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Charles Bradley at Lollapalooza 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Soul singer Charles Bradley has some tour dates coming up, including a few in NYC that we already mentioned like the Beacon Theatre show (10/4) with Afghan Whigs as part of their tour (tickets) and the 3-night Daptone holiday party at The Apollo in December (12/4-6) (ticke…

Jamie xx wrapped up a North American tour at Hopscotch this past weekend (9/6) after hitting NYC’s Electric Zoo the weekend prior. In between, he returned to NYC for NYU’s annual mystery concert at the Skirball Center on September 3 with hip hop veteran Ghostface Killah and hip hop newcomers Ratking…

Run the Jewels (aka the badass hip hop duo of Killer Mike and El-P) are slated to release their second album, which is simply titled RTJ2, on October 28 via Mass Appeal…

Run the Jewels at Outside Lands 2014 (more by Samantha Saturday) Killer Mike and El-P’s Run the Jewels project have shared more details about their forthcoming RTJ2 LP (due 10/28 via Mass Appeal), including the album artwork, tracklist, and more confirmed guest appearan…

Jamie xx w/ The xx in 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The annual NYU Mystery Concert takes place this Wednesday (9/3) at the Skirball Center, and the lineup is secret no more…

Joanna Gruesome @ Shea Stadium earlier this week (more by Dylan Johnson) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Besides Eminem on Friday, Saturday was heavy on hip-hop heavyweights. First up was Nas, who dedicated the first half of his set to his 1994 debut album “Illmatic” from start to finish…

Bastard Noise + Anthony Saunders at Babycastles (via @cularspectra) The videogame design collective Babycastles, whose DIY arcade games you may have played at the old Silent Barn or Death by Audio, have opened a gallery at 137 West 14th St in Manhattan…

Ab-Soul in Williamsburg Park in 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) There’s never a lack of great hip hop shows going on in NYC. Here’s a roundup of a few of the good ones coming up, plus a handful of new tracks and videos from artists who will be here soon…

Run the Jewels @ Governors Ball (more by Amanda Hatfield) The great teaming of rappers El-P and Killer Mike, aka Run the Jewels, was in Chicago in May for a free show…