LOVE LOVE brings together singer-songwriters Chris Toppin (Fuzzy, The Ex-Girlfriends) and Jefferson Davis Riordan (Evelyn Swoons, Mouth Almighties) with a lush American sound featuring dueling vocals and lyrics of love, murder, and the overall mysteries of life. 

“Both Toppin and Riordan have serious writing chops, but it’s when they tag team vocals that they shine brightest.” — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald


I play, write, produce, mix, promote, and record music. I am or have been affiliated with Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Money Chicha, The Downtown Rulers Club, Ocote Soul Sounds, Daniel Johnston, and the GZA to name a few. This profile exists so I can share some of the miscellaneous creations that I have been involved in. Live tracks, unreleased tracks, trailers, teasers, exclusives, etc.  

Austin, Texas-based, nine-piece Latin funk and breakbeat purveyors Brownout. "Fear of a Brown Planet" now available on Fat Beats records

Grupo Fantasma is back with their fifth studio album, Problemas, produced by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Los Super Seven) and set for release on October 30, 2015 on Blue Corn Music.  This is the band’s first studio album since their GRAMMY award-winning 2010 release El Existential.

Although Austin’s music scene changes constantly and rapidly, one band that endures and continues to evolve is Grupo Fantasma. This year marks the 15th anniversary of their first show at the Empanada Parlor in Austin, Texas.

Grupo Fantasma formed in 2000 and is comprised of musicians with Latin, American and Texan roots. Praised as one of the most important independent acts in the Latin genre, they are widely known for their energetic live shows, which NPR describes as “seamless…whenever and wherever they’re on stage.” The 9-piece orchestra has received praise from The Wall Street Journal, Billboard, Huffington Post, and USA Today called the band “Latin-funk masters.”  The band has also seen a wide array of film and TV placements including AMC’s Breaking Bad, the John Sayles’ film Casa de los Babys, Showtime’s hit series Weeds, ABC’s Ugly Betty, NBC’s Law & Order and many others. They have served as the backing band on several occasions for the legendary Prince (ALMA Awards on ABC, Golden Globes, CBS Super Bowl Bash), Fania All–Stars pianist Larry Harlow, Sheila–E, GZA of Wu–Tang Clan, Daniel Johnston, Aaron Freeman of Ween, and indie rock standouts Spoon.


Stephen and Michelle Learson take you on their journey of running the indie rock band, Learson Peak. Follow them to see if they can make it through the music underground of Boston and beyond.

The JP Music Festival ( http://jpmusicfestival.com ) is an annual, free, 7-hour music festival held in the Jamaica Plain (or JP) neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts showcasing musicians who either live or work in JP. Our next festival is Saturday, September 10, 2016. The festival is free for all to attend and held at the Pinebank Field near Jamaica Pond, beside the intersection of Perkins Street and Jamaicaway in Boston.

NYC Based Afrobeat/Funk ensemble spreading original music worldwide one show at a time...

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