Massive Attack w/Martina Topley-Bird: NY shows

Terminal 5, NY
Two shows: May 11 & 12, 2010
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via Massiveattack.com

Maxwell & Jill Scott

June 25, 2010 from 8pm to 11:30pm –
Madison Square Garden, NY
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other locations

HIP HOP FOR HAITI

featuring STYLES P * TALIB KWELI * JOE BUDDEN * CORMEGA * CHINAHBLAC * JOELL ORTIZ *SF & more special guests Music by DJ LORD FINESSE hosted by IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE

Friday, Mar 12, 2010 11:55 PM EST (11:00 PM Doors)
S.O.B.'s, NY
presented by S.O.B.'s Concerts & Papa Jube
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CHUBB ROCK & DRES of BLACK SHEEP

featuring KOOL G MIMS, TRIAD, C VEGAS, NENE BLUE & MORE / Hosted bY DJ Red Alert with music by Lord Finesse

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 9:00 PM EST (8:00 PM Doors)
S.O.B.'s, NY
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Cypher on the F train, NYC

I'm glad to see people havin' fun with hip-hop and keepin' it alive with the traditional freestyling and beatboxin'...it's quite entertaining especially because they are really on the train and it seems to really be "off the head"...they seem to lose the focus after a little verbal bickering between two of them occurs (somewhere in the 3rd part) but it's still worth checking out...there is also another part where they are on the platform, either before or after they are on train and they have some other videos from a while back where they have females singing on the beat, flutes, etc...homeboy sandman up in there as well...
also check out the last video with FINAL OUTLAW who has some pretty serious lyrics...











via Ka5p

Neon Indian Live + Guests

Fri March 5, 2010 (10PM)
Webster Hall, NY

CD release party of JOE CUBA

featuring CHICO MANN, The Boogaloo Assassins, DJ Bobbito García & DJ Turmix
Wed., February 24, 2010 / 10:00 PM
Le Poisson Rouge, NY
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The Raveonettes - Heart of Stone

Si*Se "This Love" video

New Si*Sé Video for "This Love," from their Gold EP

Directed & Produced By Maryam Parwana/ EP*VISION
Director Of Photography Stash Slionski
www.epvision.tv

For more info:
www.sisenyc.com
www.myspace.com/sise

NIYAZ with HAALE

Presented by Le Poisson Rouge and World Music Institute w/ Promotional support by Persian Arts Festival

Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 | 7pm | $18 adv / $23 day-of | 18+
Le Poisson Rouge, NY
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Wanderlust 2010 Line-up

Moby
Brazilian Girls
Yard Dogs Road Show
Rupa & the April Fishes
Beats Antique
MC Yogi
Ana Sia
Orgone
Dave Stringer
Princess Superstar
DJ Dragonfly
Shaman's Dream
Rara Avis
Suzanne Sterling
The Mayapuris
Pretty Lights

July 29 - August 1, 2010
Squaw Valley, California
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Royce da 59 & Crooked I

w/ Special Guests Donny Goines, Emilio Rojas & J The S

Tuesday, Mar 09, 2010 9:00 PM EST (8:00 PM Doors)
at S.O.B.'s, NY
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Caetano Veloso

Terminal 5
New York, NY
Thu, Apr 8, 2010 07:00 PM
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All Good Music Festival 2010 line-up

Marvin's Mountaintop
Masontown, West Virginia
July 8-11, 2010 (four days of camping & loving)

The good thing about this is that there are supposedly no overlapping sets sooo that's an improvement among most of the big music festivals

◦FURTHUR featuring PHIL LESH & BOB WEIR
◦Widespread Panic
◦Umphrey's McGee
◦Yonder Mountain String Band

◦Dark Star Orchestra
◦George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
◦Lotus
◦Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
◦Railroad Earth

◦The New Deal
◦Rebelution
◦Perpetual Groove
◦Cornmeal

◦Fort Knox Five
◦The Macpodz
and much more TBA!

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 19, 2010 at noon.
visit allgoodfestival.com for more info

MGMT: Congratulations

The tracklisting of Congratulations is:

'It's Working'
'Song for Dan Treacy'
'Someone's Missing'
'Flash Delirium'
'I Found a Whistle'
'Siberian Breaks'
'Brian Eno'
'Lady Dada's Nightmare'
'Congratulations'

album is due out April 13 (April 12 in the UK).

Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup

I'm really glad to see Jay Electronica, Kings of Leon, Thievery Corporation, Damian Marley & Nas, Stevie Wonder among soo many others...but mainly I am REALLY happy that Jay Electronica & Damian Marley & Nas are on there...I had a chance to see Damian Marley & Nas perform songs from their upcoming album, Distant Relatives, at Rock the Bells 2009 and I can't say enough about the fire they have coming...It's definitely an album I can't wait to have in my hands!!

Bonnaroo 2010 lineup:

Dave Matthews Band
Kings of Leon
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
Tenacious D
Weezer
The Flaming Lips w/ Stardeath & White Dwarfs perform “Dark Side of the Moon”
The Dead Weather
Damian Marley & Nas
Phoenix
Norah Jones
Michael Franti & Spearhead
John Fogerty
Regina Spektor
Jimmy Cliff
LCD Soundsystem
The Avett Brothers
Thievery Corporation
Rise Against the Machine
Tori Amos
The National
Zac Brown Band
Les Claypool
John Prine
The Black Keys
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
Jeff Beck
Dropkick Murphys
She & Him
Against Me!
The Disco Biscuits
Daryl Hall & Chromeo
Jamey Johnson
Clutch
Bassnectar
Kid Cudi
Baaba Maal
Kris Kristofferson
Medeski Martin & Wood
The xx
GWAR
Dan Deacon Ensemble
Tinariwen
Wale
Deadmau5
The Melvins
Gaslight Anthem
Miike Snow
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Dr. Dog
They Might Be Giants
Punch Brothers
Isis
Blitzen Trapper
Blues Traveler
Miranda Lambert
Calexico
OK Go
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Martin Sexton
Lotus
Baroness
Dave Rawlings Machine
Mayer Hawthorne and the County
Japandroids
Jay Electronica
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Ingrid Michaelson
The Dodos
Manchester Orchestra
The Temper Trap
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Tokyo Police Club
The Entrance Band
Local Natives
Brandi Carlile
Mumford & Sons
Rebelution
Diane Birch
Monte Montgomery
Julia Nunes
The Postelles
Lucero
Here We Go Magic
Hot Rize
Neon Indian
B.O.B
Needtobreathe

2010 Thievery Corporation European Tour Dates & Bonnaroo

After the five sold out shows in DC back in January 2010, Thievery Corporation just announced five new dates up and coming:

05.25.2010 - Mawazine Festival: Rabat, Morocco
05.27.2010 - Pala Atlantico: Rome, Italy
05.28.2010 - Live Club Milan, Italy
06.01.2010 - Universiada Hall: Sofia, Bulgaria
06.02.2010 - Arena Wien: (VENUE CHANGED FROM GASOMETER)Vienna, Austria
06.12.2010 - Bonnaroo Festival: Manchester, Tennessee

updated March 2, 2010

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2010 line-up

Damn, now this is a line-up...way too crazy!! My Morning Jacket, Massive Attack, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Miike Snow, and Brother Ali all in one place...I need to meet whoever put this line-up together...this isshhh is insane!!

My Morning Jacket
Massive Attack
Pavement
Ween
Vampire Weekend
MGMT
Band of Horses
The National
LCD Soundsystem
Tegan & Sara
Broken Social Scene
Passion Pit
Deadmau5
She & Him
Public Enemy
Nada Surf
The New Pornographers
The Hold Steady
The xx
Dirty Projectors
OK Go
Drive-By Truckers
Kid Cudi
The Long Winters
Minus the Bear
The Mountain Goats
Quasi
Camera Obscura
Fruit Bats
Brother Ali
Midlake
Dr. Dog
Caribou
Simian Mobile Disco
City & Colour
No Age
The Temper Trap
Vetiver
Miike Snow
Portugal. The Man
Telekinesis
Mayer Hawthorne
WHY?
Girls
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Wale
The Lonely Forest
Japandroids
Boys Noize
YACHT
Freelance Whales
Laura Marling
Patrick Watson
Past Lives
Cymbals Eat Guitars
The Low Anthem
The Very Best
Phantogram
Neon Indian
Nurses
The Tallest Man on Earth
Fresh Espresso
Mumford & Sons
Jets Overhead
tUnE-YarDs
Shabazz Palaces
Fool's Gold
Morning Teleportation
Z-Trip
Dâm-Funk
Hudson Mohawke
The Middle East
Local Natives
Avi Buffalo
Booka Shade
A-Trak
Yes Giantess
Craig Robinson
Rob Riggle
Garfunkel & Oates
Luke Burbank

Gorge Amphitheatre
George, WA
Sat, May 29, 2010 - Mon, May 31, 2010 (Memorial Day Weekend)

Tickets will be on sale this Saturday, February 20, 2010.
Three-day passes: $170.00, one-day tickets :$70.00
Camping spots will also be available.

Morcheeba new album includes SKYE EDWARDS!!

Skye is back with Morcheeba for first time since 2003!! Skye is said to be on the upcoming Morcheeba album due out this summer! The album is currently being mixed but this to me is extremely good news...I was estatic when I first heard this...I remember being at the Morcheeba Concert in NY back in 2008 and wishing that Skye was there...Don't get me wrong I still think their performance was amazing...It's just that I've been a big fan of Skye ever since the beginning...Her solo project was great as well, but I just think they needed her presence in the last album. Dive Deep is still an awesome album and the features by Judy Tzuke and Manda definitely filled part of the void for me...Judy Tzuke's voice inBlue Chair even had the "Sade-ness" feel to it...luckily Sade just came out with the Soldier of Love album...but all in all, I still play the Dive Deep all the time...

anyways, Skye is due to join Morcheeba for their live performance in Switzerland's Caprices festival on April 9...wish I could be there...I heard Gotan Project will also be performing...

Capone-N-Noreaga (CNN): Thug Planet feat. Imam T.H.U.G. & Musaliny

The long awaited sequel to the classic album, the War Report by CNN, is finally around the corner...listen to the first track leaked below and download it for free below or on the 57thaveblog....also take a look at a video of the making of the War Report 2 album

CNN (Capone-N-Noreaga): "Thug Planet" feat. Imam T.H.U.G. & Musaliny (Dirty version) by realmusic360.com

Free download here

HIP-HOP LEGENDS CONCERT SERIES

Featuring:
SLICK RICK
DIAMOND D
INSPECTAH DECK
BLACK MOON
SMIF-N-WESSON
SADAT X

Music by FUNK FLEX alongside STRETCH ARMSTRONG + BOBBITO
nice line-up, really happy to stretch armstrong & bobbito together like back in the days...

B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
New York, NY
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 09:00 PM
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Presented by Funkmaster Flex, Adam Lublin, and Party Pimps

Ozomatli “Fire Away” & 2010 tourdates

Ozomatli set to “Fire Away” - new full length album release April 20th on Mercer Street Records / Downtown Records
Fire Away tracklisting:
1. Are You Ready?
2. 45
3. It's Only Paper
4. Elysian Persuasion
5. Gay Vatos In Love
6. Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
7. It's Only Time
8. Nadas Por Free
9. Malagasy Shock
10. Love Comes Down
11. Caballito

Ozomatli 2010 - more dates to be announced
Feb 10 - Long Beach, CA (private show) TED Conference
Feb 19 - Honolulu, HI Pipeline Café
Feb 20 - Maui, HI Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Feb 24 - Los Angeles, CA (private) Gibson Showcase
Feb 26 - Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Feb 27 - Anaheim, CA House of Blues
March 5 - Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
March 6 - Scottsdale, AZ Martini Ranch
March 9 - Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
March 10 - Breckenridge, CO Three20South
March 11 - Vail, CO Agave
March 12 - Aspen, CO Belly Up
March 14 - Ft. Collins, CO The Aggie
March 17 - Austin, TX SXSW
March 18 - Austin, TX SXSW
April 17 - Houston, TX World Stage
April 26 - Washington, DC 9:30 Club
April 27 - Baltimore, MD Ramshead Live
April 28 - Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
April 30 - New York, NY Highline Ballroom
May 1 - New York, NY Highline Ballroom
May 2 - Burlington, VT Higher Ground
May 4 - Chicago, IL House of Blues
May 5 - Urbana, IL Tryon Festival
May 7 - Boston, MA Boston Pops
May 8 - Boston, MA Boston Pops
May 14 - St. Louis MO St. Louis Symphony

via

Joell Ortiz & Novel – Defying The Predictable

Joell Ortiz & Novel – Defying The Predictable mixtape dropped today (onsmash.com) and as usual Joell Ortiz continues to impress me...the world of real music owes this man big time...Thank you, Joell Ortiz!!

Download here via Onsmash.com

NEWLINK: download here via getrightmusic.com

Also previous May 16, 2009 post (Joell Ortiz Covers the Classics mixtape)

Amerikkka's Nightmare pt2 Children of War: General Steele

In stores Feb. 23, 2010

==Make sure you check out Town Hall Meeting w/ General Steele (feb. 9, 2010 @ Nuyorican Poets' Cafe):

Fort Knox Five Radio Free DC: Remixed

Join their mailing list and get a complete digital copy of Fort Knox Five's latest release! They got some funky ishhhh so enjoy!

DOWNLOAD HERE

also see previous: Jan. 18, 2010 post

Federico Aubele & Natalia Clavier 2010 US & Canada Tour Dates

IOTA Club & Cafe Arlington, VA
02/13/10

Joe's Pub New York, NY
02/14/10 (valentine's day)

RegattaBar @ Charles Hotel Cambridge, MA
02/19/10

The MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival - Montreal, CAN
02/20/10

I strongly believe this is REAL MUSIC!!! These artists are the world's best kept secret, soooo make sure you join the Natalia Clavier fansite and the Federico Aubele fansite on Facebook!!

Natalia Clavier

become a fan now

The Heart Is A Rebel from Moto Boy's second album Lost In The Call

The first single, “The Heart Is A Rebel”, from Moto Boy's second album “Lost In The Call” (released March 3) can be heard below and can be downloaded here for free. I have to say he's not the type of artist I would usually listen to but also make sure you listen to his version of Ave Maria.

The Heart Is A Rebel (radio edit) by motoboy

Army of the Pharaohs' "The Unholy Terror"

Official release date for the new Army of the Pharaohs' "The Unholy Terror" album March 30, 2010. To hear some two of the tracks see the Oct 26, 2009 post below:
Check out www.armyofthepharaohs.com

also see Monday, October 26, 2009 post (Army of the Pharaohs - Godzilla & Contra Mantra)

Gorillaz Plastic Beach

Download the “Stylo” (feat. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)CHIDDY BANG REMIX below

1. “Orchestral Intro”
2. “Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach” (feat. Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
3. “White Flag” (feat. Kano Bashy)
4. “Rhinestone Eyes”
5. “Stylo” (feat. Bobby Womack and Mos Def) listen & download below
6. “Superfast Jellyfish” (feat. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
7. “Empire Ants” (feat. Little Dragon)
8. “Glitter Freeze” (feat. Mark E Smith)
9. “Some Kind Of Nature” (feat. Lou Reed)
10. “On Melancholy Hill”
11. “Broken”
12. “Sweepstakes” (feat. Mos Def Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
13. “Plastic Beach” (feat. Mick Jones Paul Simonon)
14. “To Binge” (feat. Little Dragon)
15. “Cloud Of Unknowing” (feat. Bobby Womack)
16. “Pirate Jet”

Gorillaz bassist Murdoc previews 'Plastic Beach' during pirate broadcast: click here to listen

PRE-ORDER the album due out March 9, 2010

Gorillaz featuring Mos Def & Bobby Womack - Stylo (Plastic Beach) by realmusic360.com

next track added 3.08.10: Gorillaz - Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach (feat. Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) by Schitz Popinov

TRANXGO CD2: Tangueros Somos Los De Ahora

Twelve joints of pure fire, as expected!!
listen here

also see previous:
Dec. 3, 2009 post (Tranxgo: Arravaltronics new tracks)
Oct. 8, 2009 post (Tranxgo DVD)

Foreigner

UPAC - The Ulster Performing Arts Center
Kingston, NY
Sun, Feb 21, 2010 07:00 PM
tickets onsale to general public start: Wed, 12/09/09 11:00 AM EST

I won't make it Kingston, but I wouldn't have minded seeing them perform some of these classics (Juke Box Hero, I Want to Know What Love Is, and of course Cold as Ice)! so many more...

Jay Electronica Exhibit C live at the Roots pre-grammy Jam

Jay Electronica performing Exhibit C live with Mos Def, the Roots at the Roots pre-grammy Jam
via VladTV

Phantogram Tour

make sure you pick up the album available Feb. 9, 2010 (like every other artist is droppin their album on the same day!)


CROCODILE ROCK (w/ Minus The Bear) Allentown, Pennsylvania
Feb 4 2010 8:00P

NORTHERN LIGHTS (w/ Minus The Bear) Clifton Park, New York
Feb 5 2010 8:00P

RED DOOR (w/ Junk Culture) Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Feb 8 2010 8:00P

GREAT SCOTT (w/ Junk Culture) Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 9 2010 8:00P

UNION HALL (w/ Junk Culture) Brooklyn, New York
Feb 11 2010 8:00P

UNION HALL (w/ Junk Culture) Brooklyn, New York
Feb 11 2010 8:00P

MERCURY LOUNGE (w/ Junk Culture) New York, New York
Feb 12 2010 8:00P

KUNG FU NECKTIE (w/ Junk Culture) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 13 2010 8:00P

DC9 (w/ Junk Culture) Washington, DC
Feb 15 2010 8:00P

THE TREEHOUSE (w/ Junk Culture) Columbus, Ohio
Feb 16 2010 8:00P

SCHUBAS TAVERN (w/ Junk Culture) Chicago, Illinois
Feb 17 2010 8:00P

7TH STREET ENTRY (w/ Junk Culture) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 18 2010 8:00P

THE DRAKE HOTEL (w/ Junk Culture) Toronto
Feb 20 2010 8:00P

II MOTORE (w/ Junk Culture) Montreal, Quebec
Feb 21 2010 8:00P

MONKEY HOUSE (w/ Junk Culture) Burlington, Vermont
Feb 22 2010 8:00P

Pitchfork Music Festival 2010

Friday, July 16
Modest Mouse

Saturday, July 17
LCD Soundsystem
Raekwon

Sunday, July 18
Pavement
St. Vincent
Lightning Bolt
Sleigh Bells
Here We Go Magic
Cass McCombs

Union Park - Chicago, IL
three-passes are $90 or one-day pass ($40)
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