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Tour dates for Classified

7/04/11: Lewis & Clark Fairgrounds, Helena, MT (Tech N9ne’s Independents Day Fest) 7/06/11: The Venue, Casper, WY 7/07/11: Dublin Square, Rapid City, SD 7/08/11: Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO 7/09/11: Marquis Theater, Denver, CO 7/10/11: The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Ana Tijoux

9/06/11: House of Blues, San Diego, CA 9/07/11: House of Blues, Anaheim, CA 9/09/11: Music Box, Los Angeles, CA 9/11/11: Regency Theater, San Francisco, CA w/Los Amigos Invisibles, Bostich + Fussible

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Tour dates for Pharoahe Monch

5/24/11: UCSD, San Diego, CA 5/25/11: The Noise Academy, Pomona, CA 5/27/11: Velvet Jones, Santa Barbara, CA 5/29/11: UCLA Intramural Field, Los Angeles, CA (UCLA Jazz and Reggae Festival) 5/31/11: Commonwealth Lounge, Fullerton, CA 6/01/11: Fulton 55, Fresno, CA 6/02/11: … Continue reading

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Review: TOKiMONSTA, “Creature Dreams”

TOKiMONSTA, Creature Dreams Brainfeeder With Creature Dreams, TOKiMONSTA makes a few tweaks to her neo-trip-hop adventures, most impressively adding loud drums to “Day Job’s” guitar loop, and then closing out the track with an unexpected blast of noisy feedback. She … Continue reading

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Tupac (and Biggie) back

The 1990s remains disputed territory. You can see the old wounds reopening as Meek Mill’s “Tupac Back” winds its way through the Internet, generating immediate claims for the greatness of the Notorious B.I.G. (Maino’s “Biggie Is Back”) and Big Pun … Continue reading

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What’s a black Beatle, anyway?

“What’s a black Beatle anyway, a fucking roach?” — Kanye West, “Gorgeous” Photo courtesy of Nasty Little Man PR.

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Tour dates for Frank Ocean

5/12/11: Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA 5/13/11: Highline Ballroom, New York, NY 5/14/11: First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA 5/15/11: Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario 5/16/11: Magic Stick, Detroit, MI 5/18/11: Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington, DC 5/19/11: Sonar, Baltimore, MD w/Odd Future

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Review: Outasight, “Figure 8”

Outasight, Figure 8 Warner Bros. Records Outasight’s Figure 8 sounds like many things: a little Drake on the career summary “Life Or Something Like It,” and a bit like Mike Posner (or at least Cee-Lo’s pop-soul hybrid) on “Maybe Next … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Mayer Hawthorne

5/28/11: Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, MO 5/29/11: 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO 5/30/11: McKay Events Center, Oren, UT 6/02/11: WAMU Theater @ Qwest Field, Seattle, WA 6/03/11: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 6/04/11: Theater of the Clouds @ The Rose Garden, … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Aloe Blacc

5/20/11: Belly Up Tavern, Solano Beach, CA 5/21/11: Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA 5/22/11: Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA 5/25/11: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA (w/the Stepkids) 5/27/11: Dante’s, Portland, OR 5/28/11: Gorge Amphitheater, Seattle, WA (Sasquatch … Continue reading

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Sign your birth certificate

This was spotted over at Ego Trip’s site. It’s a clever appropriation of Mario Castellanos and Kevin Hossman’s memorable cover art for Ice Cube’s Death Certificate. I’m not sure if Mr. Obama would appreciate the comparison.

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Tour dates for Del the Funky Homosapien

4/19/11: Rasputin’s, Berkeley, CA (in-store) 4/22/11: Shattuck Downlow, Berkeley, CA 4/25/11: Key Club, West Hollywood, CA 4/27/11: Velvet Lounge, Santa Barbara, CA 4/28/11: Arnette, Fullerton, CA (in-store) 4/29/11: Southeastern College, Georgetown, TX 5/01/11: BB Kings, New York, NY (w/Artifacts) 5/02/11: … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Plan B

4/19/11: El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 4/21/11: Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA 4/23/11: Chop Suey, Seattle, WA 4/24/11: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR 4/26/11: Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT 5/04/11: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY 5/05/11: Music Hall of … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Chiddy Bang’s “Bamboozle Road Show”

5/04/11: House of Blues, Boston, MA 5/06/11: The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC 5/07/11: House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC 5/11/11: House of Blues, Orlando, FL 5/13/11: House of Blues, Houston, TX 5/15/11: House of Blues, Dallas, TX 5/18/11: House of Blues, … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Shabazz Palaces

5/11/11: Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA 5/12/11: Santo’s Party House, New York, NY 6/30/11: Neumos, Seattle, WA 7/01/11: Neumos, Seattle, WA 7/17/11: Union Park, Chicago, IL (Pitchfork Music Festival)

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Tour dates for Currensy’s “Jet Life” tour

4/20/11: Howlin Wolf, New Orleans, LA 4/21/11: Warehouse Live, Houston, TX 4/22/11: Emo’s, Austin, TX 4/23/11: Trees, Dallas, TX 4/24/11: Tequila Jungle, Lubbock, TX 4/25/11: Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM 4/26/11: Rialto, Tucson, AZ 4/27/11: Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ 4/28/11: Epicentre, San … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers Tour”

6/11/11: Great Stage Park, Manchester, TN (Bonnaroo) 6/12/11: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis, MO 6/13/11: PNC Pavillion At Riverbend, Cincinnati, OH 6/14/11: LC Pavillion, Columbus, OH 6/15/11: Val Air Ballroom, Des Moines, IA 6/16/11: Cabooze Plaza, Minneapolis, MN 6/18/11: 1st … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Mary Anne Hobbs

4/13/11: The Baltic Room, Seattle, WA (w/Gonja Sufi, Lorn, Take) 4/15/11: 103 Harriet, San Francisco, CA (w/Kode9, Gonja Sufi) 4/16/11: Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA (Coachella) 4/20/11: The Airliner, Los Angeles, CA 4/21/11: The Hookah, New Orleans, LA (w/Gonja Sufi, … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Lyrics Born

3/30/11: The Blockley, Philadelphia, PA 3/31/11: 8×10, Baltimore, MD 4/01/11: Awful Arthur’s, Blacksburg, VA 4/02/11: Pisgah Brewery, Asheville, NC 4/04/11: The Social, Orlando, FL 4/05/11: Engine Room, Tallahassee, FL 4/06/11: Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL 4/07/11: Masquerade, Atlanta, GA 4/08/11: Crossroads, … Continue reading

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Tour dates for Kode9

4/08/11: The Bunker, New York, NY (Unsound Festival) 4/09/11: The Social, Toronto, ON 4/13/11: Holocene, Portland, OR 4/15/11: 103 Harriet, San Francisco, CA 4/17/11: Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA (Coachella)

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