Roots Picnic

The Roots Picnic - 2010 date & initial lineup (Vampire Weekend, Clipse, The Very Best, Tune-Yards, Run DMC?)

The Roots Picnic 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) As Pitchfork reported, The Roots Picnic will be happening again this year at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier on Penn’s Landing, on Saturday, June 5th…

TV on the Radio @ the 2009 Roots Picnic in Philly - pics

Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here’s some of that lost material…

Santigold @ the 2009 Roots Picnic in Philly - pics

Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here’s some of that lost material…

The Black Keys @ the 2009 Roots Picnic - pics

Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here’s some of that lost material…

Chester French & Kid Cudi, who is touring (dates) w/ Asher Roth (pics), play a free show @ South Street Seaport Friday

DOWNLOAD: Kid Cudi – Dat New New (Viking remix) (MP3) Kid Cudi @ Highline Ballroom in Dec (more by Leia Jospe)New York’s iconic Paper magazine celebrates the release of its summer music issue by hosting the biggest music event in its history — a free concert featuring hipster-hip-hopper Kid Cudi, with prep-pop duo Chester French, and DJ sets by Brooklyn noise-rock legends Les Savy Fav…

The Roots - free 4th of July show in Philly, more Highline shows, Rock the Bells (all dates) & the Roots Picnic (pics)

Philadelphia’s City Hall just announced that the Roots are playing the Fourth of July! The hometown band has been added to the bill with Sheryl Crow for the city’s massive free concert on the Ben Franklin Parkway, Saturday, July 4th, beginning 8:30 p…

Public Enemy performed 'It Takes a Million' w/ Antibalas & The Roots @ the Roots Picnic in Philly - pics

“The marquee event was Public Enemy‘s performance of their epochal 1988 album, , performed for only the third – and, they have said, the last – time on American soil, and the first time with a band…

Philly's Roots Picnic - 2009 lineup, presale ++ Fallon video

The Roots announced the line-up for their 2nd annual “Roots Picnic” in Philly…The Roots (2 sets), TV on the Radio, The Black Keys, Public Enemy (who will perform It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, backed by Antibalas and The Roots), Antibalas, Santigold, Busdriver, and Dirty Magazine featuring Zoe Kravitz…

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - 'Tell Me' & other videos

Sharon Jones @ the Roots Picnic 2008 (Kyle Dean Reinford) You can see a few more pictures like the above, at Kyle’s Flickr. The Dap Kings share members with The Budos Band (not the first time I brought that up)…

the ROOTS on the Colbert Report smashing guitars (video), Picnic festival, 2008 Tour Dates & a new album

As previously announced, Erykah Badu is going on tour and playing Radio City Music Hall. Also playing that show and many others with her: the Roots…
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