King Youngblood Frontman Cameron Lavi-Jones on Seattle’s Black & Loud Fest

When people think of Black music, or set out to define it, they tend to lean towards hip-hop and R&B, and perhaps the blues, if you’re a little bit older. But to look at Black music with such a narrow lens would be a disservice to the enormous contributions Black musicians have made to all music, no matter the genre. Doing his part is Cameron Lavi-Jones of the alternative rock group King Youngblood. The band has received enormous praise for their genre-defying sound featured on their latest full-length Big Thank, which was released this past May. Predominantly an alternative rock record, the sophomore outing also has a real punk rock intensity. Aside from being the group’s frontman, Lavi-Jones is also a filmmaker, graphic designer, executive director of his own non-profit, Hold Your Cr...

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