Review: De La Soul – Montreal Jazz Festival

So the drinking age in Quebec is 18. Add to that the fact that De La played at an all ages joint that is notorious for not carding. The result? I was surrounded by a bunch of drunk 17 year olds and I felt old as hell.
Having that said, the teens in that building could [...]

Review: Stephanie McKay – Montreal International Jazz Festival

To be honest, Stephanie McKay was off my radar for the longest time. I remember her from that track that “Take Me Over” off her first album, which was solid. And I still keep confusing her with Alice Smith.
But that’s all under the bridge. Ms. McKay has taken me over. She really needs to [...]

Feather & Fin

Nas Feat. Busta Rhymes - Fried Chicken
A song dedicated to fried chicken over a Ronson beat? Genius.

Live At The BBQ

Stretch Armstrong with classic material live from 1993. Freestyles from Black Moon, Big L, Das Efx, and others? WHAT? Man if y’all don’t get over to his site and check it out you’re bugging.

Just Added: Gnarls Barkley at 9:30 Club, Other Shows

DC is getting some fly shows lately! They’re not free like our friends in New York , but I still can’t complain.
Gnarls Barkley at 9:30 Club - August 5th
Show just added today. Gnarls is rocking 9:30 with (er, transvestite fronted) Hercules Love Affair on August 5th. I saw Gnarls at the MCI Center when they [...]

Video: Wale “The Artistic Integrity”

Rik Cordero and Wale cook up a video for one of the best songs of the year. It’s off the Seinfeld mixtape.

Spotlight: Miles Bonny

Us East Coast people may joke about the so-called “flyover states,” but the nation’s heartland has went ahead and produced a unique scene all its own. And if everybody that comes from the Show Me State sounds like Miles Bonny, then we better take notice.
The first time I heard about Bonny was when he was [...]

O Canada: Montreal AND Toronto

So I’ve made slight modifications to my Canada trip, extending it by three days, thereby contributing more of my slowly dwindling funds to y’all Canadian economy. One of my good friends moved to Toronto a few weeks ago, so I figured I would hit him up while I’m “in the neighbourhood,” so to speak. Here’s [...]

New York People: See Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Estelle and others For FREE

Also….I hate you.
The 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series convenes in Brooklyn’s Wingate Field and has a stellar lineup for FREE. In addition to Jill, Estelle, Erykah,as Patti LaBelle, July 21st will feature a “mystery guest” which people are saying could either be Issac Hayes, Aretha Franklin, or even Prince!
Of COURSE this could [...]

Heads Up: DC is about to mess up intercity bus service

I don’t dip into local politics (I read DC City Desk and Upset the Setup for those things), but I know this might affect a lot of our readers.
Heads up to everybody that use the Chinatown buses from DC to New York. The District is enacting rules that will severely limit intercity bus service by [...]

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