DaVinci – “Blame Game” (Music Video) from SWTBRDS (Sweetbreads) on Vimeo. “Blame Game.” Named worst song to play on Valentine’s Day for 1 year and counting. Aided by producer, Al Jieh, San Francisco’s DaVinci unfurls a tense ghetto narrative, turning Kanye’s tale of relationship woes into a bleak but inspirational message of uplift. Most importantly, […]

DaVinci – “Concrete Jungle Juice” (Music Video) from Sweetbreads Creative Collective on Vimeo Nothing says hardcore quite like a Pitchfork premiere, but I’ll ignore that dubious decision because DaVinci does not appear to be in danger of wearing cardigans or purchasing Deerhunter records anytime soon. I’m not sure if they served “Concrete Jungle Juice” at […]

DaVinci plays tonight at Spaceland. He goes on at 10: 45 p.m. Afterwards, he will be signing prints of the Mona Lisa in the foyer. Had a certain San Francisco rapper not written a song called, “Ghosts of Fillmoe,” the title would’ve been perfect for DaVinci’s debut record. 27-year old John DeVore sounds haunted. Not […]

Like Topper Harley forced out of his Buddhist hermitage to save a squadron of Iraqi hostages,  Passion of the Weiss Presents Part Deux is going down next Saturday, May 8th at Spaceland. Expect Freddie Gibbs and DaVinci to supply me with the requisite ammunition, performance-enhancing drugs, and unsavory women to complete the mission. After all, […]