
Flying Lotus
Pianist and producer Robert Glasper has spent much of the past decade reconnecting jazz with popular black music, transforming the work of artists like rapper Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus and Brittany Howard. Peter Van Breukelen/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Flying Lotus' fifth studio album, Flamagra, is out now. Renata Raksha/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Compton rapper YG. His latest release, 4REAL 4REAL, is on our short list for the best new albums dropping on May 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Anderson .Paak plays a rapping robot in Flying Lotus' video for "More." YouTube hide caption
Flying Lotus paints a weird trap tapestry with his new track "Fire Is Coming" Renata Raksha/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Israeli jazz reedist Anat Cohen. Augusta Sagnelli/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Spoon, Sharon Van Etten, St. Vincent, Future Islands, Flying Lotus. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Spoon, Sharon Van Etten, St. Vincent, Future Islands, Flying Lotus. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Flying Lotus's new album is called You're Dead! Courtesy of the artist hide caption
ILLuminate (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
Drummer Zach Hill of Sacramento-based band Death Grips, during the group's speaker-busting set at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Loren Wohl for NPR hide caption
Hear Flying Lotus In Concert (Audio Only)
Flying Lotus' new album, Until The Quiet Comes, comes out Oct 2. Timothy Saccenti/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Until The Colours Come
The British producer SBTRKT wears one of his many the African-inspired masks. Dan Wilton/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left, all taken at Moogfest: costumed fans at the Animoog Playground, Atlas Sound, fans reacting to one of the live sets, The Field, a dewy-eyed fan. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Flying Lotus, Live In Concert: Sasquatch 2011
The Los Angeles music scene churned out some of 2010's best albums. iStockphoto hide caption
KCRW's Best L.A. Bands Of 2010
The Decibel Festival in Seattle is one of the best electronic music festivals in the country. Dave Matthews hide caption