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On Sale: Roots & Talib Kweli @ Webster Hall PLUS Talib is playing the Apple Store
TALIB KWELI @ PRATT INSTITUTE | 04/07/06
Remember two months ago when I posted Roots tour dates that included an August 14th show at NYC's Webster Hall? Well those tickets are on sale (just not from Bowery Presents) (thx Ben). Talib Kweli is playing the show too. One week from today (July 18, 2006), Talib is playing with Jean Grae for free in the SOHO Apple Store.
The above photo of Talib playing at Pratt was taken by Daniel Parker who also wrote a review of the same show. Read it below....
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Mix the LES of Manhattan with the G train in Brooklyn and you get: the Pratt Art Institute. It’s a pretty predictable crowd.
So when Talib Kweli dropped by his hometown Friday for a free 50-minute set in an auditorium the size of my cramped apartment, you would think (and
hope) the crowd would go nuts. Hip-hop rewards its fans for their energy.
But clearly the free price tag brought out a lot of tag-alongs that forgot this wasn’t Avenue A.
Kweli is one of the biggest names in hip-hop and has a list of collaborations with De La Soul, Kayne West, DJ Quik, DJ Scratch, Mos Def (of
course) and my most recent favorite, Danger Doom. I don’t care how true your religion jeans are; you can’t just sit still while Kweli turns through high energy after high-energy lyrical bullets.
Kweli ushered in a true-to-its-roots-revival for hip-hop during the late ‘90’s. Black Star, with Hi-Tek and Mos Def, formed an alliance that most thought was the alternative to P. Diddy’s catchy-rap and that entire gangsta motif fill.
Hopefully when he returns next week April 14th for a NYU show, they’ll know that Kweli has got lyrical dexterity worth respect. Go crazy
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Previously
Roots + Talib Kweli + Pharcyde | Summer 2006 Tour Dates
Def Jam's The Roots playing Radio City | PRESALE
Posted on July 11, 2006 1:12 PM
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Comments (9)
Nice, roots and wu tang. it's about time webster gets some hip hop into the mix.
Posted by Anonymous | July 11, 2006 1:50 PM
why on earth are the roots going from radio city to... webster to... stephen talkhouse in the hamptons?? Very odd choice of promotion. Is this a mini-tour to get some buzz ahead of their upcoming release (i think its slated for late summer if im not mistaken)?
Posted by Anonymous | July 11, 2006 1:53 PM
effin' awesome!
Posted by Qbertplaya | July 11, 2006 1:58 PM
not to mention toads place in new haven
Posted by Anonymous | July 11, 2006 7:09 PM
Stephen Talkhouse will probably be the best show in the mix..you cannot get further than 30ft from the stage (as in, no matter where you go, the stage is still within 30ft of you...)..As for the Webster Hall show..I have two extra tickets..Friends cancelled...Let me know..8/14 Show, 2 tickets Talib, Roots, Pharcyde...
Posted by sean | August 9, 2006 3:30 PM
sean, you still interested in unloading those roots tics for monday? let me know if you are (snyder.joel@gmail.com)
Posted by joel | August 12, 2006 9:23 AM
gone sorry..
Posted by sean | August 14, 2006 2:08 PM
amazing show last night. cee-lo came out and did "crazy" with the band. pharcyde, kweli and especially, supernatural, were all on point. great job by the roots...even better than the radio city show.
Posted by rico | August 15, 2006 8:45 AM
Spectacular show last night. Too bad it was so friggin' hot in Webster again. Remind me never to go there during the summer months...
Posted by Qbertplaya | August 15, 2006 9:42 AM