[youtube id=”qOEh9nmIbGQ”] Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One visit Good Records in NYC for their Rhythm Roulette session. Hawthorne was lucky in his picks because all three records were from the era that Tuxedo is most inspired by. MFSB’s “Love Is The Message,” the soundtrack to an ’80’s film called BlueContinue Reading
[youtube id=”5OoZ83lqIbo”] Mayer Hawthorne’s love of pinball took over Tuxedo’s video for “2nd Time Around.” The clip was filmed in Las Vegas at The Pinball Hall Of Fame and Hawthorne and Jake One star as musical pieces in a pinball machine. A troupe of women starts dancing in the pinballContinue Reading
Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One’s first Tuxedo album captured the verve of ’80’s R&B and funk without sounding like a period piece. The underrated project overshadowed Hawthorne’s solo voice and created a desire for more of that sound from him. Tuxedo II is here and you can see them liveContinue Reading
[youtube id=”JRIC12IKCLk”] [youtube id=”sTj-lAHlgIo”] Tuxedo were musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and performed “Second Time Around” and “July” from their Tuxedo II album. The second installment in their funk project is due March 24th and they will kick off their tour with the album released March 25th in LosContinue Reading