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LIVE: Rock The Bells at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Photo by BONEY STARKS PHOTOGRAPHY (@boneystarks). All Rights Reserved. Please Support. Sometimes Legends Aren’t All What They Seem? I understand that Rock The Bells is one of the few underground hip-hop tours in existence, and I applaud everybody who works behind the scenes to pull an event like this off, not once, but four times. [...]
Get to Know: The Last Poets
On July 19, 2010, I had the distinct honor of checking off a box on my ‘bucket list’ I didn’t believe I’d ever have the opportunity to even imagine: I witnessed the raw effervescence of hip-hop’s true godfathers, The Last Poets, at DC’s own Blues Alley. It was such a powerful experience that it’s taken [...]
LIVE: The Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion
All photos by Boney Starks | @boneystarks. PLEASE support. I’m convinced that the Summer Spirit Festival is the grown and sexy Woodstock. Over 20,000 people made the pilgrimage to the Merriweather Post Pavilion to see Eyrkah Badu headline an amazing lineup of modern soul and hip-hop talent, including Common, Janelle Monae, The Roots, B.O.B. and [...]
LIVE: Tru Skool Soundstage with Diamond District, Cornel West Theory and DMTD
Photos by Tashir Lee Last Saturday, local hip-hop fans gathered at The Black Cat for The Tru Skool Soundstage, showcasing Diamond District, Cornel West Theory rising rap crew DMTD. Although the night started off sparse, the crowd filled in as DTMD started the night with their throwback style of hip-hop, creating one of the more [...]
LIVE: Chromeo at 9:30 Club, DC
“Cro-me-oh….oohhho” “Cro-me-oh….oohhho” “Cro-me-oh….oohhho” The sold out crowd at 9:30 club were nice and ready to see the Montreal duo as they began their Green Label Sound sponsored tour in Washington, DC last Monday. Coming off of, two previously celebrated albums, the self-proclaimed “only successful Arab/Jewish partnership since the dawn of human culture” rocked 9:30 club [...]
LIVE: Couch Sessions 5 Year Anniversary Party with Aloe Blacc, Peter Hadar, and Kimberly Nichole
PHOTOS BY: Joann Gomez, MLLT Photography (@MLLTPhotography). Please Support. Hello Brooklyn. It was a beautiful summer night in New York’s best borough as The Couch Sessions invaded the Southpaw performance venue for our 5 Year Anniversary Party. Billed as a celebration and a hat tip to our largest market, we worked tirelessly to bring some [...]
LIVE: The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
Hip-Hop is still alive.
LIVE: DC Loves Dilla at The Black Cat
Words by DeVon Thompson. Photos by Kimberly Gaines (@sondaixpression) At a certain point it’s easy to become nonchalant and even a little cynical about what we take for granted. After numerous shows certain things are to be expected, long lines, whimsical start times, your understanding of how intoxicated people act in certain atmospheres and most [...]
LIVE: Robert Glasper and Bilal in Montreal
Bilal Oliver is a weird one. The Philly born soul crooner arrived on stage in Montreal wearing shades and his best Thom Yorke impression (hands in pockets, ignoring the audience), singing slightly off key in an event which his name was most certainly the reason for it being sold out. Bilal’s off-kilter soul drew laughs [...]
LIVE: Soulidified with Jesse Boykins III & friends
Break Bread Projects (Dave Ghetto, Polo Ghetto and Mars 5ive) hosted Jesse Boykins III, U City and MeLa Machinko for a night of R&B and soul at the World Live Cafe in Philly. We all came together Wednesday, June 30th for a Marvin Gaye tribute. MeLa and Josh from U City performed the Marvin & [...]
LIVE: Andreya Triana at the Ninja Tune 25th Year Annervsersary Montreal
The UK’s venerable Ninja Tune label, started by Coldcut over 25 years ago in London has morphed into one of the largest independent underground labels of it’s kind. Although it might not be a household name to some, the label (and its subsidiary Big Dada) has launched the careers of such notables as Diplo, The [...]
CONCERT REVIEW: The Roots at Montreal Jazz Festival
Photos by @gravity508 at The Roots Picnic 2010. The Roots are truly the hardest working band in show business right now. How else can you explain working 5 days a week in NYC while “communing” from Philly, banging out albums between sets, producing another album (John Legend), throwing jam sessions and their own picnic, and [...]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Gilles Peterson presents: Worldwide
Gilles Peterson has been a champion of new music for the past 10 years thanks to his BBC Radio 1 program, Worldwide, as well as being the head of several influential record labels, the latest being Brownswood Recordings. But the music isn’t just new, like…it’s not the new Justin Bieber or Katy Perry record. The [...]
Mixtape Review: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape
Download: Kanye West and Perajok Present: G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape is a sprawling 30-track collection that was put together by Russian blogger/Kanye fan/ MTV Russia Host, Perajok. This unofficial mixtape includes music from all G.O.O.D. Music members and is a compilation of recent leaks and releases from the G.O.O.D. fam. G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape [...]
SINGLE REVIEW: “HUFF + PUFF” by Just A Band
This joint right here is real sexy-like. Your body will automatically go into autopilot: your head will start boppin’, and you’ll break into a soulful yet swingin’ two-step (think of the Robert Palmer video girls…on speed). The very beginning of the song reminds me of Supernature-era Goldfrapp with heavy synths keys, some la-la-las, and a [...]
REVIEW: Forget Spotify, MOG is the future of Music
Disclaimer: The Couch Sessions is a part of the MOG Music Network MOG All Access can be found at MOG.com. Music in the Cloud. If you’ve frequented music business websites like I have you might have heard of the that term being the “next big thing” in music. A revolution that will have a greater [...]
