Mayer Hawthorne | Yours Truly

Local Natives & YT Fight Crime

In the middle of Local Natives' first take of "Airplanes," a girl started screaming. She wasn’t star struck, she was getting mugged. So we did what we had to do and chased that dude down! Our reward? They finished the song.

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The Tallest Man On Earth "Journey to The Sky"

The Tallest Man On Earth brings the celestial gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's "Journey to The Sky" back down to earth in a bare-bones but breath-taking back-alley session.

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Freddie Gibbs - Born 2 Roll

Part of what makes Freddie Gibbs so special is his unique ability to uproot the listener and drop them right into his reality. To force your eyes open wider, even when what's out there makes you squirm. In this revealing mini-documentary, Freddie takes YT back to the decayed avenues of Gary, to the time when he chose crime over a 9-5 and up to his re-birth, as a man with a purpose, to rap his way out of Gary for good.

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Sonny & The Sunsets "Don't Act Dumb"

Sonny and his Sunsets give the benefit of their experience with some timeless advice, "Girl, don't act dumb."

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Here We Go Magic

Despite the rain, and the slippery grip of humidity, Here We Go Magic graciously played through an arresting rendition of "Casual" for YT & Pitchfork.tv.

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Vetiver & Fruit Bats

Watch the leading men behind two of YT's most beloved bands (Vetiver and Fruit Bats) pair up to do justice and then some to the Bobby Charles' classic, "I Must Be in a good place now"

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Maps & Atlases

What do four indie rockers from Chicago have in common with a gang of Hunter's Point 12-year-olds? Yours Truly. Watch, rub your eyes, then re-watch as Maps & Atlases and the 8th grade drum-corps of the Willie Brown Academy team-up and rock out to "The Charm."

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Dam Funk

Those last few moments before an artist takes the stage are sacred. Some meditate, others pray, Dam-Funk and Master Blazter remember that they came for blood, they ain't fucking around and they came to do a job.

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Mayer Hawthorne's Dusty Fingers

By will | Published: February 12, 2010

Days after signing to Stones Throw, DJ Haircut and Peanut Butter Wolf are in the parking lot outside Dam-Funk‘s club night in Culver City waxing intellectual about LA, the long shadow left by DJ Dusk, the Tamla record label and Haircut’s forthcoming Detroit soul project for Stones Throw, Mayer Hawthorne and the County.

Mayer Hawthorne’s coughing his way through a singer’s cold and riding shotgun across the Bay Bridge for a sold-out show that night at The Rickshaw Stop. It’s six hours to show time and the Mayer’s doing what he always does when he’s gotta minute: dig for records. The crew at Groove Merchant treats him like family; not some land-locked star who needs reminding of his roots, just another record geek. In seconds, he’s back behind the counter, digging through the rare stuff, the shit you gotta know about to lay your dusty fingers on.

Hit the jump to hear all the fine finds from Mayer’s dig.