Blacksmith Music

Talib Kweli closes Blacksmith Music label, adds Brooklyn Bowl show w/ live band, hung w/ Anthony Bourdain (dates, video)

Talib Kweli with Idle Warship at Culture Shock 2012 (more by Kellyann Petry) Talib Kweli has pushed back the release of his new LP due to the dismantling of his Blacksmith imprint…

Mos Def's new name, Black Star tour dates, free Restoration Rocks! Fest, a Duck Down vs Blacksmith CMJ showcase & more

The artist soon to be formerly known as Mos Def at Rock The Bells (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Countdown is on. Only 3 months and 10 days left of “Mos Def“:Following a lengthy line of rappers that have hung up their show names, rapper Mos Def says he’s definitely giving up his rhyme alias come 2012…

What's going on Sunday?

Hamilton Leithauser (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) playing across the street from… Gwar (more by BBG) today in NYC * It Is It @ Pianos * Piers Faccini @ Barbes * ASSSSCAT 3000 @ UCB * Emily Wells @ Ace Hotel * Justin Bond @ Joe’s Pub * Allen Toussaint @ Joe’s Pub * Pretty Good Friends @ Union Hall * Sunday Night Stand-Up @ Ace of Cups * Danny Krivit @ Santos Party House * Prince Rama @ Issue Project Room * Hannibal Buress @ The Knitting Factory * Ginkgoa, Ice Orgy, Guardian Alien @ Zebulon * Air Waves, Easter Vomit, The Sanctuaries @ Bruar Falls * Stephane Wrembel Presents The Django Experiment @ Barbes * TEEN, Ex Cops, The Shining Twins, Heavenly Blows @ Glasslands * Gwar, Mobile Deathcamp, Mensrea @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Truman Peyote, Birthdays, Web Dating, Emily Reo @ Death By Audio * My Teenage Stride, Widowspeak, The Poison Control Center, Crinkles @ Mercury Lounge * NONCERTS w/ Gene Ween, Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen, David Dondero, Dave Godowsky @ Cameo * SSPS, Further Reductions, Chmmr When Agitated, York Factory Complaint, Grand Selector @ Silent Barn * The Birdhive Boys, The Five Deadly Venoms, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, NickCasey, Vero @ Rockwood Music Hall * Monsters & Mascara – A Horrorific Tribute to The Cramps, Alice Cooper, The Misfits & Horror @ Le Poisson Rouge * Sheen Bros…

upcoming hip hop shows & tours -- CMJ, Duck Down & more

Ghostface Killah at Rock The Bells (more by Andrew St. Clair) CMJ is almost here, and as usual hip hop is well represented with appearances from the greats as well as those on the upswing…

upcoming hip hop includes Talib Kweli in Idle Warship & his label's holiday party ++ Goodie Mob (win tix), Rakim & more

DOWNLOAD: Idle Warship – Party Robot (Usershare link to ZIP) Talib Kweli and his Blacksmith Music imprint are scheduled to celebrate the holidays the right way, with two turntables and a microphone…