]

Soulville Ep 3: Stax Records

For this installment of Soulville we decided to do a review of one of the greatest record labels in the history of music – Stax Records. We crate-dig through the history of Stax and listen to the famous and near-famous artists who put deep grooves into little plastic discs with big holes. It all started […]

Soulville Ep 2

It’s time to head down the road and make a stop at a little town called Soulville. This is Episode 2 of our look at some of the best music ever made. Originating in great cities like Memphis and Detroit, these are the tunes that will get your head boppin’, your toe tappin’, and your […]

Soulville Ep 1

We don’t always need to rock. Every once in a while we let some guys with horn sections and pianos come in and kick your ass. Get some soul music in your life and listen to this. The first episode is all ladies (imagine the beehives). Click the link to check out the songs in […]