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The 2012 Northside Festival has begun: Eternal Summers, Nude Beach, Royal Headache, Widowspeak & more Thursday picks

So as you may have heard, I think we posted about it once, the Northside Festival kicks off today, Thursday (6/14), all over Williamsburg and Greenpoint which means slightly more music and definitely more Heineken in the neighborhood than normal…

this week in Hip Hop (Northside, NXNE, Kool Keith, EPMD, Yasiin Bey, RJD2, Tech N9ne, Black Thought + Rahzel, GZA & more)

Ultramagnetic MCs at ATP NJ 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) As mentioned in What’s going on? last night, Prodigy‘s upcoming “Queens Day” show at Irving Plaza, which was supposed to happen next week (6/19) has been cancelled…

Bonnaroo Day 3 in pics (Battles, Das Racist, Danzig, GZA, Mogwai, Alice Cooper, Bad Brains, Skrillex and more)

Das Racist / Battles… get a leg upWhile Bonnaroo‘s roots come from the jamband scene, the festival’s outlook has grown each year. The Red Hot Chili Peppers set provided a nod from the festival’s past without losing the band’s foothold in the present day…

more Northside Festival artists announced (Frankie Rose, Grass Widow, Felice Brothers, Buke & Gass, Vår, Gap Dream & more)

Frankie Rose @ Township (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) In addition to the Jens Lekman/Of Montreal show at Williamsburg Park, the Northside Festival (June 14 – 17) just announced a slew of confirmed artists who’ll be playing this year, including Future of the Left, the U…

GZA adds late show w/ Grupo Fantasma (who have their own shows coming up too)

GZA at MHOW earlier this month (more by Erik Erikson) As mentioned, GZA who just played MHOW with Bad Brains, will return to the Brooklyn venue on June 14 to play Liquid Swords in full, backed…

Bad Brains played shows with GZA (pics); HR playing a Benefit for Lucinda's Kids w/ Alan Vega, Tommy Stinson & more

“While Bad Brains sound has shifted from hardcore and punk to dub and reggae, they still mix it up for the audience coming to see them. Opening with a pounding set of their signature aggressive sound, the music of guitarist Dr…

GZA playing 'Liquid Swords' in Brooklyn backed by Grupo Fantasma (like he was at SXSW)

GZA at Rock the Bells 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) GZA, who is about to play two shows with Bad Brains next week, including one in Brooklyn at MHOW on 4/18 (sold out), has announced that he’ll be performing his classuc solo LP, Liquid Swords, in its entirety at Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 14 as part of Northside Festival…

Omar from the Wire to play Ol' Dirty Bastard in movie; GZA & Raekwon paid tribute @ SXSW

The Guardian reports:”The actor who played drug vigilante Omar Little in TV series The Wire is to take on the role of Ol’ Dirty Bastard in a film…

Grupo Fantasma/Brownout backing GZA at SXSW

An interesting press release from the inbox (and as seen on SXSW.com):Legendary lyricist, GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan will make his return to SXSW on Saturday March 17, 2012, however this time he will be backed by Grammy Award winning band Grupo Fantasma (Brownout)…

Bad Brains announce East Coast shows with GZA & H2O

Bad Brains will play Boston & Manhattan with H2O and then Brooklyn & Philadelphia with GZA. As you can see in the poster, tickets go on pre-sale Saturday…
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