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Sylvan Esso: Coffee In a song centered around dancing, Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Randall Meath sweetly croons “Sentiment’s the same but the pair of feet change,” conceivably creating a beautiful metaphor for relationships and the woes of falling in love. Meath’s delicate vocal harmonies…

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Jose Gonzalez: Stay Alive Gothenburg, Sweden’s Jose Gonzalez is known for his comforting vocals and stripped-down acoustic sets that buzz with energy. It’s been a few years since Gonzalez released new solo material, so we were happy to see his latest release “Continue Reading…

Missy Elliott + G-Dragon: Niliria There’s more to Seoul than “Gangnam Style.” While Justin Timberlake pleased Brooklyn at the VMAs, his Korean counterpart G-Dragon (who rose to fame through his pop band Big Bang and whose solo career has been equally influential) was…

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Using the brine from their palatable spicy pickles as the base, McClure‘s refreshing Bloody Mary mix is the upshot of invigorating ingredients and a family recipe spanning generations of use.

Each batch is made by hand and contains locally-sourced ingredients—starting with cayenne and habanero peppers for the brine and topped off with tomato paste and fresh pressed cucumber juice.

The mix is naturally ideal with vodka but it can also serve as a healthy vegetable juice, a zesty marinade or as the fiery ingredient in a bowl of gumbo.

Each jar is made in either Detroit or Brooklyn (where the brotherly duo are individually based) and sell from fine establishments such as Marlow & Daughters, The General Greene, Murray’s Cheese, Royal Oak Farmers Market and The Centaur Bar and more for around $10 a jar.