NEWS ARCHIVE

 
 
 

April 28th, 2023

CELEBRATING OAKLAND’S FILMMAKERS
A night of short films presented by Storefront Records, RedBay Coffee and Cinemama + Q&A with Fantastic Negrito & Boots Riley

5/3/2023, Free with RSVP

Event, RSPV

 

Feb 17th, 2023

THE FADER
Song You Need: She’s making friends,
Lucy’s turning stranger

Spotlight

Jan 16th, 2023

KUTX 98.9
Fantastic Negrito: “Highest Bidder” (Acoustic)

Premiere

 

May 20th, 2022

The FADER
Song You Need: Lucy is still having fun

Premiere + Q&A with Cooper B Handy (Lucy)

May 13th, 2022

PREMIERES (East X West Coasts)
White Jesus Black Problems

June 1st— New York, New York at Fotografiska
June 2nd— Los Angeles, CA at the Grammy Museum
June 3rd— Oakland, CA at The New Parkway Theatre

Tickets available at fantasticnegrito.com

 

March 12th, 2022

PREMIERE: SXSW
White Jesus Black Problems

Ive been working on this visual album/short film as an Assistant Editor since august. It premieres at South By South West March 18th.

February 22nd, 2022

NPR
New Mix: Sevdaliza, Porridge Radio, Fantastic Negrito, more

List

NPR mentions a project I’ve been working on on one of their routine lists. Release date June 3rd, 2022.

 

February 14th, 2022

Billboard Magazine
10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Rauw Alejandro, Shamir, Caroline Polachek & More

List

NPR mentions a project I’ve been working on on one of their routine lists. Release date June 3rd, 2022.

February 11th, 2022

Greatful Web
FANTASTIC NEGRITO UNVEILS 'WHITE JESUS BLACK PROBLEMS' LP + FILM, OUT 6/3

Spotlight

Spotlight of a project I’ve been working on. Release date June 3rd, 2022.

 

February 9th, 2022

American Songwriter
Grammy Winner Fantastic Negrito Announces New Album

Spotlight

Spotlight of a project I’ve been working on. Release date June 3rd, 2022.

February 9th, 2022

Spin Magazine
Fantastic Negrito To Release Ambitious Ancestral Concept Album, Shares ‘Highest Bidder’

Spotlight


Spotlight of a project I’ve been working on. Release date June 3rd, 2022.

 

February 9th, 2022

Pitchfork
Fantastic Negrito Announces New Album and Film White Jesus Black Problems, Shares New Song: Listen

Premiere + Announcement

One of the projects I’ve been working on since august has finally been formally announced via this web-premiere

April 19th, 2021

EMP RADIO: Bike Day
Pixelpowder/ Civiliansound!/ DC Poropat/ Thelonious Mung/ Caethz/ Fieldtrip/ Michael Liu

Show


 

February 25th, 2021

EMP MINI DAISY NOISE NIGHT
Lennyforet + Bill Pettaway/ DC Poropat/ Thelonious Mung/ Feeedbaccc/
DJ Tips/ Lerk

Show

A night of noise and ambient drones, live on Twitch.

Watch on youtube
Listen through bandcamp

March 4th, 2020

Ten Forward
Stpos / Kane Lisk duo / Wang McNamara Trio

Show

 

May 1st, 2019

Ears To Feed
UROCHROMES, “Rumshpringa”

Spotlight

Small write-up of the single Rumshpringa from Urochromes record Trope House and accompanying music video (DC Poropat).

April 30th, 2019

Boston Hassle
Fresh Vid: THE UROCHROMES- “Rumshpringa”

Premiere + Interview

Boston Hassle debut’s the music video for Urochromes song Rumshpringa (DC Poropat) off their new record Trope House, including a 5-question interview with Jackieboy.

 

September 25th, 2017

SEX MAGAZINE
Lucy- “Beauty And The Beast”

Spotlight

September 20th, 2017

THE FADER
This “Beauty And The Beast” Cover Would Make For A Pretty Twisted Fairy Tale

Premiere

The Fader debuts the music video for Beauty + The Beast (DC Poropat).

 

July 28th, 2017

BOSTON HASSLE
Emailing With Cooper B. Handy of “Lucy”

Interview

Boston Hassle interviews Lucy, Includes the music video for his song Break Even (DC Poropat).

January 4th, 2017

TINY MIXTAPES
♫♪  Gods Wisdom & Lucy - “On Thin Ice”

Spotlight

Small write-up on the music video for Gods Wisdom And Lucy’s song Thin Ice (DC Poropat).

 

December 21st, 2016

THE FADER
Lucy And Gods Wisdom’s On Thin Ice Is Perfect Winter Music For Weirdos

Premiere

The Fader debuts the music video for Gods Wisdom and Lucy’s song Thin Ice (DC Poropat).

October 24th, 2016

THE ROOS-ROHDE HOUSE
PWR BTTM/ T-Rextasy/ Fern Mayo/ Rimbaud Tapes/ Farmboys Chasma/ Farmboys

Show

This was the first show for/as Farmboys. The rest of the band got snowed out so I played the gig as a two-piece with Zachary Sawmiller. The image on the left is what the organizers used in leu of a show poster on social media.

 

October 14th, 2016

ELECTRIC EYE RECORDS
Falser/ Chris Wardlaw/ Van Kolodin

Show

This was Falser’s first and so far only show, at Electric Eye Records in Florence, MA.

Sam Hadge filmed a video of our set which you can watch here.

April 21st, 2016

SEX MAGAZINE
DJ Lucas- “Ballerina Look Like Jumpman”

Spotlight

 

March 31st, 2016

SEX MAGAZINE
Thee Arcadians- Death Valley Girls”

Spotlight

February 19th, 2016

THE ROOS-ROHDE HOUSE
Scent/ Chasma/ Farmboys/ Sensitive Inner Thoughts

Show

Flyer for a show I played as part of the very short lived band Farm Boys. There were nine of us total in the band line-up for this night. I believe it was Dylan Burton, Cooper B, Handy, Sal McNamara, Lucas Kendall, Dana Kendall, Elliot H.R., Eric Yelle, and myself.

 

January 13th, 2016

TINY MIXTAPES
Gods Wisdom and DJ Lucas: Gods Lucas

Music Review

Record review for Gods Lucas’ self-titled EP. Includes the music video for Unprepared (Elliot HR and DC Poropat).

January 2nd, 2016

SEX MAGAZINE
DJ Lucas- “All I Need Is Bandz”

Spotlight

 

November 20th, 2015

TINY MIXTAPES
♫♪  Gods Wisdom & DJ Lucas - “Unprepared”

Spotlight

Small write-up on Gods Lucas’ self-titled EP. Includes the music video for Unprepared (Elliot HR and DC Poropat).

October 28th, 2015

THE FADER
There’s Some Truly Weird And Great Rap Coming Out Of Western Mass Right Now

Premiere

The Fader debuts the music video for Gods Lucas’ single Unprepared (Elliot HR and DC Poropat).

 

October 20th, 2015

SEX MAGAZINE
God’s Wisdom- “SHOCK”

Spotlight

October 10th, 2015

THE FADER
’The America Issue’

Feature Interview and Micro Doc

The Fader’s expose on Dark World, including interviews with the crew and descriptions of some of the works of DC Poropat. The expose’s accompanying micro doc contains clips from some of these works.